diff --git a/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.cpp b/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.cpp
index 762bf34974..26f46502b8 100755
--- a/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.cpp
+++ b/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.cpp
@@ -1,230 +1,479 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
  The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
  Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
  Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
  All rights reserved.
 
  This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
  even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
  See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
  ===================================================================*/
 
 #include "mitkEventFactory.h"
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <mitkMousePressEvent.h>
 #include <mitkMouseDoubleClickEvent.h>
 #include <mitkMouseMoveEvent.h>
 #include <mitkMouseReleaseEvent.h>
 #include <mitkMouseWheelEvent.h>
 #include <mitkInteractionKeyEvent.h>
 #include <mitkInteractionEventConst.h>
 #include <mitkInteractionPositionEvent.h>
 #include <mitkInternalEvent.h>
 
 namespace
 {
-  std::vector<std::string> &split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems)
+std::vector<std::string> &split(const std::string &s, char delim, std::vector<std::string> &elems)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss(s);
+  std::string item;
+  while (std::getline(ss, item, delim))
   {
-    std::stringstream ss(s);
-    std::string item;
-    while (std::getline(ss, item, delim))
-    {
-      elems.push_back(item);
-    }
-    return elems;
+    elems.push_back(item);
   }
+  return elems;
+}
 
-  std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim)
-  {
-    std::vector < std::string > elems;
-    return split(s, delim, elems);
-  }
+std::vector<std::string> split(const std::string &s, char delim)
+{
+  std::vector < std::string > elems;
+  return split(s, delim, elems);
+}
 }
 
 mitk::InteractionEvent::Pointer mitk::EventFactory::CreateEvent(PropertyList::Pointer list)
 {
-//
+  //
   std::string eventClass, eventVariant;
   list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterEventClass().c_str(), eventClass);
   list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterEventVariant().c_str(), eventVariant);
 
-// Query all possible attributes, if they are not present, set their default values.
-// Position Events & Key Events
+  // Query all possible attributes, if they are not present, set their default values.
+  // Position Events & Key Events
   std::string strModifiers;
   InteractionEvent::ModifierKeys modifiers = InteractionEvent::NoKey;
   std::string strEventButton;
   InteractionEvent::MouseButtons eventButton = InteractionEvent::NoButton;
   std::string strButtonState;
   InteractionEvent::MouseButtons buttonState = InteractionEvent::NoButton;
   std::string strKey;
   std::string key;
   std::string strWheelDelta;
   int wheelDelta;
   std::string strSignalName = "";
 
   Point2D pos;
   pos.Fill(0);
 
-// Parse modifier information
+  // Parse modifier information
   if (list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyModifier().c_str(), strModifiers))
   {
     std::vector<std::string> mods = split(strModifiers, ',');
     for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = mods.begin(); it != mods.end(); ++it)
     {
       std::transform((*it).begin(), (*it).end(), (*it).begin(), ::toupper);
       if (*it == "CTRL")
       {
         modifiers = modifiers | InteractionEvent::ControlKey;
       }
       else if (*it == "ALT")
       {
         modifiers = modifiers | InteractionEvent::AltKey;
       }
       else if (*it == "SHIFT")
       {
         modifiers = modifiers | InteractionEvent::ShiftKey;
       }
       else
       {
         MITK_WARN<< "mitkEventFactory: Invalid event modifier in config file :" << (*it);
       }
     }
   }
 
-// Set EventButton
+  // Set EventButton
   if (list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyEventButton().c_str(), strEventButton))
   {
     std::transform(strEventButton.begin(), strEventButton.end(), strEventButton.begin(), ::toupper);
     if (strEventButton == "MIDDLEMOUSEBUTTON")
     {
       eventButton = InteractionEvent::MiddleMouseButton;
     }
     else if (strEventButton == "LEFTMOUSEBUTTON")
     {
       eventButton = InteractionEvent::LeftMouseButton;
     }
     else if (strEventButton == "RIGHTMOUSEBUTTON")
     {
       eventButton = InteractionEvent::RightMouseButton;
     }
     else
     {
       MITK_WARN<< "mitkEventFactory: Invalid event button in config file: " << strEventButton;
     }
   }
 
-// Parse ButtonStates
+  // Parse ButtonStates
   if (list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyButtonState().c_str(), strButtonState))
   {
     std::vector<std::string> mods = split(strButtonState, ',');
     for (std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = mods.begin(); it != mods.end(); ++it)
     {
       std::transform((*it).begin(), (*it).end(), (*it).begin(), ::toupper);
       if (*it == "MIDDLEMOUSEBUTTON")
       {
         buttonState = buttonState | InteractionEvent::MiddleMouseButton;
       }
       else if (*it == "LEFTMOUSEBUTTON")
       {
         buttonState = buttonState | InteractionEvent::LeftMouseButton;
       }
       else if (*it == "RIGHTMOUSEBUTTON")
       {
         buttonState = buttonState | InteractionEvent::RightMouseButton;
       }
       else
       {
         MITK_WARN<< "mitkEventFactory: Invalid event buttonstate in config file:" << (*it);
       }
     }
   }
 
