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diff --git a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx
index bd8aff2c4..d3e93c441 100644
--- a/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx
+++ b/src/MEDLoader/MEDFileMeshLL.cxx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2007-2014  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
+// Copyright (C) 2007-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
 //
 // This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 // modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 #include "MEDFileMeshLL.hxx"
 #include "MEDFileMesh.hxx"
 #include "MEDLoaderBase.hxx"
+#include "MEDFileSafeCaller.txx"
 #include "MEDFileMeshReadSelector.hxx"
+#include "MEDFileStructureElement.hxx"
+#include "MEDFileMeshSupport.hxx"
 
 #include "MEDCouplingUMesh.hxx"
 
@@ -29,63 +32,34 @@
 #include "CellModel.hxx"
 
 #include <set>
+#include <iomanip>
 
 extern med_geometry_type typmai[MED_N_CELL_FIXED_GEO];
 extern INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType typmai2[MED_N_CELL_FIXED_GEO];
 extern med_geometry_type typmainoeud[1];
 
-using namespace ParaMEDMEM;
+using namespace MEDCoupling;
 
-MEDFileMeshL2::MEDFileMeshL2():_name(MED_NAME_SIZE),_description(MED_COMMENT_SIZE),_univ_name(MED_LNAME_SIZE),_dt_unit(MED_LNAME_SIZE)
-{
-}
+const char MEDFileMeshL2::ZE_SEP_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS[]="!/__\\!";//important start by - because ord('!')==33 the smallest (!=' ') to preserve orders at most.
 
-std::size_t MEDFileMeshL2::getHeapMemorySizeWithoutChildren() const
-{
-  return 0;
-}
+int MEDFileMeshL2::ZE_SEP2_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS=4;
 
-std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> MEDFileMeshL2::getDirectChildrenWithNull() const
-{
-  return std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *>();
-}
-
-int MEDFileMeshL2::GetMeshIdFromName(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname, ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingMeshType& meshType, int& dt, int& it, std::string& dtunit1)
+std::vector<std::string> MeshCls::getAxisInfoOnMesh(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType& meshType, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType& axType, int& nstep, int& Mdim, MEDFileString& description, MEDFileString& dtunit, MEDFileString& univName) const
 {
   med_mesh_type type_maillage;
-  char maillage_description[MED_COMMENT_SIZE+1];
-  char dtunit[MED_LNAME_SIZE+1];
-  med_int spaceDim,dim;
-  char nommaa[MED_NAME_SIZE+1];
-  med_int n=MEDnMesh(fid);
-  bool found=false;
-  int ret=-1;
+  med_int spaceDim;
   med_sorting_type stype;
-  std::vector<std::string> ms;
-  int nstep;
   med_axis_type axistype;
-  for(int i=0;i<n && !found;i++)
-    {
-      int naxis=MEDmeshnAxis(fid,i+1);
-      INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisname=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE);
-      INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisunit=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE);
-      MEDmeshInfo(fid,i+1,nommaa,&spaceDim,&dim,&type_maillage,maillage_description,dtunit,&stype,&nstep,&axistype,axisname,axisunit);
-      dtunit1=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(dtunit,sizeof(dtunit));
-      std::string cur=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(nommaa,sizeof(nommaa));
-      ms.push_back(cur);
-      if(cur==mname)
-        {
-          found=true;
-          ret=i+1;
-        }
-    }
-  if(!found)
-    {
-      std::ostringstream oss;
-      oss << "No such meshname (" << mname <<  ") in file ! Must be in : ";
-      std::copy(ms.begin(),ms.end(),std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(oss,", "));
-      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(oss.str().c_str());
-    }
+  int naxis(MEDmeshnAxis(fid,getID()));
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> nameTmp(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_NAME_SIZE));
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisname(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE));
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisunit(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE));
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> univTmp(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_LNAME_SIZE));
+  if(MEDmeshInfo(fid,getID(),nameTmp,&spaceDim,&Mdim,&type_maillage,description.getPointer(),dtunit.getPointer(),
+      &stype,&nstep,&axistype,axisname,axisunit)!=0)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("A problem has been detected when trying to get info on mesh !");
+  MEDmeshUniversalNameRd(fid,nameTmp,univName.getPointer());// do not protect  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0 call : Thanks to fra.med.
+  axType=MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisType(axistype);
   switch(type_maillage)
   {
     case MED_UNSTRUCTURED_MESH:
@@ -94,7 +68,7 @@ int MEDFileMeshL2::GetMeshIdFromName(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname, Para
     case MED_STRUCTURED_MESH:
       {
         med_grid_type gt;
-        MEDmeshGridTypeRd(fid,mname.c_str(),&gt);
+        MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshGridTypeRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),&gt));
         switch(gt)
         {
           case MED_CARTESIAN_GRID:
@@ -103,22 +77,28 @@ int MEDFileMeshL2::GetMeshIdFromName(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname, Para
           case MED_CURVILINEAR_GRID:
             meshType=CURVE_LINEAR;
             break;
+        case MED_POLAR_GRID:// this is not a bug. A MED file POLAR_GRID is deal by CARTESIAN MEDLoader
+            meshType=CARTESIAN;
+            break;
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshL2::getMeshIdFromName : unrecognized structured mesh type ! Supported are :\n - cartesian\n - curve linear\n");
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::getAxisInfoOnMesh : unrecognized structured mesh type ! Supported are :\n - cartesian\n - curve linear\n");
         }
         break;
       }
     default:
-      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshL2::getMeshIdFromName : unrecognized mesh type !");
+      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::getMeshIdFromName : unrecognized mesh type !");
   }
-  med_int numdt,numit;
-  med_float dtt;
-  MEDmeshComputationStepInfo(fid,mname.c_str(),1,&numdt,&numit,&dtt);
-  dt=numdt; it=numit;
-  return ret;
+  //
+  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp(naxis);
+  for(int i=0;i<naxis;i++)
+    {
+      std::string info(MEDLoaderBase::buildUnionUnit(((char *)axisname)+i*MED_SNAME_SIZE,MED_SNAME_SIZE,((char *)axisunit)+i*MED_SNAME_SIZE,MED_SNAME_SIZE));
+      infosOnComp[i]=info;
+    }
+  return infosOnComp;
 }
 
-double MEDFileMeshL2::CheckMeshTimeStep(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int nstep, int dt, int it)
+double MeshCls::checkMeshTimeStep(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int nstep, int dt, int it) const
 {
   bool found=false;
   med_int numdt,numit;
@@ -126,9 +106,10 @@ double MEDFileMeshL2::CheckMeshTimeStep(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, i
   std::vector< std::pair<int,int> > p(nstep);
   for(int i=0;i<nstep;i++)
     {
-      MEDmeshComputationStepInfo(fid,mName.c_str(),i+1,&numdt,&numit,&dtt);
-      p[i]=std::make_pair<int,int>(numdt,numit);
-      found=(numdt==dt) && (numit==numit);
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshComputationStepInfo,(fid,mName.c_str(),i+1,&numdt,&numit,&dtt));
+      p[i]=std::make_pair((int)numdt,(int)numit);
+      found=(numdt==dt) && (numit==it);
+      if (found) break;
     }
   if(!found)
     {
@@ -141,54 +122,160 @@ double MEDFileMeshL2::CheckMeshTimeStep(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, i
   return dtt;
 }
 
