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Merge branch 'occ/shaper2smesh'
[modules/smesh.git] / src / SMESH_I / SMESH_Gen_i.cxx
index f01646e74344c93f9c3762746765d622f5f793ae..ac0b696007a2f4329b6ecf2b404d421475d5c3e9 100644 (file)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2007-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D, OPEN CASCADE
+// Copyright (C) 2007-2019  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D, OPEN CASCADE
 //
 // Copyright (C) 2003-2007  OPEN CASCADE, EADS/CCR, LIP6, CEA/DEN,
 // CEDRAT, EDF R&D, LEG, PRINCIPIA R&D, BUREAU VERITAS
 #include "SMESH_PreMeshInfo.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_PythonDump.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_ControlsDef.hxx"
+
+// to pass CORBA exception through SMESH_TRY
+#define SMY_OWN_CATCH catch( SALOME::SALOME_Exception& se ) { throw se; }
 #include "SMESH_TryCatch.hxx" // to include after OCC headers!
 
 #include CORBA_SERVER_HEADER(SMESH_Group)
 #include CORBA_SERVER_HEADER(SMESH_MeshEditor)
 
 
+#include <GEOMImpl_Types.hxx>
 #include <GEOM_Client.hxx>
 
 #include <Basics_Utils.hxx>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <memory>
 
 using namespace std;
 using SMESH::TPythonDump;
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ static int MYDEBUG = 0;
 #endif
 
 // Static variables definition
-GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var      SMESH_Gen_i::myGeomGen = GEOM::GEOM_Gen::_nil();
+GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var      SMESH_Gen_i::myGeomGen;
 CORBA::ORB_var          SMESH_Gen_i::myOrb;
 PortableServer::POA_var SMESH_Gen_i::myPoa;
 SALOME_NamingService*   SMESH_Gen_i::myNS  = NULL;
@@ -253,14 +258,15 @@ SALOME_NamingService* SMESH_Gen_i::GetNS()
  *  Get SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA object
  */
 //=============================================================================
-SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA*  SMESH_Gen_i::GetLCC() {
+
+SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA*  SMESH_Gen_i::GetLCC()
+{
   if ( myLCC == NULL ) {
     myLCC = new SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA( GetNS() );
   }
   return myLCC;
 }
 
-
 //=============================================================================
 /*!
  *  GetGeomEngine [ static ]
@@ -268,18 +274,33 @@ SALOME_LifeCycleCORBA*  SMESH_Gen_i::GetLCC() {
  *  Get GEOM::GEOM_Gen reference
  */
 //=============================================================================
-GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var SMESH_Gen_i::GetGeomEngine() {
-  //CCRT GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var aGeomEngine =
-  //CCRT   GEOM::GEOM_Gen::_narrow( GetLCC()->FindOrLoad_Component("FactoryServer","GEOM") );
-  //CCRT return aGeomEngine._retn();
-  if(CORBA::is_nil(myGeomGen))
-  {
-    Engines::EngineComponent_ptr temp=GetLCC()->FindOrLoad_Component("FactoryServer","GEOM");
-    myGeomGen=GEOM::GEOM_Gen::_narrow(temp);
-  }
+
+GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var SMESH_Gen_i::GetGeomEngine( bool isShaper )
+{
+  Engines::EngineComponent_ptr temp =
+    GetLCC()->FindOrLoad_Component( isShaper ? "FactoryServer" : "FactoryServer",
+                                    isShaper ? "SHAPERSTUDY" : "GEOM" );
+  myGeomGen = GEOM::GEOM_Gen::_narrow( temp );
+
   return myGeomGen;
 }
 
+//=============================================================================
+/*!
+ *  GetGeomEngine [ static ]
+ *
+ *  Get GEOM::GEOM_Gen reference
+ */
+//=============================================================================
+
+GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var SMESH_Gen_i::GetGeomEngine( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr go )
+{
+  GEOM::GEOM_Gen_ptr gen;
+  if ( !CORBA::is_nil( go ))
+    gen = go->GetGen();
+  return gen;
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 /*!
  *  SMESH_Gen_i::SMESH_Gen_i
@@ -439,15 +460,28 @@ GenericHypothesisCreator_i* SMESH_Gen_i::getHypothesisCreator(const char* theHyp
     {
       // load plugin library
       if(MYDEBUG) MESSAGE("Loading server meshers plugin library ...");
-      LibHandle libHandle = LoadLib( aPlatformLibName.c_str() );
+#ifdef WIN32
+#ifdef UNICODE
+      const wchar_t* path = Kernel_Utils::decode_s(aPlatformLibName);
+#else
+      const char* path = aPlatformLibName.c_str();
+#endif
+#else
+      const char* path = aPlatformLibName.c_str();
+#endif
+      LibHandle libHandle = LoadLib( path );
+#if defined(WIN32) && defined(UNICODE)
+      delete path;
+#endif
       if (!libHandle)
       {
         // report any error, if occurred
 #ifndef WIN32
         const char* anError = dlerror();
-        throw(SALOME_Exception(anError));
+        throw(SALOME_Exception( anError ));
 #else
-        throw(SALOME_Exception(LOCALIZED( "Can't load server meshers plugin library" )));
+        throw(SALOME_Exception ( SMESH_Comment("Can't load meshers plugin library " )
+                                 << aPlatformLibName));
 #endif
       }
 
@@ -457,7 +491,8 @@ GenericHypothesisCreator_i* SMESH_Gen_i::getHypothesisCreator(const char* theHyp
         (GetHypothesisCreator)GetProc( libHandle, "GetHypothesisCreator" );
       if (!procHandle)
       {
-        throw(SALOME_Exception(LOCALIZED("bad hypothesis plugin library")));
+        throw(SALOME_Exception(SMESH_Comment("bad hypothesis plugin library")
+                               << aPlatformLibName ));
         UnLoadLib(libHandle);
       }
 
@@ -466,7 +501,8 @@ GenericHypothesisCreator_i* SMESH_Gen_i::getHypothesisCreator(const char* theHyp
       aCreator = procHandle(theHypName);
       if (!aCreator)
       {
-        throw(SALOME_Exception(LOCALIZED("no such a hypothesis in this plugin")));
+        throw(SALOME_Exception( SMESH_Comment( theHypName ) << " is missing from "
+                                << aPlatformLibName));
       }
       // map hypothesis creator to a hypothesis name
       myHypCreatorMap[string(theHypName)] = aCreator;
@@ -667,11 +703,18 @@ void SMESH_Gen_i::UpdateStudy()
     myStudyContext = new StudyContext;
 
   SALOMEDS::Study_var aStudy = getStudyServant();
-  if ( !CORBA::is_nil( aStudy ) ) {
+  if ( !CORBA::is_nil( aStudy ) )
+  {
     SALOMEDS::StudyBuilder_var aStudyBuilder = aStudy->NewBuilder();
+
     SALOMEDS::SComponent_wrap GEOM_var = aStudy->FindComponent( "GEOM" );
     if( !GEOM_var->_is_nil() )
-      aStudyBuilder->LoadWith( GEOM_var, GetGeomEngine() );
+      aStudyBuilder->LoadWith( GEOM_var, GetGeomEngine( /*isShaper=*/false ) );
+
+    GEOM_var = aStudy->FindComponent( "SHAPERSTUDY" );
+    if( !GEOM_var->_is_nil() )
+      aStudyBuilder->LoadWith( GEOM_var, GetGeomEngine( /*isShaper=*/true ) );
+
     // NPAL16168, issue 0020210
     // Let meshes update their data depending on GEOM groups that could change
     CORBA::String_var compDataType = ComponentDataType();
@@ -688,6 +731,63 @@ void SMESH_Gen_i::UpdateStudy()
   }
 }
 
+//================================================================================
+/*!
+ * \brief Return true if mesh has ICON_SMESH_TREE_GEOM_MODIF icon
+ */
+//================================================================================
+
+bool SMESH_Gen_i::isGeomModifIcon( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr mesh )
+{
+  SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so = ObjectToSObject( mesh );
+  SALOMEDS::GenericAttribute_wrap attr;
+  if ( ! so->_is_nil() && so->FindAttribute( attr.inout(), "AttributePixMap" ))
+  {
+    SALOMEDS::AttributePixMap_wrap pm = attr;
+    CORBA::String_var             ico = pm->GetPixMap();
+    return ( strcmp( ico.in(), "ICON_SMESH_TREE_GEOM_MODIF" ) == 0 );
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+//=================================================================================
+// function : hasObjectInfo()
+// purpose  : shows if module provides information for its objects
+//=================================================================================
+
+bool SMESH_Gen_i::hasObjectInfo()
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+//=================================================================================
+// function : getObjectInfo()
+// purpose  : returns an information for a given object by its entry
+//=================================================================================
+
+char* SMESH_Gen_i::getObjectInfo( const char* entry )
+{
+  // for a mesh with icon == ICON_SMESH_TREE_GEOM_MODIF show a warning;
+  // for the rest, "module 'SMESH', ID=0:1:2:*"
+
+  SMESH_Comment txt;
+
+  SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap  so = getStudyServant()->FindObjectID( entry );
+  CORBA::Object_var      obj = SObjectToObject( so );
+  SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var mesh = SMESH::SMESH_Mesh::_narrow( obj );
+  if ( isGeomModifIcon( mesh ))
+  {
+    txt << "The geometry was changed and the mesh needs to be recomputed";
+  }
+
+  if ( txt.empty() )
+  {
+    CORBA::String_var compType = ComponentDataType();
+    txt << "module '" << compType << "', ID=" << entry;
+  }
+  return CORBA::string_dup( txt );
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 /*!
  *  SMESH_Gen_i::GetStudyContext
@@ -704,7 +804,7 @@ StudyContext* SMESH_Gen_i::GetStudyContext()
 /*!
  *  SMESH_Gen_i::CreateHypothesis
  *
- *  Create hypothesis/algorothm of given type and publish it in the study
+ *  Create hypothesis/algorithm of given type and publish it in the study
  */
 //=============================================================================
 
