diff --git a/src/rofi/include/rofi/connector.hpp b/src/rofi/include/rofi/connector.hpp
index c9308c5f262139cf309b26d19abcdd1aa86e6126..84dc476a49d23b18e746acf01692019717972795 100644
--- a/src/rofi/include/rofi/connector.hpp
+++ b/src/rofi/include/rofi/connector.hpp
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class Connector : public ObjectBase
     friend class VoxelGraph;
 protected:
     std::pair<voxel_weak_ptr, voxel_weak_ptr> connection = std::pair(voxel_weak_ptr(), voxel_weak_ptr());
-    std::pair<enum class side, enum class side> voxel_side = std::pair(side::undefined, side::undefined);
+    std::pair<side, side> voxel_side = std::pair(side::undefined, side::undefined);
 
-    virtual void connectVoxel(enum class side s, voxel_weak_ptr voxel);
+    virtual void connectVoxel(side s, voxel_weak_ptr voxel);
     virtual void disconnectVoxel(voxel_weak_ptr voxel);
-    virtual void disconnectVoxel(enum class side s);
+    virtual void disconnectVoxel(side s);
 
     Connector(const Connector &other);
     Connector(const Connector &&other);
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ public:
 
     node_ptr getNode() { return node; }
     voxel_weak_ptr getOppositeConnection();
-    voxel_weak_ptr getOppositeConnection(enum class side s);
+    voxel_weak_ptr getOppositeConnection(side s);
     const std::pair<voxel_weak_ptr, voxel_weak_ptr> &getConnection() { return connection; }
-    const std::pair<enum class side, enum class side> &getVoxelSide() { return voxel_side; }
+    const std::pair<side, side> &getVoxelSide() { return voxel_side; }
     voxel_weak_ptr getModuleLink() const;
 
     virtual const connector_type getType(voxel_weak_ptr) const = 0;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class RotationConnector : public Connector
     bool is_head;
     std::pair<connector_weak_ptr, connector_weak_ptr> bound_connectors = std::pair(connector_weak_ptr(), connector_weak_ptr());
 
-    enum class connector_type semantic_type = connector_type::empty;
+    connector_type semantic_type = connector_type::empty;
     float neg_rotation_limit = -90.0f;
     float pos_rotation_limit = 90.0f;
     float current_rotation = 0.0f;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
 
     static std::shared_ptr<RotationConnector> copy(std::shared_ptr<RotationConnector> other_rotation_connector);
 
-    const enum class connector_type getType(voxel_weak_ptr from_voxel) const override
+    const connector_type getType(voxel_weak_ptr from_voxel) const override
     {
         if (connection.first.expired())
         return connector_type::rotation;
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ public:
     void setRotationAxis(glm::vec3 _rotation_axis) { rotation_axis = _rotation_axis; }
 };
 
-enum class side vec_to_enum(glm::vec3 local_direction);
-glm::vec3 enum_to_vec(enum class side s);
+side vec_to_enum(glm::vec3 local_direction);
+glm::vec3 enum_to_vec(side s);
 cardinal degree_to_cardinal(float degree_angle);
 float cardinal_to_degree(cardinal orientation);
 
diff --git a/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel.hpp b/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel.hpp
index 04d66dc45f41c40fe27313e89eb0ba4243d48b3e..b9106beafcb4e057a9e0ae58e410ee1bacb4af48 100644
--- a/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel.hpp
+++ b/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 namespace rofi
 {
 class Connector;
-enum class side vec_to_enum(glm::vec3 local_direction);
+side vec_to_enum(glm::vec3 local_direction);
 
 using connector_weak_ptr = std::weak_ptr<Connector>;
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ using voxel_ptr = std::shared_ptr<Voxel>;
 class Voxel : public ObjectBase
 {
     using enum connector_type;
-    std::map<const enum class side, std::map<const enum class rofi::connector_type, bool>> slots = {
+    std::map<const side, std::map<const rofi::connector_type, bool>> slots = {
     {side::x_pos, {{fixed, true}, {open, true}, {rotation, true}, {shared_rotation, true}}},
     {side::x_neg, {{fixed, true}, {open, true}, {rotation, true}, {shared_rotation, true}}},
     {side::y_pos, {{fixed, true}, {open, true}, {rotation, true}, {shared_rotation, true}}},
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ class Voxel : public ObjectBase
 
 protected:
     node_ptr node;
-    std::map<enum class side, connector_weak_ptr> connections;
+    std::map<side, connector_weak_ptr> connections;
 
     friend class VoxelGraph;
 
