diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiutils/selection_widgets.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiutils/selection_widgets.py
index 19fe48ba25..f423a19509 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiutils/selection_widgets.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiutils/selection_widgets.py
@@ -235,13 +235,11 @@ class GeometryElementsSelection(QtGui.QWidget):
         super(GeometryElementsSelection, self).__init__()
         # init ui stuff
         FreeCADGui.Selection.clearSelection()
-        self.selection_mode_solid = False
         self.sel_server = None
         self.obj_notvisible = []
         self.initElemTypes(eltypes)
         self.allow_multiple_geom_types = multigeom
         self.showHintEmptyList = showHintEmptyList
-        # print(self.allow_multiple_geom_types)
         self.initUI()
         # set references and fill the list widget
         self.references = []
@@ -279,25 +277,19 @@ class GeometryElementsSelection(QtGui.QWidget):
         # label
         self._helpTextLbl = QtGui.QLabel()
         self._helpTextLbl.setWordWrap(True)
-        helpTextPart1 = self.tr(
-            'Click on "Add" and select geometric elements to add to the list.'
-        )
-        helpTextPart2 = self.tr(
-            "The following geometry elements are allowed to select: "
-        ) + self.sel_elem_text
-        helpTextPart3 = self.tr(
-            "If no geometry is added to the list, all remaining ones are used."
-        )
+        helpTextPart1 = self.tr('Click on "Add" and select geometric elements to add them to the list.')
+        helpTextPart2 = self.tr("The following geometry elements are allowed to select: ") + "<b>" + self.sel_elem_text + "</b>"
+        helpTextPart3 = self.tr("If no geometry is added to the list, all remaining ones are used.")
         if self.showHintEmptyList is True:
             self._helpTextLbl.setText(
-                helpTextPart1 + "\n"
-                + helpTextPart2 + "\n"
-                + helpTextPart3
+                helpTextPart1 + "<br>" +
+                helpTextPart2 + "<br>" +
+                helpTextPart3
             )
         else:
             self._helpTextLbl.setText(
-                helpTextPart1 + "\n"
-                + helpTextPart2
+                helpTextPart1 + "<br>" +
+                helpTextPart2
             )
         # list
         self.list_References = QtGui.QListWidget()
@@ -306,9 +298,7 @@ class GeometryElementsSelection(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.lb_selmod.setText(self.tr("Selection mode"))
         self.rb_standard = QtGui.QRadioButton(self.tr(self.sel_elem_text.lstrip("Solid, ")))
         self.rb_solid = QtGui.QRadioButton(self.tr("Solid"))
-        self.rb_standard.setChecked(True)
-        self.rb_solid.setChecked(False)
-        # radio butoon layout
+        # radio button layout
         rbtnLayout = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
         rbtnLayout.addWidget(self.lb_selmod)
         rbtnLayout.addWidget(self.rb_standard)
@@ -318,8 +308,19 @@ class GeometryElementsSelection(QtGui.QWidget):
         mainLayout.addWidget(self._helpTextLbl)
         mainLayout.addWidget(self.pushButton_Add)
         mainLayout.addWidget(self.list_References)
-        if "Solid" in self.sel_elem_types:
+
+        # if only "Solid" is avail, std-sel-mode is obsolete
+        if "Solid" in self.sel_elem_types and len (self.sel_elem_types) == 1:
+            self.selection_mode_solid = True
+        else:
+            self.selection_mode_solid = False
+
+        # show radio buttons, if a solid and at least one nonsolid is allowed
+        if "Solid" in self.sel_elem_types and len (self.sel_elem_types) > 1:
+            self.rb_standard.setChecked(True)
+            self.rb_solid.setChecked(False)
             mainLayout.addLayout(rbtnLayout)
+
         self.setLayout(mainLayout)
         # signals and slots
         self.list_References.itemSelectionChanged.connect(self.select_clicked_reference_shape)