Can't Select Objects With Mouse Click in Unity 5.2

Just upgraded to Unity 5.2 and I can no longer select objects in scene with mouse click.

Can swipe over objects in scene and select them or choose them for hierarchy.

Any fix for this issue?

 

Works for me. You should try to reproduce it in a simple project and send a bug report.

 

I had the exact same issue. Closing the scene view tab and opening a new one fixed it for me.

 

Had the same issue. Installed 5.2 and couldn't click to select. Tried restarting unity; restarting computer. Closing scene view tab and adding a new one solved issue

 

Same thing here (restarted Unity/computer/etc. eventually fixed by closing the scene view and reopening).

This bug doesn't seem to be related to the project, but rather the settings of the editor. Because other upgraded projects don't have this issue, only the first one. So my guess is that something in the imported window configuration is borked after upgrading to 5.2.

 

Update: I can reproduce this simply by going to Window->Layouts...Revert Factory Settings...

The default factory settings are borked.

 

This issue may be related to the one I experienced:
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/solved-update-to-5-2-ops-problem-now.353548/

 

thanks SarfaraazAlladin!

I closed the scene window and opened a new one. Problem solved. Whew!

 

We had the same issue here, thanks for the solution (close and open scene tab). We had Jay and Carl from Unity a few hours ago in the office, we will let them know that this fix the issue, but surely is a bug =)

 

headsup - I have this problem and have had it on the last few builds of Unity 5 on mac. There's nothing I can do to make it work. Makes my life hell.

 

Putting this here because if someone is looking for *this* answer the thread will probably catch their eye...

I'm using Synergy to share keyboard and mouse between iMac and MBP -- with shared mouse I can select objects in the scene, but I can't use any of the widgets to tweak it -- can't rotate, can't move horizontal or vertical with the little pointy grabber things, etc. I have to use the trackpad on the MBP for those things.

Just in case someone is looking to solve the "can't move objects with mouse" problem and happen to be using Synergy.

Jay

 

Started having this issue in 5.3.2p2. I am not using msaa, however Dx11 and linear colour space are enabled.
Is this a separate bug?

 

yea i have the same problem , when i create new scene i can select objects but i can't select from my old scene that have game world , and yea is happen on 5.2.3.p2

 

Had this in one project on 5.3.2p3 on OSX - closing the scene view tab and opening a new one seems to have fixed it.

 

I'm getting the same issue on my home computer on 5.3.2p3 in a more specific case: happens when I render to a texture from within OnWillRenderObject and the object is visible from the scene camera. With this one closing scene view and opening a new one does not resolve it, but not calling camera.Render does.

Created the specific issue case on fogbugz now ( 772044 ), hope it will help resolve the other cases as well

 

I think that regard the old shaders. The selection of objects works properly after removing water / FX

 

Happening to me as well... Closing and reopening worked for a short while.

10 minutes ago, clicking would select an irrelevant object in the scene, now it just stopped doing anything.

Unity at its best...

 

I am brand new to Unity so I thought it was just me being a total newb!
After seeing the comment on the water effect, I changed the Water Mode to simple and I was able to start selecting objects again. Thanks @artleaf3d

 

Had the same problem in 5.3.4

removing the old mirror reflection script (realtime planar mirror derived from the unity water mirror script) solved the problem. After script deactivation I was able to select objects in the scene. Activating the script again was preventing mouse click detection in editor.

Do you have any mirror scripts in your scene? Try to deactivate them. helped me.

 

I just had the same problem in 5.3.4 and this fixed it. I turned off my water and now I can properly click select. I'll just turn it on when I save my scene.

 

Yep had the same problem here. The answer was I was using "Water Pro". I just turned off Water Pro and used Water Basic and it works. I'll just work in my scene with basic on and then when I'm finished turn it back to the high end water.

 

Ive only recently started using Unity, but simply reseting the settings to default allowed me to use my tools again

 

5.3.4.p1 , same issue, closing and opening the scene view doesn't fix it. Irritating as hell, because the scene I work with has S***load of objects

 

5.3.4p1 - DX11, MSAA and Linear color space. The error is definitely associated with a planar reflection derived from the standard water shader - turn off the component and selection works just fine. Not sure why this would break things, but glad I at least know the culprit!

 

Can confirm that disabling the Water script in the WaterProDaytime GameObject allows me to select objects in the scene editor again.

 

For those who don't want to worry about turning it on and off again, you can comment out the line in the script near the top that says: [ExecuteInEditMode]

 

5.3.4f1 - I am having same problem selecting items in the scene view. I have a very simple scene. No water. I have tried closing the scene tab and opening a new one. Doesn't work.

 

Although it works, for me this was not a viable solution, as the water becomes gray in the editor.
Instead, it is also possible to modify the method "GetWaterMode()" in the script as follows:
(Line 328)

Code (CSharp):

1. WaterMode GetWaterMode()
2. {
3.   /*** New code ***/
4.   if (!Application.isPlaying)
5.   {
6.       return WaterMode.Simple;
7.   }
8.   /*** End of new code ***/
9.  
10.   if (m_HardwareWaterSupport < waterMode)
11.   {
12.       return m_HardwareWaterSupport;
13.   }
14.   return waterMode;
15. }

This will change the water mode to "Simple" when the game is not running.

Optionally you could wrap the new code in #if UNITY_EDITOR tags, in order to get rid of it in production code.
Like this:

Code (CSharp):

1. #if UNITY_EDITOR
2. if (!Application.isPlaying)
3. {
4.     return WaterMode.Simple;
5. }
6. #endif

Greetings
Chillersanim

 

Yup, that's the problem. I was unable to select any object while the water with the reflective effect was intersecting with the camera's viewport (hopefully I am using the correct terminology here). Once the water wasn't visible I was able to select objects again.

 

Hello guys!
I am new in Unity and I have the same problem with selection on mouse clicking. I am using Unity 5.3.5 and nothing mentioned above saved me from my struggle! Anyone with an idea? closing and opening a new scene view doesn't seem to fix the problem:/

 

Ummm, I know you expect everyone to know how to change these settings, but trust me, not everyone knows. How about a quick explanation on where to go to modify these?? Where do I set DX9/MSAA???

 

I have the same issue in Personal 5.3.5 and it is also down to the WaterPro being active and visible in the scene, I can only select objects when the water is offscreen or turned off.