diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_bmesh.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_bmesh.h
index 51a5d29dbb7..8ec7144faf6 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_bmesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_bmesh.h
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
 
 #include "DNA_listBase.h"
 #include "BLI_ghash.h"
+#include "BLI_mempool.h"
 #include "BLI_memarena.h"
 #include "DNA_image_types.h"
 #include "BLI_editVert.h"
 #include "BKE_DerivedMesh.h"
 #include "transform.h"
-#include "BKE_bmeshCustomData.h"
 
 /*forward declerations*/
 struct BME_Vert;
@@ -53,13 +53,6 @@ struct BME_Poly;
 struct BME_Loop;
 
 
-/*structure for fast memory allocation/frees*/
-typedef struct BME_mempool{
-	struct ListBase chunks;
-	int esize, csize, pchunk;		/*size of elements and chunks in bytes and number of elements per chunk*/
-	struct BME_freenode	*free;		/*free element list. Interleaved into chunk datas.*/
-}BME_mempool;
-
 /*Notes on further structure Cleanup:
 	-Remove the tflags, they belong in custom data layers
 	-Remove the eflags completely, they are mostly not used
@@ -78,10 +71,10 @@ typedef struct BME_Mesh
 {
 	ListBase verts, edges, polys;
 	/*memory pools used for storing mesh elements*/
-	struct BME_mempool *vpool;
-	struct BME_mempool *epool;
-	struct BME_mempool *ppool;
-	struct BME_mempool *lpool;
+	struct BLI_mempool *vpool;
+	struct BLI_mempool *epool;
+	struct BLI_mempool *ppool;
+	struct BLI_mempool *lpool;
 	/*some scratch arrays used by eulers*/
 	struct BME_Vert **vtar;
 	struct BME_Edge **edar;
@@ -90,7 +83,7 @@ typedef struct BME_Mesh
 	int vtarlen, edarlen, lparlen, plarlen;
 	int totvert, totedge, totpoly, totloop;				/*record keeping*/
 	int nextv, nexte, nextp, nextl;						/*Next element ID for verts/edges/faces/loops. Never reused*/
-	struct BME_CustomData vdata, edata, pdata, ldata;	/*Custom Data Layer information*/
+	struct CustomData vdata, edata, pdata, ldata;	/*Custom Data Layer information*/
 } BME_Mesh;
 
 typedef struct BME_Vert
@@ -169,7 +162,7 @@ int BME_radial_find_face(struct BME_Edge *e,struct BME_Poly *f);
 struct BME_Loop *BME_loop_find_loop(struct BME_Poly *f, struct BME_Vert *v);
 
 /*MESH CREATION/DESTRUCTION*/
-struct BME_Mesh *BME_make_mesh(int allocsize[4], struct BME_CustomDataInit init[4]);
+struct BME_Mesh *BME_make_mesh(int allocsize[4]);
 void BME_free_mesh(struct BME_Mesh *bm);
 /*FULL MESH VALIDATION*/
 int BME_validate_mesh(struct BME_Mesh *bm, int halt);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_customdata.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_customdata.h
index d0535f1752e..81c2e4a4b94 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_customdata.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_customdata.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_BAREMESH;
 extern const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_MESH;
 extern const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_EDITMESH;
 extern const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_DERIVEDMESH;
+extern const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_BMESH;
 
 /* for ORIGINDEX layer type, indicates no original index for this element */
 #define ORIGINDEX_NONE -1
@@ -134,6 +135,9 @@ void CustomData_copy_data(const struct CustomData *source,
 void CustomData_em_copy_data(const struct CustomData *source,
                             struct CustomData *dest, void *src_block,
                             void **dest_block);
+void CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(const struct CustomData *source, 
+							struct CustomData *dest,void *src_block, 
+							void **dest_block);
 
 /* frees data in a CustomData object
  * return 1 on success, 0 on failure
@@ -160,6 +164,10 @@ void CustomData_interp(const struct CustomData *source, struct CustomData *dest,
 void CustomData_em_interp(struct CustomData *data,  void **src_blocks,
                           float *weights, float *sub_weights, int count,
                           void *dest_block);
+void CustomData_bmesh_interp(struct CustomData *data, void **src_blocks, 
+							 float *weights, float *sub_weights, int count, 
+							 void *dest_block);
+
 
 /* swaps the data in the element corners, to new corners with indices as
    specified in corner_indices. for edges this is an array of length 2, for
@@ -172,6 +180,8 @@ void CustomData_swap(struct CustomData *data, int index, int *corner_indices);
 void *CustomData_get(const struct CustomData *data, int index, int type);
 void *CustomData_em_get(const struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type);
 void *CustomData_em_get_n(const struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type, int n);
+void *CustomData_bmesh_get(const struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type);
+void *CustomData_bmesh_get_n(const struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type, int n);
 
 /* gets a pointer to the active or first layer of type
  * returns NULL if there is no layer of type
@@ -199,6 +209,12 @@ void CustomData_em_set(struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type,
 void CustomData_em_set_n(struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type, int n,
                          void *source);
 
+void CustomData_bmesh_set(const struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type, 
+						  void *source);
+
+void CustomData_bmesh_set_n(struct CustomData *data, void *block, int type, int n, 
+							void *source);
+
 /* set the pointer of to the first layer of type. the old data is not freed.
  * returns the value of ptr if the layer is found, NULL otherwise
  */
@@ -220,12 +236,20 @@ void CustomData_set_layer_flag(struct CustomData *data, int type, int flag);
 void CustomData_em_set_default(struct CustomData *data, void **block);
 void CustomData_em_free_block(struct CustomData *data, void **block);
 