@@ -729,6 +829,43 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_ptr SMESH_Gen_i::CreateHypothesis( const char* theHypNam
   return hyp._retn();
 }
 
+//================================================================================
+/*!
+ * \brief Return a hypothesis initialized by given average length.
+ *  \param theHypType - hypothesis type name
+ *  \param theLibName - plugin library name
+ *  \param theAverageLength - average length
+ *  \param theQuadDominated - is quad-dominated flag
+ *  \retval SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_ptr - the new hypothesis
+ */
+//================================================================================
+
+SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_ptr
+SMESH_Gen_i::CreateHypothesisByAverageLength( const char*    theHypType,
+                                              const char*    theLibName,
+                                              CORBA::Double  theAverageLength,
+                                              CORBA::Boolean theQuadDominated)
+  throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
+{
+  SMESH::HypInitParams initParams = { ::SMESH_Hypothesis::BY_AVERAGE_LENGTH,
+                                      theAverageLength, theQuadDominated };
+
+  SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_var hyp =
+    GetHypothesisParameterValues( theHypType, theLibName,
+                                  SMESH::SMESH_Mesh::_nil(),
+                                  GEOM::GEOM_Object::_nil(),
+                                  initParams );
+  SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so = PublishHypothesis( hyp );
+
+  TPythonDump() << hyp << " = " << this << ".CreateHypothesisByAverageLength( '"
+                << theHypType << "', '"
+                << theLibName << "', "
+                << theAverageLength << ", "
+                << theQuadDominated << " )";
+
+  return hyp._retn();
+}
+
 //================================================================================
 /*!
  * \brief Return a hypothesis holding parameter values corresponding either to the mesh
@@ -744,14 +881,16 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_ptr SMESH_Gen_i::CreateHypothesis( const char* theHypNam
 //================================================================================
 
 SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_ptr
-SMESH_Gen_i::GetHypothesisParameterValues (const char*           theHypType,
-                                           const char*           theLibName,
-                                           SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr theMesh,
-                                           GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theGeom,
-                                           CORBA::Boolean        byMesh)
+SMESH_Gen_i::GetHypothesisParameterValues( const char*                 theHypType,
+                                           const char*                 theLibName,
+                                           SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr       theMesh,
+                                           GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr       theGeom,
+                                           const SMESH::HypInitParams& theParams)
   throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
 {
   Unexpect aCatch(SALOME_SalomeException);
+
+  const bool byMesh = ( theParams.way == ::SMESH_Hypothesis::BY_MESH );
   if ( byMesh && CORBA::is_nil( theMesh ) )
     return SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis::_nil();
   if ( byMesh && CORBA::is_nil( theGeom ) )
@@ -806,17 +945,24 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::GetHypothesisParameterValues (const char*           theHypType,
     if ( hyp->SetParametersByMesh( mesh, shape ))
       return SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis::_duplicate( tmpHyp );
   }
-  else {
-    double diagonal = 0;
-    if ( mesh )
-      diagonal = mesh->GetShapeDiagonalSize();
-    else
-      diagonal = ::SMESH_Mesh::GetShapeDiagonalSize( shape );
+  else
+  {
     ::SMESH_Hypothesis::TDefaults dflts;
-    dflts._elemLength = diagonal / myGen.GetBoundaryBoxSegmentation();
-    dflts._nbSegments = myGen.GetDefaultNbSegments();
-    dflts._shape      = &shape;
-    // let the temporary hypothesis initialize it's values
+    dflts._way           = ( ::SMESH_Hypothesis::InitWay) theParams.way;
+    dflts._nbSegments    = myGen.GetDefaultNbSegments();
+    dflts._elemLength    = theParams.averageLength;
+    dflts._quadDominated = theParams.quadDominated;
+    if ( theParams.way == ::SMESH_Hypothesis::BY_GEOM )
+    {
+      if ( mesh )
+        dflts._diagonal  = mesh->GetShapeDiagonalSize();
+      else
+        dflts._diagonal  = ::SMESH_Mesh::GetShapeDiagonalSize( shape );
+      dflts._elemLength  = dflts._diagonal / myGen.GetBoundaryBoxSegmentation();
+      dflts._shape       = &shape;
+    }
+
+    // let the hypothesis initialize it's values
     if ( hyp->SetParametersByDefaults( dflts, mesh ))
       return SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis::_duplicate( tmpHyp );
   }
@@ -1926,10 +2072,13 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::Compute( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr theMesh,
 
   try {
     // get mesh servant
-    SMESH_Mesh_i* meshServant = dynamic_cast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( GetServant( theMesh ).in() );
+    SMESH_Mesh_i* meshServant = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( theMesh );
     ASSERT( meshServant );
     if ( meshServant ) {
-      meshServant->Load();
+      if ( isGeomModifIcon( theMesh ))
+        meshServant->Clear();
+      else
+        meshServant->Load();
       // NPAL16168: "geometrical group edition from a submesh don't modify mesh computation"
       meshServant->CheckGeomModif();
       // get local TopoDS_Shape
@@ -1948,6 +2097,8 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::Compute( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr theMesh,
       meshServant->CreateGroupServants(); // algos can create groups (issue 0020918)
       myLocMesh.GetMeshDS()->Modified();
       UpdateIcons( theMesh );
+      if ( ok )
+        HighLightInvalid( theMesh, /*isInvalid=*/false );
       return ok;
     }
   }
@@ -1974,14 +2125,16 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::Compute( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr theMesh,
 void SMESH_Gen_i::CancelCompute( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr theMesh,
                                  GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theShapeObject )
 {
-  SMESH_Mesh_i* meshServant = dynamic_cast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( GetServant( theMesh ).in() );
-  ::SMESH_Mesh& myLocMesh = meshServant->GetImpl();
-  TopoDS_Shape myLocShape;
-  if(theMesh->HasShapeToMesh())
-    myLocShape = GeomObjectToShape( theShapeObject );
-  else
-    myLocShape = SMESH_Mesh::PseudoShape();
-  myGen.CancelCompute( myLocMesh, myLocShape);
+  if ( SMESH_Mesh_i* meshServant = dynamic_cast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( GetServant( theMesh ).in() ))
+  {
+    ::SMESH_Mesh& myLocMesh = meshServant->GetImpl();
+    TopoDS_Shape myLocShape;
+    if(theMesh->HasShapeToMesh())
+      myLocShape = GeomObjectToShape( theShapeObject );
+    else
+      myLocShape = SMESH_Mesh::PseudoShape();
+    myGen.CancelCompute( myLocMesh, myLocShape);
+  }
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -2281,7 +2434,7 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::GetGeometryByMeshElement( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr  theMesh,
   GEOM::GEOM_Object_wrap geom = FindGeometryByMeshElement(theMesh, theElementID);
   if ( !geom->_is_nil() ) {
     GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShape = theMesh->GetShapeToMesh();
-    GEOM::GEOM_Gen_ptr    geomGen   = GetGeomEngine();
+    GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var    geomGen   = GetGeomEngine( geom );
 
     // try to find the corresponding SObject
     SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap SObj = ObjectToSObject( geom.in() );
@@ -2312,7 +2465,7 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::GetGeometryByMeshElement( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr  theMesh,
         }
       }
     }
-    if ( SObj->_is_nil() ) // publish a new subshape
+    if ( SObj->_is_nil() && !geomGen->_is_nil() ) // publish a new subshape
       SObj = geomGen->AddInStudy( geom, theGeomName, mainShape );
 
     // return only published geometry
@@ -2345,7 +2498,7 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::FindGeometryByMeshElement( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr  theMesh,
     THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION( "bad Mesh reference", SALOME::BAD_PARAM );
 
   GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShape = theMesh->GetShapeToMesh();
-  GEOM::GEOM_Gen_ptr    geomGen   = GetGeomEngine();
+  GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var    geomGen   = GetGeomEngine( mainShape );
 
   // get a core mesh DS
   SMESH_Mesh_i* meshServant = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( theMesh );
@@ -2368,7 +2521,7 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::FindGeometryByMeshElement( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr  theMesh,
           }
           if ( !it->_is_nil() ) {
             for ( it->InitEx(true); it->More(); it->Next() ) {
-              SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap      so = it->Value();
+              SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap     so = it->Value();
               CORBA::Object_var         obj = SObjectToObject( so );
               GEOM::GEOM_Object_var subGeom = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_narrow( obj );
               if ( !subGeom->_is_nil() ) {
@@ -2412,14 +2565,16 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr
 SMESH_Gen_i::Concatenate(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
                          CORBA::Boolean                theUniteIdenticalGroups,
                          CORBA::Boolean                theMergeNodesAndElements,
-                         CORBA::Double                 theMergeTolerance)
+                         CORBA::Double                 theMergeTolerance,
+                         SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr         theMeshToAppendTo)
   throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
 {
   return ConcatenateCommon(theMeshesArray,
                            theUniteIdenticalGroups,
                            theMergeNodesAndElements,
                            theMergeTolerance,
-                           false);
+                           false,
+                           theMeshToAppendTo);
 }
 
