Control behaviour to deselect objects #67730

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Alessandro · 2019-07-26T13:30:46+02:00

Alessandro commented

2019-07-26 13:30:46 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Mac Os 10.13.6
Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 75), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-24 14:22, hash: 507ffee6e1, type: Release
build date: 2019-07-24, 18:10:54
Worked: (optional)

Short description of error
If I have a group of objects selected, when I'm using the standard selection tool and I press control to deselect just one object of the group, I got instead a selection of the last object I've clicked.

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Create some objects, select them clicking Shift, pressing control to deselect one, instead just select the last one object.

**System Information** Operating system: Mac Os 10.13.6 Graphics card: AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 75), branch: master, commit date: 2019-07-24 14:22, hash: 507ffee6e1f4, type: Release build date: 2019-07-24, 18:10:54 Worked: (optional) **Short description of error** If I have a group of objects selected, when I'm using the standard selection tool and I press control to deselect just one object of the group, I got instead a selection of the last object I've clicked. **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Create some objects, select them clicking Shift, pressing control to deselect one, instead just select the last one object.

Alessandro commented

2019-07-26 13:30:46 +02:00

Added subscriber: @aluxado

dark999 commented

2019-07-26 13:43:47 +02:00

Added subscriber: @dark999

dark999 commented

2019-07-26 13:43:47 +02:00

to deselect one or more object from many you must use Alt-key instead Shift-key, Ctrl-Click work as expected

Alessandro commented

2019-07-26 13:58:20 +02:00

Honestly, I've tried again but it doesn't work as you said. If I press also the Alt / Ctrl key on a single object I want to deselect from a group it just selects this last object. In this way, I lose the selection of the other objects I had.

dark999 commented

2019-07-26 14:22:29 +02:00

with selecting tool active Box, Circle, Lazo
if you use Left Click Select mode
to add object on already select object you must press Shift-key and click Left mouse button and drag as you have wrote
to deselect one or more object from already selected you must use Alt-key and click Left mouse button and drag
Ctrl key and click Left mouse button on object make single selection on object

this work as expected an designed

with selecting tool active Box, Circle, Lazo if you use Left Click Select mode to add object on already select object you must press Shift-key and click Left mouse button and drag as you have wrote to deselect one or more object from already selected you must use Alt-key and click Left mouse button and drag Ctrl key and click Left mouse button on object make single selection on object this work as expected an designed

William Reynish commented

2019-07-26 14:25:26 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

William Reynish closed this issue

2019-07-26 14:25:26 +02:00

William Reynish self-assigned this 2019-07-26 14:25:26 +02:00

Alessandro commented

2019-07-26 14:27:37 +02:00

Ok, sorry, thanks for the explanation. Coming from Modo it's just strange this behavior that I must drag with the Alt Key pressed instead of just clicking on the object you want to deselect, but I understand that is just as the software is designed! :) Thanks for the replies.

Alex commented

2019-07-26 14:36:57 +02:00

Added subscriber: @SpectreFirst

Alex commented

2019-07-26 14:36:57 +02:00

As far as I can see, default Blender keymap uses Shift+Click to do Toggle selection so you can select and deselect objects in the group (deselecting takes two clicks – one to make object active and one to deselect) while Ctrl+Click is used for “Select Center” and Alt+Click does “Enumerate” when there are several objects under the cursor. Box selection can deselect with Ctrl and add to selection with Shift. In any case, it shouldn’t be difficult to reassign these functions to your liking.

Alessandro commented

2019-07-26 14:39:44 +02:00

Thank you very much @SpectreFirst for the complete and helpful clarification! :)

dark999 commented

2019-07-26 15:05:42 +02:00

with this selection tool you can only click over object to select and deselect using Shift to add and Alt to remove selction. I think you search this function

with this selection tool you can only click over object to select and deselect using Shift to add and Alt to remove selction. I think you search this function ![Screenshot_20190726_150041.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7629821/Screenshot_20190726_150041.png)

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Control behaviour to deselect objects #67730