Still not sure how to reselect edit a Dash actor once it has been deselected.
In Outliner I can see a Dash actor, how do I edit? Selecting it seems to sometimes, but not always, make it show up in Tools panel (for baking say).
SHave you tried clicking edit?
Byes thats literally what im doing - doesnt always work thou
DHey @BrunoMartelli 
you may be dealing with an issue of a broken tool connection (that will make the select-auto-open stop working). And a broken tool connection is when one or both inputs to SurfaceScatter have been deleted from the tool. And the most common reason is that users delete the actual original mesh or the surface. In these cases, you can see if the tool is still in the list of active tools and then re-assign the scatter object/surface to get it fully working again.
you may be dealing with an issue of a broken tool connection (that will make the select-auto-open stop working). And a broken tool connection is when one or both inputs to SurfaceScatter have been deleted from the tool. And the most common reason is that users delete the actual original mesh or the surface. In these cases, you can see if the tool is still in the list of active tools and then re-assign the scatter object/surface to get it fully working again.