diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.cpp b/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.cpp
index e2c0f520e30..947400539e6 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.cpp
@@ -41,27 +41,18 @@ template class SOFA_COMPONENT_MASS_API ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Typ
 
 void registerFEMMass(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory)
 {
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force) defined on edges")
+    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force)")
         .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec1Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
         .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
-        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force) defined on triangles")
+        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
         .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >()
-        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force) defined on quads")
+        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >()
         .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >()
-        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force) defined on tetrahedra")
-        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Tetrahedron> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force) defined on hexahedra")
-        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Hexahedron> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Finite-element mass (inertia and body force) defined on prisms")
-        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Prism> >(true));
+        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >()
+        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Tetrahedron> >()
+        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Hexahedron> >()
+        .add< ElementFEMMass<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Prism> >()
+    );
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.h b/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.h
index f390189c375..71ae68345d6 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.h
+++ b/Sofa/Component/Mass/src/sofa/component/mass/ElementFEMMass.h
@@ -80,24 +80,6 @@ class ElementFEMMass :
 
 public:
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Gets the class name according to the provided template parameters.
-     *
-     * For example, `ElementFEMMass<Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge>` will return "EdgeFEMMass".
-     *
-     * @return A string representing the class name.
-     */
-    static const std::string GetCustomClassName()
-    {
-        return std::string(sofa::geometry::elementTypeToString(ElementType::Element_type)) + "FEMMass";
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @brief Gets the template name based on the data types.
-     * @return A string representing the template name (e.g., "Vec3d").
-     */
-    static const std::string GetCustomTemplateName() { return DataTypes::Name(); }
-
     /**
      * @brief Link to the nodal mass density component.
      *
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.cpp b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.cpp
index fd38c9e67bb..52a14a6bf00 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.cpp
@@ -31,27 +31,18 @@ namespace sofa::component::solidmechanics::fem::elastic
 
 void registerElementCorotationalFEMForceField(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory)
 {
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear beams using the corotational approach")
+    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law using the corotational approach")
     //     .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec1Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
         .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
-        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear triangles using the corotational approach")
+        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
         .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >()
-        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear quads using the corotational approach")
+        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >()
         .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >()
-        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear tetrahedra using the corotational approach")
-        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Tetrahedron> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear hexahedra using the corotational approach")
-        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Hexahedron> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear prisms using the corotational approach")
-        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Prism> >(true));
+        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >()
+        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Tetrahedron> >()
+        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Hexahedron> >()
+        .add< ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Prism> >()
+    );
 }
 
 // template class SOFA_COMPONENT_SOLIDMECHANICS_FEM_ELASTIC_API ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec1Types, sofa::geometry::Edge>;
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.h b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.h
index 484a5c89697..f4e1fba588a 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.h
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementCorotationalFEMForceField.h
@@ -121,21 +121,6 @@ class ElementCorotationalFEMForceField :
         SOFA_TEMPLATE2(BaseElementLinearFEMForceField, DataTypes, ElementType),
         SOFA_TEMPLATE2(FEMForceField, DataTypes, ElementType));
 
-    /**
-     * The purpose of this function is to register the name of this class according to the provided
-     * pattern.
-     *
-     * Example: ElementCorotationalFEMForceField<Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> will produce
-     * the class name "EdgeCorotationalFEMForceField".
-     */
-    static const std::string GetCustomClassName()
-    {
-        return std::string(sofa::geometry::elementTypeToString(ElementType::Element_type)) +
-               "CorotationalFEMForceField";
-    }
-
-    static const std::string GetCustomTemplateName() { return DataTypes::Name(); }
-
 private:
     using trait = sofa::component::solidmechanics::fem::elastic::trait<DataTypes, ElementType>;
     using ElementForce = typename trait::ElementForce;
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.cpp b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.cpp
index cb17452bdb2..2d6cc35ecec 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.cpp
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.cpp
@@ -31,27 +31,18 @@ namespace sofa::component::solidmechanics::fem::elastic
 
