diff --git a/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_classes.i b/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_classes.i
index 0f1859c4c6..a31d6291a6 100644
--- a/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_classes.i
+++ b/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_classes.i
@@ -1,111 +1,111 @@
 
 //
 // Defining some Macros that make problems with SWIG as the
 // corresponding definitions are not included by default.
 // Luckely, these includes are not necessary for SWIG.
 //
 #define ITK_NOEXCEPT
 #define ITKCommon_EXPORT
 #define ITK_OVERRIDE
 #define MITKCORE_EXPORT
 #define MITKCLCORE_EXPORT
 #define MITKCLUTILITIES_EXPORT
 #define ITKCommon_EXPORT
 #define MITKMATCHPOINTREGISTRATION_EXPORT
 #define MAPDeployment_EXPORT
 #define MAPAlgorithms_EXPORT
 
 #define ITKCommon_EXPORT
 #define ITK_FORWARD_EXPORT
 #define ITK_OVERRIDE
 #define ITK_NOEXCEPT
 
 
 %include <itkMacro.h>
 %include <mitkCommon.h>
 %include <itkSmartPointer.h>
 %include <mitkPixelType.h>
 %include <mitkChannelDescriptor.h>
 %include <mitkIOUtil.h>
 
 #define DEPRECATED(func) func
 #undef ITK_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN
 #define ITK_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TypeName)
 
 %pythoncode %{
  convertion_list = {}
 %}
 
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(Object, itkObject.h, itk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(DataObject, itkDataObject.h, itk)
 
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(TimeGeometry, mitkTimeGeometry.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(ArbitraryTimeGeometry, mitkArbitraryTimeGeometry.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(ProportionalTimeGeometry, mitkProportionalTimeGeometry.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(BaseGeometry, mitkBaseGeometry.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(Geometry3D, mitkGeometry3D.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(SlicedGeometry3D, mitkSlicedGeometry3D.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(PlaneGeometry , mitkPlaneGeometry.h, mitk)
 
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_NOVECTOR_CLASS(BoundingBox, mitkBaseGeometry.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(TimeBounds, mitkBaseGeometry.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(FixedArrayType, mitkBaseGeometry.h, mitk)
 
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Point2D, mitkPoint.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Point3D, mitkPoint.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Point4D, mitkPoint.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Point2I, mitkPoint.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Point3I, mitkPoint.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Point4I, mitkPoint.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(VnlVector, mitkVector.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Vector2D, mitkVector.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Vector3D, mitkVector.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(Vector4D, mitkVector.h, mitk)
 
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(BaseData, mitkBaseData.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(SlicedData, mitkSlicedData.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(Image, mitkImage.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(PointSet, mitkPointSet.h, mitk)
 
 //
 // Phenotyping Related Classes
 //
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(AbstractGlobalImageFeature, mitkAbstractGlobalImageFeature.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFImageDescriptionFeatures, mitkGIFImageDescriptionFeatures.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFFirstOrderStatistics, mitkGIFFirstOrderStatistics.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFFirstOrderHistogramStatistics, mitkGIFFirstOrderHistogramStatistics.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFVolumetricStatistics, mitkGIFVolumetricStatistics.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFVolumetricDensityStatistics, mitkGIFVolumetricDensityStatistics.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFCooccurenceMatrix2, mitkGIFCooccurenceMatrix2.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFNeighbouringGreyLevelDependenceFeature, mitkGIFNeighbouringGreyLevelDependenceFeatures.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFGreyLevelRunLength, mitkGIFGreyLevelRunLength.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFGreyLevelSizeZone, mitkGIFGreyLevelSizeZone.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFGreyLevelDistanceZone, mitkGIFGreyLevelDistanceZone.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFLocalIntensity, mitkGIFLocalIntensity.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFIntensityVolumeHistogramFeatures, mitkGIFIntensityVolumeHistogramFeatures.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFNeighbourhoodGreyToneDifferenceFeatures, mitkGIFNeighbourhoodGreyToneDifferenceFeatures.h, mitk)
 SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(GIFCurvatureStatistic, mitkGIFCurvatureStatistic.h, mitk)
 
 //
 // MatchPoint Related Classes
 //
-SWIG_ADD_CLASS(MITKAlgorithmHelper, mitkAlgorithmHelper.h, mitk)
-SWIG_ADD_CLASS(RegistrationType, mitkImageMappingHelper.h, mitk::ImageMappingHelper)
-SWIG_ADD_CLASS(MITKRegistrationType, mitkImageMappingHelper.h, mitk::ImageMappingHelper)
+MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS(MITKAlgorithmHelper, mitkAlgorithmHelper.h, mitk)
+MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS(RegistrationType, mitkImageMappingHelper.h, mitk::ImageMappingHelper)
+MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS(MITKRegistrationType, mitkImageMappingHelper.h, mitk::ImageMappingHelper)
 
