Metaball selection problem #64015

New Issue

Julien · 2019-04-30T13:40:46+02:00

Julien commented

2019-04-30 13:40:46 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows 10
Graphics card: GTX 1070

Blender Version
Broken: 546e20f5a2 windows64
Worked: A long time ago

Short description of error
When you have multiple Metaballs in the scene, clicking on one select the first which was created.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
On the startup scene, create 2 ou 3 metaballs and try to select the second by clicking on it. The first one is selected (but both are outlined).

**System Information** Operating system: Windows 10 Graphics card: GTX 1070 **Blender Version** Broken: 546e20f5a2c0 windows64 Worked: A long time ago **Short description of error** When you have multiple Metaballs in the scene, clicking on one select the first which was created. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** On the startup scene, create 2 ou 3 metaballs and try to select the second by clicking on it. The first one is selected (but both are outlined).

Julien commented

2019-04-30 13:40:46 +02:00

Added subscriber: @Ping

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-04-30 14:45:29 +02:00

Added subscriber: @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-04-30 14:45:29 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Philipp Oeser closed this issue

2019-04-30 14:45:29 +02:00

Philipp Oeser self-assigned this 2019-04-30 14:45:29 +02:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-04-30 14:45:29 +02:00

Metaballs are a little special in blender in that they belong to "families".
So if these share the same object name prefix they are treated "as one"

Please refer to the manual https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/modeling/metas/editing.html#object-families.

Not sure what you mean this was working "a long time ago"? [Afaict, it has always been like this?]

Dont see a bug here, closing (but feel free to comment again if issues persist...)

Metaballs are a little special in blender in that they belong to "families". So if these share the same object name prefix they are treated "as one" Please refer to the manual https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/modeling/metas/editing.html#object-families. Not sure what you mean this was working "a long time ago"? [Afaict, it has always been like this?] Dont see a bug here, closing (but feel free to comment again if issues persist...)

Julien commented

2019-04-30 17:03:45 +02:00

I'm sorry, you're right, the behaviour is indeed exactly the same as in blender 2.79.

Few months ago, I was trying something with metaball in 2.8 and I wasn't able to select metaballs in 3d viewport. I thought it was a small bug but it was to early in my opinion to report it. I did my stuff using outliner to select metaballs. I didn't used metaballs a lot with 2.5 (in fact, nothing useful, I just played with it) but I can't remember I noticed that problem when I did. So, today, I reopened my work with latest blender, and I noticed the same problem, that why I reported it. But in fact, you can select individual metaball by clicking on the circle surrounding them.

Sorry again, I should have test 2.79 before submitting.

Thanks for your great job :)

I'm sorry, you're right, the behaviour is indeed exactly the same as in blender 2.79. Few months ago, I was trying something with metaball in 2.8 and I wasn't able to select metaballs in 3d viewport. I thought it was a small bug but it was to early in my opinion to report it. I did my stuff using outliner to select metaballs. I didn't used metaballs a lot with 2.5 (in fact, nothing useful, I just played with it) but I can't remember I noticed that problem when I did. So, today, I reopened my work with latest blender, and I noticed the same problem, that why I reported it. But in fact, you can select individual metaball by clicking on the circle surrounding them. Sorry again, I should have test 2.79 before submitting. Thanks for your great job :)

Sign in to join this conversation.

No Label

Download

What's New

Blender Studio

Manual

Developers Blog

Documentation

Benchmark

Blender Conference

Development Fund

One-time Donations

Metaball selection problem #64015