diff --git a/src/include/helper_tools.cc.h b/src/include/helper_tools.cc.h
index d67c4f8..22a9e06 100644
--- a/src/include/helper_tools.cc.h
+++ b/src/include/helper_tools.cc.h
@@ -131,4 +131,73 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	}
     }
 
+    namespace
+    {
+	template <size_t N>
+	struct CopyRanges
+	{
+	    template <class Space1, class Space2>
+	    static inline void exec(const Space1& space1, Space2& space2)
+	    {
+		std::get<N>(space2) = std::get<N>(space1);
+		CopyRanges<N-1>::exec(space1,space2);
+	    }
+	};
+
+	template <>
+	struct CopyRanges<0>
+	{
+	    template <class Space1, class Space2>
+	    static inline void exec(const Space1& space1, Space2& space2)
+	    {
+		std::get<0>(space2) = std::get<0>(space1);
+	    }
+	};
+    }
+    
+    template <typename T, class EC, class Range1, class... RangeTypes>
+    auto anonToDynView(const MultiArray<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,AnonymousRange>& ma)
+	-> ConstSlice<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,DynamicRange<EC>>
+    {
+	constexpr size_t LAST = sizeof...(RangeTypes)+1;
+	DynamicRangeFactory<EC> drf(rptr<LAST>(ma)->orig());
+	std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Range1>,std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>...,
+		   std::shared_ptr<DynamicRange<EC>>> mNSpace;
+	CopyRanges<LAST-1>::exec(ma.range()->space(),mNSpace);
+	std::get<LAST>(mNSpace) = createExplicit( drf );
+	return ConstSlice<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,DynamicRange<EC>>(mNSpace, ma.data());
+    }
+
+    template <typename T, class EC, class Range1, class... RangeTypes>
+    auto dynToAnonMove(MultiArray<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,DynamicRange<EC>>&& ma)
+	-> MultiArray<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,AnonymousRange>
+    {
+	constexpr size_t LAST = sizeof...(RangeTypes)+1;
+	AnonymousRangeFactory arf(rptr<LAST>(ma)->orig());
+	std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<Range1>,std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>...,
+		   std::shared_ptr<AnonymousRange>> mNSpace;
+	CopyRanges<LAST-1>::exec(ma.range()->space(),mNSpace);
+	std::get<LAST>(mNSpace) = createExplicit( arf );
+	return ma.format(mNSpace);
+    }
+
+    template <typename T, class EC>
+    auto anonToDynView(const MultiArray<T,AnonymousRange>& ma)
+	-> ConstSlice<T,DynamicRange<EC>>
+    {
+	DynamicRangeFactory<EC> drf(rptr<0>(ma)->orig());
+	auto mNSpace = std::make_tuple( createExplicit( drf ) );
+	return ConstSlice<T,DynamicRange<EC>>(mNSpace, ma.data());
+    }
+
+    template <typename T, class EC>
+    auto dynToAnonMove(MultiArray<T,DynamicRange<EC>>&& ma)
+	-> MultiArray<T,AnonymousRange>
+    {
+	AnonymousRangeFactory arf(rptr<0>(ma)->orig());
+	auto mNSpace = std::make_tuple( createExplicit( arf ) );
+	return ma.format(mNSpace);
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/src/include/helper_tools.h b/src/include/helper_tools.h
index 884e6f5..39a5afb 100644
--- a/src/include/helper_tools.h
+++ b/src/include/helper_tools.h
@@ -56,13 +56,29 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	-> std::shared_ptr<Range>;
 
     template <size_t N, class MArray>
-    auto prtr(const MArray& ma)
+    auto rptr(const MArray& ma)
 	-> decltype(ma.template getRangePtr<N>());
 
     template <class EC, class MArray>
     auto dynamic(const MArray& ma, bool slice = false)
 	-> std::shared_ptr<MultiArrayBase<typename MArray::value_type,DynamicRange<EC>>>;
-    
+
+    template <typename T, class EC, class Range1, class... RangeTypes>
+    auto anonToDynView(const MultiArray<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,AnonymousRange>& ma)
+	-> ConstSlice<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,DynamicRange<EC>>;
+
+    template <typename T, class EC, class Range1, class... RangeTypes>
+    auto dynToAnonMove(MultiArray<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,DynamicRange<EC>>&& ma)
+	-> MultiArray<T,Range1,RangeTypes...,AnonymousRange>;
+
+    template <typename T, class EC>
+    auto anonToDynView(const MultiArray<T,AnonymousRange>& ma)
+	-> ConstSlice<T,DynamicRange<EC>>;
+
+    template <typename T, class EC>
+    auto dynToAnonMove(MultiArray<T,DynamicRange<EC>>&& ma)
+	-> MultiArray<T,AnonymousRange>;
+
     template <class IndexType>
     inline void For(const std::shared_ptr<IndexType>& ind, const std::function<void(void)>& ll)
     {
diff --git a/src/include/multi_array.cc.h b/src/include/multi_array.cc.h
index aa4990d..eb39f66 100644
--- a/src/include/multi_array.cc.h
+++ b/src/include/multi_array.cc.h
@@ -152,9 +152,18 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
     template <class... SRanges2>
     MultiArray<T,SRanges2...> MultiArray<T,SRanges...>::format(const std::shared_ptr<SRanges2>&... nrs)
     {
+	MAB::mInit = false;
 	return MultiArray<T,SRanges2...>( nrs... , std::move(mCont) );
     }
-    
+
+    template <typename T, class... SRanges>
+    template <class... SRanges2>
+    MultiArray<T,SRanges2...> MultiArray<T,SRanges...>::format(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<SRanges2>...>& nrs)
+    {
+	MAB::mInit = false;
+	return MultiArray<T,SRanges2...>( nrs , std::move(mCont) );
+    }
+
     template <typename T, class... SRanges>
     const T* MultiArray<T,SRanges...>::data() const
     {
diff --git a/src/include/multi_array.h b/src/include/multi_array.h
index 766f1c1..7b887ae 100644
--- a/src/include/multi_array.h
+++ b/src/include/multi_array.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	template <class... SRanges2>
 	MultiArray<T,SRanges2...> format(const std::shared_ptr<SRanges2>&... nrs); // reformat array using 'nr' which in
 	//                                                                 total must have the same size as mRange
+
+	template <class... SRanges2>
+	MultiArray<T,SRanges2...> format(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<SRanges2>...>& nrs);
 	
