diff --git a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/ArchicadDBase/Element/ArchicadElementDBaseEngine.cpp b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/ArchicadDBase/Element/ArchicadElementDBaseEngine.cpp
index 874fc0e..f2071ae 100644
--- a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/ArchicadDBase/Element/ArchicadElementDBaseEngine.cpp
+++ b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Database/Storage/ArchicadDBase/Element/ArchicadElementDBaseEngine.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "Speckle/Event/Type/ProjectEvent.h"
 #include "Speckle/Record/Element/Column.h"
 #include "Speckle/Record/Element/ColumnSegment.h"
-#include "Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.h"
+#include "Speckle/Record/Element/GenericModelElement.h"
 #include "Speckle/Record/Element/Beam.h"
 #include "Speckle/Record/Element/BeamSegment.h"
 #include "Speckle/Record/Element/Memo.h"
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace {
 			case API_BeamSegmentID:
 				return std::make_unique<BeamSegment>(elementData, tableID);
 			default:
-				return std::make_unique<ModelElement>(elementData, tableID);
+				return std::make_unique<GenericModelElement>(elementData, tableID);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.cpp b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.cpp
index c3ed399..4c896f7 100644
--- a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.cpp
+++ b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ namespace speckle::record::element {
 		friend class ModelElement;
 
 #ifdef ARCHICAD
-		Data(const API_Element& elem) : root{ std::make_unique<API_Element>(elem) } {}
-		Data(const Data& source) : root{ std::make_unique<API_Element>(*source.root) } {}
+		Data() {}
+		Data(const Data& source) : m_cache{std::make_unique<ModelElement::Body>(*source.m_cache)} {}
 #endif
 
 	private:
-		std::unique_ptr<API_Element> root;
 		std::unique_ptr<ModelElement::Body> m_cache;
 	};
 
@@ -82,17 +81,6 @@ ModelElement::ModelElement(const Guid& ID, const Guid& tableID, std::optional<Le
 } //ModelElement::ModelElement
 
 
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
-	Constructor
-
-	elemData: Archicad element data
-	tableID: The attribute table ID (attribute type)
-  --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-ModelElement::ModelElement(const API_Element& elemData, const Guid& tableID) : base{ elemData.header.guid, tableID } {
-	m_data = std::make_unique<Data>(elemData);
-} //ModelElement::ModelElement
-
-
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Copy constructor
 
@@ -116,7 +104,7 @@ ModelElement::~ModelElement() {}
   --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 ModelElement::Body* ModelElement::getBody() const {
 #ifdef ARCHICAD
-	if (m_data->m_cache) {
+	if (m_data && m_data->m_cache) {
 		return m_data->m_cache.get();
 	}
 
@@ -199,34 +187,13 @@ ModelElement::Body* ModelElement::getBody() const {
 	{
 		elementBody->push_back(std::move(mesh));
 	}
-
+	m_data = std::make_unique<Data>();
 	m_data->m_cache.reset(elementBody);
 	return m_data->m_cache.get();
 #endif
 } //ModelElement::getBody
 
 
-#ifdef ARCHICAD
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
-	Get the (immutable) API element header data
-
-	return: The element header data (only use this data for low-level operations - for normal code, call getters/setters)
-  --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-const API_Elem_Head& ModelElement::getHead() const {
-	return m_data->root->header;
-} //ModelElement::getHead
-
-/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
-	Get the (mutable) API element header data
-
-	return: The element header data (only use this data for low-level operations - for normal code, call getters/setters)
-  --------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-API_Elem_Head& ModelElement::getHead() {
-	return m_data->root->header;
-} //ModelElement::getHead
-#endif
-
-
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------
 	Fill an inventory with the package items
 
diff --git a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.h b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.h
index 085ab49..f57529a 100644
--- a/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.h
+++ b/SpeckleLib/Speckle/Record/Element/ModelElement.h
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ namespace speckle::record::element {
 		 */
 		ModelElement(const speckle::utility::Guid& ID, const speckle::utility::Guid& tableID,
 					 std::optional<active::measure::LengthType> unit = active::measure::LengthType::metre);
-#ifdef ARCHICAD
-		/*!
-		 Constructor
-		 @param elemData Archicad element data
-		 @param tableID The element table ID (AC database, e.g. floor plan, 3D)
-		 */
-		ModelElement(const API_Element& elemData, const speckle::utility::Guid& tableID);
-#endif
 		/*!
 		 Copy constructor
 		 @param source The object to copy
@@ -60,12 +52,6 @@ namespace speckle::record::element {
 		 */
 		~ModelElement();
 
-		/*!
-		 Object cloning
-		 @return A clone of this object
-		 */
-		ModelElement* clonePtr() const override { return new ModelElement{*this}; }
-
 
 		// MARK: - Functions (const)
 
@@ -74,23 +60,9 @@ namespace speckle::record::element {
 		 @return An array of meshes from the element body (nullptr if no body data is available)
 		 */
 		virtual Body* getBody() const;
-#ifdef ARCHICAD
-		/*!
-		 Get the (immutable) API element header data
-		 @return The element header data (only use this data for low-level operations - for normal code, call getters/setters)
-		 */
-		virtual const API_Elem_Head& getHead() const override;
-#endif
 		
 		// MARK: - Functions (mutating)
 
-#ifdef ARCHICAD
-		/*!
-		 Get the (mutable) API element header data
-		 @return The element header data (only use this data for low-level operations - for normal code, call getters/setters)
-		 */
-		virtual API_Elem_Head& getHead() override;
-#endif
 
 		// MARK: - Serialisation
 		
@@ -114,7 +86,7 @@ namespace speckle::record::element {
 	private:
 		class Data;
 			///The element data
-		std::unique_ptr<Data> m_data;
+		mutable std::unique_ptr<Data> m_data;
 	};
 
 }