-std::vector<std::string> MEDFileMeshL2::getAxisInfoOnMesh(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::string& mName, ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingMeshType& meshType, int& nstep, int& Mdim)
+std::vector<std::string> StructMeshCls::getAxisInfoOnMesh(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType& meshType, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType& axType, int& nstep, int& Mdim, MEDFileString& description, MEDFileString& dtunit, MEDFileString& univName) const
+{
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> msn(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_NAME_SIZE));
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> zeDescription(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_COMMENT_SIZE));
+  med_axis_type medAxType;
+  int nAxis(MEDsupportMeshnAxis(fid,getID()));
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisName(new char[MED_SNAME_SIZE*nAxis+1]),axisUnit(new char[MED_SNAME_SIZE*nAxis+1]);
+  int spaceDim(0),meshDim(0);
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDsupportMeshInfo,(fid,getID(),msn,&spaceDim,&meshDim,zeDescription,&medAxType,axisName,axisUnit));
+  std::string descriptionCpp(MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(zeDescription,MED_COMMENT_SIZE));
+  description.set(descriptionCpp.c_str());
+  dtunit.clear(); univName.clear(); meshType=UNSTRUCTURED; nstep=1;
+  axType=MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisType(medAxType);
+  //int nmodels(0);
+  //med_bool chgt=MED_FALSE,trsf=MED_FALSE;
+  //nmodels=MEDmeshnEntity(fid,_name.c_str(),MED_NO_DT,MED_NO_IT,MED_STRUCT_ELEMENT,MED_GEO_ALL,MED_CONNECTIVITY,MED_NODAL,&chgt,&trsf);
+  std::vector<std::string> ret;
+  for(int i=0;i<nAxis;i++)
+    {
+      std::string info(DataArray::BuildInfoFromVarAndUnit(MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(axisName+i*MED_SNAME_SIZE,MED_SNAME_SIZE),
+                                                          MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(axisUnit+i*MED_SNAME_SIZE,MED_SNAME_SIZE)));
+      ret.push_back(info);
+    }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+double StructMeshCls::checkMeshTimeStep(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int nstep, int dt, int it) const
+{
+  return 0.;
+}
+
+MEDFileMeshL2::MEDFileMeshL2():_name(MED_NAME_SIZE),_description(MED_COMMENT_SIZE),_univ_name(MED_LNAME_SIZE),_dt_unit(MED_LNAME_SIZE)
+{
+}
+
+std::size_t MEDFileMeshL2::getHeapMemorySizeWithoutChildren() const
+{
+  return 0;
+}
+
+std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> MEDFileMeshL2::getDirectChildrenWithNull() const
+{
+  return std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *>();
+}
+
+INTERP_KERNEL::AutoCppPtr<MeshOrStructMeshCls> MEDFileMeshL2::GetMeshIdFromName(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType& meshType, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType& axType, int& dt, int& it, std::string& dtunit1)
 {
   med_mesh_type type_maillage;
-  med_int spaceDim;
+  char maillage_description[MED_COMMENT_SIZE+1];
+  char dtunit[MED_LNAME_SIZE+1];
+  med_int spaceDim,dim;
+  char nommaa[MED_NAME_SIZE+1];
+  med_int n=MEDnMesh(fid);
+  char found(0);
+  int ret=-1;
   med_sorting_type stype;
+  std::vector<std::string> ms;
+  int nstep;
   med_axis_type axistype;
-  int naxis=MEDmeshnAxis(fid,mId);
-  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> nameTmp=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_NAME_SIZE);
-  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisname=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE);
-  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisunit=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE);
-  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> univTmp=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_LNAME_SIZE);
-  if(MEDmeshInfo(fid,mId,nameTmp,&spaceDim,&Mdim,&type_maillage,_description.getPointer(),_dt_unit.getPointer(),
-      &stype,&nstep,&axistype,axisname,axisunit)!=0)
-    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("A problem has been detected when trying to get info on mesh !");
-  MEDmeshUniversalNameRd(fid,nameTmp,_univ_name.getPointer());
-  switch(type_maillage)
-  {
-    case MED_UNSTRUCTURED_MESH:
-      meshType=UNSTRUCTURED;
-      break;
-    case MED_STRUCTURED_MESH:
-      {
-        med_grid_type gt;
-        MEDmeshGridTypeRd(fid,mName.c_str(),&gt);
-        switch(gt)
+  for(int i=0;i<n && found==0;i++)
+    {
+      int naxis(MEDmeshnAxis(fid,i+1));
+      INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisname(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE)),axisunit(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE));
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshInfo,(fid,i+1,nommaa,&spaceDim,&dim,&type_maillage,maillage_description,dtunit,&stype,&nstep,&axistype,axisname,axisunit));      
+      dtunit1=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(dtunit,sizeof(dtunit));
+      std::string cur(MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(nommaa,sizeof(nommaa)));
+      ms.push_back(cur);
+      if(cur==mName)
         {
-          case MED_CARTESIAN_GRID:
-            meshType=CARTESIAN;
-            break;
-          case MED_CURVILINEAR_GRID:
-            meshType=CURVE_LINEAR;
+          found=1;
+          ret=i+1;
+        }
+    }
+  if(found==0)
+    {//last chance ! Is it a support mesh ?
+      int nbSM(MEDnSupportMesh(fid));
+      for(int i=0;i<nbSM && found==0;i++)
+        {
+          int naxis(MEDsupportMeshnAxis(fid,i+1));
+          INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> axisname(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE)),axisunit(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(naxis*MED_SNAME_SIZE));
+          MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDsupportMeshInfo,(fid,i+1,nommaa,&spaceDim,&dim,maillage_description,&axistype,axisname,axisunit));
+          std::string cur(MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(nommaa,sizeof(nommaa)));
+          ms.push_back(cur);
+          if(cur==mName)
+            {
+              found=2;
+              ret=i+1;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+  ////////////////////////
+  switch(found)
+    {
+    case 1:
+      {
+        axType=TraduceAxisType(axistype);
+        switch(type_maillage)
+          {
+          case MED_UNSTRUCTURED_MESH:
+            meshType=UNSTRUCTURED;
             break;
+          case MED_STRUCTURED_MESH:
+            {
+              med_grid_type gt;
+              MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshGridTypeRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),&gt));
+              switch(gt)
+                {
+                case MED_CARTESIAN_GRID:
+                  meshType=CARTESIAN;
+                  break;
+                case MED_CURVILINEAR_GRID:
+                  meshType=CURVE_LINEAR;
+                  break;
+                case MED_POLAR_GRID:// this is not a bug. A MED file POLAR_GRID is deal by CARTESIAN MEDLoader
+                  meshType=CARTESIAN;
+                  break;
+                default:
+                  throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::getMeshIdFromName : unrecognized structured mesh type ! Supported are :\n - cartesian\n - curve linear\n");
+                }
+              break;
+            }
           default:
-            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshL2::getAxisInfoOnMesh : unrecognized structured mesh type ! Supported are :\n - cartesian\n - curve linear\n");
-        }
-        break;
+            throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::getMeshIdFromName : unrecognized mesh type !");
+          }
+        med_int numdt,numit;
+        med_float dtt;
+        MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshComputationStepInfo,(fid,mName.c_str(),1,&numdt,&numit,&dtt));
+        dt=numdt; it=numit;
+        return new MeshCls(ret);
+      }
+    case 2:
+      {
+        meshType=UNSTRUCTURED;
+        dt=MED_NO_DT; it=MED_NO_IT; dtunit1.clear();
+        axType=axType=TraduceAxisType(axistype);
+        return new StructMeshCls(ret);
       }
     default:
-      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshL2::getMeshIdFromName : unrecognized mesh type !");
-  }
-  //
-  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp(naxis);
-  for(int i=0;i<naxis;i++)
-    {
-      std::string info=MEDLoaderBase::buildUnionUnit(((char *)axisname)+i*MED_SNAME_SIZE,MED_SNAME_SIZE,((char *)axisunit)+i*MED_SNAME_SIZE,MED_SNAME_SIZE);
-      infosOnComp[i]=info;
+      {
+        std::ostringstream oss;
+        oss << "No such meshname (" << mName <<  ") in file ! Must be in : ";
+        std::copy(ms.begin(),ms.end(),std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(oss,", "));
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(oss.str().c_str());
+      }
     }
-  return infosOnComp;
+  
+}
+
+/*!
+ * non static and non const method because _description, _dt_unit... are set in this method.
+ */
+std::vector<std::string> MEDFileMeshL2::getAxisInfoOnMesh(med_idt fid, const MeshOrStructMeshCls *mId, const std::string& mName, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType& meshType, MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType& axType, int& nstep, int& Mdim)
+{
+  return mId->getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mName,meshType,axType,nstep,Mdim,_description,_dt_unit,_univ_name);
 }
 
 void MEDFileMeshL2::ReadFamiliesAndGrps(med_idt fid, const std::string& meshName, std::map<std::string,int>& fams, std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& grps, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
@@ -198,6 +285,7 @@ void MEDFileMeshL2::ReadFamiliesAndGrps(med_idt fid, const std::string& meshName
   char nomfam[MED_NAME_SIZE+1];
   med_int numfam;
   int nfam=MEDnFamily(fid,meshName.c_str());
+  std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > > crudeFams(nfam);
   for(int i=0;i<nfam;i++)
     {
       int ngro=MEDnFamilyGroup(fid,meshName.c_str(),i+1);
@@ -207,19 +295,26 @@ void MEDFileMeshL2::ReadFamiliesAndGrps(med_idt fid, const std::string& meshName
       INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> attdes=new char[MED_COMMENT_SIZE*natt+1];
       INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> gro=new char[MED_LNAME_SIZE*ngro+1];
       MEDfamily23Info(fid,meshName.c_str(),i+1,nomfam,attide,attval,attdes,&numfam,gro);
-      std::string famName=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(nomfam,MED_NAME_SIZE);
-      fams[famName]=numfam;
+      std::string famName(MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(nomfam,MED_NAME_SIZE));
+      std::vector<std::string> grps(ngro);
       for(int j=0;j<ngro;j++)
-        {
-          std::string groupname=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(gro+j*MED_LNAME_SIZE,MED_LNAME_SIZE);
-          grps[groupname].push_back(famName);
-        }
+        grps[j]=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(gro+j*MED_LNAME_SIZE,MED_LNAME_SIZE);
+      crudeFams[i]=std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > >(famName,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> >(numfam,grps));
+    }
+  RenameFamiliesFromFileToMemInternal(crudeFams);
+  for(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >::const_iterator it0=crudeFams.begin();it0!=crudeFams.end();it0++)
+    {
+      fams[(*it0).first]=(*it0).second.first;
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it1=(*it0).second.second.begin();it1!=(*it0).second.second.end();it1++)
+        grps[*it1].push_back((*it0).first);
     }
 }
 
 void MEDFileMeshL2::WriteFamiliesAndGrps(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname, const std::map<std::string,int>& fams, const std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> >& grps, int tooLongStrPol)
 {
-  for(std::map<std::string,int>::const_iterator it=fams.begin();it!=fams.end();it++)
+  std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > > crudeFams(fams.size());
+  std::size_t ii(0);
+  for(std::map<std::string,int>::const_iterator it=fams.begin();it!=fams.end();it++,ii++)
     {
       std::vector<std::string> grpsOfFam;
       for(std::map<std::string, std::vector<std::string> >::const_iterator it1=grps.begin();it1!=grps.end();it1++)
@@ -227,38 +322,248 @@ void MEDFileMeshL2::WriteFamiliesAndGrps(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname,
           if(std::find((*it1).second.begin(),(*it1).second.end(),(*it).first)!=(*it1).second.end())
             grpsOfFam.push_back((*it1).first);
         }
-      int ngro=grpsOfFam.size();
+      crudeFams[ii]=std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > >((*it).first,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> >((*it).second,grpsOfFam));
+    }
+  RenameFamiliesFromMemToFileInternal(crudeFams);
+  for(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >::const_iterator it=crudeFams.begin();it!=crudeFams.end();it++)
+    {
+      int ngro((*it).second.second.size());
       INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> groName=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_LNAME_SIZE*ngro);
       int i=0;
-      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it2=grpsOfFam.begin();it2!=grpsOfFam.end();it2++,i++)
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it2=(*it).second.second.begin();it2!=(*it).second.second.end();it2++,i++)
         MEDLoaderBase::safeStrCpy2((*it2).c_str(),MED_LNAME_SIZE-1,groName+i*MED_LNAME_SIZE,tooLongStrPol);
       INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> famName=MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_NAME_SIZE);
       MEDLoaderBase::safeStrCpy((*it).first.c_str(),MED_NAME_SIZE,famName,tooLongStrPol);
-      int ret=MEDfamilyCr(fid,mname.c_str(),famName,(*it).second,ngro,groName);
+      int ret=MEDfamilyCr(fid,mname.c_str(),famName,(*it).second.first,ngro,groName);
       ret++;
     }
 }
 
