diff --git a/python/damask/_configmaterial.py b/python/damask/_configmaterial.py
index b5b38a417..375d3e2ce 100644
--- a/python/damask/_configmaterial.py
+++ b/python/damask/_configmaterial.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ class ConfigMaterial(Config):
             and grain- or cell-wise data. Defaults to None, in which case
             it is set as the path that contains _SIMPL_GEOMETRY/SPACING.
 
+        Notes
+        -----
+        Homogenization and phase entries are emtpy and need to be defined separately.
+
         Returns
         -------
         loaded : damask.ConfigMaterial
diff --git a/python/damask/_grid.py b/python/damask/_grid.py
index fbb40d0ae..9a240cc19 100644
--- a/python/damask/_grid.py
+++ b/python/damask/_grid.py
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ class Grid:
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        material : numpy.ndarray
-            Material index array (3D).
+        material : numpy.ndarray of shape (:,:,:)
+            Material indices.
         size : list or numpy.ndarray
-            Physical size of the grid in meter.
+            Physical size of grid in meter.
         origin : list or numpy.ndarray, optional
-            Physical origin of the grid in meter.
+            Coordinates of grid origin in meter.
         comments : list of str, optional
-            Comment lines.
+            Comments, e.g. history of operations.
 
         """
         self.material = material
diff --git a/python/damask/_result.py b/python/damask/_result.py
index d90a87f14..8a024f1fc 100644
--- a/python/damask/_result.py
+++ b/python/damask/_result.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Result:
     >>> r = damask.Result('my_file.hdf5')
     >>> r.add_Cauchy()
     >>> r.add_equivalent_Mises('sigma')
-    >>> r.save_VTK()
+    >>> r.export_VTK()
     >>> r_last = r.view('increments',-1)
     >>> sigma_vM_last = r_last.get('sigma_vM')
 
@@ -1377,13 +1377,13 @@ class Result:
         pool.join()
 
 
-    def save_XDMF(self,output='*'):
+    def export_XDMF(self,output='*'):
         """
         Write XDMF file to directly visualize data in DADF5 file.
 
         The XDMF format is only supported for structured grids
         with single phase and single constituent.
-        For other cases use `save_VTK`.
+        For other cases use `export_VTK`.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ class Result:
         return at_cell_ph,in_data_ph,at_cell_ho,in_data_ho
 
 
-    def save_VTK(self,output='*',mode='cell',constituents=None,fill_float=np.nan,fill_int=0,parallel=True):
+    def export_VTK(self,output='*',mode='cell',constituents=None,fill_float=np.nan,fill_int=0,parallel=True):
         """
         Export to VTK cell/point data.
 
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ class Result:
         else:
             raise ValueError(f'invalid mode {mode}')
 
-        v.set_comments(util.execution_stamp('Result','save_VTK'))
+        v.set_comments(util.execution_stamp('Result','export_VTK'))
 
         N_digits = int(np.floor(np.log10(max(1,int(self.increments[-1][10:])))))+1
 
@@ -1733,3 +1733,6 @@ class Result:
         if flatten: r = util.dict_flatten(r)
 
