diff --git a/src/mainwindow/pathactions.cpp b/src/mainwindow/pathactions.cpp
index 7741d46ff..e2661e711 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow/pathactions.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow/pathactions.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
 #include "mainwindow/pathactions.h"
-  } else {
-    worker.sub(EMPTY_POINTER)->set_value(false);
-    worker.sub(PATH_ID_POINTER)->set_value(path_points.front()->path_vector()->path_object()->id());
-    worker.set_value(path_points, [](const auto* path_point, auto& worker) {
-      worker.set_value(path_point->index());
-    });
-  }
-}
 #include "commands/addcommand.h"
 #include "commands/joinpointscommand.h"
 #include "commands/modifypointscommand.h"
@@ -181,24 +173,6 @@ void remove_selected_faces(Application& app)
   Q_UNUSED(app)
 }
 
-void convert_objects(Application& app)
-{
-  const auto convertibles = util::remove_if(app.scene->item_selection<Object>(), [](const Object* o) {
-    return !(o->flags() & Flag::Convertible);
-  });
-  if (!convertibles.empty()) {
-    Scene& scene = *app.scene;
-    auto macro = scene.history().start_macro(QObject::tr("convert"));
-    scene.submit<ObjectSelectionCommand>(*app.scene, convertibles);
-    const auto converted_objects = convert_objects_recursively(app, convertibles);
-    scene.submit<ObjectSelectionCommand>(*app.scene, converted_objects);
-    const auto is_path = [](auto&& object) { return object->type() == PathObject::TYPE; };
-    if (std::all_of(converted_objects.begin(), converted_objects.end(), is_path)) {
-      scene.set_mode(SceneMode::Vertex);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 void remove_selected_items(Application& app)
 {
   switch (app.scene_mode()) {
diff --git a/src/path/face.h b/src/path/face.h
index 2336f66eb..303fb37c5 100644
--- a/src/path/face.h
+++ b/src/path/face.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "path/edge.h"
 #include <QString>
 #include <list>
 #include <deque>
@@ -10,9 +11,14 @@ class QPainterPath;
 namespace omm
 {
 
+namespace serialization
+{
+class SerializerWorker;
+class DeserializerWorker;
+}  // namespace serialization
+
 class Point;
 class PathPoint;
-class Edge;
 
 class Face
 {
@@ -59,6 +65,10 @@ class Face
   [[nodiscard]] bool operator!=(const Face& other) const;
   [[nodiscard]] bool operator<(const Face& other) const;
 
+  class ReferencePolisher;
+  void serialize(serialization::SerializerWorker& worker) const;
+  void deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker& worker);
+
 private:
   std::deque<Edge> m_edges;
 };
diff --git a/src/properties/facelistproperty.cpp b/src/properties/facelistproperty.cpp
index 4decd98cc..c0b4f4ecd 100644
--- a/src/properties/facelistproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/facelistproperty.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 #include "properties/facelistproperty.h"
-#include <QCoreApplication>
 
 namespace omm
 {
 
 const Property::PropertyDetail FaceListProperty::detail{nullptr};
 
-FaceListProperty::FaceListProperty(const FaceList& default_value)
-    : TypedProperty(default_value)
-{
-}
-
 void FaceListProperty::deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker &worker)
 {
   TypedProperty::deserialize(worker);
diff --git a/src/properties/facelistproperty.h b/src/properties/facelistproperty.h
index 4a3af007e..c556a08a2 100644
--- a/src/properties/facelistproperty.h
+++ b/src/properties/facelistproperty.h
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ namespace omm
 class FaceListProperty : public TypedProperty<FaceList>
 {
 public:
-  explicit FaceListProperty(const FaceList& default_value = FaceList{});
+  using TypedProperty::TypedProperty;
   void deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker& worker) override;
   void serialize(serialization::SerializerWorker& worker) const override;
-  static constexpr auto MODE_PROPERTY_KEY = "mode";
 
