X-Ray Selection Tools

Blender add-on 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.

Documentation

https://marshmallowcirno.github.io/XRay_Selection_Tools/

Installation

After unpacking archive to blender add-ons folder, you can find add-on in "3D View" category. Shortcuts can be enabled and customized in the add-on preferences.

Location

Selection tools in the blender toolbar.

Links

• BlenderArtists - https://blenderartists.org/t/x-ray-selection-tools/1212316
• GitHub - https://github.com/MarshmallowCirno/XRay_Selection_Tools

Changelog

4.9.0

• Features
  • Added support for using the operating system key (Command key on macOS or Windows key on Windows) as a modifier key, similar to Ctrl, Alt, and Shift
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an AssertionError that occurred in certain cases when using the box or lasso tool in object mode.

4.8.3

• Bug Fixes
  • Prevent error when trying to load add-on on Blender 4.2 due to a manifest version higher than a Blender version.

4.8.2

• Code & Structure Enhancements
  • Removed the use of the depsgraph handler, as the existing load_post handler is sufficient for tool startup activation.

4.8.1

• Code & Structure Enhancements
  • Use a precomputed module reload order instead of generating it automatically on each reload.

4.8.0

• UI
  • Buttons for unavailable properties are now always greyed out to reduce confusion.
  • Improved descriptions of properties, operator and labels.
• Performance & Optimization
  • Optimized mesh attribute retrieval, improving efficiency when accessing vertex and loop data.
  • Improved mesh and object selection updates, making selection faster and more responsive in complex scenes.
• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue with the Repeat Last feature where add-on selection operators were added to the repeat history, preventing the previous action from being repeated.
• Code & Structure Enhancements
  • Refactored multiple modules for better organization and maintainability.
  • Added missing type hints and fixed type-checking issues.
  • Automated submodule reloading mechanism.

4.7.0

• Added compatibility with Blender 4.3 and 4.4 alpha.
• Introduced a toggle in add-on preferences to either place tools within the toolbar group of built-in selection tools or create a separate group.
• Fixed an add-on error when Blender is run in background mode.

4.6.1

• Improved accuracy of excluding backfacing elements from selection in Orthographic and Camera view.
• Fixed a bug where additional wrong edges were selected with enabled backfacing exclusion.
• Added option to reverse directional behavior in object mode (i.e. left-to-right is Overlap and right-to-left is Contain). It's added to dropdown in add-on preferences.

4.6.0

• Added compatibility with blender 4.1.
• Improved backfacing detection accuracy in "Select Backfacing" option.

4.5.1

• Fixed detection of backfacing mesh elements on rotated objects.

4.5.0

• Added an option for ignoring backfacing elements when selecting through. It's called "Select Backfacing" and can be found in the add-on preferences and 3D View header. It's enabled by default. Disabling this option will exclude vertices, edges, and faces with normals pointing away from you from selection.
• Added a shortcut to toggle state of "Select Backfacing" to add-on preferences.
• Minor bugfixes.

4.4.0

• Added options for setting tools as active in the toolbar automatically when you start blender or load a save file.
• Added compatibility with Blender 4.0

4.3.5

• Added option to hide the gizmo during selection to the add-on preferences. Disabled by default.
• Fixed a bug with continuous circle selection in "SET" mode.
• Improved performance of selection in mesh mode with enabled "Select All Edges/Faces" options for Blender 3.6.0 and later versions.
• Improved performance of Contain and Overlap lasso and circle selection and box Contain selection in object mode for Blender 3.6.0 and later versions.

4.3.4

• Сross-platform shader generation.
• Minor bugfixes.