Surface selection selects surface behind

Hans_Petter · 27th January 2016, 04:22 PM

This may have covered before since it's a quite basic problem.
I need to select a group of surfaces, in this case the inside of an arch. The purpose is to define a revised UV mapping in the texture coordinate editor. However, in innumerous cases the selection "pokes through" the structure and selects a surface on the opposite side as well. The only way I've found to arrest this is to keep a second 3D window open showing the model from the opposite side. Then I undo a selection the moment that I see a surface going green on the wrong side and try again.

Ideally, a selection should not invoke a surface behind the surface being targeted. Why does this happen and what can I do to avoid this problem?

27th January 2016, 04:22 PM	#1
Hans_Petter Member Advanced member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 45	Surface selection selects surface behind This may have covered before since it's a quite basic problem. I need to select a group of surfaces, in this case the inside of an arch. The purpose is to define a revised UV mapping in the texture coordinate editor. However, in innumerous cases the selection "pokes through" the structure and selects a surface on the opposite side as well. The only way I've found to arrest this is to keep a second 3D window open showing the model from the opposite side. Then I undo a selection the moment that I see a surface going green on the wrong side and try again. Ideally, a selection should not invoke a surface behind the surface being targeted. Why does this happen and what can I do to avoid this problem?