# Select through like in 3ds max but without using XRay mode?

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**Category:** Basics & Interface\
**Created:** [September 4, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/select-through-like-in-3ds-max-but-without-using-xray-mode/1481385 "2023-09-04T12:52:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![rawalanche](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/rawalanche/32/538671_2.png) [@rawalanche](https://blenderartists.org/u/rawalanche)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/select-through-like-in-3ds-max-but-without-using-xray-mode/1481385/2 "2023-09-04T13:20:03Z")

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If I had a penny every time someone asked that, I’d be able to buy even you 🙂

Here’s a thread with almost 500 posts about it:

> **[Decoupling x-ray and limit selection to visible](https://devtalk.blender.org/t/decoupling-x-ray-and-limit-selection-to-visible/3498)**
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> It appears there has been significant regression in terms of “Limit selection to visible” feature. While in 2.79, you were able to choose if you want to select only visible faces or all faces in the selection box, in 2.8, this is no longer...

But for some reason developers still don’t want to do that.

The best you can do right now (aside from using outdated custom blender build) is to use this addon:

> [@X-Ray Selection Tools](https://blenderartists.org/t/x-ray-selection-tools/1212316):
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> [logo] Addon that adds new box, circle and lasso selection tools that can automatically toggle x-ray shading, perform selection through with or without x-ray shading, select objects either inside or overlapping a selection area, change selection settings by changing drag direction of selection. Tools can be accessed from blender toolbar or by shortcuts. [[X-Ray Selection Tools for Blender 3.3] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v01p2No0n8)Download and/or Purchase Documentation [https://marshmallowcirno.github.io/XRay\_Selecti…](https://marshmallowcirno.github.io/XRay_Selection_Tools/)

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