diff --git a/libsrc/csg/edgeflw.cpp b/libsrc/csg/edgeflw.cpp
index 9ba3af9f..6afa4957 100644
--- a/libsrc/csg/edgeflw.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/csg/edgeflw.cpp
@@ -1410,7 +1410,6 @@ namespace netgen
 	    seg.surfnr2 = refedges.Get(k).surfnr2;
 	    seg.seginfo = 0;
 	    if (k == 1) seg.seginfo = (refedgesinv.Get(k)) ? 2 : 1;
-	*testout << "add segment at 3" << endl;
 	    mesh.AddSegment (seg);
 	    //(*testout) << "add seg " << mesh[seg.p1] << "-" << mesh[seg.p2] << endl;
 	    //(*testout) << "refedge " << k << " surf1 " << seg.surfnr1 << " surf2 " << seg.surfnr2 << " inv " << refedgesinv.Get(k) << endl;
@@ -1579,7 +1578,6 @@ namespace netgen
 	seg.surfnr2 = refedges.Get(k).surfnr2;
 	seg.seginfo = 0;
 	if (k == 1) seg.seginfo = (refedgesinv.Get(k)) ? 2 : 1;
-	*testout << "add segment at 1" << endl;
 	mesh.AddSegment (seg);
 	//	  (*testout) << "add seg " << seg[0] << "-" << seg[1] << endl;
       }
@@ -1711,7 +1709,6 @@ namespace netgen
 	    seg.surfnr2 = refedges.Get(k).surfnr2;
 	    seg.seginfo = 0;
 	    if (k == 1) seg.seginfo = refedgesinv.Get(k) ? 2 : 1;
-	*testout << "add segment at 2" << endl;
 	    mesh.AddSegment (seg);
 	    //	  (*testout) << "copy seg " << seg[0] << "-" << seg[1] << endl;
 #ifdef DEVELOP
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
index b890399b..2423c03e 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.cpp
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ namespace netgen
 		  {
 		    Segment & seg = LineSegment(i);
 		    if ( seg.cd2i <= n )
-		      seg.SetBCName (cd2names[seg.cd2i-1]);
+		      seg.SetBCName (cd2names[seg.edgenr-1]);
 		    else
 		      seg.SetBCName(0);
 		  }
@@ -1407,7 +1407,9 @@ namespace netgen
                 if(seg.surfnr2 >= 0)  seg.surfnr2 = seg.surfnr2 + max_surfnr;
                 seg[0] = seg[0] +oldnp;
                 seg[1] = seg[1] +oldnp;
+		*testout << "old edgenr: " << seg.edgenr << endl;
                 seg.edgenr = seg.edgenr + oldne;
+		*testout << "new edgenr: " << seg.edgenr << endl;
                 seg.epgeominfo[1].edgenr = seg.epgeominfo[1].edgenr + oldne;
 
                 AddSegment (seg);
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.hpp
index a41b2b33..d09b7c98 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshclass.hpp
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ namespace netgen
     DLL_HEADER void SetCD2Name (int cd2nr, const string & abcname);
 
     const string & GetCD2Name (int cd2nr ) const;
+    size_t GetNCD2Names() const { return cd2names.Size(); }
 
     string * GetBCNamePtr (int bcnr) const
     { return bcnr < bcnames.Size() ? bcnames[bcnr] : nullptr; }
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp
index 78598a44..80be7fa1 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ namespace netgen
       singular = 0; 
     }
 
+    void Scale(double factor) { *testout << "before: " << x[0] << endl; x[0] *= factor; x[1] *= factor; x[2] *= factor; *testout << "after: " << x[0] << endl;}
+
     int GetLayer() const { return layer; }
 
     POINTTYPE Type() const { return type; }
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
index eb14c78d..fd6a8c37 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/python_mesh.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
                                  tmp->surfnr1 = bp::extract<int>(surfaces[0]);
                                  tmp->surfnr2 = bp::extract<int>(surfaces[1]);
                                }
+			     tmp->edgenr = index;
                              return tmp;
                            }),
           bp::default_call_policies(),      
@@ -242,6 +243,10 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
                                      li.append (self.surfnr2);
                                      return li;
                                    }))
+    .add_property("index", FunctionPointer([](const Segment &self) -> size_t
+		  {
+		    return self.edgenr;
+		  }))
     ;
 
 
@@ -465,6 +470,11 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
     .def ("SetMaterial", &Mesh::SetMaterial)
     .def ("GetMaterial", FunctionPointer([](Mesh & self, int domnr)
                                          { return string(self.GetMaterial(domnr)); }))
+
+    .def ("SetCD2Name", &Mesh::SetCD2Name)
+    .def ("GetCD2Name", FunctionPointer([](Mesh & self, int nr) -> string
+					{ return self.GetCD2Name(nr); }))
+    .def ("GetNCD2Names", &Mesh::GetNCD2Names)
  
     .def ("GenerateVolumeMesh", FunctionPointer
           ([](Mesh & self)
@@ -564,6 +574,12 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportNetgenMeshing()
              GenerateBoundaryLayer (self, blp);
            }
            ))
+
+    .def ("Scale", FunctionPointer([](Mesh & self, double factor)
+				   {
+				     for(auto i = 0; i<self.GetNP();i++)
+				       self.Point(i).Scale(factor);
+				   }))
                                             
     ;