+void MEDFileMeshL2::RenameFamiliesPatternInternal(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >& crudeFams, RenameFamiliesPatternFunc func)
+{
+  std::size_t ii(0);
+  std::vector<std::string> fams(crudeFams.size());
+  for(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >::const_iterator it=crudeFams.begin();it!=crudeFams.end();it++,ii++)
+    fams[ii]=(*it).first;
+  if(!func(fams))
+    return ;
+  ii=0;
+  for(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >::iterator it=crudeFams.begin();it!=crudeFams.end();it++,ii++)
+    (*it).first=fams[ii];
+}
+
+/*!
+ * This method is dedicated to the killers that use a same family name to store different family ids. MED file API authorizes it.
+ * So this method renames families (if needed generaly not !) in order to have a discriminant name for families.
+ */
+void MEDFileMeshL2::RenameFamiliesFromFileToMemInternal(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >& crudeFams)
+{
+  RenameFamiliesPatternInternal(crudeFams,RenameFamiliesFromFileToMem);
+}
+
+bool MEDFileMeshL2::RenameFamiliesFromFileToMem(std::vector< std::string >& famNames)
+{
+  std::map<std::string,int> m;
+  std::set<std::string> s;
+  for(std::vector< std::string >::const_iterator it=famNames.begin();it!=famNames.end();it++)
+    {
+      if(s.find(*it)!=s.end())
+        m[*it]=0;
+      s.insert(*it);
+    }
+  if(m.empty())
+    return false;// the general case !
+  for(std::vector< std::string >::iterator it=famNames.begin();it!=famNames.end();it++)
+    {
+      std::map<std::string,int>::iterator it2(m.find(*it));
+      if(it2!=m.end())
+        {
+          std::ostringstream oss; oss << *it << ZE_SEP_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(ZE_SEP2_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS) << (*it2).second++;
+          *it=oss.str();
+        }
+    }
+  return true;
+}
+
+/*!
+ * This method is dedicated to the killers that use a same family name to store different family ids. MED file API authorizes it.
+ * So this method renames families (if needed generaly not !) in order to have a discriminant name for families.
+ */
+void MEDFileMeshL2::RenameFamiliesFromMemToFileInternal(std::vector< std::pair<std::string,std::pair<int,std::vector<std::string> > > >& crudeFams)
+{
+  RenameFamiliesPatternInternal(crudeFams,RenameFamiliesFromMemToFile);
+}
+
+bool MEDFileMeshL2::RenameFamiliesFromMemToFile(std::vector< std::string >& famNames)
+{
+  bool isSmthingStrange(false);
+  for(std::vector< std::string >::const_iterator it=famNames.begin();it!=famNames.end();it++)
+    {
+      std::size_t found((*it).find(ZE_SEP_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS));
+      if(found!=std::string::npos)
+        isSmthingStrange=true;
+    }
+  if(!isSmthingStrange)
+    return false;
+  // pattern matching
+  std::map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> > m;
+  for(std::vector< std::string >::const_iterator it=famNames.begin();it!=famNames.end();it++)
+    {
+      std::size_t found((*it).find(ZE_SEP_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS));
+      if(found!=std::string::npos && found>=1)
+        {
+          std::string s1((*it).substr(found+sizeof(ZE_SEP_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS)-1));
+          if(s1.size()!=ZE_SEP2_FOR_FAMILY_KILLERS)
+            continue;
+          int k(-1);
+          std::istringstream iss(s1);
+          iss >> k;
+          bool isOK((iss.rdstate() & ( std::istream::failbit | std::istream::eofbit)) == std::istream::eofbit);
+          if(isOK && k>=0)
+            {
+              std::string s0((*it).substr(0,found));
+              m[s0].push_back(*it);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+  if(m.empty())
+    return false;
+  // filtering
+  std::map<std::string,std::string> zeMap;
+  for(std::map< std::string, std::vector<std::string> >::const_iterator it=m.begin();it!=m.end();it++)
+    {
+      if((*it).second.size()==1)
+        continue;
+      for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it1=(*it).second.begin();it1!=(*it).second.end();it1++)
+        zeMap[*it1]=(*it).first;
+    }
+  if(zeMap.empty())
+    return false;
+  // traduce
+  for(std::vector< std::string >::iterator it=famNames.begin();it!=famNames.end();it++)
+    {
+      std::map<std::string,std::string>::iterator it1(zeMap.find(*it));
+      if(it1!=zeMap.end())
+        *it=(*it1).second;
+    }    
+  return true;
+}
+
+MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisType(med_axis_type at)
+{
+  switch(at)
+    {
+    case MED_CARTESIAN:
+      return AX_CART;
+    case MED_CYLINDRICAL:
+      return AX_CYL;
+    case MED_SPHERICAL:
+      return AX_SPHER;
+    case MED_UNDEF_AXIS_TYPE:
+      return AX_CART;
+    default:
+      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisType : unrecognized axis type !");
+    }
+}
+
+MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisTypeStruct(med_grid_type gt)
+{
+  switch(gt)
+    {
+    case MED_CARTESIAN_GRID:
+      return AX_CART;
+    case MED_POLAR_GRID:
+      return AX_CYL;
+    default:
+      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisTypeStruct : only Cartesian and Cylindrical supported by MED file !");
+    }
+}
+
+med_axis_type MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisTypeRev(MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType at)
+{
+  switch(at)
+    {
+    case AX_CART:
+      return MED_CARTESIAN;
+    case AX_CYL:
+      return MED_CYLINDRICAL;
+    case AX_SPHER:
+      return MED_SPHERICAL;
+    default:
+      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisTypeRev : unrecognized axis type !");
+    }
+}
+
+med_grid_type MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisTypeRevStruct(MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType at)
+{
+  switch(at)
+    {
+    case AX_CART:
+      return MED_CARTESIAN_GRID;
+    case AX_CYL:
+      return MED_POLAR_GRID;
+    case AX_SPHER:
+      return MED_POLAR_GRID;
+    default:
+      throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileMeshL2::TraduceAxisTypeRevStruct : unrecognized axis type !");
+    }
+}
+
 MEDFileUMeshL2::MEDFileUMeshL2()
 {
 }
 
-void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadAll(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
+std::vector<std::string> MEDFileUMeshL2::loadCommonPart(med_idt fid, const MeshOrStructMeshCls *mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, int& Mdim)
 {
+  Mdim=-3;
   _name.set(mName.c_str());
   int nstep;
-  int Mdim;
-  ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingMeshType meshType;
-  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp=getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mId,mName.c_str(),meshType,nstep,Mdim);
+  MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType meshType;
+  MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType dummy3;
+  std::vector<std::string> ret(getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mId,mName.c_str(),meshType,dummy3,nstep,Mdim));
   if(nstep==0)
-    return ;
+    {
+      Mdim=-4;
+      return std::vector<std::string>();
+    }
   if(meshType!=UNSTRUCTURED)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Invalid mesh type ! You are expected an unstructured one whereas in file it is not an unstructured !");
-  _time=CheckMeshTimeStep(fid,mName,nstep,dt,it);
+  _time=mId->checkMeshTimeStep(fid,mName,nstep,dt,it);
   _iteration=dt;
   _order=it;
+  return ret;
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadAll(med_idt fid, const MeshOrStructMeshCls *mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
+{
+  int Mdim;
+  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp(loadCommonPart(fid,mId,mName,dt,it,Mdim));
+  if(Mdim==-4)
+    return ;
   loadConnectivity(fid,Mdim,mName,dt,it,mrs);//to improve check (dt,it) coherency
-  loadCoords(fid,mId,infosOnComp,mName,dt,it);
+  loadCoords(fid,infosOnComp,mName,dt,it);
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadPart(med_idt fid, const MeshOrStructMeshCls *mId, const std::string& mName, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& types, const std::vector<int>& slicPerTyp, int dt, int it, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
+{
+  int Mdim;
+  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp(loadCommonPart(fid,mId,mName,dt,it,Mdim));
+  if(Mdim==-4)
+    return ;
+  loadPartOfConnectivity(fid,Mdim,mName,types,slicPerTyp,dt,it,mrs);
+  med_bool changement,transformation;
+  int nCoords(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,MED_COORDINATE,MED_NO_CMODE,&changement,&transformation));
+  std::vector<bool> fetchedNodeIds(nCoords,false);
+  for(std::vector< std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> > >::const_iterator it0=_per_type_mesh.begin();it0!=_per_type_mesh.end();it0++)
+    for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it1=(*it0).begin();it1!=(*it0).end();it1++)
+      (*it1)->getMesh()->computeNodeIdsAlg(fetchedNodeIds);
+  int nMin(std::distance(fetchedNodeIds.begin(),std::find(fetchedNodeIds.begin(),fetchedNodeIds.end(),true)));
+  int nMax(std::distance(fetchedNodeIds.rbegin(),std::find(fetchedNodeIds.rbegin(),fetchedNodeIds.rend(),true)));
+  nMax=nCoords-nMax;
+  for(std::vector< std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> > >::const_iterator it0=_per_type_mesh.begin();it0!=_per_type_mesh.end();it0++)
+    for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it1=(*it0).begin();it1!=(*it0).end();it1++)
+      (*it1)->getMesh()->renumberNodesWithOffsetInConn(-nMin);
+  loadPartCoords(fid,infosOnComp,mName,dt,it,nMin,nMax);
 }
 
 void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadConnectivity(med_idt fid, int mdim, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
@@ -267,27 +572,47 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadConnectivity(med_idt fid, int mdim, const std::string&
   _per_type_mesh[0].clear();
   for(int j=0;j<MED_N_CELL_FIXED_GEO;j++)
     {
-      MEDFileUMeshPerType *tmp=MEDFileUMeshPerType::New(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,mdim,typmai[j],typmai2[j],mrs);
+      MEDFileUMeshPerType *tmp(MEDFileUMeshPerType::New(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,mdim,typmai[j],typmai2[j],mrs));
       if(tmp)
         _per_type_mesh[0].push_back(tmp);
     }
   sortTypes();
 }
 
