From cacced7e507f7603bacc03ae2616e58f0ede122a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hein-Pieter van Braam
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 22:58:51 +0200
Subject: Convert Object::cast_to() to the static version

Currently we rely on some undefined behavior when Object->cast_to() gets
called with a Null pointer. This used to work fine with GCC < 6 but
newer versions of GCC remove all codepaths in which the this pointer is
Null. However, the non-static cast_to() was supposed to be null safe.

This patch makes cast_to() Null safe and removes the now redundant Null
checks where they existed.

It is explained in this article: https://www.viva64.com/en/b/0226/
---
 editor/animation_editor.cpp                        |   4 +-
 editor/array_property_edit.cpp                     |   6 +-
 editor/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp             |   2 +-
 editor/connections_dialog.cpp                      |   2 +-
 editor/dependency_editor.cpp                       |   4 +-
 editor/editor_audio_buses.cpp                      |  12 +-
 editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp                |   2 +-
 editor/editor_data.cpp                             |   2 +-
 editor/editor_data.h                               |   5 +-
 editor/editor_dir_dialog.cpp                       |   2 +-
 editor/editor_node.cpp                             |  60 ++---
 editor/editor_path.cpp                             |  12 +-
 editor/editor_plugin.cpp                           |   2 +-
 editor/editor_settings.cpp                         |   5 +-
 editor/groups_editor.cpp                           |   2 +-
 editor/import/editor_import_collada.cpp            |  14 +-
 editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp          | 102 ++++-----
 editor/io_plugins/editor_font_import_plugin.cpp    |   2 +-
 editor/io_plugins/editor_sample_import_plugin.cpp  |   2 +-
 editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp   | 122 +++++-----
 .../io_plugins/editor_scene_importer_fbxconv.cpp   |   2 +-
 editor/io_plugins/editor_texture_import_plugin.cpp |  10 +-
 editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp  |  10 +-
 editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp    |   8 +-
 editor/plugins/baked_light_baker.cpp               |  13 +-
 editor/plugins/baked_light_editor_plugin.cpp       |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/camera_editor_plugin.cpp            |   6 +-
 editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp       | 252 ++++++++++-----------
 .../plugins/collision_polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/collision_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp |   4 +-
 .../plugins/collision_shape_2d_editor_plugin.cpp   |  20 +-
 editor/plugins/cube_grid_theme_editor_plugin.cpp   |  18 +-
 editor/plugins/curve_editor_plugin.cpp             |  14 +-
 editor/plugins/gi_probe_editor_plugin.cpp          |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/gradient_editor_plugin.cpp          |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/item_list_editor_plugin.cpp         |  10 +-
 editor/plugins/light_occluder_2d_editor_plugin.cpp |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/line_2d_editor_plugin.cpp           |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/material_editor_plugin.cpp          |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/mesh_editor_plugin.cpp              |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp     |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/multimesh_editor_plugin.cpp         |   8 +-
 .../plugins/navigation_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp   |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp      |   7 +-
 editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp         |   6 +-
 editor/plugins/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp           |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/path_editor_plugin.cpp              |   8 +-
 editor/plugins/polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp        |   4 +-
 .../plugins/resource_preloader_editor_plugin.cpp   |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/rich_text_editor_plugin.cpp         |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/sample_editor_plugin.cpp            |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/sample_library_editor_plugin.cpp    |   8 +-
 editor/plugins/sample_player_editor_plugin.cpp     |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp            | 162 +++++++------
 editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp            |  10 +-
 editor/plugins/shader_graph_editor_plugin.cpp      |  34 +--
 editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp           | 110 ++++-----
 editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp     |   6 +-
 editor/plugins/stream_editor_plugin.cpp            |   2 +-
 editor/plugins/style_box_editor_plugin.cpp         |   4 +-
 editor/plugins/texture_editor_plugin.cpp           |  12 +-
 editor/plugins/texture_region_editor_plugin.cpp    |  12 +-
 editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp             |   6 +-
 editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp          |   6 +-
 editor/plugins/tile_set_editor_plugin.cpp          |  20 +-
 editor/project_manager.cpp                         |  24 +-
 editor/project_settings_editor.cpp                 |   8 +-
 editor/property_editor.cpp                         |  70 +++---
 editor/property_selector.cpp                       |   8 +-
 editor/resources_dock.cpp                          |   4 +-
 editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp                         |  50 ++--
 editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp                       |   8 +-
 editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp                  |  10 +-
 editor/settings_config_dialog.cpp                  |   2 +-
 editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.cpp                   | 148 ++++++------
 editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.h                     |   2 +-
 76 files changed, 732 insertions(+), 802 deletions(-)

(limited to 'editor')

diff --git a/editor/animation_editor.cpp b/editor/animation_editor.cpp
index ed80be9e1..55542a59a 100644
--- a/editor/animation_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/animation_editor.cpp
@@ -3249,9 +3249,9 @@ void AnimationKeyEditor::insert_value_key(const String &p_property, const Varian
 	//let's build a node path
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(history->get_path_size() == 0);
 	Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(history->get_path_object(0));
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!obj || !obj->cast_to<Node>());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Node>(obj));
 
-	Node *node = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj);
 
 	String path = root->get_path_to(node);
 
diff --git a/editor/array_property_edit.cpp b/editor/array_property_edit.cpp
index 06d7d5fdc..7ef24cf62 100644
--- a/editor/array_property_edit.cpp
+++ b/editor/array_property_edit.cpp
@@ -273,11 +273,7 @@ void ArrayPropertyEdit::edit(Object *p_obj, const StringName &p_prop, const Stri
 
 Node *ArrayPropertyEdit::get_node() {
 
-	Object *o = ObjectDB::get_instance(obj);
-	if (!o)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return o->cast_to<Node>();
+	return Object::cast_to<Node>(ObjectDB::get_instance(obj));
 }
 
 void ArrayPropertyEdit::_bind_methods() {
diff --git a/editor/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp
index 5ff9c7bb8..c01c2de6b 100644
--- a/editor/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/asset_library_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void EditorAssetLibrary::_install_asset() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < downloads_hb->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		EditorAssetLibraryItemDownload *d = downloads_hb->get_child(i)->cast_to<EditorAssetLibraryItemDownload>();
+		EditorAssetLibraryItemDownload *d = Object::cast_to<EditorAssetLibraryItemDownload>(downloads_hb->get_child(i));
 		if (d && d->get_asset_id() == description->get_asset_id()) {
 
 			if (EditorNode::get_singleton() != NULL)
diff --git a/editor/connections_dialog.cpp b/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
index 47c2cb553..56759a808 100644
--- a/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/connections_dialog.cpp
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ void ConnectionsDock::update_tree() {
 				if (!(c.flags & CONNECT_PERSIST))
 					continue;
 
-				Node *target = c.target->cast_to<Node>();
+				Node *target = Object::cast_to<Node>(c.target);
 				if (!target)
 					continue;
 
diff --git a/editor/dependency_editor.cpp b/editor/dependency_editor.cpp
index 3533c0993..78773ce3a 100644
--- a/editor/dependency_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/dependency_editor.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void DependencyEditor::_searched(const String &p_path) {
 
 void DependencyEditor::_load_pressed(Object *p_item, int p_cell, int p_button) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	String fname = ti->get_text(0);
 	replacing = ti->get_text(1);
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void OrphanResourcesDialog::_delete_confirm() {
 
 void OrphanResourcesDialog::_button_pressed(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_id) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 
 	String path = ti->get_metadata(0);
 	dep_edit->edit(path);
diff --git a/editor/editor_audio_buses.cpp b/editor/editor_audio_buses.cpp
index 282055be4..3494aa577 100644
--- a/editor/editor_audio_buses.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_audio_buses.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void EditorAudioBus::_effect_add(int p_which) {
 
 	Object *fx = ClassDB::instance(name);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!fx);
-	AudioEffect *afx = fx->cast_to<AudioEffect>();
+	AudioEffect *afx = Object::cast_to<AudioEffect>(fx);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!afx);
 	Ref<AudioEffect> afxr = Ref<AudioEffect>(afx);
 
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ void EditorAudioBuses::_update_sends() {
 
 void EditorAudioBuses::_delete_bus(Object *p_which) {
 
-	EditorAudioBus *bus = p_which->cast_to<EditorAudioBus>();
+	EditorAudioBus *bus = Object::cast_to<EditorAudioBus>(p_which);
 	int index = bus->get_index();
 	if (index == 0) {
 		EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning("Master bus can't be deleted!");
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ void EditorAudioBuses::_request_drop_end() {
 		drop_end = memnew(EditorAudioBusDrop);
 
 		bus_hb->add_child(drop_end);
-		drop_end->set_custom_minimum_size(bus_hb->get_child(0)->cast_to<Control>()->get_size());
+		drop_end->set_custom_minimum_size(Object::cast_to<Control>(bus_hb->get_child(0))->get_size());
 		drop_end->connect("dropped", this, "_drop_at_index", varray(), CONNECT_DEFERRED);
 	}
 }
@@ -1158,9 +1158,9 @@ void EditorAudioBuses::open_layout(const String &p_path) {
 
 void AudioBusesEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_node) {
 
-	if (p_node->cast_to<AudioBusLayout>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<AudioBusLayout>(p_node)) {
 
-		String path = p_node->cast_to<AudioBusLayout>()->get_path();
+		String path = Object::cast_to<AudioBusLayout>(p_node)->get_path();
 		if (path.is_resource_file()) {
 			audio_bus_editor->open_layout(path);
 		}
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ void AudioBusesEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_node) {
 
 bool AudioBusesEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_node) const {
 
-	return (p_node->cast_to<AudioBusLayout>() != NULL);
+	return (Object::cast_to<AudioBusLayout>(p_node) != NULL);
 }
 
 void AudioBusesEditorPlugin::make_visible(bool p_visible) {
diff --git a/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
index 0d7874818..f0f6aac08 100644
--- a/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_autoload_settings.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void EditorAutoloadSettings::_autoload_edited() {
 
 void EditorAutoloadSettings::_autoload_button_pressed(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_button) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 
 	String name = "autoload/" + ti->get_text(0);
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_data.cpp b/editor/editor_data.cpp
index 51fb1554c..0a5220497 100644
--- a/editor/editor_data.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_data.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void EditorHistory::_add_object(ObjectID p_object, const String &p_property, int
 
 	Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(p_object);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!obj);
-	Reference *r = obj->cast_to<Reference>();
+	Reference *r = Object::cast_to<Reference>(obj);
 	Obj o;
 	if (r)
 		o.ref = REF(r);
diff --git a/editor/editor_data.h b/editor/editor_data.h
index a601b5019..2b336c471 100644
--- a/editor/editor_data.h
+++ b/editor/editor_data.h
@@ -236,10 +236,7 @@ public:
 	T *get_node_editor_data(Node *p_node) {
 		if (!selection.has(p_node))
 			return NULL;
-		Object *obj = selection[p_node];
-		if (!obj)
-			return NULL;
-		return obj->cast_to<T>();
+		return Object::cast_to<T>(selection[p_node]);
 	}
 
 	void add_editor_plugin(Object *p_object);
diff --git a/editor/editor_dir_dialog.cpp b/editor/editor_dir_dialog.cpp
index b64f5f1c6..12c55d967 100644
--- a/editor/editor_dir_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_dir_dialog.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void EditorDirDialog::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 void EditorDirDialog::_item_collapsed(Object *p_item) {
 
-	TreeItem *item = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *item = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 
 	if (updating || item->is_collapsed())
 		return;
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 86964b3ca..fb3c52e77 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ void EditorNode::_save_scene(String p_file, int idx) {
 		// we must update it, but also let the previous scene state go, as
 		// old version still work for referencing changes in instanced or inherited scenes
 
-		sdata = Ref<PackedScene>(ResourceCache::get(p_file)->cast_to<PackedScene>());
+		sdata = Ref<PackedScene>(Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(ResourceCache::get(p_file)));
 		if (sdata.is_valid())
 			sdata->recreate_state();
 		else
@@ -1291,9 +1291,9 @@ void EditorNode::_dialog_action(String p_file) {
 			uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
 			Object *current_obj = current > 0 ? ObjectDB::get_instance(current) : NULL;
 
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_obj->cast_to<Resource>())
+			ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj))
 
-			RES current_res = RES(current_obj->cast_to<Resource>());
+			RES current_res = RES(Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj));
 
 			save_resource_in_path(current_res, p_file);
 
@@ -1428,8 +1428,8 @@ void EditorNode::_prepare_history() {
 			icon = base_icon;
 
 		String text;
-		if (obj->cast_to<Resource>()) {
-			Resource *r = obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+		if (Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj)) {
+			Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
 			if (r->get_path().is_resource_file())
 				text = r->get_path().get_file();
 			else if (r->get_name() != String()) {
@@ -1437,8 +1437,8 @@ void EditorNode::_prepare_history() {
 			} else {
 				text = r->get_class();
 			}
-		} else if (obj->cast_to<Node>()) {
-			text = obj->cast_to<Node>()->get_name();
+		} else if (Object::cast_to<Node>(obj)) {
+			text = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj)->get_name();
 		} else {
 			text = obj->get_class();
 		}
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 
 	if (is_resource) {
 
-		Resource *current_res = current_obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+		Resource *current_res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_res);
 		scene_tree_dock->set_selected(NULL);
 		property_editor->edit(current_res);
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ void EditorNode::_edit_current() {
 		//top_pallete->set_current_tab(1);
 	} else if (is_node) {
 
-		Node *current_node = current_obj->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *current_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(current_obj);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_node);
 		//		ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_node->is_inside_tree());
 
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ void EditorNode::_resource_created() {
 	Object *c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
-	Resource *r = c->cast_to<Resource>();
+	Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(c);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!r);
 
 	REF res(r);
@@ -2273,9 +2273,9 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option, bool p_confirmed) {
 			uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
 			Object *current_obj = current > 0 ? ObjectDB::get_instance(current) : NULL;
 
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_obj->cast_to<Resource>())
+			ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj))
 
-			RES current_res = RES(current_obj->cast_to<Resource>());
+			RES current_res = RES(Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj));
 
 			save_resource(current_res);
 
@@ -2285,9 +2285,9 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option, bool p_confirmed) {
 			uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
 			Object *current_obj = current > 0 ? ObjectDB::get_instance(current) : NULL;
 
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_obj->cast_to<Resource>())
+			ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj))
 
-			RES current_res = RES(current_obj->cast_to<Resource>());
+			RES current_res = RES(Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj));
 
 			save_resource_as(current_res);
 
@@ -2297,9 +2297,9 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option, bool p_confirmed) {
 			uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
 			Object *current_obj = current > 0 ? ObjectDB::get_instance(current) : NULL;
 
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_obj->cast_to<Resource>())
+			ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj))
 
-			RES current_res = RES(current_obj->cast_to<Resource>());
+			RES current_res = RES(Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj));
 			current_res->set_path("");
 			_edit_current();
 		} break;
@@ -2308,9 +2308,9 @@ void EditorNode::_menu_option_confirm(int p_option, bool p_confirmed) {
 			uint32_t current = editor_history.get_current();
 			Object *current_obj = current > 0 ? ObjectDB::get_instance(current) : NULL;
 
-			ERR_FAIL_COND(!current_obj->cast_to<Resource>())
+			ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj))
 
-			RES current_res = RES(current_obj->cast_to<Resource>());
+			RES current_res = RES(Object::cast_to<Resource>(current_obj));
 
 			EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_resource_clipboard(current_res);
 
@@ -3038,8 +3038,8 @@ void EditorNode::set_edited_scene(Node *p_scene) {
 	}
 	get_editor_data().set_edited_scene_root(p_scene);
 
-	if (p_scene && p_scene->cast_to<Popup>())
-		p_scene->cast_to<Popup>()->show(); //show popups
+	if (Object::cast_to<Popup>(p_scene))
+		Object::cast_to<Popup>(p_scene)->show(); //show popups
 	scene_tree_dock->set_edited_scene(p_scene);
 	if (get_tree())
 		get_tree()->set_edited_scene_root(p_scene);
@@ -3182,8 +3182,8 @@ void EditorNode::set_current_scene(int p_idx) {
 
 	Node *new_scene = editor_data.get_edited_scene_root();
 
-	if (new_scene && new_scene->cast_to<Popup>())
-		new_scene->cast_to<Popup>()->show(); //show popups
+	if (Object::cast_to<Popup>(new_scene))
+		Object::cast_to<Popup>(new_scene)->show(); //show popups
 
 	//print_line("set current 3 ");
 
@@ -3333,7 +3333,7 @@ Error EditorNode::load_scene(const String &p_scene, bool p_ignore_broken_deps, b
 
 	if (ResourceCache::has(lpath)) {
 		//used from somewhere else? no problem! update state and replace sdata
-		Ref<PackedScene> ps = Ref<PackedScene>(ResourceCache::get(lpath)->cast_to<PackedScene>());
+		Ref<PackedScene> ps = Ref<PackedScene>(Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(ResourceCache::get(lpath)));
 		if (ps.is_valid()) {
 			ps->replace_state(sdata->get_state());
 			ps->set_last_modified_time(sdata->get_last_modified_time());
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ void EditorNode::_property_keyed(const String &p_keyed, const Variant &p_value,
 
 void EditorNode::_transform_keyed(Object *sp, const String &p_sub, const Transform &p_key) {
 
-	Spatial *s = sp->cast_to<Spatial>();
+	Spatial *s = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(sp);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 	AnimationPlayerEditor::singleton->get_key_editor()->insert_transform_key(s, p_sub, p_key);
@@ -3478,7 +3478,7 @@ void EditorNode::update_keying() {
 		if (editor_history.get_path_size() >= 1) {
 
 			Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(editor_history.get_path_object(0));
-			if (obj && obj->cast_to<Node>()) {
+			if (Object::cast_to<Node>(obj)) {
 
 				valid = true;
 			}
@@ -4200,7 +4200,7 @@ void EditorNode::_load_docks_from_config(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout, const String
 			for (int k = 0; k < DOCK_SLOT_MAX; k++) {
 				if (!dock_slot[k]->has_node(name))
 					continue;
-				node = dock_slot[k]->get_node(name)->cast_to<Control>();
+				node = Object::cast_to<Control>(dock_slot[k]->get_node(name));
 				if (!node)
 					continue;
 				atidx = k;
@@ -4785,7 +4785,7 @@ void EditorNode::reload_scene(const String &p_path) {
 		if (E->get()->get_path().begins_with(p_path + "::")) //subresources of existing scene
 			to_clear.push_back(E->get());
 
-		if (!E->get()->cast_to<Texture>())
+		if (!cast_to<Texture>(E->get().ptr()))
 			continue;
 		if (!E->get()->get_path().is_resource_file() && !E->get()->get_path().is_abs_path())
 			continue;
@@ -4926,13 +4926,13 @@ void EditorNode::_dim_timeout() {
 void EditorNode::_check_gui_base_size() {
 	if (gui_base->get_size().width > 1200 * EDSCALE) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < singleton->main_editor_button_vb->get_child_count(); i++) {
-			ToolButton *btn = singleton->main_editor_button_vb->get_child(i)->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+			ToolButton *btn = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(singleton->main_editor_button_vb->get_child(i));
 			if (btn == singleton->distraction_free) continue;
 			btn->set_text(btn->get_name());
 		}
 	} else {
 		for (int i = 0; i < singleton->main_editor_button_vb->get_child_count(); i++) {
-			ToolButton *btn = singleton->main_editor_button_vb->get_child(i)->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+			ToolButton *btn = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(singleton->main_editor_button_vb->get_child(i));
 			if (btn == singleton->distraction_free) continue;
 			btn->set_text("");
 		}
@@ -5056,7 +5056,7 @@ EditorNode::EditorNode() {
 	ResourceLoader::clear_translation_remaps(); //no remaps using during editor
 	editor_initialize_certificates(); //for asset sharing
 
-	InputDefault *id = Input::get_singleton()->cast_to<InputDefault>();
+	InputDefault *id = Object::cast_to<InputDefault>(Input::get_singleton());
 
 	if (id) {
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_path.cpp b/editor/editor_path.cpp
index fdac68ea1..24206b0f0 100644
--- a/editor/editor_path.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_path.cpp
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ void EditorPath::_notification(int p_what) {
 					if (left < 0)
 						continue;
 					String name;
-					if (obj->cast_to<Resource>()) {
+					if (Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj)) {
 
-						Resource *r = obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+						Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
 						if (r->get_path().is_resource_file())
 							name = r->get_path().get_file();
 						else
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ void EditorPath::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 						if (name == "")
 							name = r->get_class();
-					} else if (obj->cast_to<Node>()) {
+					} else if (Object::cast_to<Node>(obj)) {
 
-						name = obj->cast_to<Node>()->get_name();
-					} else if (obj->cast_to<Resource>() && obj->cast_to<Resource>()->get_name() != "") {
-						name = obj->cast_to<Resource>()->get_name();
+						name = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj)->get_name();
+					} else if (Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj) && Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj)->get_name() != "") {
+						name = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj)->get_name();
 					} else {
 						name = obj->get_class();
 					}
diff --git a/editor/editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
index f8ed18bba..220b5fb2d 100644
--- a/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void EditorPlugin::add_tool_menu_item(const String &p_name, Object *p_handler, c
 void EditorPlugin::add_tool_submenu_item(const String &p_name, Object *p_submenu) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_submenu);
-	PopupMenu *submenu = p_submenu->cast_to<PopupMenu>();
+	PopupMenu *submenu = Object::cast_to<PopupMenu>(p_submenu);
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(submenu);
 	//EditorNode::get_singleton()->add_tool_submenu_item(p_name, submenu);
 }
diff --git a/editor/editor_settings.cpp b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
index 358d57576..88c8c368d 100644
--- a/editor/editor_settings.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_settings.cpp
@@ -804,10 +804,7 @@ void EditorSettings::notify_changes() {
 
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 
-	SceneTree *sml = NULL;
-
-	if (OS::get_singleton()->get_main_loop())
-		sml = OS::get_singleton()->get_main_loop()->cast_to<SceneTree>();
+	SceneTree *sml = Object::cast_to<SceneTree>(OS::get_singleton()->get_main_loop());
 
 	if (!sml) {
 		return;
diff --git a/editor/groups_editor.cpp b/editor/groups_editor.cpp
index ea1827f16..fbbbf9139 100644
--- a/editor/groups_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/groups_editor.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void GroupsEditor::_remove_group(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_id) {
 	if (!node)
 		return;
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	if (!ti)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/import/editor_import_collada.cpp b/editor/import/editor_import_collada.cpp
index b3ccb5097..1680b3250 100644
--- a/editor/import/editor_import_collada.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/editor_import_collada.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Error ColladaImport::_create_scene(Collada::Node *p_node, Spatial *p_parent) {
 			} else {
 				//mesh since nothing else
 				node = memnew(MeshInstance);
-				node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()->set_flag(GeometryInstance::FLAG_USE_BAKED_LIGHT, true);
+				Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(node)->set_flag(GeometryInstance::FLAG_USE_BAKED_LIGHT, true);
 			}
 		} break;
 		case Collada::Node::TYPE_SKELETON: {
@@ -1448,9 +1448,9 @@ Error ColladaImport::_create_resources(Collada::Node *p_node) {
 		Spatial *node = node_map[p_node->id].node;
 		Collada::NodeGeometry *ng = static_cast<Collada::NodeGeometry *>(p_node);
 
