diff --git a/CreoManager.cpp b/CreoManager.cpp
index d6150fa..0f39fc2 100644
--- a/CreoManager.cpp
+++ b/CreoManager.cpp
@@ -3494,9 +3494,12 @@ bool CreoManager::IsComponentBlockedFromCenter(const Vector3D& globalCenter,
     // Calculate ray direction (from global center through component center)
     Vector3D rayDirection = (componentCenter - globalCenter).normalize();
 
-    // Start ray from component center (skip checking between global center and component)
-    // We want to check if ray is blocked AFTER passing through the component
-    Vector3D rayStart = componentCenter;
+    // Start ray from global center to check all components along the path
+    Vector3D rayStart = globalCenter;
+
+    // Calculate distance from global center to component center
+    // We only care about intersections beyond this distance (outward extension)
+    double distToComponentCenter = (componentCenter - globalCenter).length();
 
     // Check intersection with all other components
     for (const ComponentItem& otherComp : allComponents) {
@@ -3505,24 +3508,8 @@ bool CreoManager::IsComponentBlockedFromCenter(const Vector3D& globalCenter,
             continue;
         }
 
-        // Calculate other component center
-        Vector3D otherCenter = Vector3D(
-            (otherComp.worldAABB.minPoint.x + otherComp.worldAABB.maxPoint.x) * 0.5,
-            (otherComp.worldAABB.minPoint.y + otherComp.worldAABB.maxPoint.y) * 0.5,
-            (otherComp.worldAABB.minPoint.z + otherComp.worldAABB.maxPoint.z) * 0.5
-        );
-
-        // Check if other component is in the outward direction
-        Vector3D toOther = otherCenter - rayStart;
-        double dotProduct = toOther.dot(rayDirection);
-
-        // If other component is not in the ray direction, skip
-        if (dotProduct <= 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // Simple AABB ray intersection test
-        // Check if ray from component center outward intersects other component's AABB
+        // AABB ray intersection test
+        // We check if ray intersects other component's AABB beyond the component center
         double tMin = 0.0;
         double tMax = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
 
@@ -3562,9 +3549,15 @@ bool CreoManager::IsComponentBlockedFromCenter(const Vector3D& globalCenter,
             }
         }
 
-        // If ray intersects this component's AABB, the component is blocked
+        // Check if intersection exists and is beyond the component center (outward extension)
         if (tMin <= tMax && tMin >= 0) {
-            return true;  // Component is blocked
+            // Calculate the actual distance of the intersection point
+            double intersectionDistance = tMin;
+
+            // Only consider it blocked if intersection is beyond the component center
+            if (intersectionDistance > distToComponentCenter) {
+                return true;  // Component is blocked by something in the outward direction
+            }
         }
     }