-void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadCoords(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::vector<std::string>& infosOnComp, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it)
+void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadPartOfConnectivity(med_idt fid, int mdim, const std::string& mName, const std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType>& types, const std::vector<int>& slicPerTyp, int dt, int it, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
 {
-  int spaceDim=infosOnComp.size();
+  std::size_t nbOfTypes(types.size());
+  if(slicPerTyp.size()!=3*nbOfTypes)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshL2::loadPartOfConnectivity : The size of slicPerTyp array is expected to be equal to 3 times size of array types !");
+  std::set<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> types2(types.begin(),types.end());
+  if(types2.size()!=nbOfTypes)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshL2::loadPartOfConnectivity : the geometric types in types array must appear once !");
+  _per_type_mesh.resize(1);
+  _per_type_mesh[0].clear();
+  for(std::size_t ii=0;ii<nbOfTypes;ii++)
+    {
+      int strt(slicPerTyp[3*ii+0]),stp(slicPerTyp[3*ii+1]),step(slicPerTyp[3*ii+2]);
+      MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> tmp(MEDFileUMeshPerType::NewPart(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,mdim,types[ii],strt,stp,step,mrs));
+      _per_type_mesh[0].push_back(tmp);
+    }
+  sortTypes();
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadCoords(med_idt fid, const std::vector<std::string>& infosOnComp, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it)
+{
+  int spaceDim((int)infosOnComp.size());
   med_bool changement,transformation;
-  int nCoords=MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,MED_COORDINATE,MED_NO_CMODE,&changement,&transformation);
+  int nCoords(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,MED_COORDINATE,MED_NO_CMODE,&changement,&transformation));
   _coords=DataArrayDouble::New();
   _coords->alloc(nCoords,spaceDim);
-  double *coordsPtr=_coords->getPointer();
-  MEDmeshNodeCoordinateRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,coordsPtr);
+  double *coordsPtr(_coords->getPointer());
+  if (nCoords)
+    MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshNodeCoordinateRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,coordsPtr));
   if(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,MED_FAMILY_NUMBER,MED_NODAL,&changement,&transformation)>0)
     {
       _fam_coords=DataArrayInt::New();
       _fam_coords->alloc(nCoords,1);
-      MEDmeshEntityFamilyNumberRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,_fam_coords->getPointer());
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityFamilyNumberRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,_fam_coords->getPointer()));
     }
   else
     _fam_coords=0;
@@ -295,7 +620,7 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadCoords(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::vector<std::str
     {
       _num_coords=DataArrayInt::New();
       _num_coords->alloc(nCoords,1);
-      MEDmeshEntityNumberRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,_num_coords->getPointer());
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityNumberRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,_num_coords->getPointer()));
     }
   else
     _num_coords=0;
@@ -303,7 +628,7 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadCoords(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::vector<std::str
     {
       _name_coords=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
       _name_coords->alloc(nCoords+1,MED_SNAME_SIZE);//not a bug to avoid the memory corruption due to last \0 at the end
-      MEDmeshEntityNameRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,_name_coords->getPointer());
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityNameRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,_name_coords->getPointer()));
       _name_coords->reAlloc(nCoords);//not a bug to avoid the memory corruption due to last \0 at the end
     }
   else
@@ -312,12 +637,58 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadCoords(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::vector<std::str
     _coords->setInfoOnComponent(i,infosOnComp[i]);
 }
 
+void MEDFileUMeshL2::loadPartCoords(med_idt fid, const std::vector<std::string>& infosOnComp, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, int nMin, int nMax)
+{
+  med_bool changement,transformation;
+  int spaceDim((int)infosOnComp.size()),nCoords(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,MED_COORDINATE,MED_NO_CMODE,&changement,&transformation));
+  _coords=DataArrayDouble::New();
+  int nbNodesToLoad(nMax-nMin);
+  _coords->alloc(nbNodesToLoad,spaceDim);
+  med_filter filter=MED_FILTER_INIT,filter2=MED_FILTER_INIT;
+  MEDfilterBlockOfEntityCr(fid,/*nentity*/nCoords,/*nvaluesperentity*/1,/*nconstituentpervalue*/spaceDim,
+                           MED_ALL_CONSTITUENT,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,MED_COMPACT_STMODE,MED_NO_PROFILE,
+                           /*start*/nMin+1,/*stride*/1,/*count*/1,/*blocksize*/nbNodesToLoad,
+                           /*lastblocksize=useless because count=1*/0,&filter);
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshNodeCoordinateAdvancedRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,&filter,_coords->getPointer()));
+  _part_coords=PartDefinition::New(nMin,nMax,1);
+  MEDfilterClose(&filter);
+  MEDfilterBlockOfEntityCr(fid,nCoords,1,1,MED_ALL_CONSTITUENT,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,MED_COMPACT_STMODE,
+                           MED_NO_PROFILE,nMin+1,1,1,nbNodesToLoad,0,&filter2);
+  if(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,MED_FAMILY_NUMBER,MED_NODAL,&changement,&transformation)>0)
+    {
+      _fam_coords=DataArrayInt::New();
+      _fam_coords->alloc(nbNodesToLoad,1);
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityAttributeAdvancedRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),MED_FAMILY_NUMBER,dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,&filter2,_fam_coords->getPointer()));
+    }
+  else
+    _fam_coords=0;
+  if(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,MED_NUMBER,MED_NODAL,&changement,&transformation)>0)
+    {
+      _num_coords=DataArrayInt::New();
+      _num_coords->alloc(nbNodesToLoad,1);
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityAttributeAdvancedRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),MED_NUMBER,dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,&filter2,_num_coords->getPointer()));
+    }
+  else
+    _num_coords=0;
+  if(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,MED_NAME,MED_NODAL,&changement,&transformation)>0)
+    {
+      _name_coords=DataArrayAsciiChar::New();
+      _name_coords->alloc(nbNodesToLoad+1,MED_SNAME_SIZE);//not a bug to avoid the memory corruption due to last \0 at the end
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityAttributeAdvancedRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),MED_NAME,dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,&filter2,_name_coords->getPointer()));
+      _name_coords->reAlloc(nbNodesToLoad);//not a bug to avoid the memory corruption due to last \0 at the end
+    }
+  else
+    _name_coords=0;
+  MEDfilterClose(&filter2);
+  _coords->setInfoOnComponents(infosOnComp);
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshL2::sortTypes()
 {
   std::set<int> mdims;
-  std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> > tmp(_per_type_mesh[0]);
+  std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> > tmp(_per_type_mesh[0]);
   _per_type_mesh.clear();
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=tmp.begin();it!=tmp.end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=tmp.begin();it!=tmp.end();it++)
     mdims.insert((*it)->getDim());
   if(mdims.empty())
     return;
@@ -325,15 +696,15 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::sortTypes()
   _per_type_mesh.resize(mdim+1);
   for(int dim=mdim+1;dim!=0;dim--)
     {
-      std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >& elt=_per_type_mesh[mdim+1-dim];
-      for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=tmp.begin();it!=tmp.end();it++)
+      std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >& elt=_per_type_mesh[mdim+1-dim];
+      for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=tmp.begin();it!=tmp.end();it++)
         if((*it)->getDim()==dim-1)
           elt.push_back(*it);
     }
   // suppression of contiguous empty levels at the end of _per_type_mesh.
   int nbOfUselessLev=0;
   bool isFirst=true;
-  for(std::vector< std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> > >::reverse_iterator it2=_per_type_mesh.rbegin();it2!=_per_type_mesh.rend();it2++)
+  for(std::vector< std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> > >::reverse_iterator it2=_per_type_mesh.rbegin();it2!=_per_type_mesh.rend();it2++)
     {
       if((*it2).empty() && isFirst)
         {
@@ -349,11 +720,11 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::WriteCoords(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname, int dt,
 {
   if(!coords)
     return ;
-  MEDmeshNodeCoordinateWr(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,time,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,coords->getNumberOfTuples(),coords->getConstPointer());
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERWR0(MEDmeshNodeCoordinateWr,(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,time,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,coords->getNumberOfTuples(),coords->getConstPointer()));
   if(famCoords)
-    MEDmeshEntityFamilyNumberWr(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,famCoords->getNumberOfTuples(),famCoords->getConstPointer());
+    MEDFILESAFECALLERWR0(MEDmeshEntityFamilyNumberWr,(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,famCoords->getNumberOfTuples(),famCoords->getConstPointer()));
   if(numCoords)
-    MEDmeshEntityNumberWr(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,numCoords->getNumberOfTuples(),numCoords->getConstPointer());
+    MEDFILESAFECALLERWR0(MEDmeshEntityNumberWr,(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,numCoords->getNumberOfTuples(),numCoords->getConstPointer()));
   if(nameCoords)
     {
       if(nameCoords->getNumberOfComponents()!=MED_SNAME_SIZE)
@@ -362,13 +733,13 @@ void MEDFileUMeshL2::WriteCoords(med_idt fid, const std::string& mname, int dt,
           oss << " ! The array has " << nameCoords->getNumberOfComponents() << " components !";
           throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception(oss.str().c_str());
         }
-      MEDmeshEntityNameWr(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,nameCoords->getNumberOfTuples(),nameCoords->getConstPointer());
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERWR0(MEDmeshEntityNameWr,(fid,mname.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NO_GEOTYPE,nameCoords->getNumberOfTuples(),nameCoords->getConstPointer()));
     }
 }
 
