diff --git a/applications/test/surfaceIntersection/Test-surfaceIntersection.C b/applications/test/surfaceIntersection/Test-surfaceIntersection.C
index ddf122f60a..b841663790 100644
--- a/applications/test/surfaceIntersection/Test-surfaceIntersection.C
+++ b/applications/test/surfaceIntersection/Test-surfaceIntersection.C
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ using namespace Foam;
 autoPtr<triSurface> loadSurface
 (
     const Foam::Time& runTime,
-    const fileName& surfName
+    const fileName& surfName,
+    const scalar scaleFactor
 )
 {
-    Info<< "Reading surface " << surfName << endl;
+    Info<< "Reading surface " << surfName << nl;
+    if (scaleFactor > 0)
+    {
+        Info<<"Scaling : " << scaleFactor << nl;
+    }
 
     const fileName fallback =
         runTime.constantPath()/triSurfaceMesh::meshSubDir/surfName;
@@ -52,11 +57,11 @@ autoPtr<triSurface> loadSurface
     autoPtr<triSurface> surfPtr;
     if (isFile(surfName))
     {
-        surfPtr.set(new triSurface(surfName));
+        surfPtr.set(new triSurface(surfName, scaleFactor));
     }
     else if (isFile(fallback))
     {
-        surfPtr.set(new triSurface(fallback));
+        surfPtr.set(new triSurface(fallback, scaleFactor));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -102,6 +107,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "mergeTol",
         "merge points (and edges) using the specified tolerance"
     );
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "geometry scaling factor"
+    );
 
     #include "addDictOption.H"
 
@@ -117,16 +128,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
 
+    const scalar scaleFactor = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
+
     const word outputFile(args.executable() + ".obj");
 
     const fileName surf1Name(args[1]);
-    triSurface surf1 = loadSurface(runTime, surf1Name)();
+    triSurface surf1 = loadSurface(runTime, surf1Name, scaleFactor)();
     Info<< surf1Name << " statistics:" << endl;
     surf1.writeStats(Info);
     Info<< endl;
 
     const fileName surf2Name(args[2]);
-    triSurface surf2 = loadSurface(runTime, surf2Name)();
+    triSurface surf2 = loadSurface(runTime, surf2Name, scaleFactor)();
     Info<< surf2Name << " statistics:" << endl;
     surf2.writeStats(Info);
     Info<< endl;
diff --git a/applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Make/files b/applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Make/files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91a99b3fef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Test-surfaceMeshConvert.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/Test-surfaceMeshConvert
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/Make/options b/applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Make/options
similarity index 100%
rename from applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/Make/options
rename to applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Make/options
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/surfaceMeshConvertTesting.C b/applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Test-surfaceMeshConvert.C
similarity index 98%
rename from applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/surfaceMeshConvertTesting.C
rename to applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Test-surfaceMeshConvert.C
index 2db1c32b11..39cc729ba3 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/surfaceMeshConvertTesting.C
+++ b/applications/test/surfaceMeshConvert/Test-surfaceMeshConvert.C
@@ -22,17 +22,16 @@ License
     along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 Application
-    surfaceMeshConvertTesting
+    Test-surfaceMeshConvert
 
 Group
     grpSurfaceUtilities
 
 Description
-    Converts from one surface mesh format to another, but primarily
-    used for testing functionality.
+    Test conversions from one surface mesh format to another.
 
 Usage
-    \b surfaceMeshConvertTesting inputFile outputFile [OPTION]
+    \b Test-surfaceMeshConvert inputFile outputFile [OPTION]
 
     Options:
       - \par -clean
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/foamToFireMesh/foamToFireMesh.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/foamToFireMesh/foamToFireMesh.C
index 87ddd4dff9..216f253d5f 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/foamToFireMesh/foamToFireMesh.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/foamToFireMesh/foamToFireMesh.C
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     fileFormats::FIREMeshWriter::binary = !args.optionFound("ascii");
 
-    // default: rescale from [m] to [mm]
+    // Default: no rescaling
     scalar scaleFactor = 1;
     if (args.optionReadIfPresent("scale", scaleFactor))
     {
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
index db2f571043..b082bf39c2 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ Usage
      or -yawPitchRoll (yawdegrees pitchdegrees rolldegrees)
      or -rollPitchYaw (rolldegrees pitchdegrees yawdegrees)
 
-    -scale vector
-        Scales the points by the given vector.
+    -scale scalar|vector
+        Scales the points by the given scalar or vector.
 