+void CustomData_bmesh_set_default(struct CustomData *data, void **block);
+void CustomData_bmesh_free_block(struct CustomData *data, void **block);
+
 /* copy custom data to/from layers as in mesh/derivedmesh, to editmesh
    blocks of data. the CustomData's must not be compatible  */
 void CustomData_to_em_block(const struct CustomData *source,
                             struct CustomData *dest, int index, void **block);
 void CustomData_from_em_block(const struct CustomData *source,
                               struct CustomData *dest, void *block, int index);
+void CustomData_to_bmesh_block(const struct CustomData *source, 
+							struct CustomData *dest, int src_index, void **dest_block);
+void CustomData_from_bmesh_block(const struct CustomData *source, 
+							struct CustomData *dest, void *src_block, int dest_index);
+
 
 /* query info over types */
 void CustomData_file_write_info(int type, char **structname, int *structnum);
@@ -240,5 +264,4 @@ void CustomData_set_layer_unique_name(struct CustomData *data, int index);
 /* for file reading compatibility, returns false if the layer was freed,
    only after this test passes, layer->data should be assigned */
 int CustomData_verify_versions(struct CustomData *data, int index);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_conversions.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_conversions.c
index 08483711c45..7952546de7c 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_conversions.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_conversions.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
+#include "BKE_customdata.h" 
 
 #include "DNA_listBase.h"
 #include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
@@ -54,11 +55,14 @@
 #include "bmesh_private.h"
 
 #include "BSE_edit.h"
+/*Converts an EditMesh to a BME_Mesh.*/
+static void bmesh_init_cdPool(CustomData *data, int allocsize){
+	if(data->totlayer)data->pool = BLI_mempool_create(data->totsize, allocsize, allocsize);
+}
 
 BME_Mesh *BME_editmesh_to_bmesh(EditMesh *em) {
 	BME_Mesh *bm;
 	int allocsize[4] = {512,512,2048,512};
-	BME_CustomDataInit *init = MEM_callocN(sizeof(BME_CustomDataInit) * 4, "Bmesh custom data init");
 	BME_Vert *v1, *v2;
 	BME_Edge *e, *edar[4];
 	BME_Poly *f;
@@ -68,9 +72,12 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_editmesh_to_bmesh(EditMesh *em) {
 	EditFace *efa;
 
 	int len;
-	bm = BME_make_mesh(allocsize,init);
+	bm = BME_make_mesh(allocsize);
+
+	CustomData_copy(&em->vdata, &bm->vdata, CD_MASK_BMESH, CD_CALLOC, 0);
+	bmesh_init_cdPool(&bm->vdata, allocsize[0]);
+
 	BME_model_begin(bm);
-	
 	/*add verts*/
 	eve= em->verts.first;
 	while(eve) {
@@ -80,8 +87,8 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_editmesh_to_bmesh(EditMesh *em) {
 		v1->h = eve->h;
 		v1->bweight = eve->bweight;
 
-		/* link the verts for edge and face construction;
-		 * kind of a dangerous thing - remember to cast back to BME_Vert before using! */
+		/*Copy Custom Data*/
+		CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(&em->vdata, &bm->vdata, eve->data, &v1->data);
 		eve->tmp.v = (EditVert*)v1;
 		eve = eve->next;
 	}
@@ -102,6 +109,8 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_editmesh_to_bmesh(EditMesh *em) {
 
 		/* link the edges for face construction;
 		 * kind of a dangerous thing - remember to cast back to BME_Edge before using! */
+		/*Copy CustomData*/
+
 		eed->tmp.e = (EditEdge*)e;
 		eed = eed->next;
 	}
@@ -137,7 +146,6 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_editmesh_to_bmesh(EditMesh *em) {
 		efa = efa->next;
 	}
 	BME_model_end(bm);
-	MEM_freeN(init);
 	return bm;
 }
 
@@ -161,6 +169,8 @@ EditMesh *BME_bmesh_to_editmesh(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_TransData_Head *td) {
 
 	if (em == NULL) return NULL;
 
+
+	CustomData_copy(&bm->vdata, &em->vdata, CD_MASK_BMESH, CD_CALLOC, 0);
 	/* convert to EditMesh */
 	/* make editverts */
 	totvert = BLI_countlist(&(bm->verts));
@@ -176,6 +186,7 @@ EditMesh *BME_bmesh_to_editmesh(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_TransData_Head *td) {
 		eve1->f = (unsigned char)v1->flag;
 		eve1->h = (unsigned char)v1->h;
 		eve1->bweight = v1->bweight;
+		CustomData_em_copy_data(&bm->vdata, &em->vdata, v1->data, &eve1->data);
 	}
 	
 	/* make edges */
@@ -234,7 +245,6 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_derivedmesh_to_bmesh(DerivedMesh *dm)
 	
 	BME_Mesh *bm;
 	int allocsize[4] = {512,512,2048,512};
-	BME_CustomDataInit *init = MEM_callocN(sizeof(BME_CustomDataInit) * 4, "Bmesh custom data init");
 	MVert *mvert, *mv;
 	MEdge *medge, *me;
 	MFace *mface, *mf;
@@ -245,7 +255,7 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_derivedmesh_to_bmesh(DerivedMesh *dm)
 	
 	EdgeHash *edge_hash = BLI_edgehash_new();
 
