# My select tool does not show a bounding box. What's wrong

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-select-tool-does-not-show-a-bounding-box-whats-wrong/13495>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [July 25, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-select-tool-does-not-show-a-bounding-box-whats-wrong/13495 "2015-07-25T02:38:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![zadachdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bcef8e/32.png) [@zadachdesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/zadachdesign)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-select-tool-does-not-show-a-bounding-box-whats-wrong/13495/1 "2015-07-25T02:38:48Z")

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i am am trying to get my select tool to make a bounding box. The tool is not working properly. Can anybody help me with this. Thanks in advance. zadach

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**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 3:35am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-select-tool-does-not-show-a-bounding-box-whats-wrong/13495/2 "2015-07-25T03:35:30Z")

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That’s usually a Graphic Card issue.  
Go to Window/Preferences/OpenGL and untick Use hardware acceleration.  
If that fixes the problem, you should look to see if there is a driver update for your Graphic Card.

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**Author:** ![zadachdesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/bcef8e/32.png) [@zadachdesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/zadachdesign)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/my-select-tool-does-not-show-a-bounding-box-whats-wrong/13495/3 "2015-07-26T00:32:41Z")

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Box,  
Select is tool working fine.  
Thank you zadach