     The any or all of the three options may be specified and are processed
     in the above order.
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::addOption
     (
         "scale",
-        "vector",
-        "scale by the specified amount - eg, '(0.001 0.001 0.001)' for a "
-        "uniform [mm] to [m] scaling"
+        "scalar | vector",
+        "scale by the specified amount - eg, for a uniform [mm] to [m] scaling "
+        "use either (0.001 0.001 0.001)' or simply '0.001'"
     );
 
     #include "addRegionOption.H"
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << "    pitch " << v.y() << nl
             << "    yaw   " << v.z() << nl;
 
-        // Convert to radians
+        // degToRad
         v *= pi/180.0;
 
-        quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::XYZ, v);
+        const quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::XYZ, v);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by quaternion " << R << endl;
         points = transform(R, points);
@@ -282,16 +282,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << "    pitch " << v.y() << nl
             << "    roll  " << v.z() << nl;
 
-        // Convert to radians
+        // degToRad
         v *= pi/180.0;
 
-        scalar yaw = v.x();
-        scalar pitch = v.y();
-        scalar roll = v.z();
-
-        quaternion R = quaternion(vector(0, 0, 1), yaw);
-        R *= quaternion(vector(0, 1, 0), pitch);
-        R *= quaternion(vector(1, 0, 0), roll);
+        const quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::ZYX, v);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by quaternion " << R << endl;
         points = transform(R, points);
@@ -302,13 +296,34 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-    if (args.optionReadIfPresent("scale", v))
+    if (args.optionFound("scale"))
     {
-        Info<< "Scaling points by " << v << endl;
+        // Use readList to handle single or multiple values
+        const List<scalar> scaling = args.optionReadList<scalar>("scale");
 
-        points.replace(vector::X, v.x()*points.component(vector::X));
-        points.replace(vector::Y, v.y()*points.component(vector::Y));
-        points.replace(vector::Z, v.z()*points.component(vector::Z));
+        if (scaling.size() == 1)
+        {
+            Info<< "Scaling points uniformly by " << scaling[0] << nl;
+            points *= scaling[0];
+        }
+        else if (scaling.size() == 3)
+        {
+            Info<< "Scaling points by ("
+                << scaling[0] << " "
+                << scaling[1] << " "
+                << scaling[2] << ")" << nl;
+
+            points.replace(vector::X, scaling[0]*points.component(vector::X));
+            points.replace(vector::Y, scaling[1]*points.component(vector::Y));
+            points.replace(vector::Z, scaling[2]*points.component(vector::Z));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FatalError
+                << "-scale with 1 or 3 components only" << nl
+                << "given: " << args["scale"] << endl
+                << exit(FatalError);
+        }
     }
 
     // Set the precision of the points data to 10
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceAdd/surfaceAdd.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceAdd/surfaceAdd.C
index 5caa3e0703..0be9024ebd 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceAdd/surfaceAdd.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceAdd/surfaceAdd.C
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "mergeRegions",
         "combine regions from both surfaces"
     );
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "geometry scaling factor on input surfaces"
+    );
 
     argList args(argc, argv);
 
@@ -81,6 +87,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const bool addPoint     = args.optionFound("points");
     const bool mergeRegions = args.optionFound("mergeRegions");
 
+    const scalar scaleFactor = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
+
     if (addPoint)
     {
         Info<< "Reading a surface and adding points from a file"
@@ -117,8 +125,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << "Writing  : " << outFileName << nl << endl;
     }
 
-    const triSurface surface1(inFileName1);
+    if (scaleFactor > 0)
+    {
+        Info<< "Scaling  : " << scaleFactor << nl;
+    }
 
+    const triSurface surface1(inFileName1, scaleFactor);
     Info<< "Surface1:" << endl;
     surface1.writeStats(Info);
     Info<< endl;
@@ -131,7 +143,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (addPoint)
     {
         IFstream pointsFile(args["points"]);
-        pointField extraPoints(pointsFile);
+        const pointField extraPoints(pointsFile);
 
         Info<< "Additional Points:" << extraPoints.size() << endl;
 
@@ -139,17 +151,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         label pointi = pointsAll.size();
         pointsAll.setSize(pointsAll.size() + extraPoints.size());
 
-        forAll(extraPoints, i)
+        for (const auto& pt : extraPoints)
         {
-            pointsAll[pointi++] = extraPoints[i];
+            pointsAll[pointi++] = pt;
         }
 
         combinedSurf = triSurface(surface1, surface1.patches(), pointsAll);
     }
     else
     {
-        const triSurface surface2(inFileName2);
-
+        const triSurface surface2(inFileName2, scaleFactor);
         Info<< "Surface2:" << endl;
         surface2.writeStats(Info);
         Info<< endl;
@@ -165,21 +176,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         label pointi = 0;
         // Copy points1 into pointsAll
-        forAll(points1, point1i)
+        for (const auto& pt : points1)
         {
-            pointsAll[pointi++] = points1[point1i];
+            pointsAll[pointi++] = pt;
         }
         // Add surface2 points
-        forAll(points2, point2i)
+        for (const auto& pt : points2)
         {
-            pointsAll[pointi++] = points2[point2i];
+            pointsAll[pointi++] = pt;
         }
 
 
         label trianglei = 0;
 
