diff --git a/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh.py b/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh.py
index 5557b768bd8..712b6b72f80 100644
--- a/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh.py
+++ b/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh.py
@@ -446,14 +446,6 @@ def pickMeshGroupVCol(me, orig, dir):
 	f_colvecs= [col2vec(f_c[i]) for i in idxs]
 	return f_colvecs[0]*w0 +  f_colvecs[1]*w1 + f_colvecs[2]*w2
 
-# reuse me more.
-def sorted_edge_indicies(ed):
-	i1= ed.v1.index
-	i2= ed.v2.index
-	if i1>i2:
-		i1,i2= i2,i1
-	return i1, i2
-
 def edge_face_users(me):
 	''' 
 	Takes a mesh and returns a list aligned with the meshes edges.
@@ -461,17 +453,11 @@ def edge_face_users(me):
 	would be the equiv for having ed.face_users as a property
 	'''
 	
-	face_edges_dict= dict([(sorted_edge_indicies(ed), (ed.index, [])) for ed in me.edges])
+	face_edges_dict= dict([(ed.key, (ed.index, [])) for ed in me.edges])
 	for f in me.faces:
 		fvi= [v.index for v in f]# face vert idx's
-		for i in xrange(len(f)):
-			i1= fvi[i]
-			i2= fvi[i-1]
-			
-			if i1>i2:
-				i1,i2= i2,i1
-			
-			face_edges_dict[i1,i2][1].append(f)
+		for edkey in f.edge_keys:
+			face_edges_dict[edkey][1].append(f)
 	
 	face_edges= [None] * len(me.edges)
 	for ed_index, ed_faces in face_edges_dict.itervalues():
@@ -489,21 +475,13 @@ def face_edges(me):
 	face_edges[i][j] -> list of faces that this edge uses.
 	crap this is tricky to explain :/
 	'''
-	face_edges= [ [None] * len(f) for f in me.faces ]
+	face_edges= [ [-1] * len(f) for f in me.faces ]
 	
-	face_edges_dict= dict([(sorted_edge_indicies(ed), []) for ed in me.edges])
+	face_edges_dict= dict([(ed.key, []) for ed in me.edges])
 	for fidx, f in enumerate(me.faces):
-		fvi= [v.index for v in f]# face vert idx's
-		for i in xrange(len(f)):
-			i1= fvi[i]
-			i2= fvi[i-1]
-			
-			if i1>i2:
-				i1,i2= i2,i1
-			
-			edge_face_users= face_edges_dict[i1,i2]
+		for i, edkey in enumerate(f.edge_keys):
+			edge_face_users= face_edges_dict[edkey]
 			edge_face_users.append(f)
-			
 			face_edges[fidx][i]= edge_face_users
 			
 	return face_edges
@@ -671,19 +649,12 @@ def edgeFaceUserCount(me, faces= None):
 	
 	edge_users= [0] * len(me.edges)
 	
-	edges_idx_dict= dict([(sorted_edge_indicies(ed), ed.index) for ed in me.edges])
+	edges_idx_dict= dict([(ed.key, ed.index) for ed in me.edges])
 
 	for f in faces:
-		fvi= [v.index for v in f]# face vert idx's
-		for i in xrange(len(f)):
-			i1= fvi[i]
-			i2= fvi[i-1]
-			
-			if i1>i2:
-				i1,i2= i2,i1
-			
-			edge_users[edges_idx_dict[i1,i2]] += 1 
-			
+		for edkey in f.edge_keys:
+			edge_users[edges_idx_dict[edkey]] += 1 
+	
 	return edge_users
 
 
@@ -1004,16 +975,10 @@ def meshCalcNormals(me, vertNormals=None):
 	edges={}
 	for f in me.faces:
 		f_v = f.v
-		for i in xrange(len(f)):
-			i1, i2= f_v[i].index, f_v[i-1].index
-			if i1<i2:
-				i1,i2= i2,i1
-				
-			try:
-				edges[i1, i2].append(f.no)
-			except:
-				edges[i1, i2]= [f.no]
-				
+		for edkey in f.edge_keys:
+			try:	edges[edkey].append(f.no)
+			except:	edges[edkey]= [f.no]
+	
 	# Weight the edge normals by total angle difference
 	for fnos in edges.itervalues():
 		
diff --git a/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py b/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py
index a3fda19f323..581c10f1ec5 100644
--- a/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py
+++ b/release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyMesh_redux.py
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ def col_key_mix(col1, col2,  w1, w2):
 	# Weighted mix. w1+w2==1.0
 	return int(w1*col1[0] + w2*col2[0]), int(w1*col1[1] + w2*col2[1]), int(w1*col1[2]+col2[2]*w2)
 