-		if (node->cast_to<Path>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<Path>(node)) {
 
-			Path *path = node->cast_to<Path>();
+			Path *path = Object::cast_to<Path>(node);
 
 			String curve = ng->source;
 
@@ -1523,11 +1523,11 @@ Error ColladaImport::_create_resources(Collada::Node *p_node) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(node)) {
 
 			Collada::NodeGeometry *ng = static_cast<Collada::NodeGeometry *>(p_node);
 
-			MeshInstance *mi = node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+			MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(node);
 
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!mi, ERR_BUG);
 
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ Error ColladaImport::_create_resources(Collada::Node *p_node) {
 					}
 					ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!node_map.has(skname), ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 					NodeMap nmsk = node_map[skname];
-					Skeleton *sk = nmsk.node->cast_to<Skeleton>();
+					Skeleton *sk = Object::cast_to<Skeleton>(nmsk.node);
 					ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!sk, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 					ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!skeleton_bone_map.has(sk), ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 					Map<String, int> &bone_remap_map = skeleton_bone_map[sk];
@@ -2092,7 +2092,7 @@ void ColladaImport::create_animation(int p_clip, bool p_make_tracks_in_all_bones
 
 			if (nm.bone >= 0) {
 				//make bone transform relative to rest (in case of skeleton)
-				Skeleton *sk = nm.node->cast_to<Skeleton>();
+				Skeleton *sk = Object::cast_to<Skeleton>(nm.node);
 				if (sk) {
 
 					xform = sk->get_bone_rest(nm.bone).affine_inverse() * xform;
diff --git a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
index b6f17b712..5bba28949 100644
--- a/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/resource_importer_scene.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		return NULL;
 	}
 #if 0
-	if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		bool bb = false;
 
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		Ref<ArrayMesh> m = mi->get_mesh();
 
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (p_node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node)) {
 		//remove animations referencing non-importable nodes
-		AnimationPlayer *ap = p_node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node);
 
 		List<StringName> anims;
 		ap->get_animation_list(&anims);
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		}
 	}
 #if 0
-	if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		String str;
 
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 			str = mi->get_mesh()->get_name();
 		}
 
-		if (p_node->get_parent() && p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-			MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
-			MeshInstance *mip = p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent())) {
+			MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
+			MeshInstance *mip = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent());
 			String d = str.substr(str.find("imp") + 3, str.length());
 			if (d != "") {
 				if ((d[0] < '0' || d[0] > '9'))
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 
 #endif
 #if 0
-    if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_LODS && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+    if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_LODS && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-	MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 	String str;
 
@@ -321,9 +321,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 	}
 
 
-	if (p_node->get_parent() && p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-	    MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
-	    MeshInstance *mip = p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent())) {
+	    MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
+	    MeshInstance *mip = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent());
 	    String d=str.substr(str.find("lod")+3,str.length());
 	    if (d!="") {
 		if ((d[0]<'0' || d[0]>'9'))
@@ -356,9 +356,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
     }
 
 
-	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_LIGHTMAP_LAYER && _teststr(name,"lm") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_LIGHTMAP_LAYER && _teststr(name,"lm") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		String str=name;
 		int layer = str.substr(str.find("lm")+3,str.length()).to_int();
@@ -370,19 +370,18 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-			MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		if (MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 			Node *col = mi->create_trimesh_collision_node();
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!col, NULL);
 
 			col->set_name(_fixstr(name, "colonly"));
-			col->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
+			Object::cast_to<Spatial>(col)->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
 			p_node->replace_by(col);
 			memdelete(p_node);
 			p_node = col;
 
-			StaticBody *sb = col->cast_to<StaticBody>();
-			CollisionShape *colshape = sb->get_child(0)->cast_to<CollisionShape>();
+			StaticBody *sb = Object::cast_to<StaticBody>(col);
+			CollisionShape *colshape = Object::cast_to<CollisionShape>(sb->get_child(0));
 			colshape->set_name("shape");
 			colshape->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 		} else if (p_node->has_meta("empty_draw_type")) {
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 			print_line(empty_draw_type);
 			StaticBody *sb = memnew(StaticBody);
 			sb->set_name(_fixstr(name, "colonly"));
-			sb->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(p_node->cast_to<Spatial>()->get_transform());
+			Object::cast_to<Spatial>(sb)->set_transform(Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node)->get_transform());
 			p_node->replace_by(sb);
 			memdelete(p_node);
 			CollisionShape *colshape = memnew(CollisionShape);
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 				rayShape->set_length(1);
 				colshape->set_shape(rayShape);
 				colshape->set_name("RayShape");
-				sb->cast_to<Spatial>()->rotate_x(Math_PI / 2);
+				Object::cast_to<Spatial>(sb)->rotate_x(Math_PI / 2);
 			} else if (empty_draw_type == "IMAGE") {
 				PlaneShape *planeShape = memnew(PlaneShape);
 				colshape->set_shape(planeShape);
@@ -419,13 +418,13 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 			colshape->set_owner(sb->get_owner());
 		}
 
-	} else if (_teststr(name, "rigid") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (_teststr(name, "rigid") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
 		// get mesh instance and bounding box
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 		Rect3 aabb = mi->get_aabb();
 
 		// create a new rigid body collision node
@@ -436,12 +435,12 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		// remove node name postfix
 		col->set_name(_fixstr(name, "rigid"));
 		// get mesh instance xform matrix to the rigid body collision node
-		col->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
+		Object::cast_to<Spatial>(col)->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
 		// save original node by duplicating it into a new instance and correcting the name
 		Node *mesh = p_node->duplicate();
 		mesh->set_name(_fixstr(name, "rigid"));
 		// reset the xform matrix of the duplicated node so it can inherit parent node xform
-		mesh->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(Transform(Basis()));
+		Object::cast_to<Spatial>(mesh)->set_transform(Transform(Basis()));
 		// reparent the new mesh node to the rigid body collision node
 		p_node->add_child(mesh);
 		mesh->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		p_node = col;
 
 		// create an alias for the rigid body collision node
-		RigidBody *rb = col->cast_to<RigidBody>();
+		RigidBody *rb = Object::cast_to<RigidBody>(col);
 		// create a new Box collision shape and set the right extents
 		Ref<BoxShape> shape = memnew(BoxShape);
 		shape->set_extents(aabb.get_size() * 0.5);
@@ -462,9 +461,9 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		rb->add_child(colshape);
 		colshape->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 
-	} else if (_teststr(name, "col") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (_teststr(name, "col") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		mi->set_name(_fixstr(name, "col"));
 		Node *col = mi->create_trimesh_collision_node();
@@ -473,19 +472,19 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		col->set_name("col");
 		p_node->add_child(col);
 
-		StaticBody *sb = col->cast_to<StaticBody>();
-		CollisionShape *colshape = sb->get_child(0)->cast_to<CollisionShape>();
+		StaticBody *sb = Object::cast_to<StaticBody>(col);
+		CollisionShape *colshape = Object::cast_to<CollisionShape>(sb->get_child(0));
 		colshape->set_name("shape");
 		col->add_child(colshape);
 		colshape->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 		sb->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 
-	} else if (_teststr(name, "navmesh") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (_teststr(name, "navmesh") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		Ref<ArrayMesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(mesh.is_null(), NULL);
@@ -495,7 +494,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		Ref<NavigationMesh> nmesh = memnew(NavigationMesh);
 		nmesh->create_from_mesh(mesh);
 		nmi->set_navigation_mesh(nmesh);
-		nmi->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
+		Object::cast_to<Spatial>(nmi)->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
 		p_node->replace_by(nmi);
 		memdelete(p_node);
 		p_node = nmi;
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 			return p_node;
 
 		Node *owner = p_node->get_owner();
-		Spatial *s = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *s = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 		VehicleBody *bv = memnew(VehicleBody);
 		String n = _fixstr(p_node->get_name(), "vehicle");
 		bv->set_name(n);
@@ -525,7 +524,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 			return p_node;
 
 		Node *owner = p_node->get_owner();
-		Spatial *s = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *s = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 		VehicleWheel *bv = memnew(VehicleWheel);
 		String n = _fixstr(p_node->get_name(), "wheel");
 		bv->set_name(n);
@@ -539,12 +538,12 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 
 		p_node = bv;
 
-	} else if (_teststr(name, "room") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (_teststr(name, "room") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 		PoolVector<Face3> faces = mi->get_faces(VisualInstance::FACES_SOLID);
 
 		BSP_Tree bsptree(faces);
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		Spatial *dummy = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *dummy = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!dummy, NULL);
 
 		Room *room = memnew(Room);
@@ -580,12 +579,12 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 
 		//room->compute_room_from_subtree();
 
-	} else if (_teststr(name, "portal") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (_teststr(name, "portal") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 		PoolVector<Face3> faces = mi->get_faces(VisualInstance::FACES_SOLID);
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(faces.size() == 0, NULL);
@@ -659,11 +658,11 @@ Node *ResourceImporterScene::_fix_node(Node *p_node, Node *p_root, Map<Ref<Array
 		memdelete(p_node);
 		p_node = portal;
 
-	} else if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		//last attempt, maybe collision insde the mesh data
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		Ref<ArrayMesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		if (!mesh.is_null()) {
@@ -728,7 +727,7 @@ void ResourceImporterScene::_create_clips(Node *scene, const Array &p_clips, boo
 
 	Node *n = scene->get_node(String("AnimationPlayer"));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
-	AnimationPlayer *anim = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+	AnimationPlayer *anim = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim);
 
 	if (!anim->has_animation("default"))
@@ -847,7 +846,7 @@ void ResourceImporterScene::_filter_tracks(Node *scene, const String &p_text) {
 		return;
 	Node *n = scene->get_node(String("AnimationPlayer"));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
-	AnimationPlayer *anim = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+	AnimationPlayer *anim = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim);
 
 	Vector<String> strings = p_text.split("\n");
@@ -954,7 +953,7 @@ void ResourceImporterScene::_optimize_animations(Node *scene, float p_max_lin_er
 		return;
 	Node *n = scene->get_node(String("AnimationPlayer"));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
-	AnimationPlayer *anim = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+	AnimationPlayer *anim = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim);
 
 	List<StringName> anim_names;
@@ -1196,10 +1195,7 @@ Error ResourceImporterScene::import(const String &p_source_file, const String &p
 	String root_type = p_options["nodes/root_type"];
 
 	if (scene->get_class() != root_type) {
-		Object *base = ClassDB::instance(root_type);
-		Node *base_node = NULL;
-		if (base)
-			base_node = base->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *base_node = base_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(ClassDB::instance(root_type));
 
 		if (base_node) {
 
diff --git a/editor/io_plugins/editor_font_import_plugin.cpp b/editor/io_plugins/editor_font_import_plugin.cpp
index 25d8a5b7e..f7975e53e 100644
--- a/editor/io_plugins/editor_font_import_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/io_plugins/editor_font_import_plugin.cpp
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ Ref<BitmapFont> EditorFontImportPlugin::generate_font(const Ref<ResourceImportMe
 
 	if (p_existing!=String() && ResourceCache::has(p_existing)) {
 
-		font = Ref<BitmapFont>( ResourceCache::get(p_existing)->cast_to<BitmapFont>());
+		font = Ref<BitmapFont>( Object::cast_to<BitmapFont>(ResourceCache::get(p_existing)));
 	}
 
 	if (font.is_null()) {
diff --git a/editor/io_plugins/editor_sample_import_plugin.cpp b/editor/io_plugins/editor_sample_import_plugin.cpp
index 0909b96cd..69cfb560d 100644
--- a/editor/io_plugins/editor_sample_import_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/io_plugins/editor_sample_import_plugin.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ Error EditorSampleImportPlugin::import(const String& p_path, const Ref<ResourceI
 
 	if (ResourceCache::has(p_path)) {
 
-		target = Ref<Sample>( ResourceCache::get(p_path)->cast_to<Sample>() );
+		target = Ref<Sample>( Object::cast_to<Sample>(ResourceCache::get(p_path)) );
 	} else {
 
 		target = smp;
diff --git a/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp b/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp
index 1890ca906..06d12917f 100644
--- a/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_import_plugin.cpp
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_find_resources(const Variant& p_var, Map<Ref<Imag
 					for(List<PropertyInfo>::Element *E=pl.front();E;E=E->next()) {
 
 						if (E->get().type==Variant::OBJECT || E->get().type==Variant::ARRAY || E->get().type==Variant::DICTIONARY) {
-							if (E->get().type==Variant::OBJECT && res->cast_to<SpatialMaterial>() && (E->get().name=="textures/diffuse" || E->get().name=="textures/detail" || E->get().name=="textures/emission")) {
+							if (E->get().type==Variant::OBJECT && Object::cast_to<SpatialMaterial>(*res) && (E->get().name=="textures/diffuse" || E->get().name=="textures/detail" || E->get().name=="textures/emission")) {
 
 								Ref<ImageTexture> tex =res->get(E->get().name);
 								if (tex.is_valid()) {
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_find_resources(const Variant& p_var, Map<Ref<Imag
 									image_map.insert(tex,TEXTURE_ROLE_DIFFUSE);
 								}
 
-							} else if (E->get().type==Variant::OBJECT && res->cast_to<SpatialMaterial>() && (E->get().name=="textures/normal")) {
+							} else if (E->get().type==Variant::OBJECT && Object::cast_to<SpatialMaterial>(*res) && (E->get().name=="textures/normal")) {
 
 								Ref<ImageTexture> tex =res->get(E->get().name);
 								if (tex.is_valid()) {
@@ -1425,7 +1425,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_find_resources(const Variant& p_var, Map<Ref<Imag
 									image_map.insert(tex,TEXTURE_ROLE_NORMALMAP);
 									/*
 									if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CONVERT_NORMALMAPS_TO_XY)
-										res->cast_to<SpatialMaterial>()->set_fixed_flag(SpatialMaterial::FLAG_USE_XY_NORMALMAP,true);
+										Object::cast_to<SpatialMaterial>(*res)->set_fixed_flag(SpatialMaterial::FLAG_USE_XY_NORMALMAP,true);
 									*/
 								}
 
@@ -1513,9 +1513,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 
 
 
-	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_BILLBOARDS && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_BILLBOARDS && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		bool bb=false;
 
@@ -1546,9 +1546,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 	}
 
 
-	if (p_flags&(SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_ALPHA|SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_VCOLOR|SCENE_FLAG_SET_LIGHTMAP_TO_UV2_IF_EXISTS) && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (p_flags&(SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_ALPHA|SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_VCOLOR|SCENE_FLAG_SET_LIGHTMAP_TO_UV2_IF_EXISTS) && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		Ref<Mesh> m = mi->get_mesh();
 
@@ -1579,9 +1579,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_REMOVE_NOIMP && p_node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>()) {
+	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_REMOVE_NOIMP && Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node)) {
 		//remove animations referencing non-importable nodes
-		AnimationPlayer *ap = p_node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_node);
 
 		List<StringName> anims;
 		ap->get_animation_list(&anims);
@@ -1606,9 +1606,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 	}
 
 
-	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_IMPOSTORS && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_IMPOSTORS && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		String str;
 
@@ -1620,9 +1620,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		}
 
 
-		if (p_node->get_parent() && p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-			MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
-			MeshInstance *mip = p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent())) {
+			MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
+			MeshInstance *mip = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent());
 			String d=str.substr(str.find("imp")+3,str.length());
 			if (d!="") {
 				if ((d[0]<'0' || d[0]>'9'))
@@ -1656,9 +1656,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		}
 	}
 
-    if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_LODS && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+    if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_LODS && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-	MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 	String str;
 
@@ -1670,9 +1670,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 	}
 
 
-	if (p_node->get_parent() && p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-	    MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
-	    MeshInstance *mip = p_node->get_parent()->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent())) {
+	    MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
+	    MeshInstance *mip = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node->get_parent());
 	    String d=str.substr(str.find("lod")+3,str.length());
 	    if (d!="") {
 		if ((d[0]<'0' || d[0]>'9'))
@@ -1705,9 +1705,9 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
     }
 
 
-	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_LIGHTMAP_LAYER && _teststr(name,"lm") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_DETECT_LIGHTMAP_LAYER && _teststr(name,"lm") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		String str=name;
 		int layer = str.substr(str.find("lm")+3,str.length()).to_int();
@@ -1721,18 +1721,18 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>() && !is_rigid) {
-			MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node) && !is_rigid) {
+			MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 			Node * col = mi->create_trimesh_collision_node();
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!col,NULL);
 
 			col->set_name(_fixstr(name,"colonly"));
-			col->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
+			Object::cast_to<Spatial>(col)->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
 			p_node->replace_by(col);
 			memdelete(p_node);
 			p_node=col;
 
-			StaticBody *sb = col->cast_to<StaticBody>();
+			StaticBody *sb = Object::cast_to<StaticBody>(col);
 			CollisionShape *colshape = memnew( CollisionShape);
 			colshape->set_shape(sb->get_shape(0));
 			colshape->set_name("shape");
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 				pb = memnew(StaticBody);
 				pb->set_name(_fixstr(name, "colonly"));
 			}
-			pb->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(p_node->cast_to<Spatial>()->get_transform());
+			Object::cast_to<Spatial>(pb)->set_transform(Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node)->get_transform());
 			p_node->replace_by(pb);
 			memdelete(p_node);
 			CollisionShape *colshape = memnew( CollisionShape);
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 				rayShape->set_length(1);
 				colshape->set_shape(rayShape);
 				colshape->set_name("RayShape");
-				pb->cast_to<Spatial>()->rotate_x(Math_PI / 2);
+				Object::cast_to<Spatial>(pb)->rotate_x(Math_PI / 2);
 			} else if (empty_draw_type == "IMAGE") {
 				PlaneShape *planeShape = memnew( PlaneShape);
 				colshape->set_shape(planeShape);
@@ -1778,13 +1778,13 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 			colshape->set_owner(pb->get_owner());
 		}
 
-	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_COLLISIONS && _teststr(name,"rigid") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_COLLISIONS && _teststr(name,"rigid") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
 		// get mesh instance and bounding box
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 		Rect3 aabb = mi->get_aabb();
 
 		// create a new rigid body collision node
@@ -1795,12 +1795,12 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		// remove node name postfix
 		col->set_name(_fixstr(name,"rigid"));
 		// get mesh instance xform matrix to the rigid body collision node
-		col->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
+		Object::cast_to<Spatial>(col)->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
 		// save original node by duplicating it into a new instance and correcting the name
 		Node * mesh = p_node->duplicate();
 		mesh->set_name(_fixstr(name,"rigid"));
 		// reset the xform matrix of the duplicated node so it can inherit parent node xform
-		mesh->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(Transform(Basis()));
+		Object::cast_to<Spatial>(mesh)->set_transform(Transform(Basis()));
 		// reparent the new mesh node to the rigid body collision node
 		p_node->add_child(mesh);
 		mesh->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		p_node=col;
 
 		// create an alias for the rigid body collision node
-		RigidBody *rb = col->cast_to<RigidBody>();
+		RigidBody *rb = Object::cast_to<RigidBody>(col);
 		// create a new Box collision shape and set the right extents
 		Ref<BoxShape> shape = memnew( BoxShape );
 		shape->set_extents(aabb.get_size() * 0.5);
@@ -1821,10 +1821,10 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		rb->add_child(colshape);
 		colshape->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 
-	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_COLLISIONS &&_teststr(name,"col") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_COLLISIONS &&_teststr(name,"col") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		mi->set_name(_fixstr(name,"col"));
 		Node *col= mi->create_trimesh_collision_node();
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		col->set_name("col");
 		p_node->add_child(col);
 
-		StaticBody *sb=col->cast_to<StaticBody>();
+		StaticBody *sb=Object::cast_to<StaticBody>(col);
 		CollisionShape *colshape = memnew( CollisionShape);
 		colshape->set_shape(sb->get_shape(0));
 		colshape->set_name("shape");
@@ -1841,12 +1841,12 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		colshape->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 		sb->set_owner(p_node->get_owner());
 
-	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_NAVMESH &&_teststr(name,"navmesh") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_NAVMESH &&_teststr(name,"navmesh") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh=mi->get_mesh();
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(mesh.is_null(),NULL);
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		Ref<NavigationMesh> nmesh = memnew( NavigationMesh);
 		nmesh->create_from_mesh(mesh);
 		nmi->set_navigation_mesh(nmesh);
-		nmi->cast_to<Spatial>()->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
+		Object::cast_to<Spatial>(nmi)->set_transform(mi->get_transform());
 		p_node->replace_by(nmi);
 		memdelete(p_node);
 		p_node=nmi;
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 			return p_node;
 
 		Node *owner = p_node->get_owner();
-		Spatial *s = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *s = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 		VehicleBody *bv = memnew( VehicleBody );
 		String n = _fixstr(p_node->get_name(),"vehicle");
 		bv->set_name(n);
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 			return p_node;
 
 		Node *owner = p_node->get_owner();
-		Spatial *s = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *s = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 		VehicleWheel *bv = memnew( VehicleWheel );
 		String n = _fixstr(p_node->get_name(),"wheel");
 		bv->set_name(n);
@@ -1902,13 +1902,13 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 
 		p_node=bv;
 
-	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_ROOMS && _teststr(name,"room") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_ROOMS && _teststr(name,"room") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 		PoolVector<Face3> faces = mi->get_faces(VisualInstance::FACES_SOLID);
 
 
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		Spatial *dummy = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *dummy = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!dummy,NULL);
 
 		Room * room = memnew( Room );
@@ -1946,12 +1946,12 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 
 		//room->compute_room_from_subtree();
 
-	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_PORTALS &&_teststr(name,"portal") && p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (p_flags&SCENE_FLAG_CREATE_PORTALS &&_teststr(name,"portal") && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (isroot)
 			return p_node;
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 		PoolVector<Face3> faces = mi->get_faces(VisualInstance::FACES_SOLID);
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(faces.size()==0,NULL);
@@ -2027,11 +2027,11 @@ Node* EditorSceneImportPlugin::_fix_node(Node *p_node,Node *p_root,Map<Ref<Mesh>
 		memdelete(p_node);
 		p_node=portal;
 
