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0021308: Remove hard-coded dependency of the external mesh plugins from the SMESH...
[modules/smesh.git] / src / SMESH_I / SMESH_MeshEditor_i.cxx
index 70462b1151fe749312912bfb169225e41d7d8872..0ae64289ecc79bc4a9677a2ad6fe940a4462718a 100644 (file)
 
 #include "SMESH_MeshEditor_i.hxx"
 
-#include "SMDS_Mesh0DElement.hxx"
 #include "SMDS_LinearEdge.hxx"
+#include "SMDS_Mesh0DElement.hxx"
 #include "SMDS_MeshFace.hxx"
 #include "SMDS_MeshVolume.hxx"
 #include "SMDS_PolyhedralVolumeOfNodes.hxx"
-#include "SMESH_subMeshEventListener.hxx"
-#include "SMESH_Gen_i.hxx"
+#include "SMDS_SetIterator.hxx"
+#include "SMESHDS_Group.hxx"
+#include "SMESH_ControlsDef.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_Filter_i.hxx"
-#include "SMESH_subMesh_i.hxx"
+#include "SMESH_Gen_i.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_Group_i.hxx"
 #include "SMESH_PythonDump.hxx"
-#include "SMESH_ControlsDef.hxx"
+#include "SMESH_subMeshEventListener.hxx"
+#include "SMESH_subMesh_i.hxx"
 
 #include "utilities.h"
 #include "Utils_ExceptHandlers.hxx"
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 using SMESH::TPythonDump;
+using SMESH::TVar;
 
 namespace {
 
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@ namespace {
       myPreviewType = previewElements;
     }
     //!< Destructor
-    virtual ~TPreviewMesh() { delete _myMeshDS; }
+    virtual ~TPreviewMesh() { delete _myMeshDS; _myMeshDS = 0; }
     //!< Copy a set of elements
     void Copy(const TIDSortedElemSet & theElements,
               TIDSortedElemSet&        theCopyElements,
@@ -109,8 +112,12 @@ namespace {
         if ( type == theAvoidType ||
              ( theSelectType != SMDSAbs_All && type != theSelectType ))
           continue;
-
-        if ( const SMDS_MeshElement* anElemCopy = Copy( anElem ))
+        const SMDS_MeshElement* anElemCopy;
+        if ( type == SMDSAbs_Node)
+          anElemCopy = Copy( cast2Node(anElem) );
+        else
+          anElemCopy = Copy( anElem );
+        if ( anElemCopy )
           theCopyElements.insert( theCopyElements.end(), anElemCopy );
       }
     }
@@ -165,8 +172,10 @@ namespace {
   struct TSearchersDeleter : public SMESH_subMeshEventListener
   {
     SMESH_Mesh* myMesh;
+    string      myMeshPartIOR;
     //!< Constructor
-    TSearchersDeleter(): SMESH_subMeshEventListener( false ), // won't be deleted by submesh
+    TSearchersDeleter(): SMESH_subMeshEventListener( false, // won't be deleted by submesh
+                                                     "SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TSearchersDeleter"),
                          myMesh(0) {}
     //!< Delete theNodeSearcher
     static void Delete()
@@ -185,15 +194,16 @@ namespace {
       }
     }
     //!< set self on all submeshes and delete theNodeSearcher if other mesh is set
-    void Set(SMESH_Mesh* mesh)
+    void Set(SMESH_Mesh* mesh, const string& meshPartIOR = string())
     {
-      if ( myMesh != mesh )
+      if ( myMesh != mesh || myMeshPartIOR != meshPartIOR)
       {
         if ( myMesh ) {
           Delete();
           Unset( myMesh );
         }
         myMesh = mesh;
+        myMeshPartIOR = meshPartIOR;
         if ( SMESH_subMesh* myMainSubMesh = mesh->GetSubMeshContaining(1) ) {
           const TDependsOnMap & subMeshes = myMainSubMesh->DependsOn();
           TDependsOnMap::const_iterator sm;
@@ -425,11 +435,14 @@ struct _IDSource : public POA_SMESH::SMESH_IDSource
   SMESH::long_array* GetIDs()      { return new SMESH::long_array( _ids ); }
   SMESH::long_array* GetMeshInfo() { return 0; }
   SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_ptr GetMesh()  { return SMESH::SMESH_Mesh::_duplicate( _mesh ); }
+  bool IsMeshInfoCorrect()         { return true; }
   SMESH::array_of_ElementType* GetTypes()
   {
     SMESH::array_of_ElementType_var types = new SMESH::array_of_ElementType;
-    types->length( 1 );
-    types[0] = _type;
+    if ( _ids.length() > 0 ) {
+      types->length( 1 );
+      types[0] = _type;
+    }
     return types._retn();
   }
 };
@@ -524,12 +537,14 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RemoveOrphanNodes()
   for ( int i = 0; i < seq.size(); i++ )
     IdList.push_back( seq[i] );
 
-  bool ret = anEditor.Remove( IdList, true );
+  int nbNodesBefore = myMesh->NbNodes();
+  anEditor.Remove( IdList, true );
   myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
   if ( IdList.size() )
     myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+  int nbNodesAfter = myMesh->NbNodes();
 