         return None if (type(r) == dict and r == {}) else r
+
+    save_VTK = export_VTK
+    save_XDMF = export_XDMF
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-0].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-0].md5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6999a9d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-0].md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d5db0be324a959f00245e42704ea2d6f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-1].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-1].md5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a716bce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-1].md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fe9ddaf54ac1fb785094251d29fcdc9c
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-2].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-2].md5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74d0f4fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-2].md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+9c8ac0bb1eb4a7b9ebc3e5fd5840b0a4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-0].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-0].md5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71aef9af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-0].md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1b9ebd17c5257e2edba48d006f25d4e6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-1].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-1].md5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..030d7a406
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-1].md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+8967bb1a6c329a072baaa83da534ae56
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-2].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-2].md5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78426bbca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Result/export_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-2].md5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+752e8b6186ad2b6b1b5c781940669cb1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-0].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-0].md5
deleted file mode 100644
index 82a898878..000000000
--- a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-0].md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-6d4da1188f1de0a80142692e9e135aed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-1].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-1].md5
deleted file mode 100644
index ac9fedf57..000000000
--- a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-1].md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5926c1f393871ee942750069545798a7
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diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-2].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-2].md5
deleted file mode 100644
index 729d60a8d..000000000
--- a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[0-0-2].md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-743c9a868d54b78ee0648613249a0bdc
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diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-0].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-0].md5
deleted file mode 100644
index f6323d47a..000000000
--- a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-0].md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-09f5a7a6dd7a8e7d30e47aec07f7f616
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-1].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-1].md5
deleted file mode 100644
index 2caab25b9..000000000
--- a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-1].md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-5715cfc5fc21c6d04590354f0941cf7b
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diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-2].md5 b/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-2].md5
deleted file mode 100644
index 63eb41211..000000000
--- a/python/tests/reference/Result/save_VTK/test_vtk[1-0-2].md5
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2f7b43ea8fe65173f47acb8281f0a919
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diff --git a/python/tests/test_Result.py b/python/tests/test_Result.py
index d7f1bc3d1..942bc29cd 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Result.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Result.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class TestResult:
     def test_vtk(self,request,tmp_path,ref_path,update,patch_execution_stamp,patch_datetime_now,output,fname,inc):
         result = Result(ref_path/fname).view('increments',inc)
         os.chdir(tmp_path)
-        result.save_VTK(output)
+        result.export_VTK(output)
         fname = fname.split('.')[0]+f'_inc{(inc if type(inc) == int else inc[0]):0>2}.vti'
         last = ''
         for i in range(10):
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ class TestResult:
                         last = cur
             time.sleep(.5)
         if update:
-            with open((ref_path/'save_VTK'/request.node.name).with_suffix('.md5'),'w') as f:
+            with open((ref_path/'export_VTK'/request.node.name).with_suffix('.md5'),'w') as f:
                 f.write(cur)
-        with open((ref_path/'save_VTK'/request.node.name).with_suffix('.md5')) as f:
+        with open((ref_path/'export_VTK'/request.node.name).with_suffix('.md5')) as f:
             assert cur == f.read()
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('mode',['point','cell'])
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class TestResult:
     def test_vtk_marc(self,tmp_path,ref_path,mode,output):
         os.chdir(tmp_path)
         result = Result(ref_path/'check_compile_job1.hdf5')
-        result.save_VTK(output,mode)
+        result.export_VTK(output,mode)
 
     def test_marc_coordinates(self,ref_path):
         result = Result(ref_path/'check_compile_job1.hdf5').view('increments',-1)
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ class TestResult:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('mode',['point','cell'])
     def test_vtk_mode(self,tmp_path,single_phase,mode):
         os.chdir(tmp_path)
-        single_phase.save_VTK(mode=mode)
+        single_phase.export_VTK(mode=mode)
 
     def test_XDMF(self,tmp_path,single_phase,update,ref_path):
         for shape in [('scalar',()),('vector',(3,)),('tensor',(3,3)),('matrix',(12,))]:
@@ -410,14 +410,14 @@ class TestResult:
                  single_phase.add_calculation(f"np.ones(np.shape(#F#)[0:1]+{shape[1]},'{dtype}')",f'{shape[0]}_{dtype}')
         fname = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(single_phase.fname))[0]+'.xdmf'
         os.chdir(tmp_path)
-        single_phase.save_XDMF()
+        single_phase.export_XDMF()
         if update:
             shutil.copy(tmp_path/fname,ref_path/fname)
         assert sorted(open(tmp_path/fname).read()) == sorted(open(ref_path/fname).read())           # XML is not ordered
 
     def test_XDMF_invalid(self,default):
         with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-            default.save_XDMF()
+            default.export_XDMF()
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('view,output,flatten,prune',
             [({},['F','P','F','L_p','F_e','F_p'],True,True),