 bool MEDFileUMeshL2::isFamDefinedOnLev(int levId) const
 {
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=_per_type_mesh[levId].begin();it!=_per_type_mesh[levId].end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=_per_type_mesh[levId].begin();it!=_per_type_mesh[levId].end();it++)
     if((*it)->getFam()==0)
       return false;
   return true;
@@ -376,7 +747,7 @@ bool MEDFileUMeshL2::isFamDefinedOnLev(int levId) const
 
 bool MEDFileUMeshL2::isNumDefinedOnLev(int levId) const
 {
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=_per_type_mesh[levId].begin();it!=_per_type_mesh[levId].end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=_per_type_mesh[levId].begin();it!=_per_type_mesh[levId].end();it++)
     if((*it)->getNum()==0)
       return false;
   return true;
@@ -384,43 +755,45 @@ bool MEDFileUMeshL2::isNumDefinedOnLev(int levId) const
 
 bool MEDFileUMeshL2::isNamesDefinedOnLev(int levId) const
 {
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=_per_type_mesh[levId].begin();it!=_per_type_mesh[levId].end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >::const_iterator it=_per_type_mesh[levId].begin();it!=_per_type_mesh[levId].end();it++)
     if((*it)->getNames()==0)
       return false;
   return true;
 }
 
-MEDFileCMeshL2::MEDFileCMeshL2()
+MEDFileCMeshL2::MEDFileCMeshL2():_ax_type(AX_CART)
 {
 }
 
-void MEDFileCMeshL2::loadAll(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it)
+void MEDFileCMeshL2::loadAll(med_idt fid, const MeshOrStructMeshCls *mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it)
 {
   _name.set(mName.c_str());
   int nstep;
   int Mdim;
-  ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingMeshType meshType;
-  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp=getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mId,mName.c_str(),meshType,nstep,Mdim);
+  MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType meshType;
+  MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType dummy3;
+  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp(getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mId,mName.c_str(),meshType,dummy3,nstep,Mdim));
   if(meshType!=CARTESIAN)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Invalid mesh type ! You are expected a structured one whereas in file it is not a structured !");
-  _time=CheckMeshTimeStep(fid,mName,nstep,dt,it);
+  _time=mId->checkMeshTimeStep(fid,mName,nstep,dt,it);
   _iteration=dt;
   _order=it;
   //
   med_grid_type gridtype;
-  MEDmeshGridTypeRd(fid,mName.c_str(),&gridtype);
-  if(gridtype!=MED_CARTESIAN_GRID)
-    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Invalid structured mesh ! Expected cartesian mesh type !");
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshGridTypeRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),&gridtype));
+  if(gridtype!=MED_CARTESIAN_GRID && gridtype!=MED_POLAR_GRID)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Invalid rectilinear mesh ! Only cartesian and polar are supported !");
+  _ax_type=TraduceAxisTypeStruct(gridtype);
   _cmesh=MEDCouplingCMesh::New();
   for(int i=0;i<Mdim;i++)
     {
       med_data_type dataTypeReq=GetDataTypeCorrespondingToSpaceId(i);
       med_bool chgt=MED_FALSE,trsf=MED_FALSE;
-      int nbOfElt=MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,dataTypeReq,MED_NO_CMODE,&chgt,&trsf);
-      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> da=DataArrayDouble::New();
+      int nbOfElt(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,dataTypeReq,MED_NO_CMODE,&chgt,&trsf));
+      MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> da=DataArrayDouble::New();
       da->alloc(nbOfElt,1);
       da->setInfoOnComponent(0,infosOnComp[i]);
-      MEDmeshGridIndexCoordinateRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,i+1,da->getPointer());
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshGridIndexCoordinateRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,i+1,da->getPointer()));
       _cmesh->setCoordsAt(i,da);
     }
 }
@@ -444,29 +817,30 @@ MEDFileCLMeshL2::MEDFileCLMeshL2()
 {
 }
 
-void MEDFileCLMeshL2::loadAll(med_idt fid, int mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it)
+void MEDFileCLMeshL2::loadAll(med_idt fid, const MeshOrStructMeshCls *mId, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it)
 {
   _name.set(mName.c_str());
   int nstep;
   int Mdim;
-  ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingMeshType meshType;
-  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp=getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mId,mName,meshType,nstep,Mdim);
+  MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingMeshType meshType;
+  MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingAxisType dummy3;
+  std::vector<std::string> infosOnComp(getAxisInfoOnMesh(fid,mId,mName,meshType,dummy3,nstep,Mdim));
   if(meshType!=CURVE_LINEAR)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("Invalid mesh type ! You are expected a structured one whereas in file it is not a structured !");
-  _time=CheckMeshTimeStep(fid,mName,nstep,dt,it);
+  _time=mId->checkMeshTimeStep(fid,mName,nstep,dt,it);
   _iteration=dt;
   _order=it;
   //
   _clmesh=MEDCouplingCurveLinearMesh::New();
   INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<int> stGrid=new int[Mdim];
-  MEDmeshGridStructRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,stGrid);
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshGridStructRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,stGrid));
   _clmesh->setNodeGridStructure(stGrid,((int *)stGrid)+Mdim);
   med_bool chgt=MED_FALSE,trsf=MED_FALSE;
-  int nbNodes=MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,MED_COORDINATE,MED_NO_CMODE,&chgt,&trsf);
-  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> da=DataArrayDouble::New();
+  int nbNodes(MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_NODE,MED_NONE,MED_COORDINATE,MED_NO_CMODE,&chgt,&trsf));
+  MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> da=DataArrayDouble::New();
   da->alloc(nbNodes,infosOnComp.size());
   da->setInfoOnComponents(infosOnComp);
-  MEDmeshNodeCoordinateRd(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,da->getPointer());
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshNodeCoordinateRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,da->getPointer()));
   _clmesh->setCoords(da);
 }
 
@@ -483,7 +857,7 @@ MEDFileUMeshPermCompute::operator MEDCouplingUMesh *() const
   if((MEDCouplingUMesh *)_m==0)
     {
       updateTime();
-      _m=static_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(_st->_m_by_types.getUmesh()->deepCpy());
+      _m=static_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(_st->_m_by_types.getUmesh()->deepCopy());
       _m->renumberCells(_st->_num->getConstPointer(),true);
       return _m.retn();
     }
@@ -494,7 +868,7 @@ MEDFileUMeshPermCompute::operator MEDCouplingUMesh *() const
       else
         {
           updateTime();
-          _m=static_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(_st->_m_by_types.getUmesh()->deepCpy());
+          _m=static_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(_st->_m_by_types.getUmesh()->deepCopy());
           _m->renumberCells(_st->_num->getConstPointer(),true);
           return _m.retn();
         }
@@ -530,21 +904,24 @@ MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::MEDFileUMeshSplitL1(const MEDFileUMeshSplitL1& other):RefCo
 
 MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::MEDFileUMeshSplitL1(const MEDFileUMeshL2& l2, const std::string& mName, int id):_m(this)
 {
-  const std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >& v=l2.getLev(id);
+  const std::vector< MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshPerType> >& v=l2.getLev(id);
   if(v.empty())
     return;
   int sz=v.size();
   std::vector<const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> ms(sz);
   std::vector<const DataArrayInt *> fams(sz),nums(sz);
-  std::vector<const DataArrayChar *> names(sz); 
+  std::vector<const DataArrayChar *> names(sz);
+  std::vector<const PartDefinition *> pds(sz);
   for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
     {
       MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(v[i]->getMesh());
-      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayDouble> tmp2=l2.getCoords();
+      MCAuto<DataArrayDouble> tmp2=l2.getCoords();
       elt->setCoords(tmp2);
       ms[i]=elt;
+      pds[i]=v[i]->getPartDef();
     }
   _m_by_types.assignParts(ms);
+  _m_by_types.assignDefParts(pds);
   if(l2.isFamDefinedOnLev(id))
     {
       for(int i=0;i<sz;i++)
@@ -617,21 +994,52 @@ std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getDirectChildrenWithN
   return ret;
 }
 