 void registerElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField(sofa::core::ObjectFactory* factory)
 {
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear beams assuming small strain")
+    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law assuming small strain")
         .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec1Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
         .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
-        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear triangles assuming small strain")
+        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> >()
         .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >()
-        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear quads assuming small strain")
+        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Triangle> >()
         .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec2Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >()
-        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear tetrahedra assuming small strain")
-        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Tetrahedron> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear hexahedra assuming small strain")
-        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Hexahedron> >(true));
-
-    factory->registerObjects(sofa::core::ObjectRegistrationData("Hooke's law on linear prisms assuming small strain")
-        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Prism> >(true));
+        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Quad> >()
+        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Tetrahedron> >()
+        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Hexahedron> >()
+        .add< ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Prism> >()
+    );
 }
 
 template class SOFA_COMPONENT_SOLIDMECHANICS_FEM_ELASTIC_API ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<sofa::defaulttype::Vec1Types, sofa::geometry::Edge>;
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.h b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.h
index db8436d83fc..cc737513032 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.h
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.h
@@ -45,23 +45,8 @@ class ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField :
             SOFA_TEMPLATE2(BaseElementLinearFEMForceField, DataTypes, ElementType),
             SOFA_TEMPLATE2(FEMForceField, DataTypes, ElementType));
 
-    /**
-     * The purpose of this function is to register the name of this class according to the provided
-     * pattern.
-     *
-     * Example: ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField<Vec3Types, sofa::geometry::Edge> will produce
-     * the class name "EdgeLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField".
-     */
-    static const std::string GetCustomClassName()
-    {
-        return std::string(sofa::geometry::elementTypeToString(ElementType::Element_type)) +
-               "LinearSmallStrainFEMForceField";
-    }
-
-    static const std::string GetCustomTemplateName() { return DataTypes::Name(); }
-
 private:
-    using trait = sofa::component::solidmechanics::fem::elastic::trait<DataTypes, ElementType>;
+    using trait = typename FEMForceField<DataTypes, ElementType>::trait;
     using ElementStiffness = typename trait::ElementStiffness;
     using ElementDisplacement = typename trait::ElementDisplacement;
     using StrainDisplacement = typename trait::StrainDisplacement;
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.h b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.h
index c5eb9f4a3ee..241c647cb84 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.h
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class FEMForceField :
         sofa::core::behavior::TopologyAccessor,
         sofa::simulation::TaskSchedulerUser);
 
-private:
+protected:
     using trait = sofa::component::solidmechanics::fem::elastic::trait<DataTypes, ElementType>;
     using ElementForce = typename trait::ElementForce;
 
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class FEMForceField :
         sofa::type::vector<ElementForce>& df,
         const sofa::VecDeriv_t<DataTypes>& dx);
 
+    virtual void beforeElementForceDeriv(const sofa::core::MechanicalParams* mparams) {}
+
     virtual void computeElementsForcesDeriv(
         const sofa::simulation::Range<std::size_t>& range,
         const sofa::core::MechanicalParams* mparams,
diff --git a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.inl b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.inl
index bdae03ead2b..46a22a772a4 100644
--- a/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.inl
+++ b/Sofa/Component/SolidMechanics/FEM/Elastic/src/sofa/component/solidmechanics/fem/elastic/FEMForceField.inl
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ void FEMForceField<DataTypes, ElementType>::computeElementsForcesDeriv(
     const sofa::VecDeriv_t<DataTypes>& dx)
 {
     SCOPED_TIMER("ElementForcesDeriv");
+    beforeElementForceDeriv(mparams);
 
     const auto& elements = trait::FiniteElement::getElementSequence(*this->l_topology);
 
diff --git a/examples/Component/Topology/Mapping/Hexa2PrismTopologicalMapping.scn b/examples/Component/Topology/Mapping/Hexa2PrismTopologicalMapping.scn
index c2867de54c2..f94d1b1185b 100644
--- a/examples/Component/Topology/Mapping/Hexa2PrismTopologicalMapping.scn
+++ b/examples/Component/Topology/Mapping/Hexa2PrismTopologicalMapping.scn
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                                         rotationMethod="polar" computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
 
