Can't select objects in scene window since updating to 5.1.2p3

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I just updated to Unity 5.1.2p3 and am running into... I can't select a single mesh like I was able to do just an hour ago before I updated. I can only select entire groups via a window select or from the Hierarchy window.

Yes I am in a SCENE WINDOW. Yes I've checked and the LAYERS are all unlocked. I've closed and reopened Unity and it is still happening.

Very frustrating!!!

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Answer by Insane2500 · Sep 17, 2015 at 06:00 PM

I've also had this exact problem after updating to 5.2.0f3. I was able to fix the problem by closing the Scene tab and adding a new one.

Hope this helps.

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artistguy69 · Sep 17, 2015 at 07:47 PM 0

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THAT WOR$$anonymous$$ED! Great idea! I just started a new project the other day and I not only couldn't select things, I couldn't drag and drop materials to objects in the scene. I was like WTF is going on???
I closed the scene window and created a new one and Unity 5 is finally working the way it's suppose to. Thanks :)

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Answer by artistguy69 · Aug 27, 2015 at 12:21 PM

I can select an object from the hierarchy list, or by windowing over the entire object. I can still work, but it is frustrating when I have a ton of objects in a scene and I have to go find it in the hierarchy list to select it. I keep objects nested in groups to keep things organized, and now I have to go searching for ANY object. The crazy thing is, clicking on an object worked last week, but then when I reopened the project, it stopped working. This is only since I updated to the new patch. :(

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Answer by hot-knife-digital · Sep 19, 2015 at 03:29 AM

@artistguy69

Have had the same issue here - I wasn't sure if i'd hit the wrong button somewhere.... So I moved all files from "Project Settings" to see 'what would happen' -(Unity recreates them when it loads the prpject anyway) i lost all my baked maps etc but was then able to select objects again as normal.

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Answer by tetto_green · Oct 14, 2016 at 05:12 PM

May be that's because you've locked all layers? You can check it in the Layers Drop-Down (Top-Right corner of the screen). If lock icon is ticked untick it.

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Answer by Mordizer · Oct 16, 2016 at 10:08 AM

I had this today, I had followed advice on a different post about locking a layer and hadn't made the connection that this had caused the behaviour. To "fix" it I clicked on the layers dropdown and unticked the padlock by UI.

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