diff --git a/include/VABase.h b/include/VABase.h
index d3225b61d76bd8680659690ded762d3f959639ac..424b71ed420fc67d501de25bd6e43719da5628b8 100644
--- a/include/VABase.h
+++ b/include/VABase.h
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ public:
 		y /= l;
 		z /= l;
 	};
+
+	inline CVAStruct GetAsStruct() const
+	{
+		CVAStruct oVec;
+		oVec[ "x" ] = x;
+		oVec[ "y" ] = y;
+		oVec[ "z" ] = z;
+		return oVec;
+	};
 };
 
 inline VABASE_API bool operator==( const VAVec3& a, const VAVec3& b )
@@ -149,6 +158,16 @@ public:
 		z = z_;
 		w = w_;
 	};
+	
+	inline CVAStruct GetAsStruct() const
+	{
+		CVAStruct oOrient;
+		oOrient[ "x" ] = x;
+		oOrient[ "y" ] = y;
+		oOrient[ "z" ] = z;
+		oOrient[ "w" ] = w;
+		return oOrient;
+	};
 };
 
 //! Stream output operator for Quaternion
diff --git a/include/VAInterface.h b/include/VAInterface.h
index 57882f22c7c4c7f640d5e55bc1c673fcef612b65..7488ee6f089ce75be450dc3d07c3dc36585d0232 100644
--- a/include/VAInterface.h
+++ b/include/VAInterface.h
@@ -235,11 +235,9 @@ public:
 	
 	//! Returns a struct with the hardware configuration
 	/**
-	  * @param[in] bFilterEnabled If true, only include enabled sections.
-	  *
 	  * @return	Encapsulated hardware configuration
 	  */
-	virtual CVAStruct GetHardwareConfiguration( const bool bFilterEnabled = true ) const = 0;
+	virtual CVAStruct GetHardwareConfiguration() const = 0;
 
 	//! Create a directivity from a set of parameters	
 	/**