-def ed_key(ed):
-	i1= ed.v1.index
-	i2= ed.v2.index
-	if i1<i2: return i1,i2
-	return i2,i1
 
 def redux(ob, REDUX=0.5, BOUNDRY_WEIGHT=2.0, REMOVE_DOUBLES=False, FACE_AREA_WEIGHT=1.0, FACE_TRIANGULATE=True, DO_UV=True, DO_VCOL=True, DO_WEIGHTS=True, VGROUP_INF_REDUX= None, VGROUP_INF_WEIGHT=0.5):
 	"""
@@ -153,7 +148,7 @@ def redux(ob, REDUX=0.5, BOUNDRY_WEIGHT=2.0, REMOVE_DOUBLES=False, FACE_AREA_WEI
 			self.init_from_edge(ed) # So we can re-use the classes without using more memory.
 		
 		def init_from_edge(self, ed):
-			self.key= ed_key(ed)
+			self.key= ed.key
 			self.length= ed.length
 			self.faces= []
 			self.v1= ed.v1
diff --git a/release/scripts/mesh_solidify.py b/release/scripts/mesh_solidify.py
index cb126f8f1e2..d612ee5eef5 100644
--- a/release/scripts/mesh_solidify.py
+++ b/release/scripts/mesh_solidify.py
@@ -156,16 +156,11 @@ def main():
 		edges = {}
 		for f in faces_sel:
 			f_v= f.v
-			for i in xrange(len(f_v)):
-				i1=f_v[i].index
-				i2=f_v[i-1].index
-				if i1>i2:	edge_key= i2, i1
-				else:		edge_key= i1, i2
-				
-				if edges.has_key(edge_key):
-					edges[edge_key]= None
+			for i, edgekey in enumerate(f.edge_keys):
+				if edges.has_key(edgekey):
+					edges[edgekey]= None
 				else:
-					edges[edge_key] = f, f_v, i, i-1
+					edges[edgekey] = f, f_v, i, i-1
 		
 		# Edges are done. extrude the single user edges.
 		for edge_face_data in edges.itervalues():
diff --git a/release/scripts/uvcalc_smart_project.py b/release/scripts/uvcalc_smart_project.py
index 88b83fe546a..fef963af0b5 100644
--- a/release/scripts/uvcalc_smart_project.py
+++ b/release/scripts/uvcalc_smart_project.py
@@ -171,21 +171,10 @@ def island2Edge(island):
 		f_uvkey= map(tuple, f_uv)
 		
 		
-		for vIdx in xrange(len(f_v)):
-			
+		for vIdx, edkey in enumerate(f.edge_keys):
 			unique_points[f_uvkey[vIdx]] = f_uv[vIdx]
-			
-			
-			if f_v[vIdx].index > f_v[vIdx-1].index:
-				i1= vIdx-1;	i2= vIdx
-			else:
-				i1= vIdx;	i2= vIdx-1
-			
-			try:
-				edges[ f_uvkey[i1], f_uvkey[i2] ] *= 0 # sets eny edge with more then 1 user to 0 are not returned.
-				
-			except:
-				edges[ f_uvkey[i1], f_uvkey[i2] ] = (f_uv[i1] - f_uv[i2]).length, 
+			try:	edges[ f_uvkey[edkey[0]], f_uvkey[edkey[1]] ] *= 0 # sets eny edge with more then 1 user to 0 are not returned.
+			except:	edges[ f_uvkey[edkey[0]], f_uvkey[edkey[1]] ] = (f_uv[i1] - f_uv[i2]).length, 
 	
 	# If 2 are the same then they will be together, but full [a,b] order is not correct.