diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.cpp b/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.cpp
index 01e20981..fe0c8bd0 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.cpp
@@ -1703,11 +1703,14 @@ Solid2d & Solid2d :: Move( Vec<2> v )
   return Transform( [v](Point<2> p) -> Point<2> { return p+v; } );
 }
 
-Solid2d & Solid2d :: Scale( double sx, double sy )
+Solid2d & Solid2d :: Scale( double s )
 {
-  if(sy==0.0)
-      sy=sx;
-  return Transform( [sx,sy](Point<2> p) -> Point<2> { return{p[0]*sx, p[1]*sy}; } );
+  return Transform( [s](Point<2> p) -> Point<2> { return{p[0]*s, p[1]*s}; } );
+}
+
+Solid2d & Solid2d :: Scale( Vec<2> s )
+{
+  return Transform( [s](Point<2> p) -> Point<2> { return{p[0]*s[0], p[1]*s[1]}; } );
 }
 
 Solid2d & Solid2d :: RotateRad( double ang, Point<2> center )
@@ -1720,8 +1723,8 @@ Solid2d & Solid2d :: RotateRad( double ang, Point<2> center )
           p -= c;
           double x = p[0];
           double y = p[1];
-          p[0] = cosa*x+sina*y;
-          p[1] = -sina*x+cosa*y;
+          p[0] = cosa*x-sina*y;
+          p[1] = sina*x+cosa*y;
           p += c;
           return p;
       } );
diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.hpp b/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.hpp
index 42c44a89..afc1e654 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/csg2d.hpp
@@ -678,11 +678,12 @@ struct Solid2d
     }
 
   Solid2d & Move( Vec<2> v );
-  Solid2d & Scale( double sx, double sy=0.0 );
+  Solid2d & Scale( double s );
+  Solid2d & Scale( Vec<2> s );
   Solid2d & RotateRad( double ang, Point<2> center = {0,0} );
   Solid2d & RotateDeg( double ang, Point<2> center = {0,0} )
     {
-      return RotateRad( ang/180.*M_PI );
+      return RotateRad( ang/180.*M_PI, center );
     }
 
   Solid2d & BC(string bc)
diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp b/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp
index b8f5a871..03f57398 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp
@@ -414,16 +414,9 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportGeom2d(py::module &m)
 
     .def("Copy", [](Solid2d & self) -> Solid2d { return self; })
     .def("Move", &Solid2d::Move)
-    .def("Scale", &Solid2d::Scale)
-    .def("Rotate", [](Solid2d & self, optional<double> rad, optional<double> deg, Point<2> center )
-        {
-          if(rad)
-            self.RotateRad(*rad, center);
-          if(deg)
-            self.RotateDeg(*deg, center);
-          return self;
-        }, py::arg("rad")=nullopt, py::arg("deg")=nullopt, py::arg("center")=Point<2>{0,0})
-
+    .def("Scale", static_cast<Solid2d& (Solid2d::*)(double)>(&Solid2d::Scale))
+    .def("Scale", static_cast<Solid2d& (Solid2d::*)(Vec<2>)>(&Solid2d::Scale))
+    .def("Rotate", &Solid2d::RotateDeg, py::arg("angle"), py::arg("center")=Point<2>{0,0})
     ;
   
 
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
index c1cbb0c5..968c4cd7 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing(py::module &m)
 
   py::class_<Vec<2>> (m, "Vec2d")
     .def(py::init<double,double>())
+    .def(py::init( [] (std::pair<double,double> xy)
+            {
+                return Vec<2>{xy.first, xy.second};
+            }))
     .def ("__str__", &ToString<Vec<3>>)
     .def(py::self==py::self)
     .def(py::self+py::self)
@@ -223,6 +227,8 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing(py::module &m)
     .def("__len__", [](Vec<2>& /*unused*/) { return 2; })
     ;
 
+  py::implicitly_convertible<py::tuple, Vec<2>>();
+
   py::class_<Vec<3>> (m, "Vec3d")
     .def(py::init<double,double,double>())
     .def(py::init([](py::tuple v)