From aa093a35da0c8cdbd9950c6da95c8e309cbb16bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Roberts <richard.jw.roberts@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:35:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Updated all comma initializer usages to use .finished()

---
 .cproject                                     |  18 +-
 examples/CameraResectioning.cpp               |   2 +-
 examples/LocalizationExample.cpp              |   8 +-
 examples/OdometryExample.cpp                  |   4 +-
 examples/PlanarSLAMExample.cpp                |   6 +-
 examples/Pose2SLAMExample.cpp                 |   4 +-
 examples/Pose2SLAMExample_g2o.cpp             |   2 +-
 examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graph.cpp           |   4 +-
 examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graphviz.cpp        |   4 +-
 examples/Pose2SLAMExample_lago.cpp            |   2 +-
 examples/Pose2SLAMwSPCG.cpp                   |   6 +-
 examples/Pose3SLAMExample_g2o.cpp             |   2 +-
 ...ose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Chordal.cpp |   2 +-
 ...se3SLAMExample_initializePose3Gradient.cpp |   2 +-
 examples/SFMExample.cpp                       |   2 +-
 examples/SFMExample_SmartFactor.cpp           |   2 +-
 examples/SelfCalibrationExample.cpp           |   4 +-
 examples/VisualISAM2Example.cpp               |   2 +-
 examples/VisualISAMExample.cpp                |   2 +-
 examples/easyPoint2KalmanFilter.cpp           |   8 +-
 gtsam/base/LieScalar.h                        |   4 +-
 gtsam/base/LieVector.h                        |   2 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp             |   6 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testLieMatrix.cpp            |  14 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testLieScalar.cpp            |   2 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testLieVector.cpp            |   4 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp               | 240 +++++++++---------
 gtsam/base/tests/testNumericalDerivative.cpp  |  20 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testSerializationBase.cpp    |  18 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testSymmetricBlockMatrix.cpp |  22 +-
 gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp               |  62 ++---
 gtsam/base/tests/testVerticalBlockMatrix.cpp  |   2 +-
 .../discrete/tests/testDiscreteMarginals.cpp  |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Cal3Bundler.cpp                |   6 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2_Base.cpp               |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Cal3Unified.cpp                |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Cal3_S2.h                      |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/CalibratedCamera.cpp           |   6 +-
 gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.cpp            |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.h              |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Point2.h                       |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Pose2.cpp                      |  22 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h                        |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Pose3.cpp                      |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h                        |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Rot2.cpp                       |  12 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Rot2.h                         |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Rot3.h                         |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/StereoCamera.cpp               |   6 +-
 gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp                      |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testCal3DS2.cpp          |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testCalibratedCamera.cpp |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testEssentialMatrix.cpp  |  10 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testPinholeCamera.cpp    |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint2.cpp           |   6 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint3.cpp           |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose2.cpp            |  50 ++--
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp            |  20 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot2.cpp             |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3.cpp             |  48 ++--
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3M.cpp            |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testSimpleCamera.cpp     |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoCamera.cpp     |   2 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoPoint2.cpp     |   4 +-
 gtsam/geometry/tests/testUnit3.cpp            |  28 +-
 gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h                   |   8 +-
 gtsam/linear/tests/testErrors.cpp             |   4 +-
 gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp   |  68 ++---
 gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp  | 108 ++++----
 .../linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp  |  44 ++--
 gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianDensity.cpp    |   4 +-
 .../linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp  |  90 +++----
 gtsam/linear/tests/testHessianFactor.cpp      | 144 +++++------
 gtsam/linear/tests/testJacobianFactor.cpp     |  72 +++---
 gtsam/linear/tests/testKalmanFilter.cpp       |  34 +--
 gtsam/linear/tests/testNoiseModel.cpp         |  68 ++---
 gtsam/linear/tests/testSampler.cpp            |   2 +-
 .../linear/tests/testSerializationLinear.cpp  |  34 +--
 gtsam/linear/tests/testVectorValues.cpp       |  78 +++---
 gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuBias.cpp        |   4 +-
 gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuFactor.cpp      |  20 +-
 gtsam/nonlinear/ISAM2.h                       |   4 +-
 gtsam/nonlinear/WhiteNoiseFactor.h            |  12 +-
 .../tests/testLinearContainerFactor.cpp       |  56 ++--
 gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp          |  12 +-
 gtsam/slam/BearingRangeFactor.h               |   2 +-
 gtsam/slam/BoundingConstraint.h               |   8 +-
 gtsam/slam/InitializePose3.cpp                |   4 +-
 gtsam/slam/RangeFactor.h                      |   2 +-
 gtsam/slam/RotateFactor.h                     |   2 +-
 gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp                        |   2 +-
 gtsam/slam/lago.cpp                           |  18 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testDataset.cpp              |   8 +-
 .../slam/tests/testEssentialMatrixFactor.cpp  |   6 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor.cpp     |   6 +-
 .../testGeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler.cpp      |   6 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testInitializePose3.cpp      |  20 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testLago.cpp                 |  56 ++--
 gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseRotationPrior.cpp    |  14 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseTranslationPrior.cpp |  12 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testProjectionFactor.cpp     |  12 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testRangeFactor.cpp          |   8 +-
 .../tests/testRegularImplicitSchurFactor.cpp  |   2 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testRotateFactor.cpp         |  16 +-
 gtsam/slam/tests/testStereoFactor.cpp         |  14 +-
 gtsam_unstable/base/tests/testFixedVector.cpp |  20 +-
 gtsam_unstable/dynamics/IMUFactor.h           |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/dynamics/Pendulum.h            |   8 +-
 gtsam_unstable/dynamics/PoseRTV.cpp           |  14 +-
 gtsam_unstable/dynamics/SimpleHelicopter.h    |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/dynamics/VelocityConstraint3.h |   2 +-
 .../dynamics/tests/testIMUSystem.cpp          |  12 +-
 gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testPoseRTV.cpp |  10 +-
 .../dynamics/tests/testSimpleHelicopter.cpp   |  16 +-
 .../dynamics/tests/testVelocityConstraint.cpp |   4 +-
 .../examples/ConcurrentCalibration.cpp        |   2 +-
 ...ConcurrentFilteringAndSmoothingExample.cpp |  16 +-
 .../examples/FixedLagSmootherExample.cpp      |   6 +-
 .../examples/Pose2SLAMExampleExpressions.cpp  |   4 +-
 .../examples/SFMExampleExpressions.cpp        |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/geometry/BearingS2.cpp         |   4 +-
 gtsam_unstable/geometry/InvDepthCamera3.h     |   6 +-
 gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimPolygon2D.cpp      |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimWall2D.cpp         |   2 +-
 .../geometry/tests/testInvDepthCamera3.cpp    |  18 +-
 .../geometry/tests/testPose3Upright.cpp       |   2 +-
 .../tests/testBatchFixedLagSmoother.cpp       |   4 +-
 .../tests/testConcurrentBatchFilter.cpp       |   8 +-
 .../tests/testConcurrentBatchSmoother.cpp     |   8 +-
 .../tests/testConcurrentIncrementalFilter.cpp |  10 +-
 .../testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherDL.cpp   |   8 +-
 .../testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherGN.cpp   |   8 +-
 .../nonlinear/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp  |   4 +-
 .../tests/testIncrementalFixedLagSmoother.cpp |   4 +-
 .../nonlinear/tests/testParticleFactor.cpp    |   4 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/AHRS.cpp                  |  12 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/BetweenFactorEM.h         |   2 +-
 .../slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.h   |  10 +-
 .../EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel_NoBias.h |   4 +-
 .../slam/InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.h   |  10 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactor3.h         |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant1.h  |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant2.h  |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant3.h  |   4 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.cpp    |   8 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h      |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/PartialPriorFactor.h      |   2 +-
 .../slam/RelativeElevationFactor.cpp          |   2 +-
 .../slam/TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.h    |   2 +-
 gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testAHRS.cpp        |  14 +-
 .../slam/tests/testBetweenFactorEM.cpp        |  16 +-
 .../slam/tests/testBiasedGPSFactor.cpp        |   4 +-
 .../testEquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.cpp  |   6 +-
 .../tests/testGaussMarkov1stOrderFactor.cpp   |  14 +-
 .../testInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp  |  86 +++----
 .../slam/tests/testInvDepthFactor3.cpp        |   2 +-
 .../slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant1.cpp |   8 +-
 .../slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant2.cpp |   8 +-
 .../slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant3.cpp |   8 +-
 .../slam/tests/testMultiProjectionFactor.cpp  |  12 +-
 .../slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPP.cpp    |  12 +-
 .../slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPPC.cpp   |  12 +-
 .../tests/testRelativeElevationFactor.cpp     |  10 +-
 .../slam/tests/testSmartRangeFactor.cpp       |  14 +-
 .../testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor.cpp     |  14 +-
 .../testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.cpp   |  24 +-
 .../timeInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp  |   8 +-
 tests/smallExample.h                          |  44 ++--
 tests/testBoundingConstraint.cpp              |   6 +-
 tests/testDoglegOptimizer.cpp                 |  44 ++--
 tests/testExtendedKalmanFilter.cpp            |  14 +-
 tests/testGaussianBayesTreeB.cpp              |  18 +-
 tests/testGaussianFactorGraphB.cpp            |  40 +--
 tests/testGaussianISAM2.cpp                   |  12 +-
 tests/testGaussianJunctionTreeB.cpp           |   4 +-
 tests/testGradientDescentOptimizer.cpp        |   6 +-
 tests/testGraph.cpp                           |   2 +-
 tests/testIterative.cpp                       |   6 +-
 tests/testMarginals.cpp                       |   6 +-
 tests/testNonlinearEquality.cpp               |  16 +-
 tests/testNonlinearFactor.cpp                 |  80 +++---
 tests/testNonlinearISAM.cpp                   |  10 +-
 tests/testPCGSolver.cpp                       |  10 +-
 tests/testPreconditioner.cpp                  |   6 +-
 tests/testSerializationSLAM.cpp               |   4 +-
 tests/testSimulated2DOriented.cpp             |   2 +-
 tests/testSubgraphPreconditioner.cpp          |  28 +-
 timing/timeCalibratedCamera.cpp               |   2 +-
 timing/timeMatrix.cpp                         |   2 +-
 timing/timePinholeCamera.cpp                  |   2 +-
 timing/timePose3.cpp                          |   2 +-
 timing/timeStereoCamera.cpp                   |   2 +-
 192 files changed, 1381 insertions(+), 1383 deletions(-)

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index 52c627f5c..21e171942 100644
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+++ b/.cproject
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
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 					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.CWDLocator" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ErrorParser"/>
+					<extension id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ELF" point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.BinaryParser"/>
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+							<builder arguments="" buildPath="${ProjDirPath}/build" command="make" id="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.builder.macosx.base.319933862" keepEnvironmentInBuildfile="false" managedBuildOn="false" name="Gnu Make Builder" parallelBuildOn="true" parallelizationNumber="optimal" superClass="cdt.managedbuild.target.gnu.builder.macosx.base"/>
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diff --git a/examples/CameraResectioning.cpp b/examples/CameraResectioning.cpp
index f1e1a0010..f3755c180 100644
--- a/examples/CameraResectioning.cpp
+++ b/examples/CameraResectioning.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
 
   /* 2. add factors to the graph */
   // add measurement factors
-  SharedDiagonal measurementNoise = Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0.5));
+  SharedDiagonal measurementNoise = Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0.5).finished());
   boost::shared_ptr<ResectioningFactor> factor;
   graph.push_back(
       boost::make_shared<ResectioningFactor>(measurementNoise, X(1), calib,
diff --git a/examples/LocalizationExample.cpp b/examples/LocalizationExample.cpp
index 5454f4c11..b6da40978 100644
--- a/examples/LocalizationExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/LocalizationExample.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ public:
     // Consequently, the Jacobians are:
     // [ derror_x/dx  derror_x/dy  derror_x/dtheta ] = [1 0 0]
     // [ derror_y/dx  derror_y/dy  derror_y/dtheta ] = [0 1 0]
-    if (H) (*H) = (Matrix(2,3) << 1.0,0.0,0.0, 0.0,1.0,0.0);
-    return (Vector(2) << q.x() - mx_, q.y() - my_);
+    if (H) (*H) = (Matrix(2,3) << 1.0,0.0,0.0, 0.0,1.0,0.0).finished();
+    return (Vector(2) << q.x() - mx_, q.y() - my_).finished();
   }
 
   // The second is a 'clone' function that allows the factor to be copied. Under most
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // 2a. Add odometry factors
   // For simplicity, we will use the same noise model for each odometry factor
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   // Create odometry (Between) factors between consecutive poses
   graph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(1, 2, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, 0.0), odometryNoise));
   graph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(2, 3, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, 0.0), odometryNoise));
 
   // 2b. Add "GPS-like" measurements
   // We will use our custom UnaryFactor for this.
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr unaryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1)); // 10cm std on x,y
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr unaryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished()); // 10cm std on x,y
   graph.add(boost::make_shared<UnaryFactor>(1, 0.0, 0.0, unaryNoise));
   graph.add(boost::make_shared<UnaryFactor>(2, 2.0, 0.0, unaryNoise));
   graph.add(boost::make_shared<UnaryFactor>(3, 4.0, 0.0, unaryNoise));
diff --git a/examples/OdometryExample.cpp b/examples/OdometryExample.cpp
index 70c6e6fb0..33c217a09 100644
--- a/examples/OdometryExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/OdometryExample.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // Add a prior on the first pose, setting it to the origin
   // A prior factor consists of a mean and a noise model (covariance matrix)
   Pose2 priorMean(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   graph.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(1, priorMean, priorNoise));
 
   // Add odometry factors
   Pose2 odometry(2.0, 0.0, 0.0);
   // For simplicity, we will use the same noise model for each odometry factor
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   // Create odometry (Between) factors between consecutive poses
   graph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(1, 2, odometry, odometryNoise));
   graph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(2, 3, odometry, odometryNoise));
diff --git a/examples/PlanarSLAMExample.cpp b/examples/PlanarSLAMExample.cpp
index 91ca423a2..7c9e50459 100644
--- a/examples/PlanarSLAMExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/PlanarSLAMExample.cpp
@@ -80,18 +80,18 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // Add a prior on pose x1 at the origin. A prior factor consists of a mean and a noise model (covariance matrix)
   Pose2 prior(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior mean is at origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1)); // 30cm std on x,y, 0.1 rad on theta
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished()); // 30cm std on x,y, 0.1 rad on theta
   graph.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(x1, prior, priorNoise)); // add directly to graph
 
   // Add two odometry factors
   Pose2 odometry(2.0, 0.0, 0.0); // create a measurement for both factors (the same in this case)
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1)); // 20cm std on x,y, 0.1 rad on theta
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished()); // 20cm std on x,y, 0.1 rad on theta
   graph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(x1, x2, odometry, odometryNoise));
   graph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(x2, x3, odometry, odometryNoise));
 
   // Add Range-Bearing measurements to two different landmarks
   // create a noise model for the landmark measurements
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr measurementNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2)); // 0.1 rad std on bearing, 20cm on range
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr measurementNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2).finished()); // 0.1 rad std on bearing, 20cm on range
   // create the measurement values - indices are (pose id, landmark id)
   Rot2 bearing11 = Rot2::fromDegrees(45),
        bearing21 = Rot2::fromDegrees(90),
diff --git a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample.cpp b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample.cpp
index ae34278ec..76064196d 100644
--- a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample.cpp
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // 2a. Add a prior on the first pose, setting it to the origin
   // A prior factor consists of a mean and a noise model (covariance matrix)
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   graph.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(1, Pose2(0, 0, 0), priorNoise));
 
   // For simplicity, we will use the same noise model for odometry and loop closures
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
 
   // 2b. Add odometry factors
   // Create odometry (Between) factors between consecutive poses
diff --git a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_g2o.cpp b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_g2o.cpp
index 8d8f2edc1..4ca0074d2 100644
--- a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_g2o.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_g2o.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int main(const int argc, const char *argv[]) {
   // Add prior on the pose having index (key) = 0
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *graph;
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = //
-      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-8));
+      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-8).finished());
   graphWithPrior.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(0, Pose2(), priorModel));
   std::cout << "Adding prior on pose 0 " << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graph.cpp b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graph.cpp
index 86be74c75..2855d2fca 100644
--- a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graph.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graph.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv) {
   // we are in build/examples, data is in examples/Data
   NonlinearFactorGraph::shared_ptr graph;
   Values::shared_ptr initial;
-  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 5.0 * M_PI / 180.0));
+  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 5.0 * M_PI / 180.0).finished());
   string graph_file = findExampleDataFile("w100.graph");
   boost::tie(graph, initial) = load2D(graph_file, model);
   initial->print("Initial estimate:\n");
 
   // Add a Gaussian prior on first poses
   Pose2 priorMean(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
-  SharedDiagonal priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.01, 0.01));
+  SharedDiagonal priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.01, 0.01).finished());
   graph->push_back(PriorFactor<Pose2>(0, priorMean, priorNoise));
 
   // Single Step Optimization using Levenberg-Marquardt
diff --git a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graphviz.cpp b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graphviz.cpp
index 4b0dc6252..939790f7a 100644
--- a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graphviz.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_graphviz.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv) {
   NonlinearFactorGraph graph;
 
   // 2a. Add a prior on the first pose, setting it to the origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose2>(1, Pose2(0, 0, 0), priorNoise));
 
   // For simplicity, we will use the same noise model for odometry and loop closures
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
 
   // 2b. Add odometry factors
   graph.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(1, 2, Pose2(2, 0, 0     ), model));
diff --git a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_lago.cpp b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_lago.cpp
index bb434f3ce..f83babdc5 100644
--- a/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_lago.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose2SLAMExample_lago.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(const int argc, const char *argv[]) {
   // Add prior on the pose having index (key) = 0
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *graph;
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = //
-      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-8));
+      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-8).finished());
   graphWithPrior.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(0, Pose2(), priorModel));
   graphWithPrior.print();
 
diff --git a/examples/Pose2SLAMwSPCG.cpp b/examples/Pose2SLAMwSPCG.cpp
index 8e8e28570..7e522f16e 100644
--- a/examples/Pose2SLAMwSPCG.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose2SLAMwSPCG.cpp
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // 2a. Add a prior on the first pose, setting it to the origin
   // A prior factor consists of a mean and a noise model (covariance matrix)
   Pose2 prior(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose2>(1, prior, priorNoise));
 
   // 2b. Add odometry factors
   // For simplicity, we will use the same noise model for each odometry factor
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   // Create odometry (Between) factors between consecutive poses
   graph.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(1, 2, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, M_PI_2),    odometryNoise));
   graph.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(2, 3, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, M_PI_2), odometryNoise));
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   // these constraints may be identified in many ways, such as appearance-based techniques
   // with camera images.
   // We will use another Between Factor to enforce this constraint, with the distance set to zero,
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   graph.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(5, 1, Pose2(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), model));
   graph.print("\nFactor Graph:\n"); // print
 
diff --git a/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_g2o.cpp b/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_g2o.cpp
index f992c78b1..c0399c139 100644
--- a/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_g2o.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_g2o.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(const int argc, const char *argv[]) {
   // Add prior on the first key
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *graph;
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = //
-      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(6) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-4, 1e-4, 1e-4));
+      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(6) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-4, 1e-4, 1e-4).finished());
   Key firstKey = 0;
   BOOST_FOREACH(const Values::ConstKeyValuePair& key_value, *initial) {
     std::cout << "Adding prior to g2o file " << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Chordal.cpp b/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Chordal.cpp
index afc66ea1e..645b24cfc 100644
--- a/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Chordal.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Chordal.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(const int argc, const char *argv[]) {
   // Add prior on the first key
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *graph;
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = //
-      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(6) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-4, 1e-4, 1e-4));
+      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(6) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-4, 1e-4, 1e-4).finished());
   Key firstKey = 0;
   BOOST_FOREACH(const Values::ConstKeyValuePair& key_value, *initial) {
     std::cout << "Adding prior to g2o file " << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Gradient.cpp b/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Gradient.cpp
index 9dc410692..99342099a 100644
--- a/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Gradient.cpp
+++ b/examples/Pose3SLAMExample_initializePose3Gradient.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main(const int argc, const char *argv[]) {
   // Add prior on the first key
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *graph;
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = //
-      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(6) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-4, 1e-4, 1e-4));
+      noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(6) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-4, 1e-4, 1e-4).finished());
   Key firstKey = 0;
   BOOST_FOREACH(const Values::ConstKeyValuePair& key_value, *initial) {
     std::cout << "Adding prior to g2o file " << std::endl;
diff --git a/examples/SFMExample.cpp b/examples/SFMExample.cpp
index 75d14cd72..5be266d11 100644
--- a/examples/SFMExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/SFMExample.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   NonlinearFactorGraph graph;
 
   // Add a prior on pose x1. This indirectly specifies where the origin is.
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1))); // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)).finished()); // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose3>(Symbol('x', 0), poses[0], poseNoise)); // add directly to graph
 
   // Simulated measurements from each camera pose, adding them to the factor graph
diff --git a/examples/SFMExample_SmartFactor.cpp b/examples/SFMExample_SmartFactor.cpp
index b3c5ee5fe..9e9c74edc 100644
--- a/examples/SFMExample_SmartFactor.cpp
+++ b/examples/SFMExample_SmartFactor.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   // Add a prior on pose x0. This indirectly specifies where the origin is.
   // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(
-      (Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)));
+      (Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)).finished());
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose3>(0, poses[0], poseNoise));
 
   // Because the structure-from-motion problem has a scale ambiguity, the problem is
diff --git a/examples/SelfCalibrationExample.cpp b/examples/SelfCalibrationExample.cpp
index c69afe3b7..8ebf005ab 100644
--- a/examples/SelfCalibrationExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/SelfCalibrationExample.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   NonlinearFactorGraph graph;
 
   // Add a prior on pose x1.
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1))); // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)).finished()); // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose3>(Symbol('x', 0), poses[0], poseNoise));
 
   // Simulated measurements from each camera pose, adding them to the factor graph
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Point3>(Symbol('l', 0), points[0], pointNoise)); // add directly to graph
 
   // Add a prior on the calibration.
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr calNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(5) << 500, 500, 0.1, 100, 100));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr calNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(5) << 500, 500, 0.1, 100, 100).finished());
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Cal3_S2>(Symbol('K', 0), K, calNoise));
 
   // Create the initial estimate to the solution
diff --git a/examples/VisualISAM2Example.cpp b/examples/VisualISAM2Example.cpp
index de4de455a..a5b91ff38 100644
--- a/examples/VisualISAM2Example.cpp
+++ b/examples/VisualISAM2Example.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     // adding it to iSAM.
     if( i == 0) {
       // Add a prior on pose x0
-      noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3),Vector3::Constant(0.1))); // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
+      noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3),Vector3::Constant(0.1)).finished()); // 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
       graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose3>(Symbol('x', 0), poses[0], poseNoise));
 
       // Add a prior on landmark l0
diff --git a/examples/VisualISAMExample.cpp b/examples/VisualISAMExample.cpp
index 8a32f5dcc..8abe84eb6 100644
--- a/examples/VisualISAMExample.cpp
+++ b/examples/VisualISAMExample.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (i == 0) {
       // Add a prior on pose x0, with 30cm std on x,y,z 0.1 rad on roll,pitch,yaw
       noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(
-          (Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)));
+          (Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)).finished());
       graph.add(PriorFactor<Pose3>(Symbol('x', 0), poses[0], poseNoise));
 
       // Add a prior on landmark l0
diff --git a/examples/easyPoint2KalmanFilter.cpp b/examples/easyPoint2KalmanFilter.cpp
index bb25440b1..be31e5802 100644
--- a/examples/easyPoint2KalmanFilter.cpp
+++ b/examples/easyPoint2KalmanFilter.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int main() {
 
   // Create the Kalman Filter initialization point
   Point2 x_initial(0.0, 0.0);
-  SharedDiagonal P_initial = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal P_initial = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
 
   // Create Key for initial pose
   Symbol x0('x',0);
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ int main() {
   // For the purposes of this example, let us assume we are using a constant-position model and
   // the controls are driving the point to the right at 1 m/s. Then, F = [1 0 ; 0 1], B = [1 0 ; 0 1]
   // and u = [1 ; 0]. Let us also assume that the process noise Q = [0.1 0 ; 0 0.1].
-  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0);
-  SharedDiagonal Q = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1), true);
+  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished();
+  SharedDiagonal Q = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished(), true);
 
   // This simple motion can be modeled with a BetweenFactor
   // Create Key for next pose
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int main() {
   // For the purposes of this example, let us assume we have something like a GPS that returns
   // the current position of the robot. Then H = [1 0 ; 0 1]. Let us also assume that the measurement noise
   // R = [0.25 0 ; 0 0.25].
-  SharedDiagonal R = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.25, 0.25), true);
+  SharedDiagonal R = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.25, 0.25).finished(), true);
 
   // This simple measurement can be modeled with a PriorFactor
   Point2 z1(1.0, 0.0);
diff --git a/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h b/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h
index 1d4aa86e2..5125340be 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/LieScalar.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
     LieScalar retract(const Vector& v) const { return LieScalar(value() + v(0)); }
 
     /** @return the local coordinates of another object */
-    Vector localCoordinates(const LieScalar& t2) const { return (Vector(1) << (t2.value() - value())); }
+    Vector localCoordinates(const LieScalar& t2) const { return (Vector(1) << (t2.value() - value())).finished(); }
 
     // Group requirements
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
     static LieScalar Expmap(const Vector& v) { return LieScalar(v(0)); }
 
     /** Logmap around identity - just returns with default cast back */
-    static Vector Logmap(const LieScalar& p) { return (Vector(1) << p.value()); }
+    static Vector Logmap(const LieScalar& p) { return (Vector(1) << p.value()).finished(); }
 
     /// Left-trivialized derivative of the exponential map
     static Matrix dexpL(const Vector& v) {
diff --git a/gtsam/base/LieVector.h b/gtsam/base/LieVector.h
index 99b351ff5..d1b2ad78c 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/LieVector.h
+++ b/gtsam/base/LieVector.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct LieVector : public Vector {
 #endif
 
   /** wrap a double */
-  LieVector(double d) : Vector((Vector(1) << d)) {}
+  LieVector(double d) : Vector((Vector(1) << d).finished()) {}
 
   /** constructor with size and initial data, row order ! */
   GTSAM_EXPORT LieVector(size_t m, const double* const data);
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp
index b30326633..5120e9ac6 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ TEST(cholesky, choleskyPartial) {
                           0.,       0.,       0.,   1.8786,   1.0535,   1.4250,   1.3347,
                           0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,   3.0788,   2.6283,   2.3791,
                           0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,   2.9227,   2.4056,
-                          0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,   2.5776);
+                          0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,   2.5776).finished();
 
   // Do partial Cholesky on 3 frontal scalar variables
   Matrix RSL(ABC);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ TEST(cholesky, choleskyPartial) {
 TEST(cholesky, BadScalingCholesky) {
   Matrix A = (Matrix(2,2) <<
       1e-40, 0.0,
-      0.0, 1.0);
+      0.0, 1.0).finished();
 
   Matrix R(A.transpose() * A);
   choleskyPartial(R, 2);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ TEST(cholesky, BadScalingCholesky) {
 TEST(cholesky, BadScalingSVD) {
   Matrix A = (Matrix(2,2) <<
       1.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 1e-40);
+      0.0, 1e-40).finished();
 
   Matrix U, V;
   Vector S;
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testLieMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testLieMatrix.cpp
index ee8fe14d9..53dd6d4d5 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testLieMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testLieMatrix.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ GTSAM_CONCEPT_LIE_INST(LieMatrix)
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( LieMatrix, construction ) {
-  Matrix m = (Matrix(2,2) << 1.0,2.0, 3.0,4.0);
+  Matrix m = (Matrix(2,2) << 1.0,2.0, 3.0,4.0).finished();
   LieMatrix lie1(m), lie2(m);
 
   EXPECT(lie1.dim() == 4);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TEST( LieMatrix, construction ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( LieMatrix, other_constructors ) {
-  Matrix init = (Matrix(2,2) << 10.0,20.0, 30.0,40.0);
+  Matrix init = (Matrix(2,2) << 10.0,20.0, 30.0,40.0).finished();
   LieMatrix exp(init);
   double data[] = {10,30,20,40};
   LieMatrix b(2,2,data);
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ TEST( LieMatrix, other_constructors ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(LieMatrix, retract) {
-  LieMatrix init((Matrix(2,2) << 1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0));
-  Vector update = (Vector(4) << 3.0, 4.0, 6.0, 7.0);
+  LieMatrix init((Matrix(2,2) << 1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0).finished());
+  Vector update = (Vector(4) << 3.0, 4.0, 6.0, 7.0).finished();
 
-  LieMatrix expected((Matrix(2,2) << 4.0, 6.0, 9.0, 11.0));
+  LieMatrix expected((Matrix(2,2) << 4.0, 6.0, 9.0, 11.0).finished());
   LieMatrix actual = init.retract(update);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ TEST(LieMatrix, retract) {
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedUpdate, actualUpdate));
 
-  Vector expectedLogmap = (Vector(4) << 1, 2, 3, 4);
-  Vector actualLogmap = LieMatrix::Logmap(LieMatrix((Matrix(2,2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  Vector expectedLogmap = (Vector(4) << 1, 2, 3, 4).finished();
+  Vector actualLogmap = LieMatrix::Logmap(LieMatrix((Matrix(2,2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedLogmap, actualLogmap));
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testLieScalar.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testLieScalar.cpp
index 68655cc71..946a342fc 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testLieScalar.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testLieScalar.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TEST( testLieScalar, construction ) {
 TEST( testLieScalar, localCoordinates ) {
   LieScalar lie1(1.), lie2(3.);
 
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << 2), lie1.localCoordinates(lie2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << 2).finished(), lie1.localCoordinates(lie2)));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testLieVector.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testLieVector.cpp
index f66678c25..7bb291a2f 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testLieVector.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testLieVector.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ GTSAM_CONCEPT_LIE_INST(LieVector)
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testLieVector, construction ) {
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished();
   LieVector lie1(v), lie2(v);
 
   EXPECT(lie1.dim() == 3);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TEST( testLieVector, construction ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testLieVector, other_constructors ) {
-  Vector init = (Vector(2) << 10.0, 20.0);
+  Vector init = (Vector(2) << 10.0, 20.0).finished();
   LieVector exp(init);
   double data[] = {10,20};
   LieVector b(2,data);
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
index 9f1851308..df70324eb 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testMatrix.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const double tol = 1e-9;
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, constructor_data )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5, 3, 0, -5);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5, 3, 0, -5).finished();
 
   Matrix B(2, 2);
   B(0, 0) = -5;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ TEST( matrix, constructor_data )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, Matrix_ )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 0.0, -5.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 0.0, -5.0).finished();
   Matrix B(2, 2);
   B(0, 0) = -5;
   B(0, 1) = 3;
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ TEST( matrix, special_comma_initializer)
   expected(1,0) = 3;
   expected(1,1) = 4;
 
-  Matrix actual1 = (Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4);
-  Matrix actual2((Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4));
+  Matrix actual1 = (Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4).finished();
+  Matrix actual2((Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4).finished());
 
-  Matrix submat1 = (Matrix(1,2) << 3, 4);
-  Matrix actual3 = (Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, submat1);
+  Matrix submat1 = (Matrix(1,2) << 3, 4).finished();
+  Matrix actual3 = (Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, submat1).finished();
 
-  Matrix submat2 = (Matrix(1,2) << 1, 2);
-  Matrix actual4 = (Matrix(2,2) << submat2, 3, 4);
+  Matrix submat2 = (Matrix(1,2) << 1, 2).finished();
+  Matrix actual4 = (Matrix(2,2) << submat2, 3, 4).finished();
 
-  Matrix actual5 = testFcn1((Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4));
-  Matrix actual6 = testFcn2((Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4));
+  Matrix actual5 = testFcn1((Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4).finished());
+  Matrix actual6 = testFcn2((Matrix(2,2) << 1, 2, 3, 4).finished());
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual2));
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ TEST( matrix, special_comma_initializer)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, col_major )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
   const double * const a = &A(0, 0);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(1, a[0], tol);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(3, a[1], tol);
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ TEST( matrix, col_major )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, collect1 )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 00.0, -5.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << -0.5, 2.1, 1.1, 3.4, 2.6, 7.1);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 00.0, -5.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << -0.5, 2.1, 1.1, 3.4, 2.6, 7.1).finished();
   Matrix AB = collect(2, &A, &B);
   Matrix C(2, 5);
   for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ TEST( matrix, collect1 )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, collect2 )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 00.0, -5.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << -0.5, 2.1, 1.1, 3.4, 2.6, 7.1);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 00.0, -5.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << -0.5, 2.1, 1.1, 3.4, 2.6, 7.1).finished();
   vector<const Matrix*> matrices;
   matrices.push_back(&A);
   matrices.push_back(&B);
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ TEST( matrix, collect3 )
   Matrix AB = collect(matrices, 2, 3);
   Matrix exp = (Matrix(2, 6) <<
       1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+      0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   EQUALITY(exp,AB);
 }
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ TEST( matrix, collect3 )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, stack )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 00.0, -5.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(3, 2) << -0.5, 2.1, 1.1, 3.4, 2.6, 7.1);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << -5.0, 3.0, 00.0, -5.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(3, 2) << -0.5, 2.1, 1.1, 3.4, 2.6, 7.1).finished();
   Matrix AB = stack(2, &A, &B);
   Matrix C(5, 2);
   for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
@@ -195,17 +195,17 @@ TEST( matrix, column )
 {
   Matrix A = (Matrix(4, 7) << -1., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -0.2, 0., -1., 0., 1.,
       0., 0., 0.3, 1., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 0.2, 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -1.,
-      -0.1);
+      -0.1).finished();
   Vector a1 = column(A, 0);
-  Vector exp1 = (Vector(4) << -1., 0., 1., 0.);
+  Vector exp1 = (Vector(4) << -1., 0., 1., 0.).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a1, exp1));
 
   Vector a2 = column(A, 3);
-  Vector exp2 = (Vector(4) << 0., 1., 0., 0.);
+  Vector exp2 = (Vector(4) << 0., 1., 0., 0.).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a2, exp2));
 
   Vector a3 = column(A, 6);
-  Vector exp3 = (Vector(4) << -0.2, 0.3, 0.2, -0.1);
+  Vector exp3 = (Vector(4) << -0.2, 0.3, 0.2, -0.1).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a3, exp3));
 }
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ TEST( matrix, insert_column )
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, big));
 }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ TEST( matrix, insert_subcolumn )
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, big));
 }
@@ -256,17 +256,17 @@ TEST( matrix, row )
 {
   Matrix A = (Matrix(4, 7) << -1., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -0.2, 0., -1., 0., 1.,
       0., 0., 0.3, 1., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 0.2, 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -1.,
-      -0.1);
+      -0.1).finished();
   Vector a1 = row(A, 0);
-  Vector exp1 = (Vector(7) << -1., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -0.2);
+  Vector exp1 = (Vector(7) << -1., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -0.2).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a1, exp1));
 
   Vector a2 = row(A, 2);
-  Vector exp2 = (Vector(7) << 1., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 0.2);
+  Vector exp2 = (Vector(7) << 1., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 0.2).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a2, exp2));
 
   Vector a3 = row(A, 3);
-  Vector exp3 = (Vector(7) << 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -1., -0.1);
+  Vector exp3 = (Vector(7) << 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -1., -0.1).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(a3, exp3));
 }
 
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@ TEST( matrix, zeros )
 TEST( matrix, insert_sub )
 {
   Matrix big = zeros(5, 6), small = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0,
-      1.0);
+      1.0).finished();
 
   insertSub(big, small, 1, 2);
 
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(5, 6) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, big));
 }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ TEST( matrix, diagMatrices )
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 3.0, 3.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 3.0, 3.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 3.0, 3.0).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ TEST( matrix, stream_read ) {
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(3,4) <<
     1.1, 2.3, 4.2, 7.6,
     -0.3, -8e-2, 5.1, 9.0,
-    1.2, 3.4, 4.5, 6.7);
+    1.2, 3.4, 4.5, 6.7).finished();
 
   string matrixAsString = 
     "1.1 2.3 4.2 7.6\n"
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ TEST( matrix, scale_columns )
   A(2, 2) = 1.;
   A(2, 3) = 1.;
 
-  Vector v = (Vector(4) << 2., 3., 4., 5.);
+  Vector v = (Vector(4) << 2., 3., 4., 5.).finished();
 
   Matrix actual = vector_scale(A, v);
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ TEST( matrix, scale_rows )
   A(2, 2) = 1.;
   A(2, 3) = 1.;
 
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 2., 3., 4.);
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 2., 3., 4.).finished();
 
   Matrix actual = vector_scale(v, A);
 
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ TEST( matrix, scale_rows_mask )
   A(2, 2) = 1.;
   A(2, 3) = 1.;
 
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 2., std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity(), 4.);
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 2., std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity(), 4.).finished();
 
   Matrix actual = vector_scale(v, A, true);
 
@@ -537,18 +537,18 @@ TEST( matrix, equal_nan )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, addition )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0);
-  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0).finished();
   EQUALITY(A+B,C);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, addition_in_place )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0);
-  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << 5.0, 5.0, 5.0, 5.0).finished();
   A += B;
   EQUALITY(A,C);
 }
@@ -556,18 +556,18 @@ TEST( matrix, addition_in_place )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, subtraction )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0);
-  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0).finished();
   EQUALITY(A-B,C);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, subtraction_in_place )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0);
-  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix C = (Matrix(2, 2) << -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0).finished();
   A -= B;
   EQUALITY(A,C);
 }
@@ -617,10 +617,10 @@ TEST( matrix, matrix_vector_multiplication )
 {
   Vector result(2);
 
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 1., 2., 3.);
-  Vector Av = (Vector(2) << 14., 32.);
-  Vector AtAv = (Vector(3) << 142., 188., 234.);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 1., 2., 3.).finished();
+  Vector Av = (Vector(2) << 14., 32.).finished();
+  Vector AtAv = (Vector(3) << 142., 188., 234.).finished();
 
   EQUALITY(A*v,Av);
   EQUALITY(A^Av,AtAv);
@@ -657,12 +657,12 @@ TEST( matrix, zero_below_diagonal ) {
   Matrix A1 = (Matrix(3, 4) <<
       1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0,
       1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0,
-      1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
+      1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
 
   Matrix expected1 = (Matrix(3, 4) <<
       1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0,
       0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 3.0, 4.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
   Matrix actual1r = A1;
   zeroBelowDiagonal(actual1r);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected1, actual1r, 1e-10));
@@ -680,13 +680,13 @@ TEST( matrix, zero_below_diagonal ) {
         1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
         1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
         1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
-        1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
+        1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished();
   Matrix expected2 = (Matrix(5, 3) <<
       1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
       0.0, 2.0, 3.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 3.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   Matrix actual2r = A2;
   zeroBelowDiagonal(actual2r);
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ TEST( matrix, zero_below_diagonal ) {
         0.0, 2.0, 3.0,
         0.0, 2.0, 3.0,
         0.0, 2.0, 3.0,
-        0.0, 2.0, 3.0);
+        0.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished();
   actual2c = A2;
   zeroBelowDiagonal(actual2c, 1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Matrix(expected2_partial), actual2c, 1e-10));
@@ -739,17 +739,17 @@ TEST( matrix, inverse )
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, Ainv, 1e-4));
 
   // These two matrices failed before version 2003 because we called LU incorrectly
-  Matrix lMg((Matrix(3, 3) << 0.0, 1.0, -2.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+  Matrix lMg((Matrix(3, 3) << 0.0, 1.0, -2.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix(3, 3) <<
       0.0, -1.0, 1.0,
       1.0, 0.0, 2.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+      0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished(),
       inverse(lMg)));
-  Matrix gMl((Matrix(3, 3) << 0.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+  Matrix gMl((Matrix(3, 3) << 0.0, -1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix(3, 3) <<
       0.0, 1.0,-2.0,
       -1.0, 0.0, 1.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 1.0),
+      0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished(),
       inverse(gMl)));
 }
 
@@ -787,19 +787,19 @@ TEST( matrix, inverse2 )
 TEST( matrix, backsubtitution )
 {
   // TEST ONE  2x2 matrix U1*x=b1
-  Vector expected1 = (Vector(2) << 3.6250, -0.75);
-  Matrix U22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 2., 3., 0., 4.);
+  Vector expected1 = (Vector(2) << 3.6250, -0.75).finished();
+  Matrix U22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 2., 3., 0., 4.).finished();
   Vector b1 = U22 * expected1;
   EXPECT( assert_equal(expected1 , backSubstituteUpper(U22, b1), 0.000001));
 
   // TEST TWO  3x3 matrix U2*x=b2
-  Vector expected2 = (Vector(3) << 5.5, -8.5, 5.);
-  Matrix U33 = (Matrix(3, 3) << 3., 5., 6., 0., 2., 3., 0., 0., 1.);
+  Vector expected2 = (Vector(3) << 5.5, -8.5, 5.).finished();
+  Matrix U33 = (Matrix(3, 3) << 3., 5., 6., 0., 2., 3., 0., 0., 1.).finished();
   Vector b2 = U33 * expected2;
   EXPECT( assert_equal(expected2 , backSubstituteUpper(U33, b2), 0.000001));
 
   // TEST THREE  Lower triangular 3x3 matrix L3*x=b3
-  Vector expected3 = (Vector(3) << 1., 1., 1.);
+  Vector expected3 = (Vector(3) << 1., 1., 1.).finished();
   Matrix L3 = trans(U33);
   Vector b3 = L3 * expected3;
   EXPECT( assert_equal(expected3 , backSubstituteLower(L3, b3), 0.000001));
@@ -816,11 +816,11 @@ TEST( matrix, householder )
   Matrix expected1 = (Matrix(4, 7) << 11.1803, 0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, 0, 2.236,
       0, 11.1803,  0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, -1.565,
       -0.618034, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721,  0, 0,
-      0, -0.618034, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894);
+      0, -0.618034, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894).finished();
   Matrix A1 = (Matrix(4, 7) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1,
       00,-5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 1.5,
       10, 0, 0,  0,-10,0,   2,
-      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1 );
+      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1 ).finished();
   householder_(A1, 3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected1, A1, 1e-3));
 
@@ -828,11 +828,11 @@ TEST( matrix, householder )
 
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(4, 7) << 11.1803, 0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, 0, 2.236, 0, 11.1803,
       0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, -1.565, 0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0, 0, 0,
-      0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894);
+      0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894).finished();
   Matrix A2 = (Matrix(4, 7) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1,
       00,-5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 1.5,
       10, 0, 0,  0,-10,0,   2,
-      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1);
+      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1).finished();
   householder(A2, 3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, A2, 1e-3));
 }
@@ -845,11 +845,11 @@ TEST( matrix, householder_colMajor )
   Matrix expected1((Matrix(4, 7) << 11.1803, 0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, 0, 2.236,
       0, 11.1803,  0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, -1.565,
       -0.618034, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721,  0, 0,
-      0, -0.618034, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894));
+      0, -0.618034, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894).finished());
   Matrix A1((Matrix(4, 7) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1,
       00,-5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 1.5,
       10, 0, 0,  0,-10,0,   2,
-      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1));
+      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1).finished());
   householder_(A1, 3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected1, A1, 1e-3));
 
@@ -857,11 +857,11 @@ TEST( matrix, householder_colMajor )
 
