diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/CMakeLists.txt b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/CMakeLists.txt
index 62df2348889..4e1ff25d08c 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ set(HEADER_FILES
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/NormalsFromPoints.inl
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/RandomPointDistributionInSurface.h
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/RandomPointDistributionInSurface.inl
-    ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h
-    ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl
+    ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h
+    ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromTriangles.h
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromTriangles.inl
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/Spiral.h
@@ -72,15 +72,26 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/NormEngine.cpp
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/NormalsFromPoints.cpp
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/RandomPointDistributionInSurface.cpp
-    ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.cpp
+    ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.cpp
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/VolumeFromTriangles.cpp
     ${SOFACOMPONENTENGINEGENERATE_SOURCE_DIR}/Spiral.cpp
 )
 
+set(DEPRECATED_DIR "compat/sofa/component/engine/generate")
+set(DEPRECATED_HEADER_FILES
+    ${DEPRECATED_DIR}/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h
+    ${DEPRECATED_DIR}/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl
+)
+
+
 sofa_find_package(Sofa.Simulation.Core REQUIRED)
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED ${HEADER_FILES} ${SOURCE_FILES})
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC Sofa.Simulation.Core)
+target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
+    $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/compat>
+    $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/${PROJECT_NAME}_compat>
+)
 
 sofa_create_package_with_targets(
     PACKAGE_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME}
@@ -90,6 +101,8 @@ sofa_create_package_with_targets(
     INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR "${PROJECT_NAME}"
 )
 
+install(DIRECTORY compat/ DESTINATION include/${PROJECT_NAME}_compat COMPONENT headers)
+
 # Tests
 # If SOFA_BUILD_TESTS exists and is OFF, then these tests will be auto-disabled
 cmake_dependent_option(SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_GENERATE_BUILD_TESTS "Compile the automatic tests" ON "SOFA_BUILD_TESTS OR NOT DEFINED SOFA_BUILD_TESTS" OFF)
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/compat/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/compat/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e8416d18bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/compat/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*                 SOFA, Simulation Open-Framework Architecture                *
+*                    (c) 2006 INRIA, USTL, UJF, CNRS, MGH                     *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     *
+* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at     *
+* your option) any later version.                                             *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT *
+* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       *
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+* for more details.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    *
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Authors: The SOFA Team and external contributors (see Authors.txt)          *
+*                                                                             *
+* Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h>
+SOFA_HEADER_DEPRECATED("v26.12", "v27.06", "sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h")
+
+namespace sofa::component::engine::generate
+{
+
+template <class DataTypes>
+using VolumeFromTetrahedrons SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED__VOLUMEFROMTETRAHEDRONS() = VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>;
+
+}
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/compat/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/compat/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56fe5150811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/compat/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+*                 SOFA, Simulation Open-Framework Architecture                *
+*                    (c) 2006 INRIA, USTL, UJF, CNRS, MGH                     *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it     *
+* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    *
+* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at     *
+* your option) any later version.                                             *
+*                                                                             *
+* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT *
+* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       *
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License *
+* for more details.                                                           *
+*                                                                             *
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    *
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        *
+*******************************************************************************
+* Authors: The SOFA Team and external contributors (see Authors.txt)          *
+*                                                                             *
+* Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
+******************************************************************************/
+#pragma once
+#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h>
+#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl>
+SOFA_HEADER_DEPRECATED("v26.12", "v27.06", "sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl")
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.cpp b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.cpp
similarity index 84%
rename from Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.cpp
rename to Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.cpp
index 1bfe0d5067e..ccc944dc012 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 *                                                                             *
 * Contact information: contact@sofa-framework.org                             *
 ******************************************************************************/
-#define SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_VOLUMEFROMTETRAHEDRONS_CPP
+#define SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_VOLUMEFROMVOLUMETRICELEMENTS_CPP
 
-#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl>
+#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl>
 #include <sofa/core/ObjectFactory.h>
 
 namespace sofa::component::engine::generate
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ namespace sofa::component::engine::generate
 using namespace sofa::defaulttype;
 using namespace sofa::helper;
 
