Set up s_edit before writing to it.

src/mged/chgtree.c

@@ -258,10 +258,20 @@ cmd_oed(ClientData clientData, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char *argv[])
     db_dup_full_path(&both, &lhs);
     db_append_full_path(&both, &rhs);
 
-
-    /* Patterned after ill_common() ... */
     illum_gdlp = gdlp;
     illump = BU_LIST_NEXT(bv_scene_obj, &gdlp->dl_head_scene_obj);/* any valid solid would do */
+
+    /* Set up solid edit state */
+    struct ged_bv_data *bdata = (struct ged_bv_data *)illump->s_u_data;
+    s->s_edit = mged_solid_edit_create(&bdata->s_fullpath, s->dbip, &s->tol.tol, view_state->vs_gvp);
+    if (s->s_edit) {
+	Tcl_LinkVar(s->interp, "edit_solid_flag", (char *)&s->s_edit->edit_flag, TCL_LINK_INT);
+	s->s_edit->mv_context = mged_variables->mv_context;
+	s->s_edit->vlfree = &rt_vlfree;
+	mged_sedit_clbk_sync(s->s_edit, s);
+    }
+
+    /* Patterned after ill_common() ... */
     edobj = 0;		/* sanity */
     movedir = 0;		/* No edit modes set */
     MAT_IDN(s->s_edit->model_changes);	/* No changes yet */
@@ -285,16 +295,6 @@ cmd_oed(ClientData clientData, Tcl_Interp *interp, int argc, const char *argv[])
     (void)chg_state(s, ST_O_PICK, ST_O_PATH, "internal change of state");
 
 
-    /* Set up solid edit state */
-    struct ged_bv_data *bdata = (struct ged_bv_data *)illump->s_u_data;
-    s->s_edit = mged_solid_edit_create(&bdata->s_fullpath, s->dbip, &s->tol.tol, view_state->vs_gvp);
-    if (s->s_edit) {
-	Tcl_LinkVar(s->interp, "edit_solid_flag", (char *)&s->s_edit->edit_flag, TCL_LINK_INT);
-	s->s_edit->mv_context = mged_variables->mv_context;
-	s->s_edit->vlfree = &rt_vlfree;
-	mged_sedit_clbk_sync(s->s_edit, s);
-    }
-
     /* Select the matrix */
     struct bu_vls tcl_cmd = BU_VLS_INIT_ZERO;
     bu_vls_printf(&tcl_cmd, "matpick %lu", (long unsigned)lhs.fp_len);