-  return ret;
+  return nbNodesBefore - nbNodesAfter;
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -547,7 +562,7 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::AddNode(CORBA::Double x,
 
   // Update Python script
   TPythonDump() << "nodeID = " << this << ".AddNode( "
-                << x << ", " << y << ", " << z << " )";
+                << TVar( x ) << ", " << TVar( y ) << ", " << TVar( z )<< " )";
 
   myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
   myMesh->SetIsModified( true ); // issue 0020693
@@ -654,6 +669,10 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::AddFace(const SMESH::long_array & IDsOfNodes)
     elem = GetMeshDS()->AddFace(nodes[0], nodes[1], nodes[2], nodes[3],
                                 nodes[4], nodes[5], nodes[6], nodes[7]);
   }
+  else if (NbNodes == 9) {
+    elem = GetMeshDS()->AddFace(nodes[0], nodes[1], nodes[2], nodes[3],
+                                nodes[4], nodes[5], nodes[6], nodes[7], nodes[8] );
+  }
   else if (NbNodes > 2) {
     elem = GetMeshDS()->AddPolygonalFace(nodes);
   }
@@ -716,6 +735,9 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::AddVolume(const SMESH::long_array & IDsOfNodes)
   case 10:elem = GetMeshDS()->AddVolume(n[0],n[1],n[2],n[3],n[4],n[5],
                                         n[6],n[7],n[8],n[9]);
     break;
+  case 12:elem = GetMeshDS()->AddVolume(n[0],n[1],n[2],n[3],n[4],n[5],
+                                        n[6],n[7],n[8],n[9],n[10],n[11]);
+    break;
   case 13:elem = GetMeshDS()->AddVolume(n[0],n[1],n[2],n[3],n[4],n[5],n[6],
                                         n[7],n[8],n[9],n[10],n[11],n[12]);
     break;
@@ -726,6 +748,11 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::AddVolume(const SMESH::long_array & IDsOfNodes)
                                         n[8],n[9],n[10],n[11],n[12],n[13],n[14],
                                         n[15],n[16],n[17],n[18],n[19]);
     break;
+  case 27:elem = GetMeshDS()->AddVolume(n[0],n[1],n[2],n[3],n[4],n[5],n[6],n[7],
+                                        n[8],n[9],n[10],n[11],n[12],n[13],n[14],
+                                        n[15],n[16],n[17],n[18],n[19],
+                                        n[20],n[21],n[22],n[23],n[24],n[25],n[26]);
+    break;
   }
 
   // Update Python script
@@ -1127,7 +1154,7 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TriToQuad (const SMESH::long_array &   IDsOfE
 
   // Update Python script
   TPythonDump() << "isDone = " << this << ".TriToQuad( "
-                << IDsOfElements << ", " << aNumericalFunctor << ", " << MaxAngle << " )";
+                << IDsOfElements << ", " << aNumericalFunctor << ", " << TVar( MaxAngle ) << " )";
 
   ::SMESH_MeshEditor anEditor( myMesh );
 
@@ -1162,7 +1189,7 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TriToQuadObject (SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr
 
   // Update Python script
   aTPythonDump << "isDone = " << this << ".TriToQuadObject("
-               << theObject << ", " << aNumericalFunctor << ", " << MaxAngle << " )";
+               << theObject << ", " << aNumericalFunctor << ", " << TVar( MaxAngle ) << " )";
 
