Dificult to select particular edges.

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bleber
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Dificult to select particular edges.

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Hi.
There are some type of edges that not show as others.
For example, edges between faces that angle are inferior to 90º.
In wireframe the edge have the correct size but in flat line shader it is reduced to a thin line impossible to easy select.
My question is:
There are some workarounds to select these edges easily?
I need to make a request to solve these?
Other thing see that the pic radius not have any effect!!
When pass the mouse cursor over edges, every edge reacts to the mouse at different distance.
On thick lines the line reacts to mouse at certain distance it is ok and in thin lines you have to touch the line with
the mouse to select that it is very difficult.
Other thing that I see, the distance selection depends on if the mouse pointer is in one side or on other of the edge, in one side works ok and on
the other you have to touch the edge.

In wireframe, all works ok.

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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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bleber wrote: Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:23 pm There are some type of edges that not show as others.
Can this be an antialias issue? What setting do you use?
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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No anti-aliasing activated.
Image as example of apparent random of the edges selection distance, side dependent.

My settings.
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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For your most difficult, I'd just switch to wireframe and be done with it.
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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drmacro wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:45 pm For your most difficult, I'd just switch to wireframe and be done with it.
OK, it's a workaround for simple model, but for a complex shape I thing that you cannot find the right edge easy.
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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The image shows the dilemma rather well: You can select faces as well as edges. So when you come from the outside it is easier to select an edge than when you come from a side where the mouse is already over a face.
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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bleber wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 7:32 pm
drmacro wrote: Thu Sep 22, 2022 2:45 pm For your most difficult, I'd just switch to wireframe and be done with it.
OK, it's a workaround for simple model, but for a complex shape I thing that you cannot find the right edge easy.
Yes. Wireframe makes it easier, complex or not. It's my go to tool for selecting edges in acute angled faces.
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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The dificult and erratic edge selection on 3d parts in face mode is a bug? Or need a enhancement?
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Re: Dificult to select particular edges.

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bleber wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 8:33 pm The dificult and erratic edge selection on 3d parts in face mode is a bug? Or need a enhancement?
It is well known. I believe there is one or more tickets about it.

I can do nothing more, except adjust my workflow until someone changes it. :(
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