   Matrix expected((Matrix(4, 7) << 11.1803, 0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, 0, 2.236, 0, 11.1803,
       0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, -1.565, 0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0, 0, 0,
-      0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894));
+      0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894).finished());
   Matrix A2((Matrix(4, 7) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1,
       00,-5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 1.5,
       10, 0, 0,  0,-10,0,   2,
-      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1));
+      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1).finished());
   householder(A2, 3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, A2, 1e-3));
 }
@@ -875,11 +875,11 @@ TEST( matrix, eigen_QR )
 
   Matrix expected((Matrix(4, 7) << 11.1803, 0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, 0, 2.236, 0, 11.1803,
       0, -2.2361, 0, -8.9443, -1.565, 0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0, 0, 0,
-      0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894));
+      0, 0, 4.4721, 0, -4.4721, 0.894).finished());
   Matrix A((Matrix(4, 7) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1,
       00,-5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 1.5,
       10, 0, 0,  0,-10,0,   2,
-      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1));
+      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1).finished());
   Matrix actual = A.householderQr().matrixQR();
   zeroBelowDiagonal(actual);
 
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ TEST( matrix, eigen_QR )
   A = Matrix((Matrix(4, 7) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1,
       00,-5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 1.5,
       10, 0, 0,  0,-10,0,   2,
-      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1));
+      00, 10,0, 0, 0, -10, -1).finished());
   inplace_QR(A);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, A, 1e-3));
 }
@@ -902,16 +902,16 @@ TEST( matrix, qr )
 {
 
   Matrix A = (Matrix(6, 4) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 00, -5, 0, 5, 10, 0, 0, 0, 00, 10, 0, 0, 00,
-      0, 0, -10, 10, 0, -10, 0);
+      0, 0, -10, 10, 0, -10, 0).finished();
 
 
   Matrix expectedQ = (Matrix(6, 6) << -0.3333, 0, 0.2981, 0, 0, -0.8944, 0000000, -0.4472, 0,
       0.3651, -0.8165, 0, 00.6667, 0, 0.7454, 0, 0, 0, 0000000, 0.8944,
       0, 0.1826, -0.4082, 0, 0000000, 0, 0, -0.9129, -0.4082, 0, 00.6667,
-      0, -0.5963, 0, 0, -0.4472);
+      0, -0.5963, 0, 0, -0.4472).finished();
 
   Matrix expectedR = (Matrix(6, 4) << 15, 0, -8.3333, 0, 00, 11.1803, 0, -2.2361, 00, 0,
-      7.4536, 0, 00, 0, 0, 10.9545, 00, 0, 0, 0, 00, 0, 0, 0);
+      7.4536, 0, 00, 0, 0, 10.9545, 00, 0, 0, 0, 00, 0, 0, 0).finished();
 
   Matrix Q, R;
   boost::tie(Q, R) = qr(A);
@@ -924,10 +924,10 @@ TEST( matrix, qr )
 TEST( matrix, sub )
 {
   Matrix A = (Matrix(4, 6) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 00, -5, 0, 5, 0, 0, 10, 0, 0, 0, -10,
-      0, 00, 10, 0, 0, 0, -10);
+      0, 00, 10, 0, 0, 0, -10).finished();
   Matrix actual = sub(A, 1, 3, 1, 5);
 
-  Matrix expected = (Matrix(2, 4) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 00, 0, 0, -10);
+  Matrix expected = (Matrix(2, 4) << -5, 0, 5, 0, 00, 0, 0, -10).finished();
 
   EQUALITY(actual,expected);
 }
@@ -935,15 +935,15 @@ TEST( matrix, sub )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, trans )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 3.0, 2.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 3.0, 2.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
   EQUALITY(trans(A),B);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, col_major_access )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished();
   const double* a = &A(0, 0);
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(2.0,a[2],1e-9);
 }
@@ -953,15 +953,15 @@ TEST( matrix, weighted_elimination )
 {
   // create a matrix to eliminate
   Matrix A = (Matrix(4, 6) << -1., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 1., 0., 0.,
-      1., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -1.);
-  Vector b = (Vector(4) << -0.2, 0.3, 0.2, -0.1);
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1);
+      1., 0., 0., 0., -1., 0., 0., 1., 0., 0., 0., -1.).finished();
+  Vector b = (Vector(4) << -0.2, 0.3, 0.2, -0.1).finished();
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1).finished();
 
   //   expected values
   Matrix expectedR = (Matrix(4, 6) << 1., 0., -0.2, 0., -0.8, 0., 0., 1., 0.,
-      -0.2, 0., -0.8, 0., 0., 1., 0., -1., 0., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0., -1.);
-  Vector d = (Vector(4) << 0.2, -0.14, 0.0, 0.2);
-  Vector newSigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.0894427, 0.0894427, 0.223607, 0.223607);
+      -0.2, 0., -0.8, 0., 0., 1., 0., -1., 0., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0., -1.).finished();
+  Vector d = (Vector(4) << 0.2, -0.14, 0.0, 0.2).finished();
+  Vector newSigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.0894427, 0.0894427, 0.223607, 0.223607).finished();
 
   Vector r;
   double di, sigma;
@@ -987,11 +987,11 @@ TEST( matrix, weighted_elimination )
 TEST( matrix, inverse_square_root )
 {
   Matrix measurement_covariance = (Matrix(3, 3) << 0.25, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.25,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.01);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.01).finished();
   Matrix actual = inverse_square_root(measurement_covariance);
 
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(3, 3) << 2.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 2.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
-      10.0);
+      10.0).finished();
 
   EQUALITY(expected,actual);
   EQUALITY(measurement_covariance,inverse(actual*actual));
@@ -1007,14 +1007,14 @@ TEST( matrix, inverse_square_root )
       0.0137923, 0.0908911, 0.0020775, -0.0101952, 0.0175868,
       -0.0142219, 0.0020775, 0.0973051, 0.0054906, 0.0047064,
       -0.0171880,-0.0101952, 0.0054906, 0.0892453, -0.0059468,
-      0.0028726, 0.0175868, 0.0047064, -0.0059468, 0.0816517);
+      0.0028726, 0.0175868, 0.0047064, -0.0059468, 0.0816517).finished();
 
   expected = (Matrix(5, 5) <<
       3.567126953241796, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
       -0.590030436566913, 3.362022286742925, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
       0.618207860252376, -0.168166020746503, 3.253086082942785, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
       0.683045380655496, 0.283773848115276, -0.099969232183396, 3.433537147891568, 0.000000000000000,
-      -0.006740136923185, -0.669325697387650, -0.169716689114923, 0.171493059476284, 3.583921085468937);
+      -0.006740136923185, -0.669325697387650, -0.169716689114923, 0.171493059476284, 3.583921085468937).finished();
   EQUALITY(expected, inverse_square_root(M));
 
 }
@@ -1027,14 +1027,14 @@ Matrix M = (Matrix(5, 5) << 0.0874197, -0.0030860, 0.0116969, 0.0081463,
     0.0048741, -0.0030860, 0.0872727, 0.0183073, 0.0125325, -0.0037363,
     0.0116969, 0.0183073, 0.0966217, 0.0103894, -0.0021113, 0.0081463,
     0.0125325, 0.0103894, 0.0747324, 0.0036415, 0.0048741, -0.0037363,
-    -0.0021113, 0.0036415, 0.0909464);
+    -0.0021113, 0.0036415, 0.0909464).finished();
 
 Matrix expected = (Matrix(5, 5) <<
     0.295668226226627, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
     -0.010437374483502, 0.295235094820875, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
     0.039560896175007, 0.063407813693827, 0.301721866387571, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
     0.027552165831157, 0.043423266737274, 0.021695600982708, 0.267613525371710, 0.000000000000000,
-    0.016485031422565, -0.012072546984405, -0.006621889326331, 0.014405837566082, 0.300462176944247);
+    0.016485031422565, -0.012072546984405, -0.006621889326331, 0.014405837566082, 0.300462176944247).finished();
 }
 TEST( matrix, LLt )
 {
@@ -1053,8 +1053,8 @@ TEST( matrix, cholesky_inverse )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, multiplyAdd )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(3, 4) << 4., 0., 0., 1., 0., 4., 0., 2., 0., 0., 1., 3.);
-  Vector x = (Vector(4) << 1., 2., 3., 4.), e = (Vector(3) << 5., 6., 7.),
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(3, 4) << 4., 0., 0., 1., 0., 4., 0., 2., 0., 0., 1., 3.).finished();
+  Vector x = (Vector(4) << 1., 2., 3., 4.).finished(), e = (Vector(3) << 5., 6., 7.).finished(),
       expected = e + A * x;
 
   multiplyAdd(1, A, x, e);
@@ -1064,8 +1064,8 @@ TEST( matrix, multiplyAdd )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, transposeMultiplyAdd )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(3, 4) << 4., 0., 0., 1., 0., 4., 0., 2., 0., 0., 1., 3.);
-  Vector x = (Vector(4) << 1., 2., 3., 4.), e = (Vector(3) << 5., 6., 7.),
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(3, 4) << 4., 0., 0., 1., 0., 4., 0., 2., 0., 0., 1., 3.).finished();
+  Vector x = (Vector(4) << 1., 2., 3., 4.).finished(), e = (Vector(3) << 5., 6., 7.).finished(),
       expected = x + trans(A) * e;
 
   transposeMultiplyAdd(1, A, e, x);
@@ -1075,31 +1075,31 @@ TEST( matrix, transposeMultiplyAdd )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, linear_dependent )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << -1.0, -2.0, -3.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << -1.0, -2.0, -3.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0).finished();
   EXPECT(linear_dependent(A, B));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, linear_dependent2 )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, -2.0, -3.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, -2.0, -3.0, 8.0, 10.0, 12.0).finished();
   EXPECT(linear_dependent(A, B));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, linear_dependent3 )
 {
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, -2.0, -3.0, 8.1, 10.0, 12.0);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0.0, -2.0, -3.0, 8.1, 10.0, 12.0).finished();
   EXPECT(linear_independent(A, B));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( matrix, svd1 )
 {
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 2., 1., 0.);
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 2., 1., 0.).finished();
   Matrix U1 = eye(4, 3), S1 = diag(v), V1 = eye(3, 3), A = (U1 * S1)
       * Matrix(trans(V1));
   Matrix U, V;
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ TEST( matrix, svd1 )
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 /// Sample A matrix for SVD
-static Matrix sampleA = (Matrix(3, 2) << 0.,-2., 0., 0., 3., 0.);
+static Matrix sampleA = (Matrix(3, 2) << 0.,-2., 0., 0., 3., 0.).finished();
 static Matrix sampleAt = trans(sampleA);
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -1121,9 +1121,9 @@ TEST( matrix, svd2 )
   Matrix U, V;
   Vector s;
 
-  Matrix expectedU = (Matrix(3, 2) << 0.,-1.,0.,0.,1.,0.);
-  Vector expected_s = (Vector(2) << 3.,2.);
-  Matrix expectedV = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.,0.,0.,1.);
+  Matrix expectedU = (Matrix(3, 2) << 0.,-1.,0.,0.,1.,0.).finished();
+  Vector expected_s = (Vector(2) << 3.,2.).finished();
+  Matrix expectedV = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.,0.,0.,1.).finished();
 
   svd(sampleA, U, s, V);
 
@@ -1144,9 +1144,9 @@ TEST( matrix, svd3 )
   Matrix U, V;
   Vector s;
 
-  Matrix expectedU = (Matrix(2, 2) << -1.,0.,0.,-1.);
-  Vector expected_s = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 2.0);
-  Matrix expectedV = (Matrix(3, 2) << 0.,1.,0.,0.,-1.,0.);
+  Matrix expectedU = (Matrix(2, 2) << -1.,0.,0.,-1.).finished();
+  Vector expected_s = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 2.0).finished();
+  Matrix expectedV = (Matrix(3, 2) << 0.,1.,0.,0.,-1.,0.).finished();
 
   svd(sampleAt, U, s, V);
 
@@ -1175,18 +1175,18 @@ TEST( matrix, svd4 )
   Matrix A = (Matrix(3, 2) <<
       0.8147,    0.9134,
       0.9058,    0.6324,
-      0.1270,    0.0975);
+      0.1270,    0.0975).finished();
 
   Matrix expectedU = (Matrix(3, 2) <<
      0.7397,   0.6724,
      0.6659,   -0.7370,
-     0.0970,   -0.0689);
+     0.0970,   -0.0689).finished();
 
-  Vector expected_s = (Vector(2) << 1.6455, 0.1910);
+  Vector expected_s = (Vector(2) << 1.6455, 0.1910).finished();
 
   Matrix expectedV = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
      0.7403,   -0.6723,
-     0.6723,   0.7403);
+     0.6723,   0.7403).finished();
 
   svd(A, U, s, V);
 
@@ -1220,12 +1220,12 @@ TEST( matrix, DLT )
       1.56,         0.42,         4.56,        -3.38,        -0.91,        -9.88,        22.36,         6.02,        65.36,
       1.89,         2.24,         3.99,         3.24,         3.84,         6.84,        18.09,        21.44,        38.19,
       2.24,         2.48,         6.24,         3.08,         3.41,         8.58,        24.64,        27.28,        68.64
-  );
+  ).finished();
   int rank;
   double error;
   Vector actual;
   boost::tie(rank,error,actual) = DLT(A);
-  Vector expected = (Vector(9) << -0.0, 0.2357, 0.4714, -0.2357, 0.0, - 0.4714,-0.4714, 0.4714, 0.0);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(9) << -0.0, 0.2357, 0.4714, -0.2357, 0.0, - 0.4714,-0.4714, 0.4714, 0.0).finished();
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(8,rank);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0,error,1e-8);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-4));
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testNumericalDerivative.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testNumericalDerivative.cpp
index b4a9b91d6..d3a2b929f 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testNumericalDerivative.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testNumericalDerivative.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ TEST(testNumericalDerivative, numericalHessian2) {
   Vector2 x(v);
 
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(2, 2) << -cos(x(1)) * sin(x(0)), -sin(x(1))
-      * cos(x(0)), -cos(x(0)) * sin(x(1)), -sin(x(0)) * cos(x(1)));
+      * cos(x(0)), -cos(x(0)) * sin(x(1)), -sin(x(0)) * cos(x(1))).finished();
 
   Matrix actual = numericalHessian(f2, x);
 
@@ -82,15 +82,15 @@ double f3(double x1, double x2) {
 TEST(testNumericalDerivative, numericalHessian211) {
   double x1 = 1, x2 = 5;
 
-  Matrix expected11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x1) * cos(x2));
+  Matrix expected11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x1) * cos(x2)).finished();
   Matrix actual11 = numericalHessian211<double, double>(f3, x1, x2);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected11, actual11, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -cos(x1) * sin(x2));
+  Matrix expected12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -cos(x1) * sin(x2)).finished();
   Matrix actual12 = numericalHessian212<double, double>(f3, x1, x2);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected12, actual12, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x1) * cos(x2));
+  Matrix expected22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x1) * cos(x2)).finished();
   Matrix actual22 = numericalHessian222<double, double>(f3, x1, x2);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected22, actual22, 1e-5));
 }
@@ -104,27 +104,27 @@ double f4(double x, double y, double z) {
 //
 TEST(testNumericalDerivative, numericalHessian311) {
   double x = 1, y = 2, z = 3;
-  Matrix expected11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x) * cos(y) * z * z);
+  Matrix expected11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x) * cos(y) * z * z).finished();
   Matrix actual11 = numericalHessian311<double, double, double>(f4, x, y, z);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected11, actual11, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -cos(x) * sin(y) * z * z);
+  Matrix expected12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -cos(x) * sin(y) * z * z).finished();
   Matrix actual12 = numericalHessian312<double, double, double>(f4, x, y, z);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected12, actual12, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected13 = (Matrix(1, 1) << cos(x) * cos(y) * 2 * z);
+  Matrix expected13 = (Matrix(1, 1) << cos(x) * cos(y) * 2 * z).finished();
   Matrix actual13 = numericalHessian313<double, double, double>(f4, x, y, z);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected13, actual13, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x) * cos(y) * z * z);
+  Matrix expected22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x) * cos(y) * z * z).finished();
   Matrix actual22 = numericalHessian322<double, double, double>(f4, x, y, z);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected22, actual22, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected23 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x) * sin(y) * 2 * z);
+  Matrix expected23 = (Matrix(1, 1) << -sin(x) * sin(y) * 2 * z).finished();
   Matrix actual23 = numericalHessian323<double, double, double>(f4, x, y, z);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected23, actual23, 1e-5));
 
-  Matrix expected33 = (Matrix(1, 1) << sin(x) * cos(y) * 2);
+  Matrix expected33 = (Matrix(1, 1) << sin(x) * cos(y) * 2).finished();
   Matrix actual33 = numericalHessian333<double, double, double>(f4, x, y, z);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected33, actual33, 1e-5));
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testSerializationBase.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testSerializationBase.cpp
index 9b28eacf6..5aaf779ca 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testSerializationBase.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testSerializationBase.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 using namespace gtsam::serializationTestHelpers;
 
-Vector v1 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0);
-Vector v2 = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0);
-Vector v3 = (Vector(2) << 5.0, 6.0);
+Vector v1 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished();
+Vector v2 = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0).finished();
+Vector v3 = (Vector(2) << 5.0, 6.0).finished();
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST (Serialization, FastList) {
@@ -84,23 +84,23 @@ TEST (Serialization, FastVector) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST (Serialization, matrix_vector) {
-  EXPECT(equality<Vector>((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  EXPECT(equality<Vector>((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
   EXPECT(equality<Vector2>(Vector2(1.0, 2.0)));
   EXPECT(equality<Vector3>(Vector3(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)));
   EXPECT(equality<Vector6>((Vector6() << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished()));
-  EXPECT(equality<Matrix>((Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  EXPECT(equality<Matrix>((Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
 
-  EXPECT(equalityXML<Vector>((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  EXPECT(equalityXML<Vector>((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
   EXPECT(equalityXML<Vector2>(Vector2(1.0, 2.0)));
   EXPECT(equalityXML<Vector3>(Vector3(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)));
   EXPECT(equalityXML<Vector6>((Vector6() << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished()));
-  EXPECT(equalityXML<Matrix>((Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  EXPECT(equalityXML<Matrix>((Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
 
-  EXPECT(equalityBinary<Vector>((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  EXPECT(equalityBinary<Vector>((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
   EXPECT(equalityBinary<Vector2>(Vector2(1.0, 2.0)));
   EXPECT(equalityBinary<Vector3>(Vector3(1.0, 2.0, 3.0)));
   EXPECT(equalityBinary<Vector6>((Vector6() << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished()));
-  EXPECT(equalityBinary<Matrix>((Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0)));
+  EXPECT(equalityBinary<Matrix>((Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished()));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testSymmetricBlockMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testSymmetricBlockMatrix.cpp
index ed9d43e5a..df3403cf4 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testSymmetricBlockMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testSymmetricBlockMatrix.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static SymmetricBlockMatrix testBlockMatrix(
   3, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18,
   4, 10, 16, 22, 23, 24,
   5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 30,
-  6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36));
+  6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, ReadBlocks)
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, ReadBlocks)
   // On the diagonal
   Matrix expected1 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
     22, 23,
-    23, 29);
+    23, 29).finished();
   Matrix actual1 = testBlockMatrix(1, 1);
   // Test only writing the upper triangle for efficiency
   Matrix actual1t = Matrix::Zero(2, 2);
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, ReadBlocks)
   Matrix expected2 = (Matrix(3, 2) <<
     4, 5,
     10, 11,
-    16, 17);
+    16, 17).finished();
   Matrix actual2 = testBlockMatrix(0, 1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected2, actual2));
 
   // Below the diagonal
   Matrix expected3 = (Matrix(2, 3) <<
     4, 10, 16,
-    5, 11, 17);
+    5, 11, 17).finished();
   Matrix actual3 = testBlockMatrix(1, 0);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected3, actual3));
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, Ranges)
   Matrix expected1 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     22, 23, 24,
     23, 29, 30,
-    24, 30, 36);
+    24, 30, 36).finished();
   Matrix actual1 = testBlockMatrix.range(1, 3, 1, 3).selfadjointView();
   Matrix actual1a = testBlockMatrix.range(1, 3, 1, 3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected1, actual1));
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, Ranges)
   Matrix expected2 = (Matrix(3, 1) <<
     24,
     30,
-    36);
+    36).finished();
   Matrix actual2 = testBlockMatrix.range(1, 3, 2, 3).knownOffDiagonal();
   Matrix actual2a = testBlockMatrix.range(1, 3, 2, 3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected2, actual2));
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, Ranges)
   Matrix expected3 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     4, 10, 16,
     5, 11, 17,
-    6, 12, 18);
+    6, 12, 18).finished();
   Matrix actual3 = testBlockMatrix.range(1, 3, 0, 1).knownOffDiagonal();
   Matrix actual3a = testBlockMatrix.range(1, 3, 0, 1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected3, actual3));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, expressions)
     0, 0, 4, 6, 8, 0,
     0, 0, 0, 9, 12, 0,
     0, 0, 0, 0, 16, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0));
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0).finished());
 
   SymmetricBlockMatrix expected2(list_of(2)(3)(1), (Matrix(6, 6) <<
     0, 0, 10, 15, 20, 0,
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ TEST(SymmetricBlockMatrix, expressions)
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
     0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0));
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0).finished());
 
-  Matrix a = (Matrix(1, 3) << 2, 3, 4);
-  Matrix b = (Matrix(1, 2) << 5, 6);
+  Matrix a = (Matrix(1, 3) << 2, 3, 4).finished();
+  Matrix b = (Matrix(1, 2) << 5, 6).finished();
 
   SymmetricBlockMatrix bm1(list_of(2)(3)(1));
   bm1.full().triangularView().setZero();
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
index ee0d94366..9eac8136b 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testVector.cpp
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ TEST( TestVector, special_comma_initializer)
   expected(1) = 2;
   expected(2) = 3;
 
-  Vector actual1 = (Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3);
-  Vector actual2((Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3));
+  Vector actual1 = (Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3).finished();
+  Vector actual2((Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3).finished());
 
-  Vector subvec1 = (Vector(2) << 2, 3);
-  Vector actual4 = (Vector(3) << 1, subvec1);
+  Vector subvec1 = (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished();
+  Vector actual4 = (Vector(3) << 1, subvec1).finished();
 
-  Vector subvec2 = (Vector(2) << 1, 2);
-  Vector actual5 = (Vector(3) << subvec2, 3);
+  Vector subvec2 = (Vector(2) << 1, 2).finished();
+  Vector actual5 = (Vector(3) << subvec2, 3).finished();
 
-  Vector actual6 = testFcn1((Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3));
-  Vector actual7 = testFcn2((Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3));
+  Vector actual6 = testFcn1((Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3).finished());
+  Vector actual7 = testFcn2((Vector(3) << 1, 2, 3).finished());
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual2));
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ TEST( TestVector, subInsert )
   size_t i = 2;
   subInsert(big, small, i);
 
-  Vector expected = (Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, big));
 }
@@ -240,13 +240,13 @@ TEST( TestVector, weightedPseudoinverse_constraint )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, weightedPseudoinverse_nan )
 {
-  Vector a = (Vector(4) << 1., 0., 0., 0.);
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.1, 0.1, 0., 0.);
+  Vector a = (Vector(4) << 1., 0., 0., 0.).finished();
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.1, 0.1, 0., 0.).finished();
   Vector weights = reciprocal(emul(sigmas,sigmas));
   Vector pseudo; double precision;
   boost::tie(pseudo, precision) = weightedPseudoinverse(a, weights);
 
-  Vector expected = (Vector(4) << 1., 0., 0.,0.);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(4) << 1., 0., 0.,0.).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, pseudo));
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(100, precision, 1e-5);
 }
@@ -254,31 +254,31 @@ TEST( TestVector, weightedPseudoinverse_nan )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, ediv )
 {
-  Vector a = (Vector(3) << 10., 20., 30.);
-  Vector b = (Vector(3) << 2.0, 5.0, 6.0);
+  Vector a = (Vector(3) << 10., 20., 30.).finished();
+  Vector b = (Vector(3) << 2.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
   Vector actual(ediv(a,b));
 
-  Vector c = (Vector(3) << 5.0, 4.0, 5.0);
+  Vector c = (Vector(3) << 5.0, 4.0, 5.0).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(c,actual));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, dot )
 {
-  Vector a = (Vector(3) << 10., 20., 30.);
-  Vector b = (Vector(3) << 2.0, 5.0, 6.0);
+  Vector a = (Vector(3) << 10., 20., 30.).finished();
+  Vector b = (Vector(3) << 2.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(20+100+180,dot(a,b),1e-9);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, axpy )
 {
-  Vector x = (Vector(3) << 10., 20., 30.);
-  Vector y0 = (Vector(3) << 2.0, 5.0, 6.0);
+  Vector x = (Vector(3) << 10., 20., 30.).finished();
+  Vector y0 = (Vector(3) << 2.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
   Vector y1 = y0, y2 = y0;
   axpy(0.1,x,y1);
   axpy(0.1,x,y2.head(3));
-  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 3.0, 7.0, 9.0);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 3.0, 7.0, 9.0).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,y1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,Vector(y2)));
 }
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ TEST( TestVector, axpy )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, equals )
 {
-  Vector v1 = (Vector(1) << 0.0/std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN()); //testing nan
-  Vector v2 = (Vector(1) << 1.0);
+  Vector v1 = (Vector(1) << 0.0/std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN()).finished(); //testing nan
+  Vector v2 = (Vector(1) << 1.0).finished();
   double tol = 1.;
   EXPECT(!equal_with_abs_tol(v1, v2, tol));
 }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ TEST( TestVector, equals )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, greater_than )
 {
-  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0),
+  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished(),
        v2 = zero(3);
   EXPECT(greaterThanOrEqual(v1, v1)); // test basic greater than
   EXPECT(greaterThanOrEqual(v1, v2)); // test equals
@@ -304,31 +304,31 @@ TEST( TestVector, greater_than )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, reciprocal )
 {
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 4.0);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.5, 0.25),reciprocal(v)));
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 4.0).finished();
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.5, 0.25).finished(),reciprocal(v)));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, linear_dependent )
 {
-  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
-  Vector v2 = (Vector(3) << -2.0, -4.0, -6.0);
+  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished();
+  Vector v2 = (Vector(3) << -2.0, -4.0, -6.0).finished();
   EXPECT(linear_dependent(v1, v2));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, linear_dependent2 )
 {
-  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 2.0, 0.0);
-  Vector v2 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, -4.0, 0.0);
+  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 2.0, 0.0).finished();
+  Vector v2 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, -4.0, 0.0).finished();
   EXPECT(linear_dependent(v1, v2));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( TestVector, linear_dependent3 )
 {
-  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 2.0, 0.0);
-  Vector v2 = (Vector(3) << 0.1, -4.1, 0.0);
+  Vector v1 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 2.0, 0.0).finished();
+  Vector v2 = (Vector(3) << 0.1, -4.1, 0.0).finished();
   EXPECT(!linear_dependent(v1, v2));
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testVerticalBlockMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testVerticalBlockMatrix.cpp
index c504752aa..8bb4474a4 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testVerticalBlockMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testVerticalBlockMatrix.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST(VerticalBlockMatrix, Constructor2) {
       3, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, //
       4, 10, 16, 22, 23, 24, //
       5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 30, //
-      6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36));
+      6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36).finished());
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(6,actual.rows());
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(6,actual.cols());
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(3,actual.nBlocks());
diff --git a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteMarginals.cpp b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteMarginals.cpp
index c088bcb4e..240f09cc2 100644
--- a/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteMarginals.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/discrete/tests/testDiscreteMarginals.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ TEST_UNSAFE( DiscreteMarginals, UGM_small ) {
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL( 0.359631, (*actualC)(values), 1e-6);
 
   Vector actualCvector = marginals.marginalProbabilities(Cathy);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.359631, 0.640369), actualCvector, 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.359631, 0.640369).finished(), actualCvector, 1e-6));
 
   actualCvector = marginals.marginalProbabilities(Mark);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.48628, 0.51372), actualCvector, 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.48628, 0.51372).finished(), actualCvector, 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Bundler.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Bundler.cpp
index ab5fde629..8ff728d26 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Bundler.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Bundler.cpp
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ Matrix Cal3Bundler::K() const {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Vector Cal3Bundler::k() const {
-  return (Vector(4) << k1_, k2_, 0, 0);
+  return (Vector(4) << k1_, k2_, 0, 0).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Vector3 Cal3Bundler::vector() const {
-  return (Vector(3) << f_, k1_, k2_);
+  return (Vector(3) << f_, k1_, k2_).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 void Cal3Bundler::print(const std::string& s) const {
-  gtsam::print((Vector)(Vector(5) << f_, k1_, k2_, u0_, v0_), s + ".K");
+  gtsam::print((Vector)(Vector(5) << f_, k1_, k2_, u0_, v0_).finished(), s + ".K");
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2_Base.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2_Base.cpp
index e4397a449..1105fecfb 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2_Base.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3DS2_Base.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ Cal3DS2_Base::Cal3DS2_Base(const Vector &v):
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Matrix Cal3DS2_Base::K() const {
-  return (Matrix(3, 3) << fx_, s_, u0_, 0.0, fy_, v0_, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+  return (Matrix(3, 3) << fx_, s_, u0_, 0.0, fy_, v0_, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Vector Cal3DS2_Base::vector() const {
-  return (Vector(9) << fx_, fy_, s_, u0_, v0_, k1_, k2_, p1_, p2_);
+  return (Vector(9) << fx_, fy_, s_, u0_, v0_, k1_, k2_, p1_, p2_).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Unified.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Unified.cpp
index 6113714a1..6bc4c4bb3 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Unified.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3Unified.cpp
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ Cal3Unified::Cal3Unified(const Vector &v):
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Vector Cal3Unified::vector() const {
-  return (Vector(10) << Base::vector(), xi_);
+  return (Vector(10) << Base::vector(), xi_).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 void Cal3Unified::print(const std::string& s) const {
   Base::print(s);
-  gtsam::print((Vector)(Vector(1) << xi_), s + ".xi");
+  gtsam::print((Vector)(Vector(1) << xi_).finished(), s + ".xi");
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3_S2.h b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3_S2.h
index cd1add116..f184bf1e4 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Cal3_S2.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Cal3_S2.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
 
   /// return calibration matrix K
   Matrix K() const {
-    return (Matrix(3, 3) <<  fx_, s_, u0_, 0.0, fy_, v0_, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    return (Matrix(3, 3) <<  fx_, s_, u0_, 0.0, fy_, v0_, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   }
 
   /** @deprecated The following function has been deprecated, use K above */
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public:
   Matrix matrix_inverse() const {
     const double fxy = fx_ * fy_, sv0 = s_ * v0_, fyu0 = fy_ * u0_;
     return (Matrix(3, 3) << 1.0 / fx_, -s_ / fxy, (sv0 - fyu0) / fxy, 0.0,
-        1.0 / fy_, -v0_ / fy_, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+        1.0 / fy_, -v0_ / fy_, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/CalibratedCamera.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/CalibratedCamera.cpp
index 35079827b..392a53858 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/CalibratedCamera.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/CalibratedCamera.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Point2 CalibratedCamera::project_to_camera(const Point3& P,
     boost::optional<Matrix&> H1) {
   if (H1) {
     double d = 1.0 / P.z(), d2 = d * d;
-    *H1 = (Matrix(2, 3) <<  d, 0.0, -P.x() * d2, 0.0, d, -P.y() * d2);
+    *H1 = (Matrix(2, 3) <<  d, 0.0, -P.x() * d2, 0.0, d, -P.y() * d2).finished();
   }
   return Point2(P.x() / P.z(), P.y() / P.z());
 }
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ Point2 CalibratedCamera::project(const Point3& point,
     const double u = intrinsic.x(), v = intrinsic.y(), uv = u * v;
     if (Dpose)
       *Dpose = (Matrix(2, 6) <<  uv, -(1. + u * u), v, -d, 0., d * u, (1. + v * v),
-          -uv, -u, 0., -d, d * v);
+          -uv, -u, 0., -d, d * v).finished();
     if (Dpoint) {
       const Matrix R(pose_.rotation().matrix());
       *Dpoint = d
           * (Matrix(2, 3) <<  R(0, 0) - u * R(0, 2), R(1, 0) - u * R(1, 2),
               R(2, 0) - u * R(2, 2), R(0, 1) - v * R(0, 2),
-              R(1, 1) - v * R(1, 2), R(2, 1) - v * R(2, 2));
+              R(1, 1) - v * R(1, 2), R(2, 1) - v * R(2, 2)).finished();
     }
 #endif
   }
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.cpp
index 636b5b7a2..e65e5d097 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ EssentialMatrix EssentialMatrix::retract(const Vector& xi) const {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Vector EssentialMatrix::localCoordinates(const EssentialMatrix& other) const {
-  return Vector(5) << //
-      aRb_.localCoordinates(other.aRb_), aTb_.localCoordinates(other.aTb_);
+  return (Vector(5) <<
+      aRb_.localCoordinates(other.aRb_), aTb_.localCoordinates(other.aTb_)).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.h b/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.h
index 8763504c0..7f8aff3bb 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/EssentialMatrix.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
 
   /// Static function to convert Point2 to homogeneous coordinates
   static Vector Homogeneous(const Point2& p) {
-    return Vector(3) << p.x(), p.y(), 1;
+    return (Vector(3) << p.x(), p.y(), 1).finished();
   }
 
   /// @name Constructors and named constructors
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Point2.h b/gtsam/geometry/Point2.h
index 59a18aed7..17c50cc09 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Point2.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Point2.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public:
   static inline Point2 Expmap(const Vector& v) { return Point2(v); }
 
   /// Log map around identity - just return the Point2 as a vector
-  static inline Vector Logmap(const Point2& dp) { return (Vector(2) << dp.x(), dp.y()); }
+  static inline Vector Logmap(const Point2& dp) { return (Vector(2) << dp.x(), dp.y()).finished(); }
 
   /// @}
   /// @name Vector Space
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.cpp
index 90c3f5f8c..7a693ed3d 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static const Rot2 R_PI_2(Rot2::fromCosSin(0., 1.));
 Matrix Pose2::matrix() const {
   Matrix R = r_.matrix();
   R = stack(2, &R, &Z12);
-  Matrix T = (Matrix(3, 1) <<  t_.x(), t_.y(), 1.0);
+  Matrix T = (Matrix(3, 1) <<  t_.x(), t_.y(), 1.0).finished();
   return collect(2, &R, &T);
 }
 
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ Vector Pose2::Logmap(const Pose2& p) {
   const Point2& t = p.t();
   double w = R.theta();
   if (std::abs(w) < 1e-10)
-    return (Vector(3) << t.x(), t.y(), w);
+    return (Vector(3) << t.x(), t.y(), w).finished();
   else {
     double c_1 = R.c()-1.0, s = R.s();
     double det = c_1*c_1 + s*s;
     Point2 p = R_PI_2 * (R.unrotate(t) - t);
     Point2 v = (w/det) * p;
-    return (Vector(3) << v.x(), v.y(), w);
+    return (Vector(3) << v.x(), v.y(), w).finished();
   }
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Vector Pose2::localCoordinates(const Pose2& p2) const {
   return Logmap(between(p2));
 #else
   Pose2 r = between(p2);
-  return (Vector(3) << r.x(), r.y(), r.theta());
+  return (Vector(3) << r.x(), r.y(), r.theta()).finished();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Matrix Pose2::AdjointMap() const {
       c,  -s,   y,
       s,   c,  -x,
       0.0, 0.0, 1.0
-  );
+  ).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Point2 Pose2::transform_to(const Point2& point,
   if (!H1 && !H2) return q;
   if (H1) *H1 = (Matrix(2, 3) <<
       -1.0, 0.0,  q.y(),
-      0.0, -1.0, -q.x());
+      0.0, -1.0, -q.x()).finished();
   if (H2) *H2 = r_.transpose();
   return q;
 }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Point2 Pose2::transform_from(const Point2& p,
   const Point2 q = r_ * p;
   if (H1 || H2) {
     const Matrix R = r_.matrix();
-    const Matrix Drotate1 = (Matrix(2, 1) <<  -q.y(), q.x());
+    const Matrix Drotate1 = (Matrix(2, 1) <<  -q.y(), q.x()).finished();
     if (H1) *H1 = collect(2, &R, &Drotate1); // [R R_{pi/2}q]
     if (H2) *H2 = R;                         // R
   }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ Pose2 Pose2::between(const Pose2& p2, boost::optional<Matrix&> H1,
     *H1 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         -c,  -s,  dt1,
         s,  -c,  dt2,
-        0.0, 0.0,-1.0);
+        0.0, 0.0,-1.0).finished();
   }
   if (H2) *H2 = I3;
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ double Pose2::range(const Point2& point,
   double r = d.norm(H);
   if (H1) *H1 = H * (Matrix(2, 3) <<
       -r_.c(),  r_.s(),  0.0,
-      -r_.s(), -r_.c(),  0.0);
+      -r_.s(), -r_.c(),  0.0).finished();
   if (H2) *H2 = H;
   return r;
 }
@@ -320,10 +320,10 @@ double Pose2::range(const Pose2& pose2,
   double r = d.norm(H);
   if (H1) *H1 = H * (Matrix(2, 3) <<
       -r_.c(),  r_.s(),  0.0,
-      -r_.s(), -r_.c(),  0.0);
+      -r_.s(), -r_.c(),  0.0).finished();
   if (H2) *H2 = H * (Matrix(2, 3) <<
       pose2.r_.c(), -pose2.r_.s(),  0.0,
-      pose2.r_.s(),  pose2.r_.c(),  0.0);
+      pose2.r_.s(),  pose2.r_.c(),  0.0).finished();
   return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h b/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h
index 7aad66710..c9c68b190 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Pose2.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public:
     return (Matrix(3,3) <<
         0.,-w,  vx,
         w,  0., vy,
-        0., 0.,  0.);
+        0., 0.,  0.).finished();
   }
 
   /// @}
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.cpp
index 7c4ac34e2..b134553d9 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Vector Pose3::adjointTranspose(const Vector& xi, const Vector& y,
 Matrix6 Pose3::dExpInv_exp(const Vector& xi) {
   // Bernoulli numbers, from Wikipedia
   static const Vector B = (Vector(9) << 1.0, -1.0 / 2.0, 1. / 6., 0.0, -1.0 / 30.0,
-      0.0, 1.0 / 42.0, 0.0, -1.0 / 30);
+      0.0, 1.0 / 42.0, 0.0, -1.0 / 30).finished();
   static const int N = 5; // order of approximation
   Matrix res = I6;
   Matrix6 ad_i = I6;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ double Pose3::range(const Point3& point, boost::optional<Matrix&> H1,
   Point3 d = transform_to(point, H1, H2);
   double x = d.x(), y = d.y(), z = d.z(), d2 = x * x + y * y + z * z, n = sqrt(
       d2);
-  Matrix D_result_d = (Matrix(1, 3) << x / n, y / n, z / n);
+  Matrix D_result_d = (Matrix(1, 3) << x / n, y / n, z / n).finished();
   if (H1)
     *H1 = D_result_d * (*H1);
   if (H2)
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h b/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h
index 001edb563..37f2e3dfb 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Pose3.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public:
      * as detailed in [Kobilarov09siggraph] eq. (15)
      * The full formula is documented in [Celledoni99cmame]
      *    Elena Celledoni and Brynjulf Owren. Lie group methods for rigid body dynamics and
-     *    time integration on manifolds. Comput. meth. in Appl. Mech. and Eng., 19(3,4):421� 438, 2003.
+     *    time integration on manifolds. Comput. meth. in Appl. Mech. and Eng., 19(3,4):421-438, 2003.
      * and in [Hairer06book] in formula (4.5), pg. 84, Lemma 4.2
      *    Ernst Hairer, et al., Geometric Numerical Integration,
      *      Structure-Preserving Algorithms for Ordinary Differential Equations, 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag, 2006.
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public:
           0.,-wz,  wy,  vx,
           wz,  0.,-wx,  vy,
           -wy, wx,   0., vz,
-          0.,  0.,  0.,  0.);
+          0.,  0.,  0.,  0.).finished();
     }
 
     /// @}
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.cpp
index 27f6f9cd8..0133c9440 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.cpp
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ Rot2& Rot2::normalize() {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Matrix Rot2::matrix() const {
-  return (Matrix(2, 2) <<  c_, -s_, s_, c_);
+  return (Matrix(2, 2) <<  c_, -s_, s_, c_).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Matrix Rot2::transpose() const {
-  return (Matrix(2, 2) <<  c_, s_, -s_, c_);
+  return (Matrix(2, 2) <<  c_, s_, -s_, c_).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Matrix Rot2::transpose() const {
 Point2 Rot2::rotate(const Point2& p, boost::optional<Matrix&> H1,
     boost::optional<Matrix&> H2) const {
   const Point2 q = Point2(c_ * p.x() + -s_ * p.y(), s_ * p.x() + c_ * p.y());
-  if (H1) *H1 = (Matrix(2, 1) <<  -q.y(), q.x());
+  if (H1) *H1 = (Matrix(2, 1) <<  -q.y(), q.x()).finished();
   if (H2) *H2 = matrix();
   return q;
 }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Point2 Rot2::rotate(const Point2& p, boost::optional<Matrix&> H1,
 Point2 Rot2::unrotate(const Point2& p,
     boost::optional<Matrix&> H1, boost::optional<Matrix&> H2) const {
   const Point2 q = Point2(c_ * p.x() + s_ * p.y(), -s_ * p.x() + c_ * p.y());
-  if (H1) *H1 = (Matrix(2, 1) << q.y(), -q.x());  // R_{pi/2}q
+  if (H1) *H1 = (Matrix(2, 1) << q.y(), -q.x()).finished();  // R_{pi/2}q
   if (H2) *H2 = transpose();
   return q;
 }
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ Point2 Rot2::unrotate(const Point2& p,
 Rot2 Rot2::relativeBearing(const Point2& d, boost::optional<Matrix&> H) {
   double x = d.x(), y = d.y(), d2 = x * x + y * y, n = sqrt(d2);
   if(fabs(n) > 1e-5) {
-    if (H) *H = (Matrix(1, 2) << -y / d2, x / d2);
+    if (H) *H = (Matrix(1, 2) << -y / d2, x / d2).finished();
     return Rot2::fromCosSin(x / n, y / n);
   } else {
-    if (H) *H = (Matrix(1, 2) << 0.0, 0.0);
+    if (H) *H = (Matrix(1, 2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished();
     return Rot2();
   }
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.h b/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.h
index c5d6141b6..980f40923 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Rot2.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
     ///Log map at identity - return the canonical coordinates of this rotation
     static inline Vector Logmap(const Rot2& r) {
-      return (Vector(1) << r.theta());
+      return (Vector(1) << r.theta()).finished();
     }
 
     /// @}
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Rot3.h b/gtsam/geometry/Rot3.h
index 4f40d164d..05cc94925 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Rot3.h
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Rot3.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
      * @return incremental rotation matrix
      */
     static Rot3 rodriguez(double wx, double wy, double wz)
-      { return rodriguez((Vector(3) << wx, wy, wz));}
+      { return rodriguez((Vector(3) << wx, wy, wz).finished());}
 