-	bm = BME_make_mesh(allocsize,init);
+	bm = BME_make_mesh(allocsize);
 	totvert = dm->getNumVerts(dm);
 	totedge = dm->getNumEdges(dm);
 	totface = dm->getNumFaces(dm);
@@ -300,7 +310,6 @@ BME_Mesh *BME_derivedmesh_to_bmesh(DerivedMesh *dm)
 	BME_model_end(bm);
 	BLI_edgehash_free(edge_hash, NULL);
 	MEM_freeN(vert_array);
-	MEM_freeN(init);
 	return bm;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_mesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_mesh.c
index 184ef2b8a0e..ad46a7c1eb7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_mesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_mesh.c
@@ -32,64 +32,33 @@
  * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
  */
 
+
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
-
 #include "DNA_listBase.h"
-#include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
-#include "DNA_mesh_types.h"
-#include "DNA_object_types.h"
-#include "DNA_scene_types.h"
-
-
+#include "BLI_blenlib.h"
 #include "BKE_utildefines.h"
 #include "BKE_bmesh.h"
-#include "BKE_global.h"
-#include "BKE_depsgraph.h"
-#include "BLI_blenlib.h"
-#include "BLI_editVert.h"
-#include "BIF_editmesh.h"
-#include "BIF_space.h"
-#include "editmesh.h"
 #include "bmesh_private.h"
-#include "mydevice.h"
-
-#include "BSE_edit.h"
 
 
 /*	
  *	BME MAKE MESH
  *
  *  Allocates a new BME_Mesh structure.
- *	The arguments are two arrays, one of type int
- *  and another of type BME_CustomDataInit. The first array
- *  contains the allocation size for each element pool in 
- *  the mesh. For instance allocsize[0] contains the number
- *  of vertices to allocate at a time for the vertex pool.
- *
- *  The second array contains structures describing the layout
- *  of custom data for each element type in the mesh. So init[0]
- *  contains the custom data layout information for vertices, init[1]
- *  the layout information for edges and so on.
- *
  *  Returns -
  *  Pointer to a Bmesh
  *
 */
 
-BME_Mesh *BME_make_mesh(int allocsize[4], BME_CustomDataInit init[4])
+BME_Mesh *BME_make_mesh(int allocsize[4])
 {
 	/*allocate the structure*/
 	BME_Mesh *bm = MEM_callocN(sizeof(BME_Mesh),"BMesh");
 	/*allocate the memory pools for the mesh elements*/
-	bm->vpool = BME_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Vert), allocsize[0], allocsize[0]);
-	bm->epool = BME_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Edge), allocsize[1], allocsize[1]);
-	bm->lpool = BME_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Loop), allocsize[2], allocsize[2]);
-	bm->ppool = BME_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Poly), allocsize[3], allocsize[3]);
-	/*Setup custom data layers*/
-	BME_CD_Create(&bm->vdata, &init[0], allocsize[0]);
-	BME_CD_Create(&bm->edata, &init[1], allocsize[1]);
-	BME_CD_Create(&bm->ldata, &init[2], allocsize[2]);
-	BME_CD_Create(&bm->pdata, &init[3], allocsize[3]);
+	bm->vpool = BLI_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Vert), allocsize[0], allocsize[0]);
+	bm->epool = BLI_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Edge), allocsize[1], allocsize[1]);
+	bm->lpool = BLI_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Loop), allocsize[2], allocsize[2]);
+	bm->ppool = BLI_mempool_create(sizeof(BME_Poly), allocsize[3], allocsize[3]);
 	return bm;
 }
 /*	
@@ -105,26 +74,35 @@ void BME_free_mesh(BME_Mesh *bm)
 	BME_Loop *l;
 	BME_Poly *f;
 
-	for(v=bm->verts.first; v; v=v->next) BME_CD_free_block(&bm->vdata, &v->data);
-	for(e=bm->edges.first; e; e=e->next) BME_CD_free_block(&bm->edata, &e->data);
+	for(v=bm->verts.first; v; v=v->next) CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->vdata, &v->data);
+	for(e=bm->edges.first; e; e=e->next) CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->edata, &e->data);
 	for(f=bm->polys.first; f; f=f->next){
-		BME_CD_free_block(&bm->pdata, &f->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->pdata, &f->data);
 		l = f->loopbase;
 		do{
-			BME_CD_free_block(&bm->ldata, &l->data);
+			CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->ldata, &l->data);
 			l = l->next;
 		}while(l!=f->loopbase);
 	}
+
+	/*Free custom data pools, This should probably go in CustomData_free?*/
+	if(bm->vdata.totlayer) BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->vdata.pool);
+	if(bm->edata.totlayer) BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->edata.pool);
+	if(bm->ldata.totlayer) BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->ldata.pool);
+	if(bm->pdata.totlayer) BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->pdata.pool);
+
+ 	/*free custom data*/
+	CustomData_free(&bm->vdata,0);
+	CustomData_free(&bm->edata,0);
+	CustomData_free(&bm->ldata,0);
+	CustomData_free(&bm->pdata,0);
+
 	/*destroy element pools*/
-	BME_mempool_destroy(bm->vpool);
-	BME_mempool_destroy(bm->epool);
-	BME_mempool_destroy(bm->ppool);
-	BME_mempool_destroy(bm->lpool);
-	/*free custom data pools*/
-	BME_CD_Free(&bm->vdata);
-	BME_CD_Free(&bm->edata);
-	BME_CD_Free(&bm->ldata);
-	BME_CD_Free(&bm->pdata);
+	BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->vpool);
+	BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->epool);
+	BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->ppool);
+	BLI_mempool_destroy(bm->lpool);
+	
 	MEM_freeN(bm);	
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_structure.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_structure.c
index cbf780c6467..92ef9e3e03c 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_structure.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_structure.c
@@ -42,100 +42,6 @@
 #include "BLI_linklist.h"
 #include "BLI_ghash.h"
 
