diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CenterLinePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CenterLinePyImp.cpp
index 2b0d866e6b..1e1c933e1a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CenterLinePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CenterLinePyImp.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ using namespace TechDraw;
 // returns a string which represents the object e.g. when printed in python
 std::string CenterLinePy::representation(void) const
 {
-    return "<CenterLine object>";
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "<CenterLine object> at " << std::hex << this;
+    return ss.str();
 }
 
 PyObject *CenterLinePy::PyMake(struct _typeobject *, PyObject *, PyObject *)  // Python wrapper
@@ -108,68 +110,8 @@ PyObject* CenterLinePy::copy(PyObject *args)
     return cpy;
 }
 
-//PyObject* CenterLinePy::setFormat(PyObject* args)
-//{
-////    Base::Console().Message("CLPI::setFormat()\n");
-//    PyObject* pTuple;
-//    int style = 1;
-//    double weight = 0.50;
-//    double red = 0.0, green = 0.0, blue = 0.0, alpha = 0.0;
-//    App::Color c(red, blue, green, alpha);
-//    bool visible = 1; 
-//    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &pTuple)) {
-//      return NULL;
-//    }
-//    
-//    TechDraw::CenterLine* cl = this->getCenterLinePtr();
-//    if (PyTuple_Check(pTuple)) {
-//        int tSize = (int) PyTuple_Size(pTuple);
-//        if (tSize > 3) {
-//            PyObject* pStyle = PyTuple_GetItem(pTuple,0);
-//            style = (int) PyLong_AsLong(pStyle);
-//            PyObject* pWeight = PyTuple_GetItem(pTuple,1);
-//            weight = PyFloat_AsDouble(pWeight);
-//            PyObject* pColor = PyTuple_GetItem(pTuple,2);
-//            c = DrawUtil::pyTupleToColor(pColor);
-//            PyObject* pVisible = PyTuple_GetItem(pTuple,3);
-//            visible = (bool) PyLong_AsLong(pVisible);
-
-//            cl->m_format.m_style = style;
-//            cl->m_format.m_weight = weight;
-//            cl->m_format.m_color = c;
-//            cl->m_format.m_visible = visible;
-//        }
-//    } else {
-//        Base::Console().Error("CLPI::setFormat - not a tuple!\n");
-//    }
-//    
-//    return Py_None;
-//}
-
-//PyObject* CenterLinePy::getFormat(PyObject *args)
-//{
-//    (void) args;
-////    Base::Console().Message("CLPI::getFormat()\n");
-//    TechDraw::CenterLine* cl = this->getCenterLinePtr();
-
-//    PyObject* pStyle = PyLong_FromLong((long) cl->m_format.m_style);
-//    PyObject* pWeight = PyFloat_FromDouble(cl->m_format.m_weight);
-//    PyObject* pColor = DrawUtil::colorToPyTuple(cl->m_format.m_color);
-//    PyObject* pVisible = PyBool_FromLong((long) cl->m_format.m_visible);
-
-//    PyObject* result = PyTuple_New(4);
-
-//    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(result, 0, pStyle);
-//    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(result, 1, pWeight);
-//    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(result, 2, pColor);
-//    PyTuple_SET_ITEM(result, 3, pVisible);
-
-//    return result;
-//}
-
 Py::Object CenterLinePy::getFormat(void) const
 {
-//    Base::Console().Message("CLP::getFormat()\n");
     TechDraw::CenterLine* cl = this->getCenterLinePtr();
 
     PyObject* pStyle = PyLong_FromLong((long) cl->m_format.m_style);
@@ -189,7 +131,6 @@ Py::Object CenterLinePy::getFormat(void) const
 
 void CenterLinePy::setFormat(Py::Object arg)
 {
-//    Base::Console().Message("CLP::setFormat()\n");
     PyObject* pTuple = arg.ptr();
     int style = 1;
     double weight = 0.50;
@@ -209,7 +150,6 @@ void CenterLinePy::setFormat(Py::Object arg)
             c = DrawUtil::pyTupleToColor(pColor);
             PyObject* pVisible = PyTuple_GetItem(pTuple,3);
             visible = (bool) PyLong_AsLong(pVisible);
-
             cl->m_format.m_style = style;
             cl->m_format.m_weight = weight;
             cl->m_format.m_color = c;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CosmeticEdgePyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CosmeticEdgePyImp.cpp
index f0cea0925b..e0edbd6d90 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CosmeticEdgePyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/CosmeticEdgePyImp.cpp
@@ -122,16 +122,12 @@ PyObject* CosmeticEdgePy::copy(PyObject *args)
 
