diff --git a/Models/Feynrules/python/ufo2peg/check_lorentz.py b/Models/Feynrules/python/ufo2peg/check_lorentz.py
--- a/Models/Feynrules/python/ufo2peg/check_lorentz.py
+++ b/Models/Feynrules/python/ufo2peg/check_lorentz.py
@@ -1,827 +1,829 @@
 import itertools,cmath,re
 from .helpers import SkipThisVertex
 from .converter import py2cpp
 from .lorentzparser import parse_lorentz
 
 def evaluate(x,model,parmsubs):
     import cmath
     return eval(x, 
                 {'cmath':cmath,
                  'complexconjugate':model.function_library.complexconjugate}, 
                 parmsubs)
 
 # ordering for EW VVV vertices
 def VVVordering(vertex) :
     pattern = "if((p1->id()==%s&&p2->id()==%s&&p3->id()==%s)"+\
         "||(p1->id()==%s&&p2->id()==%s&&p3->id()==%s)||"+\
         "(p1->id()==%s&&p2->id()==%s&&p3->id()==%s)) {norm(-norm());}"
     ordering = pattern%(vertex.particles[1].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[0].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[0].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[1].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[1].pdg_code,
                         vertex.particles[0].pdg_code)
     return ordering
 
 def tensorCouplings(vertex,value,prefactors,L,lorentztag,pos,all_couplings) :
     # split the structure into its different terms for analysis
     ordering=""
     structures = extractStructures(L)
     if(lorentztag == 'SST') :
         terms=[['P(1003,2)','P(2003,1)'],
                ['P(1003,1)','P(2003,2)'],
                ['P(-1,1)','P(-1,2)','Metric(1003,2003)'],
                ['Metric(1003,2003)']]
         signs=[1.,1.,-1.,-1.]
         new_couplings=[False]*len(terms)
     elif(lorentztag == 'FFT' ) :
         terms=[['P(2003,1)','Gamma(1003,2,1)'],
                ['P(2003,2)','Gamma(1003,2,1)'],
                ['P(1003,1)','Gamma(2003,2,1)'],
                ['P(1003,2)','Gamma(2003,2,1)'],
                ['P(-1,1)','Gamma(-1,2,1)','Metric(1003,2003)'],
                ['P(-1,2)','Gamma(-1,2,1)','Metric(1003,2003)'],
                ['Metric(1003,2003)']]
         signs=[1.,-1.,1.,-1.,-0.5,0.5,1.]
         new_couplings=[False]*3*len(terms)
     elif(lorentztag == 'VVT' ) :
         terms=[['P(-1,1)','P(-1,2)','Metric(1,2003)','Metric(2,1003)'], # from C term
                ['P(-1,1)','P(-1,2)','Metric(1,1003)','Metric(2,2003)'], # from C term
                ['P(-1,1)','P(-1,2)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(1003,2003)'], # from C term
                ['P(1,2)','P(2,1)','Metric(1003,2003)'], # from D term (sym)
                ['P(1,2)','P(2003,1)','Metric(2,1003)'], # 1st term
                ['P(1,2)','P(1003,1)','Metric(2,2003)'], # 1st swap
                ['P(2,1)','P(2003,2)','Metric(1,1003)'], # 2nd term
                ['P(2,1)','P(1003,2)','Metric(1,2003)'], # 2nd swap
                ['P(1003,2)','P(2003,1)','Metric(1,2)'], # 3rd term 
                ['P(1003,1)','P(2003,2)','Metric(1,2)'], # 3rd swap
                ['Metric(1,2003)','Metric(2,1003)'], # from mass term
                ['Metric(1,1003)','Metric(2,2003)'], # from mass term
                ['Metric(1,2)','Metric(1003,2003)'], # from mass term
                ['P(1,1)','P(2,1)','Metric(1003,2003)'], # gauge terms
                ['P(1,2)','P(2,2)','Metric(1003,2003)'], # gauge terms
                ['P(1,1)','P(2,2)','Metric(1003,2003)'], # gauge terms
                ['P(1003,1)','P(1,1)','Metric(2,2003)'], # gauge terms
                ['P(1003,2)','P(2,2)','Metric(1,2003)'], # gauge terms
                ['P(2003,1)','P(1,1)','Metric(2,1003)'], # gauge terms
                ['P(2003,2)','P(2,2)','Metric(1,1003)'], # gauge terms
         ]
         signs=[1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,-1.,-1.,-1.,1.,1.,1.,1.,-1.,1.,1.,0.25,-1.,-1.,-1.,-1.]
         new_couplings=[False]*len(terms)
     elif(lorentztag == 'FFVT' ) :
         terms = [['Gamma(2004,2,1)','Metric(3,1004)'],
                  ['Gamma(1004,2,1)','Metric(3,2004)'],
                  ['Gamma(3,2,1)','Metric(1004,2004)'],
                  ['Gamma(2004,2,-1)','Metric(3,1004)'],
                  ['Gamma(1004,2,-1)','Metric(3,2004)'],
                  ['Gamma(3,2,-1)','Metric(1004,2004)']]
         signs=[1.,1.,-0.5,1.,1.,-0.5]
         new_couplings=[False]*3*len(terms)
     elif(lorentztag == 'VVVT' ) :
         # the F(mu nu,rho sigma lambda) terms first
