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title: "Visualization of the active selection mode"
slug: "visualisierung-des-aktiven-selektionsmodus"
tags: ["woodWOP"]
updated: 2026-08-13T11:46:50Z
published: 2026-08-13T11:46:50Z
canonical: "docs.homag.cloud/visualisierung-des-aktiven-selektionsmodus"
---

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# Visualization of the active selection mode

An additional icon on the mouse cursor makes it easier to find your way around and avoids operating errors

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New operating aid: Visualization of the active selection mode

An additional, context-dependent icon on the mouse cursor indicates the active selection mode in woodWOP 8.0.

## The advantages of visualizing the active selection mode at a glance:

- Better orientation
- Better user guidance
- Safer operation of the core function Select start and end point

  

**woodWOP** is HOMAG's graphical CNC programming software for woodworking machines. It enables easy creation, editing, and optimization of machining programs through an intuitive user interface, and supports both standard and parametric CNC programming for flexible manufacturing processes.