-	} else if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
 		//last attempt, maybe collision insde the mesh data
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node);
 
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		if (!mesh.is_null()) {
@@ -2111,7 +2111,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_tag_import_paths(Node *p_scene,Node *p_node) {
 	NodePath path = p_scene->get_path_to(p_node);
 	p_node->set_import_path( path );
 
-	Spatial *snode=p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+	Spatial *snode=Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node);
 
 	if (snode) {
 
@@ -2200,10 +2200,7 @@ Error EditorSceneImportPlugin::import1(const Ref<ResourceImportMetadata>& p_from
 
 	if (from->has_option("root_type")) {
 		String type = from->get_option("root_type");
-		Object *base = ClassDB::instance(type);
-		Node *base_node = NULL;
-		if (base)
-			base_node=base->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *base_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(ClassDB::instance(type));
 
 		if (base_node) {
 
@@ -2228,7 +2225,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_create_clips(Node *scene, const Array& p_clips,bo
 
 	Node* n = scene->get_node(String("AnimationPlayer"));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
-	AnimationPlayer *anim = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+	AnimationPlayer *anim = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim);
 
 	if (!anim->has_animation("default"))
@@ -2357,7 +2354,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_filter_tracks(Node *scene, const String& p_text)
 		return;
 	Node* n = scene->get_node(String("AnimationPlayer"));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
-	AnimationPlayer *anim = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+	AnimationPlayer *anim = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim);
 
 	Vector<String> strings = p_text.split("\n");
@@ -2475,7 +2472,7 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_optimize_animations(Node *scene, float p_max_lin_
 		return;
 	Node* n = scene->get_node(String("AnimationPlayer"));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
-	AnimationPlayer *anim = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+	AnimationPlayer *anim = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim);
 
 
@@ -2496,9 +2493,9 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_find_resources_to_merge(Node *scene, Node *node,
 
 	String path = scene->get_path_to(node);
 
-	if (p_merge_anims && node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>()) {
+	if (p_merge_anims && Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(node)) {
 
-		AnimationPlayer *ap = node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(node);
 		List<StringName> anims;
 		ap->get_animation_list(&anims);
 		for (List<StringName>::Element *E=anims.front();E;E=E->next()) {
@@ -2532,8 +2529,8 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_find_resources_to_merge(Node *scene, Node *node,
 
 
 
-	if (p_merge_material && node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-		MeshInstance *mi=node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	if (p_merge_material && Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(node)) {
+		MeshInstance *mi=Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(node);
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		if (mesh.is_valid() && mesh->get_name()!=String() && !tested_meshes.has(mesh)) {
 
@@ -2596,9 +2593,8 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_merge_found_resources(Node *scene, Node *node, bo
 
 	print_line("at path: "+path);
 
-	if (node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>()) {
+	if (AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(node)) {
 
-		AnimationPlayer *ap = node->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
 		List<StringName> anims;
 		ap->get_animation_list(&anims);
 		for (List<StringName>::Element *E=anims.front();E;E=E->next()) {
@@ -2630,8 +2626,8 @@ void EditorSceneImportPlugin::_merge_found_resources(Node *scene, Node *node, bo
 
 
 
-	if (node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
-		MeshInstance *mi=node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	if (MeshInstance *mi=Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(node)) {
+
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		if (mesh.is_valid() && mesh->get_name()!=String() && !tested_meshes.has(mesh)) {
 
diff --git a/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_importer_fbxconv.cpp b/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_importer_fbxconv.cpp
index 784ad8536..4e246d1ef 100644
--- a/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_importer_fbxconv.cpp
+++ b/editor/io_plugins/editor_scene_importer_fbxconv.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ Error EditorSceneImporterFBXConv::_parse_nodes(State& state,const Array &p_nodes
 			print_line("IS SKELETON! ");
 		} else if (state.bones.has(id)) {
 			if (p_base)
-				node=p_base->cast_to<Spatial>();
+				node=Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_base);
 			if (!state.bones[id].has_anim_chan) {
 				print_line("no has anim "+id);
 			}
diff --git a/editor/io_plugins/editor_texture_import_plugin.cpp b/editor/io_plugins/editor_texture_import_plugin.cpp
index 1dc264147..943237764 100644
--- a/editor/io_plugins/editor_texture_import_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/io_plugins/editor_texture_import_plugin.cpp
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ EditorTextureImportDialog::EditorTextureImportDialog(EditorTextureImportPlugin*
 	VBoxContainer *source_vb=memnew(VBoxContainer);
 	MarginContainer *source_mc = vbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Source Texture(s):"),source_vb);
 
-	source_label = vbc->get_child(source_mc->get_index()-1)->cast_to<Label>();
+	source_label = Object::cast_to<Label>(vbc->get_child(source_mc->get_index()-1));
 
 	HBoxContainer *hbc = memnew( HBoxContainer );
 	source_vb->add_child(hbc);
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ EditorTextureImportDialog::EditorTextureImportDialog(EditorTextureImportPlugin*
 
 	size->set_value(256);
 	size_mc=vbc->add_margin_child(TTR("Cell Size:"),size);
-	size_label=vbc->get_child(size_mc->get_index()-1)->cast_to<Label>();
+	size_label=Object::cast_to<Label>(vbc->get_child(size_mc->get_index()-1));
 
 
 	save_path = memnew( LineEdit );
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ Error EditorTextureImportPlugin::import2(const String& p_path, const Ref<Resourc
 
 				if (ResourceCache::has(apath)) {
 
-					at = Ref<AtlasTexture>( ResourceCache::get(apath)->cast_to<AtlasTexture>() );
+					at = Ref<AtlasTexture>( Object::cast_to<AtlasTexture>(ResourceCache::get(apath)) );
 				} else {
 
 					at = Ref<AtlasTexture>( memnew( AtlasTexture ) );
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ Error EditorTextureImportPlugin::import2(const String& p_path, const Ref<Resourc
 			}
 		}
 		if (ResourceCache::has(p_path)) {
-			texture = Ref<ImageTexture> ( ResourceCache::get(p_path)->cast_to<ImageTexture>() );
+			texture = Ref<ImageTexture> ( Object::cast_to<ImageTexture>(ResourceCache::get(p_path)) );
 		} else {
 			texture = Ref<ImageTexture>( memnew( ImageTexture ) );
 		}
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ Error EditorTextureImportPlugin::import2(const String& p_path, const Ref<Resourc
 		if (ResourceCache::has(p_path)) {
 			Resource *r = ResourceCache::get(p_path);
 
-			texture = Ref<ImageTexture> ( r->cast_to<ImageTexture>() );
+			texture = Ref<ImageTexture> ( Object::cast_to<ImageTexture>(r) );
 
 			Image img;
 			Error err = img.load(src_path);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
index ecae272b6..a1fec795f 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/animation_player_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::set_state(const Dictionary &p_state) {
 			return;
 
 		Node *n = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene()->get_node(p_state["player"]);
-		if (n && n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>() && EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_editor_selection()->is_selected(n)) {
-			player = n->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+		if (Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n) && EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_editor_selection()->is_selected(n)) {
+			player = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(n);
 			_update_player();
 			show();
 			set_process(true);
@@ -737,9 +737,9 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditor::_dialog_action(String p_file) {
 			if (current != "") {
 				Ref<Animation> anim = player->get_animation(current);
 
-				ERR_FAIL_COND(!anim->cast_to<Resource>())
+				ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(*anim))
 
-				RES current_res = RES(anim->cast_to<Resource>());
+				RES current_res = RES(Object::cast_to<Resource>(*anim));
 
 				_animation_save_in_path(current_res, p_file);
 			}
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ void AnimationPlayerEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 	anim_editor->set_undo_redo(&get_undo_redo());
 	if (!p_object)
 		return;
-	anim_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>());
+	anim_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool AnimationPlayerEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp
index 55975bdef..9d150150a 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/animation_tree_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ void AnimationTreeEditor::_popup_edit_dialog() {
 
 			case AnimationTreePlayer::NODE_ANIMATION:
 
-				if (anim_tree->get_master_player() != NodePath() && anim_tree->has_node(anim_tree->get_master_player()) && anim_tree->get_node(anim_tree->get_master_player())->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>()) {
+				if (anim_tree->get_master_player() != NodePath() && anim_tree->has_node(anim_tree->get_master_player()) && Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(anim_tree->get_node(anim_tree->get_master_player()))) {
 
-					AnimationPlayer *ap = anim_tree->get_node(anim_tree->get_master_player())->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+					AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(anim_tree->get_node(anim_tree->get_master_player()));
 					master_anim_popup->clear();
 					master_anim_popup->add_item("Edit Filters");
 					master_anim_popup->add_separator();
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ void AnimationTreeEditor::_edit_filters() {
 
 			if (np.get_property() != StringName()) {
 				Node *n = base->get_node(np);
-				Skeleton *s = n->cast_to<Skeleton>();
+				Skeleton *s = Object::cast_to<Skeleton>(n);
 				if (s) {
 
 					String skelbase = E->get().substr(0, E->get().find(":"));
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ AnimationTreeEditor::AnimationTreeEditor() {
 
 void AnimationTreeEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	anim_tree_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<AnimationTreePlayer>());
+	anim_tree_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<AnimationTreePlayer>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool AnimationTreeEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/baked_light_baker.cpp b/editor/plugins/baked_light_baker.cpp
index bef35647d..d76bdad85 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/baked_light_baker.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/baked_light_baker.cpp
@@ -301,16 +301,13 @@ void BakedLightBaker::_add_mesh(const Ref<Mesh>& p_mesh,const Ref<Material>& p_m
 
 void BakedLightBaker::_parse_geometry(Node* p_node) {
 
-	if (p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (MeshInstance *meshi=Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_node)) {
 
-		MeshInstance *meshi=p_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh=meshi->get_mesh();
 		if (mesh.is_valid()) {
 			_add_mesh(mesh,meshi->get_material_override(),base_inv * meshi->get_global_transform(),meshi->get_baked_light_texture_id());
 		}
-	} else if (p_node->cast_to<Light>()) {
-
-		Light *dl=p_node->cast_to<Light>();
+	} else if (Light *dl=Object::cast_to<Light>(p_node)) {
 
 		if (dl->get_bake_mode()!=Light::BAKE_MODE_DISABLED) {
 
@@ -340,9 +337,7 @@ void BakedLightBaker::_parse_geometry(Node* p_node) {
 			lights.push_back(dirl);
 		}
 
-	} else if (p_node->cast_to<Spatial>()){
-
-		Spatial *sp = p_node->cast_to<Spatial>();
+	} else if (Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node)){
 
 		Array arr = p_node->call("_get_baked_light_meshes");
 		for(int i=0;i<arr.size();i+=2) {
@@ -1741,7 +1736,7 @@ void BakedLightBaker::bake(const Ref<BakedLight> &p_light, Node* p_node) {
 		return;
 	cell_count=0;
 
-	base_inv=p_node->cast_to<Spatial>()->get_global_transform().affine_inverse();
+	base_inv=Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node)->get_global_transform().affine_inverse();
 	EditorProgress ep("bake",TTR("Light Baker Setup:"),5);
 	baked_light=p_light;
 	lattice_size=baked_light->get_initial_lattice_subdiv();
diff --git a/editor/plugins/baked_light_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/baked_light_editor_plugin.cpp
index f973639a6..85058ed10 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/baked_light_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/baked_light_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ BakedLightEditor::~BakedLightEditor() {
 
 void BakedLightEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	baked_light_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<BakedLightInstance>());
+	baked_light_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<BakedLightInstance>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool BakedLightEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/camera_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/camera_editor_plugin.cpp
index 8e625c4a7..18ee8d8db 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/camera_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/camera_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ CameraEditor::CameraEditor() {
 
 void CameraEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	SpatialEditor::get_singleton()->set_can_preview(p_object->cast_to<Camera>());
-	//camera_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	SpatialEditor::get_singleton()->set_can_preview(Object::cast_to<Camera>(p_object));
+	//camera_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool CameraEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ bool CameraEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
 void CameraEditorPlugin::make_visible(bool p_visible) {
 
 	if (p_visible) {
-		//SpatialEditor::get_singleton()->set_can_preview(p_object->cast_to<Camera>());
+		//SpatialEditor::get_singleton()->set_can_preview(Object::cast_to<Camera>(p_object));
 	} else {
 		SpatialEditor::get_singleton()->set_can_preview(NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
index 79bf68b06..0dcabb177 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/canvas_item_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_edit_set_pivot(const Vector2 &mouse_pos) {
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Node2D *n2d = E->get()->cast_to<Node2D>();
+		Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(E->get());
 		if (n2d && n2d->edit_has_pivot()) {
 
 			Vector2 offset = n2d->edit_get_pivot();
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_edit_set_pivot(const Vector2 &mouse_pos) {
 			undo_redo->add_undo_method(n2d, "set_global_position", gpos);
 			undo_redo->add_undo_method(n2d, "edit_set_pivot", offset);
 			for (int i = 0; i < n2d->get_child_count(); i++) {
-				Node2D *n2dc = n2d->get_child(i)->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				Node2D *n2dc = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(n2d->get_child(i));
 				if (!n2dc)
 					continue;
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_edit_set_pivot(const Vector2 &mouse_pos) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		Control *cnt = E->get()->cast_to<Control>();
+		Control *cnt = Object::cast_to<Control>(E->get());
 		if (cnt) {
 
 			Vector2 old_pivot = cnt->get_pivot_offset();
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_tool_select(int p_index) {
 
 Object *CanvasItemEditor::_get_editor_data(Object *p_what) {
 
-	CanvasItem *ci = p_what->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+	CanvasItem *ci = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(p_what);
 	if (!ci)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_visibility_changed(ObjectID p_canvas_item) {
 	Object *c = ObjectDB::get_instance(p_canvas_item);
 	if (!c)
 		return;
-	CanvasItem *ct = c->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+	CanvasItem *ct = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(c);
 	if (!ct)
 		return;
 	canvas_items.erase(ct);
@@ -451,17 +451,17 @@ bool CanvasItemEditor::_is_part_of_subscene(CanvasItem *p_item) {
 void CanvasItemEditor::_find_canvas_items_at_pos(const Point2 &p_pos, Node *p_node, const Transform2D &p_parent_xform, const Transform2D &p_canvas_xform, Vector<_SelectResult> &r_items, unsigned int limit) {
 	if (!p_node)
 		return;
-	if (p_node->cast_to<Viewport>())
+	if (Object::cast_to<Viewport>(p_node))
 		return;
 
-	CanvasItem *c = p_node->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+	CanvasItem *c = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(p_node);
 
 	for (int i = p_node->get_child_count() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
 		if (c && !c->is_set_as_toplevel())
 			_find_canvas_items_at_pos(p_pos, p_node->get_child(i), p_parent_xform * c->get_transform(), p_canvas_xform, r_items);
 		else {
-			CanvasLayer *cl = p_node->cast_to<CanvasLayer>();
+			CanvasLayer *cl = Object::cast_to<CanvasLayer>(p_node);
 			_find_canvas_items_at_pos(p_pos, p_node->get_child(i), transform, cl ? cl->get_transform() : p_canvas_xform, r_items); //use base transform
 		}
 
@@ -469,13 +469,13 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_find_canvas_items_at_pos(const Point2 &p_pos, Node *p_no
 			return;
 	}
 
-	if (c && c->is_visible_in_tree() && !c->has_meta("_edit_lock_") && !c->cast_to<CanvasLayer>()) {
+	if (c && c->is_visible_in_tree() && !c->has_meta("_edit_lock_") && !Object::cast_to<CanvasLayer>(c)) {
 
 		Rect2 rect = c->get_item_rect();
 		Point2 local_pos = (p_parent_xform * p_canvas_xform * c->get_transform()).affine_inverse().xform(p_pos);
 
 		if (rect.has_point(local_pos)) {
-			Node2D *node = c->cast_to<Node2D>();
+			Node2D *node = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(c);
 
 			_SelectResult res;
 			res.item = c;
@@ -492,10 +492,10 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_find_canvas_items_at_rect(const Rect2 &p_rect, Node *p_n
 
 	if (!p_node)
 		return;
-	if (p_node->cast_to<Viewport>())
+	if (Object::cast_to<Viewport>(p_node))
 		return;
 
-	CanvasItem *c = p_node->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+	CanvasItem *c = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(p_node);
 
 	bool inherited = p_node != get_tree()->get_edited_scene_root() && p_node->get_filename() != "";
 	bool editable = false;
@@ -509,13 +509,13 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_find_canvas_items_at_rect(const Rect2 &p_rect, Node *p_n
 			if (c && !c->is_set_as_toplevel())
 				_find_canvas_items_at_rect(p_rect, p_node->get_child(i), p_parent_xform * c->get_transform(), p_canvas_xform, r_items);
 			else {
-				CanvasLayer *cl = p_node->cast_to<CanvasLayer>();
+				CanvasLayer *cl = Object::cast_to<CanvasLayer>(p_node);
 				_find_canvas_items_at_rect(p_rect, p_node->get_child(i), transform, cl ? cl->get_transform() : p_canvas_xform, r_items);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (c && c->is_visible_in_tree() && !c->has_meta("_edit_lock_") && !c->cast_to<CanvasLayer>()) {
+	if (c && c->is_visible_in_tree() && !c->has_meta("_edit_lock_") && !Object::cast_to<CanvasLayer>(c)) {
 
 		Rect2 rect = c->get_item_rect();
 		Transform2D xform = p_parent_xform * p_canvas_xform * c->get_transform();
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_key_move(const Vector2 &p_dir, bool p_snap, KeyMoveMODE
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 		if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 			continue;
 		if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_key_move(const Vector2 &p_dir, bool p_snap, KeyMoveMODE
 
 		} else { // p_move_mode==MOVE_LOCAL_BASE || p_move_mode==MOVE_LOCAL_WITH_ROT
 
-			if (Node2D *node_2d = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
+			if (Node2D *node_2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)) {
 
 				if (p_move_mode == MOVE_LOCAL_WITH_ROT) {
 					Transform2D m;
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_key_move(const Vector2 &p_dir, bool p_snap, KeyMoveMODE
 				}
 				node_2d->set_position(node_2d->get_position() + drag);
 
-			} else if (Control *control = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()) {
+			} else if (Control *control = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)) {
 
 				control->set_position(control->get_position() + drag);
 			}
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ Point2 CanvasItemEditor::_find_topleftmost_point() {
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 		if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 			continue;
 		if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ int CanvasItemEditor::get_item_count() {
 	int ic = 0;
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 		if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 			continue;
 
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ CanvasItem *CanvasItemEditor::get_single_item() {
 
 	for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 		if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 			continue;
 		if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ CanvasItemEditor::DragType CanvasItemEditor::_get_anchor_handle_drag_type(const
 	CanvasItem *canvas_item = get_single_item();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!canvas_item, DRAG_NONE);
 
-	Control *control = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+	Control *control = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!control, DRAG_NONE);
 
 	Vector2 anchor_pos[4];
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_prepare_drag(const Point2 &p_click_pos) {
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 		if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 			continue;
 		if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -876,15 +876,15 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_prepare_drag(const Point2 &p_click_pos) {
 			continue;
 
 		se->undo_state = canvas_item->edit_get_state();
-		if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>())
-			se->undo_pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->edit_get_pivot();
-		if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
-			se->undo_pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_pivot_offset();
+		if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item))
+			se->undo_pivot = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->edit_get_pivot();
+		if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item))
+			se->undo_pivot = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_pivot_offset();
 	}
 
-	if (selection.size() == 1 && selection[0]->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
+	if (selection.size() == 1 && Object::cast_to<Node2D>(selection[0])) {
 		drag = DRAG_NODE_2D;
-		drag_point_from = selection[0]->cast_to<Node2D>()->get_global_position();
+		drag_point_from = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(selection[0])->get_global_position();
 	} else {
 		drag = DRAG_ALL;
 		drag_point_from = _find_topleftmost_point();
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 					List<Node *> &selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
 
 					for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
-						CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+						CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 						if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 							continue;
 						if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -1180,10 +1180,10 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 							continue;
 
 						canvas_item->edit_set_state(se->undo_state);
-						if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>())
-							canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->edit_set_pivot(se->undo_pivot);
-						if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
-							canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->set_pivot_offset(se->undo_pivot);
+						if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item))
+							Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->edit_set_pivot(se->undo_pivot);
+						if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item))
+							Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->set_pivot_offset(se->undo_pivot);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 						for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-							CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+							CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 							if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 								continue;
 							if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -1265,13 +1265,13 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 							undo_redo->add_do_method(canvas_item, "edit_set_state", state);
 							undo_redo->add_undo_method(canvas_item, "edit_set_state", se->undo_state);
 							{
-								Node2D *pvt = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+								Node2D *pvt = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 								if (pvt && pvt->edit_has_pivot()) {
 									undo_redo->add_do_method(canvas_item, "edit_set_pivot", pvt->edit_get_pivot());
 									undo_redo->add_undo_method(canvas_item, "edit_set_pivot", se->undo_pivot);
 								}
 
-								Control *cnt = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+								Control *cnt = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 								if (cnt) {
 									undo_redo->add_do_method(canvas_item, "set_pivot_offset", cnt->get_pivot_offset());
 									undo_redo->add_undo_method(canvas_item, "set_pivot_offset", se->undo_pivot);
@@ -1341,10 +1341,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 			}
 
 			if (Cbone) {
-				Node2D *b = NULL;
-				Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(Cbone->get().bone);
-				if (obj)
-					b = obj->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				Node2D *b = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(ObjectDB::get_instance(Cbone->get().bone));
 
 				if (b) {
 
@@ -1359,7 +1356,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 							break;
 
 						float len = pi->get_global_transform().get_origin().distance_to(b->get_global_position());
-						b = pi->cast_to<Node2D>();
+						b = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(pi);
 						if (!b)
 							break;
 
@@ -1405,10 +1402,10 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				drag = DRAG_ROTATE;
 				drag_from = transform.affine_inverse().xform(click);
 				se->undo_state = canvas_item->edit_get_state();
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>())
-					se->undo_pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->edit_get_pivot();
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
-					se->undo_pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_pivot_offset();
+				if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item))
+					se->undo_pivot = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->edit_get_pivot();
+				if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item))
+					se->undo_pivot = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_pivot_offset();
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -1426,15 +1423,15 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				if (drag != DRAG_NONE) {
 					drag_from = transform.affine_inverse().xform(click);
 					se->undo_state = canvas_item->edit_get_state();
-					if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>())
-						se->undo_pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->edit_get_pivot();
-					if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
-						se->undo_pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_pivot_offset();
+					if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item))
+						se->undo_pivot = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->edit_get_pivot();
+					if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item))
+						se->undo_pivot = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_pivot_offset();
 					return;
 				}
 