-    void connectConnection(enum class side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
-    void disconnectConnection(enum class side s);
+    void connectConnection(side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
+    void disconnectConnection(side s);
     void disconnectConnection(connector_weak_ptr connector);
 
-    const std::map<enum class side, connector_weak_ptr> &getConnections() { return connections; }
+    const std::map<side, connector_weak_ptr> &getConnections() { return connections; }
 
-    void restrictSlotsRotation(const enum class side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
-    void restrictSlotsSharedRotation(const enum class side s);
+    void restrictSlotsRotation(const side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
+    void restrictSlotsSharedRotation(const side s);
 
-    void releaseSlotsRotation(const enum class side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
-    void releaseSlotsSharedRotation(const enum class side s);
+    void releaseSlotsRotation(const side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
+    void releaseSlotsSharedRotation(const side s);
 
     Voxel(const Voxel &other);
     Voxel(const Voxel &&other);
@@ -64,36 +64,36 @@ public:
     virtual ~Voxel() = default;
 
     node_ptr getNode() const { return node; }
-    bool isConnectedAt(enum class side s) const { return connections.contains(s); }
+    bool isConnectedAt(side s) const { return connections.contains(s); }
     bool isConnectedAt(glm::vec3 side_direction) const { return isConnectedAt(vec_to_enum(side_direction)); }
 
     side getSideWithConnector(connector_weak_ptr connector) const;
 
-    connector_weak_ptr getConnectorAt(enum class side s) const;
+    connector_weak_ptr getConnectorAt(side s) const;
     connector_weak_ptr getConnectorAt(glm::vec3 side_direction) const { return getConnectorAt(vec_to_enum(side_direction)); };
     connector_weak_ptr getOppositeConnector(connector_weak_ptr connector) const;
     connector_weak_ptr getSharedConnector() const;
     connector_weak_ptr getRotationConnector() const;
 
-    voxel_weak_ptr getVoxelAt(enum class side s) const;
+    voxel_weak_ptr getVoxelAt(side s) const;
     voxel_weak_ptr getVoxelAt(glm::vec3 side_direction) const { return getVoxelAt(vec_to_enum(side_direction)); }
 
     bool hasNoConnections() const { return connections.empty(); }
     bool hasSharedRotation() const;
     bool hasRotationConnector() const;
 
-    bool slotCompatible(const enum class side s, const connector_type type) const;
+    bool slotCompatible(const side s, const connector_type type) const;
     bool slotCompatible(const glm::vec3 side_direction, const connector_type type) const { return slotCompatible(vec_to_enum(side_direction), type); }
 
-    void restrictSlots(const enum class side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
-    void releaseSlots(const enum class side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
+    void restrictSlots(const side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
+    void releaseSlots(const side s, connector_weak_ptr connector);
 
 };
 