 //================================================================================
@@ -2435,14 +2590,16 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr
 SMESH_Gen_i::ConcatenateWithGroups(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
                                    CORBA::Boolean                theUniteIdenticalGroups,
                                    CORBA::Boolean                theMergeNodesAndElements,
-                                   CORBA::Double                 theMergeTolerance)
+                                   CORBA::Double                 theMergeTolerance,
+                                   SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr         theMeshToAppendTo)
   throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
 {
   return ConcatenateCommon(theMeshesArray,
                            theUniteIdenticalGroups,
                            theMergeNodesAndElements,
                            theMergeTolerance,
-                           true);
+                           true,
+                           theMeshToAppendTo);
 }
 
 //================================================================================
@@ -2458,16 +2615,22 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::ConcatenateCommon(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
                                CORBA::Boolean                theUniteIdenticalGroups,
                                CORBA::Boolean                theMergeNodesAndElements,
                                CORBA::Double                 theMergeTolerance,
-                               CORBA::Boolean                theCommonGroups)
+                               CORBA::Boolean                theCommonGroups,
+                               SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr         theMeshToAppendTo)
   throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
 {
   std::unique_ptr< TPythonDump > pPythonDump( new TPythonDump );
   TPythonDump& pythonDump = *pPythonDump; // prevent dump of called methods
 
-  // create mesh
-  SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var newMesh = CreateEmptyMesh();
-  SMESH_Mesh_i*         newImpl = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( newMesh );
+  // create mesh if theMeshToAppendTo not provided
+  SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var newMesh;
+  if ( CORBA::is_nil( theMeshToAppendTo ))
+    newMesh = CreateEmptyMesh();
+  else
+    newMesh = SMESH::SMESH_Mesh::_duplicate( theMeshToAppendTo );
+  SMESH_Mesh_i* newImpl = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( newMesh );
   if ( !newImpl ) return newMesh._retn();
+  newImpl->Load();
 
   ::SMESH_Mesh&   locMesh = newImpl->GetImpl();
   SMESHDS_Mesh* newMeshDS = locMesh.GetMeshDS();
@@ -2478,6 +2641,22 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::ConcatenateCommon(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
   TGroupsMap       groupsMap;
   TListOfNewGroups listOfNewGroups;
 
+  if ( !CORBA::is_nil( theMeshToAppendTo ))
+  {
+    // fill groupsMap with existing groups
+    SMESH::ListOfGroups_var groups = theMeshToAppendTo->GetGroups();
+    for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < groups->length(); ++i )
+    {
+      SMESH::SMESH_Group_var group = SMESH::SMESH_Group::_narrow( groups[ i ]);
+      if ( !group->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        CORBA::String_var  name = group->GetName();
+        SMESH::ElementType type = group->GetType();
+        groupsMap[ TNameAndType( name.in(), type ) ].push_back( group );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   ::SMESH_MeshEditor               newEditor( &locMesh );
   ::SMESH_MeshEditor::ElemFeatures elemType;
 
@@ -2488,9 +2667,11 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::ConcatenateCommon(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
     SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var initMesh = theMeshesArray[i]->GetMesh();
     SMESH_Mesh_i*         initImpl = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( initMesh );
     if ( !initImpl ) continue;
+    if ( initMesh->_is_equivalent( theMeshToAppendTo ))
+      continue;
     initImpl->Load();
 
-    // assure that IDs increments by one during iteration
+    // assure that IDs increment by one during iteration
     ::SMESH_Mesh& initLocMesh = initImpl->GetImpl();
     SMESHDS_Mesh*  initMeshDS = initLocMesh.GetMeshDS();
     if ( initMeshDS->MaxNodeID()    > initMeshDS->NbNodes() ||
@@ -2515,6 +2696,9 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::ConcatenateCommon(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
 
     // copy elements
 
+    SMESH::array_of_ElementType_var srcElemTypes = theMeshesArray[i]->GetTypes();
+    if ( srcElemTypes->length() == 1 && srcElemTypes[0] == SMESH::NODE ) // group of nodes
+      continue;
     std::vector< const SMDS_MeshElement* > newElems( initMeshDS->NbElements() + 1, 0 );
     elemIt = initImpl->GetElements( theMeshesArray[i], SMESH::ALL );
     while ( elemIt->more() )
@@ -2674,11 +2858,12 @@ SMESH_Gen_i::ConcatenateCommon(const SMESH::ListOfIDSources& theMeshesArray,
 
   // Update Python script
   pythonDump << newMesh << " = " << this
-             << "." << ( theCommonGroups ? "ConcatenateWithGroups" : "Concatenate" ) << "("
+             << "." << ( theCommonGroups ? "ConcatenateWithGroups" : "Concatenate" ) << "( "
              << theMeshesArray << ", "
              << theUniteIdenticalGroups << ", "
              << theMergeNodesAndElements << ", "
-             << TVar( theMergeTolerance ) << ")";
+             << TVar( theMergeTolerance ) << ", "
+             << theMeshToAppendTo << " )";
 
   pPythonDump.reset(); // enable python dump from GetGroups()
 
@@ -2712,10 +2897,12 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr SMESH_Gen_i::CopyMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
                                             const char*               meshName,
                                             CORBA::Boolean            toCopyGroups,
                                             CORBA::Boolean            toKeepIDs)
+  throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
 {
   Unexpect aCatch(SALOME_SalomeException);
 
   TPythonDump* pyDump = new TPythonDump; // prevent dump from CreateMesh()
+  std::unique_ptr<TPythonDump> pyDumpDeleter( pyDump );
 
   // 1. Get source mesh
 
@@ -2918,7 +3105,7 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr SMESH_Gen_i::CopyMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
           << toCopyGroups << ", "
           << toKeepIDs << ")";
 
-  delete pyDump; pyDump = 0; // allow dump in GetGroups()
+  pyDumpDeleter.reset(); // allow dump in GetGroups()
 
   if ( nbNewGroups > 0 ) // dump created groups
     SMESH::ListOfGroups_var groups = newMesh->GetGroups();
@@ -2926,6 +3113,967 @@ SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr SMESH_Gen_i::CopyMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr meshPart,
   return newMesh._retn();
 }
 
