+//================================================================================
+/*!
+* \brief Replaces a shape in the mesh
+*/
+//================================================================================
+void SMESH_Mesh_i::ReplaceShape(GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theNewGeom)
+ throw (SALOME::SALOME_Exception)
+{
+ TopoDS_Shape S = _impl->GetMeshDS()->ShapeToMesh();
+ GEOM_Client* geomClient = _gen_i->GetShapeReader();
+ TCollection_AsciiString aIOR;
+ if (geomClient->Find(S, aIOR)) {
+ geomClient->RemoveShapeFromBuffer(aIOR);
+ }
+ _impl->UndefShapeToMesh();
+ SetShape(theNewGeom);
+}
+