-// Key
+  // Key
   if (!list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyKey().c_str(), strKey))
   {
     key = "";
   }
   else
   {
     key = strKey;
   }
-// WheelDelta
+  // WheelDelta
   if (!list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyScrollDirection().c_str(), strWheelDelta))
   {
     wheelDelta = 0;
   }
   else
   {
     std::transform(strWheelDelta.begin(), strWheelDelta.end(), strWheelDelta.begin(), ::toupper);
     if (strWheelDelta == "DOWN")
     {
       wheelDelta = -1;
     }
     else
     {
       wheelDelta = 1;
     }
   }
-// Internal Signals Name
+  // Internal Signals Name
   list->GetStringProperty(InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertySignalName().c_str(), strSignalName);
 
   /*
    * Here the objects are created
    */
 
   mitk::InteractionEvent::Pointer event;
   std::transform(eventClass.begin(), eventClass.end(), eventClass.begin(), ::toupper);
 
   if (eventClass == "MOUSEPRESSEVENT")
   {
     // buttonstates incorporate the event button (as in Qt)
     buttonState = buttonState | eventButton;
     event = MousePressEvent::New(NULL, pos, buttonState, modifiers, eventButton);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "MOUSEDOUBLECLICKEVENT")
   {
     buttonState = buttonState | eventButton;
     event = MouseDoubleClickEvent::New(NULL, pos, buttonState, modifiers, eventButton);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "MOUSEMOVEEVENT")
   {
     event = MouseMoveEvent::New(NULL, pos, buttonState, modifiers);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "MOUSERELEASEEVENT")
   {
     event = MouseReleaseEvent::New(NULL, pos, buttonState, modifiers, eventButton);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "INTERACTIONKEYEVENT")
   {
     event = InteractionKeyEvent::New(NULL, key, modifiers);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "MOUSEWHEELEVENT")
   {
     event = MouseWheelEvent::New(NULL, pos, buttonState, modifiers, wheelDelta);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "INTERACTIONPOSITIONEVENT")
   {
     event = InteractionPositionEvent::New(NULL, pos);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "INTERNALEVENT")
   {
     event = InternalEvent::New(NULL, NULL, strSignalName);
   }
   else if (eventClass == "INTERACTIONEVENT")
   {
     event = InteractionEvent::New(NULL);
   }
   if (event.IsNull())
   {
     MITK_WARN<< "Event couldn't be constructed. Please check your StateMachine patterns and config files\n for the following event class, which is not valid: " << eventClass;
     return NULL;
   }
   return event;
 }
+
+std::string mitk::EventFactory::EventToXML(mitk::InteractionEvent *event)
+{
+
+  std::string eventClass = event->GetNameOfClass();
+  std::string eventXML = "<" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagEventVariant() +  " " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterEventClass() + "=\"";
+
+  std::transform(eventClass.begin(), eventClass.end(), eventClass.begin(), ::toupper);
+
+  eventXML += eventClass + "\" >\n";
+  // here follow event specific attributes
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEPRESSEVENT" || eventClass == "MOUSERELEASEEVENT" || eventClass == "MOUSEDOUBLECLICKEVENT" || eventClass == "MOUSEMOVEEVENT" || eventClass == "MOUSEWHEELEVENT")
+  {
+    if (!(eventClass == "MOUSEMOVEEVENT") && !(eventClass == "MOUSEWHEELEVENT"))
+    {
+      // EventButton
+      eventXML += " <" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagAttribute() +" " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterName() + "=\"" + InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyEventButton() + "\" ";
+      eventXML += InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterValue() + "\"";
+      eventXML += GetEventButton(event);
+      eventXML += "\"/>\n";
+    }
+    // ButtonState
+    if (GetButtonState(event) != "")
+    {
+      eventXML += " <" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagAttribute() +" " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterName() + "=\"" + InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyButtonState() + "\" ";
+      eventXML += InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterValue() + "\"";
+      eventXML += GetButtonState(event);
+      eventXML += "\"/>\n";
+    }
+
+    // Modifiers
+    if (GetModifierState(event) != "")
+    {
+      eventXML += " <" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagAttribute() +" " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterName() + "=\"" + InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyModifier() + "\" ";
+      eventXML += InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterValue() + "\"";
+      eventXML += GetModifierState(event);
+      eventXML += "\"/>\n";
+    }
+
+    // Position on Screen
+    eventXML += " <" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagAttribute() +" " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterName() + "=\"" + InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyPositionOnScreen() + "\" ";
+    eventXML += InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterValue() + "\"";
+    eventXML += GetPositionInWorld(event);
+    eventXML += "\"/>\n";
+
+    // Position in World
+    eventXML += " <" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagAttribute() +" " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterName() + "=\"" + InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyPositionInWorld() + "\" ";
+    eventXML += InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterValue() + "\"";
+    eventXML += GetPositionOnScreen(event);
+    eventXML += "\"/>\n";
+  }
+  // TODO Implement Key Events!!
+  //  else if (eventClass == "INTERACTIONKEYEVENT")
+  //  {
+  //    event = InteractionKeyEvent::New(NULL, key, modifiers);
+  //  }
+  else if (eventClass == "MOUSEWHEELEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseWheelEvent* we = dynamic_cast<MouseWheelEvent*> (event);
+    int delta = we->GetWheelDelta();
+
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << delta;
+
+    eventXML += " <" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagAttribute() +" " + InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterName() + "=\"" + InteractionEventConst::xmlEventPropertyWheelDelta() + "\" ";
+    eventXML += InteractionEventConst::xmlParameterValue() + "\"";
+    eventXML += ss.str();
+    eventXML += "\"/>\n";
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    MITK_WARN << "Event not recognized, discarding event of type " << event->GetNameOfClass();
+  }
+  // closing tag:
+  eventXML += "</" + InteractionEventConst::xmlTagEventVariant() +  ">";
+  return eventXML;
+}
+
+std::string mitk::EventFactory::GetButtonState(mitk::InteractionEvent *event)
+{
+  InteractionEvent::MouseButtons buttonState = InteractionEvent::NoButton;
+  std::string eventClass = event->GetNameOfClass();
+  std::transform(eventClass.begin(), eventClass.end(), eventClass.begin(), ::toupper);
+
+  MITK_INFO << eventClass;
+  std::string strButtonState = "";
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEPRESSEVENT")
+  {
+    MousePressEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MousePressEvent*> (event);
+    buttonState = mme->GetButtonStates();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSERELEASEEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseReleaseEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseReleaseEvent*> (event);
+    buttonState = mme->GetButtonStates();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEDOUBLECLICKEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseDoubleClickEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseDoubleClickEvent*> (event);
+    buttonState = mme->GetButtonStates();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEMOVEEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseMoveEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseMoveEvent*> (event);
+    buttonState = mme->GetButtonStates();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEWHEELEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseWheelEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseWheelEvent*> (event);
+    buttonState = mme->GetButtonStates();
+  }
+
+  if (buttonState & InteractionEvent::LeftMouseButton )
+  {
+    strButtonState = "LeftMouseButton";
+  }
+  if (buttonState & InteractionEvent::RightMouseButton )
+  {
+    if (strButtonState != "")
+      strButtonState += ",";
+
+    strButtonState += "RightMouseButton";
+  }
+  if (buttonState & InteractionEvent::MiddleMouseButton )
+  {
+    if (strButtonState != "")
+      strButtonState += ",";
+
+    strButtonState += "MiddleMouseButton";
+  }
+  return strButtonState;
+}
+
+std::string mitk::EventFactory::GetModifierState(mitk::InteractionEvent *event)
+{
+  InteractionEvent::ModifierKeys modifierKeys = InteractionEvent::NoKey;
+  std::string eventClass = event->GetNameOfClass();
+  std::transform(eventClass.begin(), eventClass.end(), eventClass.begin(), ::toupper);
+  std::string strModKeys = "";
+  // TODO Add InteractionKey
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEPRESSEVENT")
+  {
+    MousePressEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MousePressEvent*> (event);
+    modifierKeys = mme->GetModifiers();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSERELEASEEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseReleaseEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseReleaseEvent*> (event);
+    modifierKeys = mme->GetModifiers();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEDOUBLECLICKEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseDoubleClickEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseDoubleClickEvent*> (event);
+    modifierKeys = mme->GetModifiers();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEMOVEEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseMoveEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseMoveEvent*> (event);
+    modifierKeys = mme->GetModifiers();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEWHEELEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseWheelEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseWheelEvent*> (event);
+    modifierKeys = mme->GetModifiers();
+  }
+
+  if (modifierKeys & InteractionEvent::ShiftKey )
+  {
+    strModKeys = "SHIFT";
+  }
+  if (modifierKeys & InteractionEvent::ControlKey )
+  {
+    if (strModKeys != "")
+      strModKeys += ",";
+
+    strModKeys += "CTRL";
+  }
+  if (modifierKeys & InteractionEvent::AltKey )
+  {
+    if (strModKeys != "")
+      strModKeys += ",";
+
+    strModKeys += "ALT";
+  }
+  return strModKeys;
+}
+
+std::string mitk::EventFactory::GetEventButton(mitk::InteractionEvent *event)
+{
+  InteractionEvent::MouseButtons button = InteractionEvent::NoButton;
+  std::string eventClass = event->GetNameOfClass();
+  std::transform(eventClass.begin(), eventClass.end(), eventClass.begin(), ::toupper);
+  std::string stdButton = "";
+  // TODO Add InteractionKey
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEPRESSEVENT")
+  {
+    MousePressEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MousePressEvent*> (event);
+    button = mme->GetEventButton();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSERELEASEEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseReleaseEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseReleaseEvent*> (event);
+    button = mme->GetEventButton();
+  }
+  if (eventClass == "MOUSEDOUBLECLICKEVENT")
+  {
+    MouseDoubleClickEvent* mme = dynamic_cast<MouseDoubleClickEvent*> (event);
+    button = mme->GetEventButton();
+  }
+
+  if (button & InteractionEvent::LeftMouseButton )
+  {
+    stdButton = "LeftMouseButton";
+  }
+  if (button & InteractionEvent::RightMouseButton )
+  {
+    stdButton = "RightMouseButton";
+  }
+  if (button & InteractionEvent::MiddleMouseButton )
+  {
+    stdButton = "MiddleMouseButton";
+  }
+  return stdButton;
+
+}
+
+std::string mitk::EventFactory::GetPositionInWorld(mitk::InteractionEvent *event)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  InteractionPositionEvent* pe = dynamic_cast<InteractionPositionEvent*> (event);
+  if (pe != NULL)
+  {
+    Point3D p = pe->GetPositionInWorld();
+    ss << p[0] << "," << p[1] << "," << p[2];
+  }
+  return ss.str();
+}
+
+std::string mitk::EventFactory::GetPositionOnScreen(mitk::InteractionEvent *event)
+{
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  InteractionPositionEvent* pe = dynamic_cast<InteractionPositionEvent*> (event);
+  if (pe != NULL)
+  {
+    Point2D p = pe->GetPointerPositionOnScreen();
+    ss << p[0] << "," << p[1];
+  }
+  return ss.str();
+}
diff --git a/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.h b/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.h
index 3b4efe2504..ff01287825 100755
--- a/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.h
+++ b/Core/Code/Interactions/mitkEventFactory.h
@@ -1,47 +1,91 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
  The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
  Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
  Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
  All rights reserved.
 
