diff --git a/doc/mylibrary.cpp b/doc/mylibrary.cpp
index 7767bbed8..a1f4becd1 100644
--- a/doc/mylibrary.cpp
+++ b/doc/mylibrary.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <apfBox.h>
 #include <apfMesh2.h>
 #include <apf.h>
+
 void makeMesh(pcu::PCU *PCUObj) {
   gmi_register_mesh();
   apf::Mesh2* m = apf::makeMdsBox(1,1,1,1,1,1,0,PCUObj);
diff --git a/test/capCheckParam.cc b/test/capCheckParam.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..704836d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/capCheckParam.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+#include <PCU.h>
+#include <queue>
+#include <apf.h>
+#include <pcu_util.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <vector>
+
+
+#include "CapstoneModule.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Core.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Analysis.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Application.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Attributes.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Core.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Geometry.h"
+#include "CreateMG_Framework_Mesh.h"
+
+using namespace CreateMG;
+using namespace CreateMG::Attribution;
+using namespace CreateMG::Mesh;
+using namespace CreateMG::Geometry;
+
+void checkParametrization(MeshDatabaseInterface* mdb, GeometryDatabaseInterface* gdb);
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  MPI_Init(&argc, &argv);
+  PCU_Comm_Init();
+
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    if(0==PCU_Comm_Self())
+      std::cerr << "usage: " << argv[0]
+        << " <cre file .cre>\n";
+    return EXIT_FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  const char* creFileName = argv[1];
+
+  // load capstone mesh
+  // create an instance of the Capstone Module activating CREATE/CREATE/CREATE
+  // for the Geometry/Mesh/Attribution databases
+  /* const std::string gdbName("Geometry Database : Create");// Switch Create with SMLIB for CAD */
+  const std::string gdbName("Geometry Database : SMLIB");// Switch Create with SMLIB for CAD
+  const std::string mdbName("Mesh Database : Create");
+  const std::string adbName("Attribution Database : Create");
+
+  CapstoneModule  cs("the_module", gdbName.c_str(), mdbName.c_str(), adbName.c_str());
+
+  GeometryDatabaseInterface     *g = cs.get_geometry();
+  MeshDatabaseInterface         *m = cs.get_mesh();
+  AppContext                    *c = cs.get_context();
+
+
+  PCU_ALWAYS_ASSERT(g);
+  PCU_ALWAYS_ASSERT(m);
+  PCU_ALWAYS_ASSERT(c);
+
+  v_string filenames;
+  filenames.push_back(creFileName);
+
+  M_GModel gmodel = cs.load_files(filenames);
+
+  int numbreps = 0;
+  MG_CALL(g->get_num_breps(numbreps));
+  std::cout << "number of b reps is " << numbreps << std::endl;
+  if(numbreps == 0)
+      error(HERE, ERR_INVALID_INPUT, "Model is empty");
+
+  M_MModel mmodel;
+  // Pick the volume mesh model from associated mesh models to this geom model
+  std::vector<M_MModel> mmodels;
+  MG_API_CALL(m, get_associated_mesh_models(gmodel, mmodels));
+  for(std::size_t i = 0; i < mmodels.size(); ++i)
+  {
+      M_MModel ammodel = mmodels[i];
+      std::size_t numregs = 0;
+      std::size_t numfaces = 0;
+      std::size_t numedges = 0;
+      std::size_t numverts = 0;
+      MG_API_CALL(m, set_current_model(ammodel));
+      MG_API_CALL(m, get_num_topos(TOPO_REGION, numregs));
+      MG_API_CALL(m, get_num_topos(TOPO_FACE, numfaces));
+      MG_API_CALL(m, get_num_topos(TOPO_EDGE, numedges));
+      MG_API_CALL(m, get_num_topos(TOPO_VERTEX, numverts));
+      std::cout << "num regions is " << numregs << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "num faces   is " << numfaces << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "num edges   is " << numedges << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "num verts   is " << numverts << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "-----------" << std::endl;
+      if(numregs > 0)
+      {
+	  mmodel = ammodel;
+	  break;
+      }
+  }
+
+  /* SET THE ADJACENCIES */
+  MG_API_CALL(m, set_adjacency_state(REGION2FACE|
+                                     REGION2EDGE|
+                                     REGION2VERTEX|
+                                     FACE2EDGE|
+                                     FACE2VERTEX));
+  MG_API_CALL(m, set_reverse_states());
+  MG_API_CALL(m, set_adjacency_scope(TOPO_EDGE, SCOPE_FULL));
+  MG_API_CALL(m, set_adjacency_scope(TOPO_FACE, SCOPE_FULL));
+  MG_API_CALL(m, compute_adjacency());
+
+
+  // check parametrization using capstone apis
+  checkParametrization(m, g);
+
+  PCU_Comm_Free();
+  MPI_Finalize();
+}
+
+void checkParametrization(MeshDatabaseInterface* mdb, GeometryDatabaseInterface* gdb)
+{
+   MeshSmartIterator miter(mdb);
+   mdb->get_topo_iterator(TOPO_VERTEX, miter);
+   int count = 0;
+   double sum = 0.0;
+   for(mdb->iterator_begin(miter); !mdb->iterator_end(miter); mdb->iterator_next(miter)) {
+     M_MTopo vert = mdb->iterator_value(miter);
+     M_GTopo geom;
+     GeometryTopoType gtype;
+     mdb->get_geom_entity(vert, gtype, geom);
+     if (!gdb->is_face(geom)) continue;
+     double range_u[2];
+     double range_v[2];
+     gdb->get_parametrization_range(geom, 0, range_u[0], range_u[1]);
+     gdb->get_parametrization_range(geom, 1, range_v[0], range_v[1]);
+     GeometryTopoType gtype1;
+     double u,v;
+     mdb->get_vertex_uv_parameters(vert, u, v, gtype1);
+     PCU_ALWAYS_ASSERT(gtype1 == gtype);
+
+     // coordinate from mesh
+     apf::Vector3 coord;
+     mdb->get_vertex_coord(vert, &(coord[0]));
+
+     // coordinate from surface
+     vec3d x;
+     gdb->get_point(geom, vec3d(u, v, 0.0), x);
+     apf::Vector3 pcoord(x[0], x[1], x[2]);
+
+     if (count < 50)
+       printf("%d, %e, %e, %e, %e, %e, %e, %e\n", count, u, v, range_u[0], range_u[1], range_v[0], range_v[1], (coord-pcoord).getLength());
+     sum += (coord-pcoord) * (coord-pcoord);
+     count++;
+   }
+   printf("norm of the difference vector is %e\n", std::sqrt(sum));
+}
diff --git a/test/convert.cc b/test/convert.cc
index 8d6d69c29..fbca0d5a2 100644
--- a/test/convert.cc
+++ b/test/convert.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <array>
+#include <array> //std::array
 
 using namespace std;