     /// @}
     /// @name Testable
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/StereoCamera.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/StereoCamera.cpp
index ed531a2bd..f48c188aa 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/StereoCamera.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/StereoCamera.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
                 uL*v1, -fx-dx*uL,     v2, -dfx,  0.0, d*uL,
                 uR*v1, -fx-dx*uR,     v2, -dfx,  0.0, d*uR,
             fy + v*v1,    -dx*v , -x*dfy,  0.0, -dfy, d*v
-          );
+          ).finished();
       }
       if (H2) {
         const Matrix R(leftCamPose_.rotation().matrix());
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
              fx*R(0, 0) - R(0, 2)*uL, fx*R(1, 0) - R(1, 2)*uL, fx*R(2, 0) - R(2, 2)*uL,
              fx*R(0, 0) - R(0, 2)*uR, fx*R(1, 0) - R(1, 2)*uR, fx*R(2, 0) - R(2, 2)*uR,
              fy*R(0, 1) - R(0, 2)*v , fy*R(1, 1) - R(1, 2)*v , fy*R(2, 1) - R(2, 2)*v
-         );
+         ).finished();
       }
 #endif
     }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
          f_x*d,   0.0, -d2*f_x* P.x(),
          f_x*d,   0.0, -d2*f_x*(P.x() - b),
            0.0, f_y*d, -d2*f_y* P.y()
-    );
+    ).finished();
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp
index 82ba979fd..ff22d883c 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/Unit3.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ Vector Unit3::localCoordinates(const Unit3& y) const {
 
   // Check for special cases
   if (std::abs(dot - 1.0) < 1e-16)
-    return (Vector(2) << 0, 0);
+    return (Vector(2) << 0, 0).finished();
   else if (std::abs(dot + 1.0) < 1e-16)
-    return (Vector(2) << M_PI, 0);
+    return (Vector(2) << M_PI, 0).finished();
   else {
     // no special case
     double theta = acos(dot);
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCal3DS2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCal3DS2.cpp
index eddd3a674..c5a6be2d6 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCal3DS2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCal3DS2.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TEST( Cal3DS2, uncalibrate)
   double g = 1+k[0]*r+k[1]*r*r ;
   double tx = 2*k[2]*p.x()*p.y()       +   k[3]*(r+2*p.x()*p.x()) ;
   double ty =   k[2]*(r+2*p.y()*p.y()) + 2*k[3]*p.x()*p.y() ;
-  Vector v_hat = (Vector(3) << g*p.x() + tx, g*p.y() + ty, 1.0) ;
+  Vector v_hat = (Vector(3) << g*p.x() + tx, g*p.y() + ty, 1.0).finished();
   Vector v_i = K.K() * v_hat ;
   Point2 p_i(v_i(0)/v_i(2), v_i(1)/v_i(2)) ;
   Point2 q = K.uncalibrate(p);
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCalibratedCamera.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCalibratedCamera.cpp
index de5ca1ed1..5aeee03d4 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCalibratedCamera.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testCalibratedCamera.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static const Pose3 pose1((Matrix)(Matrix(3,3) <<
               1., 0., 0.,
               0.,-1., 0.,
               0., 0.,-1.
-              ),
+              ).finished(),
             Point3(0,0,0.5));
  
 static const CalibratedCamera camera(pose1);
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testEssentialMatrix.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testEssentialMatrix.cpp
index 9d6f798cd..1b67e4af3 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testEssentialMatrix.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testEssentialMatrix.cpp
@@ -62,16 +62,16 @@ TEST (EssentialMatrix, retract0) {
 
 //*************************************************************************
 TEST (EssentialMatrix, retract1) {
-  EssentialMatrix expected(c1Rc2.retract((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0, 0)), Unit3(c1Tc2));
-  EssentialMatrix actual = trueE.retract((Vector(5) << 0.1, 0, 0, 0, 0));
+  EssentialMatrix expected(c1Rc2.retract((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0, 0).finished()), Unit3(c1Tc2));
+  EssentialMatrix actual = trueE.retract((Vector(5) << 0.1, 0, 0, 0, 0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
 
 //*************************************************************************
 TEST (EssentialMatrix, retract2) {
   EssentialMatrix expected(c1Rc2,
-      Unit3(c1Tc2).retract((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0)));
-  EssentialMatrix actual = trueE.retract((Vector(5) << 0, 0, 0, 0.1, 0));
+      Unit3(c1Tc2).retract((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0).finished()));
+  EssentialMatrix actual = trueE.retract((Vector(5) << 0, 0, 0, 0.1, 0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TEST (EssentialMatrix, transform_to) {
       * Rot3::roll(M_PI / 6.0);
   Point3 aTb2(19.2, 3.7, 5.9);
   EssentialMatrix E(aRb2, Unit3(aTb2));
-  //EssentialMatrix E(aRb, Unit3(aTb).retract((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0)));
+  //EssentialMatrix E(aRb, Unit3(aTb).retract((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0).finished()));
   static Point3 P(0.2, 0.7, -2);
   Matrix actH1, actH2;
   E.transform_to(P, actH1, actH2);
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPinholeCamera.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPinholeCamera.cpp
index 101070940..ddeae2b7d 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPinholeCamera.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPinholeCamera.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static const Pose3 pose1((Matrix)(Matrix(3,3) <<
               1., 0., 0.,
               0.,-1., 0.,
               0., 0.,-1.
-              ),
+              ).finished(),
             Point3(0,0,0.5));
 
 typedef PinholeCamera<Cal3_S2> Camera;
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint2.cpp
index 215f376f6..3c0b15252 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint2.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ TEST(Point2, Lie) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(-eye(2), H1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(eye(2), H2));
 
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point2(5,7), p1.retract((Vector(2) << 4., 5.))));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 3.,3.), p1.localCoordinates(p2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point2(5,7), p1.retract((Vector(2) << 4., 5.).finished())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 3.,3.).finished(), p1.localCoordinates(p2)));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ TEST( Point2, norm ) {
   // exception, for (0,0) derivative is [Inf,Inf] but we return [1,1]
   actual = x1.norm(actualH);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0, actual, 1e-9);
-  expectedH = (Matrix(1, 2) << 1.0, 1.0);
+  expectedH = (Matrix(1, 2) << 1.0, 1.0).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedH,actualH));
 
   actual = x2.norm(actualH);
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint3.cpp
index 4a07fe815..611db57e1 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPoint3.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ TEST(Point3, Lie) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(-eye(3), H1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(eye(3), H2));
 
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point3(5, 7, 9), p1.retract((Vector(3) << 4., 5., 6.))));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 3.,3.,3.), p1.localCoordinates(p2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(Point3(5, 7, 9), p1.retract((Vector(3) << 4., 5., 6.).finished())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 3.,3.,3.).finished(), p1.localCoordinates(p2)));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose2.cpp
index 12266c16f..2cfc389b8 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose2.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, retract) {
 #else
   Pose2 expected(M_PI/2.0+0.99, Point2(1.015, 2.01));
 #endif
-  Pose2 actual = pose.retract((Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99));
+  Pose2 actual = pose.retract((Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, retract) {
 TEST(Pose2, expmap) {
   Pose2 pose(M_PI/2.0, Point2(1, 2));
   Pose2 expected(1.00811, 2.01528, 2.5608);
-  Pose2 actual = expmap_default<Pose2>(pose, (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99));
+  Pose2 actual = expmap_default<Pose2>(pose, (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, expmap) {
 TEST(Pose2, expmap2) {
   Pose2 pose(M_PI/2.0, Point2(1, 2));
   Pose2 expected(1.00811, 2.01528, 2.5608);
-  Pose2 actual = expmap_default<Pose2>(pose, (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99));
+  Pose2 actual = expmap_default<Pose2>(pose, (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ TEST(Pose2, expmap3) {
   Matrix A = (Matrix(3,3) <<
       0.0, -0.99,  0.01,
       0.99,  0.0, -0.015,
-      0.0,   0.0,  0.0);
+      0.0,   0.0,  0.0).finished();
   Matrix A2 = A*A/2.0, A3 = A2*A/3.0, A4=A3*A/4.0;
   Matrix expected = eye(3) + A + A2 + A3 + A4;
 
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99);
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.99).finished();
   Pose2 pose = Pose2::Expmap(v);
   Pose2 pose2(v);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(pose, pose2));
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, expmap3) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(Pose2, expmap0a) {
   Pose2 expected(0.0101345, -0.0149092, 0.018);
-  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.018));
+  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.018).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, expmap0a) {
 TEST(Pose2, expmap0b) {
   // a quarter turn
   Pose2 expected(1.0, 1.0, M_PI/2);
-  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << M_PI/2, 0.0, M_PI/2));
+  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << M_PI/2, 0.0, M_PI/2).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, expmap0b) {
 TEST(Pose2, expmap0c) {
   // a half turn
   Pose2 expected(0.0, 2.0, M_PI);
-  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << M_PI, 0.0, M_PI));
+  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << M_PI, 0.0, M_PI).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, expmap0c) {
 TEST(Pose2, expmap0d) {
   // a full turn
   Pose2 expected(0, 0, 0);
-  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << 2*M_PI, 0.0, 2*M_PI));
+  Pose2 actual = Pose2::Expmap((Vector(3) << 2*M_PI, 0.0, 2*M_PI).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ TEST(Pose3, expmap_c)
 TEST(Pose2, expmap_c_full)
 {
   double w=0.3;
-  Vector xi = (Vector(3) << 0.0, w, w);
+  Vector xi = (Vector(3) << 0.0, w, w).finished();
   Rot2 expectedR = Rot2::fromAngle(w);
   Point2 expectedT(-0.0446635, 0.29552);
   Pose2 expected(expectedR, expectedT);
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ TEST(Pose2, logmap) {
   Pose2 pose0(M_PI/2.0, Point2(1, 2));
   Pose2 pose(M_PI/2.0+0.018, Point2(1.015, 2.01));
 #ifdef SLOW_BUT_CORRECT_EXPMAP
-  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.00986473, -0.0150896, 0.018);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.00986473, -0.0150896, 0.018).finished();
 #else
-  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.018);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.01, -0.015, 0.018).finished();
 #endif
   Vector actual = pose0.localCoordinates(pose);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, logmap) {
 TEST(Pose2, logmap_full) {
   Pose2 pose0(M_PI/2.0, Point2(1, 2));
   Pose2 pose(M_PI/2.0+0.018, Point2(1.015, 2.01));
-  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.00986473, -0.0150896, 0.018);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.00986473, -0.0150896, 0.018).finished();
   Vector actual = logmap_default<Pose2>(pose0, pose);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-5));
 }
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ TEST( Pose2, transform_to )
 
   // expected
   Point2 expected(2,2);
-  Matrix expectedH1 = (Matrix(2,3) << -1.0, 0.0, 2.0,  0.0, -1.0, -2.0);
-  Matrix expectedH2 = (Matrix(2,2) << 0.0, 1.0,  -1.0, 0.0);
+  Matrix expectedH1 = (Matrix(2,3) << -1.0, 0.0, 2.0,  0.0, -1.0, -2.0).finished();
+  Matrix expectedH2 = (Matrix(2,2) << 0.0, 1.0,  -1.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // actual
   Matrix actualH1, actualH2;
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ TEST (Pose2, transform_from)
   Point2 expected(0., 2.);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 
-  Matrix H1_expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -1., -2., 1., 0., -1.);
-  Matrix H2_expected = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0., -1., 1., 0.);
+  Matrix H1_expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -1., -2., 1., 0., -1.).finished();
+  Matrix H2_expected = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0., -1., 1., 0.).finished();
 
   Matrix numericalH1 = numericalDerivative21(transform_from_proxy, pose, pt);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(H1_expected, H1));
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, compose_a)
       0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
        -1.0, 0.0, 2.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 1.0
-  );
+  ).finished();
   Matrix expectedH2 = eye(3);
   Matrix numericalH1 = numericalDerivative21<Pose2, Pose2, Pose2>(testing::compose, pose1, pose2);
   Matrix numericalH2 = numericalDerivative22<Pose2, Pose2, Pose2>(testing::compose, pose1, pose2);
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ TEST(Pose2, inverse )
 namespace {
   /* ************************************************************************* */
   Vector homogeneous(const Point2& p) {
-    return (Vector(3) << p.x(), p.y(), 1.0);
+    return (Vector(3) << p.x(), p.y(), 1.0).finished();
   }
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ namespace {
     return (Matrix(3, 3) <<
       gRl(0, 0), gRl(0, 1), gt.x(),
       gRl(1, 0), gRl(1, 1), gt.y(),
-      0.0,       0.0,   1.0);
+      0.0,       0.0,   1.0).finished();
   }
 }
 
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@ TEST( Pose2, matrix )
   EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix(3,3) <<
       0.0, -1.0, 1.0,
       1.0,  0.0, 2.0,
-      0.0,  0.0, 1.0),
+      0.0,  0.0, 1.0).finished(),
       gMl));
   Rot2 gR1 = gTl.r();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(homogeneous(t),gMl*homogeneous(origin)));
   Point2 x_axis(1,0), y_axis(0,1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix(2,2) <<
       0.0, -1.0,
-      1.0,  0.0),
+      1.0,  0.0).finished(),
       gR1.matrix()));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Point2(0,1),gR1*x_axis));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Point2(-1,0),gR1*y_axis));
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ TEST( Pose2, matrix )
   EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix(3,3) <<
       0.0,  1.0,-2.0,
      -1.0,  0.0, 1.0,
-      0.0,  0.0, 1.0),
+      0.0,  0.0, 1.0).finished(),
       lMg));
 }
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ TEST( Pose2, between )
       0.0,-1.0,-2.0,
       1.0, 0.0,-2.0,
       0.0, 0.0,-1.0
-  );
+  ).finished();
   Matrix numericalH1 = numericalDerivative21<Pose2,Pose2,Pose2>(testing::between, gT1, gT2);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedH1,actualH1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(numericalH1,actualH1));
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ TEST( Pose2, between )
        1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
        0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
        0.0, 0.0, 1.0
-  );
+  ).finished();
   Matrix numericalH2 = numericalDerivative22<Pose2,Pose2,Pose2>(testing::between, gT1, gT2);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedH2,actualH2));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(numericalH2,actualH2));
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp
index 2a775379d..52f721f41 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TEST( Pose3, expmap_a_full2)
 TEST(Pose3, expmap_b)
 {
   Pose3 p1(Rot3(), Point3(100, 0, 0));
-  Pose3 p2 = p1.retract((Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Pose3 p2 = p1.retract((Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   Pose3 expected(Rot3::rodriguez(0.0, 0.0, 0.1), Point3(100.0, 0.0, 0.0));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, p2,1e-2));
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ TEST(Pose3, expmap_b)
 // test case for screw motion in the plane
 namespace screw {
   double a=0.3, c=cos(a), s=sin(a), w=0.3;
-  Vector xi = (Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, w, w, 0.0, 1.0);
+  Vector xi = (Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, w, w, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   Rot3 expectedR(c, -s, 0, s, c, 0, 0, 0, 1);
   Point3 expectedT(0.29552, 0.0446635, 1);
   Pose3 expected(expectedR, expectedT);
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ Pose3 Agrawal06iros(const Vector& xi) {
 TEST(Pose3, expmaps_galore_full)
 {
   Vector xi; Pose3 actual;
-  xi = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6);
+  xi = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6).finished();
   actual = Pose3::Expmap(xi);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expm<Pose3>(xi), actual,1e-6));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Agrawal06iros(xi), actual,1e-6));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(xi, Pose3::Logmap(actual),1e-6));
 
-  xi = (Vector(6) << 0.1, -0.2, 0.3, -0.4, 0.5, -0.6);
+  xi = (Vector(6) << 0.1, -0.2, 0.3, -0.4, 0.5, -0.6).finished();
   for (double theta=1.0;0.3*theta<=M_PI;theta*=2) {
     Vector txi = xi*theta;
     actual = Pose3::Expmap(txi);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ TEST(Pose3, expmaps_galore_full)
   }
 
   // Works with large v as well, but expm needs 10 iterations!
-  xi = (Vector(6) << 0.2, 0.3, -0.8, 100.0, 120.0, -60.0);
+  xi = (Vector(6) << 0.2, 0.3, -0.8, 100.0, 120.0, -60.0).finished();
   actual = Pose3::Expmap(xi);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expm<Pose3>(xi,10), actual,1e-5));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Agrawal06iros(xi), actual,1e-6));
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ TEST(Pose3, Adjoint_compose_full)
   // To debug derivatives of compose, assert that
   // T1*T2*exp(Adjoint(inv(T2),x) = T1*exp(x)*T2
   const Pose3& T1 = T;
-  Vector x = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.4, 0.2, 0.8);
+  Vector x = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.4, 0.2, 0.8).finished();
   Pose3 expected = T1 * Pose3::Expmap(x) * T2;
   Vector y = T2.inverse().Adjoint(x);
   Pose3 actual = T1 * T2 * Pose3::Expmap(y);
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ TEST(Pose3, subgroups)
 {
   // Frank - Below only works for correct "Agrawal06iros style expmap
   // lines in canonical coordinates correspond to Abelian subgroups in SE(3)
-   Vector d = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6);
+   Vector d = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6).finished();
   // exp(-d)=inverse(exp(d))
    EXPECT(assert_equal(Pose3::Expmap(-d),Pose3::Expmap(d).inverse()));
   // exp(5d)=exp(2*d+3*d)=exp(2*d)exp(3*d)=exp(3*d)exp(2*d)
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ TEST(Pose3, align_2) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 /// exp(xi) exp(y) = exp(xi + x)
 /// Hence, y = log (exp(-xi)*exp(xi+x))
-Vector xi = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
+Vector xi = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished();
 
 Vector testDerivExpmapInv(const Vector6& dxi) {
   return Pose3::Logmap(Pose3::Expmap(-xi) * Pose3::Expmap(xi + dxi));
@@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ Vector testDerivAdjointTranspose(const Vector6& xi, const Vector6& v) {
 }
 
 TEST( Pose3, adjointTranspose) {
-  Vector xi = (Vector(6) << 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
-  Vector v = (Vector(6) << 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0);
+  Vector xi = (Vector(6) << 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished();
+  Vector v = (Vector(6) << 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
   Vector expected = testDerivAdjointTranspose(xi, v);
 
   Matrix actualH;
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot2.cpp
index c67031a13..8a1f942d2 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot2.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ TEST(Rot2, logmap)
 {
   Rot2 rot0(Rot2::fromAngle(M_PI/2.0));
   Rot2 rot(Rot2::fromAngle(M_PI));
-  Vector expected = (Vector(1) << M_PI/2.0);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(1) << M_PI/2.0).finished();
   Vector actual = rot0.localCoordinates(rot);
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3.cpp
index 63dc75876..263e8cdf3 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, constructor)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( Rot3, constructor2)
 {
-  Matrix R = (Matrix(3, 3) << 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1);
+  Matrix R = (Matrix(3, 3) << 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1).finished();
   Rot3 actual(R);
   Rot3 expected(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1);
   CHECK(assert_equal(actual,expected));
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Rot3 slow_but_correct_rodriguez(const Vector& w) {
 TEST( Rot3, rodriguez)
 {
   Rot3 R1 = Rot3::rodriguez(epsilon, 0, 0);
-  Vector w = (Vector(3) << epsilon, 0., 0.);
+  Vector w = (Vector(3) << epsilon, 0., 0.).finished();
   Rot3 R2 = slow_but_correct_rodriguez(w);
   CHECK(assert_equal(R2,R1));
 }
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, rodriguez)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( Rot3, rodriguez2)
 {
-  Vector axis = (Vector(3) << 0., 1., 0.); // rotation around Y
+  Vector axis = (Vector(3) << 0., 1., 0.).finished(); // rotation around Y
   double angle = 3.14 / 4.0;
   Rot3 actual = Rot3::rodriguez(axis, angle);
   Rot3 expected(0.707388, 0, 0.706825,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, rodriguez2)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( Rot3, rodriguez3)
 {
-  Vector w = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3);
+  Vector w = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished();
   Rot3 R1 = Rot3::rodriguez(w / norm_2(w), norm_2(w));
   Rot3 R2 = slow_but_correct_rodriguez(w);
   CHECK(assert_equal(R2,R1));
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, rodriguez3)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( Rot3, rodriguez4)
 {
-  Vector axis = (Vector(3) << 0., 0., 1.); // rotation around Z
+  Vector axis = (Vector(3) << 0., 0., 1.).finished(); // rotation around Z
   double angle = M_PI/2.0;
   Rot3 actual = Rot3::rodriguez(axis, angle);
   double c=cos(angle),s=sin(angle);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ TEST(Rot3, log)
   Rot3 R;
 
 #define CHECK_OMEGA(X,Y,Z) \
-  w = (Vector(3) << (double)X, (double)Y, double(Z)); \
+  w = (Vector(3) << (double)X, (double)Y, double(Z)).finished(); \
   R = Rot3::rodriguez(w); \
   EXPECT(assert_equal(w, Rot3::Logmap(R),1e-12));
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ TEST(Rot3, log)
 
   // Check 360 degree rotations
 #define CHECK_OMEGA_ZERO(X,Y,Z) \
-  w = (Vector(3) << (double)X, (double)Y, double(Z)); \
+  w = (Vector(3) << (double)X, (double)Y, double(Z)).finished(); \
   R = Rot3::rodriguez(w); \
   EXPECT(assert_equal(zero(3), Rot3::Logmap(R)));
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ TEST(Rot3, manifold_expmap)
   CHECK(assert_equal(d12,-d21));
 
   // lines in canonical coordinates correspond to Abelian subgroups in SO(3)
-  Vector d = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3);
+  Vector d = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished();
   // exp(-d)=inverse(exp(d))
   CHECK(assert_equal(Rot3::Expmap(-d),Rot3::Expmap(d).inverse()));
   // exp(5d)=exp(2*d+3*d)=exp(2*d)exp(3*d)=exp(3*d)exp(2*d)
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, between )
   Matrix expectedr1 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
       0.5, -sqrt(3.0)/2.0, 0.0,
       sqrt(3.0)/2.0, 0.5, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedr1, r1.matrix()));
 
   Rot3 R = Rot3::rodriguez(0.1, 0.4, 0.2);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, between )
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
-Vector w = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.27, -0.2);
+Vector w = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.27, -0.2).finished();
 
 // Left trivialization Derivative of exp(w) wrpt w:
 // How does exp(w) change when w changes?
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, yaw_pitch_roll )
   Rot3 expected = Rot3::yaw(0.1) * Rot3::pitch(0.2) * Rot3::roll(0.3);
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected,Rot3::ypr(0.1,0.2,0.3)));
 
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3),expected.ypr()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished(),expected.ypr()));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -472,25 +472,25 @@ TEST( Rot3, RQ)
   Matrix actualK;
   Vector actual;
   boost::tie(actualK, actual) = RQ(R.matrix());
-  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.14715, 0.385821, 0.231671);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(3) << 0.14715, 0.385821, 0.231671).finished();
   CHECK(assert_equal(I3,actualK));
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected,actual,1e-6));
 
   // Try using xyz call, asserting that Rot3::RzRyRx(x,y,z).xyz()==[x;y;z]
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected,R.xyz(),1e-6));
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1,0.2,0.3),Rot3::RzRyRx(0.1,0.2,0.3).xyz()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1,0.2,0.3).finished(),Rot3::RzRyRx(0.1,0.2,0.3).xyz()));
 
   // Try using ypr call, asserting that Rot3::ypr(y,p,r).ypr()==[y;p;r]
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1,0.2,0.3),Rot3::ypr(0.1,0.2,0.3).ypr()));
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.3,0.2,0.1),Rot3::ypr(0.1,0.2,0.3).rpy()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1,0.2,0.3).finished(),Rot3::ypr(0.1,0.2,0.3).ypr()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.3,0.2,0.1).finished(),Rot3::ypr(0.1,0.2,0.3).rpy()));
 
   // Try ypr for pure yaw-pitch-roll matrices
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1,0.0,0.0),Rot3::yaw (0.1).ypr()));
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.0,0.1,0.0),Rot3::pitch(0.1).ypr()));
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,0.1),Rot3::roll (0.1).ypr()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.1,0.0,0.0).finished(),Rot3::yaw (0.1).ypr()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.0,0.1,0.0).finished(),Rot3::pitch(0.1).ypr()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,0.1).finished(),Rot3::roll (0.1).ypr()));
 
   // Try RQ to recover calibration from 3*3 sub-block of projection matrix
-  Matrix K = (Matrix(3, 3) << 500.0, 0.0, 320.0, 0.0, 500.0, 240.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+  Matrix K = (Matrix(3, 3) << 500.0, 0.0, 320.0, 0.0, 500.0, 240.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   Matrix A = K * R.matrix();
   boost::tie(actualK, actual) = RQ(A);
   CHECK(assert_equal(K,actualK));
@@ -499,13 +499,13 @@ TEST( Rot3, RQ)
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( Rot3, expmapStability ) {
-  Vector w = (Vector(3) << 78e-9, 5e-8, 97e-7);
+  Vector w = (Vector(3) << 78e-9, 5e-8, 97e-7).finished();
   double theta = w.norm();
   double theta2 = theta*theta;
   Rot3 actualR = Rot3::Expmap(w);
   Matrix W = (Matrix(3, 3) << 0.0, -w(2), w(1),
                           w(2), 0.0, -w(0),
-                          -w(1), w(0), 0.0 );
+                          -w(1), w(0), 0.0 ).finished();
   Matrix W2 = W*W;
   Matrix Rmat = I3 + (1.0-theta2/6.0 + theta2*theta2/120.0
       - theta2*theta2*theta2/5040.0)*W + (0.5 - theta2/24.0 + theta2*theta2/720.0)*W2 ;
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ TEST( Rot3, expmapStability ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( Rot3, logmapStability ) {
-  Vector w = (Vector(3) << 1e-8, 0.0, 0.0);
+  Vector w = (Vector(3) << 1e-8, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
   Rot3 R = Rot3::Expmap(w);
 //  double tr = R.r1().x()+R.r2().y()+R.r3().z();
 //  std::cout.precision(5000);
@@ -533,13 +533,13 @@ TEST(Rot3, quaternion) {
   Rot3 R1 = Rot3((Matrix)(Matrix(3, 3) <<
       0.271018623057411,   0.278786459830371,   0.921318086098018,
       0.578529366719085,   0.717799701969298,  -0.387385285854279,
-     -0.769319620053772,   0.637998195662053,   0.033250932803219));
+     -0.769319620053772,   0.637998195662053,   0.033250932803219).finished());
 
   Quaternion q2(0.263360579192421, 0.571813128030932, 0.494678363680335, 0.599136268678053);
   Rot3 R2 = Rot3((Matrix)(Matrix(3, 3) <<
       -0.207341903877828,   0.250149415542075,   0.945745528564780,
        0.881304914479026,  -0.371869043667957,   0.291573424846290,
-       0.424630407073532,   0.893945571198514,  -0.143353873763946));
+       0.424630407073532,   0.893945571198514,  -0.143353873763946).finished());
 
   // Check creating Rot3 from quaternion
   EXPECT(assert_equal(R1, Rot3(q1)));
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3M.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3M.cpp
index 876b3845f..b3d9d523b 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3M.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testRot3M.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ TEST(Rot3, manifold_cayley)
   CHECK(assert_equal(d12,-d21));
 
   // lines in canonical coordinates correspond to Abelian subgroups in SO(3)
-  Vector d = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3);
+  Vector d = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished();
   // exp(-d)=inverse(exp(d))
   CHECK(assert_equal(Rot3::Expmap(-d),Rot3::Expmap(d).inverse()));
   // exp(5d)=exp(2*d+3*d)=exp(2*d)exp(3*d)=exp(3*d)exp(2*d)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ TEST(Rot3, manifold_slow_cayley)
   CHECK(assert_equal(d12,-d21));
 
   // lines in canonical coordinates correspond to Abelian subgroups in SO(3)
-  Vector d = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3);
+  Vector d = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished();
   // exp(-d)=inverse(exp(d))
   CHECK(assert_equal(Rot3::Expmap(-d),Rot3::Expmap(d).inverse()));
   // exp(5d)=exp(2*d+3*d)=exp(2*d)exp(3*d)=exp(3*d)exp(2*d)
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testSimpleCamera.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testSimpleCamera.cpp
index 366d09d49..002cbe51b 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testSimpleCamera.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testSimpleCamera.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static const Pose3 pose1((Matrix)(Matrix(3,3) <<
               1., 0., 0.,
               0.,-1., 0.,
               0., 0.,-1.
-              ),
+              ).finished(),
             Point3(0,0,0.5));
  
 static const SimpleCamera camera(pose1, K);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ TEST( SimpleCamera, simpleCamera)
   Matrix P = (Matrix(3,4) <<
       3.53553e2, 3.39645e2, 2.77744e2, -1.44946e6,
       -1.03528e2, 2.33212e1, 4.59607e2, -6.32525e5,
-      7.07107e-1, -3.53553e-1,6.12372e-1, -9.18559e2);
+      7.07107e-1, -3.53553e-1,6.12372e-1, -9.18559e2).finished();
   SimpleCamera actual = simpleCamera(P);
   // Note precision of numbers given in book
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected, actual,1e-1));
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoCamera.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoCamera.cpp
index a7a82c9de..eebe2d60a 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoCamera.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoCamera.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static Pose3 camera1((Matrix)(Matrix(3,3) <<
            1., 0., 0.,
            0.,-1., 0.,
            0., 0.,-1.
-           ),
+           ).finished(),
         Point3(0,0,6.25));
 
 static Cal3_S2Stereo::shared_ptr K(new Cal3_S2Stereo(1500, 1500, 0, 320, 240, 0.5));
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoPoint2.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoPoint2.cpp
index 598febcc8..f8fef39a8 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoPoint2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testStereoPoint2.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ TEST(StereoPoint2, Lie) {
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(StereoPoint2(3,3,3), p1.between(p2)));
 
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(StereoPoint2(5,7,9), p1.retract((Vector(3) << 4., 5., 6.))));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 3., 3., 3.), p1.localCoordinates(p2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(StereoPoint2(5,7,9), p1.retract((Vector(3) << 4., 5., 6.).finished())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 3., 3., 3.).finished(), p1.localCoordinates(p2)));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testUnit3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testUnit3.cpp
index 53ae2fc58..a5ea14c1b 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testUnit3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testUnit3.cpp
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ TEST(Unit3, unrotate) {
 
 //*******************************************************************************
 TEST(Unit3, error) {
-  Unit3 p(1, 0, 0), q = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0)), //
-  r = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.8, 0));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0, 0), p.error(p), 1e-8));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.479426, 0), p.error(q), 1e-5));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.717356, 0), p.error(r), 1e-5));
+  Unit3 p(1, 0, 0), q = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0).finished()), //
+  r = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.8, 0).finished());
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0, 0).finished(), p.error(p), 1e-8));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.479426, 0).finished(), p.error(q), 1e-5));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 0.717356, 0).finished(), p.error(r), 1e-5));
 
   Matrix actual, expected;
   // Use numerical derivatives to calculate the expected Jacobian
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ TEST(Unit3, error) {
 
 //*******************************************************************************
 TEST(Unit3, distance) {
-  Unit3 p(1, 0, 0), q = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0)), //
-  r = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.8, 0));
+  Unit3 p(1, 0, 0), q = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0).finished()), //
+  r = p.retract((Vector(2) << 0.8, 0).finished());
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0, p.distance(p), 1e-8);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.47942553860420301, p.distance(q), 1e-8);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.71735609089952279, p.distance(r), 1e-8);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ TEST(Unit3, localCoordinates1) {
 //*******************************************************************************
 TEST(Unit3, localCoordinates2) {
   Unit3 p, q(-1, 0, 0);
-  Vector expected = (Vector(2) << M_PI, 0);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(2) << M_PI, 0).finished();
   Vector actual = p.localCoordinates(q);
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-8));
 }
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ inline static Vector randomVector(const Vector& minLimits,
 TEST(Unit3, localCoordinates_retract) {
 
   size_t numIterations = 10000;
-  Vector minSphereLimit = (Vector(3) << -1.0, -1.0, -1.0), maxSphereLimit =
-      (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-  Vector minXiLimit = (Vector(2) << -1.0, -1.0), maxXiLimit = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0);
+  Vector minSphereLimit = (Vector(3) << -1.0, -1.0, -1.0).finished(), maxSphereLimit =
+      (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Vector minXiLimit = (Vector(2) << -1.0, -1.0).finished(), maxXiLimit = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0).finished();
   for (size_t i = 0; i < numIterations; i++) {
 
     // Sleep for the random number generator (TODO?: Better create all of them first).
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ TEST(Unit3, localCoordinates_retract) {
 TEST(Unit3, localCoordinates_retract_expmap) {
 
   size_t numIterations = 10000;
-  Vector minSphereLimit = (Vector(3) << -1.0, -1.0, -1.0), maxSphereLimit =
-      (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-  Vector minXiLimit = (Vector(2) << -M_PI, -M_PI), maxXiLimit = (Vector(2) << M_PI, M_PI);
+  Vector minSphereLimit = (Vector(3) << -1.0, -1.0, -1.0).finished(), maxSphereLimit =
+      (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Vector minXiLimit = (Vector(2) << -M_PI, -M_PI).finished(), maxXiLimit = (Vector(2) << M_PI, M_PI).finished();
   for (size_t i = 0; i < numIterations; i++) {
 
     // Sleep for the random number generator (TODO?: Better create all of them first).
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
index 502d9314b..d12d23041 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
+++ b/gtsam/linear/VectorValues.h
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ namespace gtsam {
    * Example:
    * \code
      VectorValues values;
-     values.insert(3, (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
-     values.insert(4, (Vector(2) << 4.0, 5.0));
-     values.insert(0, (Vector(4) << 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0));
+     values.insert(3, (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished());
+     values.insert(4, (Vector(2) << 4.0, 5.0).finished());
+     values.insert(0, (Vector(4) << 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0).finished());
 
      // Prints [ 3.0 4.0 ]
      gtsam::print(values[1]);
 
      // Prints [ 8.0 9.0 ]
-     values[1] = (Vector(2) << 8.0, 9.0);
+     values[1] = (Vector(2) << 8.0, 9.0).finished();
      gtsam::print(values[1]);
      \endcode
    *
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testErrors.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testErrors.cpp
index c78382316..4133f4769 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testErrors.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testErrors.cpp
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ using namespace gtsam;
 TEST( Errors, arithmetic )
 {
   Errors e;
-  e += (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0), (Vector(3) << 3.0,4.0,5.0);
+  e += (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0).finished(), (Vector(3) << 3.0,4.0,5.0).finished();
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(1+4+9+16+25,dot(e,e),1e-9);
 
   axpy(2.0,e,e);
   Errors expected;
-  expected += (Vector(2) << 3.0,6.0), (Vector(3) << 9.0,12.0,15.0);
+  expected += (Vector(2) << 3.0,6.0).finished(), (Vector(3) << 9.0,12.0,15.0).finished();
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected,e));
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
index cd5231e49..a8d86e94b 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesNet.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ using namespace gtsam;
 static const Key _x_=0, _y_=1;
 
 static GaussianBayesNet smallBayesNet = list_of
-  (GaussianConditional(_x_, (Vector(1) << 9.0), (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), _y_, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0)))
-  (GaussianConditional(_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0), (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0)));
+  (GaussianConditional(_x_, (Vector(1) << 9.0).finished(), (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), _y_, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished()))
+  (GaussianConditional(_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0).finished(), (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished()));
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( GaussianBayesNet, matrix )
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesNet, matrix )
   Matrix R1 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
           1.0, 1.0,
           0.0, 1.0
-    );
-  Vector d1 = (Vector(2) << 9.0, 5.0);
+    ).finished();
+  Vector d1 = (Vector(2) << 9.0, 5.0).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(R,R1));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(d,d1));
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesNet, optimize )
   VectorValues actual = smallBayesNet.optimize();
 
   VectorValues expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_x_, (Vector(1) << 4.0))
-    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0));
+    (_x_, (Vector(1) << 4.0).finished())
+    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0).finished());
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,actual));
 }
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesNet, optimize )
 TEST( GaussianBayesNet, optimizeIncomplete )
 {
   static GaussianBayesNet incompleteBayesNet = list_of
-    (GaussianConditional(_x_, (Vector(1) << 9.0), (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), _y_, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0)));
+    (GaussianConditional(_x_, (Vector(1) << 9.0).finished(), (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), _y_, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished()));
 
   VectorValues solutionForMissing = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0));
+    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual = incompleteBayesNet.optimize(solutionForMissing);
 
   VectorValues expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_x_, (Vector(1) << 4.0))
-    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0));
+    (_x_, (Vector(1) << 4.0).finished())
+    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0).finished());
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,actual));
 }
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesNet, optimize3 )
   // NOTE: we are supplying a new RHS here
 
   VectorValues expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_x_, (Vector(1) << -1.0))
-    (_y_, (Vector(1) <<  5.0));
+    (_x_, (Vector(1) << -1.0).finished())
+    (_y_, (Vector(1) <<  5.0).finished());
 
   // Test different RHS version
   VectorValues gx = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_x_, (Vector(1) << 4.0))
-    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0));
+    (_x_, (Vector(1) << 4.0).finished())
+    (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0).finished());
   VectorValues actual = smallBayesNet.backSubstitute(gx);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesNet, backSubstituteTranspose )
   // 5   1 1  3
   VectorValues
     x = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-      (_x_, (Vector(1) << 2.0))
-      (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0)),
+      (_x_, (Vector(1) << 2.0).finished())
+      (_y_, (Vector(1) << 5.0).finished()),
     expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-      (_x_, (Vector(1) << 2.0))
-      (_y_, (Vector(1) << 3.0));
+      (_x_, (Vector(1) << 2.0).finished())
+      (_y_, (Vector(1) << 3.0).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual = smallBayesNet.backSubstituteTranspose(x);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesNet, DeterminantTest )
 {
   GaussianBayesNet cbn;
   cbn += GaussianConditional(
-          0, (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0 ), (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 3.0, 0.0, 4.0 ),
-          1, (Matrix(2, 2) << 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 2.0));
+          0, (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0 ).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 3.0, 0.0, 4.0 ).finished(),
+          1, (Matrix(2, 2) << 2.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished(), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 2.0));
 
   cbn += GaussianConditional(
-          1, (Vector(2) << 5.0, 6.0 ), (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 3.0 ),
-          2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 0.0, 5.0, 2.0), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 2.0));
+          1, (Vector(2) << 5.0, 6.0 ).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 3.0 ).finished(),
+          2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 0.0, 5.0, 2.0).finished(), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 2.0));
 
   cbn += GaussianConditional(
-      3, (Vector(2) << 7.0, 8.0 ), (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 5.0 ), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 2.0));
+      3, (Vector(2) << 7.0, 8.0 ).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 5.0 ).finished(), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 2.0));
 
   double expectedDeterminant = 60.0 / 64.0;
   double actualDeterminant = cbn.determinant();
@@ -163,21 +163,21 @@ TEST(GaussianBayesNet, ComputeSteepestDescentPoint) {
   // Create an arbitrary Bayes Net
   GaussianBayesNet gbn;
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-    0, (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0,4.0,0.0,6.0),
-    3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 7.0,8.0,9.0,10.0),
-    4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11.0,12.0,13.0,14.0)));
+    0, (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0,4.0,0.0,6.0).finished(),
+    3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 7.0,8.0,9.0,10.0).finished(),
+    4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11.0,12.0,13.0,14.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-    1, (Vector(2) << 15.0,16.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 17.0,18.0,0.0,20.0),
-    2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 21.0,22.0,23.0,24.0),
-    4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 25.0,26.0,27.0,28.0)));
+    1, (Vector(2) << 15.0,16.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 17.0,18.0,0.0,20.0).finished(),
+    2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 21.0,22.0,23.0,24.0).finished(),
+    4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 25.0,26.0,27.0,28.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-    2, (Vector(2) << 29.0,30.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 31.0,32.0,0.0,34.0),
-    3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 35.0,36.0,37.0,38.0)));
+    2, (Vector(2) << 29.0,30.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 31.0,32.0,0.0,34.0).finished(),
+    3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 35.0,36.0,37.0,38.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-    3, (Vector(2) << 39.0,40.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 41.0,42.0,0.0,44.0),
-    4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 45.0,46.0,47.0,48.0)));
+    3, (Vector(2) << 39.0,40.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 41.0,42.0,0.0,44.0).finished(),
+    4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 45.0,46.0,47.0,48.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-    4, (Vector(2) << 49.0,50.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 51.0,52.0,0.0,54.0)));
+    4, (Vector(2) << 49.0,50.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 51.0,52.0,0.0,54.0).finished()));
 
   // Compute the Hessian numerically
   Matrix hessian = numericalHessian<Vector10>(
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp
index 217fab543..101ce9834 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianBayesTree.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ namespace {
   const Key x1=1, x2=2, x3=3, x4=4;
   const SharedDiagonal chainNoise = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(1, 0.5);
   const GaussianFactorGraph chain = list_of
-    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), x1, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise))
-    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise))
-    (JacobianFactor(x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise))
-    (JacobianFactor(x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise));
+    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), x1, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise))
+    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise))
+    (JacobianFactor(x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise))
+    (JacobianFactor(x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise));
   const Ordering chainOrdering = Ordering(list_of(x2)(x1)(x3)(x4));
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesTree, eliminate )
 {
   GaussianBayesTree bt = *chain.eliminateMultifrontal(chainOrdering);
 
-  Matrix two = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.);
-  Matrix one = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.);
+  Matrix two = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.).finished();
+  Matrix one = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished();
 
