diff --git a/snudda/place/bend_morphologies.py b/snudda/place/bend_morphologies.py
index aa11d5362..b065bb2ca 100644
--- a/snudda/place/bend_morphologies.py
+++ b/snudda/place/bend_morphologies.py
@@ -112,24 +112,10 @@ def bend_morphology(self, morphology: NeuronMorphologyExtended, k=30e-6, n_rando
                         picked_idx = np.argsort(candidate_dist)[0]
                         dist = candidate_dist[picked_idx]
 
-                    #if avoidance_rotations[picked_idx].magnitude() > 0.3:
-                    #    print(f"Magnitude of rotation is: {avoidance_rotations[picked_idx].magnitude()}")
-                    #    import pdb
-                    #    pdb.set_trace()
-
                     new_rot = avoidance_rotations[picked_idx]*rotation
                     new_rot_rep.append((new_rot, length))
                     segment_direction = new_rot.apply(parent_dir)
 
-                    print(f"Avoidance rotation, magnitude {avoidance_rotations[picked_idx].magnitude()*180/np.pi} -- orig {rotation.magnitude()*180/np.pi}  -- total {new_rot.magnitude()*180/np.pi} ID: {section.section_id} ({idx})")
-
-                    if False and new_rot.magnitude() > 0.5 and not (parent_dir[0,0] == 1 and parent_dir[0,1] == 0 and parent_dir[0,2] == 0):
-                        print(f"Magnitude of final rotation is: {new_rot.magnitude()}")
-                        import pdb
-                        pdb.set_trace()
-
-                    #import pdb
-                    #pdb.set_trace()
                 else:
                     new_rot_rep.append((rotation, length))
 
@@ -335,7 +321,7 @@ def edge_avoiding_morphology(self, swc_file, new_file):
         if morphology_changed:
             new_coord = self.apply_rotation(md, rot_rep)
             md.geometry[:, :3] = new_coord
-            self.write_swc(morphology=md, swc_file=new_file)
+            self.write_swc(morphology=md, output_file=new_file)
             return new_file
 
         # Returns None if morphology was not changed
diff --git a/snudda/place/place.py b/snudda/place/place.py
index ee78775c3..247a7a24f 100644
--- a/snudda/place/place.py
+++ b/snudda/place/place.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  h5libver=None,
                  raytrace_borders=False,
                  random_seed=None,
-                 griddata_interpolation=False):  # Setting this to true is 5x slower
+                 griddata_interpolation=False):  # Setting this to true is 5x slower -- obsolete?
 
         """
         Constructor.
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ def place(self):
         """ Place neurons in 3D space. """
 
         self.parse_config()
-        self.avoid_edges()
+        self.avoid_edges_parallel()
+        # self.avoid_edges()
         self.write_data()
 
     ############################################################################
@@ -564,7 +565,36 @@ def parse_config(self, config_file=None, resort_neurons=True):
 
     ############################################################################
 
-    def avoid_edges(self):
+    def avoid_edges_parallel(self):
+
+        if self.d_view is None:
+            return self.avoid_edges()
+
+        # Make random permutation of neurons, to spread out the edge neurons
+        unsorted_neuron_id = self.random_generator.permutation(len(self.neurons))
+        ss = self.random_generator.SeedSequence()
+
+        worker_random_seed = ss.generate_state(len(self.d_view))
+
+        self.d_view.scatter("worker_neuron_id", unsorted_neuron_id, block=True)
+        self.d_view.scatter("worker_random_seed", worker_random_seed, block=True)
+        self.dview.push({"config": self.config,
+                         "neurons": self.neurons})
+
+        cmd_str = f"sp = SnuddaPlace(config_file={self.config_file},network_path={self.network_path},snudda_data={self.snudda_data}, random_seed=worker_random_seed[0])"
+        self.d_view.execute(cmd_str)
+        cmd_str2 = f"sp.config = config; sp.neurons = neurons"
+        self.d_view.execute(cmd_str2)
+        cmd_str3 = f"modified_neurons = sp.avoid_edges(neuron_id=unsorted_neuron_id)"
+        self.d_view.execute(cmd_str3)
+        modified_neurons = self.d_view.gather("modified_neurons", block=True)
+
+        for neuron_id, new_morphology in modified_neurons:
+            # Replace the original morphology with the warped morphology, morphology includes rotation
+            self.neurons[neuron_id].swc_filename = new_morphology
+            self.neurons[neuron_id].rotation = np.eye(3)
+
+    def avoid_edges(self, neuron_id=None):
 
         from snudda.place.bend_morphologies import BendMorphologies
 
@@ -574,7 +604,14 @@ def avoid_edges(self):
         if not os.path.isdir(bend_morph_path):
             os.mkdir(bend_morph_path)
 
-        for neuron in self.neurons:
+        if neuron_id is None:
+            neurons = self.neurons
+        else:
+            neurons = self.neurons[neuron_id]
+
+        modified_morphologies = []
+
+        for neuron in neurons:
             config = self.config["Neurons"][neuron.name]
 
             if "stayInsideMesh" in config and config["stayInsideMesh"]:
@@ -582,10 +619,10 @@ def avoid_edges(self):
 
                 if volume_id not in bend_morph:
                     mesh_file = self.config["Volume"][volume_id]["meshFile"]
-                    bend_morph[volume_id] = BendMorphologies(region_mesh=mesh_file)
+                    bend_morph[volume_id] = BendMorphologies(region_mesh=mesh_file, rng=self.random_generator)
 
                 # Returns None if unchanged
-                new_morph_name = os.path.join(bend_morph_path, f"{neuron.name}-{neuron.neuron_id}")
+                new_morph_name = os.path.join(bend_morph_path, f"{neuron.name}-{neuron.neuron_id}.swc")
                 new_morphology = bend_morph[volume_id].edge_avoiding_morphology(swc_file=neuron.swc_filename,
                                                                                 new_file=new_morph_name)
 
@@ -594,6 +631,10 @@ def avoid_edges(self):
                     neuron.swc_filename = new_morphology
                     neuron.rotation = np.eye(3)
 
+                    modified_morphologies.append((neuron.neuron_id, new_morphology))
+
+        return modified_morphologies
+
     ############################################################################
 
     def generate_extra_axon_info(self, source_neuron, position, config, rng):