         terms = [['P(2004,2)','Metric(1,1004)','Metric(2,3)'],['P(2004,3)','Metric(1,1004)','Metric(2,3)'],
                  ['P(1004,2)','Metric(1,2004)','Metric(2,3)'],['P(1004,3)','Metric(1,2004)','Metric(2,3)'],
                  ['P(2004,3)','Metric(1,3)','Metric(2,1004)'],['P(2004,1)','Metric(1,3)','Metric(2,1004)'],
                  ['P(1004,3)','Metric(1,3)','Metric(2,2004)'],['P(1004,1)','Metric(1,3)','Metric(2,2004)'],
                  ['P(2004,1)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(3,1004)'],['P(2004,2)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(3,1004)'],
                  ['P(1004,1)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(3,2004)'],['P(1004,2)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(3,2004)'],
                  ['P(3,1)','Metric(1,2004)','Metric(2,1004)'],['P(3,2)','Metric(1,2004)','Metric(2,1004)'], 
                  ['P(3,1)','Metric(1,1004)','Metric(2,2004)'],['P(3,2)','Metric(1,1004)','Metric(2,2004)'],
                  ['P(3,1)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(1004,2004)'],['P(3,2)','Metric(1,2)','Metric(1004,2004)'],
                  ['P(2,3)','Metric(1,2004)','Metric(3,1004)'],['P(2,1)','Metric(1,2004)','Metric(3,1004)'],
                  ['P(2,3)','Metric(1,1004)','Metric(3,2004)'],['P(2,1)','Metric(1,1004)','Metric(3,2004)'],
                  ['P(2,3)','Metric(1,3)','Metric(1004,2004)'],['P(2,1)','Metric(1,3)','Metric(1004,2004)'],
                  ['P(1,2)','Metric(2,2004)','Metric(3,1004)'],['P(1,3)','Metric(2,2004)','Metric(3,1004)'],
                  ['P(1,2)','Metric(2,1004)','Metric(3,2004)'],['P(1,3)','Metric(2,1004)','Metric(3,2004)'],
                  ['P(1,2)','Metric(2,3)','Metric(1004,2004)'],['P(1,3)','Metric(2,3)','Metric(1004,2004)']]
         signs = [1.,-1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,
                  1.,-1.,1.,-1.,-1.,1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,-1.,1.,1.,-1.,1.,-1.,-1.,1.]
         new_couplings=[False]*len(terms)
         l = lambda c: len(pos[c])
         if l(8)!=3 :
             ordering = VVVordering(vertex)
     # unknown
     else :
         raise Exception('Unknown data type "%s".' % lorentztag)
     iterm=0
     for term in terms:
         for perm in itertools.permutations(term):
             label = '*'.join(perm)
             for istruct in range(0,len(structures)) :
                 if label in structures[istruct] :
                     reminder = structures[istruct].replace(label,'1.',1)
                     loc=iterm
                     if(reminder.find("ProjM")>=0) :
                         reminder=re.sub("\*ProjM\(.*,.\)","",reminder)
                         loc+=len(terms)
                     elif(reminder.find("ProjP")>=0) :
                         reminder=re.sub("\*ProjP\(.*,.\)","",reminder)
                         loc+=2*len(terms)
                     structures[istruct] = "Done"
                     val = eval(reminder, {'cmath':cmath} )*signs[iterm]
                     if(new_couplings[loc]) :
                         new_couplings[loc] += val
                     else :
                         new_couplings[loc] = val
         iterm+=1
     # check we've handled all the terms
     for val in structures:
         if(val!="Done") :
             raise SkipThisVertex()
     # special for FFVT
     if(lorentztag=="FFVT") :
         t_couplings=new_couplings
         new_couplings=[False]*9
         for i in range(0,9) :
             j = i+3*(i/3)
             k = i+3+3*(i/3)
             if( not t_couplings[j]) :
                 new_couplings[i] = t_couplings[k]
             else :
                 new_couplings[i] = t_couplings[j]
     # set the couplings
     for icoup in range(0,len(new_couplings)) :
         if(new_couplings[icoup]) :
             new_couplings[icoup] = '(%s) * (%s) *(%s)' % (new_couplings[icoup],prefactors,value)
     if(len(all_couplings)==0) :
         all_couplings=new_couplings
     else :
         for icoup in range(0,len(new_couplings)) :
             if(new_couplings[icoup] and all_couplings[icoup]) :
                 all_couplings[icoup] = '(%s) * (%s) *(%s) + (%s) ' % (new_couplings[icoup],prefactors,value,all_couplings[icoup])
             elif(new_couplings[icoup]) :
                 all_couplings[icoup] = new_couplings[icoup]
     # return the results
     return (ordering,all_couplings)
 