   GaussianBayesTree bayesTree_expected;
   bayesTree_expected.insertRoot(
-    MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix>(x3, (Matrix(2, 1) << 2., 0.)) (x4, (Matrix(2, 1) << 2., 2.)), 2, (Vector(2) << 2., 2.)), list_of
-      (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix>(x2, (Matrix(2, 1) << -2.*sqrt(2.), 0.)) (x1, (Matrix(2, 1) << -sqrt(2.), -sqrt(2.))) (x3, (Matrix(2, 1) << -sqrt(2.), sqrt(2.))), 2, (Vector(2) << -2.*sqrt(2.), 0.))))));
+    MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix>(x3, (Matrix(2, 1) << 2., 0.).finished()) (x4, (Matrix(2, 1) << 2., 2.).finished()), 2, (Vector(2) << 2., 2.).finished()), list_of
+      (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix>(x2, (Matrix(2, 1) << -2.*sqrt(2.), 0.).finished()) (x1, (Matrix(2, 1) << -sqrt(2.), -sqrt(2.)).finished()) (x3, (Matrix(2, 1) << -sqrt(2.), sqrt(2.)).finished()), 2, (Vector(2) << -2.*sqrt(2.), 0.).finished())))));
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(bayesTree_expected, bt));
 }
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesTree, eliminate )
 TEST( GaussianBayesTree, optimizeMultiFrontal )
 {
   VectorValues expected = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (x1, (Vector(1) << 0.))
-    (x2, (Vector(1) << 1.))
-    (x3, (Vector(1) << 0.))
-    (x4, (Vector(1) << 1.));
+    (x1, (Vector(1) << 0.).finished())
+    (x2, (Vector(1) << 1.).finished())
+    (x3, (Vector(1) << 0.).finished())
+    (x4, (Vector(1) << 1.).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual = chain.eliminateMultifrontal(chainOrdering)->optimize();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,actual));
@@ -113,39 +113,39 @@ TEST(GaussianBayesTree, complicatedMarginal) {
   // Create the conditionals to go in the BayesTree
   GaussianBayesTree bt;
   bt.insertRoot(
-    MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (11, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.0971, 0, 0)) 
-                                                         (12, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.3171, 0.4387,  0.9502, 0.3816,  0, 0.7655)),
-                                            2, (Vector(3) << 0.2638, 0.1455, 0.1361)), list_of
-      (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (9, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.7952, 0, 0))
-                                                            (10, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.4456, 0.7547, 0.6463, 0.2760, 0, 0.6797))
-                                                            (11, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.6551, 0.1626, 0.1190))
-                                                            (12, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.4984, 0.5853, 0.9597, 0.2238, 0.3404, 0.7513)),
-                                               2, (Vector(3) << 0.4314, 0.9106, 0.1818))))
-      (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (7, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.2551, 0, 0))
-                                                            (8, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.8909, 0.1386, 0.9593, 0.1493, 0, 0.2575))
-                                                            (11, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.8407, 0.2543, 0.8143)),
-                                               2, (Vector(3) << 0.3998, 0.2599, 0.8001)), list_of
-          (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (5, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.2435, 0, 0))
-                                                                (6, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.4733, 0.1966, 0.3517, 0.2511, 0.8308,    0.0))
+    MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (11, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.0971, 0, 0).finished()) 
+                                                         (12, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.3171, 0.4387,  0.9502, 0.3816,  0, 0.7655).finished()),
+                                            2, (Vector(3) << 0.2638, 0.1455, 0.1361).finished()), list_of
+      (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (9, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.7952, 0, 0).finished())
+                                                            (10, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.4456, 0.7547, 0.6463, 0.2760, 0, 0.6797).finished())
+                                                            (11, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.6551, 0.1626, 0.1190).finished())
+                                                            (12, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.4984, 0.5853, 0.9597, 0.2238, 0.3404, 0.7513).finished()),
+                                               2, (Vector(3) << 0.4314, 0.9106, 0.1818).finished())))
+      (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (7, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.2551, 0, 0).finished())
+                                                            (8, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.8909, 0.1386, 0.9593, 0.1493, 0, 0.2575).finished())
+                                                            (11, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.8407, 0.2543, 0.8143).finished()),
+                                               2, (Vector(3) << 0.3998, 0.2599, 0.8001).finished()), list_of
+          (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (5, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.2435, 0, 0).finished())
+                                                                (6, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.4733, 0.1966, 0.3517, 0.2511, 0.8308,    0.0).finished())
                                                                 // NOTE the non-upper-triangular form
                                                                 // here since this test was written when we had column permutations
                                                                 // from LDL.  The code still works currently (does not enfore
                                                                 // upper-triangularity in this case) but this test will need to be
                                                                 // redone if this stops working in the future
-                                                                (7, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.5853, 0.5497, 0.9172))
-                                                                (8, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.2858, 0.3804, 0.7572, 0.5678, 0.7537, 0.0759)),
-                                                  2, (Vector(3) << 0.8173, 0.8687, 0.0844)), list_of
-              (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (3, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.0540, 0, 0))
-                                                                    (4, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.9340, 0.4694, 0.1299, 0.0119, 0, 0.3371))
-                                                                    (6, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.1622, 0.5285, 0.7943, 0.1656, 0.3112, 0.6020)),
-                                                      2, (Vector(3) << 0.9619, 0.0046, 0.7749))))
-              (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (1, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.2630, 0, 0))
-                                                                    (2, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.7482, 0.2290, 0.4505, 0.9133, 0, 0.1524))
-                                                                    (5, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.8258, 0.5383, 0.9961)),
-                                                      2, (Vector(3) << 0.0782, 0.4427, 0.1067))))))))));
+                                                                (7, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.5853, 0.5497, 0.9172).finished())
+                                                                (8, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.2858, 0.3804, 0.7572, 0.5678, 0.7537, 0.0759).finished()),
+                                                  2, (Vector(3) << 0.8173, 0.8687, 0.0844).finished()), list_of
+              (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (3, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.0540, 0, 0).finished())
+                                                                    (4, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.9340, 0.4694, 0.1299, 0.0119, 0, 0.3371).finished())
+                                                                    (6, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.1622, 0.5285, 0.7943, 0.1656, 0.3112, 0.6020).finished()),
+                                                      2, (Vector(3) << 0.9619, 0.0046, 0.7749).finished())))
+              (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(pair_list_of<Key, Matrix> (1, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.2630, 0, 0).finished())
+                                                                    (2, (Matrix(3,2) << 0.7482, 0.2290, 0.4505, 0.9133, 0, 0.1524).finished())
+                                                                    (5, (Matrix(3,1) << 0.8258, 0.5383, 0.9961).finished()),
+                                                      2, (Vector(3) << 0.0782, 0.4427, 0.1067).finished())))))))));
 
   // Marginal on 5
-  Matrix expectedCov = (Matrix(1,1) << 236.5166);
+  Matrix expectedCov = (Matrix(1,1) << 236.5166).finished();
   //GaussianConditional actualJacobianChol = *bt.marginalFactor(5, EliminateCholesky);
   GaussianConditional actualJacobianQR = *bt.marginalFactor(5, EliminateQR);
   //EXPECT(assert_equal(actualJacobianChol, actualJacobianQR)); // Check that Chol and QR obtained marginals are the same
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ TEST(GaussianBayesTree, complicatedMarginal) {
 //      2886.2, 1015.8);
   expectedCov = (Matrix(2,2) <<
       1015.8,    2886.2,
-      2886.2,    8471.2);
+      2886.2,    8471.2).finished();
   //actualJacobianChol = bt.marginalFactor(6, EliminateCholesky);
   actualJacobianQR = *bt.marginalFactor(6, EliminateQR);
   //EXPECT(assert_equal(actualJacobianChol, actualJacobianQR)); // Check that Chol and QR obtained marginals are the same
@@ -196,50 +196,50 @@ TEST(GaussianBayesTree, ComputeSteepestDescentPointBT) {
     0.0,0.0,
     0.0,0.0,
     0.0,0.0,
-    0.0,0.0))
+    0.0,0.0).finished())
     (3, (Matrix(6, 2) <<
     35.0,36.0,
     37.0,38.0,
     41.0,42.0,
     0.0,44.0,
     0.0,0.0,
-    0.0,0.0))
+    0.0,0.0).finished())
     (4, (Matrix(6, 2) <<
     0.0,0.0,
     0.0,0.0,
     45.0,46.0,
     47.0,48.0,
     51.0,52.0,
-    0.0,54.0)),
-    3, (Vector(6) << 29.0,30.0,39.0,40.0,49.0,50.0)), list_of
+    0.0,54.0).finished()),
+    3, (Vector(6) << 29.0,30.0,39.0,40.0,49.0,50.0).finished()), list_of
       (MakeClique(GaussianConditional(
       pair_list_of<Key, Matrix>
       (0, (Matrix(4, 2) <<
       3.0,4.0,
       0.0,6.0,
       0.0,0.0,
-      0.0,0.0))
+      0.0,0.0).finished())
       (1, (Matrix(4, 2) <<
       0.0,0.0,
       0.0,0.0,
       17.0,18.0,
-      0.0,20.0))
+      0.0,20.0).finished())
       (2, (Matrix(4, 2) <<
       0.0,0.0,
       0.0,0.0,
       21.0,22.0,
-      23.0,24.0))
+      23.0,24.0).finished())
       (3, (Matrix(4, 2) <<
       7.0,8.0,
       9.0,10.0,
       0.0,0.0,
-      0.0,0.0))
+      0.0,0.0).finished())
       (4, (Matrix(4, 2) <<
       11.0,12.0,
       13.0,14.0,
       25.0,26.0,
-      27.0,28.0)),
-      2, (Vector(4) << 1.0,2.0,15.0,16.0))))));
+      27.0,28.0).finished()),
+      2, (Vector(4) << 1.0,2.0,15.0,16.0).finished())))));
 
   // Compute the Hessian numerically
   Matrix hessian = numericalHessian<Vector10>(
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@ TEST(GaussianBayesTree, ComputeSteepestDescentPointBT) {
 
   // Known steepest descent point from Bayes' net version
   VectorValues expectedFromBN = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (0, (Vector(2) << 0.000129034, 0.000688183))
-    (1, (Vector(2) << 0.0109679, 0.0253767))
-    (2, (Vector(2) << 0.0680441, 0.114496))
-    (3, (Vector(2) << 0.16125, 0.241294))
-    (4, (Vector(2) << 0.300134, 0.423233));
+    (0, (Vector(2) << 0.000129034, 0.000688183).finished())
+    (1, (Vector(2) << 0.0109679, 0.0253767).finished())
+    (2, (Vector(2) << 0.0680441, 0.114496).finished())
+    (3, (Vector(2) << 0.16125, 0.241294).finished())
+    (4, (Vector(2) << 0.300134, 0.423233).finished());
 
   // Compute the steepest descent point with the dogleg function
   VectorValues actual = bt.optimizeGradientSearch();
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp
index d7f0c2dd5..c3e1d3ddc 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianConditional.cpp
@@ -43,23 +43,23 @@ static const double tol = 1e-5;
 
 static Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
     -12.1244,  -5.1962,
-          0.,   4.6904);
+          0.,   4.6904).finished();
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(GaussianConditional, constructor)
 {
   Matrix S1 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       -5.2786,  -8.6603,
-      5.0254,   5.5432);
+      5.0254,   5.5432).finished();
   Matrix S2 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       -10.5573,  -5.9385,
-      5.5737,   3.0153);
+      5.5737,   3.0153).finished();
   Matrix S3 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       -11.3820,  -7.2581,
-      -3.0153,  -3.5635);
+      -3.0153,  -3.5635).finished();
 
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0);
-  SharedDiagonal s = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0));
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished();
+  SharedDiagonal s = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0).finished());
 
   vector<pair<Key, Matrix> > terms = pair_list_of
       (1, R)
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, equals )
   R(0,0) = 0.1 ; R(1,0) = 0.3;
   R(0,1) = 0.0 ; R(1,1) = 0.34;
 
-  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.34));
+  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.34).finished());
 
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2, 0.5);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2, 0.5).finished();
 
   GaussianConditional
     expected(1, d, R, 2, A1, 10, A2, model),
@@ -136,13 +136,13 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, solve )
 
   // create a conditional Gaussian node
   Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) <<  1., 0.,
-                            0., 1.);
+                            0., 1.).finished();
 
   Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1., 2.,
-                            3., 4.);
+                            3., 4.).finished();
 
   Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 5., 6.,
-                            7., 8.);
+                            7., 8.).finished();
 
   Vector d(2); d << 20.0, 40.0;
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, solve_simple )
   GaussianConditional cg(list_of(1)(2), 1, blockMatrix);
 
   // partial solution
-  Vector sx1 = (Vector(2) << 9.0, 10.0);
+  Vector sx1 = (Vector(2) << 9.0, 10.0).finished();
 
   // elimination order: 1, 2
   VectorValues actual = map_list_of
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, solve_simple )
 
   VectorValues expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
     (2, sx1)
-    (1, (Vector(4) << -3.1,-3.4,-11.9,-13.2));
+    (1, (Vector(4) << -3.1,-3.4,-11.9,-13.2).finished());
 
   // verify indices/size
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(2, (long)cg.size());
@@ -215,15 +215,15 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, solve_multifrontal )
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Vector(blockMatrix.full().rightCols(1)), cg.get_d()));
 
   // partial solution
-  Vector sl1 = (Vector(2) << 9.0, 10.0);
+  Vector sl1 = (Vector(2) << 9.0, 10.0).finished();
 
   // elimination order; _x_, _x1_, _l1_
   VectorValues actual = map_list_of
     (10, sl1); // parent
 
   VectorValues expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (1, (Vector)(Vector(2) << -3.1,-3.4))
-    (2, (Vector)(Vector(2) << -11.9,-13.2))
+    (1, (Vector(2) << -3.1,-3.4).finished())
+    (2, (Vector(2) << -11.9,-13.2).finished())
     (10, sl1);
 
   // verify indices/size
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, solveTranspose ) {
    * 1 1 9
    *   1 5
    */
-  Matrix R11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), S12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
-  Matrix R22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
+  Matrix R11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), S12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix R22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
   Vector d1(1), d2(1);
   d1(0) = 9;
   d2(0) = 5;
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ TEST( GaussianConditional, solveTranspose ) {
 
   VectorValues
     x = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-      (1, (Vector(1) << 2.))
-      (2, (Vector(1) << 5.)),
+      (1, (Vector(1) << 2.).finished())
+      (2, (Vector(1) << 5.).finished()),
     y = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-      (1, (Vector(1) << 2.))
-      (2, (Vector(1) << 3.));
+      (1, (Vector(1) << 2.).finished())
+      (2, (Vector(1) << 3.).finished());
 
   // test functional version
   VectorValues actual = cbn.backSubstituteTranspose(x);
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianDensity.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianDensity.cpp
index f87862399..b502752e4 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianDensity.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianDensity.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ TEST(GaussianDensity, constructor)
 {
   Matrix R = (Matrix(2,2) <<
       -12.1244,  -5.1962,
-            0.,   4.6904);
+            0.,   4.6904).finished();
 
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0), s = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished(), s = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0).finished();
   GaussianConditional conditional(1, d, R, noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(s));
 
   GaussianDensity copied(conditional);
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp
index d789c42fd..722d32810 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testGaussianFactorGraph.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ TEST(GaussianFactorGraph, initialization) {
 
   fg +=
     JacobianFactor(0, 10*eye(2), -1.0*ones(2), unit2),
-    JacobianFactor(0, -10*eye(2),1, 10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0), unit2),
-    JacobianFactor(0, -5*eye(2), 2, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0), unit2),
-    JacobianFactor(1, -5*eye(2), 2, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5), unit2);
+    JacobianFactor(0, -10*eye(2),1, 10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0).finished(), unit2),
+    JacobianFactor(0, -5*eye(2), 2, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0).finished(), unit2),
+    JacobianFactor(1, -5*eye(2), 2, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5).finished(), unit2);
 
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(4, (long)fg.size());
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TEST(GaussianFactorGraph, initialization) {
           1.,   2.,  1.,  2.,     3.,   4.,   3.,   4.,  3.,  4.,    5.,  6., 5., 6., 5., 6.,    7.,  8., 7., 8.,  7., 8.,
           1.,   2.,  7.,  7.,     1.,   2.,   3.,   4.,  7.,  7.,    1.,  2., 5., 6., 7., 7.,    3.,  4., 5., 6.,  7., 7.,
           10., 10., -1., -1.,   -10., -10.,  10.,  10.,  2., -1.,   -5., -5., 5., 5., 0., 1.,   -5., -5., 5., 5., -1., 1.5
-  );
+  ).finished();
   Matrix actualIJS = fg.sparseJacobian_();
   EQUALITY(expectedIJS, actualIJS);
 }
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ TEST(GaussianFactorGraph, sparseJacobian) {
       4., 4.,28.,
       4., 5.,30.,
       3., 6.,26.,
-      4., 6.,32.);
+      4., 6.,32.).finished();
 
   Matrix expected = expectedT.transpose();
 
   GaussianFactorGraph gfg;
   SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 0.5);
-  gfg.add(0, (Matrix(2, 3) << 1., 2., 3., 5., 6., 7.), (Vector(2) << 4., 8.), model);
-  gfg.add(0, (Matrix(2, 3) << 9.,10., 0., 0., 0., 0.), 1, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11., 12., 14., 15.), (Vector(2) << 13.,16.), model);
+  gfg.add(0, (Matrix(2, 3) << 1., 2., 3., 5., 6., 7.).finished(), (Vector(2) << 4., 8.).finished(), model);
+  gfg.add(0, (Matrix(2, 3) << 9.,10., 0., 0., 0., 0.).finished(), 1, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11., 12., 14., 15.).finished(), (Vector(2) << 13.,16.).finished(), model);
 
   Matrix actual = gfg.sparseJacobian_();
 
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ TEST(GaussianFactorGraph, matrices) {
   //  9 10  0 11 12 13
   //  0  0  0 14 15 16
 
-  Matrix A00 = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7);
-  Matrix A10 = (Matrix(2, 3) << 9, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-  Matrix A11 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 11, 12, 14, 15);
+  Matrix A00 = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7).finished();
+  Matrix A10 = (Matrix(2, 3) << 9, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0).finished();
+  Matrix A11 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 11, 12, 14, 15).finished();
 
   GaussianFactorGraph gfg;
   SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Unit::Create(2);
-  gfg.add(0, A00, (Vector(2) << 4., 8.), model);
-  gfg.add(0, A10, 1, A11, (Vector(2) << 13.,16.), model);
+  gfg.add(0, A00, (Vector(2) << 4., 8.).finished(), model);
+  gfg.add(0, A10, 1, A11, (Vector(2) << 13.,16.).finished(), model);
 
   Matrix Ab(4,6);
   Ab <<
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ TEST(GaussianFactorGraph, matrices) {
 
   // hessianBlockDiagonal
   VectorValues expectLdiagonal; // Make explicit that diagonal is sum-squares of columns
-  expectLdiagonal.insert(0, (Vector(3) << 1+25+81, 4+36+100, 9+49));
-  expectLdiagonal.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 121+196, 144+225));
+  expectLdiagonal.insert(0, (Vector(3) << 1+25+81, 4+36+100, 9+49).finished());
+  expectLdiagonal.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 121+196, 144+225).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectLdiagonal, gfg.hessianDiagonal()));
 
   // hessianBlockDiagonal
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ static GaussianFactorGraph createSimpleGaussianFactorGraph() {
   // linearized prior on x1: c[_x1_]+x1=0 i.e. x1=-c[_x1_]
   fg += JacobianFactor(2, 10*eye(2), -1.0*ones(2), unit2);
   // odometry between x1 and x2: x2-x1=[0.2;-0.1]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(0, 10*eye(2), 2, -10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0), unit2);
+  fg += JacobianFactor(0, 10*eye(2), 2, -10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0).finished(), unit2);
   // measurement between x1 and l1: l1-x1=[0.0;0.2]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(1, 5*eye(2), 2, -5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0), unit2);
+  fg += JacobianFactor(1, 5*eye(2), 2, -5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0).finished(), unit2);
   // measurement between x2 and l1: l1-x2=[-0.2;0.3]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(0, -5*eye(2), 1, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5), unit2);
+  fg += JacobianFactor(0, -5*eye(2), 1, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5).finished(), unit2);
   return fg;
 }
 
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, gradient )
   // 2*f(x) = 100*(x1+c[X(1)])^2 + 100*(x2-x1-[0.2;-0.1])^2 + 25*(l1-x1-[0.0;0.2])^2 + 25*(l1-x2-[-0.2;0.3])^2
   // worked out: df/dx1 = 100*[0.1;0.1] + 100*[0.2;-0.1]) + 25*[0.0;0.2] = [10+20;10-10+5] = [30;5]
   VectorValues expected = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (1, (Vector(2) << 5.0, -12.5))
-    (2, (Vector(2) << 30.0, 5.0))
-    (0, (Vector(2) << -25.0, 17.5));
+    (1, (Vector(2) << 5.0, -12.5).finished())
+    (2, (Vector(2) << 30.0, 5.0).finished())
+    (0, (Vector(2) << -25.0, 17.5).finished());
 
   // Check the gradient at delta=0
   VectorValues zero = VectorValues::Zero(expected);
@@ -207,15 +207,15 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, transposeMultiplication )
   GaussianFactorGraph A = createSimpleGaussianFactorGraph();
 
   Errors e; e +=
-    (Vector(2) <<  0.0, 0.0),
-    (Vector(2) << 15.0, 0.0),
-    (Vector(2) <<  0.0,-5.0),
-    (Vector(2) << -7.5,-5.0);
+    (Vector(2) <<  0.0, 0.0).finished(),
+    (Vector(2) << 15.0, 0.0).finished(),
+    (Vector(2) <<  0.0,-5.0).finished(),
+    (Vector(2) << -7.5,-5.0).finished();
 
   VectorValues expected;
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) <<  -37.5,-50.0));
-  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << -150.0, 25.0));
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) <<  187.5, 25.0));
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) <<  -37.5,-50.0).finished());
+  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << -150.0, 25.0).finished());
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) <<  187.5, 25.0).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual = A.transposeMultiply(e);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
@@ -259,14 +259,14 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, multiplyHessianAdd )
   GaussianFactorGraph gfg = createSimpleGaussianFactorGraph();
 
   VectorValues x = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (0, (Vector(2) << 1,2))
-    (1, (Vector(2) << 3,4))
-    (2, (Vector(2) << 5,6));
+    (0, (Vector(2) << 1,2).finished())
+    (1, (Vector(2) << 3,4).finished())
+    (2, (Vector(2) << 5,6).finished());
 
   VectorValues expected;
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) <<  -450, -450));
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 0, 0));
-  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) <<  950, 1050));
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) <<  -450, -450).finished());
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 0, 0).finished());
+  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) <<  950, 1050).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual;
   gfg.multiplyHessianAdd(1.0, x, actual);
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, multiplyHessianAdd )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 static GaussianFactorGraph createGaussianFactorGraphWithHessianFactor() {
   GaussianFactorGraph gfg = createSimpleGaussianFactorGraph();
-  gfg += HessianFactor(1, 2, 100*eye(2,2), zeros(2,2),   (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0),
-                                           400*eye(2,2), (Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0), 3.0);
+  gfg += HessianFactor(1, 2, 100*eye(2,2), zeros(2,2),   (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0).finished(),
+                                           400*eye(2,2), (Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0).finished(), 3.0);
   return gfg;
 }
 
@@ -297,14 +297,14 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, multiplyHessianAdd2 )
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Y,AtA*X));
 
   VectorValues x = map_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (0, (Vector(2) << 1,2))
-    (1, (Vector(2) << 3,4))
-    (2, (Vector(2) << 5,6));
+    (0, (Vector(2) << 1,2).finished())
+    (1, (Vector(2) << 3,4).finished())
+    (2, (Vector(2) << 5,6).finished());
 
   VectorValues expected;
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) <<  -450, -450));
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) <<  300, 400));
-  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 2950, 3450));
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) <<  -450, -450).finished());
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) <<  300, 400).finished());
+  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 2950, 3450).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual;
   gfg.multiplyHessianAdd(1.0, x, actual);
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, matricesMixed )
   Matrix A; Vector b; boost::tie(A,b) = gfg.jacobian(); // incorrect !
   Matrix AtA; Vector eta; boost::tie(AtA,eta) = gfg.hessian(); // correct
   EXPECT(assert_equal(A.transpose()*A, AtA));
-  Vector expected = - (Vector(6) << -25, 17.5, 5, -13.5, 29, 4);
+  Vector expected = - (Vector(6) << -25, 17.5, 5, -13.5, 29, 4).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, eta));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(A.transpose()*b, eta));
 }
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, gradientAtZero )
   GaussianFactorGraph gfg = createGaussianFactorGraphWithHessianFactor();
   VectorValues expected;
   VectorValues actual = gfg.gradientAtZero();
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) << -25, 17.5));
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 5, -13.5));
-  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 29, 4));
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(2) << -25, 17.5).finished());
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 5, -13.5).finished());
+  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 29, 4).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testHessianFactor.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testHessianFactor.cpp
index 90a9cceda..0180d91e7 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testHessianFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testHessianFactor.cpp
@@ -59,25 +59,25 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, ConversionConstructor)
            0.0,  -25.0000,       0.0,   25.0000,       0.0,       0.0,    7.5000,
      -100.0000,       0.0,       0.0,       0.0,  100.0000,       0.0,  -20.0000,
            0.0, -100.0000,       0.0,       0.0,       0.0,  100.0000,   10.0000,
-       25.0000,  -17.5000,   -5.0000,    7.5000,  -20.0000,   10.0000,    8.2500)));
+       25.0000,  -17.5000,   -5.0000,    7.5000,  -20.0000,   10.0000,    8.2500).finished()));
 
   JacobianFactor jacobian(
     0, (Matrix(4,2) << -1., 0.,
                     +0.,-1.,
                      1., 0.,
-                    +0.,1.),
+                    +0.,1.).finished(),
     1, (Matrix(4,4) << 1., 0., 0.00,  0., // f4
                     0., 1., 0.00,  0., // f4
                     0., 0.,  -1.,  0., // f2
-                    0., 0., 0.00, -1.), // f2
-    (Vector(4) << -0.2, 0.3, 0.2, -0.1),
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(4) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1)));
+                    0., 0., 0.00, -1.).finished(), // f2
+    (Vector(4) << -0.2, 0.3, 0.2, -0.1).finished(),
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(4) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1).finished()));
 
   HessianFactor actual(jacobian);
 
   VectorValues values = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (0, (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0))
-    (1, (Vector(4) << 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0));
+    (0, (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished())
+    (1, (Vector(4) << 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished());
 
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(2, (long)actual.size());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-9));
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, ConversionConstructor)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor1)
 {
-  Matrix G = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Vector g = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0);
+  Matrix G = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Vector g = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0).finished();
   double f = 10.0;
   HessianFactor factor(0, G, g, f);
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor1)
   EXPECT(assert_equal(g, Vector(factor.linearTerm())));
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(1, (long)factor.size());
 
-  VectorValues dx = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>(0, (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5));
+  VectorValues dx = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>(0, (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5).finished());
 
   // error 0.5*(f - 2*x'*g + x'*G*x)
   double expected = 80.375;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor1)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor1b)
 {
-  Vector mu = (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0);
+  Vector mu = (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0).finished();
   Matrix Sigma = eye(2,2);
 
   HessianFactor factor(0, mu, Sigma);
@@ -131,15 +131,15 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor1b)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor2)
 {
-  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1,1) << 1.0);
-  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1,2) << 2.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0);
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0);
+  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1,1) << 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1,2) << 2.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0).finished();
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0).finished();
   double f = 10.0;
 
-  Vector dx0 = (Vector(1) << 0.5);
-  Vector dx1 = (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5);
+  Vector dx0 = (Vector(1) << 0.5).finished();
+  Vector dx1 = (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5).finished();
 
   VectorValues dx = pair_list_of
     (0, dx0)
@@ -165,31 +165,31 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor2)
   VectorValues dxLarge = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
     (0, dx0)
     (1, dx1)
-    (2, (Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2));
+    (2, (Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2).finished());
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(expected, factor.error(dxLarge), 1e-10);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor3)
 {
-  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1,1) << 1.0);
-  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1,2) << 2.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix G13 = (Matrix(1,3) << 3.0, 6.0, 9.0);
+  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1,1) << 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1,2) << 2.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix G13 = (Matrix(1,3) << 3.0, 6.0, 9.0).finished();
 
-  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Matrix G23 = (Matrix(2,3) << 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0);
+  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Matrix G23 = (Matrix(2,3) << 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0).finished();
 
-  Matrix G33 = (Matrix(3,3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 5.0, 6.0, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0);
+  Matrix G33 = (Matrix(3,3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 5.0, 6.0, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0).finished();
 
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0);
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0);
-  Vector g3 = (Vector(3) <<  1.0,  2.0,  3.0);
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0).finished();
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0).finished();
+  Vector g3 = (Vector(3) <<  1.0,  2.0,  3.0).finished();
 
   double f = 10.0;
 
-  Vector dx0 = (Vector(1) << 0.5);
-  Vector dx1 = (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5);
-  Vector dx2 = (Vector(3) << 1.5, 2.5, 3.5);
+  Vector dx0 = (Vector(1) << 0.5).finished();
+  Vector dx1 = (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5).finished();
+  Vector dx2 = (Vector(3) << 1.5, 2.5, 3.5).finished();
 
   VectorValues dx = pair_list_of
     (0, dx0)
@@ -219,24 +219,24 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, Constructor3)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, ConstructorNWay)
 {
-  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1,1) << 1.0);
-  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1,2) << 2.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix G13 = (Matrix(1,3) << 3.0, 6.0, 9.0);
+  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1,1) << 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1,2) << 2.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix G13 = (Matrix(1,3) << 3.0, 6.0, 9.0).finished();
 
-  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0);
-  Matrix G23 = (Matrix(2,3) << 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0);
+  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2,2) << 3.0, 5.0, 5.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Matrix G23 = (Matrix(2,3) << 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0).finished();
 
-  Matrix G33 = (Matrix(3,3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 5.0, 6.0, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0);
+  Matrix G33 = (Matrix(3,3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 2.0, 5.0, 6.0, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0).finished();
 
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0);
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0);
-  Vector g3 = (Vector(3) <<  1.0,  2.0,  3.0);
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0).finished();
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0).finished();
+  Vector g3 = (Vector(3) <<  1.0,  2.0,  3.0).finished();
 
   double f = 10.0;
 
-  Vector dx0 = (Vector(1) << 0.5);
-  Vector dx1 = (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5);
-  Vector dx2 = (Vector(3) << 1.5, 2.5, 3.5);
+  Vector dx0 = (Vector(1) << 0.5).finished();
+  Vector dx1 = (Vector(2) << 1.5, 2.5).finished();
+  Vector dx2 = (Vector(3) << 1.5, 2.5, 3.5).finished();
 
   VectorValues dx = pair_list_of
     (0, dx0)
@@ -275,25 +275,25 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, CombineAndEliminate)
   Matrix A01 = (Matrix(3,3) <<
       1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   Vector3 b0(1.5, 1.5, 1.5);
   Vector3 s0(1.6, 1.6, 1.6);
 
   Matrix A10 = (Matrix(3,3) <<
       2.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 2.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 2.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 2.0).finished();
   Matrix A11 = (Matrix(3,3) <<
       -2.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, -2.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, -2.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, -2.0).finished();
   Vector3 b1(2.5, 2.5, 2.5);
   Vector3 s1(2.6, 2.6, 2.6);
 
   Matrix A21 = (Matrix(3,3) <<
       3.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 3.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 3.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 3.0).finished();
   Vector3 b2(3.5, 3.5, 3.5);
   Vector3 s2(3.6, 3.6, 3.6);
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, eliminate2 )
   // sigmas
   double sigma1 = 0.2;
   double sigma2 = 0.1;
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << sigma1, sigma1, sigma2, sigma2);
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << sigma1, sigma1, sigma2, sigma2).finished();
 
   // the combined linear factor
   Matrix Ax2 = (Matrix(4,2) <<
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, eliminate2 )
       +0.,-1.,
       1., 0.,
       +0.,1.
-  );
+  ).finished();
 
   Matrix Al1x1 = (Matrix(4,4) <<
       // l1   x1
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, eliminate2 )
       0., 1., 0.00,  0., // f4
       0., 0., -1.,  0., // f2
       0., 0., 0.00,-1.  // f2
-  );
+  ).finished();
 
   // the RHS
   Vector b2(4);
@@ -374,12 +374,12 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, eliminate2 )
   Matrix R11 = (Matrix(2,2) <<
       1.00,  0.00,
       0.00,  1.00
-  )/oldSigma;
+  ).finished()/oldSigma;
   Matrix S12 = (Matrix(2,4) <<
       -0.20, 0.00,-0.80, 0.00,
       +0.00,-0.20,+0.00,-0.80
-  )/oldSigma;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2,-0.14)/oldSigma;
+  ).finished()/oldSigma;
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2,-0.14).finished()/oldSigma;
   GaussianConditional expectedCG(0, d, R11, 1, S12);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedCG, *actual_Chol.first, 1e-4));
 
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, eliminate2 )
       // l1          x1
       1.00, 0.00, -1.00,  0.00,
       0.00, 1.00, +0.00, -1.00
-  )/sigma;
-  Vector b1 = (Vector(2) << 0.0,0.894427);
+  ).finished()/sigma;
+  Vector b1 = (Vector(2) << 0.0,0.894427).finished();
   JacobianFactor expectedLF(1, Bl1x1, b1, noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2,1.0));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(HessianFactor(expectedLF), *actual_Chol.second, 1.5e-3));
 }
@@ -401,14 +401,14 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, combine) {
   // update the information matrix with a single jacobian factor
   Matrix A0 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
   11.1803399,     0.0,
-      0.0, 11.1803399);
+      0.0, 11.1803399).finished();
   Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
   -2.23606798,        0.0,
-         0.0, -2.23606798);
+         0.0, -2.23606798).finished();
   Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
   -8.94427191,      0.0,
-         0.0, -8.94427191);
-  Vector b = (Vector(2) << 2.23606798,-1.56524758);
+         0.0, -8.94427191).finished();
+  Vector b = (Vector(2) << 2.23606798,-1.56524758).finished();
   SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(ones(2));
   GaussianFactor::shared_ptr f(new JacobianFactor(0, A0, 1, A1, 2, A2, b, model));
   GaussianFactorGraph factors = list_of(f);
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, combine) {
        0.0,  -25.0000,       0.0,    5.0000,       0.0,   20.0000,    3.5000,
  -100.0000,       0.0,   20.0000,       0.0,   80.0000,       0.0,  -20.0000,
        0.0, -100.0000,       0.0,   20.0000,       0.0,   80.0000,   14.0000,
-   25.0000,  -17.5000,   -5.0000,    3.5000,  -20.0000,   14.0000,    7.4500);
+   25.0000,  -17.5000,   -5.0000,    3.5000,  -20.0000,   14.0000,    7.4500).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, Matrix(actual.matrixObject().full()), tol));
 
 }
@@ -431,11 +431,11 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, combine) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, gradientAtZero)
 {
-  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1);
-  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 2) << 0, 0);
-  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1, 0, 0, 1);
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7);
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8, -9);
+  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1).finished();
+  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 2) << 0, 0).finished();
+  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1, 0, 0, 1).finished();
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7).finished();
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8, -9).finished();
   double f = 194;
 
   HessianFactor factor(0, 1, G11, G12, g1, G22, g2, f);
@@ -452,19 +452,19 @@ TEST(HessianFactor, gradientAtZero)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(HessianFactor, hessianDiagonal)
 {
-  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1);
-  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 2) << 0, 0);
-  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1, 0, 0, 1);
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7);
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8, -9);
+  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1).finished();
+  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 2) << 0, 0).finished();
+  Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1, 0, 0, 1).finished();
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7).finished();
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8, -9).finished();
   double f = 194;
 
   HessianFactor factor(0, 1, G11, G12, g1, G22, g2, f);
 
   // hessianDiagonal
   VectorValues expected;
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 1,1));
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 1,1).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, factor.hessianDiagonal()));
 
   // hessianBlockDiagonal
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testJacobianFactor.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testJacobianFactor.cpp
index 1650df0ec..411392290 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testJacobianFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testJacobianFactor.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ namespace {
       (make_pair(15, 3*Matrix3::Identity()));
 
     // RHS and sigmas
-    const Vector b = (Vector(3) << 1., 2., 3.);
-    const SharedDiagonal noise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
+    const Vector b = (Vector(3) << 1., 2., 3.).finished();
+    const SharedDiagonal noise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished());
   }
 }
 
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ TEST(JabobianFactor, Hessian_conversion) {
         1.57,        2.695,         -1.1,        -2.35,
        2.695,      11.3125,        -0.65,      -10.225,
         -1.1,        -0.65,            1,          0.5,
-       -2.35,      -10.225,          0.5,         9.25),
-      (Vector(4) << -7.885, -28.5175, 2.75, 25.675),
+       -2.35,      -10.225,          0.5,         9.25).finished(),
+      (Vector(4) << -7.885, -28.5175, 2.75, 25.675).finished(),
       73.1725);
 
   JacobianFactor expected(0, (Matrix(2,4) <<
       1.2530,   2.1508,   -0.8779,  -1.8755,
-           0,   2.5858,    0.4789,  -2.3943),
-      (Vector(2) << -6.2929, -5.7941));
+           0,   2.5858,    0.4789,  -2.3943).finished(),
+      (Vector(2) << -6.2929, -5.7941).finished());
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, JacobianFactor(hessian), 1e-3));
 }
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, matrices)
   // hessianDiagonal
   VectorValues expectDiagonal;
   // below we divide by the variance 0.5^2
-  expectDiagonal.insert(5, (Vector(3) << 1, 1, 1)/0.25);
-  expectDiagonal.insert(10, (Vector(3) << 4, 4, 4)/0.25);
-  expectDiagonal.insert(15, (Vector(3) << 9, 9, 9)/0.25);
+  expectDiagonal.insert(5, (Vector(3) << 1, 1, 1).finished()/0.25);
+  expectDiagonal.insert(10, (Vector(3) << 4, 4, 4).finished()/0.25);
+  expectDiagonal.insert(15, (Vector(3) << 9, 9, 9).finished()/0.25);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectDiagonal, factor.hessianDiagonal()));
 
   // hessianBlockDiagonal
@@ -315,22 +315,22 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, operators )
   SharedDiagonal  sigma0_1 = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2,0.1);
 
   Matrix I = eye(2);
-  Vector b = (Vector(2) << 0.2,-0.1);
+  Vector b = (Vector(2) << 0.2,-0.1).finished();
   JacobianFactor lf(1, -I, 2, I, b, sigma0_1);
 
   VectorValues c;
-  c.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 10.,20.));
-  c.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 30.,60.));
+  c.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 10.,20.).finished());
+  c.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 30.,60.).finished());
 
   // test A*x
-  Vector expectedE = (Vector(2) << 200.,400.);
+  Vector expectedE = (Vector(2) << 200.,400.).finished();
   Vector actualE = lf * c;
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedE, actualE));
 
   // test A^e
   VectorValues expectedX;
-  expectedX.insert(1, (Vector(2) << -2000.,-4000.));
-  expectedX.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 2000., 4000.));
+  expectedX.insert(1, (Vector(2) << -2000.,-4000.).finished());
+  expectedX.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 2000., 4000.).finished());
   VectorValues actualX = VectorValues::Zero(expectedX);
   lf.transposeMultiplyAdd(1.0, actualE, actualX);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedX, actualX));
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, operators )
   // test gradient at zero
   Matrix A; Vector b2; boost::tie(A,b2) = lf.jacobian();
   VectorValues expectedG;
-  expectedG.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 20,-10));
-  expectedG.insert(2, (Vector(2) << -20, 10));
+  expectedG.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 20,-10).finished());
+  expectedG.insert(2, (Vector(2) << -20, 10).finished());
   FastVector<Key> keys; keys += 1,2;
   EXPECT(assert_equal(-A.transpose()*b2, expectedG.vector(keys)));
   VectorValues actualG = lf.gradientAtZero();
@@ -368,25 +368,25 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, eliminate)
   Matrix A01 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
     0.0, 1.0, 0.0,
-    0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
   Vector3 b0(1.5, 1.5, 1.5);
   Vector3 s0(1.6, 1.6, 1.6);
 
   Matrix A10 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     2.0, 0.0, 0.0,
     0.0, 2.0, 0.0,
-    0.0, 0.0, 2.0);
+    0.0, 0.0, 2.0).finished();
   Matrix A11 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     -2.0, 0.0, 0.0,
     0.0, -2.0, 0.0,
-    0.0, 0.0, -2.0);
+    0.0, 0.0, -2.0).finished();
   Vector3 b1(2.5, 2.5, 2.5);
   Vector3 s1(2.6, 2.6, 2.6);
 
   Matrix A21 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     3.0, 0.0, 0.0,
     0.0, 3.0, 0.0,
-    0.0, 0.0, 3.0);
+    0.0, 0.0, 3.0).finished();
   Vector3 b2(3.5, 3.5, 3.5);
   Vector3 s2(3.6, 3.6, 3.6);
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, eliminate2 )
   // sigmas
   double sigma1 = 0.2;
   double sigma2 = 0.1;
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << sigma1, sigma1, sigma2, sigma2);
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << sigma1, sigma1, sigma2, sigma2).finished();
 
   // the combined linear factor
   Matrix Ax2 = (Matrix(4, 2) <<
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, eliminate2 )
     +0.,-1.,
     1., 0.,
     +0.,1.
-    );
+    ).finished();
 
   Matrix Al1x1 = (Matrix(4, 4) <<
     // l1   x1
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, eliminate2 )
     0., 1., 0.00,  0., // f4
     0., 0., -1.,  0., // f2
     0., 0., 0.00,-1.  // f2
-    );
+    ).finished();
 
   // the RHS
   Vector b2(4);
@@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, eliminate2 )
   Matrix R11 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
     1.00,  0.00,
     0.00,  1.00
-    )/oldSigma;
+    ).finished()/oldSigma;
   Matrix S12 = (Matrix(2, 4) <<
     -0.20, 0.00,-0.80, 0.00,
     +0.00,-0.20,+0.00,-0.80
-    )/oldSigma;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2,-0.14)/oldSigma;
+    ).finished()/oldSigma;
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2,-0.14).finished()/oldSigma;
   GaussianConditional expectedCG(2, d, R11, 11, S12);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedCG, *actual.first, 1e-4));
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, eliminate2 )
     // l1          x1
     1.00, 0.00, -1.00,  0.00,
     0.00, 1.00, +0.00, -1.00
-    )/sigma;
-  Vector b1 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.894427);
+    ).finished()/sigma;
+  Vector b1 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.894427).finished();
   JacobianFactor expectedLF(11, Bl1x1, b1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedLF, *actual.second,1e-3));
 }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, EliminateQR)
     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     1.,     1.,     9.,     1.,     5.,     5.,     3.,
     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     1.,     1.,     3.,     3.,     2.,     0.,     5.,
     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     2.,     4.,     6.,
-    0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     6.,     3.,     4.);
+    0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     0.,     6.,     3.,     4.).finished();
 
   // Create factor graph
   const SharedDiagonal sig_4D = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(4, 0.5);
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ TEST(JacobianFactor, EliminateQR)
     0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,  -4.6479,  -1.9367,  -6.5170,  -3.7685,
     0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,   8.2503,   3.3757,   6.8476,
     0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,  -5.7095,  -0.0090,
-    0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,  -7.1635);
+    0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,       0.,  -7.1635).finished();
 
   GaussianConditional expectedFragment(
     list_of(3)(5)(7)(9)(11), 3, VerticalBlockMatrix(list_of(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(1), R));
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ TEST ( JacobianFactor, constraint_eliminate1 )
   EXPECT(actual.second->size() == 0);
 
   // verify conditional Gaussian
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0);
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished();
   GaussianConditional expCG(1, v, eye(2), noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(sigmas));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expCG, *actual.first));
 }
@@ -600,12 +600,12 @@ TEST ( JacobianFactor, constraint_eliminate2 )
   // verify CG
   Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       1.0,    2.0,
-      0.0,    1.0);
+      0.0,    1.0).finished();
   Matrix S = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       1.0,    2.0,
-      0.0,    0.0);
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 0.6666);
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0);
+      0.0,    0.0).finished();
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 0.6666).finished();
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished();
   GaussianConditional expectedCG(1, d, R, 2, S, noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(sigmas));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedCG, *actual.first, 1e-4));
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testKalmanFilter.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testKalmanFilter.cpp
index 87ff419c8..a4b017667 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testKalmanFilter.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testKalmanFilter.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ using namespace gtsam;
 /** Small 2D point class implemented as a Vector */
 struct State: Vector {
   State(double x, double y) :
-      Vector((Vector(2) << x, y)) {
+      Vector((Vector(2) << x, y).finished()) {
   }
 };
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, constructor ) {
 
   // Assert it has the correct mean, covariance and information
   EXPECT(assert_equal(x_initial, p1->mean()));
-  Matrix Sigma = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0.01, 0.0, 0.0, 0.01);
+  Matrix Sigma = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0.01, 0.0, 0.0, 0.01).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Sigma, p1->covariance()));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(inverse(Sigma), p1->information()));
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, linear1 ) {
   // Create the controls and measurement properties for our example
   Matrix F = eye(2, 2);
   Matrix B = eye(2, 2);
-  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0);
+  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished();
   SharedDiagonal modelQ = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 0.1);
   Matrix Q = 0.01*eye(2, 2);
   Matrix H = eye(2, 2);
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, linear1 ) {
 TEST( KalmanFilter, predict ) {
 
   // Create dynamics model
-  Matrix F = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 0.1, 0.2, 1.1);
-  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 0.1, 0.2, 1.1, 1.2, 0.8);
-  Vector u = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 2.0);
-  Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 0.5, 0.0, 3.0);
+  Matrix F = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 0.1, 0.2, 1.1).finished();
+  Matrix B = (Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 0.1, 0.2, 1.1, 1.2, 0.8).finished();
+  Vector u = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 2.0).finished();
+  Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 0.5, 0.0, 3.0).finished();
   Matrix M = trans(R)*R;
   Matrix Q = inverse(M);
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, -0.6, 10.1, 61.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, -63.8, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 625.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       63.8, -0.0, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 625.0, 0.0,
-      -0.6, -0.1, -0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 625.0);
+      -0.6, -0.1, -0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 625.0).finished();
 