 				// Drag anchor handles
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()) {
+				if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)) {
 					drag = _get_anchor_handle_drag_type(click, drag_point_from);
 					if (drag != DRAG_NONE) {
 						drag_from = transform.affine_inverse().xform(click);
@@ -1457,9 +1454,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 		CanvasItem *c = NULL;
 		if (Cbone) {
-			Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(Cbone->get().bone);
-			if (obj)
-				c = obj->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+			c = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(ObjectDB::get_instance(Cbone->get().bone));
 			if (c)
 				c = c->get_parent_item();
 		}
@@ -1489,7 +1484,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		};
 
 		if (n) {
-			c = n->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+			c = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(n);
 		} else {
 			c = NULL;
 		}
@@ -1537,7 +1532,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 		List<Node *> &selection = editor_selection->get_selected_node_list();
 		for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-			CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+			CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 			if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 				continue;
 			if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -1551,10 +1546,10 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 			if (!dragging_bone) {
 				canvas_item->edit_set_state(se->undo_state); //reset state and reapply
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>())
-					canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->edit_set_pivot(se->undo_pivot);
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
-					canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->set_pivot_offset(se->undo_pivot);
+				if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item))
+					Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->edit_set_pivot(se->undo_pivot);
+				if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item))
+					Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->set_pivot_offset(se->undo_pivot);
 			}
 
 			Vector2 dfrom = drag_from;
@@ -1566,7 +1561,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				// Rotate the node
 				Vector2 center = canvas_item->get_global_transform_with_canvas().get_origin();
 				{
-					Node2D *node = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+					Node2D *node = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 
 					if (node) {
 						real_t angle = node->get_rotation();
@@ -1578,7 +1573,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				}
 
 				{
-					Control *node = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+					Control *node = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 
 					if (node) {
 						real_t angle = node->get_rotation();
@@ -1592,7 +1587,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			Control *control = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+			Control *control = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 			if (control) {
 				// Drag and snap the anchor
 				Vector2 anchor = _position_to_anchor(control, canvas_item->get_global_transform_with_canvas().affine_inverse().xform(dto - drag_from + drag_point_from));
@@ -1728,19 +1723,19 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 				case DRAG_PIVOT:
 
-					if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
-						Node2D *n2d = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+					if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)) {
+						Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 						n2d->edit_set_pivot(se->undo_pivot + drag_vector);
 					}
-					if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()) {
-						canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->set_pivot_offset(se->undo_pivot + drag_vector);
+					if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)) {
+						Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->set_pivot_offset(se->undo_pivot + drag_vector);
 					}
 					continue;
 					break;
 				case DRAG_NODE_2D:
 
-					ERR_FAIL_COND(!canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>());
-					canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->set_global_position(dto);
+					ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item));
+					Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->set_global_position(dto);
 					continue;
 					break;
 			}
@@ -1754,7 +1749,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_gui_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 			} else {
 				//ok, all that had to be done was done, now solve IK
 
-				Node2D *n2d = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 				Transform2D final_xform = bone_orig_xform;
 
 				if (n2d) {
@@ -1981,7 +1976,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_draw() {
 
 	for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 		if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 			continue;
 		if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
@@ -2013,16 +2008,16 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_draw() {
 
 		if (single && (tool == TOOL_SELECT || tool == TOOL_MOVE || tool == TOOL_ROTATE || tool == TOOL_EDIT_PIVOT)) { //kind of sucks
 
-			if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
+			if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)) {
 
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()->edit_has_pivot()) {
+				if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)->edit_has_pivot()) {
 					viewport->draw_texture(pivot, xform.get_origin() + (-pivot->get_size() / 2).floor());
 					can_move_pivot = true;
 					pivot_found = true;
 				}
 			}
 
-			Control *control = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+			Control *control = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 			if (control) {
 				Vector2 pivot_ofs = control->get_pivot_offset();
 				if (pivot_ofs != Vector2()) {
@@ -2214,11 +2209,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_draw() {
 			E->get().from = Vector2();
 			E->get().to = Vector2();
 
-			Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(E->get().bone);
-			if (!obj)
-				continue;
-
-			Node2D *n2d = obj->cast_to<Node2D>();
+			Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(ObjectDB::get_instance(E->get().bone));
 			if (!n2d)
 				continue;
 
@@ -2227,7 +2218,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_viewport_draw() {
 
 			CanvasItem *pi = n2d->get_parent_item();
 
-			Node2D *pn2d = n2d->get_parent()->cast_to<Node2D>();
+			Node2D *pn2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(n2d->get_parent());
 
 			if (!pn2d)
 				continue;
@@ -2283,14 +2274,14 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 		for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-			CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+			CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 			if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 				continue;
 
 			if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
 				continue;
 
-			if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>())
+			if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item))
 				has_control = true;
 			else
 				all_control = false;
@@ -2304,12 +2295,12 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 			float anchors[4];
 			Vector2 pivot;
-			if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()) {
-				pivot = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_pivot_offset();
-				anchors[MARGIN_LEFT] = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_anchor(MARGIN_LEFT);
-				anchors[MARGIN_RIGHT] = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_anchor(MARGIN_RIGHT);
-				anchors[MARGIN_TOP] = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_anchor(MARGIN_TOP);
-				anchors[MARGIN_BOTTOM] = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()->get_anchor(MARGIN_BOTTOM);
+			if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)) {
+				pivot = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_pivot_offset();
+				anchors[MARGIN_LEFT] = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_anchor(MARGIN_LEFT);
+				anchors[MARGIN_RIGHT] = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_anchor(MARGIN_RIGHT);
+				anchors[MARGIN_TOP] = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_anchor(MARGIN_TOP);
+				anchors[MARGIN_BOTTOM] = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)->get_anchor(MARGIN_BOTTOM);
 			}
 
 			if (r != se->prev_rect || xform != se->prev_xform || pivot != se->prev_pivot || anchors[MARGIN_LEFT] != se->prev_anchors[MARGIN_LEFT] || anchors[MARGIN_RIGHT] != se->prev_anchors[MARGIN_RIGHT] || anchors[MARGIN_TOP] != se->prev_anchors[MARGIN_TOP] || anchors[MARGIN_BOTTOM] != se->prev_anchors[MARGIN_BOTTOM]) {
@@ -2338,7 +2329,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 				break;
 			}
 
-			Node2D *b2 = b->cast_to<Node2D>();
+			Node2D *b2 = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(b);
 			if (!b2) {
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -2426,7 +2417,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_find_canvas_items_span(Node *p_node, Rect2 &r_rect, cons
 	if (!p_node)
 		return;
 
-	CanvasItem *c = p_node->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+	CanvasItem *c = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(p_node);
 
 	for (int i = p_node->get_child_count() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
@@ -2587,7 +2578,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_set_anchors_preset(Control::LayoutPreset p_preset) {
 	undo_redo->create_action(TTR("Change Anchors"));
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Control *c = E->get()->cast_to<Control>();
+		Control *c = Object::cast_to<Control>(E->get());
 
 		undo_redo->add_do_method(c, "set_anchors_preset", p_preset);
 		undo_redo->add_undo_method(c, "set_anchor", MARGIN_LEFT, c->get_anchor(MARGIN_LEFT));
@@ -2605,7 +2596,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_set_full_rect() {
 	undo_redo->create_action(TTR("Change Anchors"));
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Control *c = E->get()->cast_to<Control>();
+		Control *c = Object::cast_to<Control>(E->get());
 
 		undo_redo->add_do_method(c, "set_anchors_preset", PRESET_WIDE);
 		undo_redo->add_do_method(c, "set_margin", MARGIN_LEFT, 0);
@@ -2713,7 +2704,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
@@ -2731,7 +2722,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
@@ -2751,7 +2742,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
@@ -2769,7 +2760,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
@@ -2888,15 +2879,15 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
 				if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
 					continue;
 
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
-					Node2D *n2d = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)) {
+					Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 
 					if (key_pos)
 						AnimationPlayerEditor::singleton->get_key_editor()->insert_node_value_key(n2d, "position", n2d->get_position(), existing);
@@ -2909,7 +2900,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 						//look for an IK chain
 						List<Node2D *> ik_chain;
 
-						Node2D *n = n2d->get_parent_item()->cast_to<Node2D>();
+						Node2D *n = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(n2d->get_parent_item());
 						bool has_chain = false;
 
 						while (n) {
@@ -2922,7 +2913,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 							if (!n->get_parent_item())
 								break;
-							n = n->get_parent_item()->cast_to<Node2D>();
+							n = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(n->get_parent_item());
 						}
 
 						if (has_chain && ik_chain.size()) {
@@ -2939,9 +2930,9 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 						}
 					}
 
-				} else if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()) {
+				} else if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)) {
 
-					Control *ctrl = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+					Control *ctrl = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 
 					if (key_pos)
 						AnimationPlayerEditor::singleton->get_key_editor()->insert_node_value_key(ctrl, "rect_position", ctrl->get_position(), existing);
@@ -2998,16 +2989,16 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
 				if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
 					continue;
 
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
+				if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)) {
 
-					Node2D *n2d = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+					Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 					PoseClipboard pc;
 					pc.pos = n2d->get_position();
 					pc.rot = n2d->get_rotation();
@@ -3026,10 +3017,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 			undo_redo->create_action(TTR("Paste Pose"));
 			for (List<PoseClipboard>::Element *E = pose_clipboard.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				Object *o = ObjectDB::get_instance(E->get().id);
-				if (!o)
-					continue;
-				Node2D *n2d = o->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(ObjectDB::get_instance(E->get().id));
 				if (!n2d)
 					continue;
 				undo_redo->add_do_method(n2d, "set_position", E->get().pos);
@@ -3048,15 +3036,15 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
 				if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
 					continue;
 
-				if (canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>()) {
-					Node2D *n2d = canvas_item->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item)) {
+					Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(canvas_item);
 
 					if (key_pos)
 						n2d->set_position(Vector2());
@@ -3064,9 +3052,9 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 						n2d->set_rotation(0);
 					if (key_scale)
 						n2d->set_scale(Vector2(1, 1));
-				} else if (canvas_item->cast_to<Control>()) {
+				} else if (Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item)) {
 
-					Control *ctrl = canvas_item->cast_to<Control>();
+					Control *ctrl = Object::cast_to<Control>(canvas_item);
 
 					if (key_pos)
 						ctrl->set_position(Point2());
@@ -3090,7 +3078,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				Node2D *n2d = E->key()->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(E->key());
 				if (!n2d)
 					continue;
 				if (!n2d->is_visible_in_tree())
@@ -3111,7 +3099,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				Node2D *n2d = E->key()->cast_to<Node2D>();
+				Node2D *n2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(E->key());
 				if (!n2d)
 					continue;
 				if (!n2d->is_visible_in_tree())
@@ -3130,7 +3118,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->get()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->get());
 				if (!canvas_item || !canvas_item->is_visible_in_tree())
 					continue;
 
@@ -3151,7 +3139,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_popup_callback(int p_op) {
 
 			for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				CanvasItem *n2d = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+				CanvasItem *n2d = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 				if (!n2d)
 					continue;
 				if (!n2d->is_visible_in_tree())
@@ -3202,7 +3190,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::_focus_selection(int p_op) {
 
 	Map<Node *, Object *> &selection = editor_selection->get_selection();
 	for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
-		CanvasItem *canvas_item = E->key()->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *canvas_item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(E->key());
 		if (!canvas_item) continue;
 		if (canvas_item->get_viewport() != EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_root())
 			continue;
@@ -3302,7 +3290,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditor::box_selection_start( Point2 &click ) {
 bool CanvasItemEditor::box_selection_end() {
 	print_line( "box selection end" );
 
-	Node* scene = get_scene()->get_root_node()->cast_to<EditorNode>()->get_edited_scene();
+	Node* scene = Object::cast_to<EditorNode>(get_scene()->get_root_node())->get_edited_scene();
 	if (scene) {
 
 		List<CanvasItem*> selitems;
@@ -3651,7 +3639,7 @@ CanvasItemEditor *CanvasItemEditor::singleton = NULL;
 void CanvasItemEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 	canvas_item_editor->set_undo_redo(&get_undo_redo());
-	canvas_item_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<CanvasItem>());
+	canvas_item_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool CanvasItemEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
@@ -3704,7 +3692,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_on_mouse_exit() {
 }
 
 void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_on_select_type(Object *selected) {
-	CheckBox *check = selected->cast_to<CheckBox>();
+	CheckBox *check = Object::cast_to<CheckBox>(selected);
 	String type = check->get_text();
 	selector_label->set_text(vformat(TTR("Add %s"), type));
 	label->set_text(vformat(TTR("Adding %s..."), type));
@@ -3714,7 +3702,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_on_change_type() {
 	if (!button_group->get_pressed_button())
 		return;
 
-	CheckBox *check = button_group->get_pressed_button()->cast_to<CheckBox>();
+	CheckBox *check = Object::cast_to<CheckBox>(button_group->get_pressed_button());
 	default_type = check->get_text();
 	_perform_drop_data();
 	selector->hide();
@@ -3726,8 +3714,8 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_create_preview(const Vector<String> &files) cons
 	for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {
 		String path = files[i];
 		RES res = ResourceLoader::load(path);
-		Ref<Texture> texture = Ref<Texture>(res->cast_to<Texture>());
-		Ref<PackedScene> scene = Ref<PackedScene>(res->cast_to<PackedScene>());
+		Ref<Texture> texture = Ref<Texture>(Object::cast_to<Texture>(*res));
+		Ref<PackedScene> scene = Ref<PackedScene>(Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(*res));
 		if (texture != NULL || scene != NULL) {
 			if (texture != NULL) {
 				Sprite *sprite = memnew(Sprite);
@@ -3778,7 +3766,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditorViewport::_cyclical_dependency_exists(const String &p_targe
 
 void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_create_nodes(Node *parent, Node *child, String &path, const Point2 &p_point) {
 	child->set_name(path.get_file().get_basename());
-	Ref<Texture> texture = Ref<Texture>(ResourceCache::get(path)->cast_to<Texture>());
+	Ref<Texture> texture = Object::cast_to<Texture>(Ref<Texture>(ResourceCache::get(path)).ptr());
 	Size2 texture_size = texture->get_size();
 
 	editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(parent, "add_child", child);
@@ -3867,11 +3855,11 @@ bool CanvasItemEditorViewport::_create_instance(Node *parent, String &path, cons
 	editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(sed, "live_debug_remove_node", NodePath(String(editor->get_edited_scene()->get_path_to(parent)) + "/" + new_name));
 
 	Point2 pos;
-	Node2D *parent_node2d = parent->cast_to<Node2D>();
+	Node2D *parent_node2d = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(parent);
 	if (parent_node2d) {
 		pos = parent_node2d->get_global_position();
 	} else {
-		Control *parent_control = parent->cast_to<Control>();
+		Control *parent_control = Object::cast_to<Control>(parent);
 		if (parent_control) {
 			pos = parent_control->get_global_position();
 		}
@@ -3879,7 +3867,7 @@ bool CanvasItemEditorViewport::_create_instance(Node *parent, String &path, cons
 	Transform2D trans = canvas->get_canvas_transform();
 	Vector2 target_pos = (p_point - trans.get_origin()) / trans.get_scale().x - pos;
 	// in relative snapping it may be useful for the user to take the original node position into account
-	Vector2 start_pos = instanced_scene->cast_to<Node2D>() ? instanced_scene->cast_to<Node2D>()->get_position() : target_pos;
+	Vector2 start_pos = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(instanced_scene) ? Object::cast_to<Node2D>(instanced_scene)->get_position() : target_pos;
 	target_pos = canvas->snap_point(target_pos, start_pos);
 	editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(instanced_scene, "set_position", target_pos);
 
@@ -3899,8 +3887,8 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::_perform_drop_data() {
 		if (res.is_null()) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		Ref<Texture> texture = Ref<Texture>(res->cast_to<Texture>());
-		Ref<PackedScene> scene = Ref<PackedScene>(res->cast_to<PackedScene>());
+		Ref<Texture> texture = Ref<Texture>(Object::cast_to<Texture>(*res));
+		Ref<PackedScene> scene = Ref<PackedScene>(Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(*res));
 		if (texture != NULL) {
 			Node *child;
 			if (default_type == "Light2D")
@@ -4016,7 +4004,7 @@ void CanvasItemEditorViewport::drop_data(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p
 		button_group->get_buttons(&btn_list);
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < btn_list.size(); i++) {
-			CheckBox *check = btn_list[i]->cast_to<CheckBox>();
+			CheckBox *check = Object::cast_to<CheckBox>(btn_list[i]);
 			check->set_pressed(check->get_text() == default_type);
 		}
 		selector_label->set_text(vformat(TTR("Add %s"), default_type));
diff --git a/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 346c00df6..dd9bd6c34 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void CollisionPolygon2DEditor::edit(Node *p_collision_polygon) {
 
 	if (p_collision_polygon) {
 
-		node = p_collision_polygon->cast_to<CollisionPolygon2D>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<CollisionPolygon2D>(p_collision_polygon);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 		wip.clear();
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ CollisionPolygon2DEditor::CollisionPolygon2DEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void CollisionPolygon2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	collision_polygon_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	collision_polygon_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool CollisionPolygon2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp
index 5b364ed2c..5520d196e 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/collision_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ void CollisionPolygonEditor::edit(Node *p_collision_polygon) {
 
 	if (p_collision_polygon) {
 
-		node = p_collision_polygon->cast_to<CollisionPolygon>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<CollisionPolygon>(p_collision_polygon);
 		wip.clear();
 		wip_active = false;
 		edited_point = -1;
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ CollisionPolygonEditor::~CollisionPolygonEditor() {
 
 void CollisionPolygonEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	collision_polygon_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	collision_polygon_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool CollisionPolygonEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/collision_shape_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/collision_shape_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index fb2aa1638..945801548 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/collision_shape_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/collision_shape_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -393,21 +393,21 @@ void CollisionShape2DEditor::_get_current_shape_type() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<CapsuleShape2D>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CapsuleShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = CAPSULE_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<CircleShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<CircleShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = CIRCLE_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<ConcavePolygonShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<ConcavePolygonShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = CONCAVE_POLYGON_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<ConvexPolygonShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<ConvexPolygonShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = CONVEX_POLYGON_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<LineShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<LineShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = LINE_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<RayShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<RayShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = RAY_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<RectangleShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<RectangleShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = RECTANGLE_SHAPE;
-	} else if (s->cast_to<SegmentShape2D>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<SegmentShape2D>(*s)) {
 		shape_type = SEGMENT_SHAPE;
 	} else {
 		shape_type = -1;
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ void CollisionShape2DEditor::edit(Node *p_node) {
 	}
 
 	if (p_node) {
-		node = p_node->cast_to<CollisionShape2D>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<CollisionShape2D>(p_node);
 
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ CollisionShape2DEditor::CollisionShape2DEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void CollisionShape2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_obj) {
 
-	collision_shape_2d_editor->edit(p_obj->cast_to<Node>());
+	collision_shape_2d_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_obj));
 }
 
 bool CollisionShape2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_obj) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/cube_grid_theme_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/cube_grid_theme_editor_plugin.cpp
index 1fcd514b3..84faa8a26 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/cube_grid_theme_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/cube_grid_theme_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ void MeshLibraryEditor::_import_scene(Node *p_scene, Ref<MeshLibrary> p_library,
 
 		Node *child = p_scene->get_child(i);
 
-		if (!child->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+		if (!Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(child)) {
 			if (child->get_child_count() > 0) {
 				child = child->get_child(0);
-				if (!child->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+				if (!Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(child)) {
 					continue;
 				}
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ void MeshLibraryEditor::_import_scene(Node *p_scene, Ref<MeshLibrary> p_library,
 				continue;
 		}
 
-		MeshInstance *mi = child->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *mi = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(child);
 		Ref<Mesh> mesh = mi->get_mesh();
 		if (mesh.is_null())
 			continue;
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ void MeshLibraryEditor::_import_scene(Node *p_scene, Ref<MeshLibrary> p_library,
 		for (int j = 0; j < mi->get_child_count(); j++) {
 
 			Node *child2 = mi->get_child(j);
-			if (!child2->cast_to<StaticBody>())
+			if (!Object::cast_to<StaticBody>(child2))
 				continue;
 
-			StaticBody *sb = child2->cast_to<StaticBody>();
+			StaticBody *sb = Object::cast_to<StaticBody>(child2);
 			List<uint32_t> shapes;
 			sb->get_shape_owners(&shapes);
 
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ void MeshLibraryEditor::_import_scene(Node *p_scene, Ref<MeshLibrary> p_library,
 		Ref<NavigationMesh> navmesh;
 		for (int j = 0; j < mi->get_child_count(); j++) {
 			Node *child2 = mi->get_child(j);
-			if (!child2->cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>())
+			if (!Object::cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>(child2))
 				continue;
-			NavigationMeshInstance *sb = child2->cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>();
+			NavigationMeshInstance *sb = Object::cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>(child2);
 			navmesh = sb->get_navigation_mesh();
 			if (!navmesh.is_null())
 				break;
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ MeshLibraryEditor::MeshLibraryEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void MeshLibraryEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_node) {
 
-	if (p_node && p_node->cast_to<MeshLibrary>()) {
-		theme_editor->edit(p_node->cast_to<MeshLibrary>());
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshLibrary>(p_node)) {
+		theme_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<MeshLibrary>(p_node));
 		theme_editor->show();
 	} else
 		theme_editor->hide();
diff --git a/editor/plugins/curve_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/curve_editor_plugin.cpp
index 2d05c8eba..5f5097869 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/curve_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/curve_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -786,24 +786,24 @@ void CurveEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 	Ref<Curve> curve_ref;
 
 	if (_current_ref.is_valid()) {
-		CurveTexture *ct = _current_ref->cast_to<CurveTexture>();
+		CurveTexture *ct = Object::cast_to<CurveTexture>(*_current_ref);
 		if (ct)
 			ct->disconnect(CoreStringNames::get_singleton()->changed, this, "_curve_texture_changed");
 	}
 
 	if (p_object) {
-		Resource *res = p_object->cast_to<Resource>();
+		Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(p_object);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(res == NULL);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!handles(p_object));
 
