diff --git a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_basic.cpp b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_basic.cpp
index 872da048163..a67cb7d03aa 100644
--- a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_basic.cpp
+++ b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_basic.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef std::vector<Point_with_normal> Point_list;
 typedef CGAL::Identity_property_map<Point_with_normal> Point_pmap;
 typedef CGAL::Normal_of_point_with_normal_pmap<Kernel> Normal_pmap;
 
-// In Shape_detection_traits_3 the used types, i.e. Point and Vector types
+// In Shape_detection_traits_3 the basic types, i.e., Point and Vector types
 // as well as iterator type and property maps, are defined.
 typedef CGAL::Shape_detection_traits_3<Kernel,
   Point_list::iterator, Point_pmap, Normal_pmap> ShapeDetectionTraits;
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ typedef CGAL::Shape_detection_3<ShapeDetectionTraits> Shape_detection;
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   Point_list points;
 
-  // Loading a point set from file. 
-  // read_xyz_points_and_normals takes an OutputIterator for storing the points
-  // and a property map to store the normal vector with each point.
+  // Loading a point set from a file. 
+  // read_xyz_points_and_normals takes an OutputIterator for writing the points
+  // and a property map for storing the normal vector associated to each point.
   std::ifstream stream("cube.xyz");
 
   if (!stream ||
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  // Creation of the instance and providing the input data.
+  // Instantiates shape detection engine and provides input data.
   Shape_detection sd(points.begin(),
     points.end(), Point_pmap(), Normal_pmap());
 
-  // Shapes to be searched for are registered
+  // Shapes to be detected are registered
   // by using the template Shape_factory
   sd.add_shape_factory(new 
     CGAL::Shape_factory<CGAL::Plane_shape<ShapeDetectionTraits> >);
 
-  // The actual shape detection with default parameters.
+  // Detects registered shapes with default parameters.
   sd.detect();
 
-  // Print results.
-  std::cout << sd.number_of_shapes() << " primitives" << std::endl;
+  // Prints number of detected shapes.
+  std::cout << sd.number_of_shapes() << " shapes detected." << std::endl;
 
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_parameters.cpp b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_parameters.cpp
index f6089901318..2712f4a50ac 100644
--- a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_parameters.cpp
+++ b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_parameters.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef std::vector<Point_with_normal> Point_list;
 typedef CGAL::Identity_property_map<Point_with_normal> Point_pmap;
 typedef CGAL::Normal_of_point_with_normal_pmap<Kernel> Normal_pmap;
 
-// In Shape_detection_traits_3 the used types, i.e. Point and Vector types
+// In Shape_detection_traits_3 the basic types, i.e., Point and Vector types
 // as well as iterator type and property maps, are defined.
 typedef CGAL::Shape_detection_traits_3<Kernel,
   Point_list::iterator, Point_pmap, Normal_pmap> ShapeDetectionTraits;
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ typedef CGAL::Shape_detection_3<ShapeDetectionTraits> Shape_detection;
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   Point_list points;
 
-  // Loading a point set from file. 
-  // read_xyz_points_and_normals takes an OutputIterator for storing the points
-  // and a property map to store the normal vector with each point.
+  // Loads point set from a file. 
+  // read_xyz_points_and_normals takes an OutputIterator for writing the points
+  // and a property map for storing the normal vector associated to each point.
   std::ifstream stream("cube.xyz");
 
   if (!stream ||
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  // Creation of the instance and providing the input data.
+  // Instantiates shape detection engine and provides input data.
   Shape_detection sd(points.begin(),
     points.end(), Point_pmap(), Normal_pmap());
     
-  // Shapes to be searched for are registered
+  // Shapes to be detected are registered
   // by using the template Shape_factory
+	
   sd.add_shape_factory(new 
     CGAL::Shape_factory<CGAL::Plane_shape<ShapeDetectionTraits> >);
 
@@ -67,42 +68,42 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   sd.add_shape_factory(new 
     CGAL::Shape_factory<CGAL::Torus_shape<ShapeDetectionTraits> >);
     
-  // Parameterization of the shape detection using the Parameters structure.
-  Shape_detection::Parameters op;
+  // Setting parameters for shape detection.
+  Shape_detection::Parameters parameters;
 
   // 5% probability to miss the largest primitive on each iteration.
-  op.probability = 0.05f;
+  parameters.probability = 0.05f;
  
-  // Only extract shapes with at least 500 points.     
-  op.min_points = 500;
+  // Detect shapes with at least 500 points.
+  parameters.min_points = 500;
 