-void registerVolumeFromTetrahedrons(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory)
+void registerVolumeFromVolumetricElements(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory)
 {
     factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("This component computes the volume of a given volumetric mesh.")
-    .add<  VolumeFromTetrahedrons<Vec3Types> >(true));
+    .add<  VolumeFromVolumetricElements<Vec3Types> >(true));
 }
 
-template class SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_GENERATE_API VolumeFromTetrahedrons<Vec3Types>;
+template class SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_GENERATE_API VolumeFromVolumetricElements<Vec3Types>;
 
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h
similarity index 83%
rename from Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h
rename to Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h
index 1fe4653e932..dbced3d256b 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ namespace sofa::component::engine::generate
  * This class returns the volumes of a given volumic mesh.
  */
 template <class DataTypes>
-class VolumeFromTetrahedrons : public sofa::core::DataEngine
+class VolumeFromVolumetricElements : public sofa::core::DataEngine
 {
 public:
-    SOFA_CLASS(SOFA_TEMPLATE(VolumeFromTetrahedrons,DataTypes), sofa::core::DataEngine);
+    SOFA_CLASS(SOFA_TEMPLATE(VolumeFromVolumetricElements,DataTypes), sofa::core::DataEngine);
 
     typedef typename DataTypes::VecCoord VecCoord;
 
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class VolumeFromTetrahedrons : public sofa::core::DataEngine
 
 public:
 
-    VolumeFromTetrahedrons();
-    ~VolumeFromTetrahedrons() override;
+    VolumeFromVolumetricElements();
+    ~VolumeFromVolumetricElements() override;
 
     ////////////////////////// Inherited from BaseObject ///////////////////
     void init() override;
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ class VolumeFromTetrahedrons : public sofa::core::DataEngine
 
 protected:
 
-    SingleLink<VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>, BaseMeshTopology, BaseLink::FLAG_STOREPATH | BaseLink::FLAG_STRONGLINK> l_topology;
-    SingleLink<VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>, MechanicalState, BaseLink::FLAG_STOREPATH | BaseLink::FLAG_STRONGLINK> l_state;
+    SingleLink<VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>, BaseMeshTopology, BaseLink::FLAG_STOREPATH | BaseLink::FLAG_STRONGLINK> l_topology;
+    SingleLink<VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>, MechanicalState, BaseLink::FLAG_STOREPATH | BaseLink::FLAG_STRONGLINK> l_state;
 
     sofa::Data<VecCoord>     d_positions;
     sofa::Data<VecTetras>    d_tetras;
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class VolumeFromTetrahedrons : public sofa::core::DataEngine
     void checkTopology();
 };
 
-#if !defined(SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_VOLUMEFROMTETRAHEDRONS_CPP)
-extern template class VolumeFromTetrahedrons<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types>;
+#if !defined(SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_VOLUMEFROMVOLUMETRICELEMENTS_CPP)
+extern template class VolumeFromVolumetricElements<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types>;
 #endif
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl
similarity index 92%
rename from Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl
rename to Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl
index dd1632b03c9..b9b09e2b3c3 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.inl
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.inl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <sofa/config.h>
-#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h>
+#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h>
 #include <sofa/geometry/Hexahedron.h>
 #include <sofa/geometry/Tetrahedron.h>
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ using sofa::core::objectmodel::BaseData;
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::VolumeFromTetrahedrons()
+VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::VolumeFromVolumetricElements()
     :
       l_topology(initLink("topology", "link to the topology"))
     , l_state(initLink("mechanical", "link to the mechanical"))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::VolumeFromTetrahedrons()
 }
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::parse(core::objectmodel::BaseObjectDescription* arg)
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::parse(core::objectmodel::BaseObjectDescription* arg)
 {
     Inherit1::parse(arg);
 