-#include "BKE_customdata.h"
-
-/*
-	Simple, fast memory allocator for allocating many elements of the same size.
-*/
-typedef struct BME_mempool_chunk{
-	struct BME_mempool_chunk *next, *prev;
-	void *data;
-}BME_mempool_chunk;
-
-/*this is just to make things prettier*/
-typedef struct BME_freenode{
-	struct BME_freenode *next;
-}BME_freenode;
-
-BME_mempool *BME_mempool_create(int esize, int tote, int pchunk)
-{	BME_mempool  *pool = NULL;
-	BME_freenode *lasttail = NULL, *curnode = NULL;
-	int i,j, maxchunks;
-	char *addr;
-
-	/*allocate the pool structure*/
-	pool = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(BME_mempool),"memory pool");
-	pool->esize = esize;
-	pool->pchunk = pchunk;	
-	pool->csize = esize * pchunk;
-	pool->chunks.first = pool->chunks.last = NULL;
-	
-	maxchunks = tote / pchunk;
-	
-	/*allocate the actual chunks*/
-	for(i=0; i < maxchunks; i++){
-		BME_mempool_chunk *mpchunk = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(BME_mempool_chunk), "BME_Mempool Chunk");
-		mpchunk->next = mpchunk->prev = NULL;
-		mpchunk->data = MEM_mallocN(pool->csize, "BME Mempool Chunk Data");
-		BLI_addtail(&(pool->chunks), mpchunk);
-		
-		if(i==0) pool->free = mpchunk->data; /*start of the list*/
-		/*loop through the allocated data, building the pointer structures*/
-		for(addr = mpchunk->data, j=0; j < pool->pchunk; j++){
-			curnode = ((BME_freenode*)addr);
-			addr += pool->esize;
-			curnode->next = (BME_freenode*)addr;
-		}
-		/*final pointer in the previously allocated chunk is wrong.*/
-		if(lasttail) lasttail->next = mpchunk->data;
-		/*set the end of this chunks memory to the new tail for next iteration*/
-		lasttail = curnode;
-	}
-	/*terminate the list*/
-	curnode->next = NULL;
-	return pool;
-}
-
-void *BME_mempool_alloc(BME_mempool *pool){
-	void *retval=NULL;
-	BME_freenode *curnode=NULL;
-	char *addr=NULL;
-	int j;
-
-	if(!(pool->free)){
-		/*need to allocate a new chunk*/
-		BME_mempool_chunk *mpchunk = MEM_mallocN(sizeof(BME_mempool_chunk), "BME_Mempool Chunk");
-		mpchunk->next = mpchunk->prev = NULL;
-		mpchunk->data = MEM_mallocN(pool->csize, "BME_Mempool Chunk Data");
-		BLI_addtail(&(pool->chunks), mpchunk);
-
-		pool->free = mpchunk->data; /*start of the list*/
-		for(addr = mpchunk->data, j=0; j < pool->pchunk; j++){
-			curnode = ((BME_freenode*)addr);
-			addr += pool->esize;
-			curnode->next = (BME_freenode*)addr;
-		}
-		curnode->next = NULL; /*terminate the list*/
-	}
-
-	retval = pool->free;
-	pool->free = pool->free->next;
-	//memset(retval, 0, pool->esize);
-	return retval;
-}
-
-void BME_mempool_free(BME_mempool *pool, void *addr){ //doesnt protect against double frees, dont be stupid!
-	BME_freenode *newhead = addr;
-	newhead->next = pool->free;
-	pool->free = newhead;
-}
-void BME_mempool_destroy(BME_mempool *pool)
-{
-	BME_mempool_chunk *mpchunk=NULL;
-	for(mpchunk = pool->chunks.first; mpchunk; mpchunk = mpchunk->next) MEM_freeN(mpchunk->data);
-	BLI_freelistN(&(pool->chunks));
-	MEM_freeN(pool);
-}
 /**
  *	MISC utility functions.
  *
@@ -179,7 +85,7 @@ int BME_edge_swapverts(BME_Edge *e, BME_Vert *orig, BME_Vert *new){
 
 BME_Vert *BME_addvertlist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *example){
 	BME_Vert *v=NULL;
-	v = BME_mempool_alloc(bm->vpool);
+	v = BLI_mempool_alloc(bm->vpool);
 	v->next = v->prev = NULL;
 	v->EID = bm->nextv;
 	v->co[0] = v->co[1] = v->co[2] = 0.0f;
@@ -195,16 +101,16 @@ BME_Vert *BME_addvertlist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *example){
 
 	if(example){
 		VECCOPY(v->co,example->co);
-		BME_CD_copy_data(&bm->vdata, &bm->vdata, example->data, &v->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(&bm->vdata, &bm->vdata, example->data, &v->data);
 	}
 	else
-		BME_CD_set_default(&bm->vdata, &v->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_set_default(&bm->vdata, &v->data);
 
 	return v;
 }
 BME_Edge *BME_addedgelist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v1, BME_Vert *v2, BME_Edge *example){
 	BME_Edge *e=NULL;
-	e = BME_mempool_alloc(bm->epool);
+	e = BLI_mempool_alloc(bm->epool);
 	e->next = e->prev = NULL;
 	e->EID = bm->nexte;
 	e->v1 = v1;
@@ -222,16 +128,16 @@ BME_Edge *BME_addedgelist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v1, BME_Vert *v2, BME_Edge *ex
 	BLI_addtail(&(bm->edges), e);
 	