-		_current_ref = Ref<Resource>(p_object->cast_to<Resource>());
+		_current_ref = Ref<Resource>(Object::cast_to<Resource>(p_object));
 
 		if (_current_ref.is_valid()) {
-			Curve *curve = _current_ref->cast_to<Curve>();
+			Curve *curve = Object::cast_to<Curve>(*_current_ref);
 			if (curve)
 				curve_ref = Ref<Curve>(curve);
 			else {
-				CurveTexture *ct = _current_ref->cast_to<CurveTexture>();
+				CurveTexture *ct = Object::cast_to<CurveTexture>(*_current_ref);
 				if (ct) {
 					ct->connect(CoreStringNames::get_singleton()->changed, this, "_curve_texture_changed");
 					curve_ref = ct->get_curve();
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ void CurveEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 bool CurveEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
 	// Both handled so that we can keep the curve editor open
-	return p_object->cast_to<Curve>() || p_object->cast_to<CurveTexture>();
+	return Object::cast_to<Curve>(p_object) || Object::cast_to<CurveTexture>(p_object);
 }
 
 void CurveEditorPlugin::make_visible(bool p_visible) {
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ void CurveEditorPlugin::make_visible(bool p_visible) {
 void CurveEditorPlugin::_curve_texture_changed() {
 	// If the curve is shown indirectly as a CurveTexture is edited,
 	// we need to monitor when the curve property gets assigned
-	CurveTexture *ct = _current_ref->cast_to<CurveTexture>();
+	CurveTexture *ct = Object::cast_to<CurveTexture>(*_current_ref);
 	if (ct) {
 		_view->set_curve(ct->get_curve());
 	}
diff --git a/editor/plugins/gi_probe_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/gi_probe_editor_plugin.cpp
index a8f840a8b..bac35dbdb 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/gi_probe_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/gi_probe_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void GIProbeEditorPlugin::_bake() {
 
 void GIProbeEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	GIProbe *s = p_object->cast_to<GIProbe>();
+	GIProbe *s = Object::cast_to<GIProbe>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/gradient_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/gradient_editor_plugin.cpp
index 4aaa155cf..f6e50988d 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/gradient_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/gradient_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GradientEditorPlugin::GradientEditorPlugin(EditorNode *p_node) {
 
 void GradientEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	Gradient *gradient = p_object->cast_to<Gradient>();
+	Gradient *gradient = Object::cast_to<Gradient>(p_object);
 	if (!gradient)
 		return;
 	gradient_ref = Ref<Gradient>(gradient);
diff --git a/editor/plugins/item_list_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/item_list_editor_plugin.cpp
index f567abc5b..99eb02c5d 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/item_list_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/item_list_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void ItemListPlugin::_get_property_list(List<PropertyInfo> *p_list) const {
 
 void ItemListOptionButtonPlugin::set_object(Object *p_object) {
 
-	ob = p_object->cast_to<OptionButton>();
+	ob = Object::cast_to<OptionButton>(p_object);
 }
 
 bool ItemListOptionButtonPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ ItemListOptionButtonPlugin::ItemListOptionButtonPlugin() {
 void ItemListPopupMenuPlugin::set_object(Object *p_object) {
 
 	if (p_object->is_class("MenuButton"))
-		pp = p_object->cast_to<MenuButton>()->get_popup();
+		pp = Object::cast_to<MenuButton>(p_object)->get_popup();
 	else
-		pp = p_object->cast_to<PopupMenu>();
+		pp = Object::cast_to<PopupMenu>(p_object);
 }
 
 bool ItemListPopupMenuPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ ItemListPopupMenuPlugin::ItemListPopupMenuPlugin() {
 
 void ItemListItemListPlugin::set_object(Object *p_object) {
 
-	pp = p_object->cast_to<ItemList>();
+	pp = Object::cast_to<ItemList>(p_object);
 }
 
 bool ItemListItemListPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ ItemListEditor::~ItemListEditor() {
 
 void ItemListEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	item_list_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	item_list_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool ItemListEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/light_occluder_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/light_occluder_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index a7a20e71f..14d9f3991 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/light_occluder_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/light_occluder_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void LightOccluder2DEditor::edit(Node *p_collision_polygon) {
 
 	if (p_collision_polygon) {
 
-		node = p_collision_polygon->cast_to<LightOccluder2D>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<LightOccluder2D>(p_collision_polygon);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 		wip.clear();
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ LightOccluder2DEditor::LightOccluder2DEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void LightOccluder2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	collision_polygon_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	collision_polygon_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool LightOccluder2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/line_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/line_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 41327fb07..36e2999fe 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/line_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/line_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void Line2DEditor::edit(Node *p_line2d) {
 		canvas_item_editor = CanvasItemEditor::get_singleton();
 
 	if (p_line2d) {
-		node = p_line2d->cast_to<Line2D>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<Line2D>(p_line2d);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 		if (!node->is_connected("visibility_changed", this, "_node_visibility_changed"))
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ Line2DEditor::Line2DEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 void Line2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
-	line2d_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	line2d_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool Line2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/material_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/material_editor_plugin.cpp
index 179ef27ed..751f39e55 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/material_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/material_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ MaterialEditor::MaterialEditor() {
 
 void MaterialEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	Material * s = p_object->cast_to<Material>();
+	Material * s = Object::cast_to<Material>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/mesh_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/mesh_editor_plugin.cpp
index 23b19e61b..c87f27434 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/mesh_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/mesh_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ MeshEditor::MeshEditor() {
 
 void MeshEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	Mesh *s = p_object->cast_to<Mesh>();
+	Mesh *s = Object::cast_to<Mesh>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp
index 49498d0fa..06fca06ba 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/mesh_instance_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void MeshInstanceEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				MeshInstance *instance = E->get()->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+				MeshInstance *instance = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(E->get());
 				if (!instance)
 					continue;
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ MeshInstanceEditor::MeshInstanceEditor() {
 
 void MeshInstanceEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	mesh_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<MeshInstance>());
+	mesh_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool MeshInstanceEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/multimesh_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/multimesh_editor_plugin.cpp
index a9689cce5..6ecb49b16 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/multimesh_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/multimesh_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void MultiMeshEditor::_populate() {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		MeshInstance *ms_instance = ms_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+		MeshInstance *ms_instance = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(ms_node);
 
 		if (!ms_instance) {
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void MultiMeshEditor::_populate() {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	GeometryInstance *ss_instance = ss_node->cast_to<MeshInstance>();
+	GeometryInstance *ss_instance = Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(ss_node);
 
 	if (!ss_instance) {
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void MultiMeshEditor::_populate() {
 	ERR_EXPLAIN("Multimesh not present.");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(multimesh.is_null());
 
-	VisualInstance *vi = get_parent()->cast_to<VisualInstance>();
+	VisualInstance *vi = Object::cast_to<VisualInstance>(get_parent());
 	ERR_EXPLAIN("Parent is not of type VisualInstance, can't be populated.");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!vi);
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ MultiMeshEditor::MultiMeshEditor() {
 
 void MultiMeshEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	multimesh_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<MultiMeshInstance>());
+	multimesh_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<MultiMeshInstance>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool MultiMeshEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/navigation_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/navigation_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp
index 725e57fe0..663db26ac 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/navigation_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/navigation_polygon_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void NavigationPolygonEditor::edit(Node *p_collision_polygon) {
 
 	if (p_collision_polygon) {
 
-		node = p_collision_polygon->cast_to<NavigationPolygonInstance>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<NavigationPolygonInstance>(p_collision_polygon);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 		wip.clear();
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ NavigationPolygonEditor::NavigationPolygonEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void NavigationPolygonEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	collision_polygon_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	collision_polygon_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool NavigationPolygonEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index a759e5892..076e27c74 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/particles_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,10 @@
 #include "io/image_loader.h"
 #include "scene/3d/particles.h"
 #include "scene/gui/separator.h"
+
 void Particles2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	if (p_object) {
-		particles = p_object->cast_to<Particles2D>();
-	} else {
-		particles = NULL;
-	}
+	particles = Object::cast_to<Particles2D>(p_object);
 }
 
 bool Particles2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp
index 1e3723a91..ef959682c 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/particles_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void ParticlesEditor::_node_selected(const NodePath &p_path) {
 	if (!sel)
 		return;
 
-	VisualInstance *vi = sel->cast_to<VisualInstance>();
+	VisualInstance *vi = Object::cast_to<VisualInstance>(sel);
 	if (!vi) {
 
 		err_dialog->set_text(TTR("Node does not contain geometry."));
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void ParticlesEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			/*
 			Node *root = get_scene()->get_root_node();
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(!root);
-			EditorNode *en = root->cast_to<EditorNode>();
+			EditorNode *en = Object::cast_to<EditorNode>(root);
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(!en);
 			Node * node = en->get_edited_scene();
 */
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ ParticlesEditor::ParticlesEditor() {
 
 void ParticlesEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	particles_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Particles>());
+	particles_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Particles>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool ParticlesEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 3a210f3fe..693614b55 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/path_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void Path2DEditor::edit(Node *p_path2d) {
 
 	if (p_path2d) {
 
-		node = p_path2d->cast_to<Path2D>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<Path2D>(p_path2d);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 		if (!node->is_connected("visibility_changed", this, "_node_visibility_changed"))
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ Path2DEditor::Path2DEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void Path2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	path2d_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	path2d_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool Path2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/path_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/path_editor_plugin.cpp
index 96a98f3c4..45343ec2d 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/path_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/path_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ PathSpatialGizmo::PathSpatialGizmo(Path *p_path) {
 
 Ref<SpatialEditorGizmo> PathEditorPlugin::create_spatial_gizmo(Spatial *p_spatial) {
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Path>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Path>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		return memnew(PathSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Path>()));
+		return memnew(PathSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Path>(p_spatial)));
 	}
 
 	return Ref<SpatialEditorGizmo>();
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ bool PathEditorPlugin::forward_spatial_gui_input(Camera *p_camera, const Ref<Inp
 void PathEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 	if (p_object) {
-		path = p_object->cast_to<Path>();
+		path = Object::cast_to<Path>(p_object);
 		if (path) {
 
 			if (path->get_curve().is_valid()) {
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void PathEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 			pre->get_curve()->emit_signal("changed");
 		}
 	}
-	//collision_polygon_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	//collision_polygon_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool PathEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
index 24ccdcd44..74df553bd 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/polygon_2d_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ void Polygon2DEditor::edit(Node *p_collision_polygon) {
 
 	if (p_collision_polygon) {
 
-		node = p_collision_polygon->cast_to<Polygon2D>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<Polygon2D>(p_collision_polygon);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->get_viewport_control()->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ Polygon2DEditor::Polygon2DEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void Polygon2DEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	collision_polygon_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	collision_polygon_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool Polygon2DEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/resource_preloader_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/resource_preloader_editor_plugin.cpp
index ccefbc184..001db2cbc 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/resource_preloader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/resource_preloader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ ResourcePreloaderEditor::ResourcePreloaderEditor() {
 void ResourcePreloaderEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 	preloader_editor->set_undo_redo(&get_undo_redo());
-	ResourcePreloader *s = p_object->cast_to<ResourcePreloader>();
+	ResourcePreloader *s = Object::cast_to<ResourcePreloader>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/rich_text_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/rich_text_editor_plugin.cpp
index 07c0cced4..2a6474023 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/rich_text_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/rich_text_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void RichTextEditor::_bind_methods() {
 
 void RichTextEditor::edit(Node *p_rich_text) {
 
-	node = p_rich_text->cast_to<RichTextLabel>();
+	node = Object::cast_to<RichTextLabel>(p_rich_text);
 }
 RichTextEditor::RichTextEditor() {
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ RichTextEditor::RichTextEditor() {
 
 void RichTextEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	rich_text_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	rich_text_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool RichTextEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/sample_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/sample_editor_plugin.cpp
index 2dd6de168..f6f776f67 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sample_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/sample_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ SampleEditor::SampleEditor() {
 
 void SampleEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	Sample * s = p_object->cast_to<Sample>();
+	Sample * s = Object::cast_to<Sample>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/sample_library_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/sample_library_editor_plugin.cpp
index 3deb63449..761301610 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sample_library_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/sample_library_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void SampleLibraryEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 	if (p_what==NOTIFICATION_PROCESS) {
 		if (is_playing && !player->is_active()) {
-			TreeItem *tl=last_sample_playing->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+			TreeItem *tl=Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(last_sample_playing);
 			tl->set_button(0,0,get_icon("Play","EditorIcons"));
 			is_playing = false;
 			set_process(false);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void SampleLibraryEditor::_load_pressed() {
 
 void SampleLibraryEditor::_button_pressed(Object *p_item,int p_column, int p_id) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti=p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti=Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	String name = ti->get_text(0);
 
 	if (p_column==0) { // Play/Stop
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void SampleLibraryEditor::_button_pressed(Object *p_item,int p_column, int p_id)
 		} else {
 			player->stop_all();
 			if(last_sample_playing != p_item){
-				TreeItem *tl=last_sample_playing->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+				TreeItem *tl=Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(last_sample_playing);
 				tl->set_button(p_column,0,get_icon("Play","EditorIcons"));
 				btn_type = TTR("Stop");
 				player->play(name,true);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ SampleLibraryEditor::SampleLibraryEditor() {
 void SampleLibraryEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 	sample_library_editor->set_undo_redo(&get_undo_redo());
-	SampleLibrary * s = p_object->cast_to<SampleLibrary>();
+	SampleLibrary * s = Object::cast_to<SampleLibrary>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/sample_player_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/sample_player_editor_plugin.cpp
index ea9b646a9..821c7ecc0 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sample_player_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/sample_player_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ SamplePlayerEditor::SamplePlayerEditor() {
 
 void SamplePlayerEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	sample_player_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	sample_player_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool SamplePlayerEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index e8770febd..5b0891e0c 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ ScriptEditor *ScriptEditor::script_editor = NULL;
 
 String ScriptEditor::_get_debug_tooltip(const String &p_text, Node *_se) {
 
-	//ScriptEditorBase *se=_se->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	//ScriptEditorBase *se=Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(_se);
 
 	String val = debugger->get_var_value(p_text);
 	if (val != String()) {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_breaked(bool p_breaked, bool p_can_debug) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se) {
 
 			continue;
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_goto_script_line2(int p_line) {
 	if (selected < 0 || selected >= tab_container->get_child_count())
 		return;
 
-	ScriptEditorBase *current = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *current = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 	if (!current)
 		return;
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_goto_script_line(REF p_script, int p_line) {
 
 	if (bool(EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get("text_editor/external/use_external_editor"))) {
 
-		Ref<Script> script = p_script->cast_to<Script>();
+		Ref<Script> script = Object::cast_to<Script>(*p_script);
 		if (!script.is_null() && script->get_path().is_resource_file())
 			edit(p_script, p_line, 0);
 	}
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_goto_script_line(REF p_script, int p_line) {
 	if (selected < 0 || selected >= tab_container->get_child_count())
 		return;
 
-	ScriptEditorBase *current = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *current = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 	if (!current)
 		return;
 
@@ -346,13 +346,13 @@ void ScriptEditor::_save_history() {
 
 		Node *n = tab_container->get_current_tab_control();
 
-		if (n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)) {
 
-			history[history_pos].state = n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_edit_state();
+			history[history_pos].state = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)->get_edit_state();
 		}
-		if (n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)) {
 
-			history[history_pos].state = n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->get_scroll();
+			history[history_pos].state = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)->get_scroll();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -369,10 +369,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_save_history() {
 
 void ScriptEditor::_go_to_tab(int p_idx) {
 
-	Node *cn = tab_container->get_child(p_idx);
-	if (!cn)
-		return;
-	Control *c = cn->cast_to<Control>();
+	Control *c = Object::cast_to<Control>(tab_container->get_child(p_idx));
 	if (!c)
 		return;
 
@@ -380,13 +377,13 @@ void ScriptEditor::_go_to_tab(int p_idx) {
 
 		Node *n = tab_container->get_current_tab_control();
 
-		if (n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)) {
 
-			history[history_pos].state = n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_edit_state();
+			history[history_pos].state = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)->get_edit_state();
 		}
-		if (n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)) {
 
-			history[history_pos].state = n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->get_scroll();
+			history[history_pos].state = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)->get_scroll();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -402,21 +399,21 @@ void ScriptEditor::_go_to_tab(int p_idx) {
 
 	c = tab_container->get_current_tab_control();
 
-	if (c->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(c)) {
 
-		script_name_label->set_text(c->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_name());
-		script_icon->set_texture(c->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_icon());
+		script_name_label->set_text(Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(c)->get_name());
+		script_icon->set_texture(Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(c)->get_icon());
 		if (is_visible_in_tree())
-			c->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->ensure_focus();
+			Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(c)->ensure_focus();
 
-		notify_script_changed(c->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_edited_script());
+		notify_script_changed(Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(c)->get_edited_script());
 	}
-	if (c->cast_to<EditorHelp>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(c)) {
 
-		script_name_label->set_text(c->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->get_class());
+		script_name_label->set_text(Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(c)->get_class());
 		script_icon->set_texture(get_icon("Help", "EditorIcons"));
 		if (is_visible_in_tree())
-			c->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->set_focused();
+			Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(c)->set_focused();
 	}
 
 	c->set_meta("__editor_pass", ++edit_pass);
@@ -508,7 +505,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_close_tab(int p_idx, bool p_save) {
 		return;
 
 	Node *tselected = tab_container->get_child(selected);
-	ScriptEditorBase *current = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *current = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 	if (current) {
 		_add_recent_script(current->get_edited_script()->get_path());
 		if (p_save) {
@@ -517,7 +514,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_close_tab(int p_idx, bool p_save) {
 		current->clear_edit_menu();
 		notify_script_close(current->get_edited_script());
 	} else {
-		EditorHelp *help = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *help = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 		_add_recent_script(help->get_class());
 	}
 
@@ -575,7 +572,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_close_docs_tab() {
 	int child_count = tab_container->get_child_count();
 	for (int i = child_count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
-		EditorHelp *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *se = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 
 		if (se) {
 			_close_tab(i);
@@ -589,7 +586,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_close_all_tabs() {
 	for (int i = child_count - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
 		tab_container->set_current_tab(i);
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 
 		if (se) {
 
@@ -615,7 +612,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_resave_scripts(const String &p_str) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 
@@ -647,7 +644,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_reload_scripts() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se) {
 
 			continue;
@@ -684,7 +681,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_res_saved_callback(const Ref<Resource> &p_res) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se) {
 
 			continue;
@@ -727,7 +724,7 @@ bool ScriptEditor::_test_script_times_on_disk(Ref<Script> p_for_script) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (se) {
 
 			Ref<Script> script = se->get_edited_script();
@@ -791,7 +788,7 @@ Ref<Script> ScriptEditor::_get_current_script() {
 	if (selected < 0 || selected >= tab_container->get_child_count())
 		return NULL;
 
-	ScriptEditorBase *current = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *current = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 	if (current) {
 		return current->get_edited_script();
 	} else {
@@ -865,7 +862,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			String current;
 
 			if (tab_container->get_tab_count() > 0) {
-				EditorHelp *eh = tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab())->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+				EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab()));
 				if (eh) {
 					current = eh->get_class();
 				}
@@ -919,7 +916,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 	if (selected < 0 || selected >= tab_container->get_child_count())
 		return;
 
-	ScriptEditorBase *current = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *current = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 	if (current) {
 
 		switch (p_option) {
@@ -956,7 +953,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 						current->convert_indent_to_tabs();
 					}
 				}
-				editor->push_item(current->get_edited_script()->cast_to<Object>());
+				editor->push_item(Object::cast_to<Object>(current->get_edited_script().ptr()));
 				editor->save_resource_as(current->get_edited_script());
 
 			} break;
@@ -1035,7 +1032,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 		}
 	} else {
 
-		EditorHelp *help = tab_container->get_current_tab_control()->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *help = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_current_tab_control());
 		if (help) {
 
 			switch (p_option) {
@@ -1139,7 +1136,7 @@ bool ScriptEditor::can_take_away_focus() const {
 	if (selected < 0 || selected >= tab_container->get_child_count())
 		return true;
 
-	ScriptEditorBase *current = tab_container->get_child(selected)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *current = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(selected));
 	if (!current)
 		return true;
 
@@ -1150,7 +1147,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::close_builtin_scripts_from_scene(const String &p_scene) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 
 		if (se) {
 
@@ -1205,7 +1202,7 @@ Dictionary ScriptEditor::get_state() const {
 
 	for(int i=0;i<tab_container->get_child_count();i++) {
 
-		ScriptTextEditor *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptTextEditor>();
+		ScriptTextEditor *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptTextEditor>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1281,7 +1278,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::clear() {
 	List<ScriptTextEditor*> stes;
 	for(int i=0;i<tab_container->get_child_count();i++) {
 
-		ScriptTextEditor *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptTextEditor>();
+		ScriptTextEditor *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptTextEditor>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 		stes.push_back(se);
@@ -1309,7 +1306,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::get_breakpoints(List<String> *p_breakpoints) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1335,10 +1332,8 @@ void ScriptEditor::ensure_focus_current() {
 	if (cidx < 0 || cidx >= tab_container->get_tab_count())
 		return;
 
-	Control *c = tab_container->get_child(cidx)->cast_to<Control>();
-	if (!c)
-		return;
-	ScriptEditorBase *se = c->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	Control *c = Object::cast_to<Control>(tab_container->get_child(cidx));
+	ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(c);
 	if (!se)
 		return;
 	se->ensure_focus();
@@ -1346,7 +1341,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::ensure_focus_current() {
 
 void ScriptEditor::_members_overview_selected(int p_idx) {
 	Node *current = tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab());
-	ScriptEditorBase *se = current->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(current);
 	if (!se) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1368,7 +1363,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::ensure_select_current() {
 
 		Node *current = tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab());
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = current->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(current);
 		if (se) {
 
 			Ref<Script> script = se->get_edited_script();
@@ -1380,7 +1375,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::ensure_select_current() {
 			//search_menu->show();
 		}
 
-		EditorHelp *eh = current->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(current);
 
 		if (eh) {
 			//edit_menu->hide();
@@ -1430,7 +1425,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_members_overview_visibility() {
 		return;
 
 	Node *current = tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab());
-	ScriptEditorBase *se = current->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(current);
 	if (!se) {
 		members_overview->set_visible(false);
 		return;
@@ -1451,7 +1446,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_members_overview() {
 		return;
 
 	Node *current = tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab());
-	ScriptEditorBase *se = current->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+	ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(current);
 	if (!se) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1525,7 +1520,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_script_names() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (se) {
 
 			String name = se->get_name();
@@ -1568,7 +1563,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_script_names() {
 			sedata.push_back(sd);
 		}
 