  This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
  even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
  See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
  ===================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef mitkEventFactory_h
 #define mitkEventFactory_h
 
 #include "mitkCommon.h"
 #include "mitkInteractionEvent.h"
 #include "mitkPropertyList.h"
 #include <MitkExports.h>
 
 
 namespace mitk
 {
 /**
  * \class EventFactory
  * \brief Generates InteractionEvent-Objects which are described by a PropertyList.
  * This class is used by the EventConfig object to parse configuration files and create Events based on the xml description.
  *
  * \ingroup Interaction
  */
   class MITK_CORE_EXPORT EventFactory
   {
   public:
     /**
      * Parses PropertyList and queries all possible Information.
      * If an attribute is not present the default value is used.
      * Finally the Event-Type is chosen by the ClassName property and the object is created using the collected information.
      */
     static InteractionEvent::Pointer CreateEvent(PropertyList::Pointer eventDescription);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief EventToXML Transforms an event into a XML tag describing it.
+     * @param event
+     * @return Event block specifying event class and attributes of that event.
+     */
+    static std::string EventToXML(InteractionEvent* event);
+
+
+    /**
+     * @brief GetEventButton Return EventButton as String
+     * @param event
+     * @return
+     */
+    static std::string GetButtonState(InteractionEvent* event);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief GetModifierState Return ModifierState as String
+     * @param event
+     * @return
+     */
+    static std::string GetModifierState(InteractionEvent* event);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief GetEventButton Return EventButton as String
+     * @param event
+     * @return
+     */
+    static std::string GetEventButton(InteractionEvent* event);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief GetPosition Return World Position as String
+     * @param event
+     * @return
+     */
+    static std::string GetPositionInWorld(InteractionEvent* event);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief GetPositionOnScreen Return PositionOnScreen as String
+     * @param event
+     * @return
+     */
+    static std::string GetPositionOnScreen(InteractionEvent* event);
+
   };
 }
 
 #endif /* mitkEventFactory_h */