-
-
         // Determine map for both regions
         label nNewPatches = 0;
         labelList patch1Map(surface1.patches().size());
@@ -192,17 +201,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             forAll(surface1.patches(), i)
             {
                 const word& name = surface1.patches()[i].name();
-                HashTable<label>::iterator iter = nameToPatch.find(name);
+                auto iter = nameToPatch.find(name);
 
                 label combinedi;
-                if (iter == nameToPatch.end())
+                if (iter.found())
                 {
-                    combinedi = nameToPatch.size();
-                    nameToPatch.insert(name, combinedi);
+                    combinedi = iter.object();
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    combinedi = iter();
+                    combinedi = nameToPatch.size();
+                    nameToPatch.insert(name, combinedi);
                 }
                 patch1Map[i] = combinedi;
             }
@@ -212,17 +221,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             forAll(surface2.patches(), i)
             {
                 const word& name = surface2.patches()[i].name();
-                HashTable<label>::iterator iter = nameToPatch.find(name);
+                auto iter = nameToPatch.find(name);
 
                 label combinedi;
-                if (iter == nameToPatch.end())
+                if (iter.found())
                 {
-                    combinedi = nameToPatch.size();
-                    nameToPatch.insert(name, combinedi);
+                    combinedi = iter.object();
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    combinedi = iter();
+                    combinedi = nameToPatch.size();
+                    nameToPatch.insert(name, combinedi);
                 }
                 patch2Map[i] = combinedi;
             }
@@ -245,11 +254,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
 
-
         // Copy triangles1 into trianglesAll
-        forAll(surface1, facei)
+        for (const labelledTri& tri : surface1)
         {
-            const labelledTri& tri = surface1[facei];
             labelledTri& destTri = facesAll[trianglei++];
 
             destTri.triFace::operator=(tri);
@@ -257,10 +264,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 
         // Add (renumbered) surface2 triangles
-        forAll(surface2, facei)
+        for (const labelledTri& tri : surface2)
         {
-            const labelledTri& tri = surface2[facei];
-
             labelledTri& destTri = facesAll[trianglei++];
             destTri[0] = tri[0] + points1.size();
             destTri[1] = tri[1] + points1.size();
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C
index 52c5d9c089..6dca6415bf 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceBooleanFeatures/surfaceBooleanFeatures.C
@@ -1517,6 +1517,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::validArgs.append("surfaceFile1");
     argList::validArgs.append("surfaceFile2");
 
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "Geometry scaling factor (both surfaces)"
+    );
     argList::addBoolOption
     (
         "surf1Baffle",
@@ -1587,6 +1593,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
 
+    // Scale factor for both surfaces:
+    const scalar scaleFactor
+        = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
+
     const word surf1Name(args[2]);
     Info<< "Reading surface " << surf1Name << endl;
     triSurfaceMesh surf1
@@ -1599,6 +1609,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             runTime
         )
     );
+    if (scaleFactor > 0)
+    {
+        Info<< "Scaling  : " << scaleFactor << nl;
+        surf1.scalePoints(scaleFactor);
+    }
 
     Info<< surf1Name << " statistics:" << endl;
     surf1.writeStats(Info);
@@ -1616,6 +1631,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             runTime
         )
     );
+    if (scaleFactor > 0)
+    {
+        Info<< "Scaling  : " << scaleFactor << nl;
+        surf2.scalePoints(scaleFactor);
+    }
 
     Info<< surf2Name << " statistics:" << endl;
     surf2.writeStats(Info);
@@ -1627,7 +1647,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     edgeIntersections edgeCuts1;
     edgeIntersections edgeCuts2;
 
-    bool invertedSpace = args.optionFound("invertedSpace");
+    const bool invertedSpace = args.optionFound("invertedSpace");
 
     if (invertedSpace && validActions[action] == booleanSurface::DIFFERENCE)
     {
@@ -1736,9 +1756,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     const extendedFeatureEdgeMesh& feMesh = feMeshPtr();
 
     feMesh.writeStats(Info);
-
     feMesh.write();
-
     feMesh.writeObj(feMesh.path()/sFeatFileName);
 
     {
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceClean/surfaceClean.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceClean/surfaceClean.C
index b11845df04..ca806edf35 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceClean/surfaceClean.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceClean/surfaceClean.C
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::addBoolOption
     (
         "noClean",
-        "suppress surface checking/cleanup on the input surface"
+        "Suppress surface checking/cleanup on the input surface"
+    );
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "Input geometry scaling factor"
     );
     argList args(argc, argv);
 
@@ -77,7 +83,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 
     Info<< "Reading surface from " << inFileName << " ..." << nl << endl;
-    triSurface surf(inFileName);
+
+    triSurface surf
+    (
+        inFileName,
+        args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1)
+    );
     surf.writeStats(Info);
 
     if (!args.optionFound("noClean"))
@@ -90,7 +101,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     while (true)
     {
-        label nEdgeCollapse = collapseEdge(surf, minLen);
+        const label nEdgeCollapse = collapseEdge(surf, minLen);
 
         if (nEdgeCollapse == 0)
         {
@@ -99,7 +110,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
     while (true)
     {
-        label nSplitEdge = collapseBase(surf, minLen, minQuality);
+        const label nSplitEdge = collapseBase(surf, minLen, minQuality);
 
         if (nSplitEdge == 0)
         {
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCoarsen/surfaceCoarsen.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCoarsen/surfaceCoarsen.C
index 5be802c3f9..8adaef8d9d 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCoarsen/surfaceCoarsen.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceCoarsen/surfaceCoarsen.C
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Group
     grpSurfaceUtilities
 
 Description
-    Surface coarsening using `bunnylod'
+    Surface coarsening using 'bunnylod'
 