 	virtual const T* data() const override;
 	virtual T* data() override;
diff --git a/src/include/ranges/anonymous_range.h b/src/include/ranges/anonymous_range.h
index 39e7144..43b84d1 100644
--- a/src/include/ranges/anonymous_range.h
+++ b/src/include/ranges/anonymous_range.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	template <class... RangeTypes>
 	AnonymousRangeFactory(std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>... origs);
 
+	AnonymousRangeFactory(const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RangeBase>>& origs);
+	
 	template <class Range>
 	void append(std::shared_ptr<Range> r);
 	
@@ -110,6 +112,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	template <class... RangeTypes>
 	SingleRange(std::shared_ptr<RangeTypes>... origs);
 
+	SingleRange(const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RangeBase>>& origs);
+	
 	size_t mSize = 1;
 	bool mEmpty = true;
 	
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	    mEmpty = false;
 	}
     }
-
+   
     template <class Range>
     std::shared_ptr<Range> SingleRange<size_t,SpaceType::ANON>::fullsub(size_t num) const
     {
diff --git a/src/include/slice.cc.h b/src/include/slice.cc.h
index 72bbf94..1006eb3 100644
--- a/src/include/slice.cc.h
+++ b/src/include/slice.cc.h
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
     {
 	MAB::mProtoI->format(blocks);
     }
+
+    template <typename T, class... SRanges>
+    ConstSlice<T,SRanges...>::ConstSlice(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<SRanges>...>& ranges,
+					 const T* data) :
+	MultiArrayBase<T,SRanges...>(ranges),
+	mData(data)
+    {
+	MAB::mInit = true;
+    }
     
     template <typename T, class... SRanges>
     ConstSlice<T,SRanges...>::ConstSlice(const std::shared_ptr<SRanges>&... ranges, const T* data) :
diff --git a/src/include/slice.h b/src/include/slice.h
index 7b976fb..ff6eb70 100644
--- a/src/include/slice.h
+++ b/src/include/slice.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
 	
 	DEFAULT_MEMBERS(ConstSlice);
 
+	ConstSlice(const std::tuple<std::shared_ptr<SRanges>...>& ranges,
+		   const T* data = nullptr);
 	ConstSlice(const std::shared_ptr<SRanges>&... ranges, const T* data = nullptr);
 	ConstSlice(const MultiArrayBase<T,AnonymousRange>& ma, SIZET<SRanges>... sizes);
 	
diff --git a/src/lib/ranges/anonymous_range.cc b/src/lib/ranges/anonymous_range.cc
index 2d3b368..a52e494 100644
--- a/src/lib/ranges/anonymous_range.cc
+++ b/src/lib/ranges/anonymous_range.cc
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
     {
 	mProd = std::shared_ptr<oType>( new AnonymousRange() );
     }
+
     
     std::map<std::shared_ptr<RangeBase>,std::vector<std::intptr_t> > AnonymousRangeFactory::mAleadyCreated;
+
+    AnonymousRangeFactory::AnonymousRangeFactory(const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RangeBase>>& origs)
+    {
+        mProd = std::shared_ptr<oType>( new AnonymousRange( origs ) );
+    }
     
     std::shared_ptr<RangeBase> AnonymousRangeFactory::checkIfCreated(const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RangeBase> >& pvec)
     {
@@ -157,7 +163,21 @@ namespace MultiArrayTools
     {
         return mOrig;
     }
-   
+    
+    SingleRange<size_t,SpaceType::ANON>::SingleRange(const std::vector<std::shared_ptr<RangeBase>>& origs) :
+        RangeInterface<AnonymousIndex>(),
+        mOrig(origs)
+    {
+        mSize = 1;
+        for(auto& x: mOrig){
+            mSize *= x->size();
+        }
+        if(mOrig.size()){
+            mEmpty = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    
     /*****************
      *   Functions   *
      *****************/