+
+namespace // utils for CopyMeshWithGeom()
+{
+  typedef std::map< std::string, std::string >             TStr2StrMap;
+  typedef std::map< std::string, std::set< std::string > > TStr2StrSetMap;
+  typedef std::map< std::set<int>, int >                   TIdSet2IndexMap;
+  typedef std::map< std::string, int >                     TName2IndexMap;
+
+  //================================================================================
+  /*!
+   * \brief Return a new sub-shape corresponding to an old one
+   */
+  //================================================================================
+
+  struct ShapeMapper
+  {
+    SMESH_Mesh_i* mySrcMesh_i;
+    SMESH_Mesh_i* myNewMesh_i;
+    SMESH_Gen_i*  myGen_i;
+    bool          myToPublish;
+    bool          myIsSameGeom;
+
+    TStr2StrMap   myOld2NewEntryMap; // map of study entries
+
+    GEOM::ListOfGO_var         mySubshapes; // sub-shapes existing in the new geometry
+    TIdSet2IndexMap            myIds2SubshapeIndex; // to find an existing sub-shape
+    TName2IndexMap             myName2SubshapeIndex; // to find an existing sub-shape by name
+
+    bool                       myGIPMapDone;
+    GEOM::ListOfListOfLong_var myGIPMap; // filled by GetInPlaceMap()
+
+    // not directly relating to shape search
+    TStr2StrSetMap myInvalidMap; // blame shape -> invalid objects
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Constructor
+     */
+    ShapeMapper( SMESH_Mesh_i* srcMesh_i,
+                 SMESH_Mesh_i* newMesh_i,
+                 SMESH_Gen_i*  smeshGen_i )
+      : mySrcMesh_i( srcMesh_i ),
+        myNewMesh_i( newMesh_i ),
+        myGen_i    ( smeshGen_i ),
+        myToPublish( smeshGen_i->IsEnablePublish() ),
+        myGIPMapDone( false )
+    {
+      // retrieve from the study shape mapping made thanks to
+      // "Set presentation parameters and sub-shapes from arguments" option
+
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShapeNew = myNewMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShapeOld = mySrcMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+      SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap oldSO = myGen_i->ObjectToSObject( mainShapeOld );
+      SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap newSO = myGen_i->ObjectToSObject( mainShapeNew );
+      if ( newSO->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        myToPublish = false;
+        return;
+      }
+      if (( myIsSameGeom = mainShapeNew->_is_equivalent( mainShapeOld )))
+        return;
+      CORBA::String_var oldEntry = oldSO->GetID();
+      CORBA::String_var newEntry = newSO->GetID();
+      myOld2NewEntryMap.insert( std::make_pair( std::string( oldEntry.in() ),
+                                                std::string( newEntry.in() )));
+      std::string  newMainEntry = newEntry.in();
+
+      SALOMEDS::Study_var            study = myGen_i->getStudyServant();
+      GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var           geomGen = myGen_i->GetGeomEngine( mainShapeNew );
+      GEOM::GEOM_IShapesOperations_wrap op = geomGen->GetIShapesOperations();
+      mySubshapes                          = op->GetExistingSubObjects( mainShapeNew,
+                                                                        /*groupsOnly=*/false );
+      for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < mySubshapes->length(); ++i )
+      {
+        newSO = myGen_i->ObjectToSObject( mySubshapes[ i ]);
+        SALOMEDS::ChildIterator_wrap anIter = study->NewChildIterator( newSO );
+        bool refFound = false;
+        for ( ; anIter->More(); anIter->Next() )
+        {
+          SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so = anIter->Value();
+          if ( so->ReferencedObject( oldSO.inout() ))
+          {
+            oldEntry = oldSO->GetID();
+            newEntry = newSO->GetID();
+            if (( refFound = ( newMainEntry != oldEntry.in() )))
+              myOld2NewEntryMap.insert( std::make_pair( std::string( oldEntry.in() ),
+                                                        std::string( newEntry.in() )));
+          }
+        }
+        if ( !refFound )
+        {
+          GEOM::GEOM_Object_var father = mySubshapes[ i ]->GetMainShape();
+          if ( father->_is_equivalent( mainShapeNew ))
+          {
+            GEOM::ListOfLong_var ids = mySubshapes[ i ]->GetSubShapeIndices();
+            std::set< int > idSet( &ids[0] , &ids[0] + ids->length() );
+            myIds2SubshapeIndex.insert( std::make_pair( idSet, i ));
+            CORBA::String_var name = newSO->GetName();
+            if ( name.in()[0] )
+              myName2SubshapeIndex.insert( std::make_pair( name.in(), i ));
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Find a new sub-shape corresponding to an old one
+     */
+    GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr FindNew( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr oldShape )
+    {
+      if ( myIsSameGeom )
+        return GEOM::GEOM_Object::_duplicate( oldShape );
+
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var newShape;
+
+      if ( CORBA::is_nil( oldShape ))
+        return newShape._retn();
+
+      if ( !isChildOfOld( oldShape ))
+        return GEOM::GEOM_Object::_duplicate( oldShape ); // shape independent of the old shape
+
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShapeNew = myNewMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+      GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var         geomGen = myGen_i->GetGeomEngine( mainShapeNew );
+
+      // try to find by entry or name
+      if ( myToPublish )
+      {
+        CORBA::String_var  oldEntry = oldShape->GetStudyEntry();
+        TStr2StrMap::iterator o2nID = myOld2NewEntryMap.find( oldEntry.in() );
+        if ( o2nID != myOld2NewEntryMap.end() )
+        {
+          newShape = getShapeByEntry( o2nID->second );
+        }
+        if ( newShape->_is_nil() )
+        {
+          CORBA::String_var name = oldShape->GetName();
+          TName2IndexMap::iterator n2ind = myName2SubshapeIndex.find( name.in() );
+          if ( n2ind != myName2SubshapeIndex.end() )
+          {
+            newShape = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_duplicate( mySubshapes[ n2ind->second ]);
+            GEOM::ListOfLong_var oldIndices = oldShape->GetSubShapeIndices();
+            GEOM::ListOfLong_var newIndices = newShape->GetSubShapeIndices();
+            if ( oldIndices->length() == 0 ||
+                 newIndices->length() == 0 ||
+                 getShapeType( myNewMesh_i, newIndices[0] ) !=
+                 getShapeType( mySrcMesh_i, oldIndices[0] ))
+              newShape = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_nil();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if ( newShape->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        // try to construct a new sub-shape using myGIPMap
+        buildGIPMap();
+        std::vector< int >   newIndices;
+        GEOM::ListOfLong_var oldIndices = oldShape->GetSubShapeIndices();
+        for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < oldIndices->length(); ++i )
+        {
+          findNewIDs( oldIndices[i], newIndices );
+        }
+        if ( newIndices.size() < oldIndices->length() ) // issue #17096
+        {
+          newIndices.clear();
+          newShape = getInPlace( oldShape );
+        }
+        if ( !newIndices.empty() && newShape->_is_nil() )
+        {
+          // search for a sub-shape with same ids
+          std::set< int > idSet( newIndices.begin(), newIndices.end() );
+          TIdSet2IndexMap::iterator ids2ind = myIds2SubshapeIndex.find( idSet );
+          if ( ids2ind != myIds2SubshapeIndex.end() ) {
+            newShape = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_duplicate( mySubshapes[ ids2ind->second ]);
+          }
+          if ( newShape->_is_nil() )
+            try
+            {
+              // create a new shape
+              if ( newIndices.size() > 1 || oldShape->GetType() == GEOM_GROUP )
+              {
+                int groupType = getShapeType( myNewMesh_i, newIndices[0] );
+
+                GEOM::GEOM_IGroupOperations_ptr grOp = geomGen->GetIGroupOperations();
+                newShape = grOp->CreateGroup( mainShapeNew, groupType );
+
+                GEOM::ListOfLong_var  newIndicesList = new GEOM::ListOfLong();
+                newIndicesList->length( newIndices.size() );
+                for ( size_t i = 0; i < newIndices.size(); ++i )
+                  newIndicesList[ i ] = newIndices[ i ];
+                grOp->UnionIDs( newShape, newIndicesList );
+              }
+              else
+              {
+                GEOM::GEOM_IShapesOperations_wrap shOp = geomGen->GetIShapesOperations();
+                newShape = shOp->GetSubShape( mainShapeNew, newIndices[0] );
+              }
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if ( !newShape->_is_nil() && myToPublish )
+      {
+        CORBA::String_var oldEntry, newEntry = newShape->GetStudyEntry();
+        if ( !newEntry.in() || !newEntry.in()[0] )
+        {
+          CORBA::String_var    name = oldShape->GetName();
+          SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so = geomGen->AddInStudy( newShape, name, mainShapeNew );
+          newEntry = newShape->GetStudyEntry();
+          oldEntry = oldShape->GetStudyEntry();
+          myOld2NewEntryMap.insert( std::make_pair( std::string( oldEntry.in() ),
+                                                    std::string( newEntry.in() )));
+        }
+      }
+
+      return newShape._retn();
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return a study entry of a new shape by study entry of the old one
+     */
+    std::string FindNew( const std::string & oldEntry )
+    {
+      if ( myIsSameGeom )
+        return oldEntry;
+
+      TStr2StrMap::iterator o2nID = myOld2NewEntryMap.find( oldEntry );
+      if ( o2nID != myOld2NewEntryMap.end() )
+        return o2nID->second;
+
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var oldShape = getShapeByEntry( oldEntry );
+      if ( oldShape->_is_nil() || !isChildOfOld( oldShape ))
+        return oldEntry;
+
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr newShape = FindNew( oldShape );
+      if ( newShape->_is_nil() )
+        return std::string();
+
+      CORBA::String_var newEntry = newShape->GetStudyEntry();
+      return newEntry.in();
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return a sub-shape ID of a new shape by a sub-shape ID of the old one.
+     *        Return zero if not found or there are more than one new ID
+     */
+    int FindNew( int oldID )
+    {
+      if ( myIsSameGeom )
+        return oldID;
+
+      buildGIPMap();
+
+      int newID = 0;
+
+      if ( 0 < oldID && oldID < (int)myGIPMap->length() )
+      {
+        if ( myGIPMap[ oldID ].length() == 1 )
+        {
+          newID = myGIPMap[ oldID ][ 0 ];
+        }
+        else if ( myGIPMap[ oldID ].length() > 1 &&
+                  getShapeType( mySrcMesh_i, oldID ) == TopAbs_VERTEX )
+        {
+          // select a meshed VERTEX
+          SMESH_subMesh* newSM;
+          for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < myGIPMap[ oldID ].length() && !newID; ++i )
+            if (( newSM = myNewMesh_i->GetImpl().GetSubMeshContaining( myGIPMap[ oldID ][ i ] )) &&
+                ( !newSM->IsEmpty() ))
+              newID = myGIPMap[ oldID ][ i ];
+        }
+      }
+      return newID;
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return a sub-shape ID of a new shape by an old sub-mesh.
+     *        Return zero if the old shape is not kept as is in the new shape.
+     */
+    int FindNewNotChanged( SMESH_subMesh* oldSM )
+    {
+      if ( myIsSameGeom )
+        return oldSM->GetId();
+
+      int newID = FindNew( oldSM->GetId() );
+      if ( !newID )
+        return 0;
+
+      SMESH_subMesh* newSM = myNewMesh_i->GetImpl().GetSubMeshContaining( newID );
+      if ( !newSM )
+        return 0;
+
+      // consider a sub-shape as not changed if all its sub-shapes are mapped into
+      // one new sub-shape of the same type.
+
+      if ( oldSM->DependsOn().size() !=
+           newSM->DependsOn().size() )
+        return 0;
+
+      SMESH_subMeshIteratorPtr srcSMIt = oldSM->getDependsOnIterator( /*includeSelf=*/true );
+      while ( srcSMIt->more() )
+      {
+        oldSM = srcSMIt->next();
+        int newSubID = FindNew( oldSM->GetId() );
+        if ( getShapeType( myNewMesh_i, newSubID ) !=
+             getShapeType( mySrcMesh_i, oldSM->GetId() ))
+          return 0;
+      }
+      return newID;
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return shape by study entry
+     */
+    GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr getShapeByEntry( const std::string & entry )
+    {
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var shape;
+      SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so = myGen_i->getStudyServant()->FindObjectID( entry.c_str() );
+      if ( !so->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        CORBA::Object_var obj = so->GetObject();
+        shape = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_narrow( obj );
+      }
+      return shape._retn();
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Fill myGIPMap by calling GetInPlaceMap()
+     */
+    void buildGIPMap()
+    {
+      if ( !myGIPMapDone )
+      {
+        myGIPMapDone = true;
+
+        GEOM::GEOM_Object_var   mainShapeNew = myNewMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+        GEOM::GEOM_Object_var   mainShapeOld = mySrcMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+        GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var           geomGen = myGen_i->GetGeomEngine( mainShapeNew );
+        GEOM::GEOM_IShapesOperations_wrap op = geomGen->GetIShapesOperations();
+        try
+        {
+          myGIPMap = op->GetInPlaceMap( mainShapeNew, mainShapeOld );
+        }
+        catch( ... )
+        {
+          myGIPMap = new GEOM::ListOfListOfLong();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Get new sub-shape by calling GetInPlace()
+     */
+    GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr getInPlace( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr oldShape )
+    {
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var newShape;
+
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var   mainShapeNew = myNewMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+      GEOM::GEOM_Gen_var           geomGen = myGen_i->GetGeomEngine( mainShapeNew );
+      GEOM::GEOM_IShapesOperations_wrap op = geomGen->GetIShapesOperations();
+      try
+      {
+        newShape = op->GetInPlace( mainShapeNew, oldShape );
+      }
+      catch( ... )
+      {
+      }
+      return newShape._retn();
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Find a new sub-shape indices by an old one in myGIPMap. Return
+     *        number of found IDs
+     */
+    int findNewIDs( int oldID, std::vector< int >& newIDs  )
+    {
+      size_t prevNbIDs = newIDs.size();
+
+      if ( 0 < oldID && oldID < (int) myGIPMap->length() )
+      {
+        for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < myGIPMap[ oldID ].length(); ++i )
+          newIDs.push_back( myGIPMap[ oldID ][ i ]);
+      }
+      return newIDs.size() - prevNbIDs;
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Check if an object relates to the old shape
+     */
+    bool isChildOfOld( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr oldShape )
+    {
+      if ( CORBA::is_nil( oldShape ))
+        return false;
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShapeOld1 = mySrcMesh_i->GetShapeToMesh();
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var mainShapeOld2 = oldShape->GetMainShape();
+      return ( mainShapeOld1->_is_equivalent( mainShapeOld2 ) ||
+               mainShapeOld1->_is_equivalent( oldShape ));
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return shape type by shape ID
+     */
+    TopAbs_ShapeEnum getShapeType( SMESH_Mesh_i* mesh_i, int shapeID )
+    {
+      SMESHDS_Mesh* meshDS = mesh_i->GetImpl().GetMeshDS();
+      const TopoDS_Shape& shape = meshDS->IndexToShape( shapeID );
+      return shape.IsNull() ? TopAbs_SHAPE : shape.ShapeType();
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Store a source sub-shape for which a counterpart not found and
+     *        a smesh object invalid due to that
+     */
+    void AddInvalid( GEOM::GEOM_Object_var  srcShape,
+                     SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap smeshSO )
+    {
+      CORBA::String_var geomEntry = srcShape->GetStudyEntry();
+      if ( geomEntry.in()[0] && !smeshSO->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        CORBA::String_var smeshEntry = smeshSO->GetID();
+        myInvalidMap[ geomEntry.in() ].insert( smeshEntry.in() );
+      }
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Store a source sub-shape for which a counterpart not found and
+     *        a smesh object invalid due to that
+     */
+    void AddInvalid( std::string            geomEntry,
+                     SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap smeshSO )
+    {
+      if ( !geomEntry.empty() )
+      {
+        CORBA::String_var smeshEntry = smeshSO->GetID();
+        myInvalidMap[ geomEntry ].insert( smeshEntry.in() );
+      }
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Store a source sub-shape for which a counterpart not found and
+     *        a smesh object invalid due to that
+     */
+    void AddInvalid( int                    oldGeomID,
+                     SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap smeshSO )
+    {
+      int shapeType = getShapeType( mySrcMesh_i, oldGeomID );
+      if ( shapeType < 0 || shapeType > TopAbs_SHAPE )
+        return;
+
+      const char* typeName[] = { "COMPOUND","COMPSOLID","SOLID","SHELL",
+                                 "FACE","WIRE","EDGE","VERTEX","SHAPE" };
+
+      SMESH_Comment geomName( typeName[ shapeType ]);
+      geomName << " #" << oldGeomID;
+
+      CORBA::String_var smeshEntry = smeshSO->GetID();
+      myInvalidMap[ geomName ].insert( smeshEntry.in() );
+    }
+
+    //================================================================================
+    /*!
+     * \brief Return entries of a source sub-shape for which a counterpart not found and
+     *        of smesh objects invalid due to that
+     */
+    void GetInvalid( SMESH::string_array_out &               theInvalidEntries,
+                     std::vector< SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap > & theInvalidMeshSObjects)
+    {
+      int nbSO = 0;
+      TStr2StrSetMap::iterator entry2entrySet = myInvalidMap.begin();
+      for ( ; entry2entrySet != myInvalidMap.end(); ++entry2entrySet )
+      {
+        nbSO += 1 + entry2entrySet->second.size();
+      }
+      int iSO = theInvalidMeshSObjects.size(), iEntry = 0;
+      theInvalidEntries->length  ( nbSO );
+      theInvalidMeshSObjects.resize( theInvalidMeshSObjects.size() + nbSO - myInvalidMap.size() );
+
+      entry2entrySet = myInvalidMap.begin();
+      for ( ; entry2entrySet != myInvalidMap.end(); ++entry2entrySet )
+      {
+        theInvalidEntries[ iEntry++ ] = entry2entrySet->first.c_str();
+