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(DLLDirectoryBrowser, mapDeploymentDLLDirectoryBrowser.h, ::map::deployment)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(DLLInfo, mapDeploymentDLLInfo.h, ::map::deployment)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(UID, mapUID.h, ::map::algorithm)
 // %{
 //  #include <mapDeploymentDLLAccess.h>
 // %}
 // %include <mapDeploymentDLLAccess.h>
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(DLLHandle, mapDeploymentDLLHandle.h, ::map::deployment)
 
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(FastSymmetricForcesDemonsMultiResDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkFastSymmetricForcesDemonsMultiResDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(LevelSetMotionMultiResDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkLevelSetMotionMultiResDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(MultiModalAffineDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkMultiModalAffineDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(MultiModalRigidDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkMultiModalRigidDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(MultiModalTransDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkMultiModalTransDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(RigidClosedFormPointsDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkRigidClosedFormPointsDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
 // SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(RigidICPDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm, mitkRigidICPDefaultRegistrationAlgorithm.h, mitk)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_macros.i b/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_macros.i
index 2953df1d72..3f888e3a49 100644
--- a/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_macros.i
+++ b/Wrapping/Common/mitk_swig_macros.i
@@ -1,217 +1,230 @@
 //
 // This file contains macros for swig.
 //
 
 
 
 //
 // MITKSWIG_ADD_HEADERFILE includes a header-file into SWIG
 //
 %define MITKSWIG_ADD_HEADERFILE( classinclude )
   // Include the include file in the generated cpp file
   %{
    #include < ## classinclude ## >
   %}
 
   // Include the given header, where the class definition is found
   %include < ## classinclude ## >
 %enddef
 
 //
 // MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS is a helper macro in order to do
 // all important stuff in order to wrap an existing
 // class
 //
 %define MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS(classname, classinclude, nspace)
   MITKSWIG_ADD_HEADERFILE( classinclude )
   // Using class name in order to remove ambigiouties
   %{
     typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
     using nspace ## :: ## classname ;
   %}
   using nspace ##:: ## classname ;
 
   // Typedef is necessary to overcome ambigiouties resulting in the fact that SWIG
   // ignores namespaces. This can lead to some problems with templates.
   typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
 %enddef
 
+
 //
-// SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS is a helper macro in order to do
-// all important stuff before an mitk::Class is included.
-// Requires the name of the class as it is in c++ as classname
-// and the include file, in which the class is defined.
-// It is assumed that the class is somehow inherited from
-// mitk::BaseData, and supports smartpointers.
+// MITKSWIG_AUTOMATED_CASTING is a helper macro in order to
+// provide a convinience interface for up/downcasting of
+// classes
 //
-%define SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(classname, classinclude, nspace)
-
-  MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS( classname, classinclude, nspace )
-
-
-  // Declaring that this class is a smart-pointer class, in order to handle
-  // online upcasting where necessary (for example python)
-  %feature("smartptr", noblock=1) nspace ##:: ## classname { itk::SmartPointer<nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self> }
-
-  // Initianziation of std. vectors containing pointers to these classes. This allows to use
-  // vectors of these types as target language arrays.
-  %template(Vector ## classname ## Pointer) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Pointer >;
-  %template(Vector ## classname) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self *>;
-
-  // Defining the Smartpointer, allows easy access in target language
-  %template(classname ## Pointer) itk::SmartPointer<nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self>;
+%define MITKSWIG_AUTOMATED_CASTING(classname, classinclude, nspace)
 
   // Define a conversion method to convert from and to types
   %template(ConvertTo ## classname) ConvertTo< nspace ##:: ## classname ## >;
 
-
   // This extend is necessary to have the automatic cast methods available
 %extend itk::SmartPointer< nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self> {
   %pythoncode %{
       def _GetListOfValidItems(self):
         return [str(k) for k in self.GetClassHierarchy() if k in convertion_list.keys() ]
   %}
   %pythoncode %{
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         if type(item)==str:
             if (len(item) > 9) and ('ConvertTo' in item):
                 searchString=item[9:]
                 if searchString in self._GetListOfValidItems():
                     def func_t():
                         return convertion_list[searchString](self)
                     return func_t
   %}
   %pythoncode %{
     def __dir__(self):
         return super().__dir__() + ['ConvertTo'+k for k in self._GetListOfValidItems()]
   %}
 }
 
 %extend  std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname *>::value_type {
   %pythoncode %{
       def _GetListOfValidItems(self):
         return [str(k) for k in self.GetClassHierarchy() if k in convertion_list.keys() ]
   %}
   %pythoncode %{
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         if type(item)==str:
             if (len(item) > 9) and ('ConvertTo' in item):
                 searchString=item[9:]
                 if searchString in self._GetListOfValidItems():
                     def func_t():
                         return convertion_list[searchString](self)
                     return func_t
   %}
   %pythoncode %{
     def __dir__(self):
         return super().__dir__() + ['ConvertTo'+k for k in self._GetListOfValidItems()]
   %}
 }
 
