diff --git a/matlab/AUG/gdat_aug.m b/matlab/AUG/gdat_aug.m
index a5239927653eab32cc0d7a102be36318bab4ae3b..00dcc381f3eacb45874fe59b7242c6d5e6036d53 100644
--- a/matlab/AUG/gdat_aug.m
+++ b/matlab/AUG/gdat_aug.m
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ elseif strcmp(mapping_for_aug.method,'switchcase')
       try
         % eval(['[r_time]=sf2ab(diag_name,shot,r_node,''-exp'',exp_name_eff' extra_arg_sf2sig_eff_string ');']);
         % both for CEZ and CMZ, and.. Ti:1 is ok, otherwise introduce string above
-        [r_time,err]=rdaAUG_eff(shot,diag_name,r_node,exp_name_eff,[],extra_arg_sf2sig_eff_string,['area-base:' r_node ':1']);
+        [r_time,err]=rdaAUG_eff(shot,diag_name,'Ti',exp_name_eff,[],extra_arg_sf2sig_eff_string,['area-base:' r_node ':1']);
       catch ME_R_time
         % assume no shotfile
         disp(getReport(ME_R_time))
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ elseif strcmp(mapping_for_aug.method,'switchcase')
         gdat_data.r(inotok) = NaN;
         try
           % eval(['[z_time]=sf2ab(diag_name,shot,z_node,''-exp'',exp_name_eff' extra_arg_sf2sig_eff_string ');']);
-          [z_time,err]=rdaAUG_eff(shot,diag_name,z_node,exp_name_eff,[],extra_arg_sf2sig_eff_string,['area-base:' z_node ':1']);
+          [z_time,err]=rdaAUG_eff(shot,diag_name,'Ti',exp_name_eff,[],extra_arg_sf2sig_eff_string,['area-base:' z_node ':1']);
           gdat_data.z = z_time.data;
           inotok=find(gdat_data.z<=0);
           gdat_data.z(inotok) = NaN;
diff --git a/matlab/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m b/matlab/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
index 4f18a96561aa1829432ee2b18c6b8adb8bedc17d..ddbc37e2a80aae27839f6e74a42e9cd87023df3d 100644
--- a/matlab/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
+++ b/matlab/AUG/rdaAUG_eff.m
@@ -180,10 +180,12 @@ if usemdsplus
     end
     if ~isempty(area_time_base_name)
       if nargin_eff>=5 & ~isempty(varargin_eff{1})
-        eval(['[data,error]=mdsvalue(''_rdaeff' user diagname '=augdiag(' num2str(shot) ',"' diagname '","' area_time_base_name '","' shotfile_exp ...
+        eval(['[data,error]=mdsvalue(''_rdaeff' user diagname '=augdiag(' num2str(shot) ',"' diagname '","' sigtype '","' shotfile_exp ...
               '",' ed_number ',' num2str(varargin_eff{1}(1),'%.14f') ',' num2str(varargin_eff{1}(end),'%.14f') ')'');']);
+% $$$         eval(['[data,error]=mdsvalue(''_rdaeff' user diagname '=augdiag(' num2str(shot) ',"' diagname '","' area_time_base_name '","' shotfile_exp ...
+% $$$               '",' ed_number ',' num2str(varargin_eff{1}(1),'%.14f') ',' num2str(varargin_eff{1}(end),'%.14f') ')'');']);
       else
-        eval(['[data,error]=mdsvalue(''_rdaeff' user diagname '=augdiag(' num2str(shot) ',"' diagname '","' area_time_base_name '","' shotfile_exp ...
+        eval(['[data,error]=mdsvalue(''_rdaeff' user diagname '=augdiag(' num2str(shot) ',"' diagname '","' sigtype '","' shotfile_exp ...
               '",' ed_number ',,,_oshot' user diagname ',_oed' user diagname ')'');']);
       end
       if ~isempty(area_time_base_dimof)
diff --git a/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m b/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m
index 2101495af9bb379adf316dfc803a32e5cc7adc8a..e45c3246d111c0d1b58d39195eb0518e4979ab0b 100644
--- a/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m
+++ b/matlab/TCV/gdat_tcv.m
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ elseif strcmp(mapping_for_tcv.method,'switchcase')
     for itime=1:length(time)
       time_eff = time(itime);
       % use read_results updated to effectively obtain an eqdsk with sign correct with COCOS=2
-      [fnames_readresults]=read_results_for_chease(shot,time_eff,liuqe_version,3,[],[],[],zshift,0,1,nrz_out);
+      [fnames_readresults]=read_results_for_chease(shot,time_eff,liuqe_version_eff,3,[],[],[],zshift,0,1,nrz_out);
       cocos_read_results_for_chease = 17;
       if isempty(fnames_readresults)
         if gdat_params.nverbose>=1;
@@ -1996,6 +1996,8 @@ elseif strcmp(mapping_for_tcv.method,'switchcase')
     % Add the results to the output of gdat
     gdat_data.psiscatvol = psiscatvol;
     gdat_data.psi_max = psi_max;
+    r_thomson = gdat_tcv(gdat_data.shot,'\DIAGZ::THOMSON_SET_UP:RADIAL_POS');
+    gdat_data.r_thomson = r_thomson;
 