 def processTensorCouplings(lorentztag,vertex,model,parmsubs,all_couplings) :
     # check for fermion vertices (i.e. has L/R couplings)
     fermions = "FF" in lorentztag
     # test and process the values of the couplings
     tval  = [False]*3
     value = [False]*3
     # loop over the colours
     for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
         lmax = len(all_couplings[icolor])
         if(fermions) : lmax /=3
         # loop over the different terms
         for ix in range(0,lmax) :
             test = [False]*3
             # normal case
             if( not fermions ) :
                 test[0] = all_couplings[icolor][ix]
             else :
                 # first case vector but no L/R couplings
                 if( not all_couplings[icolor][lmax+ix]  and
                     not all_couplings[icolor][2*lmax+ix] ) :
                     test[0] = all_couplings[icolor][ix]
                     # special for mass terms and massless particles
                     if(not all_couplings[icolor][ix]) :
                         code = abs(vertex.particles[0].pdg_code)
                         if(ix==6 and code ==12 or code ==14 or code==16) :
                             continue
                         else :
                             raise SkipThisVertex()
                 # second case L/R couplings
                 elif( not all_couplings[icolor][ix] ) :
                     # L=R, replace with vector
                     if(all_couplings[icolor][lmax+ix] ==
                        all_couplings[icolor][2*lmax+ix]) :
                         test[0]  = all_couplings[icolor][lmax+ix]
                     else :
                         test[1] = all_couplings[icolor][lmax+ix]
                         test[2] = all_couplings[icolor][2*lmax+ix]
                 else :
                     raise SkipThisVertex()
             # special handling of mass terms
             # scalar divide by m**2
             if((ix==3 and lorentztag=="SST") or
                ( ix>=10 and ix<=12 and lorentztag=="VVT" )) :
                 for i in range(0,len(test)) :
                     if(test[i]) :
                         test[i] = '(%s)/%s**2' % (test[i],vertex.particles[0].mass.value)
             # fermions divide by 4*m
             elif(ix==6 and lorentztag=="FFT" and
                  float(vertex.particles[0].mass.value) != 0. ) :
                 for i in range(0,len(test)) :
                     if(test[i]) :
                         test[i] = '-(%s)/%s/4' % (test[i],vertex.particles[0].mass.value)
             # set values on first pass
             if(not tval[0] and not tval[1] and not tval[2]) :
                 value = test
                 for i in range(0,len(test)) :
                     if(test[i]) : tval[i] = evaluate(test[i],model,parmsubs)
             else :
                 for i in range(0,len(test)) :
                     if(not test[i] and not tval[i]) :
                         continue
                     if(not test[i] or not tval[i]) :
                         # special for mass terms and vectors
                         if(lorentztag=="VVT" and ix >=10 and ix <=12 and
                            float(vertex.particles[0].mass.value) == 0. ) :
                             continue
                         # special for vector gauge terms
                         if(lorentztag=="VVT" and ix>=13) :
                             continue
                         raise SkipThisVertex()
                     tval2 = evaluate(test[i],model,parmsubs)
                     if(abs(tval[i]-tval2)>1e-6) :
                         # special for fermion mass term if fermions massless
                         if(lorentztag=="FFT" and ix ==6 and tval2 == 0. and
                            float(vertex.particles[0].mass.value) == 0. ) :
                             continue
                         raise SkipThisVertex()
     # simple clean up
     for i in range(0,len(value)):
         if(value[i]) :
             value[i] = value[i].replace("(1.0) * ","").replace(" * (1)","")
     # put everything together
     coup_left  = 0.
     coup_right = 0.
     coup_norm  = 0.
     if(lorentztag ==  "SST" or lorentztag == "VVT" or
        lorentztag == "VVVT" or lorentztag == "FFT" ) :
         coup_norm.append(value[0])
         if(value[1] or value[2]) :
             raise SkipThisVertex()
     elif(lorentztag=="FFVT") :
         if(not value[1] and not value[2]) :
             coup_norm  = value[0]
             coup_left  = "1."
             coup_right = "1."
         elif(not value[0]) :
             coup_norm = "1."
             if(value[1] and value[2]) :
                 coup_left  = value[1]
                 coup_right = value[2]
             elif(value[1]) :
                 coup_left  = value[1]
                 coup_right = "0."
             elif(value[2]) :
                 coup_left  = "0."
                 coup_right = value[2]
             else :
                 raise SkipThisVertex()
         else :
             raise SkipThisVertex()
     else :
         raise SkipThisVertex()
     # return the answer
     return (coup_left,coup_right,coup_norm)
 
 def extractStructures(L) :
     structure1 = L.structure.split()
     structures =[]
     sign=''
     for struct in structure1 :
         if(struct=='+') :
             continue
         elif(struct=='-') :
             sign='-'
         else :
             structures.append(sign+struct.strip())
             sign=''
     return structures
 