-MEDFileUMeshSplitL1 *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::deepCpy(DataArrayDouble *coords) const
+MEDFileUMeshSplitL1 *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::shallowCpyUsingCoords(DataArrayDouble *coords) const
+{
+  MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshSplitL1> ret(new MEDFileUMeshSplitL1(*this));
+  ret->_m_by_types.shallowCpyMeshes();
+  ret->_m_by_types.setCoords(coords);
+  return ret.retn();
+}
+
+MEDFileUMeshSplitL1 *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::deepCopy(DataArrayDouble *coords) const
 {
-  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDFileUMeshSplitL1> ret=new MEDFileUMeshSplitL1(*this);
-  ret->_m_by_types=_m_by_types.deepCpy(coords);
+  MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshSplitL1> ret(new MEDFileUMeshSplitL1(*this));
+  ret->_m_by_types=_m_by_types.deepCopy(coords);
   if((const DataArrayInt *)_fam)
-    ret->_fam=_fam->deepCpy();
+    ret->_fam=_fam->deepCopy();
   if((const DataArrayInt *)_num)
-    ret->_num=_num->deepCpy();
+    ret->_num=_num->deepCopy();
   if((const DataArrayInt *)_rev_num)
-    ret->_rev_num=_rev_num->deepCpy();
+    ret->_rev_num=_rev_num->deepCopy();
   if((const DataArrayAsciiChar *)_names)
-    ret->_names=_names->deepCpy();
+    ret->_names=_names->deepCopy();
   return ret.retn();
 }
 
+void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency() const
+{
+  if (!_fam || _fam->getNumberOfTuples() != getSize())
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency(): internal family array has an invalid size!");
+  int nbCells = getSize();
+  if (_num)
+    {
+      _num->checkNbOfTuplesAndComp(nbCells,1,"MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency(): inconsistent internal node numbering array!");
+      int pos;
+      int maxValue=_num->getMaxValue(pos);
+      if (!_rev_num || _rev_num->getNumberOfTuples() != (maxValue+1))
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency(): inconsistent internal revert node numbering array!");
+    }
+  if ((_num && !_rev_num) || (!_num && _rev_num))
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency(): inconsistent internal numbering arrays (one is null)!");
+  if (_num && !_num->hasUniqueValues())
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency(): inconsistent internal node numbering array: duplicates found!");
+  if (_names)
+    _names->checkNbOfTuplesAndComp(nbCells,1,"MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::checkConsistency(): internal cell naming array has an invalid size!");
+
+  _m_by_types.checkConsistency();
+}
+
 bool MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::isEqual(const MEDFileUMeshSplitL1 *other, double eps, std::string& what) const
 {
   if(!_m_by_types.isEqual(other->_m_by_types,eps,what))
@@ -709,9 +1117,9 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::assignMesh(MEDCouplingUMesh *m, bool newOrOld)
     {
       m->incrRef();
       _m=m;
-      _m_by_types.assignUMesh(dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m->deepCpy()));
-      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> da=_m_by_types.getUmesh()->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(typmai2,typmai2+MED_N_CELL_FIXED_GEO);
-      if(!da->isIdentity())
+      _m_by_types.assignUMesh(dynamic_cast<MEDCouplingUMesh *>(m->deepCopy()));
+      MCAuto<DataArrayInt> da=_m_by_types.getUmesh()->getRenumArrForConsecutiveCellTypesSpec(typmai2,typmai2+MED_N_CELL_FIXED_GEO);
+      if(!da->isIota(m->getNumberOfCells()))
         {
           _num=da->invertArrayO2N2N2O(m->getNumberOfCells());
           _m.updateTime();
@@ -722,7 +1130,7 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::assignMesh(MEDCouplingUMesh *m, bool newOrOld)
   else
     {
       if(!m->checkConsecutiveCellTypesAndOrder(typmai2,typmai2+MED_N_CELL_FIXED_GEO))
-        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::assignMesh : the mode of mesh setting expects to follow the MED file numbering convention ! it is not the case !");
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::assignMesh(): the mesh does not follow the MED file numbering convention! Invoke sortCellsInMEDFileFrmt() first!");
       m->incrRef();
       _m_by_types.assignUMesh(m);
     }
@@ -740,6 +1148,10 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::assignParts(const std::vector< const MEDCoupling1GTUMe
   assignCommonPart();
 }
 
+MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::MEDFileUMeshSplitL1():_m(this)
+{
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::assignCommonPart()
 {
   _fam=DataArrayInt::New();
@@ -783,7 +1195,7 @@ int MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getSize() const
 
 MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getFamilyPart(const int *idsBg, const int *idsEnd, bool renum) const
 {
-  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> eltsToKeep=_fam->getIdsEqualList(idsBg,idsEnd);
+  MCAuto<DataArrayInt> eltsToKeep=_fam->findIdsEqualList(idsBg,idsEnd);
   MEDCouplingUMesh *m=(MEDCouplingUMesh *)_m_by_types.getUmesh()->buildPartOfMySelf(eltsToKeep->getConstPointer(),eltsToKeep->getConstPointer()+eltsToKeep->getNumberOfTuples(),true);
   if(renum)
     return renumIfNeeded(m,eltsToKeep->getConstPointer());
@@ -792,7 +1204,7 @@ MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getFamilyPart(const int *idsBg, const int
 
 DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getFamilyPartArr(const int *idsBg, const int *idsEnd, bool renum) const
 {
-  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> da=_fam->getIdsEqualList(idsBg,idsEnd);
+  MCAuto<DataArrayInt> da=_fam->findIdsEqualList(idsBg,idsEnd);
   if(renum)
     return renumIfNeededArr(da);
   return da.retn();
@@ -803,9 +1215,14 @@ std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getGeoTypes(
   return _m_by_types.getGeoTypes();
 }
 
+int MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType ct) const
+{
+  return _m_by_types.getNumberOfCellsWithType(ct);
+}
+
 MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getWholeMesh(bool renum) const
 {
-  MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingUMesh> tmp;
+  MCAuto<MEDCouplingUMesh> tmp;
   if(renum && ((const DataArrayInt *)_num))
     tmp=_m;
   else
@@ -813,6 +1230,11 @@ MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getWholeMesh(bool renum) const
   return tmp.retn();
 }
 
+int MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getNumberOfCells() const
+{
+  return _m_by_types.getNumberOfCells();
+}
+
 DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::extractFamilyFieldOnGeoType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt) const
 {
   const DataArrayInt *fam(_fam);
@@ -820,7 +1242,7 @@ DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::extractFamilyFieldOnGeoType(INTERP_KERNEL::No
     return 0;
   int start(0),stop(0);
   _m_by_types.getStartStopOfGeoTypeWithoutComputation(gt,start,stop);
-  return fam->selectByTupleId2(start,stop,1);
+  return fam->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(start,stop,1);
 }
 
 DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::extractNumberFieldOnGeoType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt) const
@@ -830,7 +1252,7 @@ DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::extractNumberFieldOnGeoType(INTERP_KERNEL::No
     return 0;
   int start(0),stop(0);
   _m_by_types.getStartStopOfGeoTypeWithoutComputation(gt,start,stop);
-  return num->selectByTupleId2(start,stop,1);
+  return num->selectByTupleIdSafeSlice(start,stop,1);
 }
 
 DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getOrCreateAndGetFamilyField()
@@ -862,6 +1284,11 @@ const DataArrayAsciiChar *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getNameField() const
   return _names;
 }
 
+const PartDefinition *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getPartDef(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt) const
+{
+  return _m_by_types.getPartDefOfWithoutComputation(gt);
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::eraseFamilyField()
 {
   _fam->fillWithZero();
@@ -875,7 +1302,7 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::setGroupsFromScratch(const std::vector<const MEDCoupli
 {
   std::vector< DataArrayInt * > corr;
   _m=MEDCouplingUMesh::FuseUMeshesOnSameCoords(ms,0,corr);
-  std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> > corrMSafe(corr.begin(),corr.end());
+  std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> > corrMSafe(corr.begin(),corr.end());
   std::vector< std::vector<int> > fidsOfGroups;
   std::vector< const DataArrayInt * > corr2(corr.begin(),corr.end());
   _fam=DataArrayInt::MakePartition(corr2,((MEDCouplingUMesh *)_m)->getNumberOfCells(),fidsOfGroups);
@@ -896,14 +1323,14 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::write(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int mdim)
     {
       int nbCells=(*it)->getNumberOfCells();
       int end=start+nbCells;
-      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> fam,num;
-      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayAsciiChar> names;
+      MCAuto<DataArrayInt> fam,num;
+      MCAuto<DataArrayAsciiChar> names;
       if((const DataArrayInt *)_fam)
-        fam=_fam->substr(start,end);
+        fam=_fam->subArray(start,end);
       if((const DataArrayInt *)_num)
-        num=_num->substr(start,end);
+        num=_num->subArray(start,end);
       if((const DataArrayAsciiChar *)_names)
-        names=static_cast<DataArrayAsciiChar *>(_names->substr(start,end));
+        names=static_cast<DataArrayAsciiChar *>(_names->subArray(start,end));
       MEDFileUMeshPerType::Write(fid,mName,mdim,(*it),fam,num,names);
       start=end;
     }
@@ -911,10 +1338,21 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::write(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int mdim)
 
 void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::renumberNodesInConn(const int *newNodeNumbersO2N)
 {
-  MEDCouplingUMesh *m(_m_by_types.getUmesh());
-  if(!m)
-    return;
-  m->renumberNodesInConn(newNodeNumbersO2N);
+  _m_by_types.renumberNodesInConnWithoutComputation(newNodeNumbersO2N);
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::serialize(std::vector<int>& tinyInt, std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> >& bigArraysI) const
+{
+  bigArraysI.push_back(_fam);
+  bigArraysI.push_back(_num);
+  _m_by_types.serialize(tinyInt,bigArraysI);
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::unserialize(const std::string& name, DataArrayDouble *coo, std::vector<int>& tinyInt, std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> >& bigArraysI)
+{
+  _fam=bigArraysI.back(); bigArraysI.pop_back();
+  _num=bigArraysI.back(); bigArraysI.pop_back();
+  _m_by_types.unserialize(name,coo,tinyInt,bigArraysI);
 }
 
 void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::changeFamilyIdArr(int oldId, int newId)
@@ -937,6 +1375,11 @@ void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::setFamilyArr(DataArrayInt *famArr)
   _fam=famArr;
 }
 