 void CosmeticEdgePy::setFormat(Py::Object arg)
 {
-//    Base::Console().Message("CEP::setFormat()\n");
     PyObject* pTuple = arg.ptr();
     int style = 1;
     double weight = 0.50;
     double red = 0.0, green = 0.0, blue = 0.0, alpha = 0.0;
     App::Color c(red, blue, green, alpha);
     bool visible = 1; 
-//    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &pTuple)) {
-//      return NULL;
-//    }
     
     TechDraw::CosmeticEdge* ce = this->getCosmeticEdgePtr();
     if (PyTuple_Check(pTuple)) {
@@ -158,7 +154,6 @@ void CosmeticEdgePy::setFormat(Py::Object arg)
 
 Py::Object CosmeticEdgePy::getFormat(void) const
 {
-//    Base::Console().Message("CEP::getFormat()\n");
     TechDraw::CosmeticEdge* ce = this->getCosmeticEdgePtr();
 
     PyObject* pStyle = PyLong_FromLong((long) ce->m_format.m_style);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp
index 17697d65af..cb26efa37e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.cpp
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ void DrawViewPart::clearCosmeticEdges(void)
 //add the cosmetic edges to geometry edge list
 void DrawViewPart::addCosmeticEdgesToGeom(void)
 {
-    Base::Console().Message("CEx::addCosmeticEdgesToGeom()\n");
+//    Base::Console().Message("CEx::addCosmeticEdgesToGeom()\n");
     const std::vector<TechDraw::CosmeticEdge*> cEdges = CosmeticEdges.getValues();
     for (auto& ce: cEdges) {
         TechDraw::BaseGeom* scaledGeom = ce->scaledGeometry(getScale());
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ int DrawViewPart::add1CEToGE(std::string tag)
 //update Edge geometry with current CE's 
 void DrawViewPart::refreshCEGeoms(void)
 {
-    Base::Console().Message("DVP::refreshCEGeoms()\n");
+//    Base::Console().Message("DVP::refreshCEGeoms()\n");
     std::vector<TechDraw::BaseGeom *> gEdges = getEdgeGeometry();
     std::vector<TechDraw::BaseGeom *> oldGEdges;
     for (auto& ge :gEdges) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp
index 63f2573e6f..1c5d19d3c4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/GeometryObject.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ int GeometryObject::addCosmeticVertex(Base::Vector3d pos, std::string tagString)
 // insertGeomForCE(ce)
 int GeometryObject::addCosmeticEdge(CosmeticEdge* ce)
 {
-    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge(%X) 0\n", ce);
+//    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge(%X) 0\n", ce);
     double scale = m_parent->getScale();
     TechDraw::BaseGeom* e = ce->scaledGeometry(scale);
     e->cosmetic = true;
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ int GeometryObject::addCosmeticEdge(CosmeticEdge* ce)
 int GeometryObject::addCosmeticEdge(Base::Vector3d start,
                                     Base::Vector3d end)
 {
-    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge() 1 - deprec?\n");
+//    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge() 1 - deprec?\n");
     gp_Pnt gp1(start.x, start.y, start.z);
     gp_Pnt gp2(end.x, end.y, end.z);
     TopoDS_Edge occEdge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge(gp1, gp2);
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ int GeometryObject::addCosmeticEdge(Base::Vector3d start,
                                     Base::Vector3d end,
                                     std::string tagString)
 {
-    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge() 2\n");
+//    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge() 2\n");
     gp_Pnt gp1(start.x, start.y, start.z);
     gp_Pnt gp2(end.x, end.y, end.z);
     TopoDS_Edge occEdge = BRepBuilderAPI_MakeEdge(gp1, gp2);
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ int GeometryObject::addCosmeticEdge(Base::Vector3d start,
 int GeometryObject::addCosmeticEdge(TechDraw::BaseGeom* base,
                                     std::string tagString)
 {
-    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge(%X, %s) 3\n", base, tagString.c_str());
+//    Base::Console().Message("GO::addCosmeticEdge(%X, %s) 3\n", base, tagString.c_str());
     base->cosmetic = true;
     base->hlrVisible = true;
     base->source(1);           //1-CosmeticEdge, 2-CenterLine