Code would still create an object (without setting up materials), code for removing unused material slots would then freeze. Now return/cancel early in case of empty selection. This came up in T88269 [which is still not fully fixed, transforming curve edit points clear their GP_STROKE_SELECT flag which now results in the early exit, should be looked at separately] Maniphest Tasks: T88269 Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D11252