diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index 7c543a98e..bb3011806 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7c543a98e89840f1f1540c7af8c62a19084dab6e
+Subproject commit bb30118067c33a2b8ba3e0f1cee52ca4a0b786d8
diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_fromOsteonGeometry.py b/processing/pre/geom_fromOsteonGeometry.py
index c2583d0ed..0b1440d63 100755
--- a/processing/pre/geom_fromOsteonGeometry.py
+++ b/processing/pre/geom_fromOsteonGeometry.py
@@ -142,4 +142,4 @@ geom = damask.Geom(microstructure.reshape(grid),
                    homogenization=options.homogenization,comments=header)
 damask.util.croak(geom)
 
-geom.save_ASCII(sys.stdout if name is None else name,pack=False)
+geom.save_ASCII(sys.stdout if name is None else name,compress=False)
diff --git a/python/damask/_geom.py b/python/damask/_geom.py
index be4f596c1..41e1e22da 100644
--- a/python/damask/_geom.py
+++ b/python/damask/_geom.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class Geom:
 
 
     @staticmethod
-    def load_vtr(fname):
+    def load(fname):
         """
         Read a VTK rectilinear grid.
 
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ class Geom:
                 f.write(f'{reps} of {former}\n')
 
 
-    def save_vtr(self,fname,compress=True):
+    def save(self,fname,compress=True):
         """
         Generates vtk rectilinear grid.
 
diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index 02d0c0abe..5e8a9a9d0 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ class Result:
         pool.join()
 
 
-    def write_XDMF(self):
+    def save_XDMF(self):
         """
         Write XDMF file to directly visualize data in DADF5 file.
 
diff --git a/python/tests/test_Geom.py b/python/tests/test_Geom.py
index 12f50be96..dbd2f795b 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Geom.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Geom.py
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ class TestGeom:
         assert geom_equal(default,new)
 
     def test_read_write_vtr(self,default,tmpdir):
-        default.save_vtr(tmpdir/'default')
+        default.save(tmpdir/'default')
         for _ in range(10):
             time.sleep(.2)
             if os.path.exists(tmpdir/'default.vtr'): break
 
-        new = Geom.load_vtr(tmpdir/'default.vtr')
+        new = Geom.load(tmpdir/'default.vtr')
         assert geom_equal(new,default)
 
     def test_invalid_geom(self,tmpdir):
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class TestGeom:
             time.sleep(.2)
             if os.path.exists(tmpdir/'no_materialpoint.vtr'): break
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            Geom.load_vtr(tmpdir/'no_materialpoint.vtr')
+            Geom.load(tmpdir/'no_materialpoint.vtr')
 
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('compress',[True,False])
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ class TestGeom:
         current = default.clean(stencil,selection,periodic)
         reference = reference_dir/f'clean_{stencil}_{"+".join(map(str,[None] if selection is None else selection))}_{periodic}'
         if update and stencil > 1:
-            current.save_vtr(reference)
+            current.save(reference)
             for _ in range(10):
                 time.sleep(.2)
                 if os.path.exists(reference.with_suffix('.vtr')): break
-        assert geom_equal(Geom.load_vtr(reference) if stencil > 1 else default,
+        assert geom_equal(Geom.load(reference) if stencil > 1 else default,
                           current
                          )
 
diff --git a/python/tests/test_Result.py b/python/tests/test_Result.py
index c25bf7a4c..68b72badf 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Result.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Result.py
@@ -343,4 +343,4 @@ class TestResult:
 
     def test_XDMF(self,tmp_path,single_phase):
         os.chdir(tmp_path)
-        single_phase.write_XDMF()
+        single_phase.save_XDMF()