     Reference:
     \verbatim
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::validArgs.append("surfaceFile");
     argList::validArgs.append("reductionFactor");
     argList::validArgs.append("output surfaceFile");
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "input geometry scaling factor"
+    );
+
     argList args(argc, argv);
 
     const fileName inFileName = args[1];
@@ -90,40 +97,39 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
-    Info<< "Input surface   :" << inFileName << endl
-        << "Reduction factor:" << reduction << endl
-        << "Output surface  :" << outFileName << endl << endl;
+    const scalar scaleFactor = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
 
-    const triSurface surf(inFileName);
+    Info<< "Input surface   :" << inFileName << nl
+        << "Scaling factor  :" << scaleFactor << nl
+        << "Reduction factor:" << reduction << nl
+        << "Output surface  :" << outFileName << nl
+        << endl;
+
+    const triSurface surf(inFileName, scaleFactor);
 
     Info<< "Surface:" << endl;
     surf.writeStats(Info);
     Info<< endl;
 
-
-    ::List< ::Vector> vert;     // global list of vertices
-    ::List< ::tridata> tri;     // global list of triangles
+    ::List<::Vector> vert;     // global list of vertices
+    ::List<::tridata> tri;     // global list of triangles
 
 
     // Convert triSurface to progmesh format. Note: can use global point
     // numbering since surface read in from file.
     const pointField& pts = surf.points();
 
-    forAll(pts, ptI)
+    for (const point& pt : pts)
     {
-        const point& pt = pts[ptI];
-
-        vert.Add( ::Vector(pt.x(), pt.y(), pt.z()));
+        vert.Add(::Vector(pt.x(), pt.y(), pt.z()));
     }
 
-    forAll(surf, facei)
+    for (const labelledTri& f : surf)
     {
-        const labelledTri& f = surf[facei];
-
         tridata td;
-        td.v[0]=f[0];
-        td.v[1]=f[1];
-        td.v[2]=f[2];
+        td.v[0] = f[0];
+        td.v[1] = f[1];
+        td.v[2] = f[2];
         tri.Add(td);
     }
 
@@ -133,20 +139,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     ::ProgressiveMesh(vert,tri,collapse_map,permutation);
 
     // rearrange the vertex list
-    ::List< ::Vector> temp_list;
-    for (int i=0;i<vert.num;i++)
+    ::List<::Vector> temp_list;
+    for (int i=0; i<vert.num; i++)
     {
         temp_list.Add(vert[i]);
     }
-    for (int i=0;i<vert.num;i++)
+    for (int i=0; i<vert.num; i++)
     {
-        vert[permutation[i]]=temp_list[i];
+        vert[permutation[i]] = temp_list[i];
     }
 
     // update the changes in the entries in the triangle list
-    for (int i=0;i<tri.num;i++)
+    for (int i=0; i<tri.num; i++)
     {
-        for (int j=0;j<3;j++)
+        for (int j=0; j<3; j++)
         {
             tri[i].v[j] = permutation[tri[i].v[j]];
         }
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceConvert/surfaceConvert.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceConvert/surfaceConvert.C
index f19127cd5e..9337770fd8 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceConvert/surfaceConvert.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceConvert/surfaceConvert.C
@@ -74,24 +74,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::addBoolOption
     (
         "clean",
-        "perform some surface checking/cleanup on the input surface"
+        "Perform some surface checking/cleanup on the input surface"
     );
     argList::addBoolOption
     (
         "group",
-        "reorder faces into groups; one per region"
+        "Reorder faces into groups; one per region"
     );
     argList::addOption
     (
         "scale",
         "factor",
-        "geometry scaling factor - default is 1"
+        "Input geometry scaling factor"
     );
     argList::addOption
     (
         "writePrecision",
         "label",
-        "write to output with the specified precision"
+        "Write to output with the specified precision"
     );
 
     argList args(argc, argv);
@@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
+    const scalar scaleFactor = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
+
     Info<< "Reading : " << importName << endl;
-    triSurface surf(importName);
+    triSurface surf(importName, scaleFactor);
 
     Info<< "Read surface:" << endl;
     surf.writeStats(Info);
@@ -144,13 +146,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     Info<< "writing " << exportName;
-
-    scalar scaleFactor = 0;
-    if (args.optionReadIfPresent("scale", scaleFactor) && scaleFactor > 0)
-    {
-        Info<< " with scaling " << scaleFactor;
-        surf.scalePoints(scaleFactor);
-    }
     Info<< endl;
 
     surf.write(exportName, sortByRegion);
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
index 2810e084c0..ca7cba62cc 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtract.C
@@ -339,8 +339,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << " writeObj=" << writeObj
             << " writeVTK=" << writeVTK << nl;
 
+        scalar scaleFactor = -1;
+        // Allow rescaling of the surface points (eg, mm -> m)
+        if (surfaceDict.readIfPresent("scale", scaleFactor) && scaleFactor > 0)
+        {
+            Info<<"Scaling : " << scaleFactor << nl;
+        }
+
         // Load a single file, or load and combine multiple selected files
-        autoPtr<triSurface> surfPtr = loader.load(loadingOption);
+        autoPtr<triSurface> surfPtr = loader.load(loadingOption, scaleFactor);
         if (!surfPtr.valid() || surfPtr().empty())
         {
             FatalErrorInFunction
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtractDict b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
index 176a0e1938..c03e80ced6 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureExtract/surfaceFeatureExtractDict
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ outputName1
 
     surfaces            (surface1.stl surface2.nas);
 