 	if(example)
-		BME_CD_copy_data(&bm->edata, &bm->edata, example->data, &e->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(&bm->edata, &bm->edata, example->data, &e->data);
 	else
-		BME_CD_set_default(&bm->edata, &e->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_set_default(&bm->edata, &e->data);
 
 
 	return e;
 }
 BME_Loop *BME_create_loop(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Edge *e, BME_Poly *f, BME_Loop *example){
 	BME_Loop *l=NULL;
-	l = BME_mempool_alloc(bm->lpool);
+	l = BLI_mempool_alloc(bm->lpool);
 	l->next = l->prev = NULL;
 	l->EID = bm->nextl;
 	l->radial.next = l->radial.prev = NULL;
@@ -246,16 +152,16 @@ BME_Loop *BME_create_loop(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Edge *e, BME_Poly *f, B
 	bm->totloop++;
 	
 	if(example)
-		BME_CD_copy_data(&bm->ldata, &bm->ldata, example->data, &l->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(&bm->ldata, &bm->ldata, example->data, &l->data);
 	else
-		BME_CD_set_default(&bm->ldata, &l->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_set_default(&bm->ldata, &l->data);
 
 	return l;
 }
 
 BME_Poly *BME_addpolylist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Poly *example){
 	BME_Poly *f = NULL;
-	f = BME_mempool_alloc(bm->ppool);
+	f = BLI_mempool_alloc(bm->ppool);
 	f->next = f->prev = NULL;
 	f->EID = bm->nextp;
 	f->loopbase = NULL;
@@ -268,9 +174,9 @@ BME_Poly *BME_addpolylist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Poly *example){
 	bm->totpoly++;
 
 	if(example)
-		BME_CD_copy_data(&bm->pdata, &bm->pdata, example->data, &f->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(&bm->pdata, &bm->pdata, example->data, &f->data);
 	else
-		BME_CD_set_default(&bm->pdata, &f->data);
+		CustomData_bmesh_set_default(&bm->pdata, &f->data);
 
 
 	return f;
@@ -281,23 +187,23 @@ BME_Poly *BME_addpolylist(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Poly *example){
 */
 void BME_free_vert(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v){
 	bm->totvert--;
-	BME_CD_free_block(&bm->vdata, &v->data);
-	BME_mempool_free(bm->vpool, v);
+	CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->vdata, &v->data);
+	BLI_mempool_free(bm->vpool, v);
 }
 void BME_free_edge(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Edge *e){
 	bm->totedge--;
-	BME_CD_free_block(&bm->edata, &e->data);
-	BME_mempool_free(bm->epool, e);
+	CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->edata, &e->data);
+	BLI_mempool_free(bm->epool, e);
 }
 void BME_free_poly(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Poly *f){
 	bm->totpoly--;
-	BME_CD_free_block(&bm->pdata, &f->data);
-	BME_mempool_free(bm->ppool, f);
+	CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->pdata, &f->data);
+	BLI_mempool_free(bm->ppool, f);
 }
 void BME_free_loop(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Loop *l){
 	bm->totloop--;
-	BME_CD_free_block(&bm->ldata, &l->data);
-	BME_mempool_free(bm->lpool, l);
+	CustomData_bmesh_free_block(&bm->ldata, &l->data);
+	BLI_mempool_free(bm->lpool, l);
 }
 /**
  *	BMESH CYCLES
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_tools.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_tools.c
index 7ce967d1d22..916e6bee59f 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_tools.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/BME_tools.c
@@ -205,7 +205,21 @@ static BME_Poly *BME_split_face(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Poly *f, BME_Vert *v1, BME_Ver
 	return nf;
 }
 
-/* a wrapper for BME_SEMV that transfers element flags */
+
+static void BME_data_interp_from_verts(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v1, BME_Vert *v2, BME_Vert *v, float fac)
+{
+	void *src[2];
+	float w[2];
+	if (v1->data && v2->data) {
+		src[0]= v1->data;
+		src[1]= v2->data;
+		w[0] = 1.0f-fac;
+		w[1] = fac;
+		CustomData_em_interp(&bm->vdata, src, w, NULL, 2, v->data);
+	}
+}
+
+/* a wrapper for BME_SEMV that transfers element flags */ /*add custom data interpolation in here!*/
 static BME_Vert *BME_split_edge(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Edge *e, BME_Edge **ne, float percent) {
 	BME_Vert *nv, *v2;
 	float len;
@@ -224,10 +238,11 @@ static BME_Vert *BME_split_edge(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Edge *e, BME_Edge
 		(*ne)->crease = e->crease;
 		(*ne)->bweight = e->bweight;
 	}
-
 	return nv;
 }
 