 %pythoncode %{
  convertion_list['classname'] = ConvertTo ## classname
 %}
 
+
+%enddef
+
+//
+// SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS is a helper macro in order to do
+// all important stuff before an mitk::Class is included.
+// Requires the name of the class as it is in c++ as classname
+// and the include file, in which the class is defined.
+// It is assumed that the class is somehow inherited from
+// mitk::BaseData, and supports smartpointers.
+//
+%define SWIG_ADD_MITK_CLASS(classname, classinclude, nspace)
+
+  MITKSWIG_ADD_CLASS( classname, classinclude, nspace )
+
+  class nspace ## :: ## classname ## ;
+  class nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Pointer;
+
+  // Declaring that this class is a smart-pointer class, in order to handle
+  // online upcasting where necessary (for example python)
+  %feature("smartptr", noblock=1) nspace ##:: ## classname { itk::SmartPointer<nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self> }
+
+  // Defining the Smartpointer, allows easy access in target language
+  %template(classname ## Pointer) itk::SmartPointer<nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self>;
+
+  // Initianziation of std. vectors containing pointers to these classes. This allows to use
+  // vectors of these types as target language arrays.
+  %template(Vector ## classname ## Pointer) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Pointer >;
+  %template(Vector ## classname) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname ## ::Self *>;
+
+  MITKSWIG_AUTOMATED_CASTING(classname, classinclude, nspace)
 %enddef
 
 
 //
 // SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS is a helper macro in order to do
 // all important stuff before an mitk::Class is included.
 // Requires the name of the class as it is in c++ as classname
 // and the include file, in which the class is defined.
 // It is assumed that the class is somehow inherited from
 // mitk::BaseData, and supports smartpointers.
 //
 %define SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS(classname, classinclude, nspace)
   // Include the include file in the generated cpp file
   %{
    #include < ## classinclude ## >
    typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
    using nspace ## :: ## classname ;
   %}
 
   // Include the given header, where the class definition is found
   %include < ## classinclude ## >
   using nspace ##:: ## classname ;
 
   // Typedef is necessary to overcome ambigiouties resulting in the fact that SWIG
   // ignores namespaces. This can lead to some problems with templates.
   typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
 
   class nspace ## :: ## classname ## ;
 
   // Initianziation of std. vectors containing pointers to these classes. This allows to use
   // vectors of these types as target language arrays.
   %template(Vector ## classname ## Pointer) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname * >;
   %template(Vector ## classname) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname  >;
 
 %enddef
 
 
 
 //
 // SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_TEMPLATECLASS is a helper macro in order to do
 // all important stuff before an mitk::Class is included.
 // Requires the name of the class as it is in c++ as classname
 // and the include file, in which the class is defined.
 // It is assumed that the class is somehow inherited from
 // mitk::BaseData, and supports smartpointers.
 //
 %define SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_TEMPLATECLASS(classname, classinclude, nspace, tmplstring)
   // Include the include file in the generated cpp file
   %{
    #include < ## classinclude ## >
    typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
    using nspace ## :: ## classname ;
   %}
 
   // Include the given header, where the class definition is found
   %include < ## classinclude ## >
   using nspace ##:: ## classname ;
 
   // Typedef is necessary to overcome ambigiouties resulting in the fact that SWIG
   // ignores namespaces. This can lead to some problems with templates.
   typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
 
   %template( classname ) nspace ## :: ## tmplstring ## ;
 
   // Initianziation of std. vectors containing pointers to these classes. This allows to use
   // vectors of these types as target language arrays.
   %template(Vector ## classname ## Pointer) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname * >;
   %template(Vector ## classname) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname  >;
 
 %enddef
 
 
 
 
 //
 // SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_CLASS is a helper macro in order to do
 // all important stuff before an mitk::Class is included.
 // Requires the name of the class as it is in c++ as classname
 // and the include file, in which the class is defined.
 // It is assumed that the class is somehow inherited from
 // mitk::BaseData, and supports smartpointers.
 //
 %define SWIG_ADD_NONOBJECT_NOVECTOR_CLASS(classname, classinclude, nspace)
   // Include the include file in the generated cpp file
   %{
    #include < ## classinclude ## >
    typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
    using nspace ## :: ## classname ;
   %}
 
   // Include the given header, where the class definition is found
   %include < ## classinclude ## >
   using nspace ##:: ## classname ;
 
   // Typedef is necessary to overcome ambigiouties resulting in the fact that SWIG
   // ignores namespaces. This can lead to some problems with templates.
   typedef nspace ## :: ## classname classname ## ;
 
   // Initianziation of std. vectors containing pointers to these classes. This allows to use
   // vectors of these types as target language arrays.
   %template(Vector ## classname ## Pointer) std::vector< nspace ## :: ## classname * >;
 
 %enddef