diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/Writer.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/Writer.cpp
index a597e8ecc65735354fc7bd9837d13dceca2f18ee..c65402434f631f9d26f34c15b6f12d818e1b4a43 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/Writer.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/Writer.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 toAron.include =
                     "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/writer/variant/VariantWriter.h>";
                 toAron.enforceConversion = "armarx::aron::data::Dict::DynamicCastAndCheck";
+                toAron.override = true;
                 dictDataWriters.push_back(toAron);
             }
             {
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                     "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/writer/variant/VariantWriter.h>";
                 toAronDTO.enforceConversion = "armarx::aron::data::Dict::DynamicCastAndCheck";
                 toAronDTO.enforceMemberAccess = "->toAronDictDTO()";
+                toAronDTO.override = true;
                 dictDataWriters.push_back(toAronDTO);
             }
             {
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 toAron.include =
                     "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/writer/variant/VariantWriter.h>";
                 toAron.enforceConversion = "armarx::aron::data::Int::DynamicCastAndCheck";
+                toAron.override = true;
                 intEnumDataWriters.push_back(toAron);
             }
             {
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                     "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/writer/variant/VariantWriter.h>";
                 toAronDTO.enforceConversion = "armarx::aron::data::Int::DynamicCastAndCheck";
                 toAronDTO.enforceMemberAccess = "->toAronIntDTO()";
+                toAronDTO.override = true;
                 intEnumDataWriters.push_back(toAronDTO);
             }
             {
@@ -201,6 +205,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 fromAron.argumentType = "armarx::aron::data::DictPtr";
                 fromAron.readerClassType = "armarx::aron::data::reader::VariantReader";
                 fromAron.include = "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/reader/variant/VariantReader.h>";
+                fromAron.override = true;
                 dictDataReaders.push_back(fromAron);
             }
             {
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 fromAronDTO.readerClassType = "armarx::aron::data::reader::VariantReader";
                 fromAronDTO.include = "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/reader/variant/VariantReader.h>";
                 fromAronDTO.enforceConversion = "std::make_shared<armarx::aron::data::Dict>";
+                fromAronDTO.override = true;
                 dictDataReaders.push_back(fromAronDTO);
             }
         }
@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 fromAron.argumentType = "armarx::aron::data::IntPtr";
                 fromAron.readerClassType = "armarx::aron::data::reader::VariantReader";
                 fromAron.include = "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/reader/variant/VariantReader.h>";
+                fromAron.override = true;
                 intEnumDataReaders.push_back(fromAron);
             }
             {
@@ -246,6 +253,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 fromAronDTO.include =
                     "<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/rw/reader/variant/VariantReader.h>";
                 fromAronDTO.enforceConversion = "std::make_shared<armarx::aron::data::Int>";
+                fromAronDTO.override = true;
                 intEnumDataReaders.push_back(fromAronDTO);
             }
         }
@@ -274,7 +282,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                 std::vector<std::string> tmpl_requires;
                 for (auto& t : type->getTemplates())
                 {
-                    tmpl_requires.push_back("armarx::aron::cpp::isAronGeneratedClass<" + t + ">");
+                    tmpl_requires.push_back("armarx::aron::cpp::isAronGeneratedObject<" + t + ">");
                     tmpl.push_back("class " + t);
                 }
                 std::string templateDef = "template <" + simox::alg::join(tmpl, ", ") + ">";
@@ -290,7 +298,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
             }
             else
             {
-                c->addInherit("public armarx::aron::cpp::AronGeneratedClass");
+                c->addInherit("public armarx::aron::cpp::AronGeneratedObject<" + generator.getFullClassCppTypename() + ">");
             }
 
             // Writermethods
@@ -306,10 +314,6 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                     c->addInclude(info.include);
                 }
 
-                if (type->getExtends() != nullptr)
-                {
-                    info.extends = true;
-                }
                 CppMethodPtr convert = generator.toSpecializedDataWriterMethod(info);
                 c->addPublicMethod(convert);
             }
@@ -344,10 +348,6 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
                     c->addInclude(info.include);
                 }
 
-                if (type->getExtends() != nullptr)
-                {
-                    info.extends = true;
-                }
                 CppMethodPtr convert = generator.toSpecializedDataReaderMethod(info);
                 c->addPublicMethod(convert);
             }
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
 
             setupMemberFields(c, publicGenerateIntEnumType.doc_values, generator);
 
-            c->addInherit("public armarx::aron::cpp::AronGeneratedClass");
+            c->addInherit("public armarx::aron::cpp::AronGeneratedIntEnum<" + generator.getFullClassCppTypename() + ">");
 
             // ctor
             c->addCtor(generator.toEnumCtor(c->getName()));
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
         c->addInclude("<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/aron_conversions.h>");
         c->addInclude("<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/rw.h>");
         c->addInclude("<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedClass.h>");
+        c->addInclude("<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedObject.h>");
+        c->addInclude("<RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedIntEnum.h>");
 