   // Create two Kalman filter of dimension 9, one using QR the other Cholesky
   KalmanFilter kfa(9, KalmanFilter::QR), kfb(9, KalmanFilter::CHOLESKY);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000000.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000000.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000000.0, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000000.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000000.0).finished();
   Matrix B = zeros(9, 1);
   Vector u = zero(1);
   Matrix dt_Q_k = 1e-6 * (Matrix(9, 9) <<
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 22.2, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 22.2, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 22.2);
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 22.2).finished();
 
   // Do prediction step
   KalmanFilter::State pa = kfa.predictQ(p0a, Psi_k, B, u, dt_Q_k);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(pa->information(), pb->information(), 1e-7));
 
   // and in addition attain the correct covariance
-  Vector expectedMean = (Vector(9) << 0.9814, 1.0200, 1.0190, 1., 1., 1., 1., 1., 1.);
+  Vector expectedMean = (Vector(9) << 0.9814, 1.0200, 1.0190, 1., 1., 1., 1., 1., 1.).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedMean, pa->mean(), 1e-7));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedMean, pb->mean(), 1e-7));
   Matrix expected = 1e-6 * (Matrix(9, 9) <<
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
       0.0, 0.2, 1.2, -0.6, 10.1, 61.3, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, -63.8, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 647.2, 0.0, 0.0,
       63.8, 0.0, 0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 647.2, 0.0,
-      -0.6, -0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 647.2);
+      -0.6, -0.1, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 647.2).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, pa->covariance(), 1e-7));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, pb->covariance(), 1e-7));
 
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
   Matrix H = 1e-3 * (Matrix(3, 9) <<
       0.0, 9795.9, 83.6, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       -9795.9, 0.0, -5.2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000.0, 0.0,
-      -83.6, 5.2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000.);
-  Vector z = (Vector(3) << 0.2599 , 1.3327 , 0.2007);
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << 0.3323 , 0.2470 , 0.1904);
+      -83.6, 5.2, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1000.).finished();
+  Vector z = (Vector(3) << 0.2599 , 1.3327 , 0.2007).finished();
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << 0.3323 , 0.2470 , 0.1904).finished();
   SharedDiagonal modelR = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(sigmas);
 
   // do update
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(pa2->information(), pb2->information(), 1e-7));
 
   // and in addition attain the correct mean and covariance
-  Vector expectedMean2 = (Vector(9) << 0.9207, 0.9030, 1.0178, 1.0002, 0.9992, 0.9998, 0.9981, 1.0035, 0.9882);
+  Vector expectedMean2 = (Vector(9) << 0.9207, 0.9030, 1.0178, 1.0002, 0.9992, 0.9998, 0.9981, 1.0035, 0.9882).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedMean2, pa2->mean(), 1e-4));// not happy with tolerance here !
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedMean2, pb2->mean(), 1e-4));// is something still amiss?
   Matrix expected2 = 1e-6 * (Matrix(9, 9) <<
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ TEST( KalmanFilter, QRvsCholesky ) {
       0.0, 0.2, 1.2, -0.6, 10.1, 61.3, -0.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, -64.0, -0.0, -0.0, -0.0, -0.0, 647.2, -0.0, 0.0,
       63.9, -0.0, 0.1, -0.0, -0.0, 0.0, -0.0, 647.2, 0.1,
-      -0.5, -0.1, 0.0, -0.0, -0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 635.8);
+      -0.5, -0.1, 0.0, -0.0, -0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 635.8).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected2, pa2->covariance(), 1e-7));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected2, pb2->covariance(), 1e-7));
 
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testNoiseModel.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testNoiseModel.cpp
index df0f8a774..eb8ecbe1d 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testNoiseModel.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testNoiseModel.cpp
@@ -37,28 +37,28 @@ static double sigma = 2, s_1=1.0/sigma, var = sigma*sigma, prc = 1.0/var;
 static Matrix R = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     s_1, 0.0, 0.0,
     0.0, s_1, 0.0,
-    0.0, 0.0, s_1);
+    0.0, 0.0, s_1).finished();
 static Matrix Sigma = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
     var, 0.0, 0.0,
     0.0, var, 0.0,
-    0.0, 0.0, var);
+    0.0, 0.0, var).finished();
 
 //static double inf = numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(NoiseModel, constructors)
 {
-  Vector whitened = (Vector(3) << 5.0,10.0,15.0);
-  Vector unwhitened = (Vector(3) << 10.0,20.0,30.0);
+  Vector whitened = (Vector(3) << 5.0,10.0,15.0).finished();
+  Vector unwhitened = (Vector(3) << 10.0,20.0,30.0).finished();
 
   // Construct noise models
   vector<Gaussian::shared_ptr> m;
   m.push_back(Gaussian::SqrtInformation(R));
   m.push_back(Gaussian::Covariance(Sigma));
   //m.push_back(Gaussian::Information(Q));
-  m.push_back(Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << sigma, sigma, sigma)));
-  m.push_back(Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << var, var, var)));
-  m.push_back(Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << prc, prc, prc)));
+  m.push_back(Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << sigma, sigma, sigma).finished()));
+  m.push_back(Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << var, var, var).finished()));
+  m.push_back(Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << prc, prc, prc).finished()));
   m.push_back(Isotropic::Sigma(3, sigma));
   m.push_back(Isotropic::Variance(3, var));
   m.push_back(Isotropic::Precision(3, prc));
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, constructors)
   Matrix expectedR((Matrix(3, 3) <<
       s_1, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, s_1, 0.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, s_1));
+      0.0, 0.0, s_1).finished());
 
   BOOST_FOREACH(Gaussian::shared_ptr mi, m)
     EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedR,mi->R()));
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, constructors)
   Matrix H((Matrix(3, 4) <<
       0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0,
       0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0,
-      1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0));
+      1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished());
 
   Matrix expected((Matrix(3, 4) <<
       0.0, 0.0, s_1, s_1,
       0.0, s_1, 0.0, s_1,
-      s_1, 0.0, 0.0, s_1));
+      s_1, 0.0, 0.0, s_1).finished());
 
   BOOST_FOREACH(Gaussian::shared_ptr mi, m)
     EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,mi->Whiten(H)));
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, constructors)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(NoiseModel, Unit)
 {
-  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 5.0,10.0,15.0);
+  Vector v = (Vector(3) << 5.0,10.0,15.0).finished();
   Gaussian::shared_ptr u(Unit::Create(3));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(v,u->whiten(v)));
 }
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, equals)
 {
   Gaussian::shared_ptr g1 = Gaussian::SqrtInformation(R),
                        g2 = Gaussian::SqrtInformation(eye(3,3));
-  Diagonal::shared_ptr d1 = Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << sigma, sigma, sigma)),
-                       d2 = Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+  Diagonal::shared_ptr d1 = Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << sigma, sigma, sigma).finished()),
+                       d2 = Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
   Isotropic::shared_ptr i1 = Isotropic::Sigma(3, sigma),
                         i2 = Isotropic::Sigma(3, 0.7);
 
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, ConstrainedConstructors )
   Constrained::shared_ptr actual;
   size_t d = 3;
   double m = 100.0;
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << sigma, 0.0, 0.0);
-  Vector mu = (Vector(3) << 200.0, 300.0, 400.0);
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << sigma, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
+  Vector mu = (Vector(3) << 200.0, 300.0, 400.0).finished();
   actual = Constrained::All(d);
   // TODO: why should this be a thousand ??? Dummy variable?
   EXPECT(assert_equal(gtsam::repeat(d, 1000.0), actual->mu()));
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, ConstrainedConstructors )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(NoiseModel, ConstrainedMixed )
 {
-  Vector feasible = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 1.0),
-      infeasible = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
-  Diagonal::shared_ptr d = Constrained::MixedSigmas((Vector(3) << sigma, 0.0, sigma));
+  Vector feasible = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished(),
+      infeasible = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished();
+  Diagonal::shared_ptr d = Constrained::MixedSigmas((Vector(3) << sigma, 0.0, sigma).finished());
   // NOTE: we catch constrained variables elsewhere, so whitening does nothing
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 0.5, 1.0, 0.5),d->whiten(infeasible)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.5),d->whiten(feasible)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 0.5, 1.0, 0.5).finished(),d->whiten(infeasible)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.5).finished(),d->whiten(feasible)));
 
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(1000.0 + 0.25 + 0.25,d->distance(infeasible),1e-9);
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.5,d->distance(feasible),1e-9);
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, ConstrainedMixed )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(NoiseModel, ConstrainedAll )
 {
-  Vector feasible = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
-       infeasible = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
+  Vector feasible = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished(),
+       infeasible = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished();
 
   Constrained::shared_ptr i = Constrained::All(3);
   // NOTE: we catch constrained variables elsewhere, so whitening does nothing
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0),i->whiten(infeasible)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),i->whiten(feasible)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished(),i->whiten(infeasible)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished(),i->whiten(feasible)));
 
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(1000.0 * 3.0,i->distance(infeasible),1e-9);
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(0.0,i->distance(feasible),1e-9);
@@ -213,15 +213,15 @@ namespace exampleQR {
       -1.,  0.,  1.,  0.,  0.,  0., -0.2,
       0., -1.,  0.,  1.,  0.,  0.,  0.3,
       1.,  0.,  0.,  0., -1.,  0.,  0.2,
-      0.,  1.,  0.,  0.,  0., -1., -0.1);
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1);
+      0.,  1.,  0.,  0.,  0., -1., -0.1).finished();
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1).finished();
 
   // the matrix AB yields the following factorized version:
   Matrix Rd = (Matrix(4, 7) <<
       11.1803,   0.0,   -2.23607, 0.0,    -8.94427, 0.0,     2.23607,
       0.0,   11.1803,    0.0,    -2.23607, 0.0,    -8.94427,-1.56525,
       0.0,       0.0,    4.47214, 0.0,    -4.47214, 0.0,     0.0,
-      0.0,       0.0,   0.0,     4.47214, 0.0,    -4.47214, 0.894427);
+      0.0,       0.0,   0.0,     4.47214, 0.0,    -4.47214, 0.894427).finished();
 
   SharedDiagonal diagonal = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(sigmas);
 }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ TEST( NoiseModel, QR )
   Matrix Ab2 = exampleQR::Ab; // otherwise overwritten !
 
   // Expected result
-  Vector expectedSigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.0894427, 0.0894427, 0.223607, 0.223607);
+  Vector expectedSigmas = (Vector(4) << 0.0894427, 0.0894427, 0.223607, 0.223607).finished();
   SharedDiagonal expectedModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(expectedSigmas);
 
   // Call Gaussian version
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ TEST( NoiseModel, QR )
       1.,  0., -0.2,  0., -0.8, 0.,  0.2,
       0.,  1.,  0.,-0.2,   0., -0.8,-0.14,
       0.,  0.,  1.,   0., -1.,  0.,  0.0,
-      0.,  0.,  0.,   1.,  0., -1.,  0.2);
+      0.,  0.,  0.,   1.,  0., -1.,  0.2).finished();
   EXPECT(linear_dependent(expectedRd2,Ab2,1e-6)); // Ab was modified in place !!!
 }
 
@@ -257,10 +257,10 @@ TEST( NoiseModel, QR )
 TEST(NoiseModel, QRNan )
 {
   SharedDiagonal constrained = noiseModel::Constrained::All(2);
-  Matrix Ab = (Matrix(2, 5) << 1., 2., 1., 2., 3., 2., 1., 2., 4., 4.);
+  Matrix Ab = (Matrix(2, 5) << 1., 2., 1., 2., 3., 2., 1., 2., 4., 4.).finished();
 
   SharedDiagonal expected = noiseModel::Constrained::All(2);
-  Matrix expectedAb = (Matrix(2, 5) << 1., 2., 1., 2., 3., 0., 1., 0., 0., 2.0/3);
+  Matrix expectedAb = (Matrix(2, 5) << 1., 2., 1., 2., 3., 0., 1., 0., 0., 2.0/3).finished();
 
   SharedDiagonal actual = constrained->QR(Ab);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(*expected,*actual));
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, ScalarOrVector )
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(NoiseModel, WhitenInPlace)
 {
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1);
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1).finished();
   SharedDiagonal model = Diagonal::Sigmas(sigmas);
   Matrix A = eye(3);
   model->WhitenInPlace(A);
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ TEST(NoiseModel, robustFunction)
 TEST(NoiseModel, robustNoise)
 {
   const double k = 10.0, error1 = 1.0, error2 = 100.0;
-  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0);
-  Vector b = (Vector(2) <<  error1, error2);
+  Matrix A = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1.0, 10.0, 100.0, 1000.0).finished();
+  Vector b = (Vector(2) <<  error1, error2).finished();
   const Robust::shared_ptr robust = Robust::Create(
     mEstimator::Huber::Create(k, mEstimator::Huber::Scalar),
     Unit::Create(2));
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testSampler.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testSampler.cpp
index 9db8b7edc..dbcb96538 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testSampler.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testSampler.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const double tol = 1e-5;
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(testSampler, basic) {
-  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.1, 0.0);
+  Vector sigmas = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.1, 0.0).finished();
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(sigmas);
   char seed = 'A';
   Sampler sampler1(model, seed), sampler2(model, 1), sampler3(model, 1);
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testSerializationLinear.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testSerializationLinear.cpp
index 5e08a7827..b1aad673d 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testSerializationLinear.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testSerializationLinear.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID(gtsam::SharedDiagonal, "gtsam_SharedDiagonal");
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // example noise models
-static noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr diag3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+static noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr diag3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 static noiseModel::Gaussian::shared_ptr gaussian3 = noiseModel::Gaussian::SqrtInformation(2.0 * eye(3,3));
 static noiseModel::Isotropic::shared_ptr iso3 = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(3, 0.2);
-static noiseModel::Constrained::shared_ptr constrained3 = noiseModel::Constrained::MixedSigmas((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.1));
+static noiseModel::Constrained::shared_ptr constrained3 = noiseModel::Constrained::MixedSigmas((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.1).finished());
 static noiseModel::Unit::shared_ptr unit3 = noiseModel::Unit::Create(3);
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_GUID(gtsam::GaussianConditional , "gtsam::GaussianConditional
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST (Serialization, linear_factors) {
   VectorValues values;
-  values.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1.0));
-  values.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2.0,3.0));
-  values.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4.0,5.0));
+  values.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1.0).finished());
+  values.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2.0,3.0).finished());
+  values.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4.0,5.0).finished());
   EXPECT(equalsObj<VectorValues>(values));
   EXPECT(equalsXML<VectorValues>(values));
   EXPECT(equalsBinary<VectorValues>(values));
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ TEST (Serialization, linear_factors) {
   Key i1 = 4, i2 = 7;
   Matrix A1 = eye(3), A2 = -1.0 * eye(3);
   Vector b = ones(3);
-  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
+  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished());
   JacobianFactor jacobianfactor(i1, A1, i2, A2, b, model);
   EXPECT(equalsObj(jacobianfactor));
   EXPECT(equalsXML(jacobianfactor));
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ TEST (Serialization, linear_factors) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST (Serialization, gaussian_conditional) {
-  Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1., 2., 3., 4.);
-  Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 6., 0.2, 8., 0.4);
-  Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0.1, 0.3, 0.0, 0.34);
+  Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1., 2., 3., 4.).finished();
+  Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 6., 0.2, 8., 0.4).finished();
+  Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0.1, 0.3, 0.0, 0.34).finished();
   Vector d(2); d << 0.2, 0.5;
   GaussianConditional cg(0, d, R, 1, A1, 2, A2);
 
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ TEST (Serialization, gaussian_conditional) {
 TEST (Serialization, gaussian_factor_graph) {
   GaussianFactorGraph graph;
   {
-    Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1., 2., 3., 4.);
-    Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 6., 0.2, 8., 0.4);
-    Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0.1, 0.3, 0.0, 0.34);
+    Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 1., 2., 3., 4.).finished();
+    Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 6., 0.2, 8., 0.4).finished();
+    Matrix R = (Matrix(2, 2) << 0.1, 0.3, 0.0, 0.34).finished();
     Vector d(2); d << 0.2, 0.5;
     GaussianConditional cg(0, d, R, 1, A1, 2, A2);
     graph.push_back(cg);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ TEST (Serialization, gaussian_factor_graph) {
     Key i1 = 4, i2 = 7;
     Matrix A1 = eye(3), A2 = -1.0 * eye(3);
     Vector b = ones(3);
-    SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
+    SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished());
     JacobianFactor jacobianfactor(i1, A1, i2, A2, b, model);
     HessianFactor hessianfactor(jacobianfactor);
     graph.push_back(jacobianfactor);
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ TEST (Serialization, gaussian_bayes_tree) {
   const Ordering chainOrdering = Ordering(list_of(x2)(x1)(x3)(x4));
   const SharedDiagonal chainNoise = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(1, 0.5);
   const GaussianFactorGraph chain = list_of
-    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), x1, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise))
-    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise))
-    (JacobianFactor(x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise))
-    (JacobianFactor(x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.), (Vector(1) << 1.),  chainNoise));
+    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), x1, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise))
+    (JacobianFactor(x2, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise))
+    (JacobianFactor(x3, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise))
+    (JacobianFactor(x4, (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.).finished(), (Vector(1) << 1.).finished(),  chainNoise));
 
   GaussianBayesTree init = *chain.eliminateMultifrontal(chainOrdering);
   GaussianBayesTree expected = *chain.eliminateMultifrontal(chainOrdering);
diff --git a/gtsam/linear/tests/testVectorValues.cpp b/gtsam/linear/tests/testVectorValues.cpp
index 75114921b..26eeb5dab 100644
--- a/gtsam/linear/tests/testVectorValues.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/linear/tests/testVectorValues.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ TEST(VectorValues, basics)
 
   // insert
   VectorValues actual;
-  actual.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  actual.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
-  actual.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
-  actual.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
+  actual.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  actual.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
+  actual.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
+  actual.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
 
   // Check dimensions
   LONGS_EQUAL(4, actual.size());
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ TEST(VectorValues, basics)
   EXPECT(!actual.exists(6));
 
   // Check values
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1), actual[0]));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 2, 3), actual[1]));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 4, 5), actual[2]));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 6, 7), actual[5]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1).finished(), actual[0]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished(), actual[1]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished(), actual[2]));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished(), actual[5]));
   FastVector<Key> keys = list_of(0)(1)(2)(5);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(7) << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7), actual.vector(keys)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(7) << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).finished(), actual.vector(keys)));
 
   // Check exceptions
   CHECK_EXCEPTION(actual.insert(1, Vector()), invalid_argument);
@@ -74,18 +74,18 @@ TEST(VectorValues, basics)
 TEST(VectorValues, combine)
 {
   VectorValues expected;
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
-  expected.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
-  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
+  expected.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
+  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
 
   VectorValues first;
-  first.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  first.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
+  first.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  first.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
 
   VectorValues second;
-  second.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
-  second.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
+  second.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
+  second.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
 
   VectorValues actual(first, second);
 
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ TEST(VectorValues, combine)
 TEST(VectorValues, subvector)
 {
   VectorValues init;
-  init.insert(10, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  init.insert(11, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
-  init.insert(12, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
-  init.insert(13, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
+  init.insert(10, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  init.insert(11, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
+  init.insert(12, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
+  init.insert(13, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
 
   std::vector<Key> keys;
   keys += 10, 12, 13;
-  Vector expSubVector = (Vector(5) << 1, 4, 5, 6, 7);
+  Vector expSubVector = (Vector(5) << 1, 4, 5, 6, 7).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expSubVector, init.vector(keys)));
 }
 
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ TEST(VectorValues, subvector)
 TEST(VectorValues, LinearAlgebra)
 {
   VectorValues test1;
-  test1.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  test1.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
-  test1.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
-  test1.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
+  test1.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  test1.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
+  test1.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
+  test1.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
 
   VectorValues test2;
-  test2.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 6));
-  test2.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 1, 6));
-  test2.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 4, 3));
-  test2.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 1, 8));
+  test2.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 6).finished());
+  test2.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 1, 6).finished());
+  test2.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 4, 3).finished());
+  test2.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 1, 8).finished());
 
   // Dot product
   double dotExpected = test1.vector().dot(test2.vector());
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ TEST(VectorValues, convert)
   x << 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
 
   VectorValues expected;
-  expected.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
-  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
-  expected.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
+  expected.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  expected.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
+  expected.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
+  expected.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
 
   std::map<Key,size_t> dims;
   dims.insert(make_pair(0,1));
@@ -200,11 +200,11 @@ TEST(VectorValues, convert)
 TEST(VectorValues, vector_sub)
 {
   VectorValues vv;
-  vv.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1));
-  vv.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3));
-  vv.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5));
-  vv.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7));
-  vv.insert(7, (Vector(2) << 8, 9));
+  vv.insert(0, (Vector(1) << 1).finished());
+  vv.insert(1, (Vector(2) << 2, 3).finished());
+  vv.insert(2, (Vector(2) << 4, 5).finished());
+  vv.insert(5, (Vector(2) << 6, 7).finished());
+  vv.insert(7, (Vector(2) << 8, 9).finished());
 
   std::map<Key,size_t> dims;
   dims.insert(make_pair(0,1));
diff --git a/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuBias.cpp b/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuBias.cpp
index f5b5fd234..cb7e40d25 100644
--- a/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuBias.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuBias.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ using namespace gtsam;
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( ImuBias, Constructor)
 {
-  Vector bias_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1,0.2,0.4));
-  Vector bias_gyro((Vector(3) << -0.2, 0.5, 0.03));
+  Vector bias_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1,0.2,0.4).finished());
+  Vector bias_gyro((Vector(3) << -0.2, 0.5, 0.03).finished());
 
   // Default Constructor
   gtsam::imuBias::ConstantBias bias1;
diff --git a/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuFactor.cpp b/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuFactor.cpp
index 823ce8306..d9444f490 100644
--- a/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/navigation/tests/testImuFactor.cpp
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ TEST( ImuFactor, Error )
   // Linearization point
   imuBias::ConstantBias bias; // Bias
   Pose3 x1(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI/12.0, M_PI/6.0, M_PI/4.0), Point3(5.0, 1.0, -50.0));
-  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   Pose3 x2(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI/12.0 + M_PI/100.0, M_PI/6.0, M_PI/4.0), Point3(5.5, 1.0, -50.0));
-  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   // Measurements
   Vector3 gravity; gravity << 0, 0, 9.81;
@@ -239,16 +239,16 @@ TEST( ImuFactor, ErrorWithBiases )
   // Linearization point
 //  Vector bias(6); bias << 0.2, 0, 0, 0.1, 0, 0; // Biases (acc, rot)
 //  Pose3 x1(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI/12.0, M_PI/6.0, M_PI/4.0), Point3(5.0, 1.0, -50.0));
-//  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+//  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 //  Pose3 x2(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI/12.0 + M_PI/10.0, M_PI/6.0, M_PI/4.0), Point3(5.5, 1.0, -50.0));
-//  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+//  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
 
   imuBias::ConstantBias bias(Vector3(0.2, 0, 0), Vector3(0, 0, 0.3)); // Biases (acc, rot)
   Pose3 x1(Rot3::Expmap(Vector3(0, 0, M_PI/4.0)), Point3(5.0, 1.0, -50.0));
-  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   Pose3 x2(Rot3::Expmap(Vector3(0, 0, M_PI/4.0 + M_PI/10.0)), Point3(5.5, 1.0, -50.0));
-  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   // Measurements
   Vector3 gravity; gravity << 0, 0, 9.81;
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ TEST( ImuFactor, FirstOrderPreIntegratedMeasurements )
 //{
 //  // Linearization point
 //  Pose3 x1(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI/12.0, M_PI/6.0, M_PI/4.0), Point3(5.0, 1.0, -50.0));
-//  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+//  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 //  Pose3 x2(Rot3::RzRyRx(M_PI/12.0 + M_PI/100.0, M_PI/6.0, M_PI/4.0), Point3(5.5, 1.0, -50.0));
-//  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+//  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 //  imuBias::ConstantBias bias(Vector3(0.001, 0.002, 0.008), Vector3(0.002, 0.004, 0.012));
 //
 //  // Pre-integrator
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ TEST( ImuFactor, ErrorWithBiasesAndSensorBodyDisplacement )
 
   imuBias::ConstantBias bias(Vector3(0.2, 0, 0), Vector3(0, 0, 0.3)); // Biases (acc, rot)
   Pose3 x1(Rot3::Expmap(Vector3(0, 0, M_PI/4.0)), Point3(5.0, 1.0, -50.0));
-  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 v1((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   Pose3 x2(Rot3::Expmap(Vector3(0, 0, M_PI/4.0 + M_PI/10.0)), Point3(5.5, 1.0, -50.0));
-  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 v2((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   // Measurements
   Vector3 gravity; gravity << 0, 0, 9.81;
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/ISAM2.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/ISAM2.h
index a98ef851f..6a7a47e4c 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/ISAM2.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/ISAM2.h
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ struct GTSAM_EXPORT ISAM2Params {
    * entries would be added with:
    * \code
      FastMap<char,Vector> thresholds;
-     thresholds['x'] = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5); // 0.1 rad rotation threshold, 0.5 m translation threshold
-     thresholds['l'] = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);                // 1.0 m landmark position threshold
+     thresholds['x'] = (Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished(); // 0.1 rad rotation threshold, 0.5 m translation threshold
+     thresholds['l'] = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished();                // 1.0 m landmark position threshold
      params.relinearizeThreshold = thresholds;
      \endcode
    */
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/WhiteNoiseFactor.h b/gtsam/nonlinear/WhiteNoiseFactor.h
index a7987d73b..5ce7fa7b3 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/WhiteNoiseFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/WhiteNoiseFactor.h
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ namespace gtsam {
         Key j1, Key j2) {
       double e = u - z, e2 = e * e;
       double c = 2 * logSqrt2PI - log(p) + e2 * p;
-      Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -e * p);
-      Vector g2 = (Vector(1) <<  0.5 / p - 0.5 * e2);
-      Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << p);
-      Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << e);
-      Matrix G22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5 / (p * p));
+      Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -e * p).finished();
+      Vector g2 = (Vector(1) <<  0.5 / p - 0.5 * e2).finished();
+      Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << p).finished();
+      Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << e).finished();
+      Matrix G22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5 / (p * p)).finished();
       return HessianFactor::shared_ptr(
           new HessianFactor(j1, j2, G11, G12, g1, G22, g2, c));
     }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
      * TODO: Where is this used? should disappear.
      */
     virtual Vector unwhitenedError(const Values& x) const {
-      return (Vector(1) << std::sqrt(2 * error(x)));
+      return (Vector(1) << std::sqrt(2 * error(x))).finished();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLinearContainerFactor.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLinearContainerFactor.cpp
index fd70519dc..92f4f4d07 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLinearContainerFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testLinearContainerFactor.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace boost::assign;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
-const gtsam::noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr diag_model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0));
+const gtsam::noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr diag_model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0).finished());
 const double tol = 1e-5;
 
 gtsam::Key  l1 = 101, l2 = 102, x1 = 1, x2 = 2;
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, generic_jacobian_factor ) {
 
   Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       2.74222, -0.0067457,
-      0.0,  2.63624);
+      0.0,  2.63624).finished();
   Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       -0.0455167, -0.0443573,
-      -0.0222154, -0.102489);
+      -0.0222154, -0.102489).finished();
   Vector b = (Vector(2) << 0.0277052,
-      -0.0533393);
+      -0.0533393).finished();
 
   JacobianFactor expLinFactor(l1, A1, l2, A2, b, diag_model2);
 
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, jacobian_factor_withlinpoints ) {
 
   Matrix A1 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       2.74222, -0.0067457,
-      0.0,  2.63624);
+      0.0,  2.63624).finished();
   Matrix A2 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       -0.0455167, -0.0443573,
-      -0.0222154, -0.102489);
+      -0.0222154, -0.102489).finished();
   Vector b = (Vector(2) << 0.0277052,
-      -0.0533393);
+      -0.0533393).finished();
 
   JacobianFactor expLinFactor(l1, A1, l2, A2, b, diag_model2);
 
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, jacobian_factor_withlinpoints ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expLinPoint, *actFactor.linearizationPoint()));
 
   // Check error evaluation
-  Vector delta_l1 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0);
-  Vector delta_l2 = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0);
+  Vector delta_l1 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished();
+  Vector delta_l2 = (Vector(2) << 3.0, 4.0).finished();
 
   VectorValues delta = values.zeroVectors();
   delta.at(l1) = delta_l1;
@@ -117,22 +117,22 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, jacobian_factor_withlinpoints ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, generic_hessian_factor ) {
-  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
-  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 2) << 2.0, 4.0);
-  Matrix G13 = (Matrix(1, 3) << 3.0, 6.0, 9.0);
+  Matrix G11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix G12 = (Matrix(1, 2) << 2.0, 4.0).finished();
+  Matrix G13 = (Matrix(1, 3) << 3.0, 6.0, 9.0).finished();
 
   Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0, 5.0,
-                            0.0, 6.0);
+                            0.0, 6.0).finished();
   Matrix G23 = (Matrix(2, 3) << 4.0, 6.0, 8.0,
-                            1.0, 2.0, 4.0);
+                            1.0, 2.0, 4.0).finished();
 
   Matrix G33 = (Matrix(3, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
                             0.0, 5.0, 6.0,
-                            0.0, 0.0, 9.0);
+                            0.0, 0.0, 9.0).finished();
 
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0);
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0);
-  Vector g3 = (Vector(3) <<  1.0,  2.0,  3.0);
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(1) << -7.0).finished();
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0).finished();
+  Vector g3 = (Vector(3) <<  1.0,  2.0,  3.0).finished();
 
   double f = 10.0;
 
@@ -161,18 +161,18 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, hessian_factor_withlinpoints ) {
   Matrix G11 = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
       1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
       0.0, 5.0, 6.0,
-      0.0, 0.0, 9.0);
+      0.0, 0.0, 9.0).finished();
   Matrix G12 = (Matrix(3, 2) <<
       1.0, 2.0,
       3.0, 5.0,
-      4.0, 6.0);
-  Vector g1 = (Vector(3) << 1.0,  2.0,  3.0);
+      4.0, 6.0).finished();
+  Vector g1 = (Vector(3) << 1.0,  2.0,  3.0).finished();
 
   Matrix G22 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
         0.5, 0.2,
-        0.0, 0.6);
+        0.0, 0.6).finished();
 
-  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0);
+  Vector g2 = (Vector(2) << -8.0, -9.0).finished();
 
   double f = 10.0;
 
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, hessian_factor_withlinpoints ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expLinPoints, actLinPoint));
 
   // Create delta
-  Vector delta_l1 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0);
-  Vector delta_x1 = (Vector(3) << 3.0, 4.0, 0.5);
-  Vector delta_x2 = (Vector(3) << 6.0, 7.0, 0.3);
+  Vector delta_l1 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished();
+  Vector delta_x1 = (Vector(3) << 3.0, 4.0, 0.5).finished();
+  Vector delta_x2 = (Vector(3) << 6.0, 7.0, 0.3).finished();
 
   // Check error calculation
   VectorValues delta = linearizationPoint.zeroVectors();
   delta.at(l1) = delta_l1;
   delta.at(x1) = delta_x1;
   delta.at(x2) = delta_x2;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(5) << 3.0, 4.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0), delta.vector(initFactor.keys())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(5) << 3.0, 4.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0).finished(), delta.vector(initFactor.keys())));
   Values noisyValues = linearizationPoint.retract(delta);
 
   double expError = initFactor.error(delta);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ TEST( testLinearContainerFactor, hessian_factor_withlinpoints ) {
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(initFactor.error(linearizationPoint.zeroVectors()), actFactor.error(linearizationPoint), tol);
 
   // Compute updated versions
-  Vector dv = (Vector(5) << 3.0, 4.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0);
+  Vector dv = (Vector(5) << 3.0, 4.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0).finished();
   Vector g(5); g << g1, g2;
   Vector g_prime = g - G.selfadjointView<Eigen::Upper>() * dv;
 
diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp
index 219cacfd1..c2c736a87 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/tests/testValues.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ TEST(Values, basic_functions)
 //TEST(Values, dim_zero)
 //{
 //  Values config0;
-//  config0.insert(key1, Vector2((Vector(2) << 2.0, 3.0));
+//  config0.insert(key1, Vector2((Vector(2) << 2.0, 3.0).finished());
 //  config0.insert(key2, Vector3(5.0, 6.0, 7.0));
 //  LONGS_EQUAL(5, config0.dim());
 //
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ TEST(Values, expmap_a)
   config0.insert(key2, Vector3(5.0, 6.0, 7.0));
 
   VectorValues increment = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (key1, (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.1, 1.2))
-    (key2, (Vector(3) << 1.3, 1.4, 1.5));
+    (key1, (Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.1, 1.2).finished())
+    (key2, (Vector(3) << 1.3, 1.4, 1.5).finished());
 
   Values expected;
   expected.insert(key1, Vector3(2.0, 3.1, 4.2));
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ TEST(Values, expmap_b)
   config0.insert(key2, Vector3(5.0, 6.0, 7.0));
 
   VectorValues increment = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (key2, (Vector(3) << 1.3, 1.4, 1.5));
+    (key2, (Vector(3) << 1.3, 1.4, 1.5).finished());
 
   Values expected;
   expected.insert(key1, Vector3(1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ TEST(Values, localCoordinates)
   valuesA.insert(key2, Vector3(5.0, 6.0, 7.0));
 
   VectorValues expDelta = pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (key1, (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3))
-    (key2, (Vector(3) << 0.4, 0.5, 0.6));
+    (key1, (Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished())
+    (key2, (Vector(3) << 0.4, 0.5, 0.6).finished());
 
   Values valuesB = valuesA.retract(expDelta);
 
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/BearingRangeFactor.h b/gtsam/slam/BearingRangeFactor.h
index cf5760695..ef02b5cb1 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/BearingRangeFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/BearingRangeFactor.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
       Vector e1 = Rot::Logmap(measuredBearing_.between(y1));
 
       double y2 = pose.range(point, H21_, H22_);
-      Vector e2 = (Vector(1) << y2 - measuredRange_);
+      Vector e2 = (Vector(1) << y2 - measuredRange_).finished();
 
       if (H1) *H1 = gtsam::stack(2, &H11, &H21);
       if (H2) *H2 = gtsam::stack(2, &H12, &H22);
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/BoundingConstraint.h b/gtsam/slam/BoundingConstraint.h
index 78b8abd1f..9cb1e3017 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/BoundingConstraint.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/BoundingConstraint.h
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ struct BoundingConstraint1: public NoiseModelFactor1<VALUE> {
     }
 
     if (isGreaterThan_)
-      return (Vector(1) << error);
+      return (Vector(1) << error).finished();
     else
-      return -1.0 * (Vector(1) << error);
+      return -1.0 * (Vector(1) << error).finished();
   }
 
 private:
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ struct BoundingConstraint2: public NoiseModelFactor2<VALUE1, VALUE2> {
     }
 
     if (isGreaterThan_)
-      return (Vector(1) << error);
+      return (Vector(1) << error).finished();
     else
-      return -1.0 * (Vector(1) << error);
+      return -1.0 * (Vector(1) << error).finished();
   }
 
 private:
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/InitializePose3.cpp b/gtsam/slam/InitializePose3.cpp
index 97c8a541e..dbdf54fd3 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/InitializePose3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/InitializePose3.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ GaussianFactorGraph buildLinearOrientationGraph(const NonlinearFactorGraph& g) {
     linearGraph.add(key1, -I9, key2, M9, zero9, model);
   }
   // prior on the anchor orientation
-  linearGraph.add(keyAnchor, I9, (Vector(9) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,/*  */ 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, /*  */ 0.0, 0.0, 1.0), model);
+  linearGraph.add(keyAnchor, I9, (Vector(9) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0,/*  */ 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, /*  */ 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished(), model);
   return linearGraph;
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ Vector3 gradientTron(const Rot3& R1, const Rot3& R2, const double a, const doubl
 
   double th = logRot.norm();
   if(th != th){ // the second case means that th = nan (logRot does not work well for +/-pi)
-    Rot3 R1pert = R1.compose( Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3)<< 0.01, 0.01, 0.01)) ); // some perturbation
+    Rot3 R1pert = R1.compose( Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3)<< 0.01, 0.01, 0.01).finished()) ); // some perturbation
     logRot = Rot3::Logmap(R1pert.between(R2));
     th = logRot.norm();
   }
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/RangeFactor.h b/gtsam/slam/RangeFactor.h
index fe140a298..af1c1a1bd 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/RangeFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/RangeFactor.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
       } else {
         hx = pose.range(point, H1, H2);
       }
-      return (Vector(1) << hx - measured_);
+      return (Vector(1) << hx - measured_).finished();
     }
 
     /** return the measured */
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/RotateFactor.h b/gtsam/slam/RotateFactor.h
index 3b40a0ba6..ea8811d17 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/RotateFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/RotateFactor.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
     // predict p_ as q = R*z_, derivative H will be filled if not none
     Point3 q = R.rotate(z_,H);
     // error is just difference, and note derivative of that wrpt q is I3
-    return Vector(3) << q.x()-p_.x(), q.y()-p_.y(), q.z()-p_.z();
+    return (Vector(3) << q.x()-p_.x(), q.y()-p_.y(), q.z()-p_.z()).finished();
   }
 
 };
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp b/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp
index b6f04d449..a6fb2d830 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/dataset.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ GraphAndValues load2D(const string& filename, SharedNoiseModel model, Key maxID,
 
       // Create noise model
       noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr measurementNoise =
-          noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << bearing_std, range_std));
+          noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << bearing_std, range_std).finished());
 
       // Add to graph
       *graph += BearingRangeFactor<Pose2, Point2>(id1, L(id2), bearing, range,
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/lago.cpp b/gtsam/slam/lago.cpp
index 1f5d0f2df..203645b5b 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/lago.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/lago.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ static const Matrix I3 = eye(3);
 
 static const Key keyAnchor = symbol('Z', 9999999);
 static const noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorOrientationNoise =
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 0));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 0).finished());
 static const noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorPose2Noise =
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-8));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-6, 1e-6, 1e-8).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 /**
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void getDeltaThetaAndNoise(NonlinearFactor::shared_ptr factor,
   if (!pose2Between)
     throw invalid_argument(
         "buildLinearOrientationGraph: invalid between factor!");
-  deltaTheta = (Vector(1) << pose2Between->measured().theta());
+  deltaTheta = (Vector(1) << pose2Between->measured().theta()).finished();
 
   // Retrieve the noise model for the relative rotation
   SharedNoiseModel model = pose2Between->get_noiseModel();
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void getDeltaThetaAndNoise(NonlinearFactor::shared_ptr factor,
   if (!diagonalModel)
     throw invalid_argument("buildLinearOrientationGraph: invalid noise model "
         "(current version assumes diagonal noise model)!");
-  Vector std_deltaTheta = (Vector(1) << diagonalModel->sigma(2)); // std on the angular measurement
+  Vector std_deltaTheta = (Vector(1) << diagonalModel->sigma(2)).finished(); // std on the angular measurement
   model_deltaTheta = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(std_deltaTheta);
 }
 
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ GaussianFactorGraph buildLinearOrientationGraph(
     double k = boost::math::round(k2pi_noise / (2 * M_PI));
     //if (k2pi_noise - 2*k*M_PI > 1e-5) cout << k2pi_noise - 2*k*M_PI << endl; // for debug
     Vector deltaThetaRegularized = (Vector(1)
-        << key1_DeltaTheta_key2 - 2 * k * M_PI);
+        << key1_DeltaTheta_key2 - 2 * k * M_PI).finished();
     lagoGraph.add(key1, -I, key2, I, deltaThetaRegularized, model_deltaTheta);
   }
   // prior on the anchor orientation
-  lagoGraph.add(keyAnchor, I, (Vector(1) << 0.0), priorOrientationNoise);
+  lagoGraph.add(keyAnchor, I, (Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), priorOrientationNoise);
   return lagoGraph;
 }
 
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ Values computePoses(const NonlinearFactorGraph& pose2graph,
       double dy = pose2Between->measured().y();
 
       Vector globalDeltaCart = //
-          (Vector(2) << c1 * dx - s1 * dy, s1 * dx + c1 * dy);
-      Vector b = (Vector(3) << globalDeltaCart, linearDeltaRot); // rhs
+          (Vector(2) << c1 * dx - s1 * dy, s1 * dx + c1 * dy).finished();
+      Vector b = (Vector(3) << globalDeltaCart, linearDeltaRot).finished(); // rhs
       Matrix J1 = -I3;
       J1(0, 2) = s1 * dx + c1 * dy;
       J1(1, 2) = -c1 * dx + s1 * dy;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Values computePoses(const NonlinearFactorGraph& pose2graph,
     }
   }
   // add prior
-  linearPose2graph.add(keyAnchor, I3, (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+  linearPose2graph.add(keyAnchor, I3, (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished(),
       priorPose2Noise);
 
   // optimize
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testDataset.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testDataset.cpp
index a40ddce3d..32a422f6e 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testDataset.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testDataset.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TEST( dataSet, readG2o)
   expectedValues.insert(10, Pose2(3.531067, 0.388263, -2.148934));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedValues,*actualValues,1e-5));
 
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << 44.721360, 44.721360, 30.901699));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << 44.721360, 44.721360, 30.901699).finished());
   NonlinearFactorGraph expectedGraph;
   expectedGraph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(0, 1, Pose2(1.030390, 0.011350, -0.081596), model));
   expectedGraph.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(1, 2, Pose2(1.013900, -0.058639, -0.220291), model));
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ TEST( dataSet, readG2o3D)
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedValues,*actualValues,1e-5));
 
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(6) << 10000.0,10000.0,10000.0,10000.0,10000.0,10000.0));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(6) << 10000.0,10000.0,10000.0,10000.0,10000.0,10000.0).finished());
   NonlinearFactorGraph expectedGraph;
 
   Point3 p01 = Point3(1.001367, 0.015390, 0.004948);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ TEST( dataSet, readG2oHuber)
   bool is3D = false;
   boost::tie(actualGraph, actualValues) = readG2o(g2oFile, is3D, KernelFunctionTypeHUBER);
 
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr baseModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << 44.721360, 44.721360, 30.901699));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr baseModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << 44.721360, 44.721360, 30.901699).finished());
   SharedNoiseModel model = noiseModel::Robust::Create(noiseModel::mEstimator::Huber::Create(1.345), baseModel);
 
   NonlinearFactorGraph expectedGraph;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ TEST( dataSet, readG2oTukey)
   bool is3D = false;
   boost::tie(actualGraph, actualValues) = readG2o(g2oFile, is3D, KernelFunctionTypeTUKEY);
 
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr baseModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << 44.721360, 44.721360, 30.901699));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr baseModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Precisions((Vector(3) << 44.721360, 44.721360, 30.901699).finished());
   SharedNoiseModel model = noiseModel::Robust::Create(noiseModel::mEstimator::Tukey::Create(4.6851), baseModel);
 
   NonlinearFactorGraph expectedGraph;
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testEssentialMatrixFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testEssentialMatrixFactor.cpp
index 46e283d34..a5f0d3bf2 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testEssentialMatrixFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testEssentialMatrixFactor.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ TEST (EssentialMatrixFactor, testData) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Point2(-1, 0.2), pB(4), 1e-8));
 
