diff --git a/nodes/exchange/FCStd_read.py b/nodes/exchange/FCStd_read.py
index b3ec8ce16b..3022988f9a 100644
--- a/nodes/exchange/FCStd_read.py
+++ b/nodes/exchange/FCStd_read.py
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ def sv_init(self, context):
             self.inputs.new('SvFilePathSocket', "File Path")
             self.inputs.new('SvStringsSocket', "Part Filter")   
             self.outputs.new('SvSolidSocket', "Solid")
+            self.outputs.new('SvTextSocket', "Names")
 
-        def read_FCStd(self,node):
+        def ensure_name_socket_exists(self):
+            if not "Names" in self.outputs:
+                self.outputs.new('SvTextSocket', "Names")
+
+        def read_FCStd(self, node):
             
             files = node.inputs['File Path'].sv_get()[0]
 
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ def read_FCStd(self,node):
 
             solids = []
             obj_mask = []
+            names = []
 
             if node.read_features:
                 obj_mask.append('PartDesign')
@@ -104,10 +110,13 @@ def read_FCStd(self,node):
             for f in files:
                 S = LoadSolid(f, part_filter, obj_mask, node.tool_parts, node.inv_filter)
 
-                for s in S:
+                for s, n in S:
                     solids.append(s)
+                    names.append(list(n))
             
             node.outputs['Solid'].sv_set(solids)
+            self.ensure_name_socket_exists()
+            node.outputs['Names'].sv_set(names)
 
 
         def process(self):
@@ -151,7 +160,7 @@ def LabelReader(self,context):
                     
                     for obj in doc.Objects:
                         if obj.Module in obj_mask or obj.TypeId in obj_mask:
-                            labels.append( (obj.Label, obj.Label, obj.Label) )  # TODO, identifier [A-Za-z0-9_]
+                            labels.append( (obj.Label, obj.Label, obj.Label) )
                     
                 except Exception as err:
                     info(f'FCStd label read error: {Fname=}')
@@ -210,11 +219,11 @@ def LoadSolid(fc_file, part_filter, obj_mask, tool_parts, inv_filter):
 
             if not inv_filter:
                 if obj.Label in part_filter or len(part_filter)==0:
-                    solids.add(obj.Shape)
+                    solids.add((obj.Shape, (obj.FullName, obj.Name, obj.Label)))
 
             else:
                 if not obj.Label in part_filter:
-                    solids.add(obj.Shape)  
+                    solids.add((obj.Shape, (obj.FullName, obj.Name, obj.Label)))  
                         
     except:
         info('FCStd read error')
@@ -223,11 +232,6 @@ def LoadSolid(fc_file, part_filter, obj_mask, tool_parts, inv_filter):
 
     return solids
 
-# unused?
-def open_fc_file(fc_file):
-    F.open(fc_file) 
-    Fname = doc.Name or bpy.path.display_name_from_filepath(fc_file)
-    F.setActiveDocument(Fname)
 
 def register():
     if FreeCAD is not None:
diff --git a/nodes/solid/solid_to_mesh_mk2.py b/nodes/solid/solid_to_mesh_mk2.py
index 9cbf5fa559..13f64fa92b 100644
--- a/nodes/solid/solid_to_mesh_mk2.py
+++ b/nodes/solid/solid_to_mesh_mk2.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 from sverchok.dependencies import FreeCAD
 from sverchok.utils.dummy_nodes import add_dummy
 
+
+
 if FreeCAD is None:
     add_dummy('SvSolidToMeshNode', 'Solid to Mesh', 'FreeCAD')
 else:
@@ -11,12 +13,15 @@
     from bpy.props import FloatProperty, EnumProperty, BoolProperty, IntProperty
 
     from sverchok.node_tree import SverchCustomTreeNode
-    from sverchok.data_structure import updateNode, match_long_repeat as mlr
+    from sverchok.data_structure import updateNode, has_element, match_long_repeat as mlr
     from sverchok.utils.solid import mesh_from_solid_faces
     from sverchok.utils.sv_bmesh_utils import recalc_normals
+    from sverchok.utils.sv_mesh_utils import non_redundant_faces_indices_np as clean
 
     import MeshPart
 
+    def is_triangles_only(faces):
+        if has_element(faces): return all((len(f) == 3 for f in faces))
 
     class SvSolidToMeshNodeMk2(bpy.types.Node, SverchCustomTreeNode):
         """
@@ -155,6 +160,8 @@ def basic_mesher(self):
                 for f in rawdata[1]:
                     b_faces.append(f)
                 verts.append(b_verts)
+
+                b_faces = clean(b_faces).tolist() if is_triangles_only(b_faces) else b_faces
                 faces.append(b_faces)
 
             return verts, faces
@@ -178,7 +185,10 @@ def standard_mesher(self):
                     Relative=self.relative_surface_deviation)
 
                 verts.append([v[:] for v in mesh.Topology[0]])
-                faces.append(mesh.Topology[1])
+
+                b_faces = mesh.Topology[1]
+                b_faces = clean(b_faces).tolist() if is_triangles_only(b_faces) else b_faces
+                faces.append(b_faces)
 
             return verts, faces
 
@@ -204,6 +214,9 @@ def mefisto_mesher(self):
             return verts, faces
 
         def trivial_mesher(self):
+            """
+            this mode will produce a variety of polygon types (tris, quads, ngons...)
+            """
             solids = self.inputs[self["shape_type"]].sv_get()
 
             verts = []
diff --git a/utils/sv_mesh_utils.py b/utils/sv_mesh_utils.py
index 88b1b110bb..9bc704f968 100644
--- a/utils/sv_mesh_utils.py
+++ b/utils/sv_mesh_utils.py
@@ -362,6 +362,17 @@ def clean_meshes(vertices, edges, faces,
 
     return verts_out, edges_out, faces_out, verts_removed_out, edges_removed_out, faces_removed_out
 
+
+def non_redundant_faces_indices_np(faces):
+    F = np.array(faces)
+    M = np.sort(F, axis=-1, order=None)
+
+    # from https://stackoverflow.com/a/16973510/1243487
+    K = np.ascontiguousarray(M).view(np.dtype((np.void, M.dtype.itemsize * M.shape[1])))
+    _, idx = np.unique(K, return_index=True)
+    return F[idx]    
+
+
 def point_inside_mesh(bvh, point):
     point = Vector(point)
     axis = Vector((1, 0, 0))