diff --git a/libs_required/MeshTools/MeshSelectionT.hh b/libs_required/MeshTools/MeshSelectionT.hh
index ee2fc3d35e8e28055446f22fad2425ddd224ad63..a070748c45910129abb10d533bb931aa9b7862f8 100644
--- a/libs_required/MeshTools/MeshSelectionT.hh
+++ b/libs_required/MeshTools/MeshSelectionT.hh
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 //== INCLUDES =================================================================
 
+#include <OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/Handles.hh>
 #include <vector>
 
 //== FORWARDDECLARATIONS ======================================================
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ namespace MeshSelection {
 
 //== DEFINITIONS ==============================================================
 
+
 //===========================================================================
 /** @name Vertex Selection
 * @{ */
@@ -78,12 +80,24 @@ namespace MeshSelection {
 
 /** \brief Select given vertices of a mesh
  *   @param _mesh      Mesh to work on
- *   @param _vertices  Vertex index to select
+ *   @param _vertices  Vertex indices to select
  */
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline
 void selectVertices(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _vertices);
 
+/** \brief Select given vertices of a mesh
+ *   Same as selectVertices
+ *   @param _mesh      Mesh to work on
+ *   @param _vertices  Vertex index to select
+ */
+template< typename MeshT >
+inline
+void selectElements(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _vertices, OpenMesh::VertexHandle /*_tag*/)
+{
+  selectVertices(_mesh, _vertices);
+}
+
 
 /** \brief Unselect given vertices of a mesh
  *   @param _mesh      Mesh to work on
@@ -293,11 +307,29 @@ std::vector< int > getArea(MeshT* _mesh, unsigned int _type , bool& _invert);
 * @{ */
 //===========================================================================
 
-/// Select given edges of a mesh
+/** \brief Select given edges of a mesh
+ * @param _mesh Mesh to work on
+ * @param _edges Edge indices to select
+ * @param _dihedral_angle_threshold If mesh has normals, dihedral angle must be greator than or equal to this threshold in order to be selected
+ */
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline
 void selectEdges(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _edges, const double _dihedral_angle_threshold = 0.0);
 
+
+/** \brief Select given edges of a mesh
+ *   Same as selectEdges
+ * @param _mesh Mesh to work on
+ * @param _edges Edge indices to select
+ * @param _dihedral_angle_threshold If mesh has normals, dihedral angle must be greator than or equal to this threshold in order to be selected
+ */
+template< typename MeshT >
+inline
+void selectElements(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _edges, OpenMesh::EdgeHandle /*_tag*/)
+{
+  selectEdges(_mesh, _edges);
+}
+
 /// Unselect given edges of a mesh
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline
@@ -409,11 +441,26 @@ void clearFeatureEdges(MeshT* _mesh);
 * @{ */
 //===========================================================================
 
-/// Select given edges of a mesh
+/** \brief Select given halfedges of a mesh
+ * @param _mesh Mesh to work on
+ * @param _halfedges face indices to select
+ */
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline
 void selectHalfedges(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _halfedges);
 
+/** \brief Select given halfedges of a mesh
+ *   Same as selectHalfedges
+ * @param _mesh Mesh to work on
+ * @param _halfedges halfedge indices to select
+ */
+template< typename MeshT >
+inline
+void selectElements(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _halfedges, OpenMesh::HalfedgeHandle /*_tag*/)
+{
+  selectHalfedges(_mesh, _halfedges);
+}
+
 /// Unselect given edges of a mesh
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline
@@ -470,11 +517,26 @@ void convertHalfedgeToFaceSelection(MeshT* _mesh);
 * @{ */
 //===========================================================================
 
-/// Select given faces of a mesh
+/** \brief Select given faces of a mesh
+ * @param _mesh Mesh to work on
+ * @param _faces face indices to select
+ */
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline
 void selectFaces(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _faces );
 
+/** \brief Select given faces of a mesh
+ *   Same as selectFaces
+ * @param _mesh Mesh to work on
+ * @param _faces face indices to select
+ */
+template< typename MeshT >
+inline
+void selectElements(MeshT* _mesh, const std::vector< int >& _faces, OpenMesh::FaceHandle /*_tag*/)
+{
+  selectFaces(_mesh, _faces);
+}
+
 /// Unselect given faces of a mesh
 template< typename MeshT >
 inline