         // ctor
         c->addCtor(gen.toCtor(c->getName()));
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/Generator.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/Generator.cpp
index a0715b220c8e5d96f431802b6da8db78857194cc..d3c61320d0bd8d1f57fd03531edf1f79df5754f2 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/Generator.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/Generator.cpp
@@ -317,10 +317,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
         doc << "@brief " << info.methodName << "() - This method returns a new data from the member data types using a writer implementation. \n";
         doc << "@return - the result of the writer implementation";
 
-        const std::string fin = info.extends ? " final" : "";
-        const std::string virt = info.extends ? "" : "virtual ";
-
-        CppMethodPtr m = CppMethodPtr(new CppMethod(virt + info.returnType + " " + info.methodName + "() const" + fin, doc.str()));
+        CppMethodPtr m = CppMethodPtr(new CppMethod(info.returnType + " " + info.methodName + "() const" + (info.override ? " override" : ""), doc.str()));
         m->addLine(info.writerClassType + " writer;");
         m->addLine("return " + info.enforceConversion + "(this->write(writer))" + info.enforceMemberAccess + ";");
 
@@ -334,10 +331,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
         doc << "@brief " << info.methodName << " - This method sets the struct members to new values given in a reader implementation. \n";
         doc << "@return - nothing";
 
-        const std::string fin = info.extends ? " final" : "";
-        const std::string virt = info.extends ? "" : "virtual ";
-
-        CppMethodPtr m = CppMethodPtr(new CppMethod(virt + "void " + info.methodName + "(const " + info.argumentType + "& input)" + fin, doc.str()));
+        CppMethodPtr m = CppMethodPtr(new CppMethod("void " + info.methodName + "(const " + info.argumentType + "& input)" + (info.override ? " override" : ""), doc.str()));
         m->addLine(info.readerClassType + " reader;");
         m->addLine("this->read(reader, " + info.enforceConversion + "(input)" + info.enforceMemberAccess + ");");
 
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/toplevel/ObjectClass.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/toplevel/ObjectClass.cpp
index e3af89daa12ecc2de2f4fe60d9269dd48f729c9a..605c7b8655db3accb2dd1999d7c62e1cfc48730e 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/toplevel/ObjectClass.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/codewriter/cpp/generator/toplevel/ObjectClass.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
     std::vector<std::string> ObjectClass::getRequiredIncludes() const
     {
         std::vector<std::string> ret;
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             (void) key;
             auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
     std::vector<CppFieldPtr> ObjectClass::getPublicVariableDeclarations(const std::string&) const
     {
         std::vector<CppFieldPtr> fields;
-        for (const auto& [key, member] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, member] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             auto member_s = FromAronType(*member);
             std::vector<CppFieldPtr> member_fields = member_s->getPublicVariableDeclarations(key);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
             block_if_data->addLine(extends_s->getFullInstantiatedCppTypename() + "::resetSoft();");
         }
 
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             CppBlockPtr b2 = child_s->getResetSoftBlock(key);
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
             block_if_data->addLine(extends_s->getFullInstantiatedCppTypename() + "::resetHard();");
         }
 
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             const auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             CppBlockPtr b2 = child_s->getResetHardBlock(key);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
         }
 
         b->addLine("// members of " + this->getFullInstantiatedCppTypename());
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             const auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             std::string child_return_variant;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
         }
 
         block_if_data->addLine("// members of " + this->getFullInstantiatedCppTypename());
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             const auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             std::string child_return_variant;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
 
         block_if_data->addLine("" + ARON_READER_ACCESSOR + ".readDict("+variantAccessor+", "+OBJECT_MEMBERS_ACCESSOR+"); // of top level object " + getInstantiatedCppTypename());
 
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             const auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             std::string child_accessor = OBJECT_MEMBERS_ACCESSOR + "_" + key + "_iterator";
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
             block_if_data->addLine("if (not (" + extends_s->getFullInstantiatedCppTypename() + "::operator== (" + otherInstanceAccessor + ")))");
             block_if_data->addLineAsBlock("return false;");
         }
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             CppBlockPtr b2 = child_s->getEqualsBlock(key, otherInstanceAccessor + "." + key);
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp::generator
         }
 
         bool anyComplex = false;
-        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getMemberTypes())
+        for (const auto& [key, child] : type.getDirectMemberTypes())
         {
             auto child_s = FromAronType(*child);
             auto initList = child_s->getCopyCtorInitializers(key);
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/ReaderInfo.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/ReaderInfo.h
index 58dda63811ac9282d571c6db89620f6400e6fa10..486a57879e42fa1eaced1d76231bf63f181a7312 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/ReaderInfo.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/ReaderInfo.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator
         std::string include;
         std::string enforceConversion = "";
         std::string enforceMemberAccess = "";
-        bool extends = false;
+        bool override = false;
     };
 
