diff --git a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
index 2a340281..58d957f0 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/nginterface.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <meshing.hpp>
 #include <csg.hpp>
-
+#include <geometry2d.hpp>
 
 #ifdef SOCKETS
 #include "../sockets/sockets.hpp"
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 namespace netgen
 {
   DLL_HEADER MeshingParameters mparam;
+
+  /** Force linking of geom2d library (for SplineGeometryRegister)**/
+  SplineGeometry2d dummy_2dgeom; 
 }
 
 static std::thread meshingthread;
@@ -118,116 +121,154 @@ void Ng_LoadMeshFromStream ( istream & input )
 
 void Ng_LoadMesh (const char * filename)
 {
-  {
-      ifstream infile(filename);
-      if(!infile.good())
-          throw NgException(string("Error opening file ") + filename);
-  }
 #ifdef PARALLEL
   MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &ntasks);
   MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &id);
-
-  if (id == 0)
-    {
 #endif
-      if ( string(filename).find(".vol") == string::npos )
-        /*
-      if ( (strlen (filename) > 4) &&
-	   strcmp (filename + (strlen (filename)-4), ".vol") != 0 )
-        */
-	{
-	  mesh.reset (new Mesh());
-	  ReadFile(*mesh,filename);
-	  
-	  //mesh->SetGlobalH (mparam.maxh);
-	  //mesh->CalcLocalH();
-	  return;
-	}
 
-      string fn(filename);
+  {
+    ifstream infile(filename);
+    if(!infile.good())
+      throw NgException(string("Error opening file ") + filename);
+  }
 