+
+
 static int BME_bevel_is_split_vert(BME_Loop *l) {
 	/* look for verts that have already been added to the edge when
 	 * beveling other polys; this can be determined by testing the
@@ -315,7 +330,7 @@ static float BME_bevel_project_vec(float *vec1, float *vec2, float *up_vec, int
  * Finally, return the split vert. */
 static BME_Vert *BME_bevel_split_edge(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Vert *v1, BME_Loop *l, float *up_vec, float value, BME_TransData_Head *td) {
 	BME_TransData *vtd, *vtd1, *vtd2;
-	BME_Vert *sv, *v2, *v3;
+	BME_Vert *sv, *v2, *v3, *ov;
 	BME_Loop *lv1, *lv2;
 	BME_Edge *ne, *e1, *e2;
 	float maxfactor, scale, len, dis, vec1[3], vec2[3], t_up_vec[3];
@@ -349,7 +364,9 @@ static BME_Vert *BME_bevel_split_edge(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Vert *v1, B
 		else {
 			e1 = e2;
 		}
+		ov = BME_edge_getothervert(e1,v);
 		sv = BME_split_edge(bm,v,e1,&ne,0);
+		//BME_data_interp_from_verts(bm, v, ov, sv, 0.25); /*this is technically wrong...*/
 		BME_assign_transdata(td, bm, sv, sv->co, sv->co, NULL, sv->co, 0, -1, -1, NULL); /* quick default */
 		sv->tflag1 |= BME_BEVEL_BEVEL;
 		ne->tflag1 = BME_BEVEL_ORIG; /* mark edge as original, even though it isn't */
@@ -388,7 +405,9 @@ static BME_Vert *BME_bevel_split_edge(BME_Mesh *bm, BME_Vert *v, BME_Vert *v1, B
 		}
 		else {
 			is_split_vert = 0;
+			ov = BME_edge_getothervert(l->e,v);
 			sv = BME_split_edge(bm,v,l->e,&ne,0);
+			//BME_data_interp_from_verts(bm, v, ov, sv, 0.25); /*this is technically wrong...*/
 			BME_assign_transdata(td, bm, sv, sv->co, sv->co, NULL, sv->co, 0, -1, -1, NULL); /* quick default */
 			sv->tflag1 |= BME_BEVEL_BEVEL;
 			ne->tflag1 = BME_BEVEL_ORIG; /* mark edge as original, even though it isn't */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bmesh_private.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bmesh_private.h
index 4aa2a85b8b1..f34ef0090f3 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bmesh_private.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/bmesh_private.h
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
 
 #include "BKE_bmesh.h"
 
-struct BME_mempool *BME_mempool_create(int esize, int tote, int pchunk);
-void BME_mempool_destroy(struct BME_mempool *pool);
-void *BME_mempool_alloc(struct BME_mempool *pool);
-void BME_mempool_free(struct BME_mempool *pool, void *address);
-
 /*ALLOCATION/DEALLOCATION*/
 struct BME_Vert *BME_addvertlist(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Vert *example);
 struct BME_Edge *BME_addedgelist(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Vert *v1, struct BME_Vert *v2, struct BME_Edge *example);
@@ -54,7 +49,6 @@ void BME_free_vert(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Vert *v);
 void BME_free_edge(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Edge *e);
 void BME_free_poly(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Poly *f);
 void BME_free_loop(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Loop *l);
-//void BME_delete_loop(struct BME_Mesh *bm, struct BME_Loop *l);
 
 /*DOUBLE CIRCULAR LINKED LIST FUNCTIONS*/
 void BME_cycle_append(void *h, void *nt);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/customdata.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/customdata.c
index 77068d8ed66..946cb449912 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/customdata.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/customdata.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "BLI_blenlib.h"
 #include "BLI_linklist.h"
+#include "BLI_mempool.h"
 
 #include "DNA_customdata_types.h"
 #include "DNA_listBase.h"
@@ -454,13 +455,16 @@ const LayerTypeInfo LAYERTYPEINFO[CD_NUMTYPES] = {
 	{sizeof(MStringProperty), "MStringProperty",1,"String",NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL},
 	{sizeof(OrigSpaceFace), "OrigSpaceFace", 1, "UVTex", layerCopy_origspace_face, NULL,
 	 layerInterp_origspace_face, layerSwap_origspace_face, layerDefault_origspace_face},
-	{sizeof(float)*3, "", 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL}
+	{sizeof(float)*3, "", 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL},
+	{sizeof(MTexPoly), "MTexPoly", 1, "Face Texture", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL},
+	{sizeof(MLoopUV), "MLoopUV", 1, "UV coord", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL},
+	{sizeof(MLoopCol), "MLoopCol", 1, "Col", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL} 
 };
 
 const char *LAYERTYPENAMES[CD_NUMTYPES] = {
 	"CDMVert", "CDMSticky", "CDMDeformVert", "CDMEdge", "CDMFace", "CDMTFace",
 	"CDMCol", "CDOrigIndex", "CDNormal", "CDFlags","CDMFloatProperty",
-	"CDMIntProperty","CDMStringProperty", "CDOrigSpace", "CDOrco"};
+	"CDMIntProperty","CDMStringProperty", "CDOrigSpace", "CDOrco", "CDMTexPoly", "CDMLoopUV", "CDMloopCol"};
 
 const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_BAREMESH =
 	CD_MASK_MVERT | CD_MASK_MEDGE | CD_MASK_MFACE;
@@ -475,6 +479,8 @@ const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_DERIVEDMESH =
 	CD_MASK_MSTICKY | CD_MASK_MDEFORMVERT | CD_MASK_MTFACE |
 	CD_MASK_MCOL | CD_MASK_ORIGINDEX | CD_MASK_PROP_FLT | CD_MASK_PROP_INT |
 	CD_MASK_PROP_STR | CD_MASK_ORIGSPACE | CD_MASK_ORCO;
+const CustomDataMask CD_MASK_BMESH = 
+	CD_MASK_MDEFORMVERT | CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL;
 
 static const LayerTypeInfo *layerType_getInfo(int type)
 {
@@ -1449,6 +1455,273 @@ void CustomData_from_em_block(const CustomData *source, CustomData *dest,
 