 
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/WriterInfo.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/WriterInfo.h
index d3cff5ef8c6dd719199469ccb4da3a252c8bd3c8..c7dc87033b6fe87356e2b79a42b477ed8bd37b3d 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/WriterInfo.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/codegenerator/helper/WriterInfo.h
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator
         std::string include;
         std::string enforceConversion = "";
         std::string enforceMemberAccess = "";
-        bool extends = false;
+        bool override = false;
     };
 }
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/CMakeLists.txt b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d7add84ada2fcafe2c8bf8f9f9a8d2c40e663c7d..3b05caec20fae2d7a43b406f043e4c2da703923c 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,6 +106,24 @@ armarx_add_test(
         ${Simox_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
+######################
+# ARON CONVERSION TEST
+######################
+armarx_add_test(
+    TEST_NAME
+        aronConversionTest
+    TEST_FILE
+        aronConversionTest.cpp
+    LIBS
+        SimoxUtility  # Simox::SimoxUtility
+        ArmarXCore
+        RobotAPI::aron
+    ARON_FILES
+        aron/HumanPoseTest.xml
+    INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES
+        ${Simox_INCLUDE_DIR}
+)
+
 ######################
 # ARON JSON EXPORT TEST
 ######################
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/aronConversionTest.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/aronConversionTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..636f9bde6472fb9596a0a1a07d6343f3690da808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/aronConversionTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ArmarX.
+ *
+ * ArmarX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * ArmarX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @package    RobotAPI::ArmarXObjects::aron
+ * @author     Simon Ottenhaus ( simon dot ottenhaus at kit dot edu )
+ * @date       2019
+ * @copyright  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+ *             GNU General Public License
+ */
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE RobotAPI::ArmarXLibraries::aron
+
+#define ARMARX_BOOST_TEST
+
+// STD/STL
+#include <iostream>
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <numeric>
+
+// Test
+#include <RobotAPI/Test.h>
+
+// Aron
+#include <RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/data/variant/All.h>
+#include <RobotAPI/libraries/aron/codegeneration/test/aron/HumanPoseTest.aron.generated.h>
+
+
+using namespace armarx;
+using namespace aron;
+
+namespace armarx
+{
+    class HumanPoseBO
+    {
+    public:
+        std::vector<float> jointValues;
+        bool reached;
+
+        HumanPoseBO() = default;
+
+        void fromAron(const HumanPoseTest& aron)
+        {
+            jointValues = aron.jointValues;
+            reached = aron.reached;
+        }
+
+        HumanPoseTest toAron()
+        {
+            HumanPoseTest aron;
+            aron.jointValues = jointValues;
+            aron.reached = reached;
+            return aron;
+        }
+    };
+
+    void fromAron(const HumanPoseTest& aron, HumanPoseBO& bo)
+    {
+        bo.jointValues = aron.jointValues;
+        bo.reached = aron.reached;
+    }
+
+    void toAron(HumanPoseTest& aron, const HumanPoseBO& bo)
+    {
+        aron.jointValues = bo.jointValues;
+        aron.reached = bo.reached;
+    }
+
+    BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AronAssignmentTest)
+    {
+        armarx::HumanPoseTest aron;
+        aron.jointValues = {1,2,3,4};
+        aron.reached = true;
+
+        HumanPoseBO bo;
+        aron.to(bo);
+
+        BOOST_CHECK((aron.jointValues == bo.jointValues));
+
+        HumanPoseBO bo2;
+        aron.to(bo, &fromAron);
+
+        BOOST_CHECK((aron.jointValues == bo2.jointValues));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/CMakeLists.txt b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/CMakeLists.txt
index e17910e7f15989afc0c99c8284469074c1f88f34..2fb890b86fb3c9e1bd26bee37f879922c3d6bcd5 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ set(LIB_HEADERS
     Path.h
 
     codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedClass.h
+    codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedObject.h
+    codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedIntEnum.h
 
