diff --git a/packages/base/src/3dview/helpers.ts b/packages/base/src/3dview/helpers.ts
index a9be9d8d..5e25af8f 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/3dview/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/base/src/3dview/helpers.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,21 @@ export function buildShape(options: {
     edgeIdx++;
   }
 
+  const bbox = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(mainMesh);
+  const size = new THREE.Vector3();
+  bbox.getSize(size);
+  const center = new THREE.Vector3();
+  bbox.getCenter(center);
+
+  const boundingBox = new THREE.LineSegments(
+    new THREE.EdgesGeometry(new THREE.BoxGeometry(size.x, size.y, size.z)),
+    new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({ color: BOUNDING_BOX_COLOR, depthTest: false })
+  );
+  boundingBox.position.copy(center);
+  boundingBox.visible = false;
+  boundingBox.name = SELECTION_BOUNDING_BOX;
+  meshGroup.add(boundingBox);
+
   meshGroup.add(mainMesh);
 
   return { meshGroup, mainMesh, edgesMeshes };
diff --git a/packages/base/src/3dview/mainview.tsx b/packages/base/src/3dview/mainview.tsx
index 4e7a32a4..4b0545a9 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/3dview/mainview.tsx
+++ b/packages/base/src/3dview/mainview.tsx
@@ -1032,11 +1032,10 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
         selectedMesh.material.color = originalColor;
       }
 
-      const groupBoundingBox = this._meshGroup?.getObjectByName(
-        SELECTION_BOUNDING_BOX
-      );
-      if (groupBoundingBox) {
-        this._meshGroup?.remove(groupBoundingBox);
+      const parentGroup = this._meshGroup?.getObjectByName(selectedMesh.name)?.parent
+        const boundingBox = parentGroup?.getObjectByName(SELECTION_BOUNDING_BOX) as THREE.Mesh;
+      if (boundingBox) {
+        boundingBox.visible = false;
       }
 
       const material = selectedMesh.material as THREE.Material & {
@@ -1074,40 +1073,21 @@ export class MainView extends React.Component<IProps, IStates> {
         if (selectedMesh?.material?.color) {
           selectedMesh.material.color = BOUNDING_BOX_COLOR;
         }
-
-        const material = selectedMesh.material as THREE.Material & {
-          linewidth?: number;
-        };
+  
+        const material = selectedMesh.material as THREE.Material & { linewidth?: number };
         if (material?.linewidth) {
           material.linewidth = SELECTED_LINEWIDTH;
         }
       } else {
         // Highlight non-edges using a bounding box
         this._selectedMeshes.push(selectedMesh);
-
-        // Create and add bounding box
-        const geometry = new THREE.BoxGeometry(1, 1, 1);
-        const material = new THREE.LineBasicMaterial({
-          color: BOUNDING_BOX_COLOR,
-          depthTest: false
-        });
-        const boundingBox = new THREE.LineSegments(
-          new THREE.EdgesGeometry(geometry),
-          material
-        );
-        boundingBox.name = SELECTION_BOUNDING_BOX;
-
-        // Set the bounding box size and position
-        const bbox = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(selectedMesh);
-        const size = new THREE.Vector3();
-        bbox.getSize(size);
-        boundingBox.scale.copy(size);
-
-        const center = new THREE.Vector3();
-        bbox.getCenter(center);
-        boundingBox.position.copy(center);
-
-        this._meshGroup?.add(boundingBox);
+  
+        const parentGroup = this._meshGroup?.getObjectByName(selectedMesh.name)?.parent
+        const boundingBox = parentGroup?.getObjectByName(SELECTION_BOUNDING_BOX) as THREE.Mesh;
+        
+        if (boundingBox) {
+          boundingBox.visible = true;
+        }
       }
     }
   }