-		EditorHelp *eh = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (eh) {
 
 			String name = eh->get_class();
@@ -1663,7 +1658,7 @@ bool ScriptEditor::edit(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p_col, bool
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1733,7 +1728,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::save_all_scripts() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1771,7 +1766,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::apply_scripts() const {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 		se->apply_code();
@@ -1802,7 +1797,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_editor_stop() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se) {
 
 			continue;
@@ -1823,7 +1818,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_add_callback(Object *p_obj, const String &p_function, const
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 		if (se->get_edited_script() != script)
@@ -1874,7 +1869,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_editor_settings_changed() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1977,7 +1972,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::get_window_layout(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (se) {
 
 			String path = se->get_edited_script()->get_path();
@@ -1987,7 +1982,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::get_window_layout(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout) {
 			scripts.push_back(path);
 		}
 
-		EditorHelp *eh = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 
 		if (eh) {
 
@@ -2007,7 +2002,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_help_class_open(const String &p_class) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		EditorHelp *eh = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 
 		if (eh && eh->get_class() == p_class) {
 
@@ -2034,7 +2029,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_help_class_goto(const String &p_desc) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		EditorHelp *eh = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
+		EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 
 		if (eh && eh->get_class() == cname) {
 
@@ -2062,7 +2057,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_selected_editor_menu() {
 
 		bool current = tab_container->get_current_tab() == i;
 
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (se && se->get_edit_menu()) {
 
 			if (current)
@@ -2072,10 +2067,7 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_selected_editor_menu() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	EditorHelp *eh = NULL;
-	if (tab_container->get_current_tab_control())
-		eh = tab_container->get_current_tab_control()->cast_to<EditorHelp>();
-
+	EditorHelp *eh = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(tab_container->get_current_tab_control());
 	if (eh) {
 		script_search_menu->show();
 	} else {
@@ -2087,13 +2079,13 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_history_pos(int p_new_pos) {
 
 	Node *n = tab_container->get_current_tab_control();
 
-	if (n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)) {
 
-		history[history_pos].state = n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_edit_state();
+		history[history_pos].state = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)->get_edit_state();
 	}
-	if (n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)) {
 
-		history[history_pos].state = n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->get_scroll();
+		history[history_pos].state = Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)->get_scroll();
 	}
 
 	history_pos = p_new_pos;
@@ -2101,18 +2093,18 @@ void ScriptEditor::_update_history_pos(int p_new_pos) {
 
 	n = history[history_pos].control;
 
-	if (n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)) {
 
-		n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->set_edit_state(history[history_pos].state);
-		n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->ensure_focus();
+		Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)->set_edit_state(history[history_pos].state);
+		Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)->ensure_focus();
 
-		notify_script_changed(n->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>()->get_edited_script());
+		notify_script_changed(Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(n)->get_edited_script());
 	}
 
-	if (n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)) {
 
-		n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->set_scroll(history[history_pos].state);
-		n->cast_to<EditorHelp>()->set_focused();
+		Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)->set_scroll(history[history_pos].state);
+		Object::cast_to<EditorHelp>(n)->set_focused();
 	}
 
 	n->set_meta("__editor_pass", ++edit_pass);
@@ -2140,7 +2132,7 @@ Vector<Ref<Script> > ScriptEditor::get_open_scripts() const {
 	Vector<Ref<Script> > out_scripts = Vector<Ref<Script> >();
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < tab_container->get_child_count(); i++) {
-		ScriptEditorBase *se = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>();
+		ScriptEditorBase *se = Object::cast_to<ScriptEditorBase>(tab_container->get_child(i));
 		if (!se)
 			continue;
 		out_scripts.push_back(se->get_edited_script());
@@ -2510,17 +2502,17 @@ ScriptEditor::~ScriptEditor() {
 
 void ScriptEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	if (!p_object->cast_to<Script>())
+	if (!Object::cast_to<Script>(p_object))
 		return;
 
-	script_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Script>());
+	script_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Script>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool ScriptEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
 
-	if (p_object->cast_to<Script>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Script>(p_object)) {
 
-		bool valid = _can_open_in_editor(p_object->cast_to<Script>());
+		bool valid = _can_open_in_editor(Object::cast_to<Script>(p_object));
 
 		if (!valid) { //user tried to open it by clicking
 			EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning(TTR("Built-in scripts can only be edited when the scene they belong to is loaded"));
diff --git a/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
index bad88979a..251416f85 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/shader_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Dictionary ShaderEditor::get_state() const {
 
 	for(int i=0;i<tab_container->get_child_count();i++) {
 
-		ShaderTextEditor *ste = tab_container->get_child(i)->cast_to<ShaderTextEditor>();
+		ShaderTextEditor *ste = tab_container->Object::cast_to<ShaderTextEditor>(get_child(i));
 		if (!ste)
 			continue;
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ void ShaderEditor::ensure_select_current() {
 	/*
 	if (tab_container->get_child_count() && tab_container->get_current_tab()>=0) {
 
-		ShaderTextEditor *ste = tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab())->cast_to<ShaderTextEditor>();
+		ShaderTextEditor *ste = Object::cast_to<ShaderTextEditor>(tab_container->get_child(tab_container->get_current_tab()));
 		if (!ste)
 			return;
 		Ref<Shader> shader = ste->get_edited_shader();
@@ -486,16 +486,16 @@ ShaderEditor::ShaderEditor() {
 
 void ShaderEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	Shader *s = p_object->cast_to<Shader>();
+	Shader *s = Object::cast_to<Shader>(p_object);
 	shader_editor->edit(s);
 }
 
 bool ShaderEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
 
 	bool handles = true;
-	Shader *shader = p_object->cast_to<Shader>();
+	Shader *shader = Object::cast_to<Shader>(p_object);
 	/*
-	if (!shader || shader->cast_to<ShaderGraph>()) // Don't handle ShaderGraph's
+	if (Object::cast_to<ShaderGraph>(shader)) // Don't handle ShaderGraph's
 		handles = false;
 	*/
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/shader_graph_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/shader_graph_editor_plugin.cpp
index 5506c035e..7ad32464a 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/shader_graph_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/shader_graph_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_vec_input_changed(double p_value, int p_id,Array p_arr){
 void ShaderGraphView::_xform_input_changed(int p_id, Node *p_button){
 
 
-	ToolButton *tb = p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+	ToolButton *tb = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(p_button);
 	ped_popup->set_position(tb->get_global_position()+Vector2(0,tb->get_size().height));
 	ped_popup->set_size(tb->get_size());
 	edited_id=p_id;
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_xform_input_changed(int p_id, Node *p_button){
 }
 void ShaderGraphView::_xform_const_changed(int p_id, Node *p_button){
 
-	ToolButton *tb = p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+	ToolButton *tb = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(p_button);
 	ped_popup->set_position(tb->get_global_position()+Vector2(0,tb->get_size().height));
 	ped_popup->set_size(tb->get_size());
 	edited_id=p_id;
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_variant_edited() {
 void ShaderGraphView::_comment_edited(int p_id,Node* p_button) {
 
 	UndoRedo *ur=EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
-	TextEdit *te=p_button->cast_to<TextEdit>();
+	TextEdit *te=Object::cast_to<TextEdit>(p_button);
 	ur->create_action(TTR("Change Comment"),UndoRedo::MERGE_ENDS);
 	ur->add_do_method(graph.ptr(),"comment_node_set_text",type,p_id,te->get_text());
 	ur->add_undo_method(graph.ptr(),"comment_node_set_text",type,p_id,graph->comment_node_get_text(type,p_id));
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_comment_edited(int p_id,Node* p_button) {
 
 void ShaderGraphView::_color_ramp_changed(int p_id,Node* p_ramp) {
 
-	GraphColorRampEdit *cr=p_ramp->cast_to<GraphColorRampEdit>();
+	GraphColorRampEdit *cr=Object::cast_to<GraphColorRampEdit>(p_ramp);
 
 	UndoRedo *ur=EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
 
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_color_ramp_changed(int p_id,Node* p_ramp) {
 
 void ShaderGraphView::_curve_changed(int p_id,Node* p_curve) {
 
-	GraphCurveMapEdit *cr=p_curve->cast_to<GraphCurveMapEdit>();
+	GraphCurveMapEdit *cr=Object::cast_to<GraphCurveMapEdit>(p_curve);
 
 	UndoRedo *ur=EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
 
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_curve_changed(int p_id,Node* p_curve) {
 
 void ShaderGraphView::_input_name_changed(const String& p_name, int p_id, Node *p_line_edit) {
 
-	LineEdit *le=p_line_edit->cast_to<LineEdit>();
+	LineEdit *le=Object::cast_to<LineEdit>(p_line_edit);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!le);
 
 	UndoRedo *ur=EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_undo_redo();
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_input_name_changed(const String& p_name, int p_id, Node *
 
 void ShaderGraphView::_tex_edited(int p_id,Node* p_button) {
 
-	ToolButton *tb = p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+	ToolButton *tb = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(p_button);
 	ped_popup->set_position(tb->get_global_position()+Vector2(0,tb->get_size().height));
 	ped_popup->set_size(tb->get_size());
 	edited_id=p_id;
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_tex_edited(int p_id,Node* p_button) {
 
 void ShaderGraphView::_cube_edited(int p_id,Node* p_button) {
 
-	ToolButton *tb = p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+	ToolButton *tb = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(p_button);
 	ped_popup->set_position(tb->get_global_position()+Vector2(0,tb->get_size().height));
 	ped_popup->set_size(tb->get_size());
 	edited_id=p_id;
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_delete_nodes_request()
 
 void ShaderGraphView::_default_changed(int p_id, Node *p_button, int p_param, int v_type, String p_hint)
 {
-	ToolButton *tb = p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+	ToolButton *tb = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(p_button);
 	ped_popup->set_position(tb->get_global_position()+Vector2(0,tb->get_size().height));
 	ped_popup->set_size(tb->get_size());
 	edited_id=p_id;
@@ -2530,7 +2530,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::_sg_updated() {
 
 Variant ShaderGraphView::get_drag_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, Control *p_from)
 {
-	TextureRect* frame = p_from->cast_to<TextureRect>();
+	TextureRect* frame = Object::cast_to<TextureRect>(p_from);
 	if (!frame)
 		return Variant();
 
@@ -2556,7 +2556,7 @@ bool ShaderGraphView::can_drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_d
 
 			if (val.get_type()==Variant::OBJECT) {
 				RES res = val;
-				if (res.is_valid() && res->cast_to<Texture>())
+				if (res.is_valid() && Object::cast_to<Texture>(res))
 					return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ void ShaderGraphView::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data,
 	if (!can_drop_data_fw(p_point, p_data, p_from))
 		return;
 
-	TextureRect *frame = p_from->cast_to<TextureRect>();
+	TextureRect *frame = Object::cast_to<TextureRect>(p_from);
 	if (!frame)
 		return;
 
@@ -2590,20 +2590,20 @@ void ShaderGraphView::drop_data_fw(const Point2 &p_point, const Variant &p_data,
 			if (val.get_type()==Variant::OBJECT) {
 				RES res = val;
 				if (res.is_valid())
-					tex = Ref<Texture>(res->cast_to<Texture>());
+					tex = Ref<Texture>(Object::cast_to<Texture>(*res));
 			}
 		}
 		else if (d["type"] == "files" && d.has("files")) {
 			Vector<String> files = d["files"];
 			RES res = ResourceLoader::load(files[0]);
 			if (res.is_valid())
-				tex = Ref<Texture>(res->cast_to<Texture>());
+				tex = Ref<Texture>(Object::cast_to<Texture>(*res));
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (!tex.is_valid()) return;
 
-	GraphNode *gn = frame->get_parent()->cast_to<GraphNode>();
+	GraphNode *gn = Object::cast_to<GraphNode>(frame->get_parent());
 	if (!gn) return;
 
 	int id = -1;
@@ -2896,12 +2896,12 @@ ShaderGraphEditor::ShaderGraphEditor(bool p_2d) {
 
 void ShaderGraphEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	shader_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<ShaderGraph>());
+	shader_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<ShaderGraph>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool ShaderGraphEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
 
-	ShaderGraph *shader=p_object->cast_to<ShaderGraph>();
+	ShaderGraph *shader=Object::cast_to<ShaderGraph>(p_object);
 	if (!shader)
 		return false;
 	if (_2d)
diff --git a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
index 1d25f9e56..c4e405053 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ int SpatialEditorViewport::get_selected_count() const {
 
 	for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Spatial *sp = E->key()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->key());
 		if (!sp)
 			continue;
 
@@ -218,11 +218,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_select_clicked(bool p_append, bool p_single) {
 	if (!clicked)
 		return;
 
-	Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(clicked);
-	if (!obj)
-		return;
-
-	Spatial *sp = obj->cast_to<Spatial>();
+	Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(ObjectDB::get_instance(clicked));
 	if (!sp)
 		return;
 
@@ -271,11 +267,7 @@ ObjectID SpatialEditorViewport::_select_ray(const Point2 &p_pos, bool p_append,
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < instances.size(); i++) {
 
-		Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(instances[i]);
-		if (!obj)
-			continue;
-
-		Spatial *spat = obj->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *spat = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(ObjectDB::get_instance(instances[i]));
 
 		if (!spat)
 			continue;
@@ -290,7 +282,7 @@ ObjectID SpatialEditorViewport::_select_ray(const Point2 &p_pos, bool p_append,
 			while ((subscene_candidate->get_owner() != NULL) && (subscene_candidate->get_owner() != editor->get_edited_scene()))
 				subscene_candidate = subscene_candidate->get_owner();
 
-			spat = subscene_candidate->cast_to<Spatial>();
+			spat = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(subscene_candidate);
 			if (spat && (spat->get_filename() != "") && (subscene_candidate->get_owner() != NULL)) {
 				subscenes.push_back(spat);
 				subscenes_positions.push_back(source_click_spatial_pos);
@@ -365,12 +357,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_find_items_at_pos(const Point2 &p_pos, bool &r_incl
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < instances.size(); i++) {
 
-		Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(instances[i]);
-
-		if (!obj)
-			continue;
-
-		Spatial *spat = obj->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *spat = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(ObjectDB::get_instance(instances[i]));
 
 		if (!spat)
 			continue;
@@ -480,10 +467,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_select_region() {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < instances.size(); i++) {
 
-		Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(instances[i]);
-		if (!obj)
-			continue;
-		Spatial *sp = obj->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(ObjectDB::get_instance(instances[i]));
 		if (!sp)
 			continue;
 
@@ -524,7 +508,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_compute_edit(const Point2 &p_point) {
 	//int nc=0;
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 		if (!sp)
 			continue;
 
@@ -796,7 +780,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 					for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-						Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+						Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 						if (!sp)
 							continue;
 
@@ -967,22 +951,18 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 					if (clicked && gizmo_handle >= 0) {
 
-						Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(clicked);
-						if (obj) {
-
-							Spatial *spa = obj->cast_to<Spatial>();
-							if (spa) {
+						Spatial *spa = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(ObjectDB::get_instance(clicked));
+						if (spa) {
 
-								Ref<SpatialEditorGizmo> seg = spa->get_gizmo();
-								if (seg.is_valid()) {
+							Ref<SpatialEditorGizmo> seg = spa->get_gizmo();
+							if (seg.is_valid()) {
 
-									_edit.gizmo = seg;
-									_edit.gizmo_handle = gizmo_handle;
-									//_edit.gizmo_initial_pos=seg->get_handle_pos(gizmo_handle);
-									_edit.gizmo_initial_value = seg->get_handle_value(gizmo_handle);
-									//print_line("GIZMO: "+itos(gizmo_handle)+" FROMPOS: "+_edit.orig_gizmo_pos);
-									break;
-								}
+								_edit.gizmo = seg;
+								_edit.gizmo_handle = gizmo_handle;
+								//_edit.gizmo_initial_pos=seg->get_handle_pos(gizmo_handle);
+								_edit.gizmo_initial_value = seg->get_handle_value(gizmo_handle);
+								//print_line("GIZMO: "+itos(gizmo_handle)+" FROMPOS: "+_edit.orig_gizmo_pos);
+								break;
 							}
 						}
 						//_compute_edit(Point2(b.x,b.y)); //in case a motion happens..
@@ -1018,7 +998,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 						for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-							Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+							Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 							if (!sp)
 								continue;
 
@@ -1162,7 +1142,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 						for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-							Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+							Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 							if (!sp)
 								continue;
 
@@ -1236,7 +1216,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 								Spatial *node = NULL;
 								for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-									Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+									Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 									if (!sp) {
 										continue;
 									}
@@ -1264,7 +1244,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 						for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-							Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+							Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 							if (!sp) {
 								continue;
 							}
@@ -1334,7 +1314,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 						for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-							Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+							Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 							if (!sp)
 								continue;
 
@@ -1569,7 +1549,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_sinput(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event) {
 
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+				Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 				if (!sp)
 					continue;
 
@@ -1626,13 +1606,13 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_update_freelook(real_t delta) {
 	Vector3 right = camera->get_transform().basis.xform(Vector3(1, 0, 0));
 	Vector3 up = camera->get_transform().basis.xform(Vector3(0, 1, 0));
 
-	int key_left = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_left")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
-	int key_right = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_right")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
-	int key_forward = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_forward")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
-	int key_backwards = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_backwards")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
-	int key_up = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_up")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
-	int key_down = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_down")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
-	int key_speed_modifier = ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_speed_modifier")->get_shortcut()->cast_to<InputEventKey>()->get_scancode();
+	int key_left = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_left")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
+	int key_right = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_right")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
+	int key_forward = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_forward")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
+	int key_backwards = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_backwards")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
+	int key_up = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_up")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
+	int key_down = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_down")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
+	int key_speed_modifier = Object::cast_to<InputEventKey>(ED_GET_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_speed_modifier")->get_shortcut().ptr())->get_scancode();
 
 	Vector3 velocity;
 	bool pressed = false;
@@ -1739,7 +1719,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 		for (Map<Node *, Object *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-			Spatial *sp = E->key()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+			Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->key());
 			if (!sp)
 				continue;
 
@@ -1747,7 +1727,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_notification(int p_what) {
 			if (!se)
 				continue;
 
-			VisualInstance *vi = sp->cast_to<VisualInstance>();
+			VisualInstance *vi = Object::cast_to<VisualInstance>(sp);
 
 			if (se->aabb.has_no_surface()) {
 
@@ -2037,7 +2017,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::_menu_option(int p_option) {
 			undo_redo->create_action(TTR("Align with view"));
 			for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-				Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+				Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 				if (!sp)
 					continue;
 
@@ -2327,8 +2307,8 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::set_state(const Dictionary &p_state) {
 
 	if (p_state.has("previewing")) {
 		Node *pv = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene()->get_node(p_state["previewing"]);
-		if (pv && pv->cast_to<Camera>()) {
-			previewing = pv->cast_to<Camera>();
+		if (Object::cast_to<Camera>(pv)) {
+			previewing = Object::cast_to<Camera>(pv);
 			previewing->connect("tree_exited", this, "_preview_exited_scene");
 			VS::get_singleton()->viewport_attach_camera(viewport->get_viewport_rid(), previewing->get_camera()); //replace
 			view_menu->hide();
@@ -2397,7 +2377,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewport::focus_selection() {
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 		if (!sp)
 			continue;
 
@@ -2693,7 +2673,7 @@ void SpatialEditorViewportContainer::_notification(int p_what) {
 		SpatialEditorViewport *viewports[4];
 		int vc = 0;
 		for (int i = 0; i < get_child_count(); i++) {
-			viewports[vc] = get_child(i)->cast_to<SpatialEditorViewport>();
+			viewports[vc] = Object::cast_to<SpatialEditorViewport>(get_child(i));
 			if (viewports[vc]) {
 				vc++;
 			}
@@ -2864,7 +2844,7 @@ void SpatialEditor::update_transform_gizmo() {
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 		if (!sp)
 			continue;
 
@@ -2899,7 +2879,7 @@ void SpatialEditor::update_transform_gizmo() {
 
 Object *SpatialEditor::_get_editor_data(Object *p_what) {
 
-	Spatial *sp = p_what->cast_to<Spatial>();
+	Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_what);
 	if (!sp)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -3139,7 +3119,7 @@ void SpatialEditor::_xform_dialog_action() {
 
 	for (List<Node *>::Element *E = selection.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 
-		Spatial *sp = E->get()->cast_to<Spatial>();
+		Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(E->get());
 		if (!sp)
 			continue;
 
@@ -3562,7 +3542,7 @@ void SpatialEditor::_init_indicators() {
 
 	_generate_selection_box();
 
-	//get_scene()->get_root_node()->cast_to<EditorNode>()->get_scene_root()->add_child(camera);
+	//Object::cast_to<EditorNode>(get_scene()->get_root_node())->get_scene_root()->add_child(camera);
 
 	//current_camera=camera;
 }
@@ -3694,7 +3674,7 @@ HSplitContainer *SpatialEditor::get_palette_split() {
 
 void SpatialEditor::_request_gizmo(Object *p_obj) {
 
-	Spatial *sp = p_obj->cast_to<Spatial>();
+	Spatial *sp = Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_obj);
 	if (!sp)
 		return;
 	if (editor->get_edited_scene() && (sp == editor->get_edited_scene() || sp->get_owner() == editor->get_edited_scene() || editor->get_edited_scene()->is_editable_instance(sp->get_owner()))) {
@@ -3725,7 +3705,7 @@ void SpatialEditor::_request_gizmo(Object *p_obj) {
 
 void SpatialEditor::_toggle_maximize_view(Object *p_viewport) {
 	if (!p_viewport) return;
-	SpatialEditorViewport *current_viewport = p_viewport->cast_to<SpatialEditorViewport>();
+	SpatialEditorViewport *current_viewport = Object::cast_to<SpatialEditorViewport>(p_viewport);
 	if (!current_viewport) return;
 
 	int index = -1;
@@ -4122,7 +4102,7 @@ void SpatialEditorPlugin::make_visible(bool p_visible) {
 }
 void SpatialEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	spatial_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Spatial>());
+	spatial_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool SpatialEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp
index 0608ecec5..203734a92 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/sprite_frames_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ static void _find_anim_sprites(Node *p_node, List<Node *> *r_nodes, Ref<SpriteFr
 		return;
 
 	{
-		AnimatedSprite *as = p_node->cast_to<AnimatedSprite>();
+		AnimatedSprite *as = Object::cast_to<AnimatedSprite>(p_node);
 		if (as && as->get_sprite_frames() == p_sfames) {
 			r_nodes->push_back(p_node);
 		}
 	}
 