 
 
 def changeSign(sign1,sign2) :
     if((sign1=="+" and sign2=="+") or\
        (sign1=="-" and sign2=="-")) :
         return "+"
     else :
         return "-"
 
 def extractAntiSymmetricIndices(instring,funct) :
     terms = instring.strip(funct).strip(")").split(",")
     sign=1.
     for iy in range(0,len(terms)) :
         for ix in range(-1,-len(terms)+iy,-1) :
             swap = False
             if(len(terms[ix])==1 and len(terms[ix-1])==1) :
                 swap = int(terms[ix])<int(terms[ix-1])
             elif(len(terms[ix])==2 and len(terms[ix-1])==2) :
                 swap = int(terms[ix][1])<int(terms[ix-1][1])
             elif(len(terms[ix])==1 and len(terms[ix-1])==2) :
                 swap = True
             if(swap) :
                 sign *=-1.
                 terms[ix],terms[ix-1] = terms[ix-1],terms[ix]
     return (terms,sign)
     
     
 def epsilonOrder(eps) :
     terms,sign = extractAntiSymmetricIndices(eps,"Epsilon(")
     return (sign,"Epsilon(%s,%s,%s,%s)" % (terms[0],terms[1],terms[2],terms[3]))
 
     
 def VVSEpsilon(couplings,struct) :
     if(struct.find("Epsilon")<0) :
         return
     fact=""
     sign="+"
     if(struct[-1]==")") :
         fact=struct.split("(")[0]
         if(fact.find("Epsilon")>=0) :
             fact=""
         else :
             struct=struct.split("(",1)[1][:-1]
             if(fact[0]=="-") :
                 sign="-"
                 fact=fact[1:]
     split = struct.split("*")
     # find the epsilon
     eps=""
     for piece in split :
         if(piece.find("Epsilon")>=0) :
             eps=piece
             split.remove(piece)
             break
     # and any prefactors
     for piece in split :
         if(piece.find("P(")<0) :
             split.remove(piece)
             if(piece[0]=="+" or piece[0]=="-") :
                 sign=changeSign(sign,piece[0])
                 piece=piece[1:]
             if(fact=="") :
                 fact=piece
             else :
                 fact = "( %s ) * ( %s )" % (fact , piece) 
     # now sort out the momenta
     for piece in split :
         terms=piece.split(",")
         terms[0]=terms[0].strip("P(")
         terms[1]=terms[1].strip(")")
         eps=eps.replace(terms[0],"P%s"%terms[1])
     (nsign,eps)=epsilonOrder(eps)
     if(nsign<0) : sign=changeSign(sign,"-")
     if(fact=="") : fact="1."
     if(eps!="Epsilon(1,2,P1,P2)") :
         return
     if(couplings[6]==0.) :
         couplings[6] = "( %s%s )" % (sign,fact)
     else :
         couplings[6] = "( %s ) + ( %s%s )" % (couplings[6],sign,fact)
 
 
 def scalarVectorCouplings(value,prefactors,L,lorentztag,all_couplings) :
     # set up the types of term we are looking for
     if(lorentztag=="VVS") :
         couplings=[0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,0.]
         terms=[['P(-1,1)','P(-1,2)','Metric(1,2)'],
                ['P(1,1)','P(2,1)'],
                ['P(1,1)','P(2,2)'],
                ['P(1,2)','P(2,1)'],
                ['P(1,2)','P(2,2)'],
                ['Metric(1,2)']]
     elif(lorentztag=="VVSS") :
         couplings=[0.]
         terms=[['Metric(1,2)']]
     elif(lorentztag=="VSS"):
          couplings=[0.,0.]
          terms=[['P(1,3)'],['P(1,2)']]
     # extract the lorentz structures
     structures = extractStructures(L)
     # handle the scalar couplings
     itype=-1
     for term in terms:
         itype+=1
         for perm in itertools.permutations(term):
             label = '*'.join(perm)
             for istruct in range(0,len(structures)) :
                 if label in structures[istruct] :
                     reminder = structures[istruct].replace(label,'1.',1)
                     couplings[itype]+=eval(reminder, {'cmath':cmath} )
                     structures[istruct]='Done'
     # special for VVS and epsilon
     # handle the pseudoscalar couplings
     for struct in structures :
         if(struct != "Done" ) :
             if(lorentztag=="VVS") :
                 VVSEpsilon(couplings,struct)
             else :
                 raise SkipThisVertex()
     # put it all together
     if(len(all_couplings)==0) :
         for ic in range(0,len(couplings)) :
             if(couplings[ic]!=0.) :
                 all_couplings.append('(%s) * (%s) * (%s)' % (prefactors,value,couplings[ic]))
             else :
                 all_couplings.append(False)
     else :
         for ic in range(0,len(couplings)) :
             if(couplings[ic]!=0. and all_couplings[ic]) :
                 all_couplings[ic] = '(%s) * (%s) * (%s) + (%s) ' % (prefactors,value,
                                                                     couplings[ic],all_couplings[ic])
             elif(couplings[ic]!=0) :
                 all_couplings[ic] = '(%s) * (%s) * (%s) ' % (prefactors,value,couplings[ic])
     return all_couplings
 
