When I click on a GUI, it is selecting a 3D object underneath

Bug Reports Studio Bugs
#1

Reproduction Steps

1) Create a frame
2) Drag it over a part
3) Unselect the frame
4) Click on the frame

Expected Behavior

When I click on the frame, it should be selected

Actual Behavior

When I click on the frame, Studio is selected the 3D object underneath the frame:
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Workaround

I have to manually search the frame inside Explorer and click its name to be able to select it again

Issue Area: Studio
Issue Type: Other
Impact: Moderate
Frequency: Constantly

#2

This seems like intentional behavior. You are supposed to right-click on the frame, and then select it from the context menu.

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#3

This is intentional behavior because Frame’s Active property is set to false, allowing mouse events to go through it to 3D viewport.

Or isn’t it?

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#4

This is because when you select Workspace, you are no longer in UI edit mode so that’s why that happens.

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#5

That is definitely intended behaviour.

There was a button for manually turning the UI Editor on and off, however Roblox removed it for any reason.

BUT there’s a workaround for this: you can add the UI Editor button to the quick access bar.
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This way you can enable the UI Editor without selecting a GUI element, thus removing the need to search for GUI elements in Explorer.

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#6

Yes, as others developers said, this is intended behavior!
You can file a feature request if you would like this to be changed!

Thank you!

#7