diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp
index 2a89e8e51c..47554facb4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
         );
 #endif
         add_varargs_method("show",&Module::show,
-            "show(shape) -- Add the shape to the active document or create one if no document exists."
+            "show(shape,[string]) -- Add the mesh to the active document or create one if no document exists."
         );
         initialize("This module is the Fem module."); // register with Python
     }
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ private:
     Py::Object show(const Py::Tuple& args)
     {
         PyObject *pcObj;
-        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!", &(FemMeshPy::Type), &pcObj))
+        char *name = "Mesh";
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!|s", &(FemMeshPy::Type), &pcObj, &name))
             throw Py::Exception();
 
         App::Document *pcDoc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
@@ -307,9 +308,9 @@ private:
             pcDoc = App::GetApplication().newDocument();
 
         FemMeshPy* pShape = static_cast<FemMeshPy*>(pcObj);
-        Fem::FemMeshObject *pcFeature = (Fem::FemMeshObject *)pcDoc->addObject("Fem::FemMeshObject", "Mesh");
+        Fem::FemMeshObject *pcFeature = static_cast<Fem::FemMeshObject*>
+                (pcDoc->addObject("Fem::FemMeshObject", name));
         // copy the data
-        //TopoShape* shape = new MeshObject(*pShape->getTopoShapeObjectPtr());
         pcFeature->FemMesh.setValue(*(pShape->getFemMeshPtr()));
         pcDoc->recompute();
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/AppMeshPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/AppMeshPy.cpp
index fcc3e23bff..157596e4a5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/AppMeshPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/AppMeshPy.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
             "compressed.\n"
         );
         add_varargs_method("show",&Module::show,
-            "Put a mesh object in the active document or creates one if needed"
+            "show(shape,[string]) -- Add the mesh to the active document or create one if no document exists."
         );
         add_varargs_method("createBox",&Module::createBox,
             "Create a solid mesh box"
@@ -359,14 +359,15 @@ private:
     Py::Object show(const Py::Tuple& args)
     {
         PyObject *pcObj;
-        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!", &(MeshPy::Type), &pcObj))
+        char *name = "Mesh";
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!|s", &(MeshPy::Type), &pcObj, &name))
             throw Py::Exception();
 
         App::Document *pcDoc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
         if (!pcDoc)
             pcDoc = App::GetApplication().newDocument();
         MeshPy* pMesh = static_cast<MeshPy*>(pcObj);
-        Mesh::Feature *pcFeature = (Mesh::Feature *)pcDoc->addObject("Mesh::Feature", "Mesh");
+        Mesh::Feature *pcFeature = static_cast<Mesh::Feature*>(pcDoc->addObject("Mesh::Feature", name));
         Mesh::MeshObject* mo = pMesh->getMeshObjectPtr();
         if (!mo) {
             throw Py::Exception(PyExc_ReferenceError, "object doesn't reference a valid mesh");
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp
index b758ae652e..944a9868c1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPartPy.cpp
@@ -616,9 +616,8 @@ private:
         if (!pcDoc)
             pcDoc = App::GetApplication().newDocument();
         TopoShapePy* pShape = static_cast<TopoShapePy*>(pcObj);
-        Part::Feature *pcFeature = (Part::Feature *)pcDoc->addObject("Part::Feature", name);
+        Part::Feature *pcFeature = static_cast<Part::Feature*>(pcDoc->addObject("Part::Feature", name));
         // copy the data
-        //TopoShape* shape = new MeshObject(*pShape->getTopoShapeObjectPtr());
         pcFeature->Shape.setValue(pShape->getTopoShapePtr()->getShape());
         pcDoc->recompute();
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/App/AppPathPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/App/AppPathPy.cpp
index a42721d3c5..2ffce12f25 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/App/AppPathPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/App/AppPathPy.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
             "read(filename,[document]): Imports a GCode file into the given document"
         );
         add_varargs_method("show",&Module::show,
-            "show(path): Add the path to the active document or create one if no document exists"
+            "show(path,[string]): Add the path to the active document or create one if no document exists"
         );
         add_varargs_method("fromShape",&Module::fromShape,
             "fromShape(Shape): Returns a Path object from a Part Shape"
@@ -217,15 +217,16 @@ private:
     Py::Object show(const Py::Tuple& args)
     {
         PyObject *pcObj;
-        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!", &(PathPy::Type), &pcObj))
+        char *name = "Path";
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!|s", &(PathPy::Type), &pcObj, &name))
             throw Py::Exception();
 
         try {
-            App::Document *pcDoc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument(); 	 
+            App::Document *pcDoc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
             if (!pcDoc)
                 pcDoc = App::GetApplication().newDocument();
             PathPy* pPath = static_cast<PathPy*>(pcObj);
-            Path::Feature *pcFeature = (Path::Feature *)pcDoc->addObject("Path::Feature", "Path");
+            Path::Feature *pcFeature = static_cast<Path::Feature*>(pcDoc->addObject("Path::Feature", name));
             Path::Toolpath* pa = pPath->getToolpathPtr();
             if (!pa) {
                 throw Py::Exception(PyExc_ReferenceError, "object doesn't reference a valid path");
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
index 80713402da..6ed47bbbc1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/App/AppPointsPy.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
         );
         add_varargs_method("export",&Module::exporter
         );
-        add_varargs_method("show",&Module::show
+        add_varargs_method("show",&Module::show,
+            "show(points,[string]) -- Add the points to the active document or create one if no document exists."
         );
         initialize("This module is the Points module."); // register with Python
     }
@@ -381,7 +382,8 @@ private:
     Py::Object show(const Py::Tuple& args)
     {
         PyObject *pcObj;
-        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!", &(PointsPy::Type), &pcObj))
+        char *name = "Points";
+        if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), "O!|s", &(PointsPy::Type), &pcObj, &name))
             throw Py::Exception();
 
         try {
@@ -389,11 +391,9 @@ private:
             if (!pcDoc)
                 pcDoc = App::GetApplication().newDocument();
             PointsPy* pPoints = static_cast<PointsPy*>(pcObj);
-            Points::Feature *pcFeature = (Points::Feature *)pcDoc->addObject("Points::Feature", "Points");
+            Points::Feature *pcFeature = static_cast<Points::Feature*>(pcDoc->addObject("Points::Feature", name));
             // copy the data
-            //TopoShape* shape = new MeshObject(*pShape->getTopoShapeObjectPtr());
             pcFeature->Points.setValue(*(pPoints->getPointKernelPtr()));
-            //pcDoc->recompute();
         }
         catch (const Base::Exception& e) {
             throw Py::RuntimeError(e.what());