   return isDone;
 }
@@ -1456,7 +1483,7 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::smooth(const SMESH::long_array &              IDsOfElements,
   TPythonDump() << "isDone = " << this << "."
                 << (IsParametric ? "SmoothParametric( " : "Smooth( ")
                 << IDsOfElements << ", "     << IDsOfFixedNodes << ", "
-                << MaxNbOfIterations << ", " << MaxAspectRatio << ", "
+                << TVar( MaxNbOfIterations ) << ", " << TVar( MaxAspectRatio ) << ", "
                 << "SMESH.SMESH_MeshEditor."
                 << ( Method == SMESH::SMESH_MeshEditor::CENTROIDAL_SMOOTH ?
                      "CENTROIDAL_SMOOTH )" : "LAPLACIAN_SMOOTH )");
@@ -1491,7 +1518,7 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::smoothObject(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr              theObjec
   aTPythonDump << "isDone = " << this << "."
                << (IsParametric ? "SmoothParametricObject( " : "SmoothObject( ")
                << theObject << ", " << IDsOfFixedNodes << ", "
-               << MaxNbOfIterations << ", " << MaxAspectRatio << ", "
+               << TVar( MaxNbOfIterations ) << ", " << TVar( MaxAspectRatio ) << ", "
                << "SMESH.SMESH_MeshEditor."
                << ( Method == SMESH::SMESH_MeshEditor::CENTROIDAL_SMOOTH ?
                     "CENTROIDAL_SMOOTH )" : "LAPLACIAN_SMOOTH )");
@@ -1607,11 +1634,11 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotationSweep(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElement
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".RotationSweep( "
-                  << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                  << theAxis << ", "
-                  << theAngleInRadians << ", "
-                  << theNbOfSteps << ", "
-                  << theTolerance << " )";
+                  << theIDsOfElements          << ", "
+                  << theAxis                   << ", "
+                  << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+                  << TVar( theNbOfSteps      ) << ", "
+                  << TVar( theTolerance      ) << " )";
   }
   rotationSweep(theIDsOfElements,
                 theAxis,
@@ -1644,11 +1671,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotationSweepMakeGroups(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfEle
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".RotationSweepMakeGroups( "
-                << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                << theAxis << ", "
-                << theAngleInRadians << ", "
-                << theNbOfSteps << ", "
-                << theTolerance << " )";
+                << theIDsOfElements        << ", "
+                << theAxis                   << ", "
+                << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+                << TVar( theNbOfSteps      ) << ", "
+                << TVar( theTolerance      ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -1694,11 +1721,11 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotationSweepObject1D(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObje
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".RotationSweepObject1D( "
-                  << theObject << ", "
-                  << theAxis << ", "
-                  << theAngleInRadians << ", "
-                  << theNbOfSteps << ", "
-                  << theTolerance << " )";
+                  << theObject                 << ", "
+                  << theAxis                   << ", "
+                  << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+                  << TVar( theNbOfSteps      ) << ", "
+                  << TVar( theTolerance      ) << " )";
   }
   SMESH::long_array_var anElementsId = theObject->GetIDs();
   rotationSweep(anElementsId,
@@ -1723,11 +1750,11 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotationSweepObject2D(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObje
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".RotationSweepObject2D( "
-                  << theObject << ", "
-                  << theAxis << ", "
-                  << theAngleInRadians << ", "
-                  << theNbOfSteps << ", "
-                  << theTolerance << " )";
+                  << theObject                 << ", "
+                  << theAxis                   << ", "
+                  << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+                  << TVar( theNbOfSteps      ) << ", "
+                  << TVar( theTolerance      ) << " )";
   }
   SMESH::long_array_var anElementsId = theObject->GetIDs();
   rotationSweep(anElementsId,
@@ -1797,11 +1824,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotationSweepObject1DMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr th
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".RotationSweepObject1DMakeGroups( "
-                << theObject << ", "
-                << theAxis << ", "
-                << theAngleInRadians << ", "
-                << theNbOfSteps << ", "
-                << theTolerance << " )";
+                << theObject                 << ", "
+                << theAxis                   << ", "
+                << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+                << TVar( theNbOfSteps )      << ", "
+                << TVar( theTolerance )      << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -1831,11 +1858,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotationSweepObject2DMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr th
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".RotationSweepObject2DMakeGroups( "
-                << theObject << ", "
-                << theAxis << ", "
-                << theAngleInRadians << ", "
-                << theNbOfSteps << ", "
-                << theTolerance << " )";
+                << theObject                 << ", "
+                << theAxis                   << ", "
+                << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+                << TVar( theNbOfSteps      ) << ", "
+                << TVar( theTolerance      ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -1866,9 +1893,17 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::extrusionSweep(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElements,
     gp_Vec stepVec( P->x, P->y, P->z );
 
     TIDSortedElemSet* workElements = & elements;
-    TPreviewMesh      tmpMesh( SMDSAbs_Face );
-    SMESH_Mesh*       mesh = myMesh;
-    
+
+    SMDSAbs_ElementType aType = SMDSAbs_Face;
+    //::SMESH_MeshEditor::ExtrusionFlags aFlag = ::SMESH_MeshEditor::ExtrusionFlags::EXTRUSION_FLAG_BOUNDARY;
+    if (theElementType == SMDSAbs_Node)
+    {
+      aType = SMDSAbs_Edge;
+      //aFlag = ::SMESH_MeshEditor::ExtrusionFlags::EXTRUSION_FLAG_SEW;
+    }
+    TPreviewMesh      tmpMesh( aType );
+    SMESH_Mesh* mesh = myMesh;
+
     if ( myPreviewMode ) {
       SMDSAbs_ElementType select = SMDSAbs_All, avoid = SMDSAbs_Volume;
       tmpMesh.Copy( elements, copyElements, select, avoid );
@@ -1879,7 +1914,7 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::extrusionSweep(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElements,
 
     TElemOfElemListMap aHystory;
     ::SMESH_MeshEditor anEditor( mesh );
-    ::SMESH_MeshEditor::PGroupIDs groupIds =
+    ::SMESH_MeshEditor::PGroupIDs groupIds = 
         anEditor.ExtrusionSweep (*workElements, stepVec, theNbOfSteps, aHystory, theMakeGroups);
 
     myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
@@ -1906,10 +1941,25 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweep(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElemen
   extrusionSweep (theIDsOfElements, theStepVector, theNbOfSteps, false );
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".ExtrusionSweep( "
-                  << theIDsOfElements << ", " << theStepVector <<", " << theNbOfSteps << " )";
+                  << theIDsOfElements << ", " << theStepVector <<", " << TVar(theNbOfSteps) << " )";
   }
 }
 