 def processScalarVectorCouplings(lorentztag,vertex,model,parmsubs,all_couplings,header) :
     # check the values
     tval = [False]*len(all_couplings[0])
     value =[False]*len(all_couplings[0])
     for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
         for ix in range(0,len(all_couplings[icolor])) :
             if(not value[ix]) :
                 value[ix] = all_couplings[icolor][ix]
             if(value[ix] and not tval[ix]) :
                 tval[ix] = evaluate(value[ix],model,parmsubs)
             elif(value[ix]) :
                 tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][0],model,parmsubs)
                 if(abs(tval[ix]-tval2)>1e-6) :
                     raise SkipThisVertex()
 
     append = ""
     symbols = set()
     coup_norm=0.
     if(lorentztag=="VVS") :
         if(not value[0] and not value[1] and not value[2] and \
            not value[3] and not value[4] and not value[6] and value[5]) :
             coup_norm=value[5]
         else :
             for ix in range(0,len(value)) :
                 if(value[ix]) :
                     value[ix], sym = py2cpp(value[ix])
                     symbols |= sym
                 else :
                     value[ix]=0.
             lorentztag = 'GeneralVVS'
             header="kinematics(true);"
             # g_mu,nv piece of coupling 
             if(value[5]!=0.) :
                 append +='a00( %s + Complex(( %s )* GeV2/invariant(1,2)));\n' % ( value[0],value[5])
             else :
                 append +='a00( %s );\n' % value[0]
             # other couplings
             append += 'a11( %s );\n    a12( %s );\n    a21( %s );\n    a22( %s );\n aEp( %s );\n' % \
                       ( value[1],value[2],value[3],value[4],value[6] )
             coup_norm="1."
     elif(lorentztag=="VVSS") :
         coup_norm = value[0]
     elif(lorentztag=="VSS") :
         if(abs(tval[0]+tval[1])>1e-6) :
             raise SkipThisVertex()
         coup_norm = value[1]
         append = 'if(p2->id()!=%s){norm(-norm());}' \
                  % vertex.particles[1].pdg_code
     # return the answer
     return (coup_norm,append,lorentztag,header,symbols)
 
 def getIndices(term) :
     if(term[0:2]=="P(") :
         indices = term.strip(")").strip("P(").split(",")
         mom   = int(indices[1])
         index = int(indices[0])
         return (True,mom,index)
     else :
         return (False,0,0)
     
 
 def lorentzScalar(vertex,L) :
     dotProduct = """\
 0.5*(invariant( i[{i1}], i[{i2}] ) - invariant( i[{i1}], i[{i1}] ) -invariant( i[{i2}] , i[{i2}] ))/GeV2"""
     structure = L.structure.split("*")
     worked = False
     mom=-1
     output=""
     while True :
         term = structure[-1]
         structure.pop()
         (momentum,mom,index) = getIndices(term)
         if( not momentum) : break
         # look for the matching momenta
         for term in structure :
             (momentum,mom2,index2) = getIndices(term)
             if(index2==index) :
                 structure.remove(term)
                 dot = dotProduct.format(i1=mom-1,i2=mom2-1)
                 if(output=="") :
                     output = dot
                 else :
                     output = " ( %s) * ( %s ) " (output,dot)
         if(len(structure)==0) :
             worked = True
             break
     if( not worked ) :
         return False
     else :
         return output
 
 kinematicsline = """\
 long id [3]={{{id1},{id2},{id3}}};
     long id2[3]={{p1->id(),p2->id(),p3->id()}};
     unsigned int i[3];
     for(unsigned int ix=0;ix<3;++ix) {{
       for(unsigned int iy=0;iy<3;++iy) {{
 	if(id[ix]==id2[iy]) {{
 	  i[ix] = iy;
 	  id2[iy]=0;
 	  break;
 	}}
       }}
     }}
     double hw_kine1 = {kine};
 """
 
