diff --git a/libsrc/occ/occ_utils.hpp b/libsrc/occ/occ_utils.hpp
index 42d92e6b..36a2f3d9 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/occ_utils.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/occ_utils.hpp
@@ -317,6 +317,6 @@ namespace netgen
   {
     return Properties(shape).Mass();
   }
-
+  
 }
 #endif // FILE_OCC_UTILS_INCLUDED
diff --git a/libsrc/occ/python_occ_basic.cpp b/libsrc/occ/python_occ_basic.cpp
index d84e78d1..5f2482bc 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/python_occ_basic.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/python_occ_basic.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNgOCCBasic(py::module &m)
         return str.str();
       })
     ;
+
+
+  py::class_<gp_Mat>(m, "gp_Mat", "3d OCC matrix")
+    .def("__getitem__", [](const gp_Mat& mat, tuple<int,int> index)
+    { return mat.Row(get<0>(index)+1).Coord(get<1>(index)+1); })
+    ;
   
   py::class_<gp_Ax1>(m, "Axis", "an OCC axis in 3d") 
     .def(py::init([](gp_Pnt p, gp_Dir d) {
diff --git a/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp b/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp
index 0fb7c51e..2be43ca3 100644
--- a/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/occ/python_occ_shapes.cpp
@@ -740,6 +740,10 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNgOCCShapes(py::module &m)
            return Mass(shape);
       }, "returns mass of shape, what is length, face, or volume")
 
+    .def_property_readonly("inertia", [](const TopoDS_Shape & shape) {
+           return Properties(shape).MatrixOfInertia();           
+      }, "returns matrix of inertia of shape")
+    
     .def("Move", [](const TopoDS_Shape & shape, const gp_Vec v)
          {
            // which one to choose ?