diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureChamfer.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureChamfer.cpp
index bcda59bcb..e14406e92 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureChamfer.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureChamfer.cpp
@@ -78,16 +78,19 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Chamfer::execute(void)
     float size = Size.getValue();
 
     this->positionByBase();
+    // create an untransformed copy of the base shape
+    Part::TopoShape baseShape(TopShape);
+    baseShape.setTransform(Base::Matrix4D());
     try {
-        BRepFilletAPI_MakeChamfer mkChamfer(base->Shape.getValue());
+        BRepFilletAPI_MakeChamfer mkChamfer(baseShape._Shape);
 
         TopTools_IndexedMapOfShape mapOfEdges;
         TopTools_IndexedDataMapOfShapeListOfShape mapEdgeFace;
-        TopExp::MapShapesAndAncestors(base->Shape.getValue(), TopAbs_EDGE, TopAbs_FACE, mapEdgeFace);
-        TopExp::MapShapes(base->Shape.getValue(), TopAbs_EDGE, mapOfEdges);
+        TopExp::MapShapesAndAncestors(baseShape._Shape, TopAbs_EDGE, TopAbs_FACE, mapEdgeFace);
+        TopExp::MapShapes(baseShape._Shape, TopAbs_EDGE, mapOfEdges);
 
-        for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it= SubVals.begin();it!=SubVals.end();++it) {
-            TopoDS_Edge edge = TopoDS::Edge(TopShape.getSubShape(it->c_str()));
+        for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it=SubVals.begin(); it != SubVals.end(); ++it) {
+            TopoDS_Edge edge = TopoDS::Edge(baseShape.getSubShape(it->c_str()));
             const TopoDS_Face& face = TopoDS::Face(mapEdgeFace.FindFromKey(edge).First());
             mkChamfer.Add(size, edge, face);
         }
@@ -100,9 +103,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Chamfer::execute(void)
         if (shape.IsNull())
             return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("Resulting shape is null");
 
-        Part::TopoShape newShape(shape);
-        newShape.transformGeometry(this->Placement.getValue().inverse().toMatrix());
-        this->Shape.setValue(newShape);
+        this->Shape.setValue(shape);
         return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
     }
     catch (Standard_Failure) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureFillet.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureFillet.cpp
index b5aaddcd2..3b9470c51 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureFillet.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureFillet.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "PreCompiled.h"
 #ifndef _PreComp_
-# include <BRepBuilderAPI_Copy.hxx>
 # include <BRepFilletAPI_MakeFillet.hxx>
 # include <TopExp_Explorer.hxx>
 # include <TopoDS.hxx>
@@ -74,18 +73,16 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Fillet::execute(void)
         return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("No edges specified");
 
     float radius = Radius.getValue();
-
+
     this->positionByBase();
+    // create an untransformed copy of the base shape
+    Part::TopoShape baseShape(TopShape);
+    baseShape.setTransform(Base::Matrix4D());
     try {
-        BRepBuilderAPI_Copy copy(base->Shape.getValue());
-        TopoDS_Shape myShape = copy.Shape();
-        TopLoc_Location aLoc;
-        myShape.Location(aLoc);
-        Part::TopoShape myTopShape(myShape);
-        BRepFilletAPI_MakeFillet mkFillet(myShape);
+        BRepFilletAPI_MakeFillet mkFillet(baseShape._Shape);
 
-        for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it= SubVals.begin();it!=SubVals.end();++it) {
-            TopoDS_Edge edge = TopoDS::Edge(myTopShape.getSubShape(it->c_str()));
+        for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it=SubVals.begin(); it != SubVals.end(); ++it) {
+            TopoDS_Edge edge = TopoDS::Edge(baseShape.getSubShape(it->c_str()));
             mkFillet.Add(radius, edge);
         }
 
@@ -97,8 +94,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Fillet::execute(void)
         if (shape.IsNull())
             return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("Resulting shape is null");
 
-        Part::TopoShape newShape(shape);
-        this->Shape.setValue(newShape);
+        this->Shape.setValue(shape);
         return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
     }
     catch (Standard_Failure) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp
index a777d1ae3..1a12c4556 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeaturePad.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Pad::execute(void)
         return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("Creating a face from sketch failed");
 
     // lengthen the vector
-    SketchOrientationVector *= Length.getValue();
+    SketchOrientationVector *= L;
 
     this->positionBySketch();
     TopLoc_Location invObjLoc = this->getLocation().Inverted();