   // Check homogeneous version
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -1, 0.2, 1), vB(4), 1e-8));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -1, 0.2, 1).finished(), vB(4), 1e-8));
 
   // Check epipolar constraint
   for (size_t i = 0; i < 5; i++)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ TEST (EssentialMatrixFactor, minimization) {
   // Check error at initial estimate
   Values initial;
   EssentialMatrix initialE = trueE.retract(
-      (Vector(5) << 0.1, -0.1, 0.1, 0.1, -0.1));
+      (Vector(5) << 0.1, -0.1, 0.1, 0.1, -0.1).finished());
   initial.insert(1, initialE);
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(643.26, graph.error(initial), 1e-2);
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ TEST (EssentialMatrixFactor, extraMinimization) {
   // Check error at initial estimate
   Values initial;
   EssentialMatrix initialE = trueE.retract(
-      (Vector(5) << 0.1, -0.1, 0.1, 0.1, -0.1));
+      (Vector(5) << 0.1, -0.1, 0.1, 0.1, -0.1).finished());
   initial.insert(1, initialE);
 
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor.cpp
index a7c91de3f..87beb44c2 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static const SharedNoiseModel sigma1(noiseModel::Unit::Create(2));
 TEST( GeneralSFMFactor, equals )
 {
   // Create two identical factors and make sure they're equal
-  Vector z = (Vector(2) << 323.,240.);
+  Vector z = (Vector(2) << 323.,240.).finished();
   const Symbol cameraFrameNumber('x',1), landmarkNumber('l',1);
   const SharedNoiseModel sigma(noiseModel::Unit::Create(1));
   boost::shared_ptr<Projection>
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ TEST( GeneralSFMFactor, error ) {
   Pose3 x1(R,t1);
   values.insert(X(1), GeneralCamera(x1));
   Point3 l1;  values.insert(L(1), l1);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(((Vector) (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0)), factor->unwhitenedError(values)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(((Vector) (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished()), factor->unwhitenedError(values)));
 }
 
 static const double baseline = 5.0 ;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ TEST( GeneralSFMFactor, optimize_varK_FixLandmarks ) {
           focal_noise, focal_noise, // f_x, f_y
           skew_noise, // s
           trans_noise, trans_noise // ux, uy
-          ) ;
+          ).finished();
       values.insert(X(i), cameras[i].retract(delta)) ;
     }
   }
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler.cpp
index a0377f087..432ff3fec 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testGeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static const SharedNoiseModel sigma1(noiseModel::Unit::Create(2));
 TEST( GeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler, equals )
 {
   // Create two identical factors and make sure they're equal
-  Vector z = (Vector(2) << 323.,240.);
+  Vector z = (Vector(2) << 323.,240.).finished();
   const Symbol cameraFrameNumber('x',1), landmarkNumber('l',1);
   const SharedNoiseModel sigma(noiseModel::Unit::Create(1));
   boost::shared_ptr<Projection>
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ TEST( GeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler, error ) {
   Pose3 x1(R,t1);
   values.insert(X(1), GeneralCamera(x1));
   Point3 l1;  values.insert(L(1), l1);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0), factor->unwhitenedError(values)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished(), factor->unwhitenedError(values)));
 }
 
 
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ TEST( GeneralSFMFactor_Cal3Bundler, optimize_varK_FixLandmarks ) {
           rot_noise, rot_noise, rot_noise, // rotation
           trans_noise, trans_noise, trans_noise, // translation
           focal_noise, distort_noise, distort_noise // f, k1, k2
-          ) ;
+          ).finished();
       values.insert(X(i), cameras[i].retract(delta)) ;
     }
   }
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testInitializePose3.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testInitializePose3.cpp
index 0cea2cead..272fa14ee 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testInitializePose3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testInitializePose3.cpp
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ namespace simple {
 //               x0
 //
 static Point3 p0 = Point3(0,0,0);
-static Rot3   R0 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,0.0 ) );
+static Rot3   R0 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,0.0 ).finished() );
 static Point3 p1 = Point3(1,2,0);
-static Rot3   R1 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,1.570796 ) );
+static Rot3   R1 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,1.570796 ).finished() );
 static Point3 p2 = Point3(0,2,0);
-static Rot3   R2 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,3.141593 ) );
+static Rot3   R2 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,3.141593 ).finished() );
 static Point3 p3 = Point3(-1,1,0);
-static Rot3   R3 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,4.712389 ) );
+static Rot3   R3 = Rot3::Expmap( ( Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,4.712389 ).finished() );
 
 static Pose3 pose0 = Pose3(R0,p0);
 static Pose3 pose1 = Pose3(R1,p1);
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ TEST( InitializePose3, iterationGradient ) {
   NonlinearFactorGraph pose3Graph = InitializePose3::buildPose3graph(simple::graph());
 
   // Wrong initial guess - initialization should fix the rotations
-  Rot3 Rpert = Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3)<< 0.01, 0.01, 0.01));
+  Rot3 Rpert = Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3)<< 0.01, 0.01, 0.01).finished());
   Values givenPoses;
   givenPoses.insert(x0,simple::pose0);
   givenPoses.insert(x1,(simple::pose0).compose( Pose3(Rpert,Point3()) ));
@@ -158,25 +158,25 @@ TEST( InitializePose3, iterationGradient ) {
 
   Matrix M0 = (Matrix(3,3) <<  0.999435813876064,  -0.033571481675497,   0.001004768630281,
       0.033572116359134,   0.999436104312325,  -0.000621610948719,
-     -0.000983333645009,   0.000654992453817,   0.999999302019670);
+     -0.000983333645009,   0.000654992453817,   0.999999302019670).finished();
   Rot3 R0Expected = Rot3(M0);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(R0Expected, orientations.at<Rot3>(x0), 1e-5));
 
   Matrix M1 = (Matrix(3,3) <<  0.999905367545392,  -0.010866391403031,   0.008436675399114,
       0.010943459008004,   0.999898317528125,  -0.009143047050380,
-     -0.008336465609239,   0.009234508232789,   0.999922610604863);
+     -0.008336465609239,   0.009234508232789,   0.999922610604863).finished();
   Rot3 R1Expected = Rot3(M1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(R1Expected, orientations.at<Rot3>(x1), 1e-5));
 
   Matrix M2 = (Matrix(3,3) <<   0.998936644682875,   0.045376417678595,  -0.008158469732553,
       -0.045306446926148,   0.998936408933058,   0.008566024448664,
-       0.008538487960253,  -0.008187284445083,   0.999930028850403);
+       0.008538487960253,  -0.008187284445083,   0.999930028850403).finished();
   Rot3 R2Expected = Rot3(M2);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(R2Expected, orientations.at<Rot3>(x2), 1e-5));
 
   Matrix M3 = (Matrix(3,3) <<   0.999898767273093,  -0.010834701971459,   0.009223038487275,
       0.010911315499947,   0.999906044037258,  -0.008297366559388,
-     -0.009132272433995,   0.008397162077148,   0.999923041673329);
+     -0.009132272433995,   0.008397162077148,   0.999923041673329).finished();
   Rot3 R3Expected = Rot3(M3);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(R3Expected, orientations.at<Rot3>(x3), 1e-5));
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ TEST( InitializePose3, orientationsGradient ) {
   NonlinearFactorGraph pose3Graph = InitializePose3::buildPose3graph(simple::graph());
 
   // Wrong initial guess - initialization should fix the rotations
-  Rot3 Rpert = Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3)<< 0.01, 0.01, 0.01));
+  Rot3 Rpert = Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3)<< 0.01, 0.01, 0.01).finished());
   Values givenPoses;
   givenPoses.insert(x0,simple::pose0);
   givenPoses.insert(x1,(simple::pose0).compose( Pose3(Rpert,Point3()) ));
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testLago.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testLago.cpp
index 95455f078..e889cd1f3 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testLago.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testLago.cpp
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ TEST( Lago, regularizedMeasurements ) {
   GaussianFactorGraph lagoGraph = lago::buildLinearOrientationGraph(spanningTreeIds, chordsIds, g, orientationsToRoot, tree);
   std::pair<Matrix,Vector> actualAb = lagoGraph.jacobian();
   // jacobian corresponding to the orientation measurements (last entry is the prior on the anchor and is disregarded)
-  Vector actual = (Vector(5) <<  actualAb.second(0),actualAb.second(1),actualAb.second(2),actualAb.second(3),actualAb.second(4));
+  Vector actual = (Vector(5) <<  actualAb.second(0),actualAb.second(1),actualAb.second(2),actualAb.second(3),actualAb.second(4)).finished();
   // this is the whitened error, so we multiply by the std to unwhiten
   actual = 0.1 * actual;
   // Expected regularized measurements (same for the spanning tree, corrected for the chordsIds)
-  Vector expected = (Vector(5) << M_PI/2, M_PI, -M_PI/2, M_PI/2 - 2*M_PI , M_PI/2);
+  Vector expected = (Vector(5) << M_PI/2, M_PI, -M_PI/2, M_PI/2 - 2*M_PI , M_PI/2).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-6));
 }
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ TEST( Lago, smallGraphVectorValues ) {
   VectorValues initial = lago::initializeOrientations(simpleLago::graph(), useOdometricPath);
 
   // comparison is up to M_PI, that's why we add some multiples of 2*M_PI
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI - 2*M_PI), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI - 2*M_PI), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI - 2*M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI - 2*M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* *************************************************************************** */
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ TEST( Lago, smallGraphVectorValuesSP ) {
   VectorValues initial = lago::initializeOrientations(simpleLago::graph());
 
   // comparison is up to M_PI, that's why we add some multiples of 2*M_PI
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI ), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI ), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI ).finished(), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI ).finished(), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* *************************************************************************** */
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ TEST( Lago, multiplePosePriors ) {
   VectorValues initial = lago::initializeOrientations(g, useOdometricPath);
 
   // comparison is up to M_PI, that's why we add some multiples of 2*M_PI
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI - 2*M_PI), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI - 2*M_PI), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI - 2*M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI - 2*M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* *************************************************************************** */
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ TEST( Lago, multiplePosePriorsSP ) {
   VectorValues initial = lago::initializeOrientations(g);
 
   // comparison is up to M_PI, that's why we add some multiples of 2*M_PI
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI ), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI ), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI ).finished(), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI ).finished(), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* *************************************************************************** */
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ TEST( Lago, multiplePoseAndRotPriors ) {
   VectorValues initial = lago::initializeOrientations(g, useOdometricPath);
 
   // comparison is up to M_PI, that's why we add some multiples of 2*M_PI
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI - 2*M_PI), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI - 2*M_PI), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI - 2*M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI - 2*M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* *************************************************************************** */
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ TEST( Lago, multiplePoseAndRotPriorsSP ) {
   VectorValues initial = lago::initializeOrientations(g);
 
   // comparison is up to M_PI, that's why we add some multiples of 2*M_PI
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI ), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI ), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), initial.at(x0), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.5 * M_PI).finished(), initial.at(x1), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << M_PI ).finished(), initial.at(x2), 1e-6));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 1.5 * M_PI ).finished(), initial.at(x3), 1e-6));
 }
 
 /* *************************************************************************** */
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ TEST( Lago, largeGraphNoisy_orientations ) {
 
   // Add prior on the pose having index (key) = 0
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *g;
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-2, 1e-2, 1e-4));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-2, 1e-2, 1e-4).finished());
   graphWithPrior.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(0, Pose2(), priorModel));
 
   VectorValues actualVV = lago::initializeOrientations(graphWithPrior);
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ TEST( Lago, largeGraphNoisy ) {
 
   // Add prior on the pose having index (key) = 0
   NonlinearFactorGraph graphWithPrior = *g;
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-2, 1e-2, 1e-4));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Variances((Vector(3) << 1e-2, 1e-2, 1e-4).finished());
   graphWithPrior.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(0, Pose2(), priorModel));
 
   Values actual = lago::initialize(graphWithPrior);
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseRotationPrior.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseRotationPrior.cpp
index cbe8efa30..361a6ec6b 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseRotationPrior.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseRotationPrior.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 
 using namespace gtsam;
 
-const SharedNoiseModel model1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 0.1));
-const SharedNoiseModel model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+const SharedNoiseModel model1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 0.1).finished());
+const SharedNoiseModel model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 
 typedef PoseRotationPrior<Pose2> Pose2RotationPrior;
 typedef PoseRotationPrior<Pose3> Pose3RotationPrior;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const gtsam::Key poseKey = 1;
 
 // Pose3 examples
 const Point3 point3A(1.0, 2.0, 3.0), point3B(4.0, 6.0, 8.0);
-const Rot3 rot3A, rot3B = Rot3::pitch(-M_PI_2), rot3C = Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+const Rot3 rot3A, rot3B = Rot3::pitch(-M_PI_2), rot3C = Rot3::Expmap((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 
 // Pose2 examples
 const Point2 point2A(1.0, 2.0), point2B(4.0, 6.0);
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ TEST( testPoseRotationFactor, level3_error ) {
   Pose3RotationPrior factor(poseKey, rot3C, model3);
   Matrix actH1;
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -0.1, -0.2,-0.3), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -0.1, -0.2,-0.3).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
 #else
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -0.1, -0.2, -0.3), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1),1e-2));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -0.1, -0.2, -0.3).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1),1e-2));
 #endif
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError3, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   // the derivative is more complex, but is close to the identity for Rot3 around the origin
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ TEST( testPoseRotationFactor, level2_error ) {
   Pose2 pose1(rot2A, point2A);
   Pose2RotationPrior factor(poseKey, rot2B, model1);
   Matrix actH1;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << -M_PI_2), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << -M_PI_2).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError2, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expH1, actH1, tol));
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TEST( testPoseRotationFactor, level2_error_wrap ) {
   Pose2 pose1(rot2C, point2A);
   Pose2RotationPrior factor(poseKey, rot2D, model1);
   Matrix actH1;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << -0.02), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << -0.02).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError2, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expH1, actH1, tol));
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseTranslationPrior.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseTranslationPrior.cpp
index 47ff708d9..5bdad605c 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseTranslationPrior.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testPoseTranslationPrior.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 
 using namespace gtsam;
 
-const SharedNoiseModel model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2));
-const SharedNoiseModel model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+const SharedNoiseModel model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2).finished());
+const SharedNoiseModel model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 
 typedef PoseTranslationPrior<Pose2> Pose2TranslationPrior;
 typedef PoseTranslationPrior<Pose3> Pose3TranslationPrior;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TEST( testPoseTranslationFactor, level3_error ) {
   Pose3 pose1(rot3A, point3A);
   Pose3TranslationPrior factor(poseKey, point3B, model3);
   Matrix actH1;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -3.0,-4.0,-5.0), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -3.0,-4.0,-5.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError3, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expH1, actH1, tol));
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ TEST( testPoseTranslationFactor, pitched3_error ) {
   Pose3 pose1(rot3B, point3A);
   Pose3TranslationPrior factor(poseKey, point3B, model3);
   Matrix actH1;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -3.0,-4.0,-5.0), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -3.0,-4.0,-5.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError3, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expH1, actH1, tol));
 }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ TEST( testPoseTranslationFactor, smallrot3_error ) {
   Pose3 pose1(rot3C, point3A);
   Pose3TranslationPrior factor(poseKey, point3B, model3);
   Matrix actH1;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -3.0,-4.0,-5.0), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(3) << -3.0,-4.0,-5.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError3, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expH1, actH1, tol));
 }
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ TEST( testPoseTranslationFactor, level2_error ) {
   Pose2 pose1(rot2A, point2A);
   Pose2TranslationPrior factor(poseKey, point2B, model2);
   Matrix actH1;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -3.0,-4.0), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -3.0,-4.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, actH1)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative22(evalFactorError2, factor, pose1, 1e-5);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expH1, actH1, tol));
 }
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testProjectionFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testProjectionFactor.cpp
index b3454269e..59577456b 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testProjectionFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testProjectionFactor.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactor, Error ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactor, ErrorWithTransform ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactor, Jacobian ) {
   factor.evaluateError(pose, point, H1Actual, H2Actual);
 
   // The expected Jacobians
-  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << 0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.);
-  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.);
+  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << 0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.).finished();
+  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactor, JacobianWithTransform ) {
   factor.evaluateError(pose, point, H1Actual, H2Actual);
 
   // The expected Jacobians
-  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376);
-  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376);
+  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376).finished();
+  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testRangeFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testRangeFactor.cpp
index cba9300f5..6bffa3ce9 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testRangeFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testRangeFactor.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ TEST( RangeFactor, Error2D ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is ||(5.0, 9.0)|| - 10.0 = 0.295630141 meter / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ TEST( RangeFactor, Error2DWithTransform ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is ||(5.0, 9.0)|| - 10.0 = 0.295630141 meter / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ TEST( RangeFactor, Error3D ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is ||(3.0, 9.0, 4.0)|| - 10.0 = 0.295630141 meter / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ TEST( RangeFactor, Error3DWithTransform ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is ||(3.0, 9.0, 4.0)|| - 10.0 = 0.295630141 meter / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(1) << 0.295630141).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testRegularImplicitSchurFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testRegularImplicitSchurFactor.cpp
index 0161d4fb6..a3e26686a 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testRegularImplicitSchurFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testRegularImplicitSchurFactor.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const Matrix26 F3 = 3 * Matrix26::Ones();
 const vector<pair<Key, Matrix26> > Fblocks = list_of<pair<Key, Matrix> > //
     (make_pair(0, F0))(make_pair(1, F1))(make_pair(3, F3));
 // RHS and sigmas
-const Vector b = (Vector(6) << 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.);
+const Vector b = (Vector(6) << 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.).finished();
 
 //*************************************************************************************
 TEST( regularImplicitSchurFactor, creation ) {
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testRotateFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testRotateFactor.cpp
index 15e8cf984..6ec84a460 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testRotateFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testRotateFactor.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ TEST (RotateFactor, test) {
   RotateFactor f(1, i1Ri2, c1Zc2, model);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(zero(3), f.evaluateError(iRc), 1e-8));
 
-  Rot3 R = iRc.retract((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.1));
+  Rot3 R = iRc.retract((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
-  Vector expectedE = (Vector(3) << -0.0248752, 0.202981, -0.0890529);
+  Vector expectedE = (Vector(3) << -0.0248752, 0.202981, -0.0890529).finished();
 #else
-  Vector expectedE = (Vector(3) << -0.0246305, 0.20197, -0.08867);
+  Vector expectedE = (Vector(3) << -0.0246305, 0.20197, -0.08867).finished();
 #endif
   EXPECT( assert_equal(expectedE, f.evaluateError(R), 1e-5));
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ TEST (RotateFactor, minimization) {
   // Check error at initial estimate
   Values initial;
   double degree = M_PI / 180;
-  Rot3 initialE = iRc.retract(degree * (Vector(3) << 20, -20, 20));
+  Rot3 initialE = iRc.retract(degree * (Vector(3) << 20, -20, 20).finished());
   initial.insert(1, initialE);
 
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ TEST (RotateDirectionsFactor, test) {
   RotateDirectionsFactor f(1, p1, z1, model);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(zero(2), f.evaluateError(iRc), 1e-8));
 
-  Rot3 R = iRc.retract((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.1));
+  Rot3 R = iRc.retract((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
 
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
-  Vector expectedE = (Vector(2) << -0.0890529, -0.202981);
+  Vector expectedE = (Vector(2) << -0.0890529, -0.202981).finished();
 #else
-  Vector expectedE = (Vector(2) << -0.08867, -0.20197);
+  Vector expectedE = (Vector(2) << -0.08867, -0.20197).finished();
 #endif
 
   EXPECT( assert_equal(expectedE, f.evaluateError(R), 1e-5));
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ TEST (RotateDirectionsFactor, minimization) {
   // Check error at initial estimate
   Values initial;
   double degree = M_PI / 180;
-  Rot3 initialE = iRc.retract(degree * (Vector(3) << 20, -20, 20));
+  Rot3 initialE = iRc.retract(degree * (Vector(3) << 20, -20, 20).finished());
   initial.insert(1, initialE);
 
 #if defined(GTSAM_ROT3_EXPMAP) || defined(GTSAM_USE_QUATERNIONS)
diff --git a/gtsam/slam/tests/testStereoFactor.cpp b/gtsam/slam/tests/testStereoFactor.cpp
index 9411e3ccc..63d9a26af 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/tests/testStereoFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/slam/tests/testStereoFactor.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static Pose3 camera1((Matrix) (Matrix(3, 3) <<
            1., 0., 0.,
            0.,-1., 0.,
            0., 0.,-1.
-           ),
+           ).finished(),
         Point3(0,0,6.25));
 
 static boost::shared_ptr<Cal3_S2Stereo> K(new Cal3_S2Stereo(625, 625, 0, 320, 240, 0.5));
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ TEST( StereoFactor, Error ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, +2.0, -1.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << -3.0, +2.0, -1.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << -3.0, +2.0, -1.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ TEST( StereoFactor, ErrorWithTransform ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, +2.0, -1.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << -3.0, +2.0, -1.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << -3.0, +2.0, -1.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ TEST( StereoFactor, Jacobian ) {
   // The expected Jacobians
   Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(3, 6) << 0.0,  -625.0, 0.0, -100.0,    0.0,  0.0,
                                     0.0,  -625.0, 0.0, -100.0,    0.0, -8.0,
-                                    625.0,   0.0, 0.0,    0.0, -100.0,  0.0);
+                                    625.0,   0.0, 0.0,    0.0, -100.0,  0.0).finished();
   Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(3, 3) << 100.0,   0.0, 0.0,
                                     100.0,   0.0, 8.0,
-                                    0.0,   100.0, 0.0);
+                                    0.0,   100.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ TEST( StereoFactor, JacobianWithTransform ) {
   // The expected Jacobians
   Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(3, 6) << -100.0,    0.0,  650.0,   0.0,  100.0,    0.0,
                                     -100.0,   -8.0,  649.2,  -8.0,  100.0,    0.0,
-                                     -10.0, -650.0,    0.0,   0.0,    0.0,  100.0);
+                                     -10.0, -650.0,    0.0,   0.0,    0.0,  100.0).finished();
   Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(3, 3) <<    0.0, -100.0,    0.0,
                                        8.0, -100.0,    0.0,
-                                       0.0,    0.0, -100.0);
+                                       0.0,    0.0, -100.0).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/base/tests/testFixedVector.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/base/tests/testFixedVector.cpp
index e5e297b7c..d1db45448 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/base/tests/testFixedVector.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/base/tests/testFixedVector.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static const double tol = 1e-9;
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testFixedVector, conversions ) {
   double data1[] = {1.0, 2.0, 3.0};
-  Vector v1  = (Vector(3) << data1[0], data1[1], data1[2]);
+  Vector v1  = (Vector(3) << data1[0], data1[1], data1[2]).finished();
   TestVector3 fv1(v1), fv2(data1);
 
   Vector actFv2(fv2);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ TEST( testFixedVector, conversions ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testFixedVector, variable_constructor ) {
-  TestVector3 act((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0));
+  TestVector3 act((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished());
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(1.0, act(0), tol);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(2.0, act(1), tol);
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(3.0, act(2), tol);
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ TEST( testFixedVector, variable_constructor ) {
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testFixedVector, equals ) {
-  TestVector3 vec1((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)), vec2((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0)),
-      vec3((Vector(3) << 2.0, 3.0, 4.0));
-  TestVector5 vec4((Vector(5) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0));
+  TestVector3 vec1((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished()), vec2((Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0).finished()),
+      vec3((Vector(3) << 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished());
+  TestVector5 vec4((Vector(5) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0).finished());
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(vec1, vec1, tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(vec1, vec2, tol));
@@ -61,23 +61,23 @@ TEST( testFixedVector, equals ) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testFixedVector, static_constructors ) {
   TestVector3 actZero = TestVector3::zero();
-  TestVector3 expZero((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+  TestVector3 expZero((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expZero, actZero, tol));
 
   TestVector3 actOnes = TestVector3::ones();
-  TestVector3 expOnes((Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+  TestVector3 expOnes((Vector(3) << 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expOnes, actOnes, tol));
 
   TestVector3 actRepeat = TestVector3::repeat(2.3);
-  TestVector3 expRepeat((Vector(3) << 2.3, 2.3, 2.3));
+  TestVector3 expRepeat((Vector(3) << 2.3, 2.3, 2.3).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expRepeat, actRepeat, tol));
 
   TestVector3 actBasis = TestVector3::basis(1);
-  TestVector3 expBasis((Vector(3) << 0.0, 1.0, 0.0));
+  TestVector3 expBasis((Vector(3) << 0.0, 1.0, 0.0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expBasis, actBasis, tol));
 
   TestVector3 actDelta = TestVector3::delta(1, 2.3);
-  TestVector3 expDelta((Vector(3) << 0.0, 2.3, 0.0));
+  TestVector3 expDelta((Vector(3) << 0.0, 2.3, 0.0).finished());
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expDelta, actDelta, tol));
 }
 
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/IMUFactor.h b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/IMUFactor.h
index 5fb4d77aa..73fc58fa6 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/IMUFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/IMUFactor.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
   // access
   const Vector3& gyro() const { return gyro_; }
   const Vector3& accel() const { return accel_; }
-  Vector6 z() const { return (Vector6() << accel_, gyro_);}
+  Vector6 z() const { return (Vector6() << accel_, gyro_).finished(); }
 
   /**
    * Error evaluation with optional derivatives - calculates
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/Pendulum.h b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/Pendulum.h
index 0100e17c7..ecc43ad79 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/Pendulum.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/Pendulum.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
     if (H1) *H1 = -eye(p);
     if (H2) *H2 = eye(p);
     if (H3) *H3 = eye(p)*h_;
-    return (Vector(1) << qk+v*h_-qk1);
+    return (Vector(1) << qk+v*h_-qk1).finished();
   }
 
 }; // \PendulumFactor1
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public:
     if (H1) *H1 = -eye(p);
     if (H2) *H2 = eye(p);
     if (H3) *H3 = -eye(p)*h_*g_/r_*cos(q);
-    return (Vector(1) << vk - h_ * g_ / r_ * sin(q) - vk1);
+    return (Vector(1) << vk - h_ * g_ / r_ * sin(q) - vk1).finished();
   }
 
 }; // \PendulumFactor2
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public:
     if (H2) *H2 = eye(p)*(-mr2_h + mgrh*(1-alpha_)*(1-alpha_)*cos(qmid));
     if (H3) *H3 = eye(p)*( mr2_h + mgrh*(1-alpha_)*(alpha_)*cos(qmid));
 
-    return (Vector(1) << mr2_h * (qk1 - qk) + mgrh * (1 - alpha_) * sin(qmid) - pk);
+    return (Vector(1) << mr2_h * (qk1 - qk) + mgrh * (1 - alpha_) * sin(qmid) - pk).finished();
   }
 
 }; // \PendulumFactorPk
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
     if (H2) *H2 = eye(p)*(-mr2_h - mgrh*(1-alpha_)*alpha_*cos(qmid));
     if (H3) *H3 = eye(p)*( mr2_h - mgrh*alpha_*alpha_*cos(qmid));
 
-    return (Vector(1) << mr2_h * (qk1 - qk) - mgrh * alpha_ * sin(qmid) - pk1);
+    return (Vector(1) << mr2_h * (qk1 - qk) - mgrh * alpha_ * sin(qmid) - pk1).finished();
   }
 
 }; // \PendulumFactorPk1
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/PoseRTV.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/PoseRTV.cpp
index ed8d54696..06aa4ac24 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/PoseRTV.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/PoseRTV.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ PoseRTV PoseRTV::Expmap(const Vector9& v) {
 Vector9 PoseRTV::Logmap(const PoseRTV& p) {
   Vector6 Lx = Pose3::Logmap(p.Rt_);
   Vector3 Lv = Velocity3::Logmap(p.v_);
-  return (Vector9() << Lx, Lv);
+  return (Vector9() << Lx, Lv).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Vector PoseRTV::localCoordinates(const PoseRTV& p1) const {
   // First order approximation
   Vector6 poseLogmap = x0.localCoordinates(x1);
   Vector3 lv = rotation().unrotate(p1.velocity() - v_).vector();
-  return (Vector(9) << poseLogmap, lv);
+  return (Vector(9) << poseLogmap, lv).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ PoseRTV PoseRTV::planarDynamics(double vel_rate, double heading_rate,
   const Velocity3& v1 = v();
 
   // Update vehicle heading
-  Rot3 r2 = r1.retract((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, heading_rate * dt));
+  Rot3 r2 = r1.retract((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, heading_rate * dt).finished());
   const double yaw2 = r2.ypr()(0);
 
   // Update vehicle position
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ PoseRTV PoseRTV::flyingDynamics(
   const Velocity3& v1 = v();
 
   // Update vehicle heading (and normalise yaw)
-  Vector rot_rates = (Vector(3) << 0.0, pitch_rate, heading_rate);
+  Vector rot_rates = (Vector(3) << 0.0, pitch_rate, heading_rate).finished();
   Rot3 r2 = r1.retract(rot_rates*dt);
 
   // Work out dynamics on platform
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ PoseRTV PoseRTV::flyingDynamics(
   Rot3 yaw_correction_bn = Rot3::yaw(yaw2);
   Point3 forward(forward_accel, 0.0, 0.0);
   Vector Acc_n =
-      yaw_correction_bn.rotate(forward).vector()   // applies locally forward force in the global frame
-      - drag * (Vector(3) << v1.x(), v1.y(), 0.0)     // drag term dependent on v1
-      + delta(3, 2, loss_lift - lift_control);     // falling due to lift lost from pitch
+      yaw_correction_bn.rotate(forward).vector()              // applies locally forward force in the global frame
+      - drag * (Vector(3) << v1.x(), v1.y(), 0.0).finished()  // drag term dependent on v1
+      + delta(3, 2, loss_lift - lift_control);                // falling due to lift lost from pitch
 
   // Update Vehicle Position and Velocity
   Velocity3 v2 = v1 + Velocity3(Acc_n * dt);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/SimpleHelicopter.h b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/SimpleHelicopter.h
index 06d485a88..b1c254a9e 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/SimpleHelicopter.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/SimpleHelicopter.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public:
 
     Matrix D_gravityBody_gk;
     Point3 gravityBody = gk.rotation().unrotate(Point3(0.0, 0.0, -9.81*m_), D_gravityBody_gk, boost::none);
-    Vector f_ext = (Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, gravityBody.x(), gravityBody.y(), gravityBody.z());
+    Vector f_ext = (Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, gravityBody.x(), gravityBody.y(), gravityBody.z()).finished();
 
     Vector hx = pk - pk_1 - h_*Fu_ - h_*f_ext;
 
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/VelocityConstraint3.h b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/VelocityConstraint3.h
index 1a432ba1e..a92ae0426 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/VelocityConstraint3.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/VelocityConstraint3.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public:
     if (H1) *H1 = eye(p);
     if (H2) *H2 = -eye(p);
     if (H3) *H3 = eye(p)*dt_;
-    return (Vector(1) << x1+v*dt_-x2);
+    return (Vector(1) << x1+v*dt_-x2).finished();
   }
 
 private:
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testIMUSystem.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testIMUSystem.cpp
index 550b0e33c..03edc48de 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testIMUSystem.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testIMUSystem.cpp
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ TEST( testIMUSystem, optimize_chain ) {
   // create a simple chain of poses to generate IMU measurements
   const double dt = 1.0;
   PoseRTV pose1,
-          pose2(Point3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.1, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 2.0, 2.0, 0.0)),
-          pose3(Point3(2.0, 2.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.2, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
-          pose4(Point3(3.0, 3.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.3, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 2.0, 2.0, 0.0));
+          pose2(Point3(1.0, 1.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.1, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 2.0, 2.0, 0.0).finished()),
+          pose3(Point3(2.0, 2.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.2, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished()),
+          pose4(Point3(3.0, 3.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.3, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 2.0, 2.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   // create measurements
   SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Unit::Create(6);
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ TEST( testIMUSystem, optimize_chain_fullfactor ) {
   // create a simple chain of poses to generate IMU measurements
   const double dt = 1.0;
   PoseRTV pose1,
-          pose2(Point3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
-          pose3(Point3(2.0, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
-          pose4(Point3(3.0, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+          pose2(Point3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished()),
+          pose3(Point3(2.0, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished()),
+          pose4(Point3(3.0, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::ypr(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   // create measurements
   SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(9, 1.0);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testPoseRTV.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testPoseRTV.cpp
index e024ce884..418802ea5 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testPoseRTV.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testPoseRTV.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ TEST( testPoseRTV, constructors ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Velocity3(), state4.v(), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Pose3(rot, pt), state4.pose(), tol));
 
-  Vector vec_init = (Vector(9) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,  1.0, 2.0, 3.0,  0.4, 0.5, 0.6);
+  Vector vec_init = (Vector(9) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3,  1.0, 2.0, 3.0,  0.4, 0.5, 0.6).finished();
   PoseRTV state5(vec_init);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(pt,  state5.t(), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(rot, state5.R(), tol));
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ TEST( testPoseRTV, Lie ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(state1, state1.retract(zero(9)), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(zero(9), state1.localCoordinates(state1), tol));
 
-  Vector delta = (Vector(9) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4,-0.1,-0.2,-0.3);
+  Vector delta = (Vector(9) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4,-0.1,-0.2,-0.3).finished();
   Rot3 rot2 = rot.retract(repeat(3, 0.1));
   Point3 pt2 = pt + rot * Point3(0.2, 0.3, 0.4);
   Velocity3 vel2 = vel + rot * Velocity3(-0.1,-0.2,-0.3);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ TEST( testPoseRTV, dynamics_identities ) {
   PoseRTV x0, x1, x2, x3, x4;
 
   const double dt = 0.1;
-  Vector accel = (Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.0, 0.0), gyro = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.2);
+  Vector accel = (Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.0, 0.0).finished(), gyro = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.2).finished();
   Vector imu01 = zero(6), imu12 = zero(6), imu23 = zero(6), imu34 = zero(6);
 
   x1 = x0.generalDynamics(accel, gyro, dt);
@@ -181,14 +181,14 @@ TEST( testPoseRTV, transformed_from_2 ) {
 TEST(testPoseRTV, RRTMbn) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Matrix::Identity(3,3), PoseRTV::RRTMbn(zero(3)), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Matrix::Identity(3,3), PoseRTV::RRTMbn(Rot3()), tol));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(PoseRTV::RRTMbn((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.2, 0.1)), PoseRTV::RRTMbn(Rot3::ypr(0.1, 0.2, 0.3)), tol));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(PoseRTV::RRTMbn((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.2, 0.1).finished()), PoseRTV::RRTMbn(Rot3::ypr(0.1, 0.2, 0.3)), tol));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(testPoseRTV, RRTMnb) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Matrix::Identity(3,3), PoseRTV::RRTMnb(zero(3)), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(Matrix::Identity(3,3), PoseRTV::RRTMnb(Rot3()), tol));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(PoseRTV::RRTMnb((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.2, 0.1)), PoseRTV::RRTMnb(Rot3::ypr(0.1, 0.2, 0.3)), tol));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal(PoseRTV::RRTMnb((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.2, 0.1).finished()), PoseRTV::RRTMnb(Rot3::ypr(0.1, 0.2, 0.3)), tol));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testSimpleHelicopter.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testSimpleHelicopter.cpp
index 475d5285c..99f17c002 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testSimpleHelicopter.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testSimpleHelicopter.cpp
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ const double h = 0.01;
 //const double deg2rad = M_PI/180.0;
 //Pose3 g1(Rot3::ypr(deg2rad*10.0, deg2rad*20.0, deg2rad*30.0), Point3(100.0, 200.0, 300.0));
 Pose3 g1(Rot3(), Point3(100.0, 0.0, 300.0));
-//Vector6 v1((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.05, 0.02, 10.0, 20.0, 30.0));
-Vector6 V1_w((Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, M_PI/3, 0.0, 0.0, 30.0));
+//Vector6 v1((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.05, 0.02, 10.0, 20.0, 30.0).finished());
+Vector6 V1_w((Vector(6) << 0.0, 0.0, M_PI/3, 0.0, 0.0, 30.0).finished());
 Vector6 V1_g1 = g1.inverse().Adjoint(V1_w);
 Pose3 g2(g1.retract(h*V1_g1, Pose3::EXPMAP));
 //Vector6 v2 = Pose3::Logmap(g1.between(g2));
 
 double mass = 100.0;
-Vector gamma2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0);  // no shape
-Vector u2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0); // no control at time 2
+Vector gamma2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished();  // no shape
+Vector u2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished(); // no control at time 2
 double distT = 1.0; // distance from the body-centered x axis to the big top motor
 double distR = 5.0; // distance from the body-centered z axis to the small motor
-Matrix Mass = diag((Vector(3) << mass, mass, mass));
-Matrix Inertia = diag((Vector(6) << 2.0/5.0*mass*distR*distR, 2.0/5.0*mass*distR*distR, 2.0/5.0*mass*distR*distR, mass, mass, mass));
+Matrix Mass = diag((Vector(3) << mass, mass, mass).finished());
+Matrix Inertia = diag((Vector(6) << 2.0/5.0*mass*distR*distR, 2.0/5.0*mass*distR*distR, 2.0/5.0*mass*distR*distR, mass, mass, mass).finished());
 
 Vector computeFu(const Vector& gamma, const Vector& control) {
   double gamma_r = gamma(0), gamma_p = gamma(1);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Vector computeFu(const Vector& gamma, const Vector& control) {
                            sin(gamma_p)*cos(gamma_r), 0.0,
                           -sin(gamma_r), -1.0,
                            cos(gamma_p)*sin(gamma_r), 0.0
-                            );
+                            ).finished();
   return F*control;
 }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ TEST( Reconstruction, evaluateError) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 // Implement Newton-Euler equation for rigid body dynamics
 Vector newtonEuler(const Vector& Vb, const Vector& Fb, const Matrix& Inertia) {
-  Matrix W = Pose3::adjointMap((Vector(6) << Vb(0), Vb(1), Vb(2), 0., 0., 0.));
+  Matrix W = Pose3::adjointMap((Vector(6) << Vb(0), Vb(1), Vb(2), 0., 0., 0.).finished());
   Vector dV = Inertia.inverse()*(Fb - W*Inertia*Vb);
   return dV;
 }
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testVelocityConstraint.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testVelocityConstraint.cpp
index 7188463b4..1d5d1eab5 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testVelocityConstraint.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/dynamics/tests/testVelocityConstraint.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ const Key x1 = 1, x2 = 2;
 const double dt = 1.0;
 
 PoseRTV origin,
-        pose1(Point3(0.5, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::identity(), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0)),
+        pose1(Point3(0.5, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::identity(), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished()),
         pose1a(Point3(0.5, 0.0, 0.0)),
-        pose2(Point3(1.5, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::identity(), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+        pose2(Point3(1.5, 0.0, 0.0), Rot3::identity(), (Vector)(Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( testVelocityConstraint, trapezoidal ) {
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentCalibration.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentCalibration.cpp
index 710dd4a10..b44b14b63 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentCalibration.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentCalibration.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   
   initial_estimate.insert(Symbol('K', 0), *noisy_K);
 
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr calNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(5) << 500, 500, 1e-5, 100, 100));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr calNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(5) << 500, 500, 1e-5, 100, 100).finished());
   graph.push_back(PriorFactor<Cal3_S2>(Symbol('K', 0), *noisy_K, calNoise));
 
 
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentFilteringAndSmoothingExample.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentFilteringAndSmoothingExample.cpp
index 3c9b8d129..24ddf0ebb 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentFilteringAndSmoothingExample.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/examples/ConcurrentFilteringAndSmoothingExample.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // Create a prior on the first pose, placing it at the origin
   Pose2 priorMean(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   Key priorKey = 0;
   newFactors.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose2>(priorKey, priorMean, priorNoise));
   newValues.insert(priorKey, priorMean); // Initialize the first pose at the mean of the prior
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Add odometry factors from two different sources with different error stats
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement1 = Pose2(0.61, -0.08, 0.02);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement1, odometryNoise1));
 
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement2 = Pose2(0.47, 0.03, 0.01);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement2, odometryNoise2));
 
     // Unlike the fixed-lag versions, the concurrent filter implementation
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   Key loopKey1(1000 * (0.0));
   Key loopKey2(1000 * (5.0));
   Pose2 loopMeasurement = Pose2(9.5, 1.00, 0.00);
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr loopNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.25));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr loopNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.25).finished());
   NonlinearFactor::shared_ptr loopFactor(new BetweenFactor<Pose2>(loopKey1, loopKey2, loopMeasurement, loopNoise));
 
   // This measurement cannot be added directly to the concurrent filter because it connects a filter state to a smoother state
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Add odometry factors from two different sources with different error stats
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement1 = Pose2(0.61, -0.08, 0.02);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement1, odometryNoise1));
 
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement2 = Pose2(0.47, 0.03, 0.01);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement2, odometryNoise2));
 
     // Unlike the fixed-lag versions, the concurrent filter implementation
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Add odometry factors from two different sources with different error stats
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement1 = Pose2(0.61, -0.08, 0.02);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement1, odometryNoise1));
 
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement2 = Pose2(0.47, 0.03, 0.01);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement2, odometryNoise2));
 
     // Unlike the fixed-lag versions, the concurrent filter implementation
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/examples/FixedLagSmootherExample.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/examples/FixedLagSmootherExample.cpp
index 0980630ad..8bd23994b 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/examples/FixedLagSmootherExample.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/examples/FixedLagSmootherExample.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
   // Create a prior on the first pose, placing it at the origin
   Pose2 priorMean(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   Key priorKey = 0;
   newFactors.push_back(PriorFactor<Pose2>(priorKey, priorMean, priorNoise));
   newValues.insert(priorKey, priorMean); // Initialize the first pose at the mean of the prior
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
     // Add odometry factors from two different sources with different error stats
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement1 = Pose2(0.61, -0.08, 0.02);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise1 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement1, odometryNoise1));
 
     Pose2 odometryMeasurement2 = Pose2(0.47, 0.03, 0.01);
-    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05));
+    noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr odometryNoise2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.05, 0.05).finished());
     newFactors.push_back(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(previousKey, currentKey, odometryMeasurement2, odometryNoise2));
 
     // Update the smoothers with the new factors
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/examples/Pose2SLAMExampleExpressions.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/examples/Pose2SLAMExampleExpressions.cpp
index ac43fa428..f257205eb 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/examples/Pose2SLAMExampleExpressions.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/examples/Pose2SLAMExampleExpressions.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   Pose2_ x1(1), x2(2), x3(3), x4(4), x5(5);
 
   // 2a. Add a prior on the first pose, setting it to the origin
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   graph.push_back(ExpressionFactor<Pose2>(priorNoise, Pose2(0, 0, 0), x1));
 
   // For simplicity, we will use the same noise model for odometry and loop closures
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
 
   // 2b. Add odometry factors
   graph.push_back(ExpressionFactor<Pose2>(model, Pose2(2, 0, 0     ), between(x1,x2)));
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/examples/SFMExampleExpressions.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/examples/SFMExampleExpressions.cpp
index 1537af1d9..941f3dcb8 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/examples/SFMExampleExpressions.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/examples/SFMExampleExpressions.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
   NonlinearFactorGraph graph;
 
   // Specify uncertainty on first pose prior
-  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)));
+  noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr poseNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << Vector3::Constant(0.3), Vector3::Constant(0.1)).finished());
 