     if ~isempty(psiscatvol.data) && ~ischar(psiscatvol.data) && ~isempty(psi_max.data) && ~ischar(psi_max.data)
       psi_norm = 1.-psiscatvol.data./repmat(psi_max.data(:).',[size(psiscatvol.data,1),1]);
@@ -2012,13 +2014,11 @@ elseif strcmp(mapping_for_tcv.method,'switchcase')
       r_edge = gdat(gdat_data.shot,params_eff);
       params_eff.data_request='z_contour_edge';
       z_edge = gdat(gdat_data.shot,params_eff);
-      Z_thomson = psiscatvol.dim{1};
-      %OS: not ok for old shots: R_thomson = gdat_tcv(gdat_data.shot,'\tcv_shot::top.diagz.measurements.thomson.set_up:radial_pos');
-      R_thomson.data = 0.90*ones(size(Z_thomson));
+      z_thomson = psiscatvol.dim{1};
       psinorm_max = max(max(psi_norm));
       for it=1:numel(psiscatvol.dim{2})
         iteq=iround_os(r_edge.t,psiscatvol.dim{2}(it));
-        inpol=inpolygon(R_thomson.data,Z_thomson,r_edge.data(:,iteq),z_edge.data(:,iteq));
+        inpol=inpolygon(r_thomson.data,z_thomson,r_edge.data(:,iteq),z_edge.data(:,iteq));
         is_private_flux = [psi_norm(:,it) < 1] & ~inpol;
         % at this stage set private flux "rho" to max, could use 1.3^2
         psi_norm(is_private_flux,it) = psinorm_max;
@@ -3688,7 +3688,7 @@ switch numel(zshifteff)
 end
 
 % Get LIUQE times corresponding to TS times
-t_eq = t_psi(iround(t_psi,t_th));
+t_eq = t_psi(iround_os(t_psi,t_th));
 
 % Get PSI map
 psi = psitbxtcv(gdat_data.shot,t_eq,'*0',psitbx_str);
diff --git a/matlab/gdat_plot.m b/matlab/gdat_plot.m
index 85b1d86acadfa61760da60d6b1fa69c40b71d389..866c24118bb94eec1872a7fda94c1a8813735c01 100644
--- a/matlab/gdat_plot.m
+++ b/matlab/gdat_plot.m
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ if all(isfield(gdat_data,{'data','t'})) && ~isempty(gdat_data.data) && ~isempty(
   elseif any(find(size(gdat_data.data)==length(gdat_data.t)))
     try
       if length(size(gdat_data.data))<=2
-        plot(gdat_data.t,gdat_data.data);
+        if isnumeric(gdat_data.t)
+          plot(gdat_data.t,gdat_data.data);
+        elseif iscell(gdat_data.t)
+          plot(str2num(cell2mat(gdat_data.t)),gdat_data.data);
+        end
       else
         disp('WARNING')
         disp(['size(gdat_data.data) = ' num2str(size(gdat_data.data)) ', >2D thus do not try to plot'])