diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_vicinityOffset.py b/processing/pre/geom_vicinityOffset.py
index 56d44d5ed..0b2c1831a 100755
--- a/processing/pre/geom_vicinityOffset.py
+++ b/processing/pre/geom_vicinityOffset.py
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ else:
 for file in files:
   file['croak'].write('\033[1m' + scriptName + '\033[0m: ' + (file['name'] if file['name'] != 'STDIN' else '') + '\n')
 
-  theTable = damask.ASCIItable(file['input'],file['output'],labels=False)
-  theTable.head_read()
+  table = damask.ASCIItable(file['input'],file['output'],labels=False)
+  table.head_read()
 
 #--- interpret header ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   info = {
-          'grid':   numpy.zeros(3,'i'),
-          'size':   numpy.zeros(3,'d'),
-          'origin': numpy.zeros(3,'d'),
+          'grid':   np.zeros(3,'i'),
+          'size':   np.zeros(3,'d'),
+          'origin': np.zeros(3,'d'),
           'homogenization':  0,
           'microstructures': 0,
          }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ for file in files:
          }
   extra_header = []
 
-  for header in theTable.info:
+  for header in table.info:
     headitems = map(str.lower,header.split())
     if len(headitems) == 0: continue
     if headitems[0] in mappings.keys():
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ for file in files:
                       'homogenization:  %i\n'%info['homogenization'] + \
                       'microstructures: %i\n'%info['microstructures'])
 
-  if numpy.any(info['grid'] < 1):
+  if np.any(info['grid'] < 1):
     file['croak'].write('invalid grid a b c.\n')
     continue
-  if numpy.any(info['size'] <= 0.0):
+  if np.any(info['size'] <= 0.0):
     file['croak'].write('invalid size x y z.\n')
     continue
 
 #--- read data ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  microstructure = numpy.zeros(info['grid'].prod(),'i')
+  microstructure = np.zeros(info['grid'].prod(),'i')
   i = 0
-  theTable.data_rewind()
-  while theTable.data_read():
-    items = theTable.data
+  table.data_rewind()
+  while table.data_read():
+    items = table.data
     if len(items) > 2:
       if   items[1].lower() == 'of': items = [int(items[2])]*int(items[0])
       elif items[1].lower() == 'to': items = xrange(int(items[0]),1+int(items[2]))
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ for file in files:
   if options.offset == 0:
     options.offset = microstructure.max()
 
-  microstructure = numpy.where(ndimage.filters.maximum_filter(microstructure,size=1+2*options.vicinity,mode='wrap') ==
+  microstructure = np.where(ndimage.filters.maximum_filter(microstructure,size=1+2*options.vicinity,mode='wrap') ==
                                ndimage.filters.minimum_filter(microstructure,size=1+2*options.vicinity,mode='wrap'),
                                microstructure, microstructure + options.offset)
 
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ for file in files:
     file['croak'].write('--> microstructures: %i\n'%newInfo['microstructures'])
 
 #--- write header ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  theTable.labels_clear()
-  theTable.info_clear()
-  theTable.info_append(extra_header+[
+  table.labels_clear()
+  table.info_clear()
+  table.info_append(extra_header+[
     scriptID + ' ' + ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]),
     "grid\ta %i\tb %i\tc %i"%(info['grid'][0],info['grid'][1],info['grid'][2],),
     "size\tx %f\ty %f\tz %f"%(info['size'][0],info['size'][1],info['size'][2],),
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ for file in files:
     "homogenization\t%i"%info['homogenization'],
     "microstructures\t%i"%(newInfo['microstructures']),
     ])
-  theTable.head_write()
-  theTable.output_flush()
+  table.head_write()
+  table.output_flush()
   
 # --- write microstructure information ------------------------------------------------------------
   formatwidth = int(math.floor(math.log10(microstructure.max())+1))
-  theTable.data = microstructure.reshape((info['grid'][0],info['grid'][1]*info['grid'][2]),order='F').transpose()
-  theTable.data_writeArray('%%%ii'%(formatwidth),delimiter=' ')
+  table.data = microstructure.reshape((info['grid'][0],info['grid'][1]*info['grid'][2]),order='F').transpose()
+  table.data_writeArray('%%%ii'%(formatwidth),delimiter=' ')
     
 #--- output finalization --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   if file['name'] != 'STDIN':