diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.C
index 0600ad98dc..dddf730fab 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.C
@@ -151,20 +151,4 @@ Foam::cloudSet::~cloudSet()
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::point Foam::cloudSet::getRefPoint(const List<point>& pts) const
-{
-    if (pts.size())
-    {
-        // Use first samplePt as starting point
-        return pts[0];
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return vector::zero;
-    }
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.H
index c5a3ea21fa..dfe2732f98 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/cloud/cloudSet.H
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class cloudSet
         //- Uses calcSamples to obtain samples. Copies them into *this.
         void genSamples();
 
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
@@ -104,14 +105,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~cloudSet();
-
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Get reference point
-        virtual point getRefPoint(const List<point>&) const;
+    virtual ~cloudSet();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.C
index 7960bf768c..7df0286c70 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.C
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ License
 
 #include "coordSet.H"
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Member Data  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<>
+const char* Foam::NamedEnum<Foam::coordSet::coordFormat, 5>::names[] =
+{
+    "xyz",
+    "x",
+    "y",
+    "z",
+    "distance"
+};
+
+const Foam::NamedEnum<Foam::coordSet::coordFormat, 5>
+    Foam::coordSet::coordFormatNames_;
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 //- Construct from components
@@ -36,8 +52,8 @@ Foam::coordSet::coordSet
 :
     pointField(0),
     name_(name),
-    axis_(axis),
-    refPoint_(vector::zero)
+    axis_(coordFormatNames_[axis]),
+    curveDist_(0)
 {}
 
 
@@ -47,62 +63,21 @@ Foam::coordSet::coordSet
     const word& name,
     const word& axis,
     const List<point>& points,
-    const point& refPoint
+    const scalarList& curveDist
 )
 :
     pointField(points),
     name_(name),
-    axis_(axis),
-    refPoint_(refPoint)
+    axis_(coordFormatNames_[axis]),
+    curveDist_(curveDist)
 {}
 
 
-//- Construct from components
-Foam::coordSet::coordSet
-(
-    const word& name,
-    const word& axis,
-    const scalarField& points,
-    const scalar refPoint
-)
-:
-    pointField(points.size(), point::zero),
-    name_(name),
-    axis_(axis),
-    refPoint_(point::zero)
-{
-    if (axis_ == "x" || axis_ == "distance")
-    {
-        refPoint_.x() = refPoint;
-        replace(point::X, points);
-    }
-    else if (axis_ == "y")
-    {
-        replace(point::Y, points);
-    }
-    else if (axis_ == "z")
-    {
-        replace(point::Z, points);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        FatalErrorIn
-        (
-            "coordSet::coordSet(const word& name,"
-            "const word& axis, const List<scalar>& points,"
-            "const scalar refPoint)"
-        )   << "Illegal axis specification " << axis_
-            << " for sampling line " << name_
-            << exit(FatalError);
-    }
-}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 bool Foam::coordSet::hasVectorAxis() const
 {
-    return axis_ == "xyz";
+    return axis_ == XYZ;
 }
 
 
@@ -113,22 +88,22 @@ Foam::scalar Foam::coordSet::scalarCoord
 {
     const point& p = operator[](index);
 
-    if (axis_ == "x")
+    if (axis_ == X)
     {
         return p.x();
     }
-    else if (axis_ == "y")
+    else if (axis_ == Y)
     {
         return p.y();
     }
-    else if (axis_ == "z")
+    else if (axis_ == Z)
     {
         return p.z();
     }
-    else if (axis_ == "distance")
+    else if (axis_ == DISTANCE)
     {
         // Use distance to reference point
-        return mag(p - refPoint_);
+        return curveDist_[index];
     }
     else
     {
@@ -154,7 +129,7 @@ Foam::point Foam::coordSet::vectorCoord(const label index) const
 
 Foam::Ostream& Foam::coordSet::write(Ostream& os) const
 {
-    os  << "name:" << name_ << " axis:" << axis_ << " reference:" << refPoint_
+    os  << "name:" << name_ << " axis:" << axis_
         << endl
         << endl << "\t(coord)"
         << endl;
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.H
index 2c67793a30..c8fd066ec7 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/coordSet/coordSet.H
@@ -52,16 +52,38 @@ class coordSet
     public pointField
 {
 
+public:
+
+    // Public data types
+
+        //- Enumeration defining the output format for coordinates
+        enum coordFormat
+        {
+            XYZ,
+            X,
+            Y,
+            Z,
+            DISTANCE
+        };
+
+
+private:
+
+        //- String representation of coordFormat enums
+        static const NamedEnum<coordFormat, 5> coordFormatNames_;
+
+
 protected:
 
         //- Name
         const word name_;
 
         //- Axis write type
-        const word axis_;
+        const coordFormat axis_;
+
+        //- Cumulative distance "distance" write specifier.
+        scalarList curveDist_;
 
-        //- Reference point for "distance" write specifier.
-        point refPoint_;
 
 public:
 