+//=======================================================================
+//function : ExtrusionSweep0D
+//purpose  :
+//=======================================================================
+
+void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweep0D(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElements,
+                                          const SMESH::DirStruct &  theStepVector,
+                                          CORBA::Long               theNbOfSteps)
+{
+  extrusionSweep (theIDsOfElements, theStepVector, theNbOfSteps, false, SMDSAbs_Node );
+  if (!myPreviewMode) {
+    TPythonDump() << this << ".ExtrusionSweep0D( "
+                  << theIDsOfElements << ", " << theStepVector <<", " << TVar(theNbOfSteps)<< " )";
+  }
+}
 
 //=======================================================================
 //function : ExtrusionSweepObject
@@ -1928,6 +1978,23 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObjec
   }
 }
 
+//=======================================================================
+//function : ExtrusionSweepObject0D
+//purpose  :
+//=======================================================================
+
+void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject0D(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
+                                                const SMESH::DirStruct &  theStepVector,
+                                                CORBA::Long               theNbOfSteps)
+{
+  SMESH::long_array_var anElementsId = theObject->GetIDs();
+  extrusionSweep (anElementsId, theStepVector, theNbOfSteps, false, SMDSAbs_Node );
+  if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
+    TPythonDump() << this << ".ExtrusionSweepObject0D( "
+                  << theObject << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
+  }
+}
+
 //=======================================================================
 //function : ExtrusionSweepObject1D
 //purpose  :
@@ -1941,7 +2008,7 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject1D(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObj
   extrusionSweep (anElementsId, theStepVector, theNbOfSteps, false, SMDSAbs_Edge );
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".ExtrusionSweepObject1D( "
-                  << theObject << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << theNbOfSteps << " )";
+                  << theObject << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
   }
 }
 
@@ -1958,7 +2025,7 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject2D(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObj
   extrusionSweep (anElementsId, theStepVector, theNbOfSteps, false, SMDSAbs_Face );
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".ExtrusionSweepObject2D( "
-                  << theObject << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << theNbOfSteps << " )";
+                  << theObject << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
   }
 }
 
@@ -1979,7 +2046,29 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepMakeGroups(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfEl
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".ExtrusionSweepMakeGroups( " << theIDsOfElements
-                << ", " << theStepVector <<", " << theNbOfSteps << " )";
+                << ", " << theStepVector <<", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
+  }
+  return aGroups;
+}
+
+//=======================================================================
+//function : ExtrusionSweepMakeGroups0D
+//purpose  :
+//=======================================================================
+
+SMESH::ListOfGroups*
+SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepMakeGroups0D(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfElements,
+                                               const SMESH::DirStruct&  theStepVector,
+                                               CORBA::Long              theNbOfSteps)
+{
+  TPythonDump aPythonDump; // it is here to prevent dump of GetGroups()
+
+  SMESH::ListOfGroups* aGroups = extrusionSweep(theIDsOfElements, theStepVector, theNbOfSteps, true,SMDSAbs_Node);
+
+  if (!myPreviewMode) {
+    DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
+    aPythonDump << this << ".ExtrusionSweepMakeGroups0D( " << theIDsOfElements
+                << ", " << theStepVector <<", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -2007,6 +2096,29 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObjectMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr the
   return aGroups;
 }
 
+//=======================================================================
+//function : ExtrusionSweepObject0DMakeGroups
+//purpose  :
+//=======================================================================
+
+SMESH::ListOfGroups*
+SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject0DMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
+                                                     const SMESH::DirStruct&   theStepVector,
+                                                     CORBA::Long               theNbOfSteps)
+{
+  TPythonDump aPythonDump; // it is here to prevent dump of GetGroups()
+
+  SMESH::long_array_var anElementsId = theObject->GetIDs();
+  SMESH::ListOfGroups * aGroups = extrusionSweep(anElementsId, theStepVector,
+                                                 theNbOfSteps, true, SMDSAbs_Node);
+  if (!myPreviewMode) {
+    DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
+    aPythonDump << this << ".ExtrusionSweepObject0DMakeGroups( " << theObject
+                << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
+  }
+  return aGroups;
+}
+
 //=======================================================================
 //function : ExtrusionSweepObject1DMakeGroups
 //purpose  :
@@ -2025,7 +2137,7 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject1DMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr t
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".ExtrusionSweepObject1DMakeGroups( " << theObject
-                << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << theNbOfSteps << " )";
+                << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -2048,7 +2160,7 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ExtrusionSweepObject2DMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr t
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".ExtrusionSweepObject2DMakeGroups( " << theObject
-                << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << theNbOfSteps << " )";
+                << ", " << theStepVector << ", " << TVar( theNbOfSteps ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -2778,17 +2890,17 @@ ExtrusionAlongPathObjX(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr  Object,
       aPythonDump << "error";
 
     aPythonDump << " = " << this << ".ExtrusionAlongPathObjX( "
-                << Object      << ", "
-                << Path        << ", "
-                << NodeStart   << ", "
-                << HasAngles   << ", "
-                << Angles      << ", "
+                << Object          << ", "
+                << Path            << ", "
+                << NodeStart       << ", "
+                << HasAngles       << ", "
+                << TVar( Angles )  << ", "
                 << LinearVariation << ", "
-                << HasRefPoint << ", "
+                << HasRefPoint     << ", "
                 << "SMESH.PointStruct( "
-                << ( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.x : 0 ) << ", "
-                << ( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.y : 0 ) << ", "
-                << ( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.z : 0 ) << " ), "
+                << TVar( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.x : 0 ) << ", "
+                << TVar( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.y : 0 ) << ", "
+                << TVar( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.z : 0 ) << " ), "
                 << MakeGroups << ", "
                 << ElemType << " )";
   }
@@ -2835,17 +2947,17 @@ ExtrusionAlongPathX(const SMESH::long_array&   IDsOfElements,
       aPythonDump <<"error";
 