 	{
-		AnimatedSprite3D *as = p_node->cast_to<AnimatedSprite3D>();
+		AnimatedSprite3D *as = Object::cast_to<AnimatedSprite3D>(p_node);
 		if (as && as->get_sprite_frames() == p_sfames) {
 			r_nodes->push_back(p_node);
 		}
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ SpriteFramesEditor::SpriteFramesEditor() {
 void SpriteFramesEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 	frames_editor->set_undo_redo(&get_undo_redo());
-	SpriteFrames *s = p_object->cast_to<SpriteFrames>();
+	SpriteFrames *s = Object::cast_to<SpriteFrames>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/stream_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/stream_editor_plugin.cpp
index dd97ce936..1ae2ea499 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/stream_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/stream_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ StreamEditor::StreamEditor() {
 
 void StreamEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	stream_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	stream_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool StreamEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/style_box_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/style_box_editor_plugin.cpp
index d421b203e..24af6233c 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/style_box_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/style_box_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ StyleBoxEditor::StyleBoxEditor() {
 
 void StyleBoxEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_node) {
 
-	if (p_node && p_node->cast_to<StyleBox>()) {
-		stylebox_editor->edit(p_node->cast_to<StyleBox>());
+	if (Object::cast_to<StyleBox>(p_node)) {
+		stylebox_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<StyleBox>(p_node));
 		stylebox_editor->show();
 	} else
 		stylebox_editor->hide();
diff --git a/editor/plugins/texture_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/texture_editor_plugin.cpp
index 57c27a8a7..5648ee510 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/texture_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/texture_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void TextureEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 		int ofs_x = (size.width - tex_width) / 2;
 		int ofs_y = (size.height - tex_height) / 2;
 
-		if (texture->cast_to<CurveTexture>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<CurveTexture>(*texture)) {
 			// In the case of CurveTextures we know they are 1 in height, so fill the preview to see the gradient
 			ofs_y = 0;
 			tex_height = size.height;
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ void TextureEditor::_notification(int p_what) {
 		Ref<Font> font = get_font("font", "Label");
 
 		String format;
-		if (texture->cast_to<ImageTexture>()) {
-			format = Image::get_format_name(texture->cast_to<ImageTexture>()->get_format());
-		} else if (texture->cast_to<StreamTexture>()) {
-			format = Image::get_format_name(texture->cast_to<StreamTexture>()->get_format());
+		if (Object::cast_to<ImageTexture>(*texture)) {
+			format = Image::get_format_name(Object::cast_to<ImageTexture>(*texture)->get_format());
+		} else if (Object::cast_to<StreamTexture>(*texture)) {
+			format = Image::get_format_name(Object::cast_to<StreamTexture>(*texture)->get_format());
 		} else {
 			format = texture->get_class();
 		}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ TextureEditor::TextureEditor() {
 
 void TextureEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	Texture *s = p_object->cast_to<Texture>();
+	Texture *s = Object::cast_to<Texture>(p_object);
 	if (!s)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/plugins/texture_region_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/texture_region_editor_plugin.cpp
index d878bba42..d9e310a58 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/texture_region_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/texture_region_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -626,12 +626,12 @@ void TextureRegionEditor::edit(Object *p_obj) {
 	if (atlas_tex.is_valid())
 		atlas_tex->remove_change_receptor(this);
 	if (p_obj) {
-		node_sprite = p_obj->cast_to<Sprite>();
-		node_patch9 = p_obj->cast_to<NinePatchRect>();
-		if (p_obj->cast_to<StyleBoxTexture>())
-			obj_styleBox = Ref<StyleBoxTexture>(p_obj->cast_to<StyleBoxTexture>());
-		if (p_obj->cast_to<AtlasTexture>())
-			atlas_tex = Ref<AtlasTexture>(p_obj->cast_to<AtlasTexture>());
+		node_sprite = Object::cast_to<Sprite>(p_obj);
+		node_patch9 = Object::cast_to<NinePatchRect>(p_obj);
+		if (Object::cast_to<StyleBoxTexture>(p_obj))
+			obj_styleBox = Ref<StyleBoxTexture>(Object::cast_to<StyleBoxTexture>(p_obj));
+		if (Object::cast_to<AtlasTexture>(p_obj))
+			atlas_tex = Ref<AtlasTexture>(Object::cast_to<AtlasTexture>(p_obj));
 		p_obj->add_change_receptor(this);
 		_edit_region();
 	} else {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp
index d45a3b131..9cf43e656 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/theme_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void ThemeEditor::_propagate_redraw(Control *p_at) {
 	p_at->minimum_size_changed();
 	p_at->update();
 	for (int i = 0; i < p_at->get_child_count(); i++) {
-		Control *a = p_at->get_child(i)->cast_to<Control>();
+		Control *a = Object::cast_to<Control>(p_at->get_child(i));
 		if (a)
 			_propagate_redraw(a);
 	}
@@ -892,9 +892,9 @@ ThemeEditor::ThemeEditor() {
 
 void ThemeEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_node) {
 
-	if (p_node && p_node->cast_to<Theme>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Theme>(p_node)) {
 		theme_editor->show();
-		theme_editor->edit(p_node->cast_to<Theme>());
+		theme_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Theme>(p_node));
 	} else {
 		theme_editor->edit(Ref<Theme>());
 		theme_editor->hide();
diff --git a/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp
index 80ff6627b..d89fe43ed 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/tile_map_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ void TileMapEditor::edit(Node *p_tile_map) {
 		node->disconnect("settings_changed", this, "_tileset_settings_changed");
 	if (p_tile_map) {
 
-		node = p_tile_map->cast_to<TileMap>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<TileMap>(p_tile_map);
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->is_connected("draw", this, "_canvas_draw"))
 			canvas_item_editor->connect("draw", this, "_canvas_draw");
 		if (!canvas_item_editor->is_connected("mouse_entered", this, "_canvas_mouse_enter"))
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ TileMapEditor::CellOp TileMapEditor::_get_op_from_cell(const Point2i &p_pos) {
 
 void TileMapEditor::_update_transform_buttons(Object *p_button) {
 	//ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_button);
-	ToolButton *b = p_button->cast_to<ToolButton>();
+	ToolButton *b = Object::cast_to<ToolButton>(p_button);
 	//ERR_FAIL_COND(!b);
 
 	if (b == rotate_0) {
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ TileMapEditor::~TileMapEditor() {
 
 void TileMapEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
-	tile_map_editor->edit(p_object->cast_to<Node>());
+	tile_map_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<Node>(p_object));
 }
 
 bool TileMapEditorPlugin::handles(Object *p_object) const {
diff --git a/editor/plugins/tile_set_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/tile_set_editor_plugin.cpp
index 8396b4d41..7637ce97f 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/tile_set_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/tile_set_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void TileSetEditor::_import_node(Node *p_node, Ref<TileSet> p_library) {
 
 		Node *child = p_node->get_child(i);
 
-		if (!child->cast_to<Sprite>()) {
+		if (!Object::cast_to<Sprite>(child)) {
 			if (child->get_child_count() > 0) {
 				_import_node(child, p_library);
 			}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void TileSetEditor::_import_node(Node *p_node, Ref<TileSet> p_library) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		Sprite *mi = child->cast_to<Sprite>();
+		Sprite *mi = Object::cast_to<Sprite>(child);
 		Ref<Texture> texture = mi->get_texture();
 		Ref<Texture> normal_map = mi->get_normal_map();
 		Ref<ShaderMaterial> material = mi->get_material();
@@ -99,18 +99,18 @@ void TileSetEditor::_import_node(Node *p_node, Ref<TileSet> p_library) {
 
 			Node *child2 = mi->get_child(j);
 
-			if (child2->cast_to<NavigationPolygonInstance>())
-				nav_poly = child2->cast_to<NavigationPolygonInstance>()->get_navigation_polygon();
+			if (Object::cast_to<NavigationPolygonInstance>(child2))
+				nav_poly = Object::cast_to<NavigationPolygonInstance>(child2)->get_navigation_polygon();
 
-			if (child2->cast_to<LightOccluder2D>())
-				occluder = child2->cast_to<LightOccluder2D>()->get_occluder_polygon();
+			if (Object::cast_to<LightOccluder2D>(child2))
+				occluder = Object::cast_to<LightOccluder2D>(child2)->get_occluder_polygon();
 
-			if (!child2->cast_to<StaticBody2D>())
+			if (!Object::cast_to<StaticBody2D>(child2))
 				continue;
 
 			found_collisions = true;
 
-			StaticBody2D *sb = child2->cast_to<StaticBody2D>();
+			StaticBody2D *sb = Object::cast_to<StaticBody2D>(child2);
 
 			List<uint32_t> shapes;
 			sb->get_shape_owners(&shapes);
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ TileSetEditor::TileSetEditor(EditorNode *p_editor) {
 
 void TileSetEditorPlugin::edit(Object *p_node) {
 
-	if (p_node && p_node->cast_to<TileSet>()) {
-		tileset_editor->edit(p_node->cast_to<TileSet>());
+	if (Object::cast_to<TileSet>(p_node)) {
+		tileset_editor->edit(Object::cast_to<TileSet>(p_node));
 		tileset_editor->show();
 	} else
 		tileset_editor->hide();
diff --git a/editor/project_manager.cpp b/editor/project_manager.cpp
index 6ace79df2..c84780739 100644
--- a/editor/project_manager.cpp
+++ b/editor/project_manager.cpp
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_notification(int p_what) {
 
 void ProjectManager::_panel_draw(Node *p_hb) {
 
-	HBoxContainer *hb = p_hb->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+	HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(p_hb);
 
 	hb->draw_line(Point2(0, hb->get_size().y + 1), Point2(hb->get_size().x - 10, hb->get_size().y + 1), get_color("guide_color", "Tree"));
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_panel_draw(Node *p_hb) {
 void ProjectManager::_update_project_buttons() {
 	for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-		CanvasItem *item = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<CanvasItem>();
+		CanvasItem *item = Object::cast_to<CanvasItem>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 		item->update();
 	}
 
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_panel_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev, Node *p_hb) {
 			int clicked_id = -1;
 			int last_clicked_id = -1;
 			for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); i++) {
-				HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+				HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 				if (!hb) continue;
 				if (hb->get_meta("name") == clicked) clicked_id = i;
 				if (hb->get_meta("name") == last_clicked) last_clicked_id = i;
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_panel_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev, Node *p_hb) {
 				int min = clicked_id < last_clicked_id ? clicked_id : last_clicked_id;
 				int max = clicked_id > last_clicked_id ? clicked_id : last_clicked_id;
 				for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); ++i) {
-					HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+					HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 					if (!hb) continue;
 					if (i != clicked_id && (i < min || i > max) && !mb->get_control()) {
 						selected_list.erase(hb->get_meta("name"));
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_unhandled_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
 
 				for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-					HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+					HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 					if (hb) {
 						selected_list.clear();
 						selected_list.insert(hb->get_meta("name"), hb->get_meta("main_scene"));
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_unhandled_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
 
 				for (int i = scroll_childs->get_child_count() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
-					HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+					HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 					if (hb) {
 						selected_list.clear();
 						selected_list.insert(hb->get_meta("name"), hb->get_meta("main_scene"));
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_unhandled_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
 
 					for (int i = scroll_childs->get_child_count() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 
-						HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+						HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 						if (!hb) continue;
 
 						String current = hb->get_meta("name");
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ void ProjectManager::_unhandled_input(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_ev) {
 
 				for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); i++) {
 
-					HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
+					HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
 					if (!hb) continue;
 
 					String current = hb->get_meta("name");
@@ -885,8 +885,8 @@ void ProjectManager::_load_recent_projects() {
 void ProjectManager::_on_project_created(const String &dir) {
 	bool has_already = false;
 	for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); i++) {
-		HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
-		Label *fpath = hb->get_node(NodePath("project/path"))->cast_to<Label>();
+		HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
+		Label *fpath = Object::cast_to<Label>(hb->get_node(NodePath("project/path")));
 		if (fpath->get_text() == dir) {
 			has_already = true;
 			break;
@@ -903,8 +903,8 @@ void ProjectManager::_on_project_created(const String &dir) {
 
 void ProjectManager::_update_scroll_pos(const String &dir) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < scroll_childs->get_child_count(); i++) {
-		HBoxContainer *hb = scroll_childs->get_child(i)->cast_to<HBoxContainer>();
-		Label *fpath = hb->get_node(NodePath("project/path"))->cast_to<Label>();
+		HBoxContainer *hb = Object::cast_to<HBoxContainer>(scroll_childs->get_child(i));
+		Label *fpath = Object::cast_to<Label>(hb->get_node(NodePath("project/path")));
 		if (fpath->get_text() == dir) {
 			last_clicked = hb->get_meta("name");
 			selected_list.clear();
diff --git a/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp b/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp
index 019ed47e8..c221a551b 100644
--- a/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void ProjectSettingsEditor::_action_activated() {
 
 void ProjectSettingsEditor::_action_button_pressed(Object *p_obj, int p_column, int p_id) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_obj->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_obj);
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ void ProjectSettingsEditor::_translation_file_open() {
 
 void ProjectSettingsEditor::_translation_delete(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_button) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
 	int idx = ti->get_metadata(0);
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ void ProjectSettingsEditor::_translation_res_delete(Object *p_item, int p_column
 
 	Dictionary remaps = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->get("locale/translation_remaps");
 
-	TreeItem *k = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *k = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 
 	String key = k->get_metadata(0);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!remaps.has(key));
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ void ProjectSettingsEditor::_translation_res_option_delete(Object *p_item, int p
 
 	TreeItem *k = translation_remap->get_selected();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!k);
-	TreeItem *ed = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ed = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ed);
 
 	String key = k->get_metadata(0);
diff --git a/editor/property_editor.cpp b/editor/property_editor.cpp
index 1bd748a08..d5d0de537 100644
--- a/editor/property_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/property_editor.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_menu_option(int p_which) {
 
 					Object *inst = ClassDB::instance(orig_type);
 
-					Ref<Resource> res = Ref<Resource>(inst->cast_to<Resource>());
+					Ref<Resource> res = Ref<Resource>(Object::cast_to<Resource>(inst));
 
 					ERR_FAIL_COND(res.is_null());
 
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_menu_option(int p_which) {
 				} break;
 				case OBJ_MENU_NEW_SCRIPT: {
 
-					if (owner->cast_to<Node>())
-						EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_tree_dock()->open_script_dialog(owner->cast_to<Node>());
+					if (Object::cast_to<Node>(owner))
+						EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_tree_dock()->open_script_dialog(Object::cast_to<Node>(owner));
 
 				} break;
 				case OBJ_MENU_SHOW_IN_FILE_SYSTEM: {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_menu_option(int p_which) {
 
 					Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
 					ERR_BREAK(!obj);
-					Resource *res = obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+					Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
 					ERR_BREAK(!res);
 					if (owner && hint == PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE && hint_text == "Script") {
 						//make visual script the right type
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ bool CustomPropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_owner, const String &p_name, Variant::
 				MAKE_PROPSELECT
 
 				Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(hint_text.to_int64());
-				if (obj && obj->cast_to<Script>()) {
-					property_select->select_method_from_script(obj->cast_to<Script>(), v);
+				if (Object::cast_to<Script>(obj)) {
+					property_select->select_method_from_script(Object::cast_to<Script>(obj), v);
 				}
 
 				updating = false;
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ bool CustomPropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_owner, const String &p_name, Variant::
 				MAKE_PROPSELECT
 
 				Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(hint_text.to_int64());
-				if (obj && obj->cast_to<Script>()) {
-					property_select->select_property_from_script(obj->cast_to<Script>(), v);
+				if (Object::cast_to<Script>(obj)) {
+					property_select->select_property_from_script(Object::cast_to<Script>(obj), v);
 				}
 
 				updating = false;
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ bool CustomPropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_owner, const String &p_name, Variant::
 			names.push_back(TTR("Assign"));
 			names.push_back(TTR("Clear"));
 
-			if (owner->is_class("Node") && (v.get_type() == Variant::NODE_PATH) && owner->cast_to<Node>()->has_node(v))
+			if (owner->is_class("Node") && (v.get_type() == Variant::NODE_PATH) && Object::cast_to<Node>(owner)->has_node(v))
 				names.push_back(TTR("Select Node"));
 
 			config_action_buttons(names);
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ bool CustomPropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_owner, const String &p_name, Variant::
 			menu->clear();
 			menu->set_size(Size2(1, 1) * EDSCALE);
 
-			if (p_name == "script" && hint_text == "Script" && owner->cast_to<Node>()) {
+			if (p_name == "script" && hint_text == "Script" && Object::cast_to<Node>(owner)) {
 				menu->add_icon_item(get_icon("Script", "EditorIcons"), TTR("New Script"), OBJ_MENU_NEW_SCRIPT);
 				menu->add_separator();
 			} else if (hint_text != "") {
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_type_create_selected(int p_idx) {
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!obj);
 
-		Resource *res = obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+		Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!res);
 
 		v = Ref<Resource>(res).get_ref_ptr();
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_node_path_selected(NodePath p_path) {
 	if (picking_viewport) {
 
 		Node *to_node = get_node(p_path);
-		if (!to_node->cast_to<Viewport>()) {
+		if (!Object::cast_to<Viewport>(to_node)) {
 			EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning("Selected node is not a Viewport!");
 			return;
 		}
@@ -1154,9 +1154,9 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_node_path_selected(NodePath p_path) {
 		Node *node = NULL;
 
 		if (owner->is_class("Node"))
-			node = owner->cast_to<Node>();
+			node = Object::cast_to<Node>(owner);
 		else if (owner->is_class("ArrayPropertyEdit"))
-			node = owner->cast_to<ArrayPropertyEdit>()->get_node();
+			node = Object::cast_to<ArrayPropertyEdit>(owner)->get_node();
 
 		if (!node) {
 			v = p_path;
@@ -1276,9 +1276,9 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_action_pressed(int p_which) {
 				hide();
 			} else if (p_which == 2) {
 
-				if (owner->is_class("Node") && (v.get_type() == Variant::NODE_PATH) && owner->cast_to<Node>()->has_node(v)) {
+				if (owner->is_class("Node") && (v.get_type() == Variant::NODE_PATH) && Object::cast_to<Node>(owner)->has_node(v)) {
 
-					Node *target_node = owner->cast_to<Node>()->get_node(v);
+					Node *target_node = Object::cast_to<Node>(owner)->get_node(v);
 					EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_editor_selection()->clear();
 					EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_scene_tree_dock()->set_selected(target_node);
 				}
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_action_pressed(int p_which) {
 
 					Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
 					ERR_BREAK(!obj);
-					Resource *res = obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+					Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
 					ERR_BREAK(!res);
 
 					v = Ref<Resource>(res).get_ref_ptr();
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ bool PropertyEditor::_might_be_in_instance() {
 	if (!obj)
 		return false;
 
-	Node *node = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj);
 
 	Node *edited_scene = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene();
 
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ bool PropertyEditor::_might_be_in_instance() {
 
 bool PropertyEditor::_get_instanced_node_original_property(const StringName &p_prop, Variant &value) {
 
-	Node *node = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj);
 
 	if (!node)
 		return false;
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ bool PropertyEditor::_get_instanced_node_original_property(const StringName &p_p
 bool PropertyEditor::_is_property_different(const Variant &p_current, const Variant &p_orig, int p_usage) {
 
 	{
-		Node *node = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj);
 		if (!node)
 			return false;
 
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::update_tree() {
 */
 
 	/*
-	if (obj->cast_to<Node>() || obj->cast_to<Resource>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Node>() || Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj)) {
 		TreeItem *type = tree->create_item(root);
 
 		type->set_text(0,"Type"); // todo, fetch name if ID exists in database
@@ -2906,9 +2906,9 @@ void PropertyEditor::update_tree() {
 
 		name->set_text(0,"Name"); // todo, fetch name if ID exists in database
 		if (obj->is_type("Resource"))
-			name->set_text(1,obj->cast_to<Resource>()->get_name());
+			name->set_text(1,Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj)->get_name());
 		else if (obj->is_type("Node"))
-			name->set_text(1,obj->cast_to<Node>()->get_name());
+			name->set_text(1,Object::cast_to<Node>(obj)->get_name());
 		name->set_selectable(0,false);
 		name->set_selectable(1,false);
 	}
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::update_tree() {
 	bool draw_red = false;
 
 	{
-		Node *nod = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *nod = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj);
 		Node *es = EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_edited_scene();
 		if (nod && es != nod && nod->get_owner() != es) {
 			draw_red = true;
@@ -3742,7 +3742,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::update_tree() {
 
 void PropertyEditor::_draw_transparency(Object *t, const Rect2 &p_rect) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = t->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(t);
 	if (!ti)
 		return;
 
@@ -3763,7 +3763,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::_item_folded(Object *item_obj) {
 	if (updating_folding)
 		return;
 
-	TreeItem *item = item_obj->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *item = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(item_obj);
 
 	obj->editor_set_section_unfold(item->get_metadata(0), !item->is_collapsed());
 }
@@ -3789,7 +3789,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::_edit_set(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value, boo
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!undo_redo || obj->cast_to<ArrayPropertyEdit>()) { //kind of hacky
+	if (!undo_redo || Object::cast_to<ArrayPropertyEdit>(obj)) { //kind of hacky
 
 		obj->set(p_name, p_value);
 		if (p_refresh_all)
@@ -3799,9 +3799,9 @@ void PropertyEditor::_edit_set(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value, boo
 
 		emit_signal(_prop_edited, p_name);
 
-	} else if (obj->cast_to<MultiNodeEdit>()) {
+	} else if (Object::cast_to<MultiNodeEdit>(obj)) {
 
-		obj->cast_to<MultiNodeEdit>()->set_property_field(p_name, p_value, p_changed_field);
+		Object::cast_to<MultiNodeEdit>(obj)->set_property_field(p_name, p_value, p_changed_field);
 		_changed_callbacks(obj, p_name);
 		emit_signal(_prop_edited, p_name);
 	} else {
@@ -3819,7 +3819,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::_edit_set(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value, boo
 			undo_redo->add_undo_method(this, "_changed_callback", obj, p_name);
 		}
 
-		Resource *r = obj->cast_to<Resource>();
+		Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
 		if (r) {
 			if (!r->is_edited() && String(p_name) != "resource/edited") {
 				undo_redo->add_do_method(r, "set_edited", true);
@@ -4070,7 +4070,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_object) {
 
 void PropertyEditor::_set_range_def(Object *p_item, String prop, float p_frame) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
 	ti->call_deferred("set_range", 1, p_frame);
@@ -4078,7 +4078,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::_set_range_def(Object *p_item, String prop, float p_frame)
 }
 
 void PropertyEditor::_edit_button(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_button) {
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
 	Dictionary d = ti->get_metadata(0);
@@ -4216,7 +4216,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::set_keying(bool p_active) {
 
 void PropertyEditor::_draw_flags(Object *p_object, const Rect2 &p_rect) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_object->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_object);
 	if (!ti)
 		return;
 
@@ -4268,7 +4268,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::_resource_preview_done(const String &p_path, const Ref<Text
 	if (!obj)
 		return;
 
