diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_19000000-20121010.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_19000000-20121010.xml
index f38fbac09723da3176cd2208b349edc72f0b7349..acadeeb9767463dcaa94d92cfd7456e5c4f892ab 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_19000000-20121010.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_19000000-20121010.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121010-20121011.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121010-20121011.xml
index 2b69c3aa128f8ceab92ed4e81d471e0a3572e7e3..c3f0b783124d1dabe05df0dd71c6787b0ff431ad 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121010-20121011.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121010-20121011.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="cylindrical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121011-.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121011-.xml
index 91bb0a36781c49f900f0059f5ff1048637070ba2..212a912a1f6213705dc95767b32910c3c0eb3da9 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121011-.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/ARCS_Definition_20121011-.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="cylindrical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/BASIS_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/BASIS_Definition.xml
index c73ce845364e91f0082cffca6171a03031b53a8f..af7a3004633d9f342257699db00da326c10b923a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/BASIS_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/BASIS_Definition.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/BIOSANS_Definition_2012.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/BIOSANS_Definition_2012.xml
index c17c18203affd54e330398b66be74f6400209ad9..6d221258453a7cf5844211f8e8308da4cb7f770a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/BIOSANS_Definition_2012.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/BIOSANS_Definition_2012.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition.xml
index 9777c55920a9ef5acb3a49bc7c58c511af1498e5..88d178f2ba3cf79c8c58b267560d0e6141b2ad2d 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_1-35154.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_1-35154.xml
index 02a01c3cd014f2bec99137d3291305105b4f29d0..b78c5a8a7c1a064e4de72d6ee5871d8dc04d9b20 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_1-35154.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_1-35154.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120215-20120313.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120215-20120313.xml
index 99f99dd587aaf0593aacdb6d94b6164be62b0615..6901929f2d3fac285c820c84366975a70c1a15c2 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120215-20120313.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120215-20120313.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120314_20120816.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120314_20120816.xml
index 872703e1dc9d12ad717d24c60414f6a126548bdf..a98aaeb5d49fd730b8ef0ad8d15bc50db5ecb8cf 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120314_20120816.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120314_20120816.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120817_20130814.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120817_20130814.xml
index 596b1ceaec8a819fabc51a807185bdbe12ac51a5..0b132f0668f74c858a7222f1db6f27a889a8a691 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120817_20130814.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_20120817_20130814.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_35155-44929.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_35155-44929.xml
index 9b5796dbfe0650bc0a0c5a3cc0749395c8990b5a..7dd19a88fce9ad3667455fa60e8314504c4d3b09 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_35155-44929.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/CNCS_Definition_35155-44929.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/EQ-SANS_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/EQ-SANS_Definition.xml
index d3c08574b40b294260b9534d4110e80b1e86809e..b8fbe2eeba9311807a5a14810c2f052e62cc0764 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/EQ-SANS_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/EQ-SANS_Definition.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
 <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/HIRESSANS_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/HIRESSANS_Definition.xml
index ff088f3d736ff640ada1d5c3ec52c4d799dcdd74..069bc762b3829f2be6f96f8ca5e725f29909bb51 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/HIRESSANS_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/HIRESSANS_Definition.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPECA_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPECA_Definition.xml
index 8ed08c31f0f006dca238295b2aadfdccfc5a00a5..b55c8ff5b9f109cee4ca703fc8396f049f631bde 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPECA_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPECA_Definition.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="cylindrical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPEC_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPEC_Definition.xml
index ef2c766714619a9c5b9ad524443d6df1b4740cb3..707868de9dbf582d212f7d9b9a0d363c93744559 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPEC_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/HYSPEC_Definition.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="cylindrical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/DUM_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/DUM_Definition.xml
index c1cce1d498197d849b5ac67ad466a665cbf8a631..1306704bb72dd1d1ab794855438839dc2a52b4e2 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/DUM_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/DUM_Definition.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/MINITOPAZ_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/MINITOPAZ_Definition.xml
index f888862e71044bd3d9f23b55a5160e89db896c3e..37708644d2f3dd27859c0774906e6a2e53fbf2a0 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/MINITOPAZ_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/MINITOPAZ_Definition.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This is a mini version similar to TOPAZ but used for unit testing.