     aPythonDump << " = " << this << ".ExtrusionAlongPathX( "
-                << IDsOfElements << ", "
-                << Path        << ", "
-                << NodeStart   << ", "
-                << HasAngles   << ", "
-                << Angles      << ", "
+                << IDsOfElements   << ", "
+                << Path            << ", "
+                << NodeStart       << ", "
+                << HasAngles       << ", "
+                << TVar( Angles )  << ", "
                 << LinearVariation << ", "
-                << HasRefPoint << ", "
+                << HasRefPoint     << ", "
                 << "SMESH.PointStruct( "
-                << ( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.x : 0 ) << ", "
-                << ( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.y : 0 ) << ", "
-                << ( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.z : 0 ) << " ), "
+                << TVar( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.x : 0 ) << ", "
+                << TVar( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.y : 0 ) << ", "
+                << TVar( HasRefPoint ? RefPoint.z : 0 ) << " ), "
                 << MakeGroups << ", "
                 << ElemType << " )";
   }
@@ -2982,11 +3094,19 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::mirror(TIDSortedElemSet &                  theElements,
       anEditor.Transform (*workElements, aTrsf, theCopy, theMakeGroups, theTargetMesh);
 
   if(theCopy || myPreviewMode)
-    storeResult(anEditor);
-  else
+    storeResult(anEditor); // store preview data or new elements
+
+  if ( !myPreviewMode )
   {
-    myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
-    myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+    if ( theTargetMesh )
+    {
+      theTargetMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+      myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    }
   }
   return theMakeGroups ? getGroups(groupIds.get()) : 0;
 }
@@ -3003,10 +3123,10 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::Mirror(const SMESH::long_array &           theIDsOfElem
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".Mirror( "
-                  << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                  << theAxis          << ", "
+                  << theIDsOfElements              << ", "
+                  << theAxis                       << ", "
                   << mirrorTypeName(theMirrorType) << ", "
-                  << theCopy          << " )";
+                  << theCopy                       << " )";
   }
   if ( theIDsOfElements.length() > 0 )
   {
@@ -3029,10 +3149,10 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MirrorObject(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr           theObj
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".MirrorObject( "
-                  << theObject << ", "
-                  << theAxis   << ", "
+                  << theObject                     << ", "
+                  << theAxis                       << ", "
                   << mirrorTypeName(theMirrorType) << ", "
-                  << theCopy   << " )";
+                  << theCopy                       << " )";
   }
   TIDSortedElemSet elements;
 
@@ -3064,8 +3184,8 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MirrorMakeGroups(const SMESH::long_array&            theIDsO
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".MirrorMakeGroups( "
-                << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                << theMirror << ", "
+                << theIDsOfElements              << ", "
+                << theMirror                     << ", "
                 << mirrorTypeName(theMirrorType) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
@@ -3092,8 +3212,8 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MirrorObjectMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr           t
   {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump,aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".MirrorObjectMakeGroups( "
-                << theObject << ", "
-                << theMirror << ", "
+                << theObject                     << ", "
+                << theMirror                     << ", "
                 << mirrorTypeName(theMirrorType) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
@@ -3131,11 +3251,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MirrorMakeMesh(const SMESH::long_array&            theIDsOfE
 
     if (!myPreviewMode) {
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".MirrorMakeMesh( "
-             << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-             << theMirror   << ", "
+             << theIDsOfElements              << ", "
+             << theMirror                     << ", "
              << mirrorTypeName(theMirrorType) << ", "
-             << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theCopyGroups                 << ", '"
+             << theMeshName                   << "' )";
     }
   }
 
@@ -3177,11 +3297,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MirrorObjectMakeMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr           the
     }
     if (!myPreviewMode) {
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".MirrorObjectMakeMesh( "
-             << theObject << ", "
-             << theMirror   << ", "
+             << theObject                     << ", "
+             << theMirror                     << ", "
              << mirrorTypeName(theMirrorType) << ", "
-             << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theCopyGroups                 << ", '"
+             << theMeshName                   << "' )";
     }
   }
 
@@ -3238,10 +3358,18 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::translate(TIDSortedElemSet        & theElements,
 
   if(theCopy || myPreviewMode)
     storeResult(anEditor);
-  else
+
+  if ( !myPreviewMode )
   {
-    myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
-    myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    if ( theTargetMesh )
+    {
+      theTargetMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+      myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    }
   }
 
   return theMakeGroups ? getGroups(groupIds.get()) : 0;
@@ -3259,8 +3387,8 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::Translate(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElements,
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".Translate( "
                   << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                  << theVector << ", "
-                  << theCopy << " )";
+                  << theVector        << ", "
+                  << theCopy          << " )";
   }
   if (theIDsOfElements.length()) {
     TIDSortedElemSet elements;
@@ -3282,7 +3410,7 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TranslateObject(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
     TPythonDump() << this << ".TranslateObject( "
                   << theObject << ", "
                   << theVector << ", "
-                  << theCopy << " )";
+                  << theCopy   << " )";
   }
   TIDSortedElemSet elements;
 