   static const PropertyDetail detail;
 };
diff --git a/src/properties/facesproperty.cpp b/src/properties/facesproperty.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e20d1fe49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/properties/facesproperty.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//#include "properties/facesproperty.h"
+
+
+//namespace omm
+//{
+
+//const Property::PropertyDetail FacesProperty::detail{nullptr};
+
+//void FacesProperty::deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker& worker)
+//{
+//  TypedProperty::deserialize(worker);
+//  set(worker.sub(TypedPropertyDetail::VALUE_POINTER)->get<Faces>());
+//}
+
+//void FacesProperty::serialize(serialization::SerializerWorker& worker) const
+//{
+//  TypedProperty::serialize(worker);
+//  worker.sub(TypedPropertyDetail::VALUE_POINTER)->set_value(value());
+//}
+
+//}  // namespace omm
diff --git a/src/properties/facesproperty.h b/src/properties/facesproperty.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6968abac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/properties/facesproperty.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//#pragma once
+
+//#include "path/face.h"
+//#include "properties/typedproperty.h"
+
+
+//namespace omm
+//{
+
+//class FacesProperty : public TypedProperty<Faces>
+//{
+//public:
+//  using TypedProperty::TypedProperty;
+//  void deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker& worker) override;
+//  void serialize(serialization::SerializerWorker& worker) const override;
+//  static const PropertyDetail detail;
+//};
+
+//}  // namespace omm
diff --git a/src/properties/splineproperty.cpp b/src/properties/splineproperty.cpp
index a4acf1fdd..d4a8242d8 100644
--- a/src/properties/splineproperty.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/splineproperty.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace omm
 {
-const Property::PropertyDetail SplineProperty::detail{nullptr};
 
-SplineProperty::SplineProperty(const omm::SplineType& default_value)
-    : TypedProperty(default_value)
-{
-}
+const Property::PropertyDetail SplineProperty::detail{nullptr};
 
 void SplineProperty::deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker& worker)
 {
diff --git a/src/properties/splineproperty.h b/src/properties/splineproperty.h
index 45eccbf69..0165781c5 100644
--- a/src/properties/splineproperty.h
+++ b/src/properties/splineproperty.h
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 #include "properties/typedproperty.h"
 #include "splinetype.h"
-#include <Qt>
 
 namespace omm
 {
+
 class SplineProperty : public TypedProperty<SplineType>
 {
 public:
-  explicit SplineProperty(const SplineType& default_value = SplineType());
+  using TypedProperty::TypedProperty;
   void deserialize(serialization::DeserializerWorker& worker) override;
   void serialize(serialization::SerializerWorker& worker) const override;
   static constexpr auto MODE_PROPERTY_KEY = "mode";
diff --git a/src/propertytypeenum.h b/src/propertytypeenum.h
index 685f05984..72bd254b0 100644
--- a/src/propertytypeenum.h
+++ b/src/propertytypeenum.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class FaceList;
 
 enum class Type{
   Invalid, Float, Integer, Option, FloatVector,
-  IntegerVector, String, Color, Reference, Bool, Spline, Trigger, FaceList
+  IntegerVector, String, Color, Reference, Bool, Spline, Trigger, Faces,
 };
 
 constexpr bool is_integral(const Type type)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ constexpr bool is_color(const Type type)
 constexpr auto variant_types = std::array{
       Type::Bool, Type::Float, Type::Color, Type::Integer, Type::IntegerVector,
       Type::FloatVector, Type::Reference, Type::String, Type::Option, Type::Trigger,
-      Type::FloatVector, Type::IntegerVector, Type::Spline, Type::FaceList, Type::Invalid
+      Type::FloatVector, Type::IntegerVector, Type::Spline, Type::Faces, Type::Invalid
 };
 