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
 
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2012.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2012.xml
index d096120e6d9dec3e8d49cae4e84f0d0b945b092c..53f6ed5085608f2048bb7fec1018f63ddf431227 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2012.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2012.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2013_03_15.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2013_03_15.xml
index 84eada8c0d75632f908414894d3eb5c8ab27f4d2..461fb16c7df81e6c5ce8e2b88b26f1d9ee58df63 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2013_03_15.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/MANDI_Definition_2013_03_15.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition.xml
index 8afa1f3737f2ca830887c6c73299e03fadfcad5a..0a5ec63e49805de63ccf68fb1de111ab74465f0b 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_19000000-20120630.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_19000000-20120630.xml
index a074305d8d0eef171e03251f9053ff79471322db..8bd018073f78f497c906497fd5dbcf39355c59bc 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_19000000-20120630.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_19000000-20120630.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_20120701-20120731.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_20120701-20120731.xml
index c2a3fcc6aff9e2ce837c22583783eab7386963ec..4482b898c5cd501ba189d4ea479ba3bb2445bb30 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_20120701-20120731.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/NOMAD_Definition_20120701-20120731.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2010.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2010.xml
index 8ddc5946e39c3414a880d1b4067e68cb9ce05ab1..b9ec940d1e0824c0f3f526bef7ad0a5abf926e65 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2010.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2010.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2011-02-25.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2011-02-25.xml
index 78a149fc65a399fa32d6c314bb461faf03d05791..c733547885676242c8292009d27645e5bd44f8c8 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2011-02-25.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2011-02-25.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-08-20.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-08-20.xml
index adeceac0f352b6cdce6d39d03764d88afcb86c01..622e53d4429ac95ac78debf9a300b76f98ca8e0b 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-08-20.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-08-20.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-11-27.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-11-27.xml
index 6a37771de50c56c8815c534c4a91affff76e0bae..784b23d6299b226708f89cab497b23ca16c2014c 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-11-27.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2012-11-27.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-06-01.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-06-01.xml
index 2afa419d101e9a1004f9366449655d2df4f786ee..3b57d4fc66941d912f1b1f7b4b4606078b72407a 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-06-01.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-06-01.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-08-01.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-08-01.xml
index bb8c31121b5fb8d4fedb44ac4b31e5a2f1b2982c..2ed7dab35c1d5f2c440562b635177c857416cadd 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-08-01.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/POWGEN_Definition_2013-08-01.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml
index a98f8033348dec5f88109a6298105582b3100da4..7e199f063383e79e851b5470abe411eb9a9c410d 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml_backup b/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml_backup
index 1f202548e733a9a342697adcc40fb872842697d1..1661ac480087aad1e28e8d8f8223b870f42201cf 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml_backup
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_L_Definition.xml_backup
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
 <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_M_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_M_Definition.xml
index ed7718aa3741e8ca8a64b64c71b5670cbe87ccf8..d688d0e69de48a3d36832adc50ef799edd5ce15d 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_M_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/REF_M_Definition.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SANS_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SANS_Definition.xml
index 92a0756d1ae065953f5eccb2e3ea4b8c79993618..89073643e80aac326cf5e20da2356e96719f647c 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SANS_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SANS_Definition.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition.xml
index df56c9145626963af74cab05a454c8fd80f8a9dd..2324d5514f983f80728c0fc8d784d6de23ec7266 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition_upto_19889.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition_upto_19889.xml
index b4741231d12f693c4581132f6ddd432f2d5bb2ff..e50998048131ace992c3ca850e47c6a89abd1de5 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition_upto_19889.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SEQUOIA_Definition_upto_19889.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SNAP_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SNAP_Definition.xml
index 776ea4d6b979b0aaf1b1fb5da4c8c75eef4c0388..8da5f31242a34e9b89567ab4f7b2f139e418d0a8 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/SNAP_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/SNAP_Definition.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2010.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2010.xml
index 413d7eadfdd619ae05f6975d65847a90149f5f41..090995f95c0d6c4f1d0504802c3bae911576f20f 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2010.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2010.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ calibration/geometry/ code. -->
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-01-01.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-01-01.xml
index 67070805bd3bf91c8e798ad1e1566e23f12c7325..c3602a7938bdc589e579901207cce247e12f1c7f 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-01-01.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-01-01.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-03.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-03.xml
index 9368a63e49592b077810dc82f1026e07cd1b0f3a..540f01bfb45e686e38d3662f83eda83a4fa499a6 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-03.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-03.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-21.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-21.xml
index 49c9d16ab819762fd2241d6ee77ff0bf0be6c7c4..729b5fe374c688f3d69a1f39aa92c0e477f13fdc 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-21.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2011-10-21.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-05-25.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-05-25.xml
index 86677acd493216f25318af77fae6fdb4c895366c..1da5cbfba4dd9d256224c1b2a7e5428ee204be70 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-05-25.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-05-25.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-08-23.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-08-23.xml
index 4a5d371c22de0ce6a8f2b7f033b0328c952eaffa..cfb63e9eb60ff8e8df5f28fe5fa9584346bc8f1d 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-08-23.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/TOPAZ_Definition_2012-08-23.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
     <default-view view="spherical_y"/>
   </defaults>
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/VISION_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/VISION_Definition.xml
index 574203979dddbc102ab9ff260e563c039592139f..c73618cd2f56a2605af0b89b1839c04cc0f8399b 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/VISION_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/VISION_Definition.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE AND SAMPLE POSITION-->
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/instrument/VULCAN_Definition.xml b/Code/Mantid/instrument/VULCAN_Definition.xml
index 436f6a5211e30013a08f6e3347bec8c82377504e..ba5c179bcefd8c70e2f70840f94e925066492650 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/instrument/VULCAN_Definition.xml
+++ b/Code/Mantid/instrument/VULCAN_Definition.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <reference-frame>
       <along-beam axis="z"/>
       <pointing-up axis="y"/>
-      <handedness axis="right"/>
+      <handedness val="right"/>
     </reference-frame>
   </defaults>
   <!--SOURCE-->