@@ -3313,7 +3441,7 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TranslateMakeGroups(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfElement
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".TranslateMakeGroups( "
                 << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                << theVector << " )";
+                << theVector        << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -3376,9 +3504,9 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TranslateMakeMesh(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfElements,
     if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".TranslateMakeMesh( "
              << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-             << theVector   << ", "
-             << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theVector        << ", "
+             << theCopyGroups    << ", '"
+             << theMeshName      << "' )";
     }
   }
 
@@ -3418,10 +3546,10 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::TranslateObjectMakeMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
     }
     if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".TranslateObjectMakeMesh( "
-             << theObject << ", "
-             << theVector   << ", "
+             << theObject     << ", "
+             << theVector     << ", "
              << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theMeshName   << "' )";
     }
   }
 
@@ -3480,10 +3608,18 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::rotate(TIDSortedElemSet &        theElements,
 
   if(theCopy || myPreviewMode)
     storeResult(anEditor);
-  else
+
+  if ( !myPreviewMode )
   {
-    myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
-    myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    if ( theTargetMesh )
+    {
+      theTargetMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+      myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    }
   }
 
   return theMakeGroups ? getGroups(groupIds.get()) : 0;
@@ -3502,9 +3638,9 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::Rotate(const SMESH::long_array & theIDsOfElements,
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".Rotate( "
                   << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                  << theAxis << ", "
-                  << theAngle << ", "
-                  << theCopy << " )";
+                  << theAxis          << ", "
+                  << TVar( theAngle ) << ", "
+                  << theCopy          << " )";
   }
   if (theIDsOfElements.length() > 0)
   {
@@ -3526,10 +3662,10 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotateObject(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".RotateObject( "
-                  << theObject << ", "
-                  << theAxis << ", "
-                  << theAngle << ", "
-                  << theCopy << " )";
+                  << theObject        << ", "
+                  << theAxis          << ", "
+                  << TVar( theAngle ) << ", "
+                  << theCopy          << " )";
   }
   TIDSortedElemSet elements;
   bool emptyIfIsMesh = myPreviewMode ? false : true;
@@ -3560,8 +3696,8 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotateMakeGroups(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfElements,
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".RotateMakeGroups( "
                 << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-                << theAxis << ", "
-                << theAngle << " )";
+                << theAxis          << ", "
+                << TVar( theAngle ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -3586,9 +3722,9 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotateObjectMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".RotateObjectMakeGroups( "
-                << theObject << ", "
-                << theAxis << ", "
-                << theAngle << " )";
+                << theObject        << ", "
+                << theAxis          << ", "
+                << TVar( theAngle ) << " )";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -3626,11 +3762,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotateMakeMesh(const SMESH::long_array& theIDsOfElements,
     }
     if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".RotateMakeMesh( "
-             << theIDsOfElements << ", "
-             << theAxis << ", "
-             << theAngleInRadians   << ", "
-             << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theIDsOfElements          << ", "
+             << theAxis                   << ", "
+             << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+             << theCopyGroups             << ", '"
+             << theMeshName               << "' )";
     }
   }
 
@@ -3673,11 +3809,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::RotateObjectMakeMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr theObject,
     }
     if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".RotateObjectMakeMesh( "
-             << theObject << ", "
-             << theAxis << ", "
-             << theAngleInRadians   << ", "
-             << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theObject                 << ", "
+             << theAxis                   << ", "
+             << TVar( theAngleInRadians ) << ", "
+             << theCopyGroups             << ", '"
+             << theMeshName               << "' )";
     }
   }
 
@@ -3751,11 +3887,20 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::scale(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr  theObject,
 
   if(theCopy || myPreviewMode )
     storeResult(anEditor);
-  else
+
+  if ( !myPreviewMode )
   {
-    myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
-    myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    if ( theTargetMesh )
+    {
+      theTargetMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+      myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
+    }
   }
+
   return theMakeGroups ? getGroups(groupIds.get()) : 0;
 }
 