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::parse(core::objectmodel::BaseObjectDescr
 }
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::~VolumeFromTetrahedrons()
+VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::~VolumeFromVolumetricElements()
 {
 }
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::init()
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::init()
 {
     Inherit1::init();
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::init()
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::reinit()
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::reinit()
 {
     if(d_componentState.getValue() != ComponentState::Valid)
             return ;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::reinit()
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::initTopology()
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::initTopology()
 {   
     if (!l_topology.get())
     {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::initTopology()
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::checkTopology()
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::checkTopology()
 {
     ReadAccessor<sofa::Data<VecCoord> >  positions = d_positions;
     ReadAccessor<sofa::Data<VecTetras> > tetras    = d_tetras;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::checkTopology()
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::doUpdate()
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::doUpdate()
 {
     if(d_componentState.getValue() != ComponentState::Valid)
             return ;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::doUpdate()
 
 
 template <class DataTypes>
-void VolumeFromTetrahedrons<DataTypes>::updateVolume()
+void VolumeFromVolumetricElements<DataTypes>::updateVolume()
 {
     Real volume = 0.;
 
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/config.h.in b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/config.h.in
index a71a0a86bec..4c78c7bdb4b 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/config.h.in
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/config.h.in
@@ -36,3 +36,11 @@ namespace sofa::component::engine::generate
 	constexpr const char* MODULE_NAME = "@PROJECT_NAME@";
 	constexpr const char* MODULE_VERSION = "@PROJECT_VERSION@";
 } // namespace sofa::component::engine::generate
+
+
+#ifdef SOFA_BUILD_SOFA_COMPONENT_ENGINE_GENERATE
+#define SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED__VOLUMEFROMTETRAHEDRONS()
+#else
+#define SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED__VOLUMEFROMTETRAHEDRONS() \
+    SOFA_ATTRIBUTE_DEPRECATED("v26.12", "v27.06", "Use the VolumeFromVolumetricElements instead")
+#endif
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/init.cpp b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/init.cpp
index ebdca5b8b3c..3df2ea05b4b 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/init.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/src/sofa/component/engine/generate/init.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern void registerNormEngine(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory);
 extern void registerRandomPointDistributionInSurface(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory);
 extern void registerSpiral(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory);
 extern void registerVolumeFromTriangles(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory);
-extern void registerVolumeFromTetrahedrons(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory);
+extern void registerVolumeFromVolumetricElements(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory);
 
 extern "C" {
     SOFA_EXPORT_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY void initExternalModule();
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory)
     registerRandomPointDistributionInSurface(factory);
     registerSpiral(factory);
     registerVolumeFromTriangles(factory);
-    registerVolumeFromTetrahedrons(factory);
+    registerVolumeFromVolumetricElements(factory);
 }
 
 void init()
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b6c01cdc787..3d0f97a6cd6 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
     MergePoints_test.cpp
     RandomPointDistributionInSurface_test.cpp
     VolumeFromTriangles_test.cpp
-    VolumeFromTetrahedrons_test.cpp
+    VolumeFromVolumetricElements_test.cpp
 )
 
 find_package(Sofa.Component.StateContainer REQUIRED)
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/VolumeFromTetrahedrons_test.cpp b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/VolumeFromVolumetricElements_test.cpp
similarity index 86%
rename from Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/VolumeFromTetrahedrons_test.cpp
rename to Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/VolumeFromVolumetricElements_test.cpp
index 1221828b7ad..81d08829f81 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/VolumeFromTetrahedrons_test.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Engine/Generate/tests/VolumeFromVolumetricElements_test.cpp
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ using sofa::component::statecontainer::MechanicalObject ;
 using sofa::core::topology::BaseMeshTopology ;
 using sofa::core::objectmodel::Data ;
 
-#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.h>
-using sofa::component::engine::generate::VolumeFromTetrahedrons ;
+#include <sofa/component/engine/generate/VolumeFromVolumetricElements.h>
+using sofa::component::engine::generate::VolumeFromVolumetricElements ;
 
