diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
index e785ec809b6..9d8feb2583b 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
@@ -307,10 +307,10 @@ typedef struct TimeMarker {
 } TimeMarker;
 
 typedef struct ToolSettings {
-	// Subdivide Settings
+	/* Subdivide Settings */
 	short cornertype;
 	short editbutflag;
-	// Extrude Tools
+	/* Extrude Tools */
 	short degr; 
 	short step;
 	short turn; 
@@ -320,15 +320,15 @@ typedef struct ToolSettings {
 	float extr_offs; 
 	float doublimit;
 	
-	// Primitive Settings
-	// UV Sphere
+	/* Primitive Settings */
+	/* UV Sphere */
 	short segments;
 	short rings;
 	
-	// Cylinder - Tube - Circle
+	/* Cylinder - Tube - Circle */
 	short vertices;
 
-	// UV Calculation
+	/* UV Calculation */
 	short unwrapper;
 	float uvcalc_radius;
 	float uvcalc_cubesize;
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ typedef struct ToolSettings {
 	short uvcalc_flag;
 
 	short pad2;
+	
+	/* Select Group Threshold */
+	float select_thresh;
+
 } ToolSettings;
 
 typedef struct Scene {
diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c b/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c
index f96954786dc..2b9a7d78a39 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons_editing.c
@@ -3382,45 +3382,46 @@ static void editing_panel_mesh_tools(Object *ob, Mesh *me)
 
 	uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
 	//uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_AUTOFGON, 0, "FGon",		    10,195,30,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes 'Subdivide' To create FGon on inner edges where possible");
-	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_BEAUTY, 0, "Beauty",		    10,195,40,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes 'Subdivide' to split faces in halves instead of quarters using long edges unless 'Short' is selected");
-	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_BEAUTY_SHORT, 0, "Short",		    50,195,40,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "If Beauty is set, 'Subdivide' splits faces in halves using short edges");
+	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_BEAUTY, 0, "Beauty",		    10,195,53,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Causes 'Subdivide' to split faces in halves instead of quarters using long edges unless 'Short' is selected");
+	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_BEAUTY_SHORT, 0, "Short",		    63,195,52,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "If Beauty is set, 'Subdivide' splits faces in halves using short edges");
 
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SUBDIV,"Subdivide",		90,195,80,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Splits selected faces into halves or quarters");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SUBDIV,"Subdivide",		115,195,105,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Splits selected faces into halves or quarters");
 
 	uiDefButS(block, MENU, B_DIFF, "Corner Cut Type %t|Path %x0|Innervert %x1|Fan %x2", 
-												170, 195, 85, 19, &G.scene->toolsettings->cornertype , 0, 0, 0, 0, "Choose Quad Corner Cut Type");	
+												220, 195, 105, 19, &G.scene->toolsettings->cornertype , 0, 0, 0, 0, "Choose Quad Corner Cut Type");	
 
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_VERTEXNOISE,"Noise",		10,175,60,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Use vertex coordinate as texture coordinate");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_HASH,"Hash",				70,175,60,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Randomizes selected vertex sequence data");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_XSORT,"Xsort",			130,175,60,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Sorts selected vertex data in the X direction");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_FRACSUBDIV, "Fractal",	190,175,65,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Subdivides selected faces with a random factor");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_VERTEXNOISE,"Noise",		10,175,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Use vertex coordinate as texture coordinate");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_HASH,"Hash",				88,175,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Randomizes selected vertex sequence data");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_XSORT,"Xsort",			166,175,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Sorts selected vertex data in the X direction");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_FRACSUBDIV, "Fractal",	244,175,81,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Subdivides selected faces with a random factor");
 
 
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_TOSPHERE,"To Sphere",		10,155,80,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Moves selected vertices outwards into a spherical shape");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_VERTEXSMOOTH,"Smooth",	90,155,80,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Flattens angles of selected faces");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SPLIT,"Split",			170,155,85,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Splits selected vertices to separate sub-mesh");
-
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_FLIPNORM,"Flip Normals",	10,135,80,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Toggles the direction of the selected face's normals");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_REMDOUB,"Rem Doubles",	90,135,80,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Removes duplicates from selected vertices");
-	uiDefButF(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Limit:",			170,135,85,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->doublimit, 0.0001, 1.0, 10, 0, "Specifies the max distance 'Rem Doubles' will consider vertices as 'doubled'");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_TOSPHERE,"To Sphere",		10,155,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Moves selected vertices outwards into a spherical shape");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_VERTEXSMOOTH,"Smooth",	88,155,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Flattens angles of selected faces");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SPLIT,"Split",			166,155,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Splits selected vertices to separate sub-mesh");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_FLIPNORM,"Flip Normals",	244,155,81,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Toggles the direction of the selected face's normals");
+	
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_REMDOUB,"Rem Doubles",	10,135,78,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Removes duplicates from selected vertices");
+	uiDefButF(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Limit:",			88,135,117,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->doublimit, 0.0001, 1.0, 10, 0, "Specifies the max distance 'Rem Doubles' will consider vertices as 'doubled'");
+	uiDefButF(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Threshold:",			205,135,120,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->select_thresh, 0.0001, 1.0, 10, 0, "Tolerence for the 'Select Group' tool (Shift+G).");
 	uiBlockEndAlign(block);
 
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_EXTR,"Extrude",			10,105,245,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Converts selected edges to faces and selects the new vertices");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_EXTR,"Extrude",			10,105,315,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Converts selected edges to faces and selects the new vertices");
 
 	uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SCREW,"Screw",			10,75,80,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Activates the screw tool");  // Bish - This could use some more definition
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SPIN, "Spin",				90,75,80,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Extrudes the selected vertices in a circle around the cursor in the indicated viewport");
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SPINDUP,"Spin Dup",		170,75,85,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Creates copies of the selected vertices in a circle around the cursor in the indicated viewport");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SCREW,"Screw",			10,75,100,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Activates the screw tool");  // Bish - This could use some more definition
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SPIN, "Spin",				110,75,100,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Extrudes the selected vertices in a circle around the cursor in the indicated viewport");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_SPINDUP,"Spin Dup",		210,75,115,24, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Creates copies of the selected vertices in a circle around the cursor in the indicated viewport");
 
-	uiDefButS(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Degr:",			10,55,80,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->degr,10.0,360.0, 0, 0, "Specifies the number of degrees 'Spin' revolves");
-	uiDefButS(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Steps:",			90,55,80,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->step,1.0,180.0, 0, 0, "Specifies the total number of 'Spin' slices");
-	uiDefButS(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Turns:",			170,55,85,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->turn,1.0,360.0, 0, 0, "Specifies the number of revolutions the screw turns");
-	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_KEEPORIG, B_DIFF, "Keep Original",10,35,160,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Keeps a copy of the original vertices and faces after executing tools");
-	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_CLOCKWISE, B_DIFF, "Clockwise",	170,35,85,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Specifies the direction for 'Screw' and 'Spin'");
+	uiDefButS(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Degr:",			10,55,100,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->degr,10.0,360.0, 0, 0, "Specifies the number of degrees 'Spin' revolves");
+	uiDefButS(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Steps:",			110,55,100,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->step,1.0,180.0, 0, 0, "Specifies the total number of 'Spin' slices");
+	uiDefButS(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Turns:",			210,55,115,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->turn,1.0,360.0, 0, 0, "Specifies the number of revolutions the screw turns");
+	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_KEEPORIG, B_DIFF, "Keep Original",10,35,200,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Keeps a copy of the original vertices and faces after executing tools");
+	uiDefButBitS(block, TOG, B_CLOCKWISE, B_DIFF, "Clockwise",	210,35,115,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->editbutflag, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Specifies the direction for 'Screw' and 'Spin'");
 
 	uiBlockBeginAlign(block);
-	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_EXTREP, "Extrude Dup",	10,10,120,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Creates copies of the selected vertices in a straight line away from the current viewport");
-	uiDefButF(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Offset:",		130,10,125,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->extr_offs, 0.01, 100.0, 100, 0, "Sets the distance between each copy for 'Extrude Dup'");
+	uiDefBut(block, BUT,B_EXTREP, "Extrude Dup",	10,10,150,19, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, "Creates copies of the selected vertices in a straight line away from the current viewport");
+	uiDefButF(block, NUM, B_DIFF, "Offset:",		160,10,165,19, &G.scene->toolsettings->extr_offs, 0.01, 100.0, 100, 0, "Sets the distance between each copy for 'Extrude Dup'");
 	uiBlockEndAlign(block);
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/src/editmesh_mods.c b/source/blender/src/editmesh_mods.c
index 84738bfbb0f..7e976d2c89a 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/editmesh_mods.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/editmesh_mods.c
@@ -744,6 +744,9 @@ static int unified_findnearest(EditVert **eve, EditEdge **eed, EditFace **efa)
 	return (*eve || *eed || *efa);
 }
 
+/* this as a way to compare the ares, perim  of 2 faces thay will scale to different sizes */
+#define SCALE_CMP(a,b) (a>0 && fabs(b/a-1)<=thresh)
+
 /* ****************  GROUP SELECTS ************** */
 /* selects new faces/edges/verts based on the
  existing selection
@@ -767,7 +770,7 @@ int facegroup_select(short mode)
 	unsigned int deselcount=0; 
 	
 	short ok=0;
-	float thresh=G.scene->toolsettings->doublimit; /* todo. better var for this */
+	float thresh=G.scene->toolsettings->select_thresh;
 	
 	for(efa= em->faces.first; efa; efa= efa->next) {
 		if (!efa->h) {
@@ -824,7 +827,8 @@ int facegroup_select(short mode)
 			} else if (mode==3 || mode==4) { /* same area OR same perimeter, both use the same temp var */
 				for(efa= em->faces.first; efa; efa= efa->next) {
 					if (!(efa->f & SELECT) && !efa->h) {
-						if (fabs(efa->tmp.fp-base_efa->tmp.fp)<=thresh) {
+						if SCALE_CMP(base_efa->tmp.fp, efa->tmp.fp) {
+						
 							EM_select_face(efa, 1);
 							selcount++;
 							deselcount--;
@@ -838,7 +842,7 @@ int facegroup_select(short mode)
 				for(efa= em->faces.first; efa; efa= efa->next) {
 					if (!(efa->f & SELECT) && !efa->h) {
 						angle= VecAngle2(base_efa->n, efa->n);
-						if (angle<=thresh) {
+						if (angle/180.0<=thresh) {
 							EM_select_face(efa, 1);
 							selcount++;
 							deselcount--;
@@ -853,7 +857,7 @@ int facegroup_select(short mode)
 				for(efa= em->faces.first; efa; efa= efa->next) {
 					if (!(efa->f & SELECT) && !efa->h) {
 						angle= VecAngle2(base_efa->n, efa->n);
-						if (angle<=thresh) {
+						if (angle/180.0<=thresh) {
 							dot=Inpf(efa->cent, base_efa->n);
 							if (fabs(base_dot-dot) <= thresh) {
 								EM_select_face(efa, 1);
@@ -895,7 +899,7 @@ int edgegroup_select(short mode)
 	unsigned int deselcount=0;
 	
 	short ok=0;
-	float thresh=G.scene->toolsettings->doublimit; /* todo. better var for this */
+	float thresh=G.scene->toolsettings->select_thresh;
 	
 	for(eed= em->edges.first; eed; eed= eed->next) {
 		if (!eed->h) {
@@ -974,7 +978,7 @@ int edgegroup_select(short mode)
 					if (
 						!(eed->f & SELECT) &&
 						!eed->h &&
-						fabs(base_eed->tmp.fp - eed->tmp.fp) <= thresh
+						SCALE_CMP(base_eed->tmp.fp, eed->tmp.fp)
 					) {
 						EM_select_edge(eed, 1);
 						selcount++;
@@ -994,7 +998,7 @@ int edgegroup_select(short mode)
 						if (angle>90) /* use the smallest angle between the edges */
 							angle= fabs(angle-180.0f);
 						