 }
 
+/*Bmesh functions*/
+void CustomData_bmesh_free_block(CustomData *data, void **block)
+{
+    const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo;
+    int i;
+
+	if(!*block) return;
+    for(i = 0; i < data->totlayer; ++i) {
+        if(!(data->layers[i].flag & CD_FLAG_NOFREE)) {
+            typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(data->layers[i].type);
+
+            if(typeInfo->free) {
+				int offset = data->layers[i].offset;
+				typeInfo->free((char*)*block + offset, 1, typeInfo->size);
+			}
+        }
+    }
+
+	BLI_mempool_free(data->pool, *block);
+	*block = NULL;
+}
+
+static void CustomData_bmesh_alloc_block(CustomData *data, void **block)
+{
+
+	if (*block)
+		CustomData_bmesh_free_block(data, block);
+
+	if (data->totsize > 0)
+		*block = BLI_mempool_alloc(data->pool);
+	else
+		*block = NULL;
+}
+
+void CustomData_bmesh_copy_data(const CustomData *source, CustomData *dest,
+                            void *src_block, void **dest_block)
+{
+	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo;
+	int dest_i, src_i;
+
+	if (!*dest_block)
+		CustomData_bmesh_alloc_block(dest, dest_block);
+	
+	/* copies a layer at a time */
+	dest_i = 0;
+	for(src_i = 0; src_i < source->totlayer; ++src_i) {
+
+		/* find the first dest layer with type >= the source type
+		 * (this should work because layers are ordered by type)
+		 */
+		while(dest_i < dest->totlayer
+		      && dest->layers[dest_i].type < source->layers[src_i].type)
+			++dest_i;
+
+		/* if there are no more dest layers, we're done */
+		if(dest_i >= dest->totlayer) return;
+
+		/* if we found a matching layer, copy the data */
+		if(dest->layers[dest_i].type == source->layers[src_i].type &&
+			strcmp(dest->layers[dest_i].name, source->layers[src_i].name) == 0) {
+			char *src_data = (char*)src_block + source->layers[src_i].offset;
+			char *dest_data = (char*)*dest_block + dest->layers[dest_i].offset;
+
+			typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(source->layers[src_i].type);
+
+			if(typeInfo->copy)
+				typeInfo->copy(src_data, dest_data, 1);
+			else
+				memcpy(dest_data, src_data, typeInfo->size);
+
+			/* if there are multiple source & dest layers of the same type,
+			 * we don't want to copy all source layers to the same dest, so
+			 * increment dest_i
+			 */
+			++dest_i;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*Bmesh Custom Data Functions. Should replace editmesh ones with these as well, due to more effecient memory alloc*/
+void *CustomData_bmesh_get(const CustomData *data, void *block, int type)
+{
+	int layer_index;
+	
+	/* get the layer index of the first layer of type */
+	layer_index = CustomData_get_active_layer_index(data, type);
+	if(layer_index < 0) return NULL;
+
+	return (char *)block + data->layers[layer_index].offset;
+}
+
+void *CustomData_bmesh_get_n(const CustomData *data, void *block, int type, int n)
+{
+	int layer_index;
+	
+	/* get the layer index of the first layer of type */
+	layer_index = CustomData_get_layer_index(data, type);
+	if(layer_index < 0) return NULL;
+
+	return (char *)block + data->layers[layer_index+n].offset;
+}
+
+void CustomData_bmesh_set(CustomData *data, void *block, int type, void *source)
+{
+	void *dest = CustomData_bmesh_get(data, block, type);
+	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(type);
+
+	if(!dest) return;
+
+	if(typeInfo->copy)
+		typeInfo->copy(source, dest, 1);
+	else
+		memcpy(dest, source, typeInfo->size);
+}
+
+void CustomData_bmesh_set_n(CustomData *data, void *block, int type, int n, void *source)
+{
+	void *dest = CustomData_bmesh_get_n(data, block, type, n);
+	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(type);
+
+	if(!dest) return;
+
+	if(typeInfo->copy)
+		typeInfo->copy(source, dest, 1);
+	else
+		memcpy(dest, source, typeInfo->size);
+}
+
+void CustomData_bmesh_interp(CustomData *data, void **src_blocks, float *weights,
+                          float *sub_weights, int count, void *dest_block)
+{
+	int i, j;
+	void *source_buf[SOURCE_BUF_SIZE];
+	void **sources = source_buf;
+
+	/* slow fallback in case we're interpolating a ridiculous number of
+	 * elements
+	 */
+	if(count > SOURCE_BUF_SIZE)
+		sources = MEM_callocN(sizeof(*sources) * count,
+		                      "CustomData_interp sources");
+
+	/* interpolates a layer at a time */
+	for(i = 0; i < data->totlayer; ++i) {
+		CustomDataLayer *layer = &data->layers[i];
+		const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(layer->type);
+
+		if(typeInfo->interp) {
+			for(j = 0; j < count; ++j)
+				sources[j] = (char *)src_blocks[j] + layer->offset;
+
+			typeInfo->interp(sources, weights, sub_weights, count,
+			                  (char *)dest_block + layer->offset);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(count > SOURCE_BUF_SIZE) MEM_freeN(sources);
+}
+
+void CustomData_bmesh_set_default(CustomData *data, void **block)
+{
+	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!*block)
+		CustomData_bmesh_alloc_block(data, block);
+
+	for(i = 0; i < data->totlayer; ++i) {
+		int offset = data->layers[i].offset;
+
+		typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(data->layers[i].type);
+
+		if(typeInfo->set_default)
+			typeInfo->set_default((char*)*block + offset, 1);
+	}
+}
+
+void CustomData_to_bmesh_block(const CustomData *source, CustomData *dest,
+                            int src_index, void **dest_block)
+{
+	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo;
+	int dest_i, src_i, src_offset;
+
+	if (!*dest_block)
+		CustomData_bmesh_alloc_block(dest, dest_block);
+	
+	/* copies a layer at a time */
+	dest_i = 0;
+	for(src_i = 0; src_i < source->totlayer; ++src_i) {
+
+		/* find the first dest layer with type >= the source type
+		 * (this should work because layers are ordered by type)
+		 */
+		while(dest_i < dest->totlayer
+		      && dest->layers[dest_i].type < source->layers[src_i].type)
+			++dest_i;
+
+		/* if there are no more dest layers, we're done */
+		if(dest_i >= dest->totlayer) return;
+
+		/* if we found a matching layer, copy the data */
+		if(dest->layers[dest_i].type == source->layers[src_i].type) {
+			int offset = dest->layers[dest_i].offset;
+			char *src_data = source->layers[src_i].data;
+			char *dest_data = (char*)*dest_block + offset;
+
+			typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(dest->layers[dest_i].type);
+			src_offset = src_index * typeInfo->size;
+
+			if(typeInfo->copy)
+				typeInfo->copy(src_data + src_offset, dest_data, 1);
+			else
+				memcpy(dest_data, src_data + src_offset, typeInfo->size);
+
+			/* if there are multiple source & dest layers of the same type,
+			 * we don't want to copy all source layers to the same dest, so
+			 * increment dest_i
+			 */
+			++dest_i;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void CustomData_from_bmesh_block(const CustomData *source, CustomData *dest,
+                              void *src_block, int dest_index)
+{
+	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo;
+	int dest_i, src_i, dest_offset;
+
+	/* copies a layer at a time */
+	dest_i = 0;
+	for(src_i = 0; src_i < source->totlayer; ++src_i) {
+
+		/* find the first dest layer with type >= the source type
+		 * (this should work because layers are ordered by type)
+		 */
+		while(dest_i < dest->totlayer
+		      && dest->layers[dest_i].type < source->layers[src_i].type)
+			++dest_i;
+
+		/* if there are no more dest layers, we're done */
+		if(dest_i >= dest->totlayer) return;
+
+		/* if we found a matching layer, copy the data */
+		if(dest->layers[dest_i].type == source->layers[src_i].type) {
+			int offset = source->layers[src_i].offset;
+			char *src_data = (char*)src_block + offset;
+			char *dest_data = dest->layers[dest_i].data;
+
+			typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(dest->layers[dest_i].type);
+			dest_offset = dest_index * typeInfo->size;
+
+			if(typeInfo->copy)
+				typeInfo->copy(src_data, dest_data + dest_offset, 1);
+			else
+				memcpy(dest_data + dest_offset, src_data, typeInfo->size);
+
+			/* if there are multiple source & dest layers of the same type,
+			 * we don't want to copy all source layers to the same dest, so
+			 * increment dest_i
+			 */
+			++dest_i;
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
 void CustomData_file_write_info(int type, char **structname, int *structnum)
 {
 	const LayerTypeInfo *typeInfo = layerType_getInfo(type);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_customdata_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_customdata_types.h
index 73a39abac55..72557145270 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_customdata_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_customdata_types.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  *
  * ***** END GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
  */
+
 #ifndef DNA_CUSTOMDATA_TYPES_H
 #define DNA_CUSTOMDATA_TYPES_H
 
