Selection outline of instances in edit mode #93180

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Sergey · 2021-11-18T05:21:44+01:00

Sergey commented

2021-11-18 05:21:44 +01:00

System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 630 Intel 4.5.0 - Build 25.20.100.6471

Blender Version
Broken: version: 3.0.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-11-11 18:49, hash: bd734cc441

Short description of error
Selection instances inside of an object in edit mode is dependent on initial selection state of the object.
{F11822194 size=full}

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
untitled.blend

Open the file
Select the object
Go into edit mode
Try to deselect instances
Go to object mode
Deselect the object by clicking on empty space
Go to edit mode
Now instances are not highlighted (this seams is as it always should be no matter what initial state of the object was)

**System Information** Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0 64 Bits Graphics card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 630 Intel 4.5.0 - Build 25.20.100.6471 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 3.0.0 Beta, branch: master, commit date: 2021-11-11 18:49, hash: `bd734cc441` **Short description of error** Selection instances inside of an object in edit mode is dependent on initial selection state of the object. {[F11822194](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F11822194/highlight_instances_edit.gif) size=full} **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** [untitled.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F11822200/untitled.blend) 1. Open the file 2. Select the object 3. Go into edit mode 4. Try to deselect instances 5. Go to object mode 6. Deselect the object by clicking on empty space 7. Go to edit mode 8. Now instances are not highlighted (this seams is as it always should be no matter what initial state of the object was)

Sergey commented

2021-11-18 05:21:44 +01:00

Added subscriber: @randum

Pratik Borhade commented

2021-11-18 06:43:30 +01:00

Added subscriber: @PratikPB2123

Germano Cavalcante commented

2021-11-24 14:28:06 +01:00

Added subscriber: @mano-wii

Germano Cavalcante commented

2021-11-24 14:28:06 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Archived'

Germano Cavalcante closed this issue

2021-11-24 14:28:06 +01:00

Germano Cavalcante commented

2021-11-24 14:28:06 +01:00

Thanks for the report, but this is not really a bug.
A distinction needs to be made between the active object and the selected object.
Note:

There can only be 1 active object in the scene;
Active object and selected objects enter edit mode together;
The active object is not necessarily selected;

There are other points too.
In the reported case, the object in edit mode can be selected (highlighted) or not. The important thing is that it is the active one.
There is a design task about this in #82359 (Stronger binding of Active and Selected).

Thanks for the report, but this is not really a bug. A distinction needs to be made between the active object and the selected object. Note: - There can only be 1 active object in the scene; - Active object and selected objects enter edit mode together; - The active object is not necessarily selected; There are other points too. In the reported case, the object in edit mode can be selected (highlighted) or not. The important thing is that it is the active one. There is a design task about this in #82359 (Stronger binding of Active and Selected).

Sergey commented

2021-11-24 17:50:11 +01:00

I probably did not express my point clear on the subject. It does not metter whether initial state of objects is selected or active. When you go into edit mode highlighting changes its mode and instead of highlighting intier objects it highlights mesh elements. But this is not consistent with objects which include instances. In edit mode of such objects instances are still highlighted by highlighting of object mode, so to speak. I would expect instances to be not highlighted inside objects in edit mode.

{F12009860, size=full}

I probably did not express my point clear on the subject. It does not metter whether initial state of objects is selected or active. When you go into edit mode highlighting changes its mode and instead of highlighting intier objects it highlights mesh elements. But this is not consistent with objects which include instances. In edit mode of such objects instances are still highlighted by highlighting of object mode, so to speak. I would expect instances to be not highlighted inside objects in edit mode. {[F12009860](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F12009860/highlight_state.gif), size=full}

Germano Cavalcante commented

2021-11-30 14:01:05 +01:00

Changed status from 'Archived' to: 'Needs Triage'

Germano Cavalcante reopened this issue

2021-11-30 14:01:05 +01:00

Philipp Oeser commented

2022-01-19 09:06:49 +01:00

Added subscribers: @HooglyBoogly, @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2022-01-19 09:06:49 +01:00

Changed status from 'Needs Triage' to: 'Needs Developer To Reproduce'

Philipp Oeser commented

2022-01-19 09:06:49 +01:00

Note #93573 (Regression: Selection outline of curves in edit mode) is related:

In #93573#1286538, @HooglyBoogly wrote:
This is because the evaluated mesh from a curve object is handled as an instance internally, and instance outlines don't turn off when in edit mode. So I see two options:

Turn off instance outlines when in edit mode.

Handle the instances that come from other geometry component types (points from mesh objects, meshes from curve objects, etc.) differently, only disable the edit mode outlines for them.

This seems to come down to a design decision, will set report accordingly.

Note #93573 (Regression: Selection outline of curves in edit mode) is related: > In #93573#1286538, @HooglyBoogly wrote: > This is because the evaluated mesh from a curve object is handled as an instance internally, and instance outlines don't turn off when in edit mode. So I see two options: > 1. Turn off instance outlines when in edit mode. > 2. Handle the instances that come from other geometry component types (points from mesh objects, meshes from curve objects, etc.) differently, only disable the edit mode outlines for them. This seems to come down to a design decision, will set report accordingly.

Philipp Oeser changed title from ~~Highlight instances in edit mode~~ to Selection outline of instances in edit mode

2022-01-19 09:07:13 +01:00

Philipp Oeser removed the

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Selection outline of instances in edit mode #93180