-  // 0.002 maximum euclidean distance between point and shape.          
-  op.epsilon = 0.002f;
+  // 0.002 maximum Euclidean distance between a point and a shape.
+  parameters.epsilon = 0.002f;
  
-  // 0.01 maximum euclidean distance between points to be clustered.          
-  op.cluster_epsilon = 0.01f;
+  // 0.01 maximum Euclidean distance between points to be clustered.
+  parameters.cluster_epsilon = 0.01f;
  
   // 0.9 < dot(surface_normal, point_normal); maximum normal deviation.    
-  op.normal_threshold = 0.9f;   
+  parameters.normal_threshold = 0.9f;   
   
-  // The actual shape detection.
-  sd.detect(op);
+  // Detects shapes
+  sd.detect(parameters);
 
-  // Print results.
-   std::cout << sd.number_of_shapes() << " primitives, "
+  // Prints number of detected shapes and unassigned points.
+   std::cout << sd.number_of_shapes() << " detecte shapes, "
      << sd.number_of_unassigned_points()
-     << " unassigned points" << std::endl;
+     << " unassigned points." << std::endl;
   
   // Shape_detection_3::shapes_begin() provides
   // an iterator to the detected shapes.
   Shape_detection::Shape_iterator it = sd.shapes_begin();
   while (it != sd.shapes_end()) {
     const Shape_detection::Shape *shape = *it;
-    // Using Shape_base::info() for printing 
+    // Uses Shape_base::info() for printing 
     // the parameters of the detected shape.
     std::cout << (*it)->info() << std::endl;
 
-    // Proceed with next shape.
+    // Proceeds with next detected shape.
     it++;
   }
 
diff --git a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_point_access.cpp b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_point_access.cpp
index aaeed32e20a..d4b0ca46144 100644
--- a/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_point_access.cpp
+++ b/Point_set_shape_detection_3/examples/Point_set_shape_detection_3/shape_detection_3_point_access.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
-  // For time measurement we take the time
-  // before setting up the shape detection.
+  // Measure time before setting up the shape detection.
   CGAL::Timer time;
   time.start();
 
@@ -55,18 +54,17 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   Shape_detection sd(points.begin(),
     points.end(), Point_pmap(), Normal_pmap());
 
-  // Shapes to be searched for are registered
-  // by using the template Shape_factory
+  // Registers detection of planes
   sd.add_shape_factory(new 
     CGAL::Shape_factory<CGAL::Plane_shape<ShapeDetectionTraits> >);
 
-  // The actual shape detection.
+  // Detects shapes.
   sd.detect();
 
-  // Take the time afterwards.
+  // Measures time after detection.
   time.stop();
 
-  // Print results.
+  // Prints number of assigned shapes and unsassigned points.
   std::cout << "time: " << time.time() * 1000 << "ms" << std::endl;
   std::cout << sd.number_of_shapes() << " primitives, "
     << sd.number_of_unassigned_points()
@@ -76,33 +74,37 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // an iterator to the detected shapes.
   Shape_detection::Shape_iterator it = sd.shapes_begin();
   while (it != sd.shapes_end()) {
+	
     const Shape_detection::Shape *shape = *it;
     // Using Shape_base::info() for printing 
     // the parameters of the detected shape.
     std::cout << (*it)->info();
 
-    // Determine mean distance of points to detected shape.
-    FT mean_distance = 0;
-    // Iterate through indices of points assigned to each shape.
+    // Sum distances of points to detected shapes.
+    FT sum_distances = 0.f;
+		
+    // Iterate through point indices assigned to each detected shape.
     std::vector<size_t>::const_iterator
       indexIt = (*it)->assigned_points().begin();
 
     while (indexIt != (*it)->assigned_points().end()) {
-      // Retrieve point
+      
+			// Retrieve point
       const Point &p = *(points.begin() + (*indexIt));
+			
       // Add Euclidean distance between point and shape.
-      mean_distance += sqrt((*it)->squared_distance(p));
+      sum_distances += sqrt((*it)->squared_distance(p));
 
       // Proceed with next point.
       indexIt++;
     }
 
-    // Divide sum of distance by number of points.
-    mean_distance /= shape->assigned_points().size();
+    // Compute average distance.
+    const FT average_distance = sum_distances / shape->assigned_points().size();
 
-    std::cout << " mean error: " << mean_distance << std::endl;
+    std::cout << " average distance: " << average_distance << std::endl;
 
-    // Proceed with next shape.
+    // Proceed with next detected shape.
     it++;
   }