Object Selection Accuracy

[pacermike]

I wanted to show some progress on my python selection script.

@Ziflin

Click-through selection order is broken in all mode. If I have 3 objects in a row, I’m able to make it work from one viewing angle such that it selects the closest, middle, farthest objects in that order. But if I rotate around to the other side and try, then it selects closest, farthest, middle.

Here’s the standard broken selection order cycling like you described, selecting in reverse order:

Here’s it working correctly from both angles using a custom depth search:

@Ziflin

I can’t stand the regular view3d.select method that selects-through an object even if I move my mouse. Usually there’s a small distance tolerance from the initial click that you have to stay within to “click-through” an object to select one behind it. Luckily view3d.select_or_deselectall seems to work as I expect.

Mine will only select through an object if the mouse hasn’t moved since the previous click.

And It also works in edit mode on verts and edges.

Here’s the standard selection accuracy, just terrible:

It’s so bad in edit mode it’s impossible to deselect a vertex without either clicking off the object or zooming in. Even clicking off the object results in accidental vert selections! So frustrating!:

Here’s the accuracy improvements with the script in object mode:

And a HUGE improvement in edit mode: