diff --git a/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts b/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts
index 378ca1e67..e73fe8c5b 100644
--- a/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts
+++ b/src/clientSideScene/sceneEntities.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ export const CIRCLE_CENTER_HANDLE = 'circle-center-handle'
 export const SEGMENT_WIDTH_PX = 1.6
 export const HIDE_SEGMENT_LENGTH = 75 // in pixels
 export const HIDE_HOVER_SEGMENT_LENGTH = 60 // in pixels
+export const SEGMENT_BODIES = [
+  STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
+  TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
+  CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
+]
+export const SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START = [
+  ...SEGMENT_BODIES,
+  PROFILE_START,
+]
 
 type Vec3Array = [number, number, number]
 
@@ -1264,12 +1273,7 @@ export class SceneEntities {
       ? new Vector2(profileStart.position.x, profileStart.position.y)
       : _intersection2d
 
-    const group = getParentGroup(object, [
-      STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-      TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-      PROFILE_START,
-      CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-    ])
+    const group = getParentGroup(object, SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START)
     const subGroup = getParentGroup(object, [ARROWHEAD, CIRCLE_CENTER_HANDLE])
     if (!group) return
     const pathToNode: PathToNode = structuredClone(group.userData.pathToNode)
@@ -1917,12 +1921,10 @@ export class SceneEntities {
           mat.color.set(obj.userData.baseColor)
           mat.color.offsetHSL(0, 0, 0.5)
         }
-        const parent = getParentGroup(selected, [
-          STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-          TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-          CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-          PROFILE_START,
-        ])
+        const parent = getParentGroup(
+          selected,
+          SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START
+        )
         if (parent?.userData?.pathToNode) {
           const updatedAst = parse(recast(kclManager.ast))
           if (trap(updatedAst)) return
@@ -1983,12 +1985,10 @@ export class SceneEntities {
       },
       onMouseLeave: ({ selected, ...rest }: OnMouseEnterLeaveArgs) => {
         editorManager.setHighlightRange([[0, 0]])
-        const parent = getParentGroup(selected, [
-          STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-          TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-          CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-          PROFILE_START,
-        ])
+        const parent = getParentGroup(
+          selected,
+          SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START
+        )
         if (parent) {
           const orthoFactor = orthoScale(sceneInfra.camControls.camera)
 
@@ -2184,11 +2184,7 @@ function prepareTruncatedMemoryAndAst(
 
 export function getParentGroup(
   object: any,
-  stopAt: string[] = [
-    STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-    TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-    CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-  ]
+  stopAt: string[] = SEGMENT_BODIES
 ): Group | null {
   if (stopAt.includes(object?.userData?.type)) {
     return object
@@ -2235,11 +2231,7 @@ function colorSegment(object: any, color: number) {
     })
     return
   }
-  const straightSegmentBody = getParentGroup(object, [
-    STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-    TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-    CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-  ])
+  const straightSegmentBody = getParentGroup(object, SEGMENT_BODIES)
   if (straightSegmentBody) {
     straightSegmentBody.traverse((child) => {
       if (child instanceof Mesh && !child.userData.ignoreColorChange) {
diff --git a/src/components/ModelingMachineProvider.tsx b/src/components/ModelingMachineProvider.tsx
index 71c3dbd43..d2ebadfa4 100644
--- a/src/components/ModelingMachineProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ModelingMachineProvider.tsx
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@ import { applyConstraintAbsDistance } from './Toolbar/SetAbsDistance'
 import useStateMachineCommands from 'hooks/useStateMachineCommands'
 import { modelingMachineCommandConfig } from 'lib/commandBarConfigs/modelingCommandConfig'
 import {
-  CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-  STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-  TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
+  SEGMENT_BODIES,
   getParentGroup,
   getSketchOrientationDetails,
 } from 'clientSideScene/sceneEntities'
@@ -169,11 +167,7 @@ export const ModelingMachineProvider = ({
           if (event.type !== 'Set mouse state') return {}
           const nextSegmentHoverMap = () => {
             if (event.data.type === 'isHovering') {
-              const parent = getParentGroup(event.data.on, [
-                STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-                TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-                CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-              ])
+              const parent = getParentGroup(event.data.on, SEGMENT_BODIES)
               const pathToNode = parent?.userData?.pathToNode
               const pathToNodeString = JSON.stringify(pathToNode)
               if (!parent || !pathToNode) return context.segmentHoverMap
@@ -189,11 +183,10 @@ export const ModelingMachineProvider = ({
               event.data.type === 'idle' &&
               context.mouseState.type === 'isHovering'
             ) {
-              const mouseOnParent = getParentGroup(context.mouseState.on, [
-                STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-                TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-                CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-              ])
+              const mouseOnParent = getParentGroup(
+                context.mouseState.on,
+                SEGMENT_BODIES
+              )
               if (!mouseOnParent || !mouseOnParent?.userData?.pathToNode)
                 return context.segmentHoverMap
               const pathToNodeString = JSON.stringify(
diff --git a/src/lib/selections.ts b/src/lib/selections.ts
index a984d3625..d15a8a3ec 100644
--- a/src/lib/selections.ts
+++ b/src/lib/selections.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ import {
 } from 'lang/queryAst'
 import { CommandArgument } from './commandTypes'
 import {
-  STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-  TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
   getParentGroup,
-  PROFILE_START,
-  CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
+  SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START,
 } from 'clientSideScene/sceneEntities'
 import { Mesh, Object3D, Object3DEventMap } from 'three'
 import { AXIS_GROUP, X_AXIS } from 'clientSideScene/sceneInfra'
@@ -163,12 +160,7 @@ export async function getEventForSelectWithPoint({
 export function getEventForSegmentSelection(
   obj: Object3D<Object3DEventMap>
 ): ModelingMachineEvent | null {
-  const group = getParentGroup(obj, [
-    STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-    TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-    CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-    PROFILE_START,
-  ])
+  const group = getParentGroup(obj, SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START)
   const axisGroup = getParentGroup(obj, [AXIS_GROUP])
   if (!group && !axisGroup) return null
   if (axisGroup?.userData.type === AXIS_GROUP) {
@@ -305,15 +297,7 @@ function updateSceneObjectColors(codeBasedSelections: Selection[]) {
   const updated = kclManager.ast
 
   Object.values(sceneEntitiesManager.activeSegments).forEach((segmentGroup) => {
-    if (
-      ![
-        STRAIGHT_SEGMENT,
-        TANGENTIAL_ARC_TO_SEGMENT,
-        PROFILE_START,
-        CIRCLE_SEGMENT,
-      ].includes(segmentGroup?.name)
-    )
-      return
+    if (!SEGMENT_BODIES_PLUS_PROFILE_START.includes(segmentGroup?.name)) return
     const nodeMeta = getNodeFromPath<CallExpression>(
       updated,
       segmentGroup.userData.pathToNode,