-						if (angle<=thresh) {
+						if (angle/90.0<=thresh) {
 							EM_select_edge(eed, 1);
 							selcount++;
 							deselcount--;
@@ -1023,7 +1027,7 @@ int edgegroup_select(short mode)
 						!(eed->f & SELECT) &&
 						!eed->h &&
 						eed->f2==2 &&
-						(fabs(base_eed->tmp.fp - eed->tmp.fp) <= thresh)
+						SCALE_CMP(base_eed->tmp.fp, eed->tmp.fp)
 					) {
 						EM_select_edge(eed, 1);
 						selcount++;
@@ -1058,7 +1062,7 @@ int vertgroup_select(short mode)
 	unsigned int deselcount=0;
 	
 	short ok=0;
-	float thresh=G.scene->toolsettings->doublimit; /* todo. better var for this */
+	float thresh=G.scene->toolsettings->select_thresh;
 	
 	for(eve= em->verts.first; eve; eve= eve->next) {
 		if (!eve->h) {
@@ -1100,7 +1104,7 @@ int vertgroup_select(short mode)
 				for(eve= em->verts.first; eve; eve= eve->next) {
 					if (!(eve->f & SELECT) && !eve->h) {
 						angle= VecAngle2(base_eve->no, eve->no);
-						if (angle<=thresh) {
+						if (angle/180.0<=thresh) {
 							eve->f |= SELECT;
 							selcount++;
 							deselcount--;
diff --git a/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c b/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
index 7ca4b4b1a55..f6d65b7affe 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/header_view3d.c
@@ -887,6 +887,9 @@ void do_view3d_select_meshmenu(void *arg, int event)
 		case 20: /* region to loop */
 			region_to_loop();
 			break;
+		case 21: /* Select grouped */
+			select_mesh_group_menu();
+			break;
 	}
 	allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
 }
@@ -933,6 +936,9 @@ static uiBlock *view3d_select_meshmenu(void *arg_unused)
 	uiDefIconTextBut(block, BUTM, 1, ICON_BLANK1, 
 					 "Non-Triangles/Quads|Ctrl Alt Shift 5", 
 					 0, yco-=20, menuwidth, 19, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 1, 13, "");
+	uiDefIconTextBut(block, BUTM, 1, ICON_BLANK1, 
+					 "Group From Selection|Shift G", 
+					 0, yco-=20, menuwidth, 19, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 1, 21, "");
 
 	uiDefBut(block, SEPR, 0, "", 0, yco-=6, 
 			 menuwidth, 6, NULL, 0.0, 0.0, 0, 0, "");
diff --git a/source/blender/src/toolbox.c b/source/blender/src/toolbox.c
index c0700de8ad2..798ca55f5a0 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/toolbox.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/toolbox.c
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ static TBitem tb_mesh_select[]= {
 {	0, "Triangles|Shift Ctrl Alt 3",    11, NULL},
 {	0, "Quads|Shift Ctrl Alt 4",        12, NULL},
 {	0, "Non-Triangles/Quads|Shift Ctrl Alt 5", 13, NULL},
+{	0, "Group From Selection|Shift G", 21, NULL},
 {	0, "SEPR",                          0, NULL},
 {	0, "More|Ctrl NumPad +",            7, NULL},
 {	0, "Less|Ctrl NumPad -",            8, NULL},