+    // mm -> m scaling
+    // scale               0.001;
+
     // Generate additional intersection features (none | self | region)
     intersectionMethod  self;
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFind/surfaceFind.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFind/surfaceFind.C
index 165eb976a0..f0dd8c39a2 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFind/surfaceFind.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFind/surfaceFind.C
@@ -123,9 +123,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         Info<< "        " << points[f[fp]] << "\n";
     }
 
-    Info<< endl;
-
-    Info<< "End\n" << endl;
+    Info<< nl
+        << "End\n" << endl;
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInertia/surfaceInertia.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInertia/surfaceInertia.C
index fb45390688..ce53c2ae91 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInertia/surfaceInertia.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInertia/surfaceInertia.C
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     vector refPt = Zero;
     bool calcAroundRefPt = args.optionReadIfPresent("referencePoint", refPt);
 
-    triSurface surf(surfFileName);
+    const triSurface surf(surfFileName);
 
     scalar m = 0.0;
     vector cM = Zero;
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInflate/surfaceInflate.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInflate/surfaceInflate.C
index 145e2b3490..3cfdb743be 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInflate/surfaceInflate.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceInflate/surfaceInflate.C
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Usage
     Specify a feature angle
 
 
-    E.g. inflate surface by 2cm with 1.5 safety factor:
+    E.g. inflate surface by 20mm with 1.5 safety factor:
         surfaceInflate DTC-scaled.obj 0.02 1.5 -featureAngle 45 -nSmooth 2
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/Make/files b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/Make/files
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fd163a054..0000000000
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshConvertTesting/Make/files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-surfaceMeshConvertTesting.C
-
-EXE = $(FOAM_APPBIN)/surfaceMeshConvertTesting
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshInfo/surfaceMeshInfo.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshInfo/surfaceMeshInfo.C
index bf965eee0d..6f58fe5cc3 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshInfo/surfaceMeshInfo.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceMeshInfo/surfaceMeshInfo.C
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     (
         "scale",
         "factor",
-        "geometry scaling factor - default is 1"
+        "input geometry scaling factor"
     );
     argList::addBoolOption
     (
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // use UnsortedMeshedSurface, not MeshedSurface to maintain ordering
     UnsortedMeshedSurface<face> surf(importName);
 
-    scalar scaling = 0;
-    if (args.optionReadIfPresent("scale", scaling) && scaling > 0)
+    const scalar scaling = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
+    if (scaling > 0)
     {
-        Info<< " -scale " << scaling << endl;
+        Info<< " -scale " << scaling << nl;
         surf.scalePoints(scaling);
     }
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceOrient/surfaceOrient.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceOrient/surfaceOrient.C
index 4dad7dd570..fe0944a69a 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceOrient/surfaceOrient.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceOrient/surfaceOrient.C
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "usePierceTest",
         "determine orientation by counting number of intersections"
     );
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "input geometry scaling factor"
+    );
 
     argList args(argc, argv);
 
@@ -86,11 +92,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         Info<< "outside" << endl;
     }
 
-
+    const scalar scaling = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
+    if (scaling > 0)
+    {
+        Info<< "Input scaling: " << scaling << nl;
+    }
 
     // Load surface
-    triSurface surf(surfFileName);
-
+    triSurface surf(surfFileName, scaling);
 
     bool anyFlipped = false;
 
@@ -118,11 +127,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (anyFlipped)
     {
-        Info<< "Flipped orientation of (part of) surface." << endl;
+        Info<< "Flipped orientation of (part of) surface." << nl;
     }
     else
     {
-        Info<< "Did not flip orientation of any triangle of surface." << endl;
+        Info<< "Did not flip orientation of any triangle of surface." << nl;
     }
 
     Info<< "Writing new surface to " << outFileName << endl;
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfacePointMerge/surfacePointMerge.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfacePointMerge/surfacePointMerge.C
index 830e861654..ec3fe22c4a 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfacePointMerge/surfacePointMerge.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfacePointMerge/surfacePointMerge.C
@@ -46,31 +46,47 @@ using namespace Foam;
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    argList::addNote
+    (
+        "Merge points on surface if they are within absolute distance [m]."
+    );
     argList::noParallel();
     argList::validArgs.append("surfaceFile");
     argList::validArgs.append("merge distance");
     argList::validArgs.append("output surfaceFile");
+
+    argList::addOption
+    (
+        "scale",
+        "factor",
+        "input geometry scaling factor"
+    );
+
     argList args(argc, argv);
 
     const fileName surfFileName = args[1];
     const scalar   mergeTol = args.argRead<scalar>(2);
     const fileName outFileName = args[3];
 
-    Info<< "Reading surface from " << surfFileName << " ..." << endl;
-    Info<< "Merging points within " << mergeTol << " metre." << endl;
+    const scalar scaling = args.optionLookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1);
 
-    triSurface surf1(surfFileName);
+    Info<< "Reading surface from " << surfFileName << " ..." << nl
+        << "Merging points within " << mergeTol << " metre." << nl;
+    if (scaling > 0)
+    {
+        Info<< "input scaling " << scaling << nl;
+    }
 