   // Here we don't use a PriorFactor but directly the ExpressionFactor class
   // The object x0 is an Expression, and we create a factor wanting it to be equal to poses[0]
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/BearingS2.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/BearingS2.cpp
index 3e1af8eb3..71278789c 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/BearingS2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/BearingS2.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BearingS2 BearingS2::fromDownwardsObservation(const Pose3& A, const Point3& B) {
   Matrix Cbc = (Matrix(3,3) <<
       0.,0.,1.,
       0.,1.,0.,
-      -1.,0.,0.);
+      -1.,0.,0.).finished();
   //  p_rel_c = Cbc*Cnb*(PosObj - Pos);
   Vector p_rel_c = Cbc*Cnb*(B.vector() - A.translation().vector());
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ BearingS2 BearingS2::retract(const Vector& v) const {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Vector BearingS2::localCoordinates(const BearingS2& x) const {
   return (Vector(2) << azimuth_.localCoordinates(x.azimuth_)(0),
-                    elevation_.localCoordinates(x.elevation_)(0));
+                    elevation_.localCoordinates(x.elevation_)(0)).finished();
 }
 
 } // \namespace gtsam
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/InvDepthCamera3.h b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/InvDepthCamera3.h
index 23d698d86..9347b9ffb 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/InvDepthCamera3.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/InvDepthCamera3.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
         *H2 = J2 * (Matrix(3, 5) <<
             H11, H12, H13, H14, H15,
             H21, H22, H23, H24, H25,
-            H31, H32, H33, H34, H35);
+            H31, H32, H33, H34, H35).finished();
       }
       if(H3) {
         double H16 = -cos_phi*cos_theta/rho2;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public:
         *H3 = J2 * (Matrix(3, 1) <<
             H16,
             H26,
-            H36);
+            H36).finished();
       }
       return uv;
     }
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public:
     gtsam::Point3 ray = pw - pt;
     double theta = atan2(ray.y(), ray.x()); // longitude
     double phi = atan2(ray.z(), sqrt(ray.x()*ray.x()+ray.y()*ray.y()));
-    return std::make_pair(Vector5((Vector(5) << pt.x(),pt.y(),pt.z(), theta, phi)),
+    return std::make_pair((Vector5() << pt.x(),pt.y(),pt.z(), theta, phi).finished(),
         double(1./depth));
   }
 
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimPolygon2D.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimPolygon2D.cpp
index 15fd47236..f60ea107c 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimPolygon2D.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimPolygon2D.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ SimPolygon2D SimPolygon2D::randomTriangle(
     // extend line by random dist and angle to get BC
     double dAB = randomDistance(mean_side_len, sigma_side_len, min_side_len);
     double tABC = randomAngle().theta();
-    Pose2 xB = xA.retract((Vector(3) << dAB, 0.0, tABC));
+    Pose2 xB = xA.retract((Vector(3) << dAB, 0.0, tABC).finished());
 
     // extend from B to find C
     double dBC = randomDistance(mean_side_len, sigma_side_len, min_side_len);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimWall2D.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimWall2D.cpp
index 894312556..eb8ddace6 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimWall2D.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/SimWall2D.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ std::pair<Pose2, bool> moveWithBounce(const Pose2& cur_pose, double step_size,
 
   // calculate angle to change by
   Rot2 dtheta = Rot2::fromAngle(angle_drift.sample()(0) + bias.theta());
-  Pose2 test_pose = cur_pose.retract((Vector(3) << step_size, 0.0, Rot2::Logmap(dtheta)(0)));
+  Pose2 test_pose = cur_pose.retract((Vector(3) << step_size, 0.0, Rot2::Logmap(dtheta)(0)).finished());
 
   // create a segment to use for intersection checking
   // find the closest intersection
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testInvDepthCamera3.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testInvDepthCamera3.cpp
index e72afdc25..2f3c763dd 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testInvDepthCamera3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testInvDepthCamera3.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Project1) {
   Point2 expected_uv = level_camera.project(landmark);
 
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose, K);
-  Vector5 inv_landmark((Vector(5) << 1., 0., 1., 0., 0.));
+  Vector5 inv_landmark((Vector(5) << 1., 0., 1., 0., 0.).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./4);
   Point2 actual_uv = inv_camera.project(inv_landmark, inv_depth);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected_uv, actual_uv,1e-8));
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Project2) {
   Point2 expected = level_camera.project(landmark);
 
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose, K);
-  Vector5 diag_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 1., M_PI/4., atan(1.0/sqrt(2.0))));
+  Vector5 diag_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 1., M_PI/4., atan(1.0/sqrt(2.0))).finished());
   double inv_depth(1/sqrt(3.0));
   Point2 actual = inv_camera.project(diag_landmark, inv_depth);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Project3) {
   Point2 expected = level_camera.project(landmark);
 
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose, K);
-  Vector5 diag_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 0., M_PI/4., atan(2./sqrt(2.0))));
+  Vector5 diag_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 0., M_PI/4., atan(2./sqrt(2.0))).finished());
   double inv_depth( 1./sqrt(1.0+1+4));
   Point2 actual = inv_camera.project(diag_landmark, inv_depth);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Project4) {
   Point2 expected = level_camera.project(landmark);
 
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose, K);
-  Vector5 diag_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 0., atan(4.0/1), atan(2./sqrt(1.+16.))));
+  Vector5 diag_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 0., atan(4.0/1), atan(2./sqrt(1.+16.))).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./sqrt(1.+16.+4.));
   Point2 actual = inv_camera.project(diag_landmark, inv_depth);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual));
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Point2 project_(const Pose3& pose, const Vector5& landmark, const double& inv_de
 
 TEST( InvDepthFactor, Dproject_pose)
 {
-  Vector5 landmark((Vector(5) << 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.1,0.2));
+  Vector5 landmark((Vector(5) << 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.1,0.2).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./4);
   Matrix expected = numericalDerivative31(project_,level_pose, landmark, inv_depth);
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose,K);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Dproject_pose)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( InvDepthFactor, Dproject_landmark)
 {
-  Vector5 landmark((Vector(5) << 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.1,0.2));
+  Vector5 landmark((Vector(5) << 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.1,0.2).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./4);
   Matrix expected = numericalDerivative32(project_,level_pose, landmark, inv_depth);
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose,K);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Dproject_landmark)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST( InvDepthFactor, Dproject_inv_depth)
 {
-  Vector5 landmark((Vector(5) << 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.1,0.2));
+  Vector5 landmark((Vector(5) << 0.1,0.2,0.3, 0.1,0.2).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./4);
   Matrix expected = numericalDerivative33(project_,level_pose, landmark, inv_depth);
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose,K);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, Dproject_inv_depth)
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(InvDepthFactor, backproject)
 {
-  Vector expected((Vector(5) << 0.,0.,1., 0.1,0.2));
+  Vector expected((Vector(5) << 0.,0.,1., 0.1,0.2).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./4);
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose,K);
   Point2 z = inv_camera.project(expected, inv_depth);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ TEST(InvDepthFactor, backproject)
 TEST(InvDepthFactor, backproject2)
 {
   // backwards facing camera
-  Vector expected((Vector(5) << -5.,-5.,2., 3., -0.1));
+  Vector expected((Vector(5) << -5.,-5.,2., 3., -0.1).finished());
   double inv_depth(1./10);
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(Pose3(Rot3::ypr(1.5,0.1, -1.5), Point3(-5, -5, 2)),K);
   Point2 z = inv_camera.project(expected, inv_depth);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testPose3Upright.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testPose3Upright.cpp
index dacf28992..0929035b6 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testPose3Upright.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/geometry/tests/testPose3Upright.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ TEST( testPose3Upright, manifold ) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(x1, x1.retract(zero(4)), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(x2, x2.retract(zero(4)), tol));
 
-  Vector delta12 = (Vector(4) << 3.0, 0.0, 4.0, 0.0), delta21 = -delta12;
+  Vector delta12 = (Vector(4) << 3.0, 0.0, 4.0, 0.0).finished(), delta21 = -delta12;
   EXPECT(assert_equal(x2, x1.retract(delta12), tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(x1, x2.retract(delta21), tol));
 
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testBatchFixedLagSmoother.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testBatchFixedLagSmoother.cpp
index d1a4b8125..5795d6f5e 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testBatchFixedLagSmoother.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testBatchFixedLagSmoother.cpp
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ TEST( BatchFixedLagSmoother, Example )
 //  SETDEBUG("BatchFixedLagSmoother calculateMarginalFactors", true);
 
   // Set up parameters
-  SharedDiagonal odometerNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
-  SharedDiagonal loopNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal odometerNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
+  SharedDiagonal loopNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
 
   // Create a Fixed-Lag Smoother
   typedef BatchFixedLagSmoother::KeyTimestampMap Timestamps;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchFilter.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchFilter.cpp
index 92332238a..7f27225d2 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchFilter.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchFilter.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace {
 
 // Set up initial pose, odometry difference, loop closure difference, and initialization errors
 const Pose3 poseInitial;
-const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75)), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
-const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1)), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
+const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75).finished()), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
+const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1).finished()), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
 
 // Set up noise models for the factors
 const SharedDiagonal noisePrior = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(6, 0.10);
-const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
-const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished());
+const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Values BatchOptimize(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& theta, int maxIter = 100) {
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchSmoother.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchSmoother.cpp
index 812c1d143..4febb8576 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchSmoother.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentBatchSmoother.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace {
 
 // Set up initial pose, odometry difference, loop closure difference, and initialization errors
 const Pose3 poseInitial;
-const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75)), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
-const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1)), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
+const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75).finished()), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
+const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1).finished()), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
 
 // Set up noise models for the factors
 const SharedDiagonal noisePrior = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(6, 0.10);
-const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
-const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished());
+const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Values BatchOptimize(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& theta, int maxIter = 100) {
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalFilter.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalFilter.cpp
index 34f768562..7ce4bfe20 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalFilter.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalFilter.cpp
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ namespace {
 
 // Set up initial pose, odometry difference, loop closure difference, and initialization errors
 const Pose3 poseInitial;
-const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75)), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
-//const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1)), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
-const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.02, -0.1)), Point3(0.5, -0.05, 0.2) );
+const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75).finished()), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
+//const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1).finished()), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
+const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.02, -0.1).finished()), Point3(0.5, -0.05, 0.2) );
 
 // Set up noise models for the factors
 const SharedDiagonal noisePrior = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(6, 0.10);
-const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
-const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished());
+const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Values BatchOptimize(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& theta, int maxIter = 100) {
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherDL.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherDL.cpp
index 51c61b8ec..97036d241 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherDL.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherDL.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ namespace {
 
 // Set up initial pose, odometry difference, loop closure difference, and initialization errors
 const Pose3 poseInitial;
-const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75)), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
-const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1)), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
+const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75).finished()), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
+const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1).finished()), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
 
 // Set up noise models for the factors
 const SharedDiagonal noisePrior = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(6, 0.10);
-const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
-const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished());
+const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Values BatchOptimize(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& theta, int maxIter = 100) {
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherGN.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherGN.cpp
index 1e3bc86c6..0ef569c64 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherGN.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testConcurrentIncrementalSmootherGN.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ namespace {
 
 // Set up initial pose, odometry difference, loop closure difference, and initialization errors
 const Pose3 poseInitial;
-const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75)), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
-const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1)), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
+const Pose3 poseOdometry( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.05, 0.10, -0.75).finished()), Point3(1.0, -0.25, 0.10) );
+const Pose3 poseError( Rot3::RzRyRx((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.02, -0.1).finished()), Point3(0.05, -0.05, 0.02) );
 
 // Set up noise models for the factors
 const SharedDiagonal noisePrior = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(6, 0.10);
-const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5));
-const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0));
+const SharedDiagonal noiseOdometery = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5).finished());
+const SharedDiagonal noiseLoop = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished());
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Values BatchOptimize(const NonlinearFactorGraph& graph, const Values& theta, int maxIter = 100) {
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp
index c63bfeb6f..b40777eb0 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testExpressionFactor.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ TEST(ExpressionFactor, Unary) {
   values.insert(2, Point3(0, 0, 1));
 
   JacobianFactor expected( //
-      2, (Matrix(2, 3) << 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0), //
-      (Vector(2) << -17, 30));
+      2, (Matrix(2, 3) << 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0).finished(), //
+      (Vector(2) << -17, 30).finished());
 
   // Create leaves
   Point3_ p(2);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testIncrementalFixedLagSmoother.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testIncrementalFixedLagSmoother.cpp
index afcd60ae3..1aa2c78b2 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testIncrementalFixedLagSmoother.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testIncrementalFixedLagSmoother.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ TEST( IncrementalFixedLagSmoother, Example )
   SETDEBUG("IncrementalFixedLagSmoother update", true);
 
   // Set up parameters
-  SharedDiagonal odometerNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
-  SharedDiagonal loopNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal odometerNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
+  SharedDiagonal loopNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
 
   // Create a Fixed-Lag Smoother
   typedef IncrementalFixedLagSmoother::KeyTimestampMap Timestamps;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testParticleFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testParticleFactor.cpp
index cea3c0184..8fb04b5d0 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testParticleFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/nonlinear/tests/testParticleFactor.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ TEST( particleFactor, eliminate) {
 /** Small 2D point class implemented as a Vector */
 struct State: Vector {
   State(double x, double y) :
-      Vector((Vector(2) << x, y)) {
+      Vector((Vector(2) << x, y).finished()) {
   }
 };
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ TEST( ParticleFilter, linear1 ) {
   // Create the controls and measurement properties for our example
   Matrix F = eye(2, 2);
   Matrix B = eye(2, 2);
-  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0);
+  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished();
   SharedDiagonal modelQ = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2, 0.1);
   Matrix Q = 0.01 * eye(2, 2);
   Matrix H = eye(2, 2);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/AHRS.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/AHRS.cpp
index 1719abc86..60eaa3594 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/AHRS.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/AHRS.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ AHRS::AHRS(const Matrix& stationaryU, const Matrix& stationaryF, double g_e,
   sigmas_v_a_ = esqrt(T * Pa_.diagonal());
 
   // gravity in nav frame
-  n_g_ = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, g_e);
+  n_g_ = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, g_e).finished();
   n_g_cross_ = skewSymmetric(n_g_);  // nav frame has Z down !!!
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ std::pair<Mechanization_bRn2, KalmanFilter::State> AHRS::initialize(double g_e)
   double sp = sin(mech0_.bRn().inverse().pitch());
   double cy = cos(0.0);
   double sy = sin(0.0);
-  Matrix Omega_T = (Matrix(3, 3) << cy * cp, -sy, 0.0, sy * cp, cy, 0.0, -sp, 0.0, 1.0);
+  Matrix Omega_T = (Matrix(3, 3) << cy * cp, -sy, 0.0, sy * cp, cy, 0.0, -sp, 0.0, 1.0).finished();
 
   // Calculate Jacobian of roll/pitch/yaw wrpt (g1,g2,g3), see doc/ypr.nb
   Vector b_g = mech0_.b_g(g_e);
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ std::pair<Mechanization_bRn2, KalmanFilter::State> AHRS::initialize(double g_e)
   double g123 = g1 * g1 + g23;
   double f = 1 / (std::sqrt(g23) * g123);
   Matrix H_g = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
-      0.0, g3 / g23, -(g2 / g23),                       // roll
+      0.0, g3 / g23, -(g2 / g23),                            // roll
       std::sqrt(g23) / g123, -f * (g1 * g2), -f * (g1 * g3), // pitch
-      0.0, 0.0, 0.0);                                   // we don't know anything on yaw
+      0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();                             // we don't know anything on yaw
 
   // Calculate the initial covariance matrix for the error state dx, Farrell08book eq. 10.66
   Matrix Pa = 0.025 * 0.025 * eye(3);
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ std::pair<Mechanization_bRn2, KalmanFilter::State> AHRS::aidGeneral(
   Matrix b_g = skewSymmetric(increment* f_previous);
   Matrix H = collect(3, &b_g, &I3, &Z3);
 //  Matrix R = diag(emul(sigmas_v_a_, sigmas_v_a_));
-//  Matrix R = diag((Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.2, 1.0)); // good for L_twice
-  Matrix R = diag((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.0001, 0.01));
+//  Matrix R = diag((Vector(3) << 1.0, 0.2, 1.0).finished()); // good for L_twice
+  Matrix R = diag((Vector(3) << 0.01, 0.0001, 0.01).finished());
 
 // update the Kalman filter
   KalmanFilter::State updatedState = KF_.updateQ(state, H, z, R);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/BetweenFactorEM.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/BetweenFactorEM.h
index 9082c0101..dcf43c569 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/BetweenFactorEM.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/BetweenFactorEM.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public:
       }
     }
 
-    return (Vector(2) << p_inlier, p_outlier);
+    return (Vector(2) << p_inlier, p_outlier).finished();
   }
 
   /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.h
index f7130d611..6730a5218 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.h
@@ -561,12 +561,12 @@ public:
     Matrix ENU_to_NED = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         0.0,  1.0,  0.0,
         1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
-        0.0,  0.0, -1.0);
+        0.0,  0.0, -1.0).finished();
 
     Matrix NED_to_ENU = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         0.0,  1.0,  0.0,
         1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
-        0.0,  0.0, -1.0);
+        0.0,  0.0, -1.0).finished();
 
     // Convert incoming parameters to ENU
     Vector Pos_ENU = NED_to_ENU * Pos_NED;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ public:
 
     Rot3 R_ECEF_to_ENU( UEN_to_ENU * C2 * C1 );
 
-    Vector omega_earth_ECEF((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 7.292115e-5));
+    Vector omega_earth_ECEF((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 7.292115e-5).finished());
     omega_earth_ENU = R_ECEF_to_ENU.matrix() * omega_earth_ECEF;
 
     // Calculating g
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ public:
     double Ro( sqrt(Rp*Rm) );           // mean earth radius of curvature
     double g0( 9.780318*( 1 + 5.3024e-3 * pow(sin(lat_new),2) - 5.9e-6 * pow(sin(2*lat_new),2) ) );
     double g_calc( g0/( pow(1 + height/Ro, 2) ) );
-    g_ENU = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, -g_calc);
+    g_ENU = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, -g_calc).finished();
 
 
     // Calculate rho
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ public:
     double rho_E = -Vn/(Rm + height);
     double rho_N = Ve/(Rp + height);
     double rho_U = Ve*tan(lat_new)/(Rp + height);
-    rho_ENU = (Vector(3) << rho_E, rho_N, rho_U);
+    rho_ENU = (Vector(3) << rho_E, rho_N, rho_U).finished();
   }
 
   static inline noiseModel::Gaussian::shared_ptr calc_descrete_noise_model(const noiseModel::Gaussian::shared_ptr& model, double delta_t){
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel_NoBias.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel_NoBias.h
index a38525bd9..8cf22946a 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel_NoBias.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel_NoBias.h
@@ -483,12 +483,12 @@ public:
     Matrix ENU_to_NED = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         0.0,  1.0,  0.0,
         1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
-        0.0,  0.0, -1.0);
+        0.0,  0.0, -1.0).finished();
 
     Matrix NED_to_ENU = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         0.0,  1.0,  0.0,
         1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
-        0.0,  0.0, -1.0);
+        0.0,  0.0, -1.0).finished();
 
     // Convert incoming parameters to ENU
     Vector Pos_ENU = NED_to_ENU * Pos_NED;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.h
index 908239d93..d1a1faddd 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.h
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ public:
     Matrix ENU_to_NED = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         0.0,  1.0,  0.0,
         1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
-        0.0,  0.0, -1.0);
+        0.0,  0.0, -1.0).finished();
 
     Matrix NED_to_ENU = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
         0.0,  1.0,  0.0,
         1.0,  0.0,  0.0,
-        0.0,  0.0, -1.0);
+        0.0,  0.0, -1.0).finished();
 
     // Convert incoming parameters to ENU
     Vector Pos_ENU = NED_to_ENU * Pos_NED;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public:
 
     Rot3 R_ECEF_to_ENU( UEN_to_ENU * C2 * C1 );
 
-    Vector omega_earth_ECEF((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 7.292115e-5));
+    Vector omega_earth_ECEF((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 7.292115e-5).finished());
     omega_earth_ENU = R_ECEF_to_ENU.matrix() * omega_earth_ECEF;
 
     // Calculating g
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public:
     double Ro( sqrt(Rp*Rm) );           // mean earth radius of curvature
     double g0( 9.780318*( 1 + 5.3024e-3 * pow(sin(lat_new),2) - 5.9e-6 * pow(sin(2*lat_new),2) ) );
     double g_calc( g0/( pow(1 + height/Ro, 2) ) );
-    g_ENU = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, -g_calc);
+    g_ENU = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, -g_calc).finished();
 
 
     // Calculate rho
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ public:
     double rho_E = -Vn/(Rm + height);
     double rho_N = Ve/(Rp + height);
     double rho_U = Ve*tan(lat_new)/(Rp + height);
-    rho_ENU = (Vector(3) << rho_E, rho_N, rho_U);
+    rho_ENU = (Vector(3) << rho_E, rho_N, rho_U).finished();
   }
 
   static inline noiseModel::Gaussian::shared_ptr calc_descrete_noise_model(const noiseModel::Gaussian::shared_ptr& model, double delta_t){
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactor3.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactor3.h
index ae30a4a49..efa7f5f7d 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactor3.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactor3.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public:
           " moved behind camera " << DefaultKeyFormatter(this->key1()) << std::endl;
       return gtsam::ones(2) * 2.0 * K_->fx();
     }
-    return (gtsam::Vector(1) << 0.0);
+    return (gtsam::Vector(1) << 0.0).finished();
   }
 
   /** return the measurement */
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant1.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant1.h
index 6bf0722a5..2998fdc9b 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant1.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant1.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
           << std::endl;
       return gtsam::ones(2) * 2.0 * K_->fx();
     }
-    return (gtsam::Vector(1) << 0.0);
+    return (gtsam::Vector(1) << 0.0).finished();
   }
 
   /// Evaluate error h(x)-z and optionally derivatives
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant2.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant2.h
index ae26b4240..154afbdff 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant2.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant2.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
           << std::endl;
       return gtsam::ones(2) * 2.0 * K_->fx();
     }
-    return (gtsam::Vector(1) << 0.0);
+    return (gtsam::Vector(1) << 0.0).finished();
   }
 
   /// Evaluate error h(x)-z and optionally derivatives
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant3.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant3.h
index f805e26a4..2e2d1e310 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant3.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/InvDepthFactorVariant3.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
           << std::endl;
       return gtsam::ones(2) * 2.0 * K_->fx();
     }
-    return (Vector(1) << 0.0);
+    return (Vector(1) << 0.0).finished();
   }
 
   /// Evaluate error h(x)-z and optionally derivatives
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public:
           << std::endl;
       return gtsam::ones(2) * 2.0 * K_->fx();
     }
-    return (Vector(1) << 0.0);
+    return (Vector(1) << 0.0).finished();
   }
 
   /// Evaluate error h(x)-z and optionally derivatives
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.cpp
index a7464d96f..c5b1fc2a4 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ namespace gtsam {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 Mechanization_bRn2 Mechanization_bRn2::initializeVector(const std::list<Vector>& U,
     const std::list<Vector>& F, const double g_e, bool flat) {
-  Matrix Umat = (Matrix(3, U.size()) << concatVectors(U));
-  Matrix Fmat = (Matrix(3, F.size()) << concatVectors(F));
+  Matrix Umat = (Matrix(3, U.size()) << concatVectors(U)).finished();
+  Matrix Fmat = (Matrix(3, F.size()) << concatVectors(F)).finished();
 
   return initialize(Umat, Fmat, g_e, flat);
 }
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ Mechanization_bRn2 Mechanization_bRn2::initialize(const Matrix& U,
   if(g_e == 0) {
     if (flat)
       // acceleration measured is  along the z-axis.
-      b_g = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, norm_2(meanF));
+      b_g = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, norm_2(meanF)).finished();
     else
       // acceleration measured is the opposite of gravity (10.13)
       b_g = -meanF;
   } else {
     if (flat)
       // gravity is downward along the z-axis since we are flat on the ground
-      b_g = (Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,g_e);
+      b_g = (Vector(3) << 0.0,0.0,g_e).finished();
     else
       // normalize b_g and attribute remainder to biases
       b_g = - g_e * meanF/meanF.norm();
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h
index 76e4e9edd..dda267a59 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/Mechanization_bRn2.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 
   /// gravity in the body frame
   Vector b_g(double g_e) const {
-    Vector n_g = (Vector(3) << 0, 0, g_e);
+    Vector n_g = (Vector(3) << 0, 0, g_e).finished();
     return (bRn_ * n_g).vector();
   }
 
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/PartialPriorFactor.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/PartialPriorFactor.h
index 1925a3fe4..8d6fcc33b 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/PartialPriorFactor.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/PartialPriorFactor.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
     /** Single Element Constructor: acts on a single parameter specified by idx */
     PartialPriorFactor(Key key, size_t idx, double prior, const SharedNoiseModel& model) :
-      Base(model, key), prior_((Vector(1) << prior)), mask_(1, idx), H_(zeros(1, T::Dim())) {
+      Base(model, key), prior_((Vector(1) << prior).finished()), mask_(1, idx), H_(zeros(1, T::Dim())) {
       assert(model->dim() == 1);
       this->fillH();
     }
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/RelativeElevationFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/RelativeElevationFactor.cpp
index 292e3f68f..941a1db89 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/RelativeElevationFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/RelativeElevationFactor.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Vector RelativeElevationFactor::evaluateError(const Pose3& pose, const Point3& p
     *H2 = zeros(1, 3);
     (*H2)(0, 2) = -1.0;
   }
-  return (Vector(1) << hx - measured_);
+  return (Vector(1) << hx - measured_).finished();
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.h b/gtsam_unstable/slam/TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.h
index 2f0b2c7a8..e3de43628 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.h
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace gtsam {
         }
       }
 
-      return (Vector(2) << p_inlier, p_outlier);
+      return (Vector(2) << p_inlier, p_outlier).finished();
     }
 
     /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testAHRS.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testAHRS.cpp
index a3c963a58..c0bddbbd9 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testAHRS.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testAHRS.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ using namespace std;
 using namespace gtsam;
 
 // stationary interval of gyro U and acc F
-Matrix stationaryU = trans((Matrix(3, 3) << -0.0004,-0.0002,-0.0014,0.0006,-0.0003,0.0007,0.0006,-0.0002,-0.0003));
-Matrix stationaryF = trans((Matrix(3, 3) << 0.1152,-0.0188,9.7419,-0.0163,0.0146,9.7753,-0.0283,-0.0428,9.9021));
+Matrix stationaryU = trans((Matrix(3, 3) << -0.0004,-0.0002,-0.0014,0.0006,-0.0003,0.0007,0.0006,-0.0002,-0.0003).finished());
+Matrix stationaryF = trans((Matrix(3, 3) << 0.1152,-0.0188,9.7419,-0.0163,0.0146,9.7753,-0.0283,-0.0428,9.9021).finished());
 double g_e = 9.7963; // Atlanta
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ TEST (AHRS, cov) {
       1.0, 2.0, 3.0,
       5.0, 7.0, 0.0,
       9.0, 4.0, 7.0,
-      6.0, 3.0, 2.0);
+      6.0, 3.0, 2.0).finished();
 
   Matrix actual = cov(trans(A));
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
       10.9167,    2.3333,    5.0000,
           2.3333,    4.6667,   -2.6667,
-          5.0000,   -2.6667,    8.6667);
+          5.0000,   -2.6667,    8.6667).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-4));
 }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ TEST (AHRS, covU) {
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
       33.3333333,    -1.66666667,    53.3333333,
       -1.66666667,    0.333333333,   -5.16666667,
-      53.3333333,  -5.16666667,    110.333333);
+      53.3333333,  -5.16666667,    110.333333).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-4));
 }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TEST (AHRS, covF) {
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(3, 3) <<
       63.3808333, -0.432166667,  -48.1706667,
     -0.432166667,   8.31053333,  -16.6792667,
-     -48.1706667,  -16.6792667,   71.4297333);
+     -48.1706667,  -16.6792667,   71.4297333).finished();
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 1e-4));
 }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ TEST (AHRS, Mechanization_integrate) {
   Mechanization_bRn2 mech;
   KalmanFilter::State state;
 //  boost::tie(mech,state) = ahrs.initialize(g_e);
-//  Vector u = (Vector(3) << 0.05,0.0,0.0);
+//  Vector u = (Vector(3) << 0.05,0.0,0.0).finished();
 //  double dt = 2;
 //  Rot3 expected;
 //  Mechanization_bRn2 mech2 = mech.integrate(u,dt);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBetweenFactorEM.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBetweenFactorEM.cpp
index bd15b9203..e860da9ec 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBetweenFactorEM.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBetweenFactorEM.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ TEST( BetweenFactorEM, ConstructorAndEquals)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0).finished()));
 
   double prior_outlier = 0.5;
   double prior_inlier = 0.5;
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ TEST( BetweenFactorEM, EvaluateError)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values values;
   values.insert(key1, p1);
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ TEST (BetweenFactorEM, jacobian ) {
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values values;
   values.insert(key1, p1);
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ TEST( BetweenFactorEM, CaseStudy)
   gtsam::Pose2 p2(-0.0491752554, -0.289649075, -0.328993962);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr(0.0316191379, 0.0247539161, 0.004102182);
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.4021, 0.286, 0.428)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 4.9821, 4.614, 1.8387)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.4021, 0.286, 0.428).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 4.9821, 4.614, 1.8387).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values values;
     values.insert(key1, p1);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBiasedGPSFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBiasedGPSFactor.cpp
index 38e8a1466..70495edb3 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBiasedGPSFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testBiasedGPSFactor.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ TEST(BiasedGPSFactor, errorNoiseless) {
   Point3 measured = t + noise;
 
   BiasedGPSFactor factor(X(1), B(1), measured, Isotropic::Sigma(3, 0.05));
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 );
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 ).finished();
   Vector actualError = factor.evaluateError(pose,bias);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedError,actualError, 1E-5));
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TEST(BiasedGPSFactor, errorNoisy) {
   Point3 measured = t - noise;
 
   BiasedGPSFactor factor(X(1), B(1), measured, Isotropic::Sigma(3, 0.05));
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 );
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 ).finished();
   Vector actualError = factor.evaluateError(pose,bias);
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expectedError,actualError, 1E-5));
 }
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testEquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testEquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.cpp
index c0da655c6..7759b0cf6 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testEquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testEquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ TEST( EquivInertialNavFactor_GlobalVel, Constructor)
   Key biasKey1(31);
 
   // IMU accumulation variables
-  Vector delta_pos_in_t0 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-  Vector delta_vel_in_t0 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
-  Vector delta_angles = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+  Vector delta_pos_in_t0 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
+  Vector delta_vel_in_t0 = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
+  Vector delta_angles = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished();
   double delta_t = 0.0;
   Matrix EquivCov_Overall = zeros(15,15);
   Matrix Jacobian_wrt_t0_Overall = eye(15);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testGaussMarkov1stOrderFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testGaussMarkov1stOrderFactor.cpp
index 6cac34573..1de95f4cc 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testGaussMarkov1stOrderFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testGaussMarkov1stOrderFactor.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TEST( GaussMarkovFactor, equals )
   Key x1(1);
   Key x2(2);
   double delta_t = 0.10;
-  Vector tau = (Vector(3) << 100.0, 150.0, 10.0);
+  Vector tau = (Vector(3) << 100.0, 150.0, 10.0).finished();
   SharedGaussian model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(3, 1.0);
 
   GaussMarkovFactor factor1(x1, x2, delta_t, tau, model);
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ TEST( GaussMarkovFactor, error )
   Key x1(1);
   Key x2(2);
   double delta_t = 0.10;
-  Vector tau = (Vector(3) << 100.0, 150.0, 10.0);
+  Vector tau = (Vector(3) << 100.0, 150.0, 10.0).finished();
   SharedGaussian model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(3, 1.0);
 
-  LieVector v1 = LieVector((Vector(3) << 10.0, 12.0, 13.0));
-  LieVector v2 = LieVector((Vector(3) << 10.0, 15.0, 14.0));
+  LieVector v1 = LieVector((Vector(3) << 10.0, 12.0, 13.0).finished());
+  LieVector v2 = LieVector((Vector(3) << 10.0, 15.0, 14.0).finished());
 
   // Create two nodes
   linPoint.insert(x1, v1);
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ TEST (GaussMarkovFactor, jacobian ) {
   Key x1(1);
   Key x2(2);
   double delta_t = 0.10;
-  Vector tau = (Vector(3) << 100.0, 150.0, 10.0);
+  Vector tau = (Vector(3) << 100.0, 150.0, 10.0).finished();
   SharedGaussian model = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(3, 1.0);
 
   GaussMarkovFactor factor(x1, x2, delta_t, tau, model);
 
   // Update the linearization point
-  LieVector v1_upd = LieVector((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.7, 0.3));
-  LieVector v2_upd = LieVector((Vector(3) << -0.7, 0.4, 0.9));
+  LieVector v1_upd = LieVector((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.7, 0.3).finished());
+  LieVector v2_upd = LieVector((Vector(3) << -0.7, 0.4, 0.9).finished());
 
   // Calculate the Jacobian matrix using the factor
   Matrix computed_H1, computed_H2;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp
index ad4efe26c..1f2dc164c 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(9, 0.1));
 
   // First test: zero angular motion, some acceleration
-  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 - 9.81));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 - 9.81).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity<Pose3, Vector3, imuBias::ConstantBias> f(
       PoseKey1, VelKey1, BiasKey1, PoseKey2, VelKey2, measurement_acc,
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
       model);
 
   Pose3 Pose1(Rot3(), Point3(2.00, 1.00, 3.00));
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
   Pose3 expectedPose2(Rot3(), Point3(2.05, 0.95, 3.04));
-  Vector3 expectedVel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43));
+  Vector3 expectedVel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43).finished());
   Pose3 actualPose2;
   Vector3 actualVel2;
   f.predict(Pose1, Vel1, Bias1, actualPose2, actualVel2);
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(9, 0.1));
 
   // First test: zero angular motion, some acceleration
-  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 - 9.81));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 - 9.81).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
 
   InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity<Pose3, Vector3, imuBias::ConstantBias> f(
       PoseKey1, VelKey1, BiasKey1, PoseKey2, VelKey2, measurement_acc,
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
 
   Pose3 Pose1(Rot3(), Point3(2.00, 1.00, 3.00));
   Pose3 Pose2(Rot3(), Point3(2.05, 0.95, 3.04));
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40));
-  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40).finished());
+  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
 
   Vector ActualErr(f.evaluateError(Pose1, Vel1, Bias1, Pose2, Vel2));
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(9, 0.1));
 
   // Second test: zero angular motion, some acceleration
-  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 - 9.81));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 - 9.81).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 
   InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity<Pose3, Vector3, imuBias::ConstantBias> f(
       PoseKey1, VelKey1, BiasKey1, PoseKey2, VelKey2, measurement_acc,
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Pose3 Pose1(Rot3(), Point3(2.0, 1.0, 3.0));
   Pose3 Pose2(Rot3::Expmap(measurement_gyro * measurement_dt),
       Point3(2.0, 1.0, 3.0));
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
-  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
+  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
 
   Vector ActualErr(f.evaluateError(Pose1, Vel1, Bias1, Pose2, Vel2));
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
 
   // Second test: zero angular motion, some acceleration - generated in matlab
   Vector measurement_acc(
-      (Vector(3) << 6.501390843381716, -6.763926150509185, -2.300389940090343));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+      (Vector(3) << 6.501390843381716, -6.763926150509185, -2.300389940090343).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 
   InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity<Pose3, Vector3, imuBias::ConstantBias> f(
       PoseKey1, VelKey1, BiasKey1, PoseKey2, VelKey2, measurement_acc,
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
       -0.427669306, -0.652537293, 0.709880342, 0.265075427);
   Point3 t1(2.0, 1.0, 3.0);
   Pose3 Pose1(R1, t1);
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.5, 0.4));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.5, 0.4).finished());
   Rot3 R2(0.473618898, 0.119523052, 0.872582019, 0.609241153, 0.67099888,
       -0.422594037, -0.636011287, 0.731761397, 0.244979388);
   Point3 t2 = t1.compose(Point3(Vel1 * measurement_dt));
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
 //}
 //
 //TEST (InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity, Rotation_Deriv ) {
-//  Vector3 angles((Vector(3) << 3.001, -1.0004, 2.0005));
+//  Vector3 angles((Vector(3) << 3.001, -1.0004, 2.0005).finished());
 //  Rot3 R1(Rot3().RzRyRx(angles));
-//  Vector3 q((Vector(3) << 5.8, -2.2, 4.105));
+//  Vector3 q((Vector(3) << 5.8, -2.2, 4.105).finished());
 //  Rot3 qx(0.0, -q[2], q[1],
 //      q[2], 0.0, -q[0],
 //      -q[1], q[0],0.0);
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(9, 0.1));
 
   Vector measurement_acc(
-      (Vector(3) << 6.501390843381716, -6.763926150509185, -2.300389940090343));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 3.14, 3.14 / 2, -3.14));
+      (Vector(3) << 6.501390843381716, -6.763926150509185, -2.300389940090343).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 3.14, 3.14 / 2, -3.14).finished());
 
   InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity<Pose3, Vector3, imuBias::ConstantBias> factor(
       PoseKey1, VelKey1, BiasKey1, PoseKey2, VelKey2, measurement_acc,
@@ -283,13 +283,13 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
       -0.427669306, -0.652537293, 0.709880342, 0.265075427);
   Point3 t1(2.0, 1.0, 3.0);
   Pose3 Pose1(R1, t1);
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.5, 0.4));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.5, 0.4).finished());
   Rot3 R2(0.473618898, 0.119523052, 0.872582019, 0.609241153, 0.67099888,
       -0.422594037, -0.636011287, 0.731761397, 0.244979388);
   Point3 t2(2.052670960415706, 0.977252139079380, 2.942482135362800);
   Pose3 Pose2(R2, t2);
   Vector3 Vel2(
-      (Vector(3) << 0.510000000000000, -0.480000000000000, 0.430000000000000));
+      (Vector(3) << 0.510000000000000, -0.480000000000000, 0.430000000000000).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
 
   Matrix H1_actual, H2_actual, H3_actual, H4_actual, H5_actual;
@@ -374,8 +374,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Key Vel2(22);
   Key Bias1(31);
 
-  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.4));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << -0.2, 0.5, 0.03));
+  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.4).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << -0.2, 0.5, 0.03).finished());
 
   double measurement_dt(0.1);
 
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Key Vel2(22);
   Key Bias1(31);
 
-  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.4));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << -0.2, 0.5, 0.03));
+  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.4).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << -0.2, 0.5, 0.03).finished());
 
   double measurement_dt(0.1);
 
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Pose3 body_P_sensor(Rot3(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1), Point3(1.0, -2.0, 3.0)); // IMU is in ENU orientation
 
   // First test: zero angular motion, some acceleration
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)); // Measured in ENU orientation
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished()); // Measured in ENU orientation
   Matrix omega__cross = skewSymmetric(measurement_gyro);
-  Vector measurement_acc = (Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3 + 9.81)
+  Vector measurement_acc = (Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3 + 9.81).finished()
       + omega__cross * omega__cross
           * body_P_sensor.rotation().inverse().matrix()
           * body_P_sensor.translation().vector(); // Measured in ENU orientation
@@ -443,10 +443,10 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
       model, body_P_sensor);
 
   Pose3 Pose1(Rot3(), Point3(2.00, 1.00, 3.00));
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
   Pose3 expectedPose2(Rot3(), Point3(2.05, 0.95, 3.04));
-  Vector3 expectedVel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43));
+  Vector3 expectedVel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43).finished());
   Pose3 actualPose2;
   Vector3 actualVel2;
   f.predict(Pose1, Vel1, Bias1, actualPose2, actualVel2);
@@ -469,9 +469,9 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Pose3 body_P_sensor(Rot3(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1), Point3(1.0, -2.0, 3.0)); // IMU is in ENU orientation
 
   // First test: zero angular motion, some acceleration
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)); // Measured in ENU orientation
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished()); // Measured in ENU orientation
   Matrix omega__cross = skewSymmetric(measurement_gyro);
-  Vector measurement_acc = (Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3 + 9.81)
+  Vector measurement_acc = (Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3 + 9.81).finished()
       + omega__cross * omega__cross
           * body_P_sensor.rotation().inverse().matrix()
           * body_P_sensor.translation().vector(); // Measured in ENU orientation
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
 
   Pose3 Pose1(Rot3(), Point3(2.00, 1.00, 3.00));
   Pose3 Pose2(Rot3(), Point3(2.05, 0.95, 3.04));
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40));
-  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.50, -0.50, 0.40).finished());
+  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.51, -0.48, 0.43).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
 
   Vector ActualErr(f.evaluateError(Pose1, Vel1, Bias1, Pose2, Vel2));
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Pose3 body_P_sensor(Rot3(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1), Point3(1.0, -2.0, 3.0)); // IMU is in ENU orientation
 
   // Second test: zero angular motion, some acceleration
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3)); // Measured in ENU orientation
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3).finished()); // Measured in ENU orientation
   Matrix omega__cross = skewSymmetric(measurement_gyro);
-  Vector measurement_acc = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 + 9.81)
+  Vector measurement_acc = (Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 + 9.81).finished()
       + omega__cross * omega__cross
           * body_P_sensor.rotation().inverse().matrix()
           * body_P_sensor.translation().vector(); // Measured in ENU orientation
@@ -524,8 +524,8 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
       Rot3::Expmap(
           body_P_sensor.rotation().matrix() * measurement_gyro
               * measurement_dt), Point3(2.0, 1.0, 3.0));
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
-  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
+  Vector3 Vel2((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 0.0).finished());
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
 
   Vector ActualErr(f.evaluateError(Pose1, Vel1, Bias1, Pose2, Vel2));
@@ -548,10 +548,10 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Pose3 body_P_sensor(Rot3(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1), Point3(1.0, -2.0, 3.0)); // IMU is in ENU orientation
 
   // Second test: zero angular motion, some acceleration - generated in matlab
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3)); // Measured in ENU orientation
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.1, -0.3).finished()); // Measured in ENU orientation
   Matrix omega__cross = skewSymmetric(measurement_gyro);
   Vector measurement_acc =
-      (Vector(3) << -6.763926150509185, 6.501390843381716, +2.300389940090343)
+      (Vector(3) << -6.763926150509185, 6.501390843381716, +2.300389940090343).finished()
           + omega__cross * omega__cross
               * body_P_sensor.rotation().inverse().matrix()
               * body_P_sensor.translation().vector(); // Measured in ENU orientation
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
       -0.427669306, -0.652537293, 0.709880342, 0.265075427);
   Point3 t1(2.0, 1.0, 3.0);
   Pose3 Pose1(R1, t1);
-  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.5, 0.4));
+  Vector3 Vel1((Vector(3) << 0.5, -0.5, 0.4).finished());
   Rot3 R2(0.473618898, 0.119523052, 0.872582019, 0.609241153, 0.67099888,
       -0.422594037, -0.636011287, 0.731761397, 0.244979388);
   Point3 t2 = t1.compose(Point3(Vel1 * measurement_dt));
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
   Vector dv =
       measurement_dt
           * (R1.matrix() * body_P_sensor.rotation().matrix()
-              * (Vector(3) << -6.763926150509185, 6.501390843381716, +2.300389940090343)
+              * (Vector(3) << -6.763926150509185, 6.501390843381716, +2.300389940090343).finished()
               + world_g);
   Vector3 Vel2 = Vel1 + dv;
   imuBias::ConstantBias Bias1;
@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ Vector predictionErrorVel(const Pose3& p1, const Vector3& v1,
 
   Pose3 body_P_sensor(Rot3(0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1), Point3(1.0, -2.0, 3.0)); // IMU is in ENU orientation
 
