Blender 2.8: How to select edges behind other edges when in numpad 1 mode

Question

In a tutorial I am seeing the guy go into 'Mesh Mode' where he is able to select edges behind other edges.

However I am unable to do this in 2.8.

When I select it just selects the closest edge.

The closest edge to the mouse, or the closest edge to the camera? — Linguini, Sep 29 '18 at 19:04
the best solution to this problem is the border occlusion addon -- download it here video how its works — Sergey Ivanov, Mar 29 '21 at 18:10

score 14 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '18 at 19:19

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To be able to select occluded geometry you must enable the viewport option X-Ray.

Either use the button on the 3D View Header or press access the with Z key Shading Pie Menu > Toggle X-Ray.

answered Sep 29 '18 at 19:19

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As of 20190518 the x-ray option can be found under the viewport options (little arrow to the right of the shader options) but only in solid or wireframe mode (not lookdev or rendered). The x-ray symbol as shown in the answer above is not there anymore. – squarespiral May 18 '19 at 17:36
Is there no way to do this without changing the viewport drawing mode??
I'd love just a 'allow backface selection' toggle, I know where the verts are on the top of a box, seems silly to toggle the mode, select, then toggle it back for every selection.
– blented Jan 06 '21 at 07:17
You can toggle XRray from any viewport shading mode. – Duarte Farrajota Ramos Jan 06 '21 at 11:40
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get the border occlusion addon and save your time – Sergey Ivanov Mar 29 '21 at 18:11

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