         <NodalMassDensity property="1100"/>
-        <PrismFEMMass/>
+        <ElementFEMMass template="Vec3,Prism"/>
 
         <VisualMesh position="@../state.position" topology="@prism_topology" enable="true"/>
     </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index ffc08f685ae..fe245080f86 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <NaturalOrderingMethod/>
     <SparseLDLSolver name="linear_solver" template="CompressedRowSparseMatrix"/>
 
-    <HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+    <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                      youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                      computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index c48bc2ef0b2..5132bedec93 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
     <CGLinearSolver iterations="250" name="linear_solver" tolerance="1.0e-12" threshold="1.0e-12" />
 
-    <HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+    <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                      youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                      computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index c1e3f1439de..690ef79063d 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <NaturalOrderingMethod/>
     <SparseLDLSolver name="linear_solver" template="CompressedRowSparseMatrix"/>
 
-    <HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+    <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                      youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                      computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index ecbac27b125..6e81a7a9359 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
     <CGLinearSolver iterations="250" name="linear_solver" tolerance="1.0e-12" threshold="1.0e-12" />
 
-    <HexahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+    <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                      youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                      computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 3a4a4a8f0c4..5895dacbf91 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <NaturalOrderingMethod/>
     <SparseLDLSolver name="linear_solver" template="CompressedRowSparseMatrix"/>
 
-    <HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+    <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                           youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                           computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 3af7b73e10e..b170bcc1fad 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
     <CGLinearSolver iterations="250" name="linear_solver" tolerance="1.0e-12" threshold="1.0e-12" />
 
-    <HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+    <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                           youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                           computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index a53c81fb0c3..0eab370dfc8 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     <NaturalOrderingMethod/>
     <SparseLDLSolver name="linear_solver" template="CompressedRowSparseMatrix"/>
 
-    <HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+    <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                           youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                           computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 599d7db5dfb..18a76a8c91b 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/hexahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
     <CGLinearSolver iterations="250" name="linear_solver" tolerance="1.0e-12" threshold="1.0e-12" />
 
-    <HexahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
-                                         computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+    <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Hexahedron"
+                                           youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@grid"
+                                           computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index 98a1c55cc9a..603cb2252e8 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+        <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                              youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
                                               computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
     </Node>
 
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index a5c6983f2fc..3c089fe1530 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                              computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+        <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                          youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                          computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
     </Node>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index 49d2891903e..3d034353b0d 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                             computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+        <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                          youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                          computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
     </Node>
 
 
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
index dffc83cd146..0198ae6e6c1 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/corotational/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField.scn
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                              computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+        <ElementCorotationalFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                          youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                          computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
     </Node>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 385d58095e4..52c91d8c6f4 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                              computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+        <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                               youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                               computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
     </Node>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 92eed6a9101..e4f0da75eba 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/parallel/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                                   computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
+        <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                               youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                               computeForceStrategy="parallel" computeForceDerivStrategy="parallel"/>
     </Node>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 2830d933059..eaaa5d32a54 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/assembled/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                                   computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+        <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                               youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                               computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
     </Node>
 
 </Node>
diff --git a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
index 1967c27ef34..40ba7eff557 100644
--- a/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
+++ b/examples/Validation/cantilever_beam/tetrahedron/linear/sequential/matrixfree/TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField.scn
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
         <TetrahedronSetGeometryAlgorithms template="Vec3" name="GeomAlgo" drawTetrahedra="false"/>
         <Hexa2TetraTopologicalMapping input="@grid" output="@Tetra_topo" swapping="true"/>
 
-        <TetrahedronLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
-                                                   computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
+        <ElementLinearSmallStrainFEMForceField name="FEM" template="Vec3,Tetrahedron"
+                                               youngModulus="2e6" poissonRatio="0.45" topology="@Tetra_topo"
+                                               computeForceStrategy="sequenced" computeForceDerivStrategy="sequenced"/>
     </Node>
 
 </Node>