diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp
index 6a6314e4b..8c87238de 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/AppFemPy.cpp
@@ -281,16 +281,13 @@ private:
         std::string EncodedName = std::string(fileName);
         PyMem_Free(fileName);
 
-        if (!pcObj)
+        if (pcObj)
         {
-            App::DocumentObjectPy* objpy= static_cast<App::DocumentObjectPy*>(pcObj);
-            App::DocumentObject* obj = objpy->getDocumentObjectPtr();
-            if (!obj)
+            if (PyObject_TypeCheck(pcObj, &(App::DocumentObjectPy::Type)))
             {
-                App::Document* pcDoc = App::GetApplication().getActiveDocument();
-                obj = pcDoc->getActiveObject();
+                App::DocumentObject* obj = static_cast<App::DocumentObjectPy*>(pcObj)->getDocumentObjectPtr();
+                FemVTKTools::writeResult(EncodedName.c_str(), obj);
             }
-            FemVTKTools::readFluidicResult(EncodedName.c_str(), obj);
         }
         else
             FemVTKTools::writeResult(EncodedName.c_str());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f22594a6..f7fa2c540 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     ccxFrdReader.py
     convert2TetGen.py
     importInpMesh.py
+    importVTKResults.py
     importZ88Mesh.py
+    importZ88Results.py
     Init.py
     InitGui.py
     FemAnalysis.py
@@ -139,7 +141,6 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     FemMaterial.py
     FemSelectionObserver.py
     TestFem.py
-    z88DispReader.py
     TaskPanelFemBeamSection.ui
     TaskPanelFemMeshGmsh.ui
     TaskPanelFemMeshGroup.ui
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index 3aa85c505..7fe32b3cb 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ INSTALL(
 
         # solver Z88
         importZ88Mesh.py
-        z88DispReader.py
+        importZ88Results.py
         FemInputWriterZ88.py
         FemToolsZ88.py
         FemSolverZ88.py
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ INSTALL(
         _ViewProviderFemSolverZ88.py
         _CommandSolverZ88.py
 
+        # additional imports and exports
+        importVTKResults.py
+
     DESTINATION
         Mod/Fem
 )
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemToolsZ88.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemToolsZ88.py
index 6f6822032..5599a07cb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/FemToolsZ88.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemToolsZ88.py
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ class FemToolsZ88(FemTools.FemTools):
 
     def load_results_o2(self):
         import os
-        import z88DispReader
+        import importZ88Results
         disp_result_file = self.working_dir + '/z88o2.txt'
         if os.path.isfile(disp_result_file):
             result_name_prefix = 'Z88_' + self.solver.AnalysisType + '_'
-            z88DispReader.import_z88_disp(disp_result_file, self.analysis, result_name_prefix)
+            importZ88Results.import_z88_disp(disp_result_file, self.analysis, result_name_prefix)
             for m in self.analysis.Member:
                 if m.isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemResultObject"):
                     self.results_present = True
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py b/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
index 865ebb09c..0d775cbd1 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Init.py
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ import FreeCAD
 FreeCAD.addExportType("TetGen file (*.poly)", "convert2TetGen")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM formats (*.unv *.med *.dat *.bdf)", "Fem")
 if("BUILD_FEM_VTK" in FreeCAD.__cmake__):
-    FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM results (*.vtk *.vtp *.vts *.vtr *.vtu *.vti)", "Fem")
     FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM CFD Unstructure Mesh (*.vtk *.vtu)", "Fem")
     FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM CFD Unstructure Mesh (*.vtk *.vtu)", "Fem")
+    # FreeCAD.addImportType("FEM results (*.vtk *.vtp *.vts *.vtr *.vtu *.vti)", "importVTKResults")  # not implemented yet
+    FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM CFD Result in VTK format (*.vtk *.vtu)", "importVTKResults")
 
 FreeCAD.addExportType("FEM formats (*.unv *.med *.dat *.inp)", "Fem")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("CalculiX result (*.frd)", "ccxFrdReader")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Mesh from Calculix/Abaqus input file (*.inp)", "importInpMesh")
 FreeCAD.addImportType("Z88 mesh file (*.txt)", "importZ88Mesh")
 FreeCAD.addExportType("Z88 mesh file (*.txt)", "importZ88Mesh")
-FreeCAD.addImportType("Z88 displacement result file (*.txt)", "z88DispReader")
+FreeCAD.addImportType("Z88 result file (*.txt)", "importZ88Results")
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/importVTKResults.py b/src/Mod/Fem/importVTKResults.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8193e5d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/importVTKResults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *   (c) Qingfeng Xia 2017                       *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This file is part of the FreeCAD CAx development system.              *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
+# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
+# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
+# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   FreeCAD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,            *
+# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+# *   GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
+# *   License along with FreeCAD; if not, write to the Free Software        *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
+# *   USA                                                                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   Juergen Riegel 2002                                                   *
+# ***************************************************************************/
+
+__title__ = "FreeCAD Result import and export VTK file library"
+__author__ = "Qingfeng Xia"
+__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
+
+## @package importVTKResults
+#  \ingroup FEM
+
+import os
+import FreeCAD
+
+
+if open.__module__ == '__builtin__':
+    pyopen = open  # because we'll redefine open below
+
+
+def insert(filename, docname):
+    "called when freecad wants to import a file"
+    try:
+        doc = FreeCAD.getDocument(docname)
+    except NameError:
+        doc = FreeCAD.newDocument(docname)
+    FreeCAD.ActiveDocument = doc
+    importFemResult(filename)
+
+
+def open(filename):
+    "called when freecad opens a file"
+    docname = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))[0]
+    insert(filename, docname)
+
+
+def importFemResult(filename):
+    FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("FemResult import is not implemented, actually not necessary\n")
+
+
+def export(objectslist, filename):
+    "called when freecad exports a fem result object"
+    if len(objectslist) != 1:
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("This exporter can only export one object at once\n")
+        return
+    obj = objectslist[0]
+    if not obj.isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemResultObject"):
+        FreeCAD.Console.PrintError("object selcted is not FemResultObject.\n")
+        return
+    import Fem
+    Fem.writeResult(filename, obj)
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/z88DispReader.py b/src/Mod/Fem/importZ88Results.py
similarity index 97%
rename from src/Mod/Fem/z88DispReader.py
rename to src/Mod/Fem/importZ88Results.py
index 35e24a202..592c20ab3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/z88DispReader.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/importZ88Results.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ __title__ = "FreeCAD Z88 Disp Reader"
 __author__ = "Bernd Hahnebach "
 __url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
 
-## @package z88DispReader
+## @package importZ88Results
 #  \ingroup FEM
 
 import FreeCAD
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def insert(filename, docname):
 def import_z88_disp(filename, analysis=None, result_name_prefix=None):
     '''insert a FreeCAD FEM Result object in the ActiveDocument
     '''
+    if result_name_prefix is None:
+        result_name_prefix = ''
     m = read_z88_disp(filename)
     if(len(m['Nodes']) > 0):
         if analysis is None:
@@ -141,9 +143,9 @@ def read_z88_disp(z88_disp_input):
     pure usage:
     import FemToolsZ88
     fea = FemToolsZ88.FemToolsZ88()
-    import z88dispReader
+    import importZ88Results
     disp_file = '/pathtofile/z88o2.txt'
-    z88DispReader.import_z88_disp(disp_file , fea.analysis)
+    importZ88Results.import_z88_disp(disp_file , fea.analysis)
 
     The FreeCAD file needs to have an Analysis and an appropiate FEM Mesh
     '''