diff --git a/src/change_box.cpp b/src/change_box.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..471b167914138e8fcc1ea52bcccb9dd23c00217b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/change_box.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
+   http://lammps.sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories
+   Steve Plimpton, sjplimp@sandia.gov
+
+   Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
+   DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains
+   certain rights in this software.  This software is distributed under 
+   the GNU General Public License.
+
+   See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#include "string"
+#include "change_box.h"
+#include "domain.h"
+#include "modify.h"
+#include "fix.h"
+#include "output.h"
+#include "error.h"
+
+using namespace LAMMPS_NS;
+
+enum{ORTHO,TRICLINIC};
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+ChangeBox::ChangeBox(LAMMPS *lmp) : Pointers(lmp) {}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void ChangeBox::command(int narg, char **arg)
+{
+  if (domain->box_exist == 0) 
+    error->all("Change_box command before simulation box is defined");
+  if (narg != 1) error->all("Illegal change_box command");
+
+  int style;
+  if (strcmp(arg[0],"ortho") == 0) style = ORTHO;
+  else if (strcmp(arg[0],"triclinic") == 0) style = TRICLINIC;
+
+  if (style == ORTHO && domain->triclinic == 0)
+    error->all("Change_box operation is invalid");
+  if (style == TRICLINIC && domain->triclinic == 1)
+    error->all("Change_box operation is invalid");
+  if (style == ORTHO && 
+      (domain->xy != 0.0 || domain->yz != 0.0 || domain->xz != 0.0))
+      error->all("Cannot change box to orthogonal when tilt is non-zero");
+
+  if (output->ndump)
+    error->all("Cannot change box with dumps defined");
+  for (int i = 0; i < modify->nfix; i++)
+    if (modify->fix[i]->no_change_box)
+      error->all("Cannot change box with certain fixes defined");
+
+  if (style == ORTHO) domain->triclinic = 0;
+  else domain->triclinic = 1;
+  domain->xy = domain->yz = domain->xz = 0.0;
+
+  domain->set_global_box();
+  if (style == TRICLINIC) domain->set_lamda_box();
+  domain->set_local_box();
+}
diff --git a/src/change_box.h b/src/change_box.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1dcc5d963493e25e07a171ae1a4c5d2e4ef1cbd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/change_box.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   LAMMPS - Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator
+   http://lammps.sandia.gov, Sandia National Laboratories
+   Steve Plimpton, sjplimp@sandia.gov
+
+   Copyright (2003) Sandia Corporation.  Under the terms of Contract
+   DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains
+   certain rights in this software.  This software is distributed under 
+   the GNU General Public License.
+
+   See the README file in the top-level LAMMPS directory.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+#ifndef CHANGE_BOX_H
+#define CHANGE_BOX_H
+
+#include "pointers.h"
+
+namespace LAMMPS_NS {
+
+class ChangeBox : protected Pointers {
+ public:
+  ChangeBox(class LAMMPS *);
+  void command(int, char **);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/fix.cpp b/src/fix.cpp
index 4d05902476a77ef57eb700f1f26865470e726f8b..1a50c866433814908a038740b22a9c0a176ab69d 100644
--- a/src/fix.cpp
+++ b/src/fix.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Fix::Fix(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Pointers(lmp)
   pressure_every = 0;
   rigid_flag = 0;
   virial_flag = 0;
-  no_convert_box = 0;
+  no_change_box = 0;
 
   comm_forward = comm_reverse = 0;
   neigh_half_once = neigh_half_every = 0;
diff --git a/src/fix.h b/src/fix.h
index 475b79afe4ae5173040b1a2db0f2842270a30685..551358dc492cdf8f576e20d51a64e8bf99c6488f 100644
--- a/src/fix.h
+++ b/src/fix.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Fix : protected Pointers {
   int pressure_every;            // how often fix needs virial computed
   int rigid_flag;                // 1 if Fix integrates rigid bodies, 0 if not
   int virial_flag;               // 1 if Fix contributes to virial, 0 if not
-  int no_convert_box;            // 1 if cannot swap ortho <-> triclinic
+  int no_change_box;             // 1 if cannot swap ortho <-> triclinic
 
   int comm_forward;              // size of forward communication (0 if none)
   int comm_reverse;              // size of reverse communication (0 if none)
diff --git a/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp b/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp
index d3eeeca4ee34661f3f9a8fb95559399d1072e239..d52e4124e5924cf32fc989fc32717b473c08e251 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ FixAveSpatial::FixAveSpatial(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 {
   if (narg < 11) error->all("Illegal fix ave/spatial command");
 
-  no_convert_box = 1;
+  no_change_box = 1;
 
   nevery = atoi(arg[3]);
   nfreq = atoi(arg[4]);
diff --git a/src/fix_deform.cpp b/src/fix_deform.cpp
index 0b41f1b0c14d968a4caf7a5035cf9a3dcb19b650..4ec2510f668248b2324975e03ed0086b6e97433d 100644
--- a/src/fix_deform.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_deform.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ FixDeform::FixDeform(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) : Fix(lmp, narg, arg)
   if (narg < 4) error->all("Illegal fix deform command");
 
   box_change = 1;
-  no_convert_box = 1;
+  no_change_box = 1;
 
   nevery = atoi(arg[3]);
   if (nevery <= 0) error->all("Illegal fix deform command");
diff --git a/src/style.h b/src/style.h
index c751146496933eb80c0a5a758bdcb1fa6087a31c..785d68e56025d918bbcbc852ee2d368e86f91421 100644
--- a/src/style.h
+++ b/src/style.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ AtomStyle(hybrid,AtomVecHybrid)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CommandInclude
-#include "convert_box.h"
+#include "change_box.h"
 #include "create_atoms.h"
 #include "create_box.h"
 #include "delete_atoms.h"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ AtomStyle(hybrid,AtomVecHybrid)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CommandClass
-CommandStyle(convert_box,ConvertBox)
+CommandStyle(change_box,ChangeBox)
 CommandStyle(create_atoms,CreateAtoms)
 CommandStyle(create_box,CreateBox)
 CommandStyle(delete_atoms,DeleteAtoms)