diff --git a/src/Gui/Selection.cpp b/src/Gui/Selection.cpp
index 3ad355525869..4a3433fd6565 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Selection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Selection.cpp
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ int SelectionSingleton::setPreselect(const char* pDocName, const char* pObjectNa
 }
 
 namespace Gui {
-std::array<std::pair<double, std::string>,3 > schemaTranslatePoint(double x, double y, double z, double precision)
+std::array<std::pair<double, std::string>, 3> schemaTranslatePoint(double x, double y, double z, double precision)
 {
     Base::Quantity mmx(Base::Quantity::MilliMetre);
     mmx.setValue(fabs(x) > precision ? x : 0.0);
@@ -854,33 +854,20 @@ std::array<std::pair<double, std::string>,3 > schemaTranslatePoint(double x, dou
     Base::Quantity mmz(Base::Quantity::MilliMetre);
     mmz.setValue(fabs(z) > precision ? z : 0.0);
 
-    double xfactor, yfactor, zfactor, factor;
-    QString xunit, yunit, zunit, unit;
+    double xfactor, yfactor, zfactor;
+    QString xunit, yunit, zunit;
 
     Base::UnitsApi::schemaTranslate(mmx, xfactor, xunit);
     Base::UnitsApi::schemaTranslate(mmy, yfactor, yunit);
     Base::UnitsApi::schemaTranslate(mmz, zfactor, zunit);
 
-    if (xfactor <= yfactor && xfactor <= zfactor) {
-        factor = xfactor;
-        unit = xunit;
-    }
-    else if (yfactor <= xfactor && yfactor <= zfactor) {
-        factor = yfactor;
-        unit = yunit;
-    }
-    else {
-        factor = zfactor;
-        unit = zunit;
-    }
-
-    double xuser = fabs(x) > precision ? x / factor : 0.0;
-    double yuser = fabs(y) > precision ? y / factor : 0.0;
-    double zuser = fabs(z) > precision ? z / factor : 0.0;
+    double xuser = fabs(x) > precision ? x / xfactor : 0.0;
+    double yuser = fabs(y) > precision ? y / yfactor : 0.0;
+    double zuser = fabs(z) > precision ? z / zfactor : 0.0;
 
-    std::array<std::pair<double, std::string>, 3> ret = {std::make_pair(xuser, unit.toStdString()),
-                                                         std::make_pair(yuser, unit.toStdString()),
-                                                         std::make_pair(zuser, unit.toStdString())};
+    std::array<std::pair<double, std::string>, 3> ret = {std::make_pair(xuser, xunit.toStdString()),
+                                                         std::make_pair(yuser, yunit.toStdString()),
+                                                         std::make_pair(zuser, zunit.toStdString())};
     return ret;
 }
 }
@@ -897,13 +884,13 @@ void SelectionSingleton::setPreselectCoord( float x, float y, float z)
     CurrentPreselection.z = z;
 
     auto pts = schemaTranslatePoint(x, y, z, 0.0);
-    snprintf(buf,512,"Preselected: %s.%s.%s (%f,%f,%f) %s",CurrentPreselection.pDocName
-                                                          ,CurrentPreselection.pObjectName
-                                                          ,CurrentPreselection.pSubName
-                                                          ,pts[0].first
-                                                          ,pts[1].first
-                                                          ,pts[2].first
-                                                          ,pts[0].second.c_str());
+    snprintf(buf,512,"Preselected: %s.%s.%s (%f %s,%f %s,%f %s)"
+                    ,CurrentPreselection.pDocName
+                    ,CurrentPreselection.pObjectName
+                    ,CurrentPreselection.pSubName
+                    ,pts[0].first, pts[0].second.c_str()
+                    ,pts[1].first, pts[1].second.c_str()
+                    ,pts[2].first, pts[2].second.c_str());
 
     if (getMainWindow())
         getMainWindow()->showMessage(QString::fromLatin1(buf));
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCSelection.cpp
index 210b43295155..46fcca4e670e 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCSelection.cpp
@@ -407,14 +407,13 @@ SoFCSelection::handleEvent(SoHandleEventAction * action)
                 const auto &pt = pp->getPoint();
                 
                 auto pts = schemaTranslatePoint(pt[0], pt[1], pt[2], 1e-7);
-                snprintf(buf,512,"Preselected: %s.%s.%s (%f, %f, %f) %s"
+                snprintf(buf,512,"Preselected: %s.%s.%s (%f %s, %f %s, %f %s)"
                                 ,documentName.getValue().getString()
                                 ,objectName.getValue().getString()
                                 ,subElementName.getValue().getString()
-                                ,pts[0].first
-                                ,pts[1].first
-                                ,pts[2].first
-                                ,pts[0].second.c_str());
+                                ,pts[0].first, pts[0].second.c_str()
+                                ,pts[1].first, pts[1].second.c_str()
+                                ,pts[2].first, pts[2].second.c_str());
                 
                 getMainWindow()->showMessage(QString::fromLatin1(buf));
             }
diff --git a/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp
index 089da773f783..a098e6bc1aeb 100644
--- a/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/SoFCUnifiedSelection.cpp
@@ -488,9 +488,11 @@ bool SoFCUnifiedSelection::setHighlight(SoFullPath *path, const SoDetail *det,
         static char buf[513];
 
         auto pts = schemaTranslatePoint(x, y, z, 1e-7);
-        snprintf(buf,512,"Preselected: %s.%s.%s (%f, %f, %f) %s"
+        snprintf(buf,512,"Preselected: %s.%s.%s (%f %s, %f %s, %f %s)"
                 ,docname,objname,element
-                ,pts[0].first,pts[1].first,pts[2].first,pts[0].second.c_str());
+                ,pts[0].first,pts[0].second.c_str()
+                ,pts[1].first,pts[1].second.c_str()
+                ,pts[2].first,pts[2].second.c_str());
 
         getMainWindow()->showMessage(QString::fromLatin1(buf));