diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C
index fef6c98ec0..8f0fa87822 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.C
@@ -47,14 +47,15 @@ namespace Foam
 
 
 template<>
-const char* NamedEnum<cyclicPolyPatch::transformType, 3>::names[] =
+const char* NamedEnum<cyclicPolyPatch::transformType, 4>::names[] =
 {
     "unknown",
     "rotational",
-    "translational"
+    "translational",
+    "noOrdering"
 };
 
-const NamedEnum<cyclicPolyPatch::transformType, 3>
+const NamedEnum<cyclicPolyPatch::transformType, 4>
     cyclicPolyPatch::transformTypeNames;
 }
 
@@ -1153,6 +1154,16 @@ bool Foam::cyclicPolyPatch::order
             << ". It is " << pp.size() << abort(FatalError);
     }
 
+    if (transform_ == NOORDERING)
+    {
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Pout<< "cyclicPolyPatch::order : noOrdering mode." << endl;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+
     label halfSize = pp.size()/2;
 
     // Supplied primitivePatch already with new points.
@@ -1630,7 +1641,7 @@ void Foam::cyclicPolyPatch::write(Ostream& os) const
     {
         case ROTATIONAL:
         {
-            os.writeKeyword("transform") << transformTypeNames[ROTATIONAL]
+            os.writeKeyword("transform") << transformTypeNames[transform_]
                 << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
             os.writeKeyword("rotationAxis") << rotationAxis_
                 << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
@@ -1640,12 +1651,18 @@ void Foam::cyclicPolyPatch::write(Ostream& os) const
         }
         case TRANSLATIONAL:
         {
-            os.writeKeyword("transform") << transformTypeNames[TRANSLATIONAL]
+            os.writeKeyword("transform") << transformTypeNames[transform_]
                 << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
             os.writeKeyword("separationVector") << separationVector_
                 << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
             break;
         }
+        case NOORDERING:
+        {
+            os.writeKeyword("transform") << transformTypeNames[transform_]
+                << token::END_STATEMENT << nl;
+            break;
+        }
         default:
         {
             // no additional info to write
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.H
index 4f81975e60..3224eef799 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/polyPatches/constraint/cyclic/cyclicPolyPatch.H
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Description
 
 SourceFiles
     cyclicPolyPatch.C
-    cyclicPolyPatchMorph.C
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -72,11 +71,12 @@ public:
 
     enum transformType
     {
-        UNKNOWN,
-        ROTATIONAL,
-        TRANSLATIONAL
+        UNKNOWN,            // unspecified; automatic ordering
+        ROTATIONAL,         // rotation along coordinate axis
+        TRANSLATIONAL,      // translation
+        NOORDERING          // unspecified, no automatic ordering
     };
-    static const NamedEnum<transformType, 3> transformTypeNames;
+    static const NamedEnum<transformType, 4> transformTypeNames;
 
 
 private:
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ private:
         //- Find amongst selected faces the one with the largest area
         static label findMaxArea(const pointField&, const faceList&);
 
-        void calcTransforms();
-
 
         // Face ordering
 
@@ -175,6 +173,9 @@ protected:
 
     // Protected Member functions
 
+        //- Recalculate the transformation tensors
+        virtual void calcTransforms();
+
         //- Initialise the calculation of the patch geometry
         virtual void initGeometry(PstreamBuffers&);