@@ -3771,11 +3916,10 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::Scale(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr  theObject,
 {
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) {
     TPythonDump() << this << ".Scale( "
-                  << theObject << ", "
-                  << "SMESH.PointStruct( "  << thePoint.x << ", "
-                  << thePoint.y << ", " << thePoint.z << " ) ,"
-                  << theScaleFact << ", "
-                  << theCopy << " )";
+                  << theObject            << ", "
+                  << thePoint             << ", "
+                  << TVar( theScaleFact ) << ", "
+                  << theCopy              << " )";
   }
   scale(theObject, thePoint, theScaleFact, theCopy, false);
 }
@@ -3797,10 +3941,9 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ScaleMakeGroups(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr  theObject,
   if (!myPreviewMode) {
     DumpGroupsList(aPythonDump, aGroups);
     aPythonDump << this << ".Scale("
-                << theObject << ","
-                << "SMESH.PointStruct(" <<thePoint.x << ","
-                << thePoint.y << "," << thePoint.z << "),"
-                << theScaleFact << ",True,True)";
+                << theObject            << ","
+                << thePoint             << ","
+                << TVar( theScaleFact ) << ",True,True)";
   }
   return aGroups;
 }
@@ -3834,12 +3977,11 @@ SMESH_MeshEditor_i::ScaleMakeMesh(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr  theObject,
     }
     if ( !myPreviewMode )
       pydump << mesh << " = " << this << ".ScaleMakeMesh( "
-             << theObject << ", "
-             << "SMESH.PointStruct( "  << thePoint.x << ", "
-             << thePoint.y << ", " << thePoint.z << " ) ,"
-             << theScaleFact << ", "
-             << theCopyGroups << ", '"
-             << theMeshName << "' )";
+             << theObject            << ", "
+             << thePoint             << ", "
+             << TVar( theScaleFact ) << ", "
+             << theCopyGroups        << ", '"
+             << theMeshName          << "' )";
   }
 
   // dump "GetGroups"
@@ -4100,6 +4242,8 @@ void SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MergeEqualElements()
   ::SMESH_MeshEditor anEditor( myMesh );
   anEditor.MergeEqualElements();
 
+  myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
+
   TPythonDump() << this << ".MergeEqualElements()";
 }
 
@@ -4152,7 +4296,7 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MoveNode(CORBA::Long   NodeID,
   {
     // Update Python script
     TPythonDump() << "isDone = " << this << ".MoveNode( "
-                  << NodeID << ", " << x << ", " << y << ", " << z << " )";
+                  << NodeID << ", " << TVar(x) << ", " << TVar(y) << ", " << TVar(z) << " )";
     myMesh->GetMeshDS()->Modified();
     myMesh->SetIsModified( true );
   }
@@ -4288,7 +4432,7 @@ SMESH::long_array* SMESH_MeshEditor_i::FindElementsByPoint(CORBA::Double      x,
     res[i] = foundElems[i]->GetID();
 
   if ( !myPreviewMode ) // call from tui
-    TPythonDump() << res << " = " << this << ".FindElementsByPoint( "
+    TPythonDump() << "res = " << this << ".FindElementsByPoint( "
                   << x << ", "
                   << y << ", "
                   << z << ", "
@@ -4297,6 +4441,77 @@ SMESH::long_array* SMESH_MeshEditor_i::FindElementsByPoint(CORBA::Double      x,
   return res._retn();
 }
 
+//=======================================================================
+//function : FindAmongElementsByPoint
+//purpose  : Searching among the given elements, return elements of given type 
+//           where the given point is IN or ON.
+//           'ALL' type means elements of any type excluding nodes
+//=======================================================================
+
+SMESH::long_array*
+SMESH_MeshEditor_i::FindAmongElementsByPoint(SMESH::SMESH_IDSource_ptr elementIDs,
+                                             CORBA::Double             x,
+                                             CORBA::Double             y,
+                                             CORBA::Double             z,
+                                             SMESH::ElementType        type)
+{
+  SMESH::long_array_var res = new SMESH::long_array;
+  
+  SMESH::array_of_ElementType_var types = elementIDs->GetTypes();
+  if ( types->length() == 1 && // a part contains only nodes or 0D elements
+       ( types[0] == SMESH::NODE || types[0] == SMESH::ELEM0D ) &&
+       type != types[0] ) // but search of elements of dim > 0
+    return res._retn();
+
+  if ( SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( elementIDs )) // elementIDs is the whole mesh 
+    return FindElementsByPoint( x,y,z, type );
+
+  string partIOR = SMESH_Gen_i::GetORB()->object_to_string( elementIDs );
+  if ( SMESH_Group_i* group_i = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Group_i*>( elementIDs ))
+    // take into account passible group modification
+    partIOR += SMESH_Comment( ((SMESHDS_Group*)group_i->GetGroupDS())->SMDSGroup().Tic() );
+  partIOR += SMESH_Comment( type );
+
+  TIDSortedElemSet elements; // elems should live until FindElementsByPoint() finishes
+
+  theSearchersDeleter.Set( myMesh, partIOR );
+  if ( !theElementSearcher )
+  {
+    // create a searcher from elementIDs
+    SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var mesh = elementIDs->GetMesh();
+    SMESHDS_Mesh* meshDS = SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( mesh )->GetImpl().GetMeshDS();
+
+    if ( !idSourceToSet( elementIDs, meshDS, elements,
+                         SMDSAbs_ElementType(type), /*emptyIfIsMesh=*/true))
+      return res._retn();
+
+    typedef SMDS_SetIterator<const SMDS_MeshElement*, TIDSortedElemSet::const_iterator > TIter;
+    SMDS_ElemIteratorPtr elemsIt( new TIter( elements.begin(), elements.end() ));
+
+    ::SMESH_MeshEditor anEditor( myMesh );
+    theElementSearcher = anEditor.GetElementSearcher(elemsIt);
+  }
+
+  vector< const SMDS_MeshElement* > foundElems;
+
+  theElementSearcher->FindElementsByPoint( gp_Pnt( x,y,z ),
+                                           SMDSAbs_ElementType( type ),
+                                           foundElems);
+  res->length( foundElems.size() );
+  for ( int i = 0; i < foundElems.size(); ++i )
+    res[i] = foundElems[i]->GetID();
+
+  if ( !myPreviewMode ) // call from tui
+    TPythonDump() << "res = " << this << ".FindAmongElementsByPoint( "
+                  << elementIDs << ", "
+                  << x << ", "
+                  << y << ", "
+                  << z << ", "
+                  << type << " )";
+
+  return res._retn();
+  
+}
 //=======================================================================
 //function : GetPointState
 //purpose  : Return point state in a closed 2D mesh in terms of TopAbs_State enumeration.
@@ -5596,6 +5811,7 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_MeshEditor_i::Make2DMeshFrom3D()
 