 kinematicsline2 = """\
 long id [4]={{{id1},{id2},{id3},{id4}}};
     long id2[4]={{p1->id(),p2->id(),p3->id(),p4->id()}};
     unsigned int i[4];
     for(unsigned int ix=0;ix<4;++ix) {{
       for(unsigned int iy=0;iy<4;++iy) {{
 	if(id[ix]==id2[iy]) {{
 	  i[ix] = iy;
 	  id2[iy]=0;
 	  break;
 	}}
       }}
     }}
     double hw_kine1 = {kine};
 """
 
 kinematicsline3 ="""\
     double hw_kine{i} = {kine};
 """
 
 def scalarCouplings(vertex,value,prefactors,L,lorentztag,
                     all_couplings,prepend,header) :
     try :
         val = int(L.structure)
     except :
         output = lorentzScalar(vertex,L)
         if( not output ) :
             raise SkipThisVertex()
         else :
             if(prepend=="") :
                 if(lorentztag=="SSS") :
                     prepend = kinematicsline.format(id1=vertex.particles[0].pdg_code,
                                                      id2=vertex.particles[1].pdg_code,
                                                      id3=vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,
                                                      kine=output)
                 else :
                     prepend = kinematicsline2.format(id1=vertex.particles[0].pdg_code,
                                                       id2=vertex.particles[1].pdg_code,
                                                       id3=vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,
                                                       id4=vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,
                                                       kine=output)
                 value = "(%s) *(hw_kine1)" % value
             else :
                 osplit=prepend.split("\n")
                 i=-1
                 while osplit[i]=="":
                     i=i-1
                 ikin=int(osplit[i].split("=")[0].replace("double hw_kine",""))+1
                 prepend +=kinematicsline3.format(kine=output,i=ikin)
                 value = "(%s) *(hw_kine%s)" % (value,ikin)
             header="kinematics(true);"
     if(len(all_couplings)==0) :
         all_couplings.append('(%s) * (%s)' % (prefactors,value))
     else :
         all_couplings[0] = '(%s) * (%s) + (%s)' % (prefactors,value)
     return (prepend, header,all_couplings)
 
 def processScalarCouplings(model,parmsubs,all_couplings) :
     tval = False
     value = False
     for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
         if(len(all_couplings[icolor])!=1) :
             raise SkipThisVertex()
         if(not value) :
             value = all_couplings[icolor][0]
         m = re.findall('hw_kine[0-9]*',  all_couplings[icolor][0])
         if m:
             for kine in m:
                 # bizarre number for checks, must be a better option
                 parmsubs[kine] = 987654321.
         if(not tval) :
             tval = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
         else :
             tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][0],model,parmsubs)
             if(abs(tval[i]-tval2)>1e-6) :
                 raise SkipThisVertex()
     # cleanup and return the answer
     return value.replace("(1.0) * ","").replace(" * (1)","")
 
 def vectorCouplings(vertex,value,prefactors,L,lorentztag,pos,
                     all_couplings,append,qcd) :
+    print 'testing in vector',vertex.particles
+    print value,prefactors
     structures=extractStructures(L)
     terms=[]
     signs=[]
     if(lorentztag=="VVV") :
         terms=[['P(3,1)','Metric(1,2)'],['P(3,2)','Metric(1,2)'],['P(2,1)','Metric(1,3)'],
                ['P(2,3)','Metric(1,3)'],['P(1,2)','Metric(2,3)'],['P(1,3)','Metric(2,3)']]
         signs=[1.,-1.,-1.,1.,1.,-1.]
     elif(lorentztag=="VVVV") :
         terms=[['Metric(1,4)','Metric(2,3)'],
                ['Metric(1,3)','Metric(2,4)'],
                ['Metric(1,2)','Metric(3,4)']]
         signs=[1.,1.,1.]
     elif(lorentztag=="VVVS") :
         terms=[['P(3,1)','Metric(1,2)'],['P(3,2)','Metric(1,2)'],['P(2,1)','Metric(1,3)'],
                ['P(2,3)','Metric(1,3)'],['P(1,2)','Metric(2,3)'],['P(1,3)','Metric(2,3)'],
                ['Epsilon(1,2,3,-1)','P(-1,1)'],['Epsilon(1,2,3,-1)','P(-1,2)'],
                ['Epsilon(1,2,3,-1)','P(-1,3)']]
         signs=[1.,-1.,-1.,1.,1.,-1.,1.,1.,1.]
 