-	TreeItem *ti = obj->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(obj);
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
@@ -4374,7 +4374,7 @@ void PropertyEditor::set_use_filter(bool p_use) {
 void PropertyEditor::register_text_enter(Node *p_line_edit) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL(p_line_edit);
-	search_box = p_line_edit->cast_to<LineEdit>();
+	search_box = Object::cast_to<LineEdit>(p_line_edit);
 
 	if (search_box)
 		search_box->connect("text_changed", this, "_filter_changed");
diff --git a/editor/property_selector.cpp b/editor/property_selector.cpp
index bd68eac9f..4b7d54a73 100644
--- a/editor/property_selector.cpp
+++ b/editor/property_selector.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ void PropertySelector::_update_search() {
 		} else {
 
 			Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(script);
-			if (obj && obj->cast_to<Script>()) {
+			if (Object::cast_to<Script>(obj)) {
 
 				props.push_back(PropertyInfo(Variant::NIL, "Script Variables", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_CATEGORY));
-				obj->cast_to<Script>()->get_script_property_list(&props);
+				Object::cast_to<Script>(obj)->get_script_property_list(&props);
 			}
 
 			StringName base = base_type;
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ void PropertySelector::_update_search() {
 		} else {
 
 			Object *obj = ObjectDB::get_instance(script);
-			if (obj && obj->cast_to<Script>()) {
+			if (Object::cast_to<Script>(obj)) {
 
 				methods.push_back(MethodInfo("*Script Methods"));
-				obj->cast_to<Script>()->get_script_method_list(&methods);
+				Object::cast_to<Script>(obj)->get_script_method_list(&methods);
 			}
 
 			StringName base = base_type;
diff --git a/editor/resources_dock.cpp b/editor/resources_dock.cpp
index db3bf6a35..dcff3bcd7 100644
--- a/editor/resources_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/resources_dock.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void ResourcesDock::_resource_selected() {
 
 void ResourcesDock::_delete(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_id) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
 	call_deferred("remove_resource", ti->get_metadata(0));
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void ResourcesDock::_create() {
 	Object *c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
-	Resource *r = c->cast_to<Resource>();
+	Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(c);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!r);
 
 	REF res(r);
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index e984098bd..62bc7e8be 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_notification(int p_what) {
 				break;
 			first_enter = false;
 
-			CanvasItemEditorPlugin *canvas_item_plugin = editor_data->get_editor("2D")->cast_to<CanvasItemEditorPlugin>();
+			CanvasItemEditorPlugin *canvas_item_plugin = Object::cast_to<CanvasItemEditorPlugin>(editor_data->get_editor("2D"));
 			if (canvas_item_plugin) {
 				canvas_item_plugin->get_canvas_item_editor()->connect("item_lock_status_changed", scene_tree, "_update_tree");
 				canvas_item_plugin->get_canvas_item_editor()->connect("item_group_status_changed", scene_tree, "_update_tree");
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ Node *SceneTreeDock::_duplicate(Node *p_node, Map<Node *, Node *> &duplimap) {
 	} else {
 		Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(p_node->get_class());
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!obj, NULL);
-		node = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+		node = Object::cast_to<Node>(obj);
 		if (!node)
 			memdelete(obj);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!node, NULL);
@@ -915,11 +915,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_set_owners(Node *p_owner, const Array &p_nodes) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < p_nodes.size(); i++) {
 
-		Object *obj = p_nodes[i];
-		if (!obj)
-			continue;
-
-		Node *n = obj->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *n = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_nodes[i]);
 		if (!n)
 			continue;
 		n->set_owner(p_owner);
@@ -994,9 +990,9 @@ void SceneTreeDock::perform_node_renames(Node *p_base, List<Pair<NodePath, NodeP
 	if (!p_base)
 		return;
 
-	if (p_base->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_base)) {
 
-		AnimationPlayer *ap = p_base->cast_to<AnimationPlayer>();
+		AnimationPlayer *ap = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(p_base);
 		List<StringName> anims;
 		ap->get_animation_list(&anims);
 		Node *root = ap->get_node(ap->get_root());
@@ -1235,12 +1231,12 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_do_reparent(Node *p_new_parent, int p_position_in_parent, V
 		editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(sed, "live_debug_reparent_node", NodePath(String(edited_scene->get_path_to(new_parent)) + "/" + new_name), edited_scene->get_path_to(node->get_parent()), node->get_name(), node->get_index());
 
 		if (p_keep_global_xform) {
-			if (node->cast_to<Node2D>())
-				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(node, "set_global_transform", node->cast_to<Node2D>()->get_global_transform());
-			if (node->cast_to<Spatial>())
-				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(node, "set_global_transform", node->cast_to<Spatial>()->get_global_transform());
-			if (node->cast_to<Control>())
-				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(node, "set_global_position", node->cast_to<Control>()->get_global_position());
+			if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(node))
+				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(node, "set_global_transform", Object::cast_to<Node2D>(node)->get_global_transform());
+			if (Object::cast_to<Spatial>(node))
+				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(node, "set_global_transform", Object::cast_to<Spatial>(node)->get_global_transform());
+			if (Object::cast_to<Control>(node))
+				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(node, "set_global_position", Object::cast_to<Control>(node)->get_global_position());
 		}
 
 		editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_do_method(this, "_set_owners", edited_scene, owners);
@@ -1277,12 +1273,12 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_do_reparent(Node *p_new_parent, int p_position_in_parent, V
 			editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(AnimationPlayerEditor::singleton->get_key_editor(), "set_root", node);
 
 		if (p_keep_global_xform) {
-			if (node->cast_to<Node2D>())
-				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(node, "set_transform", node->cast_to<Node2D>()->get_transform());
-			if (node->cast_to<Spatial>())
-				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(node, "set_transform", node->cast_to<Spatial>()->get_transform());
-			if (node->cast_to<Control>())
-				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(node, "set_position", node->cast_to<Control>()->get_position());
+			if (Object::cast_to<Node2D>(node))
+				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(node, "set_transform", Object::cast_to<Node2D>(node)->get_transform());
+			if (Object::cast_to<Spatial>(node))
+				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(node, "set_transform", Object::cast_to<Spatial>(node)->get_transform());
+			if (Object::cast_to<Control>(node))
+				editor_data->get_undo_redo().add_undo_method(node, "set_position", Object::cast_to<Control>(node)->get_position());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1421,7 +1417,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_create() {
 		Object *c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
-		Node *child = c->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *child = Object::cast_to<Node>(c);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!child);
 
 		editor_data->get_undo_redo().create_action(TTR("Create Node"));
@@ -1450,9 +1446,9 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_create() {
 		editor_data->get_undo_redo().commit_action();
 		editor->push_item(c);
 
-		if (c->cast_to<Control>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<Control>(c)) {
 			//make editor more comfortable, so some controls don't appear super shrunk
-			Control *ct = c->cast_to<Control>();
+			Control *ct = Object::cast_to<Control>(c);
 
 			Size2 ms = ct->get_minimum_size();
 			if (ms.width < 4)
@@ -1469,7 +1465,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_create() {
 		Object *c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
-		Node *newnode = c->cast_to<Node>();
+		Node *newnode = Object::cast_to<Node>(c);
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!newnode);
 
 		List<PropertyInfo> pinfo;
@@ -1931,10 +1927,10 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_focus_node() {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!node);
 
 	if (node->is_class("CanvasItem")) {
-		CanvasItemEditorPlugin *editor = editor_data->get_editor("2D")->cast_to<CanvasItemEditorPlugin>();
+		CanvasItemEditorPlugin *editor = Object::cast_to<CanvasItemEditorPlugin>(editor_data->get_editor("2D"));
 		editor->get_canvas_item_editor()->focus_selection();
 	} else {
-		SpatialEditorPlugin *editor = editor_data->get_editor("3D")->cast_to<SpatialEditorPlugin>();
+		SpatialEditorPlugin *editor = Object::cast_to<SpatialEditorPlugin>(editor_data->get_editor("3D"));
 		editor->get_spatial_editor()->get_editor_viewport(0)->focus_selection();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
index 2fab78e8c..a09e1cbda 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_editor.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Node *SceneTreeEditor::get_scene_node() {
 
 void SceneTreeEditor::_cell_button_pressed(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_id) {
 
-	TreeItem *item = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *item = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!item);
 
 	NodePath np = item->get_metadata(0);
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::_selected_changed() {
 
 void SceneTreeEditor::_cell_multi_selected(Object *p_object, int p_cell, bool p_selected) {
 
-	TreeItem *item = p_object->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *item = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_object);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!item);
 
 	NodePath np = item->get_metadata(0);
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::_rename_node(ObjectID p_node, const String &p_name) {
 
 	Object *o = ObjectDB::get_instance(p_node);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!o);
-	Node *n = o->cast_to<Node>();
+	Node *n = Object::cast_to<Node>(o);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
 	TreeItem *item = _find(tree->get_root(), n->get_path());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!item);
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void SceneTreeEditor::_cell_collapsed(Object *p_obj) {
 	if (!can_rename)
 		return;
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_obj->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_obj);
 	if (!ti)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
index d1ad50354..689bea274 100644
--- a/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
+++ b/editor/script_editor_debugger.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_scene_tree_folded(Object *obj) {
 
 		return;
 	}
-	TreeItem *item = obj->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *item = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(obj);
 
 	if (!item)
 		return;
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_method_changed(Object *p_base, const StringName &p_n
 	if (!p_base || !live_debug || !connection.is_valid() || !editor->get_edited_scene())
 		return;
 
-	Node *node = p_base->cast_to<Node>();
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_base);
 
 	VARIANT_ARGPTRS
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_method_changed(Object *p_base, const StringName &p_n
 		return;
 	}
 
-	Resource *res = p_base->cast_to<Resource>();
+	Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(p_base);
 
 	if (res && res->get_path() != String()) {
 
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_property_changed(Object *p_base, const StringName &p
 	if (!p_base || !live_debug || !connection.is_valid() || !editor->get_edited_scene())
 		return;
 
-	Node *node = p_base->cast_to<Node>();
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_base);
 
 	if (node) {
 
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ void ScriptEditorDebugger::_property_changed(Object *p_base, const StringName &p
 		return;
 	}
 
-	Resource *res = p_base->cast_to<Resource>();
+	Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(p_base);
 
 	if (res && res->get_path() != String()) {
 
diff --git a/editor/settings_config_dialog.cpp b/editor/settings_config_dialog.cpp
index d455e0cea..042b4e004 100644
--- a/editor/settings_config_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/settings_config_dialog.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void EditorSettingsDialog::_update_shortcuts() {
 
 void EditorSettingsDialog::_shortcut_button_pressed(Object *p_item, int p_column, int p_idx) {
 
-	TreeItem *ti = p_item->cast_to<TreeItem>();
+	TreeItem *ti = Object::cast_to<TreeItem>(p_item);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!ti);
 
 	String item = ti->get_metadata(0);
diff --git a/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.cpp b/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.cpp
index 0e6e7420e..e80fa603c 100644
--- a/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.cpp
+++ b/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void LightSpatialGizmo::set_handle(int p_idx, Camera *p_camera, const Point2 &p_
 	Vector3 s[2] = { gi.xform(ray_from), gi.xform(ray_from + ray_dir * 4096) };
 	if (p_idx == 0) {
 
-		if (light->cast_to<SpotLight>()) {
+		if (Object::cast_to<SpotLight>(light)) {
 			Vector3 ra, rb;
 			Geometry::get_closest_points_between_segments(Vector3(), Vector3(0, 0, -4096), s[0], s[1], ra, rb);
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ void LightSpatialGizmo::set_handle(int p_idx, Camera *p_camera, const Point2 &p_
 				d = 0;
 
 			light->set_param(Light::PARAM_RANGE, d);
-		} else if (light->cast_to<OmniLight>()) {
+		} else if (Object::cast_to<OmniLight>(light)) {
 
 			Plane cp = Plane(gt.origin, p_camera->get_transform().basis.get_axis(2));
 
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ void LightSpatialGizmo::commit_handle(int p_idx, const Variant &p_restore, bool
 
 void LightSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 
-	if (light->cast_to<DirectionalLight>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<DirectionalLight>(light)) {
 
 		const int arrow_points = 5;
 		Vector3 arrow[arrow_points] = {
@@ -751,11 +751,11 @@ void LightSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		add_unscaled_billboard(SpatialEditorGizmos::singleton->light_material_directional_icon, 0.05);
 	}
 
-	if (light->cast_to<OmniLight>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<OmniLight>(light)) {
 
 		clear();
 
-		OmniLight *on = light->cast_to<OmniLight>();
+		OmniLight *on = Object::cast_to<OmniLight>(light);
 
 		float r = on->get_param(Light::PARAM_RANGE);
 
@@ -786,12 +786,12 @@ void LightSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		add_handles(handles, true);
 	}
 
-	if (light->cast_to<SpotLight>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SpotLight>(light)) {
 
 		clear();
 
 		Vector<Vector3> points;
-		SpotLight *on = light->cast_to<SpotLight>();
+		SpotLight *on = Object::cast_to<SpotLight>(light);
 
 		float r = on->get_param(Light::PARAM_RANGE);
 		float w = r * Math::sin(Math::deg2rad(on->get_param(Light::PARAM_SPOT_ANGLE)));
@@ -1568,22 +1568,22 @@ String CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::get_handle_name(int p_idx) const {
 	if (s.is_null())
 		return "";
 
-	if (s->cast_to<SphereShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SphereShape>(*s)) {
 
 		return "Radius";
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<BoxShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<BoxShape>(*s)) {
 
 		return "Extents";
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<CapsuleShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CapsuleShape>(*s)) {
 
 		return p_idx == 0 ? "Radius" : "Height";
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<RayShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<RayShape>(*s)) {
 
 		return "Length";
 	}
@@ -1596,25 +1596,25 @@ Variant CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::get_handle_value(int p_idx) const {
 	if (s.is_null())
 		return Variant();
 
-	if (s->cast_to<SphereShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SphereShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<SphereShape> ss = s;
 		return ss->get_radius();
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<BoxShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<BoxShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<BoxShape> bs = s;
 		return bs->get_extents();
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<CapsuleShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CapsuleShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<CapsuleShape> cs = s;
 		return p_idx == 0 ? cs->get_radius() : cs->get_height();
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<RayShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<RayShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<RayShape> cs = s;
 		return cs->get_length();
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::set_handle(int p_idx, Camera *p_camera, const P
 
 	Vector3 sg[2] = { gi.xform(ray_from), gi.xform(ray_from + ray_dir * 4096) };
 
-	if (s->cast_to<SphereShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SphereShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<SphereShape> ss = s;
 		Vector3 ra, rb;
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::set_handle(int p_idx, Camera *p_camera, const P
 		ss->set_radius(d);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<RayShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<RayShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<RayShape> rs = s;
 		Vector3 ra, rb;
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::set_handle(int p_idx, Camera *p_camera, const P
 		rs->set_length(d);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<BoxShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<BoxShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Vector3 axis;
 		axis[p_idx] = 1.0;
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::set_handle(int p_idx, Camera *p_camera, const P
 		bs->set_extents(he);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<CapsuleShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CapsuleShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Vector3 axis;
 		axis[p_idx == 0 ? 0 : 2] = 1.0;
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::commit_handle(int p_idx, const Variant &p_resto
 	if (s.is_null())
 		return;
 
-	if (s->cast_to<SphereShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SphereShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<SphereShape> ss = s;
 		if (p_cancel) {
@@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::commit_handle(int p_idx, const Variant &p_resto
 		ur->commit_action();
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<BoxShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<BoxShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<BoxShape> ss = s;
 		if (p_cancel) {
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::commit_handle(int p_idx, const Variant &p_resto
 		ur->commit_action();
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<CapsuleShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CapsuleShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<CapsuleShape> ss = s;
 		if (p_cancel) {
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::commit_handle(int p_idx, const Variant &p_resto
 		ur->commit_action();
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<RayShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<RayShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<RayShape> ss = s;
 		if (p_cancel) {
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 	if (s.is_null())
 		return;
 
-	if (s->cast_to<SphereShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SphereShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<SphereShape> sp = s;
 		float r = sp->get_radius();
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		add_handles(handles);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<BoxShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<BoxShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<BoxShape> bs = s;
 		Vector<Vector3> lines;
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		add_handles(handles);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<CapsuleShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CapsuleShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<CapsuleShape> cs = s;
 		float radius = cs->get_radius();
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		add_handles(handles);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<PlaneShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<PlaneShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<PlaneShape> ps = s;
 		Plane p = ps->get_plane();
@@ -1959,9 +1959,9 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		add_collision_segments(points);
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<ConvexPolygonShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<ConvexPolygonShape>(*s)) {
 
-		PoolVector<Vector3> points = s->cast_to<ConvexPolygonShape>()->get_points();
+		PoolVector<Vector3> points = Object::cast_to<ConvexPolygonShape>(*s)->get_points();
 
 		if (points.size() > 3) {
 
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ void CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo::redraw() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (s->cast_to<RayShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<RayShape>(*s)) {
 
 		Ref<RayShape> rs = s;
 
@@ -3098,133 +3098,133 @@ SpatialEditorGizmos *SpatialEditorGizmos::singleton = NULL;
 
 Ref<SpatialEditorGizmo> SpatialEditorGizmos::get_gizmo(Spatial *p_spatial) {
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Light>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Light>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<LightSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(LightSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Light>()));
+		Ref<LightSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(LightSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Light>(p_spatial)));
 		return lsg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Camera>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Camera>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<CameraSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(CameraSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Camera>()));
+		Ref<CameraSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(CameraSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Camera>(p_spatial)));
 		return lsg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Skeleton>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Skeleton>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<SkeletonSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(SkeletonSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Skeleton>()));
+		Ref<SkeletonSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(SkeletonSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Skeleton>(p_spatial)));
 		return lsg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Position3D>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Position3D>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<Position3DSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(Position3DSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Position3D>()));
+		Ref<Position3DSpatialGizmo> lsg = memnew(Position3DSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Position3D>(p_spatial)));
 		return lsg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<MeshInstance>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<MeshInstanceSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(MeshInstanceSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<MeshInstance>()));
+		Ref<MeshInstanceSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(MeshInstanceSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<MeshInstance>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Room>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Room>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<RoomSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(RoomSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Room>()));
+		Ref<RoomSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(RoomSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Room>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<NavigationMeshSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(NavigationMeshSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>()));
+		Ref<NavigationMeshSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(NavigationMeshSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<NavigationMeshInstance>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<RayCast>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<RayCast>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<RayCastSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(RayCastSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<RayCast>()));
+		Ref<RayCastSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(RayCastSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<RayCast>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Portal>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Portal>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<PortalSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(PortalSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Portal>()));
+		Ref<PortalSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(PortalSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Portal>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<CollisionShape>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CollisionShape>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<CollisionShape>()));
+		Ref<CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(CollisionShapeSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<CollisionShape>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<VisibilityNotifier>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<VisibilityNotifier>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<VisibilityNotifierGizmo> misg = memnew(VisibilityNotifierGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<VisibilityNotifier>()));
+		Ref<VisibilityNotifierGizmo> misg = memnew(VisibilityNotifierGizmo(Object::cast_to<VisibilityNotifier>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Particles>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Particles>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<ParticlesGizmo> misg = memnew(ParticlesGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Particles>()));
+		Ref<ParticlesGizmo> misg = memnew(ParticlesGizmo(Object::cast_to<Particles>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<ReflectionProbe>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<ReflectionProbe>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<ReflectionProbeGizmo> misg = memnew(ReflectionProbeGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<ReflectionProbe>()));
+		Ref<ReflectionProbeGizmo> misg = memnew(ReflectionProbeGizmo(Object::cast_to<ReflectionProbe>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<GIProbe>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<GIProbe>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<GIProbeGizmo> misg = memnew(GIProbeGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<GIProbe>()));
+		Ref<GIProbeGizmo> misg = memnew(GIProbeGizmo(Object::cast_to<GIProbe>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<VehicleWheel>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<VehicleWheel>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<VehicleWheelSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(VehicleWheelSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<VehicleWheel>()));
+		Ref<VehicleWheelSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(VehicleWheelSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<VehicleWheel>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<PinJoint>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<PinJoint>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<PinJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(PinJointSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<PinJoint>()));
+		Ref<PinJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(PinJointSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<PinJoint>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<HingeJoint>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<HingeJoint>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<HingeJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(HingeJointSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<HingeJoint>()));
+		Ref<HingeJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(HingeJointSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<HingeJoint>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<SliderJoint>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<SliderJoint>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<SliderJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(SliderJointSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<SliderJoint>()));
+		Ref<SliderJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(SliderJointSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<SliderJoint>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<ConeTwistJoint>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<ConeTwistJoint>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<ConeTwistJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(ConeTwistJointSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<ConeTwistJoint>()));
+		Ref<ConeTwistJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(ConeTwistJointSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<ConeTwistJoint>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<Generic6DOFJoint>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<Generic6DOFJoint>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<Generic6DOFJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(Generic6DOFJointSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<Generic6DOFJoint>()));
+		Ref<Generic6DOFJointSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(Generic6DOFJointSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<Generic6DOFJoint>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<CollisionPolygon>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<CollisionPolygon>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<CollisionPolygonSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(CollisionPolygonSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<CollisionPolygon>()));
+		Ref<CollisionPolygonSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(CollisionPolygonSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<CollisionPolygon>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
-	if (p_spatial->cast_to<AudioStreamPlayer3D>()) {
+	if (Object::cast_to<AudioStreamPlayer3D>(p_spatial)) {
 
-		Ref<AudioStreamPlayer3DSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(AudioStreamPlayer3DSpatialGizmo(p_spatial->cast_to<AudioStreamPlayer3D>()));
+		Ref<AudioStreamPlayer3DSpatialGizmo> misg = memnew(AudioStreamPlayer3DSpatialGizmo(Object::cast_to<AudioStreamPlayer3D>(p_spatial)));
 		return misg;
 	}
 
diff --git a/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.h b/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.h
index 28feee3fc..4769e5d76 100644
--- a/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.h
+++ b/editor/spatial_editor_gizmos.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class EditorSpatialGizmo : public SpatialEditorGizmo {
 	Vector<Instance> instances;
 	Spatial *spatial_node;
 
-	void _set_spatial_node(Node *p_node) { set_spatial_node(p_node->cast_to<Spatial>()); }
+	void _set_spatial_node(Node *p_node) { set_spatial_node(Object::cast_to<Spatial>(p_node)); }
 
 protected:
 	void add_lines(const Vector<Vector3> &p_lines, const Ref<Material> &p_material, bool p_billboard = false);
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