 constexpr std::string_view variant_type_name(const Type type) noexcept
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ constexpr std::string_view variant_type_name(const Type type) noexcept
     return QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("DataType", "IntegerVector");
   case Type::Spline:
     return QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("DataType", "Spline");
-  case Type:: FaceList:
-    return QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("DataType", "FaceList");
+  case Type::Faces:
+    return QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("DataType", "Faces");
   case Type:: Invalid:
     return QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("DataType", "Invalid");
   }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ template<typename T> constexpr Type get_variant_type() noexcept
   } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, SplineType>) {
     return Type::Spline;
   } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, FaceList>) {
-    return Type::FaceList;
+    return Type::Faces;
   } else {
     return Type::Invalid;
   }
diff --git a/src/renderers/offscreenrenderer.cpp b/src/renderers/offscreenrenderer.cpp
index 31bc06a98..9b48bd20e 100644
--- a/src/renderers/offscreenrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderers/offscreenrenderer.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void set_uniform(omm::OffscreenRenderer& self, const QString& name, const T& val
     const auto mat = value.to_qmatrix3x3();
     program->setUniformValue(location, mat);
   } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, FaceList>) {
-    // FaceList is not available in GLSL
+    // faces is not available in GLSL
   } else {
     // statically fail here. If you're data type is not supported, add it explicitely.
     static_assert(std::is_same_v<T, int> && !std::is_same_v<T, int>);
diff --git a/src/scene/disjointpathpointsetforest.cpp b/src/scene/disjointpathpointsetforest.cpp
index e91d4ff56..54c76de69 100644
--- a/src/scene/disjointpathpointsetforest.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/disjointpathpointsetforest.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 #include "objects/pathobject.h"
 #include "scene/scene.h"
 
-static constexpr auto FOREST_POINTER = "forest";
-static constexpr auto PATH_ID_POINTER = "path-id";
-static constexpr auto INDEX_POINTER = "index";
 
 namespace
 {
 
+static constexpr auto FOREST_POINTER = "forest";
+static constexpr auto PATH_ID_POINTER = "path-id";
+static constexpr auto INDEX_POINTER = "index";
+
 struct PathPointId
 {
   constexpr explicit PathPointId(const std::size_t path_id, const std::size_t point_index)
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ class DisjointPathPointSetForest::ReferencePolisher : public omm::serialization:
     for (const auto& set : m_joined_point_indices) {
       auto& forest_set = m_ref.m_forest.emplace_back();
       for (const auto& [path_id, point_index] : set) {
-        auto* path_object = dynamic_cast<PathObject*>(map.at(path_id));
-        auto& path_point = path_object->geometry().point_at_index(point_index);
+        const auto& path_object = dynamic_cast<PathObject&>(*map.at(path_id));
+        auto& path_point = path_object.geometry().point_at_index(point_index);
         forest_set.insert(&path_point);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/serializers/deserializerworker.cpp b/src/serializers/deserializerworker.cpp
index 56c20fd27..b187ea265 100644
--- a/src/serializers/deserializerworker.cpp
+++ b/src/serializers/deserializerworker.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ variant_type DeserializerWorker::get(const QString& type)
     return get<Vec2f>();
   } else if (type == "IntegerVector") {
     return get<Vec2i>();
+  } else if (type == "FacesList") {
+    return get<FaceList>();
   } else if (type == "SplineType") {
     return get<SplineType>();
   } else if (type == "Reference") {
diff --git a/src/variant.h b/src/variant.h
index 1b047fc1f..02b7c0f0b 100644
--- a/src/variant.h
+++ b/src/variant.h
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "color/color.h"
+#include "path/face.h"
 #include "geometry/vec2.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "splinetype.h"
 #include "facelist.h"
 #include <QString>
 #include <variant>
+#include <deque>
 
 namespace omm
 {
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ class TriggerPropertyDummyValueType
   {
     return false;
   }
-}
-;
+};
+
 using variant_type = std::variant<bool,
                                   double,
                                   Color,