+        std::set< std::string > & entrySet = entry2entrySet->second;
+        std::set< std::string >::iterator entry = entrySet.begin();
+        for ( ; entry != entrySet.end(); ++entry )
+        {
+          theInvalidEntries[ iEntry++ ] = entry->c_str();
+
+          SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so = myGen_i->getStudyServant()->FindObjectID( entry->c_str() );
+          if ( !so->_is_nil() )
+            theInvalidMeshSObjects[ iSO++ ] = so;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+  }; // struct ShapeMapper
+
+  //================================================================================
+  /*!
+   * \brief Append an item to a CORBA sequence
+   */
+  template < class CORBA_seq, class ITEM >
+  void append( CORBA_seq& seq, ITEM item )
+  {
+    if ( !CORBA::is_nil( item ))
+    {
+      seq->length( 1 + seq->length() );
+      seq[ seq->length() - 1 ] = item;
+    }
+  }
+} // namespace // utils for CopyMeshWithGeom()
+
+//================================================================================
+/*!
+ * \brief Create a mesh by copying definitions of another mesh to a given geometry
+ *  \param [in] sourceMesh - a mesh to copy
+ *  \param [in] newGeometry - a new geometry
+ *  \param [in] toCopyGroups - to create groups in the new mesh
+ *  \param [in] toReuseHypotheses - if True, existing hypothesis will be used by the new mesh,
+ *         otherwise new hypotheses with the same parameters will be created for the new mesh.
+ *  \param [in] toCopyElements - to copy mesh elements of same sub-shapes of the two geometries
+ *  \param [out] newMesh - return a new mesh
+ *  \param [out] newGroups - return new groups
+ *  \param [out] newSubmeshes - return new sub-meshes
+ *  \param [out] newHypotheses - return new algorithms and hypotheses
+ *  \param [out] invalidEntries - return study entries of objects whose
+ *         counterparts are not found in the newGeometry, followed by entries
+ *         of mesh sub-objects that are invalid because they depend on a not found
+ *         preceding sub-shape
+ *  \return CORBA::Boolean - is a success
+ */
+//================================================================================
+
+CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::CopyMeshWithGeom( SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr       theSourceMesh,
+                                              GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr       theNewGeometry,
+                                              const char*                 theMeshName,
+                                              CORBA::Boolean              theToCopyGroups,
+                                              CORBA::Boolean              theToReuseHypotheses,
+                                              CORBA::Boolean              theToCopyElements,
+                                              SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_out       theNewMesh,
+                                              SMESH::ListOfGroups_out     theNewGroups,
+                                              SMESH::submesh_array_out    theNewSubmeshes,
+                                              SMESH::ListOfHypothesis_out theNewHypotheses,
+                                              SMESH::string_array_out     theInvalidEntries)
+throw ( SALOME::SALOME_Exception )
+{
+  if ( CORBA::is_nil( theSourceMesh ) ||
+       CORBA::is_nil( theNewGeometry ))
+    THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION( "NULL arguments", SALOME::BAD_PARAM );
+
+  if ( !theSourceMesh->HasShapeToMesh() )
+    THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION( "Source mesh not on geometry", SALOME::BAD_PARAM );
+
+  bool ok = true;
+  SMESH_TRY;
+
+  TPythonDump pyDump; // prevent dump from CreateMesh()
+
+  theNewMesh        = CreateMesh( theNewGeometry );
+  theNewGroups      = new SMESH::ListOfGroups();
+  theNewSubmeshes   = new SMESH::submesh_array();
+  theNewHypotheses  = new SMESH::ListOfHypothesis();
+  theInvalidEntries = new SMESH::string_array();
+
+  std::vector< SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap > invalidSObjects;
+
+  GEOM::GEOM_Object_var srcGeom = theSourceMesh->GetShapeToMesh();
+  GEOM::GEOM_Object_var geom, newGeom;
+  SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap so;
+
+  SMESH_Mesh_i* srcMesh_i = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( theSourceMesh );
+  SMESH_Mesh_i* newMesh_i = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( theNewMesh );
+  srcMesh_i->Load();
+
+  ShapeMapper shapeMapper( srcMesh_i, newMesh_i, this );
+
+  // treat hypotheses of mesh and sub-meshes
+  SMESH::submesh_array_var smList = theSourceMesh->GetSubMeshes();
+  for ( CORBA::ULong iSM = 0; iSM <= smList->length(); ++iSM )
+  {
+    bool isSubMesh = ( iSM < smList->length() );
+    if ( isSubMesh )
+    {
+      // create a new sub-mesh
+      SMESH::SMESH_subMesh_var newSM;
+      geom = smList[iSM]->GetSubShape();
+      so   = ObjectToSObject( smList[iSM] );
+      CORBA::String_var name;
+      if ( !so->_is_nil() )
+        name = so->GetName();
+      newGeom = shapeMapper.FindNew( geom );
+      if ( newGeom->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        newSM = createInvalidSubMesh( theNewMesh, geom, name.in() );
+        shapeMapper.AddInvalid( geom, ObjectToSObject( newSM ));
+        ok = false;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        newSM = theNewMesh->GetSubMesh( newGeom, name.in() );
+      }
+      append( theNewSubmeshes, newSM );
+
+      if ( newGeom->_is_nil() )
+        continue; // don't assign hypotheses
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      newGeom = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_duplicate( theNewGeometry );
+      geom    = srcGeom;
+      so      = ObjectToSObject( theNewMesh );
+      SetName( so, theMeshName, "Mesh" );
+    }
+
+    // assign hypotheses
+    SMESH::ListOfHypothesis_var hypList = theSourceMesh->GetHypothesisList( geom );
+    for ( CORBA::ULong iHyp = 0; iHyp < hypList->length(); ++iHyp )
+    {
+      SMESH::SMESH_Hypothesis_var hyp = hypList[ iHyp ];
+      SMESH_Hypothesis_i*       hyp_i = SMESH::DownCast< SMESH_Hypothesis_i* >( hyp );
+
+      // get geometry hyp depends on
+      std::vector< std::string > entryArray;
+      std::vector< int >         subIDArray;
+      bool dependsOnGeom = hyp_i->getObjectsDependOn( entryArray, subIDArray );
+
+      if ( !theToReuseHypotheses || dependsOnGeom )
+      {
+        // create a new hypothesis
+        CORBA::String_var type = hyp->GetName();
+        CORBA::String_var lib  = hyp->GetLibName();
+        CORBA::String_var data = hyp_i->SaveTo();
+        if ( data.in()[0] )
+        {
+          hyp   = CreateHypothesis( type, lib );
+          hyp_i = SMESH::DownCast< SMESH_Hypothesis_i* >( hyp );
+          hyp_i->LoadFrom( data.in() );
+          append( theNewHypotheses, hyp );
+        }
+      }
+
+      // update geometry hyp depends on
+      if ( dependsOnGeom )
+      {
+        for ( size_t iGeo = 0; iGeo < entryArray.size(); ++iGeo )
+        {
+          if ( !entryArray[ iGeo ].empty() )
+          {
+            std::string newEntry = shapeMapper.FindNew( entryArray[ iGeo ]);
+            if ( newEntry.empty() )
+            {
+              ok = false;
+              shapeMapper.AddInvalid( entryArray[ iGeo ], ObjectToSObject( hyp ));
+              shapeMapper.AddInvalid( entryArray[ iGeo ], so ); // sub-mesh
+            }
+            entryArray[ iGeo ] = newEntry;
+          }
+        }
+        for ( size_t iGeo = 0; iGeo < subIDArray.size(); ++iGeo )
+        {
+          if ( subIDArray[ iGeo ] > 0 )
+          {
+            int newID = shapeMapper.FindNew( subIDArray[ iGeo ]);
+            if ( newID < 1 )
+            {
+              ok = false;
+              shapeMapper.AddInvalid( subIDArray[ iGeo ], ObjectToSObject( hyp ));
+              shapeMapper.AddInvalid( subIDArray[ iGeo ], so ); // sub-mesh
+            }
+            subIDArray[ iGeo ] = newID;
+          }
+        }
+        if ( !hyp_i->setObjectsDependOn( entryArray, subIDArray ))
+          ok = false;
+      }
+
+      CORBA::String_var errorText;
+      theNewMesh->AddHypothesis( newGeom, hyp, errorText.out() );
+      if ( errorText.in()[0] )
+        ok = false;
+
+    } // loop on hypotheses
+  } // loop on sub-meshes and mesh
+
+
+  // copy mesh elements, keeping IDs
+  SMESHDS_Mesh* newMeshDS = newMesh_i->GetImpl().GetMeshDS();
+  if ( theToCopyElements && theSourceMesh->NbNodes() > 0 )
+  {
+    ::SMESH_MeshEditor editor( &newMesh_i->GetImpl() );
+    ::SMESH_MeshEditor::ElemFeatures elemData;
+
+    SMESH_subMesh*         srcMainSM = srcMesh_i->GetImpl().GetSubMeshContaining( 1 );
+    SMESH_subMeshIteratorPtr srcSMIt = srcMainSM->getDependsOnIterator( /*includeSelf=*/true,
+                                                                        /*vertexLast=*/false);
+    while ( srcSMIt->more() )
+    {
+      SMESH_subMesh* srcSM = srcSMIt->next();
+      if ( srcSM->IsEmpty() )
+        continue; // not yet computed
+      int newID = shapeMapper.FindNewNotChanged( srcSM );
+      if ( newID < 1 )
+        continue;
+
+      SMESHDS_SubMesh* srcSMDS = srcSM->GetSubMeshDS();
+      SMDS_NodeIteratorPtr nIt = srcSMDS->GetNodes();
+      while ( nIt->more() )
+      {
+        SMESH_NodeXYZ node( nIt->next() );
+        const SMDS_MeshNode* newNode = newMeshDS->AddNodeWithID( node.X(), node.Y(), node.Z(),
+                                                                 node->GetID() );
+        const SMDS_PositionPtr pos = node->GetPosition();
+        const double*           uv = pos->GetParameters();
+        switch ( pos->GetTypeOfPosition() )
+        {
+        case SMDS_TOP_3DSPACE: newMeshDS->SetNodeInVolume( newNode, newID );               break;
+        case SMDS_TOP_FACE:    newMeshDS->SetNodeOnFace  ( newNode, newID, uv[0], uv[1] ); break;
+        case SMDS_TOP_EDGE:    newMeshDS->SetNodeOnEdge  ( newNode, newID, uv[0] );        break;
+        case SMDS_TOP_VERTEX:  newMeshDS->SetNodeOnVertex( newNode, newID );               break;
+        default: ;
+        }
+      }
+      SMDS_ElemIteratorPtr eIt = srcSMDS->GetElements();
+      while( eIt->more() )
+      {
+        const SMDS_MeshElement* e = eIt->next();
+        elemData.Init( e, /*basicOnly=*/false );
+        elemData.SetID( e->GetID() );
+        elemData.myNodes.resize( e->NbNodes() );
+        SMDS_NodeIteratorPtr nnIt = e->nodeIterator();
+        size_t iN;
+        for ( iN = 0; nnIt->more(); ++iN )
+        {
+          const SMDS_MeshNode* srcNode = nnIt->next();
+          elemData.myNodes[ iN ] = newMeshDS->FindNode( srcNode->GetID() );
+          if ( !elemData.myNodes[ iN ])
+            break;
+        }
+        if ( iN == elemData.myNodes.size() )
+          if ( const SMDS_MeshElement * newElem = editor.AddElement( elemData.myNodes, elemData ))
+            newMeshDS->SetMeshElementOnShape( newElem, newID );
+      }
+      if ( SMESH_subMesh* newSM = newMesh_i->GetImpl().GetSubMeshContaining( newID ))
+        newSM->ComputeStateEngine( SMESH_subMesh::CHECK_COMPUTE_STATE );
+    }
+
+    newMeshDS->Modified();
+  }
+
+
+  // treat groups
+
+  TStr2StrMap old2newGroupMap;
+
+  SALOME::GenericObj_wrap< SMESH::FilterManager > filterMgr = CreateFilterManager();
+
+  SMESH::ListOfGroups_var groups = theSourceMesh->GetGroups();
+  CORBA::ULong nbGroups = theToCopyGroups ? groups->length() : 0, nbAddedGroups = 0;
+  for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < nbGroups + nbAddedGroups; ++i )
+  {
+    SMESH::SMESH_Group_var         stdlGroup = SMESH::SMESH_Group::_narrow        ( groups[ i ]);
+    SMESH::SMESH_GroupOnGeom_var   geomGroup = SMESH::SMESH_GroupOnGeom::_narrow  ( groups[ i ]);
+    SMESH::SMESH_GroupOnFilter_var fltrGroup = SMESH::SMESH_GroupOnFilter::_narrow( groups[ i ]);
+
+    CORBA::String_var      name = groups[ i ]->GetName();
+    SMESH::ElementType elemType = groups[ i ]->GetType();
+
+    SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase_var newGroup;
+
+    if ( !stdlGroup->_is_nil() )
+    {
+      if ( newMeshDS->GetMeshInfo().NbElements( SMDSAbs_ElementType( elemType )) > 0 )
+      {
+        SMESH::long_array_var elemIDs = stdlGroup->GetIDs();
+        const bool isElem = ( elemType != SMESH::NODE );
+        CORBA::ULong iE = 0;
+        for ( ; iE < elemIDs->length(); ++iE ) // check if any element has been copied
+          if ( newMeshDS->GetElementType( elemIDs[ iE ], isElem ) != SMDSAbs_All )
+            break;
+        if ( iE < elemIDs->length() )
+        {
+          stdlGroup = theNewMesh->CreateGroup( elemType, name );
+          stdlGroup->Add( elemIDs );
+          newGroup = SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase::_narrow( stdlGroup );
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else if ( !geomGroup->_is_nil() )
+    {
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var    geom = geomGroup->GetShape();
+      GEOM::GEOM_Object_var newGeom = shapeMapper.FindNew( geom );
+      if ( newGeom->_is_nil() )
+      {
+        newGroup = theNewMesh->CreateGroup( elemType, name ); // just to notify the user
+        shapeMapper.AddInvalid( geom, ObjectToSObject( newGroup ));
+        ok = false;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        newGroup = theNewMesh->CreateGroupFromGEOM( elemType, name, newGeom );
+      }
+    }
+    else if ( !fltrGroup->_is_nil() )
+    {
+      // replace geometry in a filter
+      SMESH::Filter_var filter = fltrGroup->GetFilter();
+      SMESH::Filter::Criteria_var criteria;
+      filter->GetCriteria( criteria.out() );
+
+      bool isMissingGroup = false;
+      std::vector< std::string > badEntries;
+
+      for ( CORBA::ULong iCr = 0; iCr < criteria->length(); ++iCr )
+      {
+        const char* thresholdID = criteria[ iCr ].ThresholdID.in();
+        switch ( criteria[ iCr ].Type )
+        {
+        case SMESH::FT_BelongToMeshGroup:
+        {
+          SALOME::GenericObj_wrap< SMESH::BelongToMeshGroup > btgg = filterMgr->CreateBelongToMeshGroup();
+          btgg->SetGroupID( thresholdID );
+          SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase_ptr refGroup = btgg->GetGroup();
+          SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap   refGroupSO = ObjectToSObject( refGroup );
+          if ( refGroupSO->_is_nil() )
+            break;
+          CORBA::String_var     refID = refGroupSO->GetID();
+          TStr2StrMap::iterator o2nID = old2newGroupMap.find( refID.in() );
+          if ( o2nID == old2newGroupMap.end() )
+          {
+            isMissingGroup = true; // corresponding new group not yet created
+            break;
+          }
+          criteria[ iCr ].ThresholdID = o2nID->second.c_str();
+
+          if ( o2nID->second.empty() ) // new referred group is invalid
+            badEntries.push_back( refID.in() );
+          break;
+        }
+        case SMESH::FT_BelongToGeom:
+        case SMESH::FT_BelongToPlane:
+        case SMESH::FT_BelongToCylinder:
+        case SMESH::FT_BelongToGenSurface:
+        case SMESH::FT_LyingOnGeom:
+        {
+          std::string newID = shapeMapper.FindNew( thresholdID );
+          criteria[ iCr ].ThresholdID = newID.c_str();
+          if ( newID.empty() )
+            badEntries.push_back( thresholdID );
+          break;
+        }
+        case SMESH::FT_ConnectedElements:
+        {
+          if ( thresholdID && thresholdID[0] )
+          {
+            std::string newID = shapeMapper.FindNew( thresholdID );
+            criteria[ iCr ].ThresholdID = newID.c_str();
+            if ( newID.empty() )
+              badEntries.push_back( thresholdID );
+          }
+          break;
+        }
+        default:;
+        }
+      } // loop on criteria
+
+      if ( isMissingGroup && i < nbGroups )
+      {
+        // to treat the group again
+        append( groups, SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase::_duplicate( groups[ i ]));
+        ++nbAddedGroups;
+        continue;
+      }
+      SMESH::Filter_var newFilter = filterMgr->CreateFilter();
+      newFilter->SetCriteria( criteria );
+
+      newGroup = theNewMesh->CreateGroupFromFilter( elemType, name, newFilter );
+      newFilter->UnRegister();
+
+      SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap newSO = ObjectToSObject( newGroup );
+      for ( size_t iEnt = 0; iEnt < badEntries.size(); ++iEnt )
+        shapeMapper.AddInvalid( badEntries[ iEnt ], newSO );
+
+      if ( isMissingGroup ) // all groups treated but a referred groups still not found
+      {
+        invalidSObjects.push_back( ObjectToSObject( newGroup ));
+        ok = false;
+      }
+      if ( !badEntries.empty() )
+        ok = false;
+
+    } // treat a group on filter
+
+    append( theNewGroups, newGroup );
+
+    // fill old2newGroupMap
+    SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap srcSO = ObjectToSObject( groups[i] );
+    SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap newSO = ObjectToSObject( newGroup );
+    if ( !srcSO->_is_nil() )
+    {
+      CORBA::String_var srcID, newID("");
+      srcID = srcSO->GetID();
+      if ( !newSO->_is_nil() )
+        newID = newSO->GetID();
+      old2newGroupMap.insert( std::make_pair( std::string( srcID.in() ),
+                                              std::string( newID.in() )));
+    }
+
+    if ( newGroup->_is_nil() )
+      ok = false;
+
+  } // loop on groups
+
+  newMeshDS->CompactMesh();
+
+  // set mesh name
+  if ( !theMeshName || !theMeshName[0] )
+  {
+    SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap soNew = ObjectToSObject( theNewMesh );
+    SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap soOld = ObjectToSObject( theSourceMesh );
+    CORBA::String_var oldName = soOld->GetName();
+    SetName( soNew, oldName.in(), "Mesh" );
+  }
+  // mark invalid objects
+  shapeMapper.GetInvalid( theInvalidEntries, invalidSObjects );
+
+  for ( size_t i = 0; i < invalidSObjects.size(); ++i )
+    highLightInvalid( invalidSObjects[i].in(), true );
+
+  pyDump << "ok, "
+         << theNewMesh << ", "
+         << theNewGroups << ", "
+         << *theNewSubmeshes.ptr() << ", "
+         << *theNewHypotheses.ptr() << ", "
+         << "invalidEntries = " << this << ".CopyMeshWithGeom( "
+         << theSourceMesh << ", "
+         << theNewGeometry << ", "
+         << "'" << theMeshName << "', "
+         << theToCopyGroups << ", "
+         << theToReuseHypotheses << ", "
+         << theToCopyElements << " )";
+
+  SMESH_CATCH( SMESH::throwCorbaException );
+
+  return ok;
+}
+
 //================================================================================
 /*!
  * \brief Get version of MED format being used.
@@ -2959,7 +4107,7 @@ char* SMESH_Gen_i::GetMEDVersion(const char* theFileName)
 /*!
  *  SMESH_Gen_i::CheckCompatibility
  *
- *  Check compatibility of file with MED format being used.
+ *  Check compatibility of file with MED format being used, read only.
  */
 //================================================================================
 CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::CheckCompatibility(const char* theFileName)
@@ -2967,6 +4115,18 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::CheckCompatibility(const char* theFileName)
   return MED::CheckCompatibility( theFileName );
 }
 
