diff --git a/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.C b/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.C
index 8c36e11d28..33af249b85 100644
--- a/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.C
+++ b/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.C
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@ Foam::cuttingPlane::cuttingPlane(const plane& pln)
 {}
 
 
-// Construct from mesh reference and plane, restricted to a list of cells
+// Construct from plane and mesh reference, restricted to a list of cells
 Foam::cuttingPlane::cuttingPlane
 (
-    const primitiveMesh& mesh,
     const plane& pln,
+    const primitiveMesh& mesh,
     const UList<label>& cellIdLabels
 )
 :
diff --git a/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.H b/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.H
index 5d3e4e714c..e0c9145a3e 100644
--- a/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.H
+++ b/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlane.H
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ class primitiveMesh;
 
 class cuttingPlane
 :
-    public PrimitiveMeshedSurface<face>,
-    public plane
+    public plane,
+    public BasicMeshedSurface<face>
 {
     //- Private typedefs for convenience
-        typedef PrimitiveMeshedSurface<face> MeshStorage;
+        typedef BasicMeshedSurface<face> MeshStorage;
 
     // Private data
 
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ public:
 
     // Constructors
 
-        //- Construct from mesh reference and plane,
+        //- Construct from plane and mesh reference,
         //  possibly restricted to a list of cells
         cuttingPlane
         (
-            const primitiveMesh&,
             const plane&,
+            const primitiveMesh&,
             const UList<label>& cellIdLabels = UList<label>::null()
         );
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlaneTemplates.C b/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlaneTemplates.C
index 8238501387..9afb781221 100644
--- a/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlaneTemplates.C
+++ b/src/sampling/cuttingPlane/cuttingPlaneTemplates.C
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@ Description
 template<class Type>
 Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > Foam::cuttingPlane::sample
 (
-    const Field<Type>& sf
+    const Field<Type>& fld
 ) const
 {
-    return tmp<Field<Type> >(new Field<Type>(sf, cutCells()));
+    return tmp<Field<Type> >(new Field<Type>(fld, cutCells()));
 }
 
 
 template<class Type>
 Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > Foam::cuttingPlane::sample
 (
-    const tmp<Field<Type> >& tsf
+    const tmp<Field<Type> >& tfld
 ) const
 {
-    tmp<Field<Type> > tint = sample(tsf());
-    tsf.clear();
-    return tint;
+    tmp<Field<Type> > tsf = sample(tfld());
+    tfld.clear();
+    return tsf;
 }
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/include/buildPatch.H b/src/sampling/include/buildPatch.H
index 8363d0b05f..0d6338ebb0 100644
--- a/src/sampling/include/buildPatch.H
+++ b/src/sampling/include/buildPatch.H
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ Switch planeMapping
 );
 
 Info << "Constructing planePatch" << endl;
-cuttingPlane cut(mesh, plane(planeToPatchDict));
+cuttingPlane cut(plane(planeToPatchDict), mesh);
 
 primitiveFacePatch planePatch
-(   
+(
     cut.faces(),
     cut.points()
 );
@@ -38,24 +38,23 @@ label targetPatchNumber = -1;
 
 forAll(patches, patchI)
 {
-    if(patches[patchI].name() == toPatchName)
+    if (patches[patchI].name() == toPatchName)
     {
         targetPatchNamePresent = true;
         targetPatchNumber = patchI;
     }
-}   
+}
 
 const labelList& cutCells(cut.cells());
 
-if(!targetPatchNamePresent)
+if (!targetPatchNamePresent)
 {
     targetPatchNumber = 1;
-    Serr << "Target patch not present. " << endl;
+    Serr<< "Target patch not present. " << endl;
 }
 else
 {
-    Serr << "Target patch name: " << patches[targetPatchNumber].name() 
-         << endl;
+    Serr<< "Target patch name: " << patches[targetPatchNumber].name() << endl;
 }
 
 patchToPatchInterpolation interPatch
@@ -73,6 +72,7 @@ PrimitivePatchInterpolation
     planePatch
 );
 
+
 PrimitivePatchInterpolation
 <
     PrimitivePatch<face, List, const pointField&>