Maya - can only drag select objects.

#1

I just started having an annoying issue in Maya 2016 where I can’t click to select an object with the mouse, I can only drag to select objects. I’ve checked tweak mode is off, restarted, reset the tools. It’s driving me bananas. Any tips?

Thank you

#2

check also your preferences here

#3

Hi
Hope your maya preference is corrupt. Delete " C:\Users\XXX\Documents\maya\2016"> Pref. and restart maya.
Regards

#4

Hi
'This could be because of preference gone corrupt. Delete "C:\Users\XXXX\Documents\maya\2016"> prefs and restart maya by creating new prefs.
Regards

#5

Hi,

I just started having this problem in Maya 2020. Previous scenes work fine (but it means loosing a chunk of work). Deleting pref folder doesn’t fix the problem and selection preferences seem fine. Any idea of what else could accidentally cause this !?

#6

Hi I had the same problem.

In Preferences > Selection. I’ve changed the Priority preset from animation to custom and now works.
I don’t know why xD

Hope helps you :slight_smile: