Collection Instance object highlight wrong #64438

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Sebastian Koenig · 2019-05-10T14:57:17+02:00

Sebastian Koenig commented

2019-05-10 14:57:17 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: elementaryOS 0.4.1
Graphics card: GTX 1080

Blender Version
Broken: 2.80, 259ebdd017

Worked: did work couple of revisions back

Short description of error
Objects in nested Collections are highlighted wrong when selected. In one case the Empty Axis itself is highlighted correctly, while the outline is not highlighted. In the other case the object gets highlighted when the collection instance is highlighted, even though the object instance isn't even part of the collection. It's kinda hard to describe...

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Open this file. collection_selection_hightlight.blend
The scene 'Scene.001' is open, where I have created 2 collection instances.
Notice how the object 'cube_instance' has a highlighted origin, but not the outline.
However, if you select the object 'supergroup', there are two cubes highlighted, even though only one of them is actually part of the collection.
The Objects and Collections are setup in the other scene 'Scene'.
Somehow the nesting messes up the selection highlighting.

**System Information** Operating system: elementaryOS 0.4.1 Graphics card: GTX 1080 **Blender Version** Broken: 2.80, 259ebdd01725 Worked: did work couple of revisions back **Short description of error** Objects in nested Collections are highlighted wrong when selected. In one case the Empty Axis itself is highlighted correctly, while the outline is not highlighted. In the other case the object gets highlighted when the collection instance is highlighted, even though the object instance isn't even part of the collection. It's kinda hard to describe... **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** Open this file. [collection_selection_hightlight.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7024873/collection_selection_hightlight.blend) The scene 'Scene.001' is open, where I have created 2 collection instances. Notice how the object 'cube_instance' has a highlighted origin, but not the outline. However, if you select the object 'supergroup', there are two cubes highlighted, even though only one of them is actually part of the collection. The Objects and Collections are setup in the other scene 'Scene'. Somehow the nesting messes up the selection highlighting.

Sebastian Koenig commented

2019-05-10 14:57:17 +02:00

Added subscriber: @sebastian_k

Sebastian Koenig commented

2019-05-16 09:08:55 +02:00

Added subscriber: @dfelinto

Sebastian Koenig commented

2019-05-16 09:08:55 +02:00

Found an interesting twist to this bug.
I have created a collection instance of the collection 'supergroup' in the first Scene, called 'supergroup_instance'.
If you open this file collection_selection_hightlight.blend,
'supergroup_instance' is selected. But only the Empty crosses of it are highlighted, not the outline.
Now if you exclude the collection 'supergroup' from the viewlayer with the checkmark toggle, 'supergroup_instance' becomes highlighted.
Sounds like something for @dfelinto? :)

Found an interesting twist to this bug. I have created a collection instance of the collection 'supergroup' in the first Scene, called 'supergroup_instance'. If you open this file [collection_selection_hightlight.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7040416/collection_selection_hightlight.blend), 'supergroup_instance' is selected. But only the Empty crosses of it are highlighted, not the outline. Now if you exclude the collection 'supergroup' from the viewlayer with the checkmark toggle, 'supergroup_instance' becomes highlighted. Sounds like something for @dfelinto? :)

Dalai Felinto self-assigned this 2019-05-16 16:43:46 +02:00

Dalai Felinto commented

2019-05-24 17:22:19 +02:00

Added subscriber: @brecht

Dalai Felinto commented

2019-05-24 17:22:19 +02:00

Before getting into your more complicated file I reproduce some strange behaviour that I will look at it first:

instance_collection_select.blend

To reproduce the bug just select the "A - I have a torus" collection that is INSIDE the "B - I instanced a torus"

What to expect: Nothing gets selected.
What we get: The torus gets selected.

Note: The camera is there so you can reliably reset the selected object.

Before getting into your more complicated file I reproduce some strange behaviour that I will look at it first: [instance_collection_select.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7065773/instance_collection_select.blend) ![image.png](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7065778/image.png) To reproduce the bug just select the "A - I have a torus" collection that is INSIDE the "B - I instanced a torus" What to expect: Nothing gets selected. What we get: The torus gets selected. Note: The camera is there so you can reliably reset the selected object.

Dalai Felinto commented

2019-05-24 19:56:13 +02:00

My suggestion which I will look at:

In View Layer clicking in a collection NEVER select its objects.
In Scenes and Blender File we can keep this behaviour.
Selecting the instance (Empty) itself should should the instanced collection as selected..

My suggestion which I will look at: 1) In `View Layer` clicking in a collection NEVER select its objects. 2) In `Scenes` and `Blender File` we can keep this behaviour. 3) Selecting the instance (Empty) itself should should the instanced collection as selected..

Sebastian Parborg commented

2019-06-11 15:39:18 +02:00

Added subscriber: @ZedDB

Sebastian Parborg commented

2019-06-11 15:39:18 +02:00

I'll mark this as confirmed as it seems like it has been reproduced and a partial fix has already made it in.

Michael Soluyanov commented

2019-06-12 13:50:39 +02:00

Added subscriber: @crantisz

Michael Soluyanov commented

2019-06-12 13:50:39 +02:00

Affects me to.
here the step, were it was broken:

Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 74), branch: blender2.7, commit date: 2019-06-11 21:45, hash: d93a7290e5
Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 61), branch: blender2.7, commit date: 2019-05-12 22:25, hash: 05f1451d72
Worked: version: 2.80 (sub 60), branch: blender2.7, commit date: 2019-05-07 19:17, hash: 3dc9da3a74

beetween 60 and 61 subversions.

here my test file:

instance selection test.blend

Looks like instance outlines only if first instance selected also,

Affects me to. here the step, were it was broken: Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 74), branch: blender2.7, commit date: 2019-06-11 21:45, hash: `d93a7290e5` Broken: version: 2.80 (sub 61), branch: blender2.7, commit date: 2019-05-12 22:25, hash: `05f1451d72` Worked: version: 2.80 (sub 60), branch: blender2.7, commit date: 2019-05-07 19:17, hash: `3dc9da3a74` beetween 60 and 61 subversions. here my test file: [instance selection test.blend](https://archive.blender.org/developer/F7100034/instance_selection_test.blend) Looks like instance outlines only if first instance selected also,

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-07-01 12:24:34 +02:00

Added subscribers: @fclem, @lichtwerk

Philipp Oeser commented

2019-07-01 12:24:34 +02:00

Just bisected a seemingly related task (#66295), and that one was broken by 6df7946f73, b6b3a57c22, so adding @fclem here... [not quite sure if these are indeed duplicates...]

Just bisected a seemingly related task (#66295), and that one was broken by 6df7946f73, b6b3a57c22, so adding @fclem here... [not quite sure if these are indeed duplicates...]

blender-admin commented

2019-07-02 16:03:49 +02:00

This issue was referenced by 57c26453f8

This issue was referenced by 57c26453f8aa3ad49a8927f5e299dcab1f2c510b

Clément Foucault commented

2019-07-02 16:04:53 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Clément Foucault closed this issue

2019-07-02 16:04:53 +02:00

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Collection Instance object highlight wrong #64438