 CORBA::Boolean SMESH_MeshEditor_i::DoubleNodesOnGroupBoundaries( const SMESH::ListOfGroups& theDomains,
                                                                  CORBA::Boolean createJointElems )
+  throw (SALOME::SALOME_Exception)
 {
   initData();
 
@@ -5609,8 +5825,10 @@ CORBA::Boolean SMESH_MeshEditor_i::DoubleNodesOnGroupBoundaries( const SMESH::Li
   for ( int i = 0, n = theDomains.length(); i < n; i++ )
   {
     SMESH::SMESH_GroupBase_var aGrp = theDomains[ i ];
-    if ( !CORBA::is_nil( aGrp ) && ( aGrp->GetType() != SMESH::NODE ) )
+    if ( !CORBA::is_nil( aGrp ) /*&& ( aGrp->GetType() != SMESH::NODE )*/ )
     {
+//      if ( aGrp->GetType() != SMESH::VOLUME )
+//        THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION("Not a volume group", SALOME::BAD_PARAM);
       TIDSortedElemSet domain;
       domain.clear();
       domains.push_back(domain);
@@ -5806,20 +6024,37 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MakeBoundaryElements(SMESH::Bnd_Dimension dim,
   if ( dim > SMESH::BND_1DFROM2D )
     THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION("Invalid boundary dimension", SALOME::BAD_PARAM);
 
-  // check that groups belongs to to this mesh and is not this mesh
-  const int nbGroups = groups.length();
-  for ( int i = 0; i < nbGroups; ++i )
+  // separate groups belonging to this and other mesh
+  SMESH::ListOfIDSources_var groupsOfThisMesh = new SMESH::ListOfIDSources;
+  SMESH::ListOfIDSources_var groupsOfOtherMesh = new SMESH::ListOfIDSources;
+  groupsOfThisMesh->length( groups.length() );
+  groupsOfOtherMesh->length( groups.length() );
+  int nbGroups = 0, nbGroupsOfOtherMesh = 0;
+  for ( int i = 0; i < groups.length(); ++i )
   {
     SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var m = groups[i]->GetMesh();
     if ( myMesh_i != SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( m ))
-      THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION("group does not belong to this mesh", SALOME::BAD_PARAM);
+      groupsOfOtherMesh[ nbGroupsOfOtherMesh++ ] = groups[i];
+    else
+      groupsOfThisMesh[ nbGroups++ ] = groups[i];
     if ( SMESH::DownCast<SMESH_Mesh_i*>( groups[i] ))
       THROW_SALOME_CORBA_EXCEPTION("expect a group but recieve a mesh", SALOME::BAD_PARAM);
   }
+  groupsOfThisMesh->length( nbGroups );
+  groupsOfOtherMesh->length( nbGroupsOfOtherMesh );
 
+  int nbAdded = 0;
   TPythonDump pyDump;
 
-  int nbAdded = 0;
+  if ( nbGroupsOfOtherMesh > 0 )
+  {
+    // process groups belonging to another mesh
+    SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var    otherMesh = groupsOfOtherMesh[0]->GetMesh();
+    SMESH::SMESH_MeshEditor_var editor = otherMesh->GetMeshEditor();
+    nbAdded += editor->MakeBoundaryElements( dim, groupName, meshName, toCopyAll,
+                                             groupsOfOtherMesh, mesh, group );
+  }
+
   SMESH::SMESH_Mesh_var mesh_var;
   SMESH::SMESH_Group_var group_var;
 
@@ -5856,12 +6091,12 @@ CORBA::Long SMESH_MeshEditor_i::MakeBoundaryElements(SMESH::Bnd_Dimension dim,
 
   TIDSortedElemSet elements;
 
-  if ( nbGroups > 0 )
+  if ( groups.length() > 0 )
   {
     for ( int i = 0; i < nbGroups; ++i )
     {
       elements.clear();
-      if ( idSourceToSet( groups[i], srcMeshDS, elements, elemType,/*emptyIfIsMesh=*/false ))
+      if ( idSourceToSet( groupsOfThisMesh[i], srcMeshDS, elements, elemType,/*emptyIfIsMesh=*/0 ))
       {
         SMESH::Bnd_Dimension bdim = 
           ( elemType == SMDSAbs_Volume ) ? SMESH::BND_2DFROM3D : SMESH::BND_1DFROM2D;