+//================================================================================
+/*!
+ *  SMESH_Gen_i::CheckWriteCompatibility
+ *
+ *  Check compatibility of file with MED format being used, for append on write.
+ */
+//================================================================================
+CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::CheckWriteCompatibility(const char* theFileName)
+{
+  return MED::CheckCompatibility( theFileName, true );
+}
+
 //================================================================================
 /*!
  *  SMESH_Gen_i::GetMeshNames
@@ -2976,10 +4136,12 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::CheckCompatibility(const char* theFileName)
 //================================================================================
 SMESH::string_array* SMESH_Gen_i::GetMeshNames(const char* theFileName)
 {
+  //MESSAGE("GetMeshNames " << theFileName);
   SMESH::string_array_var aResult = new SMESH::string_array();
   MED::PWrapper aMed = MED::CrWrapperR( theFileName );
   MED::TErr anErr;
   MED::TInt aNbMeshes = aMed->GetNbMeshes( &anErr );
+  //MESSAGE("---" << aNbMeshes);
   if( anErr >= 0 ) {
     aResult->length( aNbMeshes );
     for( MED::TInt i = 0; i < aNbMeshes; i++ ) {
@@ -3001,6 +4163,9 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
                                       const char*              theURL,
                                       bool                     isMultiFile )
 {
+  // localizing
+  Kernel_Utils::Localizer loc;
+
   if (!myStudyContext)
     UpdateStudy();
 