-    Info<< "Original surface:" << endl;
+    const triSurface surf1(surfFileName, scaling);
 
+    Info<< "Original surface:" << nl;
     surf1.writeStats(Info);
 
-
     triSurface cleanSurf(surf1);
 
     while (true)
     {
-        label nOldVert = cleanSurf.nPoints();
+        const label nOldVert = cleanSurf.nPoints();
 
         cleanSurf = triSurfaceTools::mergePoints(cleanSurf, mergeTol);
 
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceRedistributePar/surfaceRedistributePar.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceRedistributePar/surfaceRedistributePar.C
index 219a455209..5848349313 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceRedistributePar/surfaceRedistributePar.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceRedistributePar/surfaceRedistributePar.C
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::addNote
     (
         "Redistribute a triSurface. "
-        "The specified surface must be located in the constant/triSurface directory"
+        "The specified surface must be located in the constant/triSurface "
+        "directory"
     );
 
     argList::validArgs.append("triSurfaceMesh");
diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C
index dcfb66f61b..36ae2631c4 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceTransformPoints/surfaceTransformPoints.C
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::addOption
     (
         "scale",
-        "vector",
-        "scale by the specified amount - eg, '(0.001 0.001 0.001)' for a "
-        "uniform [mm] to [m] scaling"
+        "scalar | vector",
+        "scale by the specified amount - eg, for a uniform [mm] to [m] scaling "
+        "use either (0.001 0.001 0.001)' or simply '0.001'"
     );
     argList::addOption
     (
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         n1n2[0] /= mag(n1n2[0]);
         n1n2[1] /= mag(n1n2[1]);
 
-        tensor T = rotationTensor(n1n2[0], n1n2[1]);
+        const tensor T = rotationTensor(n1n2[0], n1n2[1]);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by " << T << endl;
 
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << "    pitch " << v.y() << nl
             << "    yaw   " << v.z() << nl;
 
-        // Convert to radians
+        // degToRad
         v *= pi/180.0;
 
-        quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::XYZ, v);
+        const quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::XYZ, v);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by quaternion " << R << endl;
         points = transform(R, points);
@@ -166,29 +166,43 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << "    pitch " << v.y() << nl
             << "    roll  " << v.z() << nl;
 
-
-        // Convert to radians
+        // degToRad
         v *= pi/180.0;
 
-        scalar yaw = v.x();
-        scalar pitch = v.y();
-        scalar roll = v.z();
-
-        quaternion R = quaternion(vector(0, 0, 1), yaw);
-        R *= quaternion(vector(0, 1, 0), pitch);
-        R *= quaternion(vector(1, 0, 0), roll);
+        const quaternion R(quaternion::rotationSequence::ZYX, v);
 
         Info<< "Rotating points by quaternion " << R << endl;
         points = transform(R, points);
     }
 
-    if (args.optionReadIfPresent("scale", v))
+    if (args.optionFound("scale"))
     {
-        Info<< "Scaling points by " << v << endl;
+        // Use readList to handle single or multiple values
+        const List<scalar> scaling = args.optionReadList<scalar>("scale");
 
-        points.replace(vector::X, v.x()*points.component(vector::X));
-        points.replace(vector::Y, v.y()*points.component(vector::Y));
-        points.replace(vector::Z, v.z()*points.component(vector::Z));
+        if (scaling.size() == 1)
+        {
+            Info<< "Scaling points uniformly by " << scaling[0] << nl;
+            points *= scaling[0];
+        }
+        else if (scaling.size() == 3)
+        {
+            Info<< "Scaling points by ("
+                << scaling[0] << " "
+                << scaling[1] << " "
+                << scaling[2] << ")" << nl;
+
+            points.replace(vector::X, scaling[0]*points.component(vector::X));
+            points.replace(vector::Y, scaling[1]*points.component(vector::Y));
+            points.replace(vector::Z, scaling[2]*points.component(vector::Z));
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            FatalError
+                << "-scale with 1 or 3 components only" << nl
+                << "given: " << args["scale"] << endl
+                << exit(FatalError);
+        }
     }
 
     surf1.movePoints(points);
diff --git a/etc/config.sh/completion_cache b/etc/config.sh/completion_cache
index 942dbe4e46..0456a7e824 100644
--- a/etc/config.sh/completion_cache
+++ b/etc/config.sh/completion_cache
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ _of_complete_cache_[surfaceInertia]="-case -density -referencePoint | -noFunctio
 _of_complete_cache_[surfaceInflate]="-case -featureAngle -nSmooth | -checkSelfIntersection -debug -noFunctionObjects -srcDoc -doc -help"
 _of_complete_cache_[surfaceLambdaMuSmooth]="-featureFile | -srcDoc -doc -help"
 _of_complete_cache_[surfaceMeshConvert]="-case -dict -from -scaleIn -scaleOut -to | -clean -noFunctionObjects -tri -srcDoc -doc -help"
-_of_complete_cache_[surfaceMeshConvertTesting]="-case -scale | -clean -noFunctionObjects -orient -stdout -surfMesh -testModify -triFace -triSurface -unsorted -srcDoc -doc -help"
 _of_complete_cache_[surfaceMeshExport]="-case -dict -from -name -scaleIn -scaleOut -to | -clean -noFunctionObjects -srcDoc -doc -help"
 _of_complete_cache_[surfaceMeshImport]="-case -dict -from -name -scaleIn -scaleOut -to | -clean -noFunctionObjects -srcDoc -doc -help"
 _of_complete_cache_[surfaceMeshInfo]="-case -scale | -areas -noFunctionObjects -xml -srcDoc -doc -help"
diff --git a/src/conversion/common/writer/meshWriter.H b/src/conversion/common/writer/meshWriter.H
index d17322fde0..5aedb05cdf 100644
--- a/src/conversion/common/writer/meshWriter.H
+++ b/src/conversion/common/writer/meshWriter.H
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public:
 