     # extract the couplings
     new_couplings  = [False]*len(terms)
     iterm=0
     for term in terms:
         for perm in itertools.permutations(term):
             label = '*'.join(perm)
             for istruct in range(0,len(structures)) :
                 if label in structures[istruct] :
                     reminder = structures[istruct].replace(label,'1.',1)
                     structures[istruct] = "Done"
-                    value = eval(reminder, {'cmath':cmath} )*signs[iterm]
+                    val = eval(reminder, {'cmath':cmath} )*signs[iterm]
                     if(new_couplings[iterm]) :
-                        new_couplings[iterm] += value
+                        new_couplings[iterm] += val
                     else :
-                        new_couplings[iterm] = value
+                        new_couplings[iterm] = val
         iterm += 1
     # check we've handled all the terms
     for val in structures:
         if(val!="Done") :
             print 'not found',structures
             raise SkipThisVertex()
     # set the couplings
     for icoup in range(0,len(new_couplings)) :
         if(new_couplings[icoup]) :
             new_couplings[icoup] = '(%s) * (%s) *(%s)' % (new_couplings[icoup],prefactors,value)
     if(len(all_couplings)==0) :
         all_couplings=new_couplings
     else :
         for icoup in range(0,len(new_couplings)) :
             if(new_couplings[icoup] and all_couplings[icoup]) :
                 all_couplings[icoup] = '(%s) * (%s) *(%s) + (%s) ' % (new_couplings[icoup],prefactors,value,all_couplings[icoup])
             elif(new_couplings[icoup]) :
                 all_couplings[icoup] = new_couplings[icoup]
     # ordering for VVV type vertices
     if(len(pos[8]) != 3 and (lorentztag=="VVV" or lorentztag=="VVVS")) :
         append = VVVordering(vertex)
     return all_couplings,append
 
 def processVectorCouplings(lorentztag,vertex,model,parmsubs,all_couplings,append,header) :
     value = False
     tval  = False
     if(lorentztag=="VVV") :
         for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
             # loop over the different terms
             for ix in range(0,len(all_couplings[icolor])) :
                 if(not value) :
                     value = all_couplings[icolor][ix]
                     tval = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
                 else :
                     tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][ix],model,parmsubs)
                     if(abs(tval-tval2)>1e-6) :
                         raise SkipThisVertex()
     elif(lorentztag=="VVVV") :
         order=[]
         colours = vertex.color
         if(len(colours)==1) :
             tval=[]
             for i in range(0,3) :
                 tval.append(evaluate(all_couplings[0][i],model,parmsubs))
             if(tval[2]==-2.*tval[1] and tval[2]==-2.*tval[0] ) :
                 order=[0,1,2,3]
                 value = "0.5*(%s)" % all_couplings[0][2]
             elif(tval[1]==-2.*tval[2] and tval[1]==-2.*tval[0] ) :
                 order=[0,2,1,3]
                 value = "0.5*(%s)" % all_couplings[0][1]
             elif(tval[0]==-2.*tval[2] and tval[0]==-2.*tval[1] ) :
                 order=[0,3,1,2]
                 value = "0.5*(%s)" % all_couplings[0][0]
             else:
                 sys.stderr.write(
                     'Warning: unsupported {tag} ( {ps} ) Lorentz structure in {name}:\n{lstr}\n'
                     .format(tag=unique_lorentztag(vertex), name=vertex.name, 
                             lstr=L.structure, ps=' '.join(map(str,vertex.particles)))
                 )
                 raise SkipThisVertex()
             pattern = \
                       "bool done[4]={false,false,false,false};\n" + \
                     "    tcPDPtr part[4]={p1,p2,p3,p4};\n" + \
                     "    unsigned int iorder[4]={0,0,0,0};\n" + \
                     "    for(unsigned int ix=0;ix<4;++ix) {\n" + \
                     "       if(!done[0] && part[ix]->id()==%s) {done[0]=true; iorder[%s] = ix; continue;}\n" + \
                 "       if(!done[1] && part[ix]->id()==%s) {done[1]=true; iorder[%s] = ix; continue;}\n" + \
                 "       if(!done[2] && part[ix]->id()==%s) {done[2]=true; iorder[%s] = ix; continue;}\n" + \
                 "       if(!done[3] && part[ix]->id()==%s) {done[3]=true; iorder[%s] = ix; continue;}\n" + \
                 "    }\n" + \
                 "    setType(2);\n" + \
                 "    setOrder(iorder[0],iorder[1],iorder[2],iorder[3]);"
             append = pattern % ( vertex.particles[0].pdg_code,order[0],
                                  vertex.particles[1].pdg_code,order[1],
                                  vertex.particles[2].pdg_code,order[2],
                                  vertex.particles[3].pdg_code,order[3] )
         else :
             for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
                 col=colours[icolor].split("*")
                 if(len(col)==2 and "f(" in col[0] and "f(" in col[1]) :
                     sign = 1
                     for i in range(0,2) :
                         col[i],stemp = extractAntiSymmetricIndices(col[i],"f(")
                         for ix in range(0,len(col[i])): col[i][ix]=int(col[i][ix])
                         sign *=stemp
                     if(col[0][0]>col[1][0]) : col[0],col[1] = col[1],col[0]
                     # first flow
                     if(col[0][0]==1 and col[0][1]==2 and col[1][0] ==3 and col[1][1] == 4) :
                         if(all_couplings[icolor][2] or not all_couplings[icolor][0] or
                            not all_couplings[icolor][1]) :
                             raise SkipThisVertex()
                         if(not value) :
                             value = all_couplings[icolor][0]
                             tval  = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
                         tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][0],model,parmsubs)
                         tval3 = -evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][1],model,parmsubs)
                     elif(col[0][0]==1 and col[0][1]==3 and col[1][0] ==2 and col[1][1] == 4) : 
                         if(all_couplings[icolor][1] or not all_couplings[icolor][0] or
                            not all_couplings[icolor][2]) :
                             raise SkipThisVertex()
                         if(not value) :
                             value = all_couplings[icolor][0]
                             tval  = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
                         tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][0],model,parmsubs)
                         tval3 = -evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][2],model,parmsubs)
                     elif(col[0][0]==1 and col[0][1]==4 and col[1][0] ==2 and col[1][1] == 3) : 
                         if(all_couplings[icolor][0] or not all_couplings[icolor][1] or
                            not all_couplings[icolor][2]) :
                             raise SkipThisVertex()
                         if(not value) :
                             value = all_couplings[icolor][1]
                             tval  = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
                         tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][1],model,parmsubs)
                         tval3 = -evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][2],model,parmsubs)
                     else :
                         raise SkipThisVertex()
                     if(abs(tval-tval2)>1e-6 or abs(tval-tval3)>1e-6 ) :
                         raise SkipThisVertex()
                     append = 'setType(1);\nsetOrder(0,1,2,3);'
                 else :
                     print 'unknown colour structure for VVVV vertex'
                     raise SkipThisVertex()
     elif(lorentztag=="VVVS") :
         try :
             # two distinct cases 0-5 = , 6-8=
             if(all_couplings[0][0]) :
                 imin=0
                 imax=6
                 header="scalar(true);"
             else :
                 imin=6
                 imax=9
                 header="scalar(false);"
             for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
                 # loop over the different terms
                 for ix in range(imin,imax) :
                     if(not value) :
                         value = all_couplings[icolor][ix]
                         tval = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
                     else :
                         tval2 = evaluate(value,model,parmsubs)
                         if(abs(tval-tval2)>1e-6) :
                             raise SkipThisVertex()
         except :
             SkipThisVertex()
     # cleanup and return the answer
     value = value.replace("(1.0) * ","").replace(" * (1)","")
     return (value,append,header)
 