-      istream * infile;
-      if (fn.substr (fn.length()-3, 3) == ".gz")
-        infile = new igzstream (filename);
-      else
-        infile = new ifstream (filename);
-
-      Ng_LoadMeshFromStream(*infile);
-      delete infile;
-      
+  if ( string(filename).find(".vol") == string::npos )
+    {
 #ifdef PARALLEL
-      if (ntasks > 1)
-	{
-
-	  char * weightsfilename = new char [strlen(filename)+1];
-	  strcpy (weightsfilename, filename);            
-	  weightsfilename[strlen (weightsfilename)-3] = 'w';
-	  weightsfilename[strlen (weightsfilename)-2] = 'e';
-	  weightsfilename[strlen (weightsfilename)-1] = 'i';
-
-	  ifstream weightsfile(weightsfilename);      
-	  delete [] weightsfilename;  
-	  
-	  if (!(weightsfile.good()))
-	    {
-	      // cout << "regular distribute" << endl;
-	      mesh -> Distribute();
-	    }
-	  else
-	    {
-	      char str[20];   
-	      bool endfile = false;
-	      int n, dummy;
-	      
-	      Array<int> segment_weights;
-	      Array<int> surface_weights;
-	      Array<int> volume_weights;
-	      
-	      while (weightsfile.good() && !endfile)
-		{
-		  weightsfile >> str;
-		  
-		  if (strcmp (str, "edgeweights") == 0)
-		    {
-		      weightsfile >> n;
-		      segment_weights.SetSize(n);
-		      for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
-			weightsfile >> dummy >> segment_weights[i];
-		    }
-		  
-		  if (strcmp (str, "surfaceweights") == 0)
-		    {
-		      weightsfile >> n;
-		      surface_weights.SetSize(n);
-		      for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
-			weightsfile >> dummy >> surface_weights[i];
-		    }
-		  
-		  if (strcmp (str, "volumeweights") == 0)
-		    {
-		      weightsfile >> n;
-		      volume_weights.SetSize(n);
-		      for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
-			weightsfile >> dummy >> volume_weights[i];
-		    }
-		  
-		  if (strcmp (str, "endfile") == 0)
-		    endfile = true;  
-		}     
-	      
-	      mesh -> Distribute(volume_weights, surface_weights, segment_weights);
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      mesh.reset (new Mesh());
-//       vssolution.SetMesh(mesh);
-//       vsmesh.SetMesh(mesh);
-      SetGlobalMesh (mesh);
-      mesh->SendRecvMesh();
-    }
+      if(ntasks>1)
+	throw NgException("Not sure what to do with this?? Does this work with MPI??");
 #endif
+      mesh.reset (new Mesh());
+      ReadFile(*mesh,filename);
+      //mesh->SetGlobalH (mparam.maxh);
+      //mesh->CalcLocalH();
+      return;
+    }
+
+  istream * infile;
+  char* buf; // for distributing geometry!
+  int strs;
+
+  #ifdef PARALLEL
+  if( id == 0) {
+  #endif
+
+    string fn(filename);
+    if (fn.substr (fn.length()-3, 3) == ".gz")
+      infile = new igzstream (filename);
+    else
+      infile = new ifstream (filename);
+    mesh.reset (new Mesh());
+    mesh -> Load(*infile);
+
+    // make string from rest of file (for geometry info!)
+    if(!ng_geometry) {
+      stringstream geom_part;
+      geom_part << infile->rdbuf();
+      string geom_part_string = geom_part.str();
+      strs = geom_part_string.size();
+      buf = new char[strs];
+      memcpy(buf, geom_part_string.c_str(), strs*sizeof(char));
+    }
+    delete infile;
+
+#ifdef PARALLEL
+    if (ntasks > 1)
+      {
+
+	char * weightsfilename = new char [strlen(filename)+1];
+	strcpy (weightsfilename, filename);            
+	weightsfilename[strlen (weightsfilename)-3] = 'w';
+	weightsfilename[strlen (weightsfilename)-2] = 'e';
+	weightsfilename[strlen (weightsfilename)-1] = 'i';
+
+	ifstream weightsfile(weightsfilename);      
+	delete [] weightsfilename;  
+	  
+	if (!(weightsfile.good()))
+	  {
+	    // cout << "regular distribute" << endl;
+	    mesh -> Distribute();
+	  }
+	else
+	  {
+	    char str[20];   
+	    bool endfile = false;
+	    int n, dummy;
+	      
+	    Array<int> segment_weights;
+	    Array<int> surface_weights;
+	    Array<int> volume_weights;
+	      
+	    while (weightsfile.good() && !endfile)
+	      {
+		weightsfile >> str;
+		  
+		if (strcmp (str, "edgeweights") == 0)
+		  {
+		    weightsfile >> n;
+		    segment_weights.SetSize(n);
+		    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		      weightsfile >> dummy >> segment_weights[i];
+		  }
+		  
+		if (strcmp (str, "surfaceweights") == 0)
+		  {
+		    weightsfile >> n;
+		    surface_weights.SetSize(n);
+		    for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
+		      weightsfile >> dummy >> surface_weights[i];
+		  }
+		  
+		if (strcmp (str, "volumeweights") == 0)
+		  {
+		    weightsfile >> n;
+		    volume_weights.SetSize(n);
+		    for (int i=0; i<n; i++)
+		      weightsfile >> dummy >> volume_weights[i];
+		  }
+		  
+		if (strcmp (str, "endfile") == 0)
+		  endfile = true;  
+	      }     
+	      
+	    mesh -> Distribute(volume_weights, surface_weights, segment_weights);
+	  }
+      } // ntasks>1 end
+  } // id==0 end
+  else {
+    mesh.reset (new Mesh());
+    SetGlobalMesh (mesh);
+    mesh->SendRecvMesh();
+  }
+
+  if(!ng_geometry && ntasks>1) {
+    /** Scatter the geometry-string **/
+    MPI_Bcast(&strs, 1, MPI_INT, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD); 
+    if(id!=0) buf = new char[strs];
+    MPI_Bcast(buf, strs, MPI_CHAR, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+  }
+#endif
+
+  if(!ng_geometry) {
+    infile = new istringstream(string((const char*)buf, (size_t)strs));
+    delete[] buf;
+    for (int i = 0; i < geometryregister.Size(); i++)
+      {
+	NetgenGeometry * hgeom = geometryregister[i]->LoadFromMeshFile (*infile);
+	if (hgeom)
+	  {
+	    ng_geometry.reset (hgeom);
+	    mesh->SetGeometry(ng_geometry);
+	    break;
+	  }
+      }
+  }
+  /** Dummy Geometry if we still could not find any geometry info! **/
+  // if (!ng_geometry)
+  //   ng_geometry = make_shared<NetgenGeometry>();
+  if(ng_geometry)
+    mesh->SetGeometry(ng_geometry);
 }
 
 void Ng_LoadMeshFromString (const char * mesh_as_string)