+DataArrayInt *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::getFamilyField()
+{
+  return _fam;
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::setRenumArr(DataArrayInt *renumArr)
 {
   if(!renumArr)
@@ -973,12 +1416,19 @@ MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::Renumber2(const DataArrayInt *renum, MEDC
     m->renumberCells(renum->getConstPointer(),true);
   else
     {
-      MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<DataArrayInt> locnum=renum->selectByTupleId(cellIds,cellIds+m->getNumberOfCells());
+      MCAuto<DataArrayInt> locnum=renum->selectByTupleId(cellIds,cellIds+m->getNumberOfCells());
       m->renumberCells(locnum->getConstPointer(),true);
     }
   return m;
 }
 
+MEDFileUMeshSplitL1 *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::Unserialize(const std::string& name, DataArrayDouble *coo, std::vector<int>& tinyInt, std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> >& bigArraysI)
+{
+  MCAuto<MEDFileUMeshSplitL1> ret(new MEDFileUMeshSplitL1);
+  ret->unserialize(name,coo,tinyInt,bigArraysI);
+  return ret.retn();
+}
+
 MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::renumIfNeeded(MEDCouplingUMesh *m, const int *cellIds) const
 {
   return Renumber2(_num,m,cellIds);
@@ -1042,7 +1492,7 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::setName(const std::string& name)
     }
   if(_mp_time>=_m_time)
     {
-      for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+      for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
         {
           MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *tmp(*it);
           if(tmp)
@@ -1054,7 +1504,7 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::setName(const std::string& name)
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::assignParts(const std::vector< const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh * >& mParts)
 {
   std::size_t sz(mParts.size());
-  std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> > ret(sz);
+  std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> > ret(sz);
   for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
     {
       const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(mParts[i]);
@@ -1063,10 +1513,27 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::assignParts(const std::vector< const MEDCoupl
       ret[i]=const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(elt); elt->incrRef();
     }
   _m_parts=ret;
+  _part_def.clear(); _part_def.resize(sz);
   _mp_time=std::max(_mp_time,_m_time)+1;
   _m=0;
 }
 
+void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::assignDefParts(const std::vector<const PartDefinition *>& partDefs)
+{
+  if(_mp_time<_m_time)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::assignDefParts : the parts require a computation !");
+  std::size_t sz(partDefs.size());
+  if(_part_def.size()!=partDefs.size() || _part_def.size()!=_m_parts.size())
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::assignDefParts : sizes of vectors of part definition mismatch !");
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+    {
+      const PartDefinition *elt(partDefs[i]);
+      if(elt)
+        elt->incrRef();
+      _part_def[i]=const_cast<PartDefinition*>(elt);
+    }
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::assignUMesh(MEDCouplingUMesh *m)
 {
   _m=m;
@@ -1086,6 +1553,16 @@ MEDCouplingUMesh *MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getUmesh() const
   return _m;
 }
 
+int MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getNumberOfCells() const
+{
+  if(_mp_time<=_m_time)
+    return _m->getNumberOfCells();
+  int ret(0);
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+    ret+=(*it)->getNumberOfCells();
+  return ret;
+}
+
 std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getGeoTypes() const
 {
   if(_mp_time>=_m_time)
@@ -1100,14 +1577,30 @@ std::vector<INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::get
     return _m->getAllGeoTypesSorted();
 }
 
-std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartsWithoutComputation() const
+int MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getNumberOfCellsWithType(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType ct) const
+{
+  if(_mp_time>=_m_time)
+    {
+      for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+        {
+          const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(*it);
+          if(elt && elt->getCellModelEnum()==ct)
+            return elt->getNumberOfCells();
+        }
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    return _m->getNumberOfCellsWithType(ct);
+}
+
+std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::retrievePartsWithoutComputation() const
 {
   if(_mp_time<_m_time)
     throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartsWithoutComputation : the parts require a computation !");
   //
   std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> ret(_m_parts.size());
   std::size_t i(0);
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++,i++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++,i++)
     {
       const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(*it);
       ret[i]=const_cast<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *>(elt);
@@ -1119,12 +1612,12 @@ std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getParts() cons
 {
   if(_mp_time<_m_time)
     forceComputationOfPartsFromUMesh();
-  return getPartsWithoutComputation();
+  return retrievePartsWithoutComputation();
 }
 
-MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartWithoutComputation(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt) const
+MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::retrievePartWithoutComputation(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt) const
 {
-  std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> v(getPartsWithoutComputation());
+  std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> v(retrievePartsWithoutComputation());
   std::size_t sz(v.size());
   for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
     {
@@ -1138,7 +1631,7 @@ MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartWithoutComputation(INT
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getStartStopOfGeoTypeWithoutComputation(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt, int& start, int& stop) const
 {
   start=0; stop=0;
-  std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> v(getPartsWithoutComputation());
+  std::vector<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *> v(retrievePartsWithoutComputation());
   std::size_t sz(v.size());
   for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
     {
@@ -1156,20 +1649,152 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getStartStopOfGeoTypeWithoutComputation(INTER
   throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getStartStopOfGeoTypeWithoutComputation : the geometric type is not existing !");
 }
 
+void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::renumberNodesInConnWithoutComputation(const int *newNodeNumbersO2N)
+{
+  if(_mp_time>_m_time)
+    {
+      for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+        {
+          MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *m(*it);
+          if(m)
+            m->renumberNodesInConn(newNodeNumbersO2N);
+        }
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      MEDCouplingUMesh *m(getUmesh());
+      if(!m)
+        return;
+      m->renumberNodesInConn(newNodeNumbersO2N);
+    }
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::forceComputationOfPartsFromUMesh() const
 {
   const MEDCouplingUMesh *m(_m);
   if(!m)
-    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::forceComputationOfPartsFromUMesh : null UMesh !");
+    {
+      if(_m_parts.empty())
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::forceComputationOfPartsFromUMesh : null UMesh !");
+      else
+        return ;// no needs to compte parts they are already here !
+    }
   std::vector<MEDCouplingUMesh *> ms(m->splitByType());
-  std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCouplingUMesh> > msMSafe(ms.begin(),ms.end());
+  std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCouplingUMesh> > msMSafe(ms.begin(),ms.end());
   std::size_t sz(msMSafe.size());
   _m_parts.resize(sz);
   for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
     _m_parts[i]=MEDCoupling1GTUMesh::New(ms[i]);
+  _part_def.clear();
+  _part_def.resize(_m_parts.size());
   _mp_time=std::max(_mp_time,_m_time);
 }
 
+const PartDefinition *MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartDefOfWithoutComputation(INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType gt) const
+{
+  if(_mp_time<_m_time)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartDefOfWithoutComputation : the parts require a computation !");
+  if(_m_parts.size()!=_part_def.size())
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartDefOfWithoutComputation : size of arrays are expected to be the same !");
+  std::size_t sz(_m_parts.size());
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+    {
+      const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *mesh(_m_parts[i]);
+      if(mesh)
+        if(mesh->getCellModelEnum()==gt)
+          return _part_def[i];
+    }
+  throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getPartDefOfWithoutComputation : The input geo type is not existing in this !");
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::serialize(std::vector<int>& tinyInt, std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> >& bigArraysI) const
+{
+  if(_mp_time<_m_time)
+    throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::serialize : the parts require a computation !");
+  std::size_t sz(_m_parts.size());
+  tinyInt.push_back((int)sz);
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+    {
+      const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *mesh(_m_parts[i]);
+      if(!mesh)
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::serialize : one part is empty !");
+      tinyInt.push_back(mesh->getCellModelEnum());
+      const MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *mesh1(dynamic_cast<const MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *>(mesh));
+      const MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *mesh2(dynamic_cast<const MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *>(mesh));
+      if(mesh1)
+        {
+          DataArrayInt *elt(mesh1->getNodalConnectivity());
+          if(elt)
+            elt->incrRef();
+          MCAuto<DataArrayInt> elt1(elt);
+          bigArraysI.push_back(elt1);
+        }
+      else if(mesh2)
+        {
+          DataArrayInt *elt1(mesh2->getNodalConnectivity()),*elt2(mesh2->getNodalConnectivityIndex());
+          if(elt1)
+            elt1->incrRef();
+          if(elt2)
+            elt2->incrRef();
+          MCAuto<DataArrayInt> elt11(elt1),elt22(elt2);
+          bigArraysI.push_back(elt11); bigArraysI.push_back(elt22);
+        }
+      else
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::serialize : unrecognized single geo type mesh !");
+      const PartDefinition *pd(_part_def[i]);
+      if(!pd)
+        tinyInt.push_back(-1);
+      else
+        {
+          std::vector<int> tinyTmp;
+          pd->serialize(tinyTmp,bigArraysI);
+          tinyInt.push_back((int)tinyTmp.size());
+          tinyInt.insert(tinyInt.end(),tinyTmp.begin(),tinyTmp.end());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::unserialize(const std::string& name, DataArrayDouble *coo, std::vector<int>& tinyInt, std::vector< MCAuto<DataArrayInt> >& bigArraysI)
+{
+  int nbParts(tinyInt.back()); tinyInt.pop_back();
+  _part_def.clear(); _part_def.resize(nbParts);
+  _m_parts.clear(); _m_parts.resize(nbParts);
+  for(int i=0;i<nbParts;i++)
+    {
+      INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType tp((INTERP_KERNEL::NormalizedCellType) tinyInt.back()); tinyInt.pop_back();
+      MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> mesh(MEDCoupling1GTUMesh::New(name,tp));
+      mesh->setCoords(coo);
+      MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *mesh1(dynamic_cast<MEDCoupling1SGTUMesh *>((MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *) mesh));
+      MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *mesh2(dynamic_cast<MEDCoupling1DGTUMesh *>((MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *) mesh));
+      if(mesh1)
+        {
+          mesh1->setNodalConnectivity(bigArraysI.back()); bigArraysI.pop_back();
+        }
+      else if(mesh2)
+        {
+          MCAuto<DataArrayInt> elt0,elt1;
+          elt0=bigArraysI.back(); bigArraysI.pop_back();
+          elt1=bigArraysI.back(); bigArraysI.pop_back();
+          mesh2->setNodalConnectivity(elt0,elt1);
+        }
+      else
+        throw INTERP_KERNEL::Exception("MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::unserialize : unrecognized single geo type mesh !");
+      _m_parts[i]=mesh;
+      int pdid(tinyInt.back()); tinyInt.pop_back();
+      if(pdid!=-1)
+        _part_def[i]=PartDefinition::Unserialize(tinyInt,bigArraysI);
+      _mp_time=std::max(_mp_time,_m_time)+1;
+    }
+}
+
+/*!
+ * This method returns true if \a this is stored split by type false if stored in a merged unstructured mesh.
+ */
+bool MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::isStoredSplitByType() const
+{
+  return _mp_time>=_m_time;
+}
+
 std::size_t MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getTimeOfThis() const
 {
   if(_mp_time>_m_time)
@@ -1182,7 +1807,7 @@ std::size_t MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getTimeOfThis() const
 std::size_t MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getTimeOfParts() const
 {
   std::size_t ret(0);
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
     {
       const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(*it);
       if(!elt)
@@ -1204,20 +1829,20 @@ std::size_t MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getTimeOfUMesh() const
 