@@ -81,16 +103,7 @@ public:
             const word& name,
             const word& axis,
             const List<point>& points,
-            const point& refPoint = point::zero
-        );
-
-        //- Construct from components
-        coordSet
-        (
-            const word& name,
-            const word& axis,
-            const scalarField& points,
-            const scalar refPoint = 0.0
+            const scalarList& curveDist
         );
 
 
@@ -101,33 +114,26 @@ public:
             return name_;
         }
 
-        const word& axis() const
+        word axis() const
         {
-            return axis_;
+            return coordFormatNames_[axis_];
         }
 
-        const point& refPoint() const
+        //- Cumulative distance
+        const scalarList& curveDist() const
         {
-            return refPoint_;
+            return curveDist_;
         }
 
         //- Is axis specification a vector
         bool hasVectorAxis() const;
 
         //- Get coordinate of point according to axis specification.
-        //  If axis="distance" can be: -distance to starting point (e.g.
-        //  uniformSet) or -distance to first sampling point
-        //  (e.g. cloudSet)
-        scalar scalarCoord
-        (
-            const label index
-        ) const;
+        //  If axis="distance" is the curveDist[index]
+        scalar scalarCoord(const label index) const;
 
-        //- Get point according to axis="full" specification
-        vector vectorCoord
-        (
-            const label index
-        ) const;
+        //- Get point according to axis="xyz" specification
+        vector vectorCoord(const label index) const;
 
         Ostream& write(Ostream& os) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C
index b6f8b30ace..bcc30e3ec1 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.C
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool Foam::faceOnlySet::trackToBoundary
     // Alias
     const point& trackPt = singleParticle.position();
 
-    while (true)
+    while(true)
     {
         point oldPoint = trackPt;
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void Foam::faceOnlySet::calcSamples
     // index in bHits; current boundary intersection
     label bHitI = 1;
 
-    while (true)
+    while(true)
     {
         if (trackFaceI != -1)
         {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void Foam::faceOnlySet::calcSamples
         );
 
         // fill sampleSegments
-        for (label i = samplingPts.size() - 1; i >= startSegmentI; --i)
+        for(label i = samplingPts.size() - 1; i >= startSegmentI; --i)
         {
             samplingSegments.append(segmentI);
         }
@@ -380,12 +380,4 @@ Foam::faceOnlySet::~faceOnlySet()
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::point Foam::faceOnlySet::getRefPoint(const List<point>& pts) const
-{
-    return start_;
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.H
index 56667e2054..bdb1e240dc 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/face/faceOnlySet.H
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class passiveParticle;
 template<class Type> class Particle;
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-                           Class faceOnlySet Declaration
+                         Class faceOnlySet Declaration
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 class faceOnlySet
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class faceOnlySet
         //- Uses calcSamples to obtain samples. Copies them into *this.
         void genSamples();
 
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
@@ -121,8 +122,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~faceOnlySet();
+    virtual ~faceOnlySet();
 
 
     // Member Functions
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ public:
         {
             return end_;
         }
-
-        //- Get reference point
-        virtual point getRefPoint(const List<point>&) const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.C
index 919d7c4021..4b25485afa 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.C
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void Foam::midPointSet::genSamples()
 
     label sampleI = 0;
 
-    while (true)
+    while(true)
     {
         // calculate midpoint between sampleI and sampleI+1 (if in same segment)
         while
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.H
index 47d3d33a11..2fff452e12 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPoint/midPointSet.H
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class midPointSet
 
         void genSamples();
 
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
@@ -88,8 +89,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~midPointSet();
+    virtual ~midPointSet();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.C
index 5a182c4dd8..59dde9db30 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.C
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void Foam::midPointAndFaceSet::genSamples()
 
     label sampleI = 0;
 
-    while (true)
+    while(true)
     {
         // sampleI is start of segment
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.H
index 2a928e1ce4..ddf84a58dc 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/midPointAndFace/midPointAndFaceSet.H
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class midPointAndFaceSet
 
         void genSamples();
 
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
@@ -89,8 +90,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~midPointAndFaceSet();
+    virtual ~midPointAndFaceSet();
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.C
index 1783d227a0..a70e61e847 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.C
@@ -394,20 +394,4 @@ Foam::polyLineSet::~polyLineSet()
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::point Foam::polyLineSet::getRefPoint(const List<point>& pts) const
-{
-    if (pts.size())
-    {
-        // Use first samplePt as starting point
-        return pts[0];
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return vector::zero;
-    }
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.H
index 5b976a8e49..91e3478ab7 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/polyLine/polyLineSet.H
@@ -121,12 +121,6 @@ public:
 
     // Destructor
     virtual ~polyLineSet();
-
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Get reference point
-        virtual point getRefPoint(const List<point>&) const;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.C
index 516c7fc80d..152016b7a3 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.C
@@ -354,10 +354,11 @@ void Foam::sampledSet::setSamples
     {
         operator[](sampleI) = samplingPts[sampleI];
     }
+    curveDist_ = samplingCurveDist;
+
     cells_ = samplingCells;
     faces_ = samplingFaces;
     segments_ = samplingSegments;
-    curveDist_ = samplingCurveDist;
 }
 