 class ModuleLink : public Voxel
 {
     using enum connector_type;
-    std::map<const enum class side, std::map<const enum class rofi::connector_type, bool>> slots = {
+    std::map<const side, std::map<const rofi::connector_type, bool>> slots = {
     {side::x_pos, {{fixed, false}, {open, false}, {rotation, false}, {shared_rotation, false}}},
     {side::x_neg, {{fixed, false}, {open, false}, {rotation, false}, {shared_rotation, false}}},
     {side::y_pos, {{fixed, false}, {open, false}, {rotation, false}, {shared_rotation, false}}},
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
 class PadBoard : public Voxel
 {
     using enum connector_type;
-    std::map<const enum class side, std::map<const enum class rofi::connector_type, bool>> slots = {
+    std::map<const side, std::map<const rofi::connector_type, bool>> slots = {
     {side::x_pos, {{fixed, false}, {open, false}, {rotation, false}, {shared_rotation, false}}},
     {side::x_neg, {{fixed, false}, {open, false}, {rotation, false}, {shared_rotation, false}}},
     {side::y_pos, {{fixed, false}, {open, true}, {rotation, false}, {shared_rotation, false}}},
diff --git a/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel_graph.hpp b/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel_graph.hpp
index bde705b43baa9e969afdd125689b7b7ef0176280..6eaa86ab8808502a3cb1acb0330c908cf2b8dce0 100644
--- a/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel_graph.hpp
+++ b/src/rofi/include/rofi/voxel_graph.hpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ public:
     voxel_ptr addVoxel(node_ptr node);
     voxel_ptr addModuleLink(node_ptr node);
     voxel_ptr addPadBoard(node_ptr node);
-    connector_ptr addConnector(node_ptr node, enum class connector_type t);
-    connector_ptr addConnector(node_ptr node, enum class connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis);
-    connector_ptr addConnector(node_ptr node, enum class connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis, glm::vec3 highlight_direction);
+    connector_ptr addConnector(node_ptr node, connector_type t);
+    connector_ptr addConnector(node_ptr node, connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis);
+    connector_ptr addConnector(node_ptr node, connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis, glm::vec3 highlight_direction);
 
     void removeVoxel(voxel_ptr voxel);
     void removeConnector(connector_ptr connector);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
 };
 
 // NOTE: now only by position, no rotation taken into account
-enum class side in_proximity(connector_ptr connector, voxel_ptr voxel); 
+side in_proximity(connector_ptr connector, voxel_ptr voxel); 
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rofi/src/connector.cpp b/src/rofi/src/connector.cpp
index 7327354a6e47277e74bd5d548257f5e7ffd92c7e..cf6d6c36bc984e6da47463707eb2fe0dcb9ad26e 100644
--- a/src/rofi/src/connector.cpp
+++ b/src/rofi/src/connector.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ voxel_weak_ptr Connector::getModuleLink() const
     return connection.first;
 }
 
-void Connector::connectVoxel(enum class side s, voxel_weak_ptr voxel)
+void Connector::connectVoxel(side s, voxel_weak_ptr voxel)
 {
     ASSUMPTION(!isFull());
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<SharedRotationConnector> SharedRotationConnector::copy(std::shar
     return std::shared_ptr<SharedRotationConnector>{ new SharedRotationConnector(*other_shared_rotation_connector) };
 }
 
-enum class side vec_to_enum(glm::vec3 local_direction)
+side vec_to_enum(glm::vec3 local_direction)
 {
     using enum side;
     float epsilon = 0.0001f;
diff --git a/src/rofi/src/voxel_graph.cpp b/src/rofi/src/voxel_graph.cpp
index 284a9f19b37eefb33798944f51daab7e24ae2e97..b024b278a80f9c10fb85c95d3e246eadb7ad3710 100644
--- a/src/rofi/src/voxel_graph.cpp
+++ b/src/rofi/src/voxel_graph.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ connector_ptr VoxelGraph::addConnector(node_ptr node, connector_type t)
     return connections.back();
 }
 
-connector_ptr VoxelGraph::addConnector(node_ptr node, enum class connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis)
+connector_ptr VoxelGraph::addConnector(node_ptr node, connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis)
 {
     using enum connector_type;
     ASSUMPTION(t == shared_rotation);
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ connector_ptr VoxelGraph::addConnector(node_ptr node, enum class connector_type
     return connections.back();
 }
 
-connector_ptr VoxelGraph::addConnector(node_ptr node, enum class connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis, glm::vec3 highlight_direction)
+connector_ptr VoxelGraph::addConnector(node_ptr node, connector_type t, glm::vec3 rotation_axis, glm::vec3 highlight_direction)
 {
     using enum connector_type;
     ASSUMPTION(t == rotation);
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void VoxelGraph::joinImplicit()
     }
 }
 
-enum class side in_proximity(connector_ptr connector, voxel_ptr voxel)
+side in_proximity(connector_ptr connector, voxel_ptr voxel)
 {   
     // TO DO: adjust for rotations
     auto con_position = connector->getNode()->getPositionWorld();