 std::size_t MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getHeapMemorySizeWithoutChildren() const
 {
-  std::size_t ret(_m_parts.size()*sizeof(MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh>));
+  std::size_t ret(_m_parts.size()*sizeof(MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh>));
   return ret;
 }
 
 std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getDirectChildrenWithNull() const
 {
   std::vector<const BigMemoryObject *> ret;
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
     ret.push_back((const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *)*it);
   ret.push_back((const MEDCouplingUMesh *)_m);
   return ret;
 }
 
-MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::deepCpy(DataArrayDouble *coords) const
+MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::deepCopy(DataArrayDouble *coords) const
 {
   MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute ret;
   ret._m_parts.resize(_m_parts.size());
@@ -1226,19 +1851,43 @@ MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::deepCpy(DataArrayDoub
       const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(_m_parts[i]);
       if(elt)
         {
-          ret._m_parts[i]=static_cast<ParaMEDMEM::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh*>(elt->deepCpy());
+          ret._m_parts[i]=static_cast<MEDCoupling::MEDCoupling1GTUMesh*>(elt->deepCopy());
           ret._m_parts[i]->setCoords(coords);
         }
     }
   ret._mp_time=_mp_time; ret._m_time=_m_time;
   if((const MEDCouplingUMesh *)_m)
     {
-      ret._m=static_cast<ParaMEDMEM::MEDCouplingUMesh*>(_m->deepCpy());
+      ret._m=static_cast<MEDCoupling::MEDCouplingUMesh*>(_m->deepCopy());
       ret._m->setCoords(coords);
     }
+  std::size_t sz(_part_def.size());
+  ret._part_def.clear(); ret._part_def.resize(sz);
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+    {
+      const PartDefinition *elt(_part_def[i]);
+      if(elt)
+        ret._part_def[i]=elt->deepCopy();
+    }
   return ret;
 }
 
+void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::shallowCpyMeshes()
+{
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+    {
+      const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *elt(*it);
+      if(elt)
+        {
+          MCAuto<MEDCouplingMesh> elt2(elt->clone(false));
+          *it=DynamicCastSafe<MEDCouplingMesh,MEDCoupling1GTUMesh>(elt2);
+        }
+    }
+  const MEDCouplingUMesh *m(_m);
+  if(m)
+    _m=m->clone(false);
+}
+
 bool MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::isEqual(const MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute& other, double eps, std::string& what) const
 {
   const MEDCouplingUMesh *m1(getUmesh());
@@ -1257,19 +1906,49 @@ bool MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::isEqual(const MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute& o
           return false;
         }
     }
+  std::size_t sz(_part_def.size());
+  if(sz!=other._part_def.size())
+    {
+      what=std::string("number of subdivision per geo type for part definition is not the same !");
+      return false;
+    }
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+    {
+      const PartDefinition *pd0(_part_def[i]),*pd1(other._part_def[i]);
+      if(!pd0 && !pd1)
+        continue;
+      if((!pd0 && pd1) || (pd0 && !pd1))
+        {
+          what=std::string("a cell part def is defined only for one among this or other !");
+          return false;
+        }
+      bool ret(pd0->isEqual(pd1,what));
+      if(!ret)
+        return false;
+    }
   return true;
 }
 
+void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::checkConsistency() const
+{
+  if(_mp_time >= _m_time)
+    for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();
+        it!=_m_parts.end(); it++)
+      (*it)->checkConsistency();
+  else
+    _m->checkConsistency();
+}
+
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::clearNonDiscrAttributes() const
 {
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
     MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::ClearNonDiscrAttributes(*it);
   MEDFileUMeshSplitL1::ClearNonDiscrAttributes(_m);
 }
 
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::synchronizeTinyInfo(const MEDFileMesh& master) const
 {
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
     {
       const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *tmp(*it);
       if(tmp)
@@ -1330,7 +2009,7 @@ std::vector<int> MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getDistributionOfTypes() const
   else
     {
       std::vector<int> ret;
-      for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+      for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
         {
           const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *tmp(*it);
           if(!tmp)
@@ -1354,7 +2033,7 @@ int MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getSize() const
   else
     {
       int ret=0;
-      for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+      for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::const_iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
         {
           const MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *m(*it);
           if(!m)
@@ -1367,7 +2046,7 @@ int MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::getSize() const
 
 void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::setCoords(DataArrayDouble *coords)
 {
-  for(std::vector< MEDCouplingAutoRefCountObjectPtr<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<MEDCoupling1GTUMesh> >::iterator it=_m_parts.begin();it!=_m_parts.end();it++)
     {
       MEDCoupling1GTUMesh *tmp(*it);
       if(tmp)
@@ -1377,3 +2056,56 @@ void MEDFileUMeshAggregateCompute::setCoords(DataArrayDouble *coords)
   if(m)
     m->setCoords(coords);
 }
+
+MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh *MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh::New(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, int iterOnStEltOfMesh, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
+{
+  return new MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh(fid,mName,dt,it,iterOnStEltOfMesh,mrs);
+}
+
+std::size_t MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh::getHeapMemorySizeWithoutChildren() const
+{
+  return _geo_type_name.capacity()+_vars.capacity()*sizeof(MCAuto<DataArray>);
+}
+
+std::vector<const MEDCoupling::BigMemoryObject*> MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh::getDirectChildrenWithNull() const
+{
+  std::vector<const MEDCoupling::BigMemoryObject*> ret;
+  ret.push_back(_conn);
+  ret.push_back(_common);
+  for(std::vector< MCAuto<DataArray> >::const_iterator it=_vars.begin();it!=_vars.end();it++)
+    ret.push_back(*it);
+  return ret;
+}
+
+MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh::MEDFileEltStruct4Mesh(med_idt fid, const std::string& mName, int dt, int it, int iterOnStEltOfMesh, MEDFileMeshReadSelector *mrs)
+{
+  med_geometry_type geoType;
+  INTERP_KERNEL::AutoPtr<char> geoTypeName(MEDLoaderBase::buildEmptyString(MED_NAME_SIZE));
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshEntityInfo,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_STRUCT_ELEMENT,iterOnStEltOfMesh+1,geoTypeName,&geoType));
+  _geo_type=geoType;
+  _geo_type_name=MEDLoaderBase::buildStringFromFortran(geoTypeName,MED_NAME_SIZE);
+  int nCells(0);
+  {
+    med_bool chgt=MED_FALSE,trsf=MED_FALSE;
+    nCells=MEDmeshnEntity(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_STRUCT_ELEMENT,geoType,MED_CONNECTIVITY,MED_NODAL,&chgt,&trsf);
+  }
+  MCAuto<MEDFileMeshSupports> mss(MEDFileMeshSupports::New(fid));
+  MCAuto<MEDFileStructureElements> mse(MEDFileStructureElements::New(fid,mss));
+  int nbEntities(mse->getNumberOfNodesPerSE(_geo_type_name));
+  _conn=DataArrayInt::New(); _conn->alloc(nCells,nbEntities);
+  MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshElementConnectivityRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,MED_STRUCT_ELEMENT,_geo_type,MED_NODAL,MED_FULL_INTERLACE,_conn->getPointer()));
+  _common=MEDFileUMeshPerTypeCommon::New();
+  _common->loadCommonPart(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,nCells,geoType,MED_STRUCT_ELEMENT,mrs);
+  std::vector<std::string> vns(mse->getVarAttsOf(_geo_type_name));
+  std::size_t sz(vns.size());
+  _vars.resize(sz);
+  for(std::size_t i=0;i<sz;i++)
+    {
+      const MEDFileSEVarAtt *var(mse->getVarAttOf(_geo_type_name,vns[i]));
+      MCAuto<DataArray> gen(var->getGenerator());
+      MCAuto<DataArray> arr(gen->buildNewEmptyInstance());
+      arr->alloc(nCells,var->getNbOfComponents());
+      arr->setName(vns[i]);
+      MEDFILESAFECALLERRD0(MEDmeshStructElementVarAttRd,(fid,mName.c_str(),dt,it,_geo_type,vns[i].c_str(),arr->getVoidStarPointer()));
+    }
+}