 
@@ -375,7 +376,6 @@ Foam::sampledSet::sampledSet
     mesh_(mesh),
     searchEngine_(searchEngine),
     segments_(0),
-    curveDist_(0),
     cells_(0),
     faces_(0)
 {}
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ Foam::sampledSet::sampledSet
     mesh_(mesh),
     searchEngine_(searchEngine),
     segments_(0),
-    curveDist_(0),
     cells_(0),
     faces_(0)
 {}
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.H
index c1ac605230..da77332359 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSet/sampledSet.H
@@ -41,13 +41,10 @@ SourceFiles
 #ifndef sampledSet_H
 #define sampledSet_H
 
-#include "pointField.H"
-#include "word.H"
-#include "labelList.H"
+#include "coordSet.H"
 #include "typeInfo.H"
 #include "runTimeSelectionTables.H"
 #include "autoPtr.H"
-#include "coordSet.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -80,10 +77,6 @@ protected:
         //- Segment numbers
         labelList segments_;
 
-        //- Parameter along sample curve. Uniquely identifies position
-        //  along sampling. Used for combining parallel results.
-        scalarList curveDist_;
-
         //- Cell numbers
         labelList cells_;
 
@@ -245,8 +238,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~sampledSet();
+    virtual ~sampledSet();
 
 
     // Member Functions
@@ -266,11 +258,6 @@ public:
             return segments_;
         }
 
-        const scalarList& curveDist() const
-        {
-            return curveDist_;
-        }
-
         const labelList& cells() const
         {
             return cells_;
@@ -281,9 +268,6 @@ public:
             return faces_;
         }
 
-        //- Given all sampling points (on all processors) return reference point
-        virtual point getRefPoint(const List<point>&) const = 0;
-
         //- Output for debugging
         Ostream& write(Ostream&) const;
 };
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C
index 1c18fa4cd3..bc2c6a7dc4 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.C
@@ -100,19 +100,6 @@ void Foam::sampledSets::combineSampledSets
         SortableList<scalar> sortedDist(allCurveDist);
         indexSets[setI] = sortedDist.indices();
 
-        // Get reference point (note: only master has all points)
-        point refPt;
-
-        if (allPts.size())
-        {
-            refPt = samplePts.getRefPoint(allPts);
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            refPt = vector::zero;
-        }
-
-
         masterSampledSets.set
         (
             setI,
@@ -121,7 +108,7 @@ void Foam::sampledSets::combineSampledSets
                 samplePts.name(),
                 samplePts.axis(),
                 List<point>(UIndirectList<point>(allPts, indexSets[setI])),
-                refPt
+                allCurveDist
             )
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.H
index bde7d087b3..ce180900e7 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/sampledSets/sampledSets.H
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~sampledSets();
+    virtual ~sampledSets();
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet.H
index 23e9639a58..f9396fe8bf 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet/triSurfaceMeshPointSet.H
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class triSurfaceMeshPointSet
         //- Name of triSurfaceMesh
         const word surface_;
 
-
         //- Sampling points
         List<point> sampleCoords_;
 
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ class triSurfaceMeshPointSet
         //- Uses calcSamples to obtain samples. Copies them into *this.
         void genSamples();
 
+
 public:
 
     //- Runtime type information
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~triSurfaceMeshPointSet();
+    virtual ~triSurfaceMeshPointSet();
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.C b/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.C
index 9b56ee9295..877ec14392 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.C
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool Foam::uniformSet::nextSample
     samplePt += offset;
     sampleI++;
 
-    for (; sampleI < nPoints_; sampleI++)
+    for(; sampleI < nPoints_; sampleI++)
     {
         scalar s = (samplePt - currentPt) & normOffset;
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ bool Foam::uniformSet::trackToBoundary
     // Alias
     const point& trackPt = singleParticle.position();
 
-    while (true)
+    while(true)
     {
         // Find next samplePt on/after trackPt. Update samplePt, sampleI
         if (!nextSample(trackPt, offset, smallDist, samplePt, sampleI))
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ void Foam::uniformSet::calcSamples
     // index in bHits; current boundary intersection
     label bHitI = 1;
 
-    while (true)
+    while(true)
     {
         // Initialize tracking starting from trackPt
         Cloud<passiveParticle> particles(mesh(), IDLList<passiveParticle>());
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void Foam::uniformSet::calcSamples
         );
 
         // fill sampleSegments
-        for (label i = samplingPts.size() - 1; i >= startSegmentI; --i)
+        for(label i = samplingPts.size() - 1; i >= startSegmentI; --i)
         {
             samplingSegments.append(segmentI);
         }
@@ -483,14 +483,4 @@ Foam::uniformSet::~uniformSet()
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-
-Foam::point Foam::uniformSet::getRefPoint(const List<point>& pts) const
-{
-    // Use start point as reference for 'distance'
-    return start_;
-}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.H b/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.H
index 1c1a070be0..f7489b46a3 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSet/uniform/uniformSet.H
@@ -139,14 +139,7 @@ public:
 
 
     // Destructor
-
-        virtual ~uniformSet();
-
-
-    // Member Functions
-
-        //- Get reference point
-        virtual point getRefPoint(const List<point>&) const;
+    virtual ~uniformSet();
 };