 #include <sofa/helper/system/FileRepository.h>
 using sofa::helper::system::DataRepository;
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ namespace sofa
 {
 
 template <typename _DataTypes>
-struct VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest : public sofa::testing::BaseTest, VolumeFromTetrahedrons<_DataTypes>
+struct VolumeFromVolumetricElementsTest : public sofa::testing::BaseTest, VolumeFromVolumetricElements<_DataTypes>
 {
-    typedef VolumeFromTetrahedrons<_DataTypes> ThisClass ;
+    typedef VolumeFromVolumetricElements<_DataTypes> ThisClass ;
     typedef _DataTypes DataTypes;
     typedef typename DataTypes::Coord Coord;
     typedef typename DataTypes::VecCoord VecCoord;
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ struct VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest : public sofa::testing::BaseTest, VolumeFromTe
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // Bring parents members in the current lookup context.
     // more info at: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Name-lookup.html
-    using VolumeFromTetrahedrons<_DataTypes>::d_volume ;
-    using VolumeFromTetrahedrons<_DataTypes>::d_tetras ;
-    using VolumeFromTetrahedrons<_DataTypes>::d_hexas  ;
+    using VolumeFromVolumetricElements<_DataTypes>::d_volume ;
+    using VolumeFromVolumetricElements<_DataTypes>::d_tetras ;
+    using VolumeFromVolumetricElements<_DataTypes>::d_hexas  ;
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest : public sofa::testing::BaseTest, VolumeFromTe
                 "<?xml version='1.0'?>"
                 "<Node 	name='Root' gravity='0 0 0' time='0' animate='0'> "
                 "   <MechanicalObject/>              "
-                "   <VolumeFromTetrahedrons/>         "
+                "   <VolumeFromVolumetricElements/>         "
                 "</Node>                             " ;
         EXPECT_NO_THROW(SceneLoaderXML::loadFromMemory ( "test", scene.c_str())) ;
     }
@@ -139,18 +139,18 @@ struct VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest : public sofa::testing::BaseTest, VolumeFromTe
 using ::testing::Types;
 typedef Types<Vec3Types> DataTypes;
 
-TYPED_TEST_SUITE(VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest, DataTypes);
+TYPED_TEST_SUITE(VolumeFromVolumetricElementsTest, DataTypes);
 
 
-TYPED_TEST(VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest, NormalBehavior) {
+TYPED_TEST(VolumeFromVolumetricElementsTest, NormalBehavior) {
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(this->normalTests()) ;
 }
 
-TYPED_TEST(VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest, SimpleScene) {
+TYPED_TEST(VolumeFromVolumetricElementsTest, SimpleScene) {
     ASSERT_NO_THROW(this->simpleSceneTest()) ;
 }
 
-TYPED_TEST(VolumeFromTetrahedronsTest, VolumeComputation) {
+TYPED_TEST(VolumeFromVolumetricElementsTest, VolumeComputation) {
     ASSERT_DOUBLE_EQ(12.5,this->volumeComputationTest());
 }
 }
diff --git a/examples/Component/Engine/Generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.scn b/examples/Component/Engine/Generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.scn
index d275a36de14..a26ad69aaba 100644
--- a/examples/Component/Engine/Generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.scn
+++ b/examples/Component/Engine/Generate/VolumeFromTetrahedrons.scn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <Node name="root" gravity="0 0 0" dt="1"  >
-    <RequiredPlugin pluginName="Sofa.Component.Engine.Generate"/> <!-- Needed to use components [VolumeFromTetrahedrons] -->
+    <RequiredPlugin pluginName="Sofa.Component.Engine.Generate"/> <!-- Needed to use components [VolumeFromVolumetricElements] -->
     <RequiredPlugin pluginName="Sofa.Component.IO.Mesh"/> <!-- Needed to use components [MeshVTKLoader] -->
     <RequiredPlugin pluginName="Sofa.Component.Setting"/> <!-- Needed to use components [BackgroundSetting] -->
     <RequiredPlugin pluginName="Sofa.Component.StateContainer"/> <!-- Needed to use components [MechanicalObject] -->
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <MeshVTKLoader name="mesh" filename="mesh/Bunny.vtk"/>
         <MeshTopology src="@mesh" name="topology"/>
         <MechanicalObject />
-        <VolumeFromTetrahedrons/>
+        <VolumeFromVolumetricElements/>
         <Node name="Visual" >
             <OglModel src="@../topology" color="0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1"/>
         </Node>