     // Constructors
 
-        //- Create a writer object with given output scaling
+        //- Create a writer object with given output scaling.
+        //  Treats a zero or negative scale factor as unity scaling.
         meshWriter
         (
             const polyMesh&,
diff --git a/src/conversion/fire/FIREMeshWriter.H b/src/conversion/fire/FIREMeshWriter.H
index 7d61a0461e..66294b068c 100644
--- a/src/conversion/fire/FIREMeshWriter.H
+++ b/src/conversion/fire/FIREMeshWriter.H
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ public:
 
     // Constructors
 
-        //- Prepare for writing, optionally with scaling
+        //- Prepare for writing, optionally with scaling.
+        //  Treats a zero or negative scale factor as unity scaling.
         FIREMeshWriter(const polyMesh&, const scalar scaleFactor = 1.0);
 
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/surfaceToCell/surfaceToCell.C b/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/surfaceToCell/surfaceToCell.C
index 4188bf15d2..45af7eb248 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/surfaceToCell/surfaceToCell.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/sets/cellSources/surfaceToCell/surfaceToCell.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -435,7 +435,14 @@ Foam::surfaceToCell::surfaceToCell
     ),
     nearDist_(readScalar(dict.lookup("nearDistance"))),
     curvature_(readScalar(dict.lookup("curvature"))),
-    surfPtr_(new triSurface(surfName_)),
+    surfPtr_
+    (
+        new triSurface
+        (
+            surfName_,
+            dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", -1)
+        )
+    ),
     querySurfPtr_(new triSurfaceSearch(*surfPtr_)),
     IOwnPtrs_(true)
 {
diff --git a/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.C b/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.C
index 81d4ccf1b7..21f06de20f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.C
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
     \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
-     \\/     M anipulation  |
+     \\/     M anipulation  | Copyright (C) 2017 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void Foam::surfaceToPoint::combine(topoSet& set, const bool add) const
 {
     cpuTime timer;
 
-    triSurface surf(surfName_);
+    triSurface surf(surfName_, scale_);
 
     Info<< "    Read surface from " << surfName_
         << " in = "<< timer.cpuTimeIncrement() << " s" << endl << endl;
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ Foam::surfaceToPoint::surfaceToPoint
 :
     topoSetSource(mesh),
     surfName_(surfName),
+    scale_(1.0),
     nearDist_(nearDist),
     includeInside_(includeInside),
     includeOutside_(includeOutside)
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ Foam::surfaceToPoint::surfaceToPoint
 :
     topoSetSource(mesh),
     surfName_(fileName(dict.lookup("file")).expand()),
+    scale_(dict.lookupOrDefault<scalar>("scale", 1.0)),
     nearDist_(readScalar(dict.lookup("nearDistance"))),
     includeInside_(readBool(dict.lookup("includeInside"))),
     includeOutside_(readBool(dict.lookup("includeOutside")))
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ Foam::surfaceToPoint::surfaceToPoint
 :
     topoSetSource(mesh),
     surfName_(checkIs(is)),
+    scale_(1.0),
     nearDist_(readScalar(checkIs(is))),
     includeInside_(readBool(checkIs(is))),
     includeOutside_(readBool(checkIs(is)))
diff --git a/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.H b/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.H
index 548ffdbc64..d800574069 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/sets/pointSources/surfaceToPoint/surfaceToPoint.H
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class surfaceToPoint
         //- Name of surface file
         const fileName surfName_;
 
+        //- Optional scaling for surface
+        const scalar scale_;
+
         //- If > 0 : include points with distance to surface less than nearDist.
         const scalar nearDist_;
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.C b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.C
index a653f53bae..8390c94c74 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.C
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ Foam::label Foam::triSurfaceLoader::select(const wordReList& matcher)
 
 Foam::autoPtr<Foam::triSurface> Foam::triSurfaceLoader::load
 (
-    const enum loadingOption opt
+    const enum loadingOption opt,
+    const scalar scaleFactor
 ) const
 {
     autoPtr<triSurface> output;
@@ -229,7 +230,8 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::triSurface> Foam::triSurfaceLoader::load
     }
     else if (selected_.size() == 1)
     {
-        output.set(new triSurface(directory_/selected_[0]));
+        // Use scaling (if any)
+        output.set(new triSurface(directory_/selected_[0], scaleFactor));
 
         triSurface& surf = output();
 
@@ -392,6 +394,12 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::triSurface> Foam::triSurfaceLoader::load
         }
     }
 
