diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C
index 59f2aaad4b..8a7296eca0 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/extrude/extrudeMesh/extrudeMesh.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     );
 
 
-    const boundBox& bb = mesh.globalData().bb();
+    const boundBox& bb = mesh.bounds();
     const vector span = bb.span();
     const scalar mergeDim = 1E-4 * bb.minDim();
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributeMeshPar/redistributeMeshPar.C b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributeMeshPar/redistributeMeshPar.C
index 8960ba7522..a447f8af63 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributeMeshPar/redistributeMeshPar.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/parallelProcessing/redistributeMeshPar/redistributeMeshPar.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     (
         args,
         runTime,
-        mesh.globalData().bb()
+        mesh.bounds()
     );
 
     // Mesh distribution engine
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceToPatch/surfaceToPatch.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceToPatch/surfaceToPatch.C
index f752631d72..d8a52f7643 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceToPatch/surfaceToPatch.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceToPatch/surfaceToPatch.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const scalar searchTol = args.optionLookupOrDefault("tol", 1e-3);
 
     // Get search box. Anything not within this box will not be considered.
-    const boundBox& meshBb = mesh.globalData().bb();
+    const boundBox& meshBb = mesh.bounds();
     const vector searchSpan = searchTol * meshBb.span();
 
     Info<< "All boundary faces further away than " << searchTol
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8.C b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8.C
index 618657df7c..d4e3da12a8 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/polyTopoChange/polyTopoChange/hexRef8.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -4394,7 +4394,7 @@ void Foam::hexRef8::distribute(const mapDistributePolyMesh& map)
 
 void Foam::hexRef8::checkMesh() const
 {
-    const scalar smallDim = 1E-6 * mesh_.globalData().bb().mag();
+    const scalar smallDim = 1E-6 * mesh_.bounds().mag();
 
     if (debug)
     {
diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
index 941da518ea..8a749cd60b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinement.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::mapPolyMesh> Foam::meshRefinement::splitMeshRegions
             "meshRefinement::splitMeshRegions(const point&)"
         )   << "Point " << keepPoint
             << " is not inside the mesh." << nl
-            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.globalData().bb()
+            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.bounds()
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementBaffles.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementBaffles.C
index 4e0aab462b..c4846a0265 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementBaffles.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/meshRefinement/meshRefinementBaffles.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ void Foam::meshRefinement::findCellZoneInsideWalk
                 ", const labelList&, const labelList&)"
             )   << "Point " << insidePoint
                 << " is not inside the mesh." << nl
-                << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.globalData().bb()
+                << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.bounds()
                 << exit(FatalError);
         }
 
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ void Foam::meshRefinement::findCellZoneTopo
             "(const point&, const labelList&, const labelList&, labelList&)"
         )   << "Point " << keepPoint
             << " is not inside the mesh." << nl
-            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.globalData().bb()
+            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.bounds()
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
@@ -1972,7 +1972,7 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::mapPolyMesh> Foam::meshRefinement::splitMesh
             "(const label, const labelList&, const point&)"
         )   << "Point " << keepPoint
             << " is not inside the mesh." << nl
-            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.globalData().bb()
+            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.bounds()
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/regionToCell/regionToCell.C b/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/regionToCell/regionToCell.C
index b77081593f..3b07bb284f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/regionToCell/regionToCell.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/regionToCell/regionToCell.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void Foam::regionToCell::combine(topoSet& set, const bool add) const
             "regionToCell::combine(topoSet&, const bool) const"
         )   << "Point " << insidePoint_
             << " is not inside the mesh." << nl
-            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.globalData().bb()
+            << "Bounding box of the mesh:" << mesh_.bounds()
             << endl;
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C
index 06b3278489..82038ddcd7 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/sampledSurfaces/sampledSurfaces.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2004-2011 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ bool Foam::sampledSurfaces::update()
     }
 
     // dimension as fraction of mesh bounding box
-    scalar mergeDim = mergeTol_ * mesh_.globalData().bb().mag();
+    scalar mergeDim = mergeTol_ * mesh_.bounds().mag();
 
     if (Pstream::master() && debug)
     {