@@ -3054,6 +4219,9 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
   cmd+="\" \"";
   cmd+=meshfile;
   cmd+="\"";
+#ifdef WIN32
+  cmd+=" 2>NUL";
+#endif
   system(cmd.ToCString());
 
   // MED writer to be used by storage process
@@ -3075,7 +4243,6 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
             myMesh->Load(); // load from study file if not yet done
             TPythonDump pd; // not to dump GetGroups()
             SMESH::ListOfGroups_var groups = myMesh->GetGroups();
-            pd << ""; // to avoid optimizing pd out
             for ( CORBA::ULong i = 0; i < groups->length(); ++i )
             {
               SMESH_GroupBase_i* grImpl = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_GroupBase_i*>( groups[i]);
@@ -3084,7 +4251,7 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
                 CORBA::String_var objStr = GetORB()->object_to_string( grImpl->_this() );
                 int anId = myStudyContext->findId( string( objStr.in() ) );
                 char grpName[ 30 ];
-                sprintf( grpName, "Group %d", anId );
+                sprintf( grpName, "Group %d %d", anId, grImpl->GetLocalID() );
                 SMESHDS_GroupBase* aGrpBaseDS = grImpl->GetGroupDS();
                 aGrpBaseDS->SetStoreName( grpName );
               }
@@ -3308,6 +4475,14 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
             aDataset->WriteOnDisk( &meshPersistentId );
             aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
 