+    // Apply scaling (if any)
+    if (scaleFactor > VSMALL)
+    {
+        points *= scaleFactor;
+    }
+
     output.set(new triSurface(faces, patches, points, true));
 
     return output;
diff --git a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.H b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.H
index 7332026f76..c8a0f62493 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/triSurface/triSurfaceLoader/triSurfaceLoader.H
@@ -154,9 +154,12 @@ public:
         label select(const wordReList& matcher);
 
         //- Load a single file, or load and combine multiple selected files
+        //  Optionally scale the surface(s) on input, with a zero or negative
+        //  scale factor treated as no scaling.
         autoPtr<triSurface> load
         (
-            const enum loadingOption opt = loadingOption::OFFSET_REGION
+            const enum loadingOption opt = loadingOption::OFFSET_REGION,
+            const scalar scaleFactor = -1
         ) const;
 
 };
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.C b/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.C
index b9958febf4..921e410593 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.C
+++ b/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.C
@@ -760,17 +760,19 @@ Foam::triSurface::triSurface
 }
 
 
-Foam::triSurface::triSurface(const fileName& name)
+Foam::triSurface::triSurface(const fileName& name, const scalar scaleFactor)
 :
     ParentType(List<Face>(), pointField()),
     patches_(),
     sortedEdgeFacesPtr_(nullptr),
     edgeOwnerPtr_(nullptr)
 {
-    word ext = name.ext();
+    const word ext = name.ext();
 
     read(name, ext);
 
+    scalePoints(scaleFactor);
+
     setDefaultPatches();
 }
 
@@ -886,8 +888,8 @@ void Foam::triSurface::movePoints(const pointField& newPoints)
 
 void Foam::triSurface::scalePoints(const scalar scaleFactor)
 {
-    // avoid bad scaling
-    if (scaleFactor > 0 && scaleFactor != 1.0)
+    // Avoid bad scaling
+    if (scaleFactor > VSMALL && scaleFactor != 1.0)
     {
         // Remove all geometry dependent data
         clearTopology();
diff --git a/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.H b/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.H
index 24f8b51837..a9ac604d56 100644
--- a/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.H
+++ b/src/surfMesh/triSurface/triSurface.H
@@ -264,46 +264,55 @@ public:
         //- Construct from triangles, patches, points.
         triSurface
         (
-            const List<labelledTri>&,
-            const geometricSurfacePatchList&,
-            const pointField&
+            const List<labelledTri>& triangles,
+            const geometricSurfacePatchList& patches,
+            const pointField& points
         );
 
         //- Construct from triangles, patches, points. Reuse storage.
         triSurface
         (
-            List<labelledTri>&,
-            const geometricSurfacePatchList&,
-            pointField&,
+            List<labelledTri>& triangles,
+            const geometricSurfacePatchList& patches,
+            pointField& points,
             const bool reuse
         );
 
         //- Construct by transferring (triangles, points) components.
         triSurface
         (
-            const Xfer<List<labelledTri>>&,
-            const geometricSurfacePatchList&,
-            const Xfer<List<point>>&
+            const Xfer<List<labelledTri>>& triangles,
+            const geometricSurfacePatchList& patches,
+            const Xfer<List<point>>& points
         );
 
         //- Construct from triangles, points. Set patch names to default.
-        triSurface(const List<labelledTri>&, const pointField&);
+        triSurface
+        (
+            const List<labelledTri>& triangles,
+            const pointField& points
+        );
 
         //- Construct from triangles, points. Set region to 0 and default
         //  patchName.
-        triSurface(const triFaceList&, const pointField&);
+        triSurface
+        (
+            const triFaceList& triangles,
+            const pointField& points
+        );
 
-        //- Construct from file name (uses extension to determine type)
-        triSurface(const fileName&);
+        //- Construct from file name (uses extension to determine type).
+        //  Optional (positive, non-zero) point scaling is possible.
+        triSurface(const fileName& name, const scalar scaleFactor = -1);
 
         //- Construct from Istream
-        triSurface(Istream&);
+        triSurface(Istream& is);
 
         //- Construct from objectRegistry
         triSurface(const Time& d);
 
         //- Construct as copy
-        triSurface(const triSurface&);
+        triSurface(const triSurface& ts);
 
 
     //- Destructor
@@ -382,10 +391,10 @@ public:
       // Edit
 
         //- Move points
-        virtual void movePoints(const pointField&);
+        virtual void movePoints(const pointField& newPoints);
 
-        //- Scale points. A non-positive factor is ignored
-        virtual void scalePoints(const scalar);
+        //- Scale points. A non-positive factor is ignored.
+        virtual void scalePoints(const scalar scaleFactor);
 
         //- Check/remove duplicate/degenerate triangles
         void checkTriangles(const bool verbose);
@@ -447,13 +456,13 @@ public:
       // Write
 
         //- Write to Ostream in simple FOAM format
-        void write(Ostream&) const;
+        void write(Ostream& os) const;
 
         //- Generic write routine. Chooses writer based on extension.
         void write(const fileName&, const bool sortByRegion = false) const;
 
         //- Write to database
-        void write(const Time&) const;
+        void write(const Time& d) const;
 
         //- Write some statistics
         void writeStats(Ostream& os) const;