diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
index f4c693b50..1f9a2eb93 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void FemMesh::compute()
     myGen->Compute(*myMesh, myMesh->GetShapeToMesh());
 }
 
-std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId,short FaceId, float Angle) const
+std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId, short FaceId, float Angle) const
 {
     std::set<long> result;
     //const SMESHDS_Mesh* data = myMesh->GetMeshDS();
@@ -403,9 +403,8 @@ std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId,short FaceId, float Angle) c
     return result;
 }
 
-std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Face &face)const
+std::set<long> FemMesh::getNodesByFace(const TopoDS_Face &face) const
 {
-
     std::set<long> result;
 
     Bnd_Box box;
@@ -414,18 +413,18 @@ std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Face &face)const
     double limit = box.SquareExtent()/10000.0;
     box.Enlarge(limit);
 
-    // get the actuall transform of the FemMesh
+    // get the current transform of the FemMesh
     const Base::Matrix4D Mtrx(getTransform());
 
     SMDS_NodeIteratorPtr aNodeIter = myMesh->GetMeshDS()->nodesIterator();
     while (aNodeIter->more()) {
         const SMDS_MeshNode* aNode = aNodeIter->next();
         Base::Vector3d vec(aNode->X(),aNode->Y(),aNode->Z());
-        // Apply the matrix to hold the BoundBox in absolute space. 
+        // Apply the matrix to hold the BoundBox in absolute space.
         vec = Mtrx * vec;
 
-        if(!box.IsOut(gp_Pnt(vec.x,vec.y,vec.z))){
-            // create a Vertex
+        if (!box.IsOut(gp_Pnt(vec.x,vec.y,vec.z))) {
+            // create a vertex
             BRepBuilderAPI_MakeVertex aBuilder(gp_Pnt(vec.x,vec.y,vec.z));
             TopoDS_Shape s = aBuilder.Vertex();
             // measure distance
@@ -433,19 +432,17 @@ std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Face &face)const
             measure.Perform();
             if (!measure.IsDone() || measure.NbSolution() < 1)
                 continue;
-            
-            if(measure.Value() < limit)         
-                result.insert(aNode->GetID());
 
+            if (measure.Value() < limit)
+                result.insert(aNode->GetID());
         }
     }
 
     return result;
 }
 
-std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Edge &edge)const
+std::set<long> FemMesh::getNodesByEdge(const TopoDS_Edge &edge) const
 {
-
     std::set<long> result;
 
     Bnd_Box box;
@@ -454,18 +451,18 @@ std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Edge &edge)const
     double limit = box.SquareExtent()/10000.0;
     box.Enlarge(limit);
 
-    // get the actuall transform of the FemMesh
+    // get the current transform of the FemMesh
     const Base::Matrix4D Mtrx(getTransform());
 
     SMDS_NodeIteratorPtr aNodeIter = myMesh->GetMeshDS()->nodesIterator();
     while (aNodeIter->more()) {
         const SMDS_MeshNode* aNode = aNodeIter->next();
         Base::Vector3d vec(aNode->X(),aNode->Y(),aNode->Z());
-        // Apply the matrix to hold the BoundBox in absolute space. 
+        // Apply the matrix to hold the BoundBox in absolute space.
         vec = Mtrx * vec;
 
-        if(!box.IsOut(gp_Pnt(vec.x,vec.y,vec.z))){
-            // create a Vertex
+        if (!box.IsOut(gp_Pnt(vec.x,vec.y,vec.z))) {
+            // create a vertex
             BRepBuilderAPI_MakeVertex aBuilder(gp_Pnt(vec.x,vec.y,vec.z));
             TopoDS_Shape s = aBuilder.Vertex();
             // measure distance
@@ -473,18 +470,15 @@ std::set<long> FemMesh::getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Edge &edge)const
             measure.Perform();
             if (!measure.IsDone() || measure.NbSolution() < 1)
                 continue;
-            
-            if(measure.Value() < limit)         
-                result.insert(aNode->GetID());
 
+            if (measure.Value() < limit)
+                result.insert(aNode->GetID());
         }
     }
 
     return result;
 }
 
-
-
 void FemMesh::readNastran(const std::string &Filename)
 {
     Base::TimeInfo Start;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
index 2942aa84d..b8421b1f0 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.h
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ public:
     virtual Data::Segment* getSubElement(const char* Type, unsigned long) const;
     //@}
 
-    /** @name search and retraivel */
+    /** @name search and retrieval */
     //@{
-    /// retriving by region growing
-    std::set<long> getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId,short FaceId, float Angle=360)const;
-    /// retrivinb by face
-    std::set<long> getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Face &face)const;
-    /// retrivinb by edge
-    std::set<long> getSurfaceNodes(const TopoDS_Edge &edge)const;
+    /// retrieving by region growing
+    std::set<long> getSurfaceNodes(long ElemId, short FaceId, float Angle=360)const;
+    /// retrieving by face
+    std::set<long> getNodesByFace(const TopoDS_Face &face)const;
+    /// retrieving by edge
+    std::set<long> getNodesByEdge(const TopoDS_Edge &edge)const;
     //@}
 
     /** @name Placement control */
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
     //@}
 
     struct FemMeshInfo {
-	    int numFaces; 
+        int numFaces; 
         int numNode;
         int numTria;
         int numQuad;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
index b6a5c5d95..698d9f79d 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMeshPyImp.cpp
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ PyObject* FemMeshPy::getNodesByFace(PyObject *args)
             return 0;
         }
         Py::List ret;
-        std::set<long> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getSurfaceNodes(fc);
-        for( std::set<long>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
+        std::set<long> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getNodesByFace(fc);
+        for (std::set<long>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
             ret.append(Py::Int(*it));
 
         return Py::new_reference_to(ret);
@@ -575,8 +575,8 @@ PyObject* FemMeshPy::getNodesByEdge(PyObject *args)
             return 0;
         }
         Py::List ret;
-        std::set<long> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getSurfaceNodes(fc);
-        for( std::set<long>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
+        std::set<long> resultSet = getFemMeshPtr()->getNodesByEdge(fc);
+        for (std::set<long>::const_iterator it = resultSet.begin();it!=resultSet.end();++it)
             ret.append(Py::Int(*it));
 
         return Py::new_reference_to(ret);
@@ -603,15 +603,15 @@ Py::Dict FemMeshPy::getNodes(void) const
     Base::Matrix4D Mtrx = getFemMeshPtr()->getTransform();
 
     SMDS_NodeIteratorPtr aNodeIter = getFemMeshPtr()->getSMesh()->GetMeshDS()->nodesIterator();
-	for (int i=0;aNodeIter->more();i++) {
-		const SMDS_MeshNode* aNode = aNodeIter->next();
+    for (int i=0;aNodeIter->more();i++) {
+        const SMDS_MeshNode* aNode = aNodeIter->next();
         Base::Vector3d vec(aNode->X(),aNode->Y(),aNode->Z());
         // Apply the matrix to hold the BoundBox in absolute space. 
         vec = Mtrx * vec;
         int id = aNode->GetID();
 
         dict[Py::Int(id)] = Py::asObject(new Base::VectorPy( vec ));
-	}
+    }
 
     return dict;
 }