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ typedef struct CustomData {
 	CustomDataLayer *layers;  /* CustomDataLayers, ordered by type */
 	int totlayer, maxlayer;   /* number of layers, size of layers array */
 	int totsize, pad;         /* in editmode, total size of all data layers */
+	void *pool;		  /* for Bmesh: Memory pool for allocation of blocks*/
 } CustomData;
 
 /* CustomData.type */
@@ -66,7 +68,10 @@ typedef struct CustomData {
 #define CD_PROP_STR		12
 #define CD_ORIGSPACE	13 /* for modifier stack face location mapping */
 #define CD_ORCO			14
-#define CD_NUMTYPES		15
+#define CD_MTEXPOLY		15
+#define CD_MLOOPUV		16
+#define CD_MLOOPCOL		17
+#define CD_NUMTYPES		18
 
 /* Bits for CustomDataMask */
 #define CD_MASK_MVERT		(1 << CD_MVERT)
@@ -84,6 +89,9 @@ typedef struct CustomData {
 #define CD_MASK_PROP_STR	(1 << CD_PROP_STR)
 #define CD_MASK_ORIGSPACE	(1 << CD_ORIGSPACE)
 #define CD_MASK_ORCO		(1 << CD_ORCO)
+#define CD_MASK_MTEXPOLY	(1 << CD_MTEXPOLY)
+#define CD_MASK_MLOOPUV		(1 << CD_MLOOPUV)
+#define CD_MASK_MLOOPCOL	(1 << CD_MLOOPCOL)
 
 
 /* CustomData.flag */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_meshdata_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_meshdata_types.h
index a717df640f1..6d025839ac8 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_meshdata_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_meshdata_types.h
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ typedef struct MCol {
 	char a, r, g, b;	
 } MCol;
 
+/*bmesh custom data stuff*/
+typedef struct MTexPoly{
+	struct Image *tpage;
+	char flag, transp;
+	short mode,tile,unwrap;
+}MTexPoly;
+
+typedef struct MLoopUV{
+	float uv[2];
+}MLoopUV;
+
+typedef struct MLoopCol{
+	char a, r, g, b;
+}MLoopCol;
+
 typedef struct MSticky {
 	float co[2];
 } MSticky;