 def fermionCouplings(value,prefactors,L,all_couplings) :
     new_couplings=[False,False]
     new_couplings[0],new_couplings[1] = parse_lorentz(L.structure)
     for i in range(0,2) :
         if new_couplings[i]:
             new_couplings[i] = '(%s) * (%s) * (%s)' % (prefactors,new_couplings[i],value)
     if(len(all_couplings)==0) :
         all_couplings=new_couplings
     else :
         for i in range(0,len(new_couplings)) :
             if(new_couplings[i] and all_couplings[i]) :
                 all_couplings[i] = '(%s) * (%s) *(%s) + (%s) ' % (new_couplings[i],prefactors,value,all_couplings[i])
             elif(new_couplings[i]) :
                 all_couplings[i] = new_couplings[i]
     return all_couplings
 
 def processFermionCouplings(lorentztag,vertex,model,parmsubs,all_couplings) :
     leftcontent  = all_couplings[0][0] if all_couplings[0][0] else "0."
     rightcontent = all_couplings[0][1] if all_couplings[0][1] else "0."
     tval=[evaluate( leftcontent,model,parmsubs),
           evaluate(rightcontent,model,parmsubs)]
     for icolor in range(0,len(all_couplings)) :
         # loop over the different terms
         for ix in range(0,len(all_couplings[icolor])) :
             tval2 = evaluate(all_couplings[icolor][ix],model,parmsubs) if all_couplings[icolor][ix] else 0.
             if(abs(tval[ix]-tval2)>1e-6) :
                 raise SkipThisVertex()
     normcontent  = "1."
     append=""
     if lorentztag == 'FFV':
         append = ('if(p1->id()!=%s) {Complex ltemp=left(), rtemp=right(); left(-rtemp); right(-ltemp);}' 
                   % vertex.particles[0].pdg_code)
     return normcontent,leftcontent,rightcontent,append