+            // Store SMESH_Mesh_i::_mainShapeTick
+            int shapeTick = myImpl->MainShapeTick();
+            aSize[ 0 ] = 1;
+            aDataset = new HDFdataset( "shapeTick", aTopGroup, HDF_INT32, aSize, 1 );
+            aDataset->CreateOnDisk();
+            aDataset->WriteOnDisk( &shapeTick );
+            aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
+
             // write reference on a shape if exists
             SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap myRef;
             bool shapeRefFound = false;
@@ -3329,6 +4504,17 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::Save( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
               }
             }
 
+            // Store file info
+            std::string info = myImpl->FileInfoToString();
+            if ( !info.empty() )
+            {
+              aSize[ 0 ] = info.size();
+              aDataset = new HDFdataset( "file info", aTopGroup, HDF_STRING, aSize, 1 );
+              aDataset->CreateOnDisk();
+              aDataset->WriteOnDisk( (char*) info.data() );
+              aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
+            }
+
             // write applied hypotheses if exist
             SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap myHypBranch;
             found = gotBranch->FindSubObject( GetRefOnAppliedHypothesisTag(), myHypBranch.inout() );
@@ -3972,23 +5158,6 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* SMESH_Gen_i::SaveASCII( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent
   return anAsciiStreamFile._retn();
 }
 
-//=============================================================================
-/*!
- *  SMESH_Gen_i::loadGeomData
- *
- *  Load GEOM module data
- */
-//=============================================================================
-
-void SMESH_Gen_i::loadGeomData( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theCompRoot )
-{
-  if ( theCompRoot->_is_nil() )
-    return;
-
-  SALOMEDS::StudyBuilder_var aStudyBuilder = getStudyServant()->NewBuilder();
-  aStudyBuilder->LoadWith( theCompRoot, GetGeomEngine() );
-}
-
 //=============================================================================
 /*!
  *  SMESH_Gen_i::Load
@@ -4002,14 +5171,10 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
                         const char*              theURL,
                         bool                     isMultiFile )
 {
-  //if (!myStudyContext)
-    UpdateStudy();
+  UpdateStudy(); // load geom data
+  Kernel_Utils::Localizer loc;
+
   SALOMEDS::Study_var aStudy = getStudyServant();
-  /*  if( !theComponent->_is_nil() )
-      {
-      if( !aStudy->FindComponent( "GEOM" )->_is_nil() )
-      loadGeomData( aStudy->FindComponent( "GEOM" ) );
-      }*/
 
   // Get temporary files location
   TCollection_AsciiString tmpDir =
@@ -4246,6 +5411,10 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
             try { // protect persistence mechanism against exceptions
               myHyp = this->createHypothesis( hypname.c_str(), libname.c_str() );
             }
+            catch( SALOME::SALOME_Exception& ex )
+            {
+              INFOS( "Exception during hypothesis creation: " << ex.details.text );
+            }
             catch (...) {
               INFOS( "Exception during hypothesis creation" );
             }
@@ -4327,11 +5496,7 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
             aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
             if ( strlen( refFromFile ) > 0 ) {
               SALOMEDS::SObject_wrap shapeSO = aStudy->FindObjectID( refFromFile );
-
-              // Make sure GEOM data are loaded first
-              //loadGeomData( shapeSO->GetFatherComponent() );
-
-              CORBA::Object_var shapeObject = SObjectToObject( shapeSO );
+              CORBA::Object_var  shapeObject = SObjectToObject( shapeSO );
               if ( !CORBA::is_nil( shapeObject ) ) {
                 aShapeObject = GEOM::GEOM_Object::_narrow( shapeObject );
                 if ( !aShapeObject->_is_nil() )
@@ -4342,7 +5507,7 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
           }
 
           // issue 20918. Restore Persistent Id of SMESHDS_Mesh
-          if( aTopGroup->ExistInternalObject( "meshPersistentId" ) )
+          if ( aTopGroup->ExistInternalObject( "meshPersistentId" ) )
           {
             aDataset = new HDFdataset( "meshPersistentId", aTopGroup );
             aDataset->OpenOnDisk();
@@ -4353,6 +5518,28 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
             myNewMeshImpl->GetImpl().GetMeshDS()->SetPersistentId( *meshPersistentId );
             delete [] meshPersistentId;
           }
+
+          // Restore SMESH_Mesh_i::_mainShapeTick
+          if ( aTopGroup->ExistInternalObject( "shapeTick" ))
+          {
+            aDataset = new HDFdataset( "shapeTick", aTopGroup );
+            aDataset->OpenOnDisk();
+            int* shapeTick = & myNewMeshImpl->MainShapeTick();
+            aDataset->ReadFromDisk( shapeTick );
+            aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
+          }
+
+          // Restore file info
+          if ( aTopGroup->ExistInternalObject( "file info" ))
+          {
+            aDataset = new HDFdataset( "file info", aTopGroup );
+            aDataset->OpenOnDisk();
+            size = aDataset->GetSize();
+            std::string info( size, ' ');
+            aDataset->ReadFromDisk( (char*) info.data() );
+            aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
+            myNewMeshImpl->FileInfoFromString( info );
+          }
         }
       }
     } // reading MESHes
@@ -4384,7 +5571,7 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
       // get mesh old id
       CORBA::String_var iorString = GetORB()->object_to_string( myNewMeshImpl->_this() );
       int newId = myStudyContext->findId( iorString.in() );
-      int id = myStudyContext->getOldId( newId );
+      int meshOldId = myStudyContext->getOldId( newId );
 
       // try to find mesh data dataset
       if ( aTopGroup->ExistInternalObject( "Has data" ) ) {
@@ -4396,10 +5583,6 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
         aDataset->ReadFromDisk( strHasData );
         aDataset->CloseOnDisk();
         if ( strcmp( strHasData, "1") == 0 ) {
-          // read mesh data from MED file
-          // myReader.SetMesh( mySMESHDSMesh );
-          // myReader.SetMeshId( id );
-          // myReader.Perform();
           hasData = true;
         }
         delete [] strHasData;
@@ -4666,9 +5849,13 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
             // check if it is a group
             if ( name_dataset.substr( 0, 5 ) == "Group" ) {
               // --> get group id
-              int subid = atoi( name_dataset.substr( 5 ).c_str() );
+              char * endptr;
+              int subid = strtol( name_dataset.data() + 5, &endptr, 10 );
               if ( subid <= 0 )
                 continue;
+              int groupID = -1; // group local ID (also persistent)
+              if ( *endptr )
+                groupID = atoi( endptr + 1 );
               aDataset = new HDFdataset( name_dataset.c_str(), aGroup );
               aDataset->OpenOnDisk();
 
@@ -4725,7 +5912,7 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
               // Create group servant
               SMESH::ElementType type = (SMESH::ElementType)(ii - GetNodeGroupsTag() + 1);
               SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase_var aNewGroup = SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase::_duplicate
-                ( myNewMeshImpl->createGroup( type, nameFromFile, aShape, predicate ) );
+                ( myNewMeshImpl->createGroup( type, nameFromFile, groupID, aShape, predicate ) );
               delete [] nameFromFile;
               // Obtain a SMESHDS_Group object
               if ( aNewGroup->_is_nil() )
@@ -4774,10 +5961,10 @@ bool SMESH_Gen_i::Load( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
       } // reading GROUPs
 
       // instead of reading mesh data, we read only brief information of all
-      // objects: mesh, groups, sub-meshes (issue 0021208 )
+      // objects: mesh, groups, sub-meshes (issue 0021208)
       if ( hasData )
       {
-        SMESH_PreMeshInfo::LoadFromFile( myNewMeshImpl, id,
+        SMESH_PreMeshInfo::LoadFromFile( myNewMeshImpl, meshOldId,
                                          meshfile.ToCString(), filename.ToCString(),
                                          !isMultiFile );
       }
@@ -4929,12 +6116,14 @@ void SMESH_Gen_i::Close( SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent )
   if(MYDEBUG) MESSAGE( "SMESH_Gen_i::Close" );
 
   // Clear study contexts data
-  delete myStudyContext;
-  myStudyContext = 0;
+  myStudyContext->Clear();
 
   // remove the tmp files meshes are loaded from
   SMESH_PreMeshInfo::RemoveStudyFiles_TMP_METHOD( theComponent );
 
+  // Clean trace of API methods calls
+  CleanPythonTrace();
+
   return;
 }
 
@@ -5126,7 +6315,8 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_Gen_i::IsApplicable ( const char*           theAlgoType,
   if (aCreator)
   {
     TopoDS_Shape shape = GeomObjectToShape( theGeomObject );
-    return shape.IsNull() || aCreator->IsApplicable( shape, toCheckAll );
+    const SMESH_Algo::Features& feat = SMESH_Algo::GetFeatures( theAlgoType );
+    return shape.IsNull() || aCreator->IsApplicable( shape, toCheckAll, feat._dim );
   }
   else
   {