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 3.14 / 2, 3.14, +3.14)); // Measured in ENU orientation
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 3.14 / 2, 3.14, +3.14).finished()); // Measured in ENU orientation
   Matrix omega__cross = skewSymmetric(measurement_gyro);
   Vector measurement_acc =
-      (Vector(3) << -6.763926150509185, 6.501390843381716, +2.300389940090343)
+      (Vector(3) << -6.763926150509185, 6.501390843381716, +2.300389940090343).finished()
           + omega__cross * omega__cross
               * body_P_sensor.rotation().inverse().matrix()
               * body_P_sensor.translation().vector(); // Measured in ENU orientation
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactor3.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactor3.cpp
index bf15c7322..407c9a345 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactor3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactor3.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactor, optimize) {
   Point2 expected_uv = level_camera.project(landmark);
 
   InvDepthCamera3<Cal3_S2> inv_camera(level_pose, K);
-  Vector5 inv_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 1., 0., 0.));
+  Vector5 inv_landmark((Vector(5) << 0., 0., 1., 0., 0.).finished());
   // initialize inverse depth with "incorrect" depth of 1/4
   // in reality this is 1/5, but initial depth is guessed
   double inv_depth(1./4);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant1.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant1.cpp
index bb3b81481..20e96e6bf 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant1.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant1.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactorVariant1, optimize) {
   double theta = atan2(ray.y(), ray.x());
   double phi = atan2(ray.z(), sqrt(ray.x()*ray.x()+ray.y()*ray.y()));
   double rho = 1./ray.norm();
-  Vector6 expected((Vector(6) << x, y, z, theta, phi, rho));
+  Vector6 expected((Vector(6) << x, y, z, theta, phi, rho).finished());
 
 
   
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactorVariant1, optimize) {
 
   // Create a values with slightly incorrect initial conditions
   Values values;
-  values.insert(poseKey1, pose1.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, -0.02, +0.03, -0.10, +0.20, -0.30)));
-  values.insert(poseKey2, pose2.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, +0.02, -0.03, -0.10, +0.20, +0.30)));
-  values.insert(landmarkKey, Vector6(expected + (Vector(6) << -0.20, +0.20, -0.35, +0.02, -0.04, +0.05)));
+  values.insert(poseKey1, pose1.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, -0.02, +0.03, -0.10, +0.20, -0.30).finished()));
+  values.insert(poseKey2, pose2.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, +0.02, -0.03, -0.10, +0.20, +0.30).finished()));
+  values.insert(landmarkKey, Vector6(expected + (Vector(6) << -0.20, +0.20, -0.35, +0.02, -0.04, +0.05).finished()));
 
   // Optimize the graph to recover the actual landmark position
   LevenbergMarquardtParams params;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant2.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant2.cpp
index 23f642a13..48b800eda 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant2.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant2.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactorVariant2, optimize) {
   double theta = atan2(ray.y(), ray.x());
   double phi = atan2(ray.z(), sqrt(ray.x()*ray.x()+ray.y()*ray.y()));
   double rho = 1./ray.norm();
-  Vector3 expected((Vector(3) << theta, phi, rho));
+  Vector3 expected((Vector(3) << theta, phi, rho).finished());
 
 
   
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactorVariant2, optimize) {
 
   // Create a values with slightly incorrect initial conditions
   Values values;
-  values.insert(poseKey1, pose1.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, -0.02, +0.03, -0.10, +0.20, -0.30)));
-  values.insert(poseKey2, pose2.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, +0.02, -0.03, -0.10, +0.20, +0.30)));
-  values.insert(landmarkKey, Vector3(expected + (Vector(3) << +0.02, -0.04, +0.05)));
+  values.insert(poseKey1, pose1.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, -0.02, +0.03, -0.10, +0.20, -0.30).finished()));
+  values.insert(poseKey2, pose2.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, +0.02, -0.03, -0.10, +0.20, +0.30).finished()));
+  values.insert(landmarkKey, Vector3(expected + (Vector(3) << +0.02, -0.04, +0.05).finished()));
 
   // Optimize the graph to recover the actual landmark position
   LevenbergMarquardtParams params;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant3.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant3.cpp
index e0be9c79c..78f6dbade 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testInvDepthFactorVariant3.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactorVariant3, optimize) {
   double theta = atan2(landmark_p1.x(), landmark_p1.z());
   double phi = atan2(landmark_p1.y(), sqrt(landmark_p1.x()*landmark_p1.x()+landmark_p1.z()*landmark_p1.z()));
   double rho = 1./landmark_p1.norm();
-  Vector3 expected((Vector(3) << theta, phi, rho));
+  Vector3 expected((Vector(3) << theta, phi, rho).finished());
 
 
   
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ TEST( InvDepthFactorVariant3, optimize) {
 
   // Create a values with slightly incorrect initial conditions
   Values values;
-  values.insert(poseKey1, pose1.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, -0.02, +0.03, -0.10, +0.20, -0.30)));
-  values.insert(poseKey2, pose2.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, +0.02, -0.03, -0.10, +0.20, +0.30)));
-  values.insert(landmarkKey, Vector3(expected + (Vector(3) <<  +0.02, -0.04, +0.05)));
+  values.insert(poseKey1, pose1.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, -0.02, +0.03, -0.10, +0.20, -0.30).finished()));
+  values.insert(poseKey2, pose2.retract((Vector(6) << +0.01, +0.02, -0.03, -0.10, +0.20, +0.30).finished()));
+  values.insert(landmarkKey, Vector3(expected + (Vector(3) <<  +0.02, -0.04, +0.05).finished()));
 
   // Optimize the graph to recover the actual landmark position
   LevenbergMarquardtParams params;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testMultiProjectionFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testMultiProjectionFactor.cpp
index cbc1022fc..7cd10ef8c 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testMultiProjectionFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testMultiProjectionFactor.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ TEST( MultiProjectionFactor, create ){
 //  Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 //
 //  // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-//  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+//  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 //
 //  // Verify we get the expected error
 //  CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ TEST( MultiProjectionFactor, create ){
 //  Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, point));
 //
 //  // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-//  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+//  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 //
 //  // Verify we get the expected error
 //  CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ TEST( MultiProjectionFactor, create ){
 //  factor.evaluateError(pose, point, H1Actual, H2Actual);
 //
 //  // The expected Jacobians
-//  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) <<  0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.);
-//  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) <<  92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.);
+//  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) <<  0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.).finished();
+//  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) <<  92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.).finished();
 //
 //  // Verify the Jacobians are correct
 //  CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ TEST( MultiProjectionFactor, create ){
 //  factor.evaluateError(pose, point, H1Actual, H2Actual);
 //
 //  // The expected Jacobians
-//  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) <<  -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376);
-//  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) <<  0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376);
+//  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) <<  -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376).finished();
+//  Matrix H2Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) <<  0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376).finished();
 //
 //  // Verify the Jacobians are correct
 //  CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPP.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPP.cpp
index b732b8088..94f42da22 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPP.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPP.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPP, Error ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, Pose3(), point));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPP, ErrorWithTransform ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, transform, point));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPP, Jacobian ) {
   factor.evaluateError(pose, Pose3(), point, H1Actual, H2Actual, H3Actual);
 
   // The expected Jacobians
-  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << 0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.);
-  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.);
+  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << 0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.).finished();
+  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPP, JacobianWithTransform ) {
   factor.evaluateError(pose, body_P_sensor, point, H1Actual, H2Actual, H3Actual);
 
   // The expected Jacobians
-  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376);
-  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376);
+  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376).finished();
+  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPPC.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPPC.cpp
index cda588d90..c5196c959 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPPC.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testProjectionFactorPPPC.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPPC, Error ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, Pose3(), point, *K1));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPPC, ErrorWithTransform ) {
   Vector actualError(factor.evaluateError(pose, transform, point, *K1));
 
   // The expected error is (-3.0, 0.0) pixels / UnitCovariance
-  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0);
+  Vector expectedError = (Vector(2) << -3.0, 0.0).finished();
 
   // Verify we get the expected error
   CHECK(assert_equal(expectedError, actualError, 1e-9));
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPPC, Jacobian ) {
   factor.evaluateError(pose, Pose3(), point, *K1, H1Actual, H2Actual, H3Actual, H4Actual);
 
   // The expected Jacobians
-  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << 0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.);
-  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.);
+  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << 0., -554.256, 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 554.256, 0., 0., 0., -92.376, 0.).finished();
+  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 92.376, 0., 0., 0., 92.376, 0.).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ TEST( ProjectionFactorPPPC, JacobianWithTransform ) {
   factor.evaluateError(pose, body_P_sensor, point, *K1, H1Actual, H2Actual, H3Actual, H4Actual);
 
   // The expected Jacobians
-  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376);
-  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376);
+  Matrix H1Expected = (Matrix(2, 6) << -92.376, 0., 577.350, 0., 92.376, 0., -9.2376, -577.350, 0., 0., 0., 92.376).finished();
+  Matrix H3Expected = (Matrix(2, 3) << 0., -92.376, 0., 0., 0., -92.376).finished();
 
   // Verify the Jacobians are correct
   CHECK(assert_equal(H1Expected, H1Actual, 1e-3));
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testRelativeElevationFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testRelativeElevationFactor.cpp
index 0d5cb2e36..c6ad9a38b 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testRelativeElevationFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testRelativeElevationFactor.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ TEST( testRelativeElevationFactor, level_positive ) {
   double measured = 0.0;
   RelativeElevationFactor factor(poseKey, pointKey, measured, model1);
   Matrix actH1, actH2;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 2.0), factor.evaluateError(pose1, point1, actH1, actH2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 2.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, point1, actH1, actH2)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative21<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
       boost::bind(evalFactorError, factor, _1, _2), pose1, point1, 1e-5);
   Matrix expH2 = numericalDerivative22<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ TEST( testRelativeElevationFactor, level_negative ) {
   double measured = -1.0;
   RelativeElevationFactor factor(poseKey, pointKey, measured, model1);
   Matrix actH1, actH2;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 3.0), factor.evaluateError(pose1, point1, actH1, actH2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 3.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose1, point1, actH1, actH2)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative21<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
       boost::bind(evalFactorError, factor, _1, _2), pose1, point1, 1e-5);
   Matrix expH2 = numericalDerivative22<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ TEST( testRelativeElevationFactor, rotated_positive ) {
   double measured = 0.0;
   RelativeElevationFactor factor(poseKey, pointKey, measured, model1);
   Matrix actH1, actH2;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 2.0), factor.evaluateError(pose2, point1, actH1, actH2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 2.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose2, point1, actH1, actH2)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative21<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
       boost::bind(evalFactorError, factor, _1, _2), pose2, point1, 1e-5);
   Matrix expH2 = numericalDerivative22<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ TEST( testRelativeElevationFactor, rotated_negative1 ) {
   double measured = -1.0;
   RelativeElevationFactor factor(poseKey, pointKey, measured, model1);
   Matrix actH1, actH2;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 3.0), factor.evaluateError(pose2, point1, actH1, actH2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 3.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose2, point1, actH1, actH2)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative21<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
       boost::bind(evalFactorError, factor, _1, _2), pose2, point1, 1e-5);
   Matrix expH2 = numericalDerivative22<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ TEST( testRelativeElevationFactor, rotated_negative2 ) {
   double measured = -1.0;
   RelativeElevationFactor factor(poseKey, pointKey, measured, model1);
   Matrix actH1, actH2;
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 3.0), factor.evaluateError(pose3, point1, actH1, actH2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 3.0).finished(), factor.evaluateError(pose3, point1, actH1, actH2)));
   Matrix expH1 = numericalDerivative21<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
       boost::bind(evalFactorError, factor, _1, _2), pose3, point1, 1e-5);
   Matrix expH2 = numericalDerivative22<Vector,Pose3,Point3>(
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testSmartRangeFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testSmartRangeFactor.cpp
index f645f5086..ee06dbce2 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testSmartRangeFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testSmartRangeFactor.cpp
@@ -74,22 +74,22 @@ TEST( SmartRangeFactor, unwhitenedError ) {
 
   // Whenever there are two ranges or less, error should be zero
   Vector actual1 = f.unwhitenedError(values);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), actual1));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), actual1));
   f.addRange(2, r2);
   Vector actual2 = f.unwhitenedError(values);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), actual2));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), actual2));
 
   f.addRange(3, r3);
   vector<Matrix> H(3);
   Vector actual3 = f.unwhitenedError(values);
   EXPECT_LONGS_EQUAL(3, f.keys().size());
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), actual3));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), actual3));
 
   // Check keys and Jacobian
   Vector actual4 = f.unwhitenedError(values, H); // with H now !
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0), actual4));
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Matrix(1, 3) << 0.0,-1.0,0.0), H.front()));
-  CHECK(assert_equal((Matrix(1, 3) << sqrt(2.0)/2,-sqrt(2.0)/2,0.0), H.back()));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 0.0).finished(), actual4));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Matrix(1, 3) << 0.0,-1.0,0.0).finished(), H.front()));
+  CHECK(assert_equal((Matrix(1, 3) << sqrt(2.0)/2,-sqrt(2.0)/2,0.0).finished(), H.back()));
 
   // Test clone
   NonlinearFactor::shared_ptr clone = f.clone();
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ TEST( SmartRangeFactor, optimization ) {
   initial.insert(2, pose2);
   initial.insert(3, Pose2(5, 6, 0)); // does not satisfy range measurement
   Vector actual5 = f.unwhitenedError(initial);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << sqrt(25.0+16.0)-sqrt(50.0)), actual5));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << sqrt(25.0+16.0)-sqrt(50.0)).finished(), actual5));
 
   // Create Factor graph
   NonlinearFactorGraph graph;
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor.cpp
index 7e2aa507e..f56709b23 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor, ConstructorAndEquals)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
+  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values valA, valB;
   valA.insert(keyA, p1);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor, unwhitenedError)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = orgA_T_1.between(orgA_T_2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal;
 
-  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
+  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values valA, valB;
   valA.insert(keyA, orgA_T_1);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor, unwhitenedError2)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = orgA_T_currA.between(orgA_T_currB);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal;
 
-  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
+  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values valA, valB;
   valA.insert(keyA, orgA_T_currA);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor, Optimize)
   gtsam::Pose2 currA_Tmsr_currB3 = currA_Tmsr_currB1;
   gtsam::Pose2 currA_Tmsr_currB4 = currA_Tmsr_currB1;
 
-  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
+  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values valA, valB;
   valA.insert(keyA, orgA_T_currA);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor, Jacobian)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = orgA_T_1.between(orgA_T_2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
+  SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
 
   gtsam::Values valA, valB;
   valA.insert(keyA, orgA_T_1);
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactor, Jacobian)
 //  gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
 //  gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 //
-//  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-//  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0)));
+//  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+//  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0).finished()));
 //
 //  gtsam::Values values;
 //  values.insert(keyA, p1);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.cpp
index 146cdc06f..6e5c41c4a 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/slam/tests/testTransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM, ConstructorAndEquals)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0).finished()));
 
   double prior_outlier = 0.5;
   double prior_inlier = 0.5;
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM, unwhitenedError)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = orgA_T_1.between(orgA_T_2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal;
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0).finished()));
 
   double prior_outlier = 0.01;
   double prior_inlier = 0.99;
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM, unwhitenedError2)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = orgA_T_currA.between(orgA_T_currB);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal;
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0).finished()));
 
   double prior_outlier = 0.01;
   double prior_inlier = 0.99;
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM, Optimize)
   gtsam::Pose2 currA_Tmsr_currB3 = currA_Tmsr_currB1;
   gtsam::Pose2 currA_Tmsr_currB4 = currA_Tmsr_currB1;
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0).finished()));
 
   double prior_outlier = 0.01;
   double prior_inlier = 0.99;
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM, Jacobian)
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = orgA_T_1.between(orgA_T_2);
   gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 
-  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0)));
+  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 5, 5, 1.0).finished()));
 
   double prior_outlier = 0.5;
   double prior_inlier = 0.5;
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ TEST( TransformBtwRobotsUnaryFactorEM, Jacobian)
 //  gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_ideal = p1.between(p2);
 //  gtsam::Pose2 rel_pose_msr   = rel_pose_ideal.compose(noise);
 //
-//  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05)));
-//  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0)));
+//  SharedGaussian model_inlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 0.5, 0.5, 0.05).finished()));
+//  SharedGaussian model_outlier(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas(gtsam::(Vector(3) << 50.0, 50.0, 10.0).finished()));
 //
 //  gtsam::Values values;
 //  values.insert(keyA, p1);
diff --git a/gtsam_unstable/timing/timeInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp b/gtsam_unstable/timing/timeInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp
index dabf283c6..318053ffb 100644
--- a/gtsam_unstable/timing/timeInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp
+++ b/gtsam_unstable/timing/timeInertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int main() {
   gtsam::Key BiasKey1(31);
 
   double measurement_dt(0.1);
-  Vector world_g((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 9.81));
+  Vector world_g((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 9.81).finished());
   Vector world_rho((Vector(3) << 0.0, -1.5724e-05, 0.0)); // NED system
   gtsam::Vector ECEF_omega_earth((Vector(3) << 0.0, 0.0, 7.292115e-5));
   gtsam::Vector world_omega_earth(world_R_ECEF.matrix() * ECEF_omega_earth);
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ int main() {
   SharedGaussian model(noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(9, 0.1));
 
   // Second test: zero angular motion, some acceleration - generated in matlab
-  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 6.501390843381716,  -6.763926150509185,  -2.300389940090343));
-  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3));
+  Vector measurement_acc((Vector(3) << 6.501390843381716,  -6.763926150509185,  -2.300389940090343).finished());
+  Vector measurement_gyro((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.2, 0.3).finished());
 
   InertialNavFactor_GlobalVelocity<Pose3, Vector3, imuBias::ConstantBias> f(PoseKey1, VelKey1, BiasKey1, PoseKey2, VelKey2, measurement_acc, measurement_gyro, measurement_dt, world_g, world_rho, world_omega_earth, model);
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int main() {
       -0.652537293,  0.709880342,  0.265075427);
   Point3 t1(2.0,1.0,3.0);
   Pose3 Pose1(R1, t1);
-  Vector3 Vel1 = Vector((Vector(3) << 0.5,-0.5,0.4));
+  Vector3 Vel1 = Vector((Vector(3) << 0.5,-0.5,0.4).finished());
   Rot3 R2(0.473618898,   0.119523052,  0.872582019,
        0.609241153,   0.67099888, -0.422594037,
       -0.636011287,  0.731761397,  0.244979388);
diff --git a/tests/smallExample.h b/tests/smallExample.h
index 7de553a68..d0bddf0f9 100644
--- a/tests/smallExample.h
+++ b/tests/smallExample.h
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ inline Values createValues() {
 inline VectorValues createVectorValues() {
   using namespace impl;
   VectorValues c = boost::assign::pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_l1_, (Vector(2) << 0.0, -1.0))
-    (_x1_, (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0))
-    (_x2_, (Vector(2) << 1.5, 0.0));
+    (_l1_, (Vector(2) << 0.0, -1.0).finished())
+    (_x1_, (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished())
+    (_x2_, (Vector(2) << 1.5, 0.0).finished());
   return c;
 }
 
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ inline VectorValues createCorrectDelta() {
   using symbol_shorthand::X;
   using symbol_shorthand::L;
   VectorValues c;
-  c.insert(L(1), (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.1));
-  c.insert(X(1), (Vector(2) << -0.1, -0.1));
-  c.insert(X(2), (Vector(2) << 0.1, -0.2));
+  c.insert(L(1), (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.1).finished());
+  c.insert(X(1), (Vector(2) << -0.1, -0.1).finished());
+  c.insert(X(2), (Vector(2) << 0.1, -0.2).finished());
   return c;
 }
 
@@ -277,13 +277,13 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createGaussianFactorGraph() {
   fg += JacobianFactor(X(1), 10*eye(2), -1.0*ones(2));
 
   // odometry between x1 and x2: x2-x1=[0.2;-0.1]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(X(1), -10*eye(2), X(2), 10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0));
+  fg += JacobianFactor(X(1), -10*eye(2), X(2), 10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0).finished());
 
   // measurement between x1 and l1: l1-x1=[0.0;0.2]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(X(1), -5*eye(2), L(1), 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0));
+  fg += JacobianFactor(X(1), -5*eye(2), L(1), 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0).finished());
 
   // measurement between x2 and l1: l1-x2=[-0.2;0.3]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(X(2), -5*eye(2), L(1), 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5));
+  fg += JacobianFactor(X(2), -5*eye(2), L(1), 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5).finished());
 
   return fg;
 }
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createGaussianFactorGraph() {
  */
 inline GaussianBayesNet createSmallGaussianBayesNet() {
   using namespace impl;
-  Matrix R11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), S12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
-  Matrix R22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
+  Matrix R11 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), S12 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
+  Matrix R22 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
   Vector d1(1), d2(1);
   d1(0) = 9;
   d2(0) = 5;
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ inline Point2 h(const Point2& v) {
 inline Matrix H(const Point2& v) {
   return (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       -sin(v.x()), 0.0,
-      0.0, cos(v.y()));
+      0.0, cos(v.y())).finished();
 }
 
 struct UnaryFactor: public gtsam::NoiseModelFactor1<Point2> {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ inline boost::shared_ptr<const NonlinearFactorGraph> sharedReallyNonlinearFactor
   using symbol_shorthand::X;
   using symbol_shorthand::L;
   boost::shared_ptr<NonlinearFactorGraph> fg(new NonlinearFactorGraph);
-  Vector z = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0);
+  Vector z = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished();
   double sigma = 0.1;
   boost::shared_ptr<smallOptimize::UnaryFactor> factor(
       new smallOptimize::UnaryFactor(z, noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(2,sigma), X(1)));
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createSimpleConstraintGraph() {
   // |0 1||x_2|   | 0 -1||y_2|   |0|
   Matrix Ax1 = eye(2);
   Matrix Ay1 = eye(2) * -1;
-  Vector b2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0);
+  Vector b2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.0).finished();
   JacobianFactor::shared_ptr f2(new JacobianFactor(_x_, Ax1, _y_, Ay1, b2,
       constraintModel));
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ inline VectorValues createSimpleConstraintValues() {
   using symbol_shorthand::X;
   using symbol_shorthand::L;
   VectorValues config;
-  Vector v = (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0);
+  Vector v = (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0).finished();
   config.insert(_x_, v);
   config.insert(_y_, v);
   return config;
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createSingleConstraintGraph() {
   Ax1(1, 0) = 2.0;
   Ax1(1, 1) = 1.0;
   Matrix Ay1 = eye(2) * 10;
-  Vector b2 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0);
+  Vector b2 = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 2.0).finished();
   JacobianFactor::shared_ptr f2(new JacobianFactor(_x_, Ax1, _y_, Ay1, b2,
       constraintModel));
 
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createSingleConstraintGraph() {
 inline VectorValues createSingleConstraintValues() {
   using namespace impl;
   VectorValues config = boost::assign::pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_x_, (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0))
-    (_y_, (Vector(2) << 0.2, 0.1));
+    (_x_, (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0).finished())
+    (_y_, (Vector(2) << 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   return config;
 }
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createMultiConstraintGraph() {
   using namespace impl;
   // unary factor 1
   Matrix A = eye(2);
-  Vector b = (Vector(2) << -2.0, 2.0);
+  Vector b = (Vector(2) << -2.0, 2.0).finished();
   JacobianFactor::shared_ptr lf1(new JacobianFactor(_x_, A, b, sigma0_1));
 
   // constraint 1
@@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ inline GaussianFactorGraph createMultiConstraintGraph() {
 inline VectorValues createMultiConstraintValues() {
   using namespace impl;
   VectorValues config = boost::assign::pair_list_of<Key, Vector>
-    (_x_, (Vector(2) << -2.0, 2.0))
-    (_y_, (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.4))
-    (_z_, (Vector(2) <<-4.0, 5.0));
+    (_x_, (Vector(2) << -2.0, 2.0).finished())
+    (_y_, (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.4).finished())
+    (_z_, (Vector(2) <<-4.0, 5.0).finished());
   return config;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testBoundingConstraint.cpp b/tests/testBoundingConstraint.cpp
index 7b5f31660..7c1e20a1a 100644
--- a/tests/testBoundingConstraint.cpp
+++ b/tests/testBoundingConstraint.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ TEST( testBoundingConstraint, unary_linearization_active) {
   config2.insert(key, pt2);
   GaussianFactor::shared_ptr actual1 = constraint1.linearize(config2);
   GaussianFactor::shared_ptr actual2 = constraint2.linearize(config2);
-  JacobianFactor expected1(key, (Matrix(1, 2) << 1.0, 0.0), repeat(1, 3.0), hard_model1);
-  JacobianFactor expected2(key, (Matrix(1, 2) << 0.0, 1.0), repeat(1, 5.0), hard_model1);
+  JacobianFactor expected1(key, (Matrix(1, 2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished(), repeat(1, 3.0), hard_model1);
+  JacobianFactor expected2(key, (Matrix(1, 2) << 0.0, 1.0).finished(), repeat(1, 5.0), hard_model1);
   EXPECT(assert_equal((const GaussianFactor&)expected1, *actual1, tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal((const GaussianFactor&)expected2, *actual2, tol));
 }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ TEST( testBoundingConstraint, MaxDistance_basics) {
   EXPECT(!rangeBound.isGreaterThan());
   EXPECT(rangeBound.dim() == 1);
 
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(((Vector)Vector(1) << 2.0), rangeBound.evaluateError(pt1, pt1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 2.0).finished(), rangeBound.evaluateError(pt1, pt1)));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(ones(1), rangeBound.evaluateError(pt1, pt2)));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(zero(1), rangeBound.evaluateError(pt1, pt3)));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(-1.0*ones(1), rangeBound.evaluateError(pt1, pt4)));
diff --git a/tests/testDoglegOptimizer.cpp b/tests/testDoglegOptimizer.cpp
index c4bf0480c..86a337cc5 100644
--- a/tests/testDoglegOptimizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/testDoglegOptimizer.cpp
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@ TEST(DoglegOptimizer, ComputeBlend) {
   // Create an arbitrary Bayes Net
   GaussianBayesNet gbn;
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      0, (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0,4.0,0.0,6.0),
-      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 7.0,8.0,9.0,10.0),
-      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11.0,12.0,13.0,14.0)));
+      0, (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0,4.0,0.0,6.0).finished(),
+      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 7.0,8.0,9.0,10.0).finished(),
+      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11.0,12.0,13.0,14.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      1, (Vector(2) << 15.0,16.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 17.0,18.0,0.0,20.0),
-      2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 21.0,22.0,23.0,24.0),
-      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 25.0,26.0,27.0,28.0)));
+      1, (Vector(2) << 15.0,16.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 17.0,18.0,0.0,20.0).finished(),
+      2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 21.0,22.0,23.0,24.0).finished(),
+      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 25.0,26.0,27.0,28.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      2, (Vector(2) << 29.0,30.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 31.0,32.0,0.0,34.0),
-      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 35.0,36.0,37.0,38.0)));
+      2, (Vector(2) << 29.0,30.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 31.0,32.0,0.0,34.0).finished(),
+      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 35.0,36.0,37.0,38.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      3, (Vector(2) << 39.0,40.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 41.0,42.0,0.0,44.0),
-      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 45.0,46.0,47.0,48.0)));
+      3, (Vector(2) << 39.0,40.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 41.0,42.0,0.0,44.0).finished(),
+      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 45.0,46.0,47.0,48.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      4, (Vector(2) << 49.0,50.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 51.0,52.0,0.0,54.0)));
+      4, (Vector(2) << 49.0,50.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 51.0,52.0,0.0,54.0).finished()));
 
   // Compute steepest descent point
   VectorValues xu = gbn.optimizeGradientSearch();
@@ -84,21 +84,21 @@ TEST(DoglegOptimizer, ComputeDoglegPoint) {
   // Create an arbitrary Bayes Net
   GaussianBayesNet gbn;
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      0, (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0,4.0,0.0,6.0),
-      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 7.0,8.0,9.0,10.0),
-      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11.0,12.0,13.0,14.0)));
+      0, (Vector(2) << 1.0,2.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 3.0,4.0,0.0,6.0).finished(),
+      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 7.0,8.0,9.0,10.0).finished(),
+      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 11.0,12.0,13.0,14.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      1, (Vector(2) << 15.0,16.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 17.0,18.0,0.0,20.0),
-      2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 21.0,22.0,23.0,24.0),
-      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 25.0,26.0,27.0,28.0)));
+      1, (Vector(2) << 15.0,16.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 17.0,18.0,0.0,20.0).finished(),
+      2, (Matrix(2, 2) << 21.0,22.0,23.0,24.0).finished(),
+      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 25.0,26.0,27.0,28.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      2, (Vector(2) << 29.0,30.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 31.0,32.0,0.0,34.0),
-      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 35.0,36.0,37.0,38.0)));
+      2, (Vector(2) << 29.0,30.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 31.0,32.0,0.0,34.0).finished(),
+      3, (Matrix(2, 2) << 35.0,36.0,37.0,38.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      3, (Vector(2) << 39.0,40.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 41.0,42.0,0.0,44.0),
-      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 45.0,46.0,47.0,48.0)));
+      3, (Vector(2) << 39.0,40.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 41.0,42.0,0.0,44.0).finished(),
+      4, (Matrix(2, 2) << 45.0,46.0,47.0,48.0).finished()));
   gbn += GaussianConditional::shared_ptr(new GaussianConditional(
-      4, (Vector(2) << 49.0,50.0), (Matrix(2, 2) << 51.0,52.0,0.0,54.0)));
+      4, (Vector(2) << 49.0,50.0).finished(), (Matrix(2, 2) << 51.0,52.0,0.0,54.0).finished()));
 
   // Compute dogleg point for different deltas
 
diff --git a/tests/testExtendedKalmanFilter.cpp b/tests/testExtendedKalmanFilter.cpp
index 7b27293df..d2864d028 100644
--- a/tests/testExtendedKalmanFilter.cpp
+++ b/tests/testExtendedKalmanFilter.cpp
@@ -37,20 +37,20 @@ TEST( ExtendedKalmanFilter, linear ) {
 
   // Create the Kalman Filter initialization point
   Point2 x_initial(0.0, 0.0);
-  SharedDiagonal P_initial = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal P_initial = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
 
   // Create an ExtendedKalmanFilter object
   ExtendedKalmanFilter<Point2> ekf(x0, x_initial, P_initial);
 
   // Create the controls and measurement properties for our example
   double dt = 1.0;
-  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0);
+  Vector u = (Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished();
   Point2 difference(u*dt);
-  SharedDiagonal Q = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1), true);
+  SharedDiagonal Q = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished(), true);
   Point2 z1(1.0, 0.0);
   Point2 z2(2.0, 0.0);
   Point2 z3(3.0, 0.0);
-  SharedDiagonal R = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.25, 0.25), true);
+  SharedDiagonal R = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.25, 0.25).finished(), true);
 
   // Create the set of expected output TestValues
   Point2 expected1(1.0, 0.0);
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public:
   NonlinearMotionModel(){}
 
   NonlinearMotionModel(const Symbol& TestKey1, const Symbol& TestKey2) :
-    Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0)), TestKey1, TestKey2), Q_(2,2) {
+    Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0).finished()), TestKey1, TestKey2), Q_(2,2) {
 
     // Initialize motion model parameters:
     // w is vector of motion noise sigmas. The final covariance is calculated as G*w*w'*G'
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ TEST( ExtendedKalmanFilter, nonlinear ) {
 
   // Create the Kalman Filter initialization point
   Point2 x_initial(0.90, 1.10);
-  SharedDiagonal P_initial = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal P_initial = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.1).finished());
 
   // Create an ExtendedKalmanFilter object
   ExtendedKalmanFilter<Point2> ekf(X(0), x_initial, P_initial);
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ TEST( ExtendedKalmanFilter, nonlinear ) {
     x_predict = ekf.predict(motionFactor);
 
     // Create a measurement factor
-    NonlinearMeasurementModel measurementFactor(X(i+1), (Vector(1) << z[i]));
+    NonlinearMeasurementModel measurementFactor(X(i+1), (Vector(1) << z[i]).finished());
     x_update = ekf.update(measurementFactor);
 
     EXPECT(assert_equal(expected_predict[i],x_predict, 1e-6));
diff --git a/tests/testGaussianBayesTreeB.cpp b/tests/testGaussianBayesTreeB.cpp
index 97bd5bd57..f7f5467af 100644
--- a/tests/testGaussianBayesTreeB.cpp
+++ b/tests/testGaussianBayesTreeB.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesTree, linear_smoother_shortcuts )
 
   // Check the conditional P(C3|Root)
   double sigma3 = 0.61808;
-  Matrix A56 = (Matrix(2,2) << -0.382022,0.,0.,-0.382022);
+  Matrix A56 = (Matrix(2,2) << -0.382022,0.,0.,-0.382022).finished();
   GaussianBayesNet expected3;
   expected3 += GaussianConditional(X(5), zero(2), eye(2)/sigma3, X(6), A56/sigma3);
   GaussianBayesTree::sharedClique C3 = bayesTree[X(4)];
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ TEST( GaussianBayesTree, linear_smoother_shortcuts )
 
   // Check the conditional P(C4|Root)
   double sigma4 = 0.661968;
-  Matrix A46 = (Matrix(2,2) << -0.146067,0.,0.,-0.146067);
+  Matrix A46 = (Matrix(2,2) << -0.146067,0.,0.,-0.146067).finished();
   GaussianBayesNet expected4;
   expected4 += GaussianConditional(X(4), zero(2), eye(2)/sigma4, X(6), A46/sigma4);
   GaussianBayesTree::sharedClique C4 = bayesTree[X(3)];
@@ -296,13 +296,13 @@ TEST(GaussianBayesTree, shortcut_overlapping_separator)
   // f(6,7)
   GaussianFactorGraph fg;
   noiseModel::Diagonal::shared_ptr model = noiseModel::Unit::Create(1);
-  fg.add(1, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  1.0), 3, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  2.0), 5, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  3.0), (Vector(1) << 4.0), model);
-  fg.add(1, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  5.0), (Vector(1) << 6.0), model);
-  fg.add(2, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  7.0), 4, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  8.0), 5, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  9.0), (Vector(1) << 10.0), model);
-  fg.add(2, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  11.0), (Vector(1) << 12.0), model);
-  fg.add(5, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  13.0), 6, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  14.0), (Vector(1) << 15.0), model);
-  fg.add(6, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  17.0), 7, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  18.0), (Vector(1) << 19.0), model);
-  fg.add(7, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  20.0), (Vector(1) << 21.0), model);
+  fg.add(1, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  1.0).finished(), 3, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  2.0).finished(), 5, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  3.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 4.0).finished(), model);
+  fg.add(1, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  5.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 6.0).finished(), model);
+  fg.add(2, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  7.0).finished(), 4, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  8.0).finished(), 5, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  9.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 10.0).finished(), model);
+  fg.add(2, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  11.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 12.0).finished(), model);
+  fg.add(5, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  13.0).finished(), 6, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  14.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 15.0).finished(), model);
+  fg.add(6, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  17.0).finished(), 7, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  18.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 19.0).finished(), model);
+  fg.add(7, (Matrix(1, 1) <<  20.0).finished(), (Vector(1) << 21.0).finished(), model);
 
   // Eliminate into BayesTree
   // c(6,7)
diff --git a/tests/testGaussianFactorGraphB.cpp b/tests/testGaussianFactorGraphB.cpp
index 962d8b893..24e1baed5 100644
--- a/tests/testGaussianFactorGraphB.cpp
+++ b/tests/testGaussianFactorGraphB.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_x1 )
 
   // create expected Conditional Gaussian
   Matrix I = 15*eye(2), R11 = I, S12 = -0.111111*I, S13 = -0.444444*I;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.133333, -0.0222222);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.133333, -0.0222222).finished();
   GaussianConditional expected(X(1),15*d,R11,L(1),S12,X(2),S13);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,*conditional,tol));
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_x2 )
   // create expected Conditional Gaussian
   double sig = 0.0894427;
   Matrix I = eye(2)/sig, R11 = I, S12 = -0.2*I, S13 = -0.8*I;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2, -0.14)/sig, sigma = ones(2);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2, -0.14).finished()/sig, sigma = ones(2);
   GaussianConditional expected(ordering[X(2)],d,R11,ordering[L(1)],S12,ordering[X(1)],S13,sigma);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,*actual,tol));
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_l1 )
   // create expected Conditional Gaussian
   double sig = sqrt(2.0)/10.;
   Matrix I = eye(2)/sig, R11 = I, S12 = -0.5*I, S13 = -0.5*I;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.25)/sig, sigma = ones(2);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.25).finished()/sig, sigma = ones(2);
   GaussianConditional expected(ordering[L(1)],d,R11,ordering[X(1)],S12,ordering[X(2)],S13,sigma);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,*actual,tol));
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_x1_fast )
 
   // create expected Conditional Gaussian
   Matrix I = 15*eye(2), R11 = I, S12 = -0.111111*I, S13 = -0.444444*I;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.133333, -0.0222222), sigma = ones(2);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.133333, -0.0222222).finished(), sigma = ones(2);
   GaussianConditional expected(ordering[X(1)],15*d,R11,ordering[L(1)],S12,ordering[X(2)],S13,sigma);
 
   // Create expected remaining new factor
@@ -138,13 +138,13 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_x1_fast )
              4.714045207910318,                   0.,
                              0.,   4.714045207910318,
                              0.,                   0.,
-                             0.,                   0.),
+                             0.,                   0.).finished(),
      2, (Matrix(4,2) <<
            -2.357022603955159,                   0.,
                             0.,  -2.357022603955159,
             7.071067811865475,                   0.,
-                            0.,   7.071067811865475),
-     (Vector(4) << -0.707106781186547, 0.942809041582063, 0.707106781186547, -1.414213562373094), noiseModel::Unit::Create(4));
+                            0.,   7.071067811865475).finished(),
+     (Vector(4) << -0.707106781186547, 0.942809041582063, 0.707106781186547, -1.414213562373094).finished(), noiseModel::Unit::Create(4));
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,*conditional,tol));
   EXPECT(assert_equal((const GaussianFactor&)expectedFactor,*remaining.back(),tol));
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_x2_fast )
   // create expected Conditional Gaussian
   double sig = 0.0894427;
   Matrix I = eye(2)/sig, R11 = I, S12 = -0.2*I, S13 = -0.8*I;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2, -0.14)/sig, sigma = ones(2);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << 0.2, -0.14).finished()/sig, sigma = ones(2);
   GaussianConditional expected(ordering[X(2)],d,R11,ordering[X(1)],S13,ordering[L(1)],S12,sigma);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,*actual,tol));
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateOne_l1_fast )
   // create expected Conditional Gaussian
   double sig = sqrt(2.0)/10.;
   Matrix I = eye(2)/sig, R11 = I, S12 = -0.5*I, S13 = -0.5*I;
-  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.25)/sig, sigma = ones(2);
+  Vector d = (Vector(2) << -0.1, 0.25).finished()/sig, sigma = ones(2);
   GaussianConditional expected(ordering[L(1)],d,R11,ordering[X(1)],S12,ordering[X(2)],S13,sigma);
 
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,*actual,tol));
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, eliminateAll )
   Ordering ordering;
   ordering += X(2),L(1),X(1);
 
-  Vector d1 = (Vector(2) << -0.1,-0.1);
+  Vector d1 = (Vector(2) << -0.1,-0.1).finished();
   GaussianBayesNet expected = simpleGaussian(ordering[X(1)],d1,0.1);
 
   double sig1 = 0.149071;
-  Vector d2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.2)/sig1, sigma2 = ones(2);
+  Vector d2 = (Vector(2) << 0.0, 0.2).finished()/sig1, sigma2 = ones(2);
   push_front(expected,ordering[L(1)],d2, I/sig1,ordering[X(1)], (-1)*I/sig1,sigma2);
 
   double sig2 = 0.0894427;
-  Vector d3 = (Vector(2) << 0.2, -0.14)/sig2, sigma3 = ones(2);
+  Vector d3 = (Vector(2) << 0.2, -0.14).finished()/sig2, sigma3 = ones(2);
   push_front(expected,ordering[X(2)],d3, I/sig2,ordering[L(1)], (-0.2)*I/sig2, ordering[X(1)], (-0.8)*I/sig2, sigma3);
 
   // Check one ordering
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, multiplication )
   VectorValues x = createCorrectDelta(ord);
   Errors actual = A * x;
   Errors expected;
-  expected += (Vector(2) << -1.0,-1.0);
-  expected += (Vector(2) <<  2.0,-1.0);
-  expected += (Vector(2) <<  0.0, 1.0);
-  expected += (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5);
+  expected += (Vector(2) << -1.0,-1.0).finished();
+  expected += (Vector(2) <<  2.0,-1.0).finished();
+  expected += (Vector(2) <<  0.0, 1.0).finished();
+  expected += (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,actual));
 }
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, elimination )
   // Create Gaussian Factor Graph
   GaussianFactorGraph fg;
   Matrix Ap = eye(1), An = eye(1) * -1;
-  Vector b = (Vector(1) << 0.0);
+  Vector b = (Vector(1) << 0.0).finished();
   SharedDiagonal sigma = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(1,2.0);
   fg += ord[X(1)], An, ord[X(2)], Ap, b, sigma;
   fg += ord[X(1)], Ap, b, sigma;
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, elimination )
   boost::tie(R,d) = matrix(bayesNet);
   Matrix expected = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       0.707107,  -0.353553,
-      0.0,   0.612372);
+      0.0,   0.612372).finished();
   Matrix expected2 = (Matrix(2, 2) <<
       0.707107,  -0.353553,
-      0.0,   -0.612372);
+      0.0,   -0.612372).finished();
   EXPECT(equal_with_abs_tol(expected, R, 1e-6) || equal_with_abs_tol(expected2, R, 1e-6));
 }
 
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, conditional_sigma_failure) {
   gtsam::Key xC1 = 0, l32 = 1, l41 = 2;
 
   // noisemodels at nonlinear level
-  gtsam::SharedNoiseModel priorModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.05, 0.05, 3.0, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2));
+  gtsam::SharedNoiseModel priorModel = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(6) << 0.05, 0.05, 3.0, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2).finished());
   gtsam::SharedNoiseModel measModel = noiseModel::Unit::Create(2);
   gtsam::SharedNoiseModel elevationModel = noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(1, 3.0);
 
diff --git a/tests/testGaussianISAM2.cpp b/tests/testGaussianISAM2.cpp
index 553a7fd5f..b2c6d6b4c 100644
--- a/tests/testGaussianISAM2.cpp
+++ b/tests/testGaussianISAM2.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static const LieScalar Zero(0);
 //  SETDEBUG("ISAM2 recalculate", true);
 
 // Set up parameters
-SharedDiagonal odoNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, M_PI/100.0));
-SharedDiagonal brNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << M_PI/100.0, 0.1));
+SharedDiagonal odoNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.1, 0.1, M_PI/100.0).finished());
+SharedDiagonal brNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << M_PI/100.0, 0.1).finished());
 
 ISAM2 createSlamlikeISAM2(
     boost::optional<Values&> init_values = boost::none,
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ done:
 //  // Create values where indices 1 and 3 are above the threshold of 0.1
 //  VectorValues values;
 //  values.reserve(4, 10);
-//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(2) << 0.09, 0.09));
-//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(3) << 0.11, 0.11, 0.09));
-//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(3) << 0.09, 0.09, 0.09));
-//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(2) << 0.11, 0.11));
+//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(2) << 0.09, 0.09).finished());
+//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(3) << 0.11, 0.11, 0.09).finished());
+//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(3) << 0.09, 0.09, 0.09).finished());
+//  values.push_back_preallocated((Vector(2) << 0.11, 0.11).finished());
 //