     aron_conversions.h
     rw.h
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedIntEnum.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedIntEnum.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f173775dabfd4faf404ea47564f3e74183e32de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedIntEnum.h
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ArmarX.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016, High Performance Humanoid Technologies (H2T),
+ * Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), all rights reserved.
+ *
+ * ArmarX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * ArmarX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @author     Fabian Peller-Konrad (fabian dot peller-konrad at kit dot edu)
+ * @copyright  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+ *             GNU General Public License
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "AronGeneratedClass.h"
+
+
+namespace armarx::aron::cpp
+{
+    class AronGeneratedIntEnumBase : public AronGeneratedClass
+    {
+    public:
+        AronGeneratedIntEnumBase() = default;
+        virtual ~AronGeneratedIntEnumBase() = default;
+
+        /// Convert the current bo to an aron variant data dict
+        virtual armarx::aron::data::IntPtr toAron() const = 0;
+
+        /// Convert the current bo to the ice representation of an aron variant data dict
+        virtual armarx::aron::data::dto::AronIntPtr toAronDTO() const = 0;
+
+        /// Set all members of the current bo according to the aron variant data dict
+        virtual void fromAron(const armarx::aron::data::IntPtr& input) = 0;
+
+        /// Set all members of the current bo according to the ice representation of an aron variant data dict
+        virtual void fromAron(const armarx::aron::data::dto::AronIntPtr& input) = 0;
+    };
+
+    template <class Derived>
+    class AronGeneratedIntEnum :
+            public AronGeneratedIntEnumBase
+    {
+    public:
+
+    };
+
+    template <class T>
+    concept isAronGeneratedIntEnum = std::is_base_of<AronGeneratedIntEnumBase, T>::value;
+}
+
+namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
+{
+    using AronGeneratedIntEnumBase = aron::cpp::AronGeneratedIntEnumBase;
+
+    template <class Derived>
+    using AronGeneratedIntEnum = aron::cpp::AronGeneratedIntEnum<Derived>;
+}
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedObject.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedObject.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..17d94831b41120c40dbb56932427e003fe3de1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/codegeneration/cpp/AronGeneratedObject.h
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of ArmarX.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016, High Performance Humanoid Technologies (H2T),
+ * Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), all rights reserved.
+ *
+ * ArmarX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * ArmarX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * @author     Fabian Peller-Konrad (fabian dot peller-konrad at kit dot edu)
+ * @copyright  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+ *             GNU General Public License
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "AronGeneratedClass.h"
+
+
+namespace armarx::aron::cpp
+{
+
+    class AronGeneratedObjectBase :
+            public AronGeneratedClass
+    {
+    public:
+        AronGeneratedObjectBase() = default;
+        virtual ~AronGeneratedObjectBase() = default;
+
+        /// Convert the current bo to an aron variant data dict
+        virtual armarx::aron::data::DictPtr toAron() const = 0;
+
+        /// Convert the current bo to the ice representation of an aron variant data dict
+        virtual armarx::aron::data::dto::DictPtr toAronDTO() const = 0;
+
+        /// Set all members of the current bo according to the aron variant data dict
+        virtual void fromAron(const armarx::aron::data::DictPtr& input) = 0;
+
+        /// Set all members of the current bo according to the ice representation of an aron variant data dict
+        virtual void fromAron(const armarx::aron::data::dto::DictPtr& input) = 0;
+    };
+
+    template <class Derived>
+    class AronGeneratedObject :
+        public AronGeneratedObjectBase
+    {
+    public:
+        AronGeneratedObject() = default;
+        virtual ~AronGeneratedObject() = default;
+
+        template <class T>
+        void to(T& t) const
+        {
+            const Derived* d = dynamic_cast<const Derived*>(this);
+            if (d)
+            {
+                t.fromAron(*d);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <class T>
+        void from(const T& t)
+        {
+            Derived* d = dynamic_cast<Derived*>(this);
+            if (d)
+            {
+                t.toAron(*d);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <class T>
+        void to(T& t, void(*fromAron)(const Derived&, T&)) const
+        {
+            const Derived* d = dynamic_cast<const Derived*>(this);
+            if (d)
+            {
+                fromAron(*d, t);
+            }
+        }
+
+        template <class T>
+        void from(const T& t, void(*toAron)(Derived&, const T&))
+        {
+            Derived* d = dynamic_cast<Derived*>(this);
+            if (d)
+            {
+                toAron(*d, t);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    template <class T>
+    concept isAronGeneratedObject = std::is_base_of<AronGeneratedObjectBase, T>::value;
+}
+
+namespace armarx::aron::codegenerator::cpp
+{
+    using AronGeneratedObjectBase = aron::cpp::AronGeneratedObjectBase;
+
+    template <class Derived>
+    using AronGeneratedObject = aron::cpp::AronGeneratedObject<Derived>;
+}
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/type/variant/container/Object.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/type/variant/container/Object.cpp
index 1b26bd769d7172158844ff6e95c83fe668de0f67..526cc9f053d5e7bbf1e96c5f38bbe1f49a52cfbe 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/type/variant/container/Object.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/aron/core/type/variant/container/Object.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ namespace armarx::aron::type
     std::map<std::string, VariantPtr> Object::getMemberTypes() const
     {
         std::map<std::string, VariantPtr> ret = memberTypes;
+        if (extends)
+        {
+            for (const auto& [key, t] : extends->getMemberTypes())
+            {
+                ret.insert({key, t});
+            }
+        }
         return ret;
     }