Index: trunk/src/obj_arc.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_arc.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_arc.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 	pcb_arc_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_arc_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_ARC;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_LAYER;
+	new_obj->parent.layer = layer;
 	arclist_append(&layer->Arc, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
@@ -62,6 +65,10 @@
 {
 	pcb_arc_t *arc = calloc(sizeof(pcb_arc_t), 1);
 
+	arc->type = PCB_OBJ_ARC;
+	arc->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_ELEMENT;
+	arc->parent.element = Element;
+
 	arclist_append(&Element->Arc, arc);
 	return arc;
 }
Index: trunk/src/obj_elem.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_elem.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_elem.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
 	pcb_element_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_element_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_ELEMENT;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_DATA;
+	new_obj->parent.data = data;
+
 	elementlist_append(&data->Element, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
@@ -111,6 +115,11 @@
 pcb_line_t *pcb_element_line_alloc(pcb_element_t *Element)
 {
 	pcb_line_t *line = calloc(sizeof(pcb_line_t), 1);
+
+	line->type = PCB_OBJ_ELINE;
+	line->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_ELEMENT;
+	line->parent.element = Element;
+
 	linelist_append(&Element->Line, line);
 
 	return line;
Index: trunk/src/obj_line.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_line.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_line.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 	pcb_line_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_line_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_LINE;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_LAYER;
+	new_obj->parent.layer = layer;
+
 	linelist_append(&layer->Line, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
Index: trunk/src/obj_pad.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_pad.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_pad.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 	pcb_pad_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_pad_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_PAD;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_ELEMENT;
+	new_obj->parent.element = element;
+
 	padlist_append(&element->Pad, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
Index: trunk/src/obj_pinvia.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_pinvia.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_pinvia.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 	pcb_pin_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_pin_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_VIA;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_DATA;
+	new_obj->parent.data = data;
+
 	pinlist_append(&data->Via, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@
 	pcb_pin_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_pin_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_PIN;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_ELEMENT;
+	new_obj->parent.element = element;
+
 	pinlist_append(&element->Pin, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
Index: trunk/src/obj_poly.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_poly.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_poly.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 	pcb_polygon_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_polygon_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_POLYGON;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_LAYER;
+	new_obj->parent.layer = layer;
+
 	polylist_append(&layer->Polygon, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
Index: trunk/src/obj_rat.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_rat.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_rat.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
 	pcb_rat_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_rat_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_RAT;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_DATA;
+	new_obj->parent.data = data;
+
 	ratlist_append(&data->Rat, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;
Index: trunk/src/obj_text.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 8996)
+++ trunk/src/obj_text.c	(revision 8997)
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 	pcb_text_t *new_obj;
 
 	new_obj = calloc(sizeof(pcb_text_t), 1);
+	new_obj->type = PCB_OBJ_TEXT;
+	new_obj->parent_type = PCB_PARENT_LAYER;
+	new_obj->parent.layer = layer;
+
 	textlist_append(&layer->Text, new_obj);
 
 	return new_obj;