From f1a3a628c5c6c11f0a7c3b8d0fefd8b930be6cd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernd Hahnebach <bernd@bimstatik.org>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 05:12:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] FEM: selection widgets, add some error prints

---
 src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/FemSelectionWidgets.py | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/FemSelectionWidgets.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/FemSelectionWidgets.py
index f028e82782..828abbad2a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/FemSelectionWidgets.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/FemSelectionWidgets.py
@@ -162,10 +162,19 @@ class SolidSelector(_Selector):
             if solids:
                 item = (selObj.Object, tuple(solids))
                 selection.append(item)
+        if len(selection) == 0:
+            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(
+                "Object with no Shape selected or nothing selected at all.\n"
+            )
         return selection
 
     def _getObjects(self, obj, names):
         objects = []
+        if not hasattr(obj, "Shape"):
+            FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage(
+                "Selected object has no Shape.\n"
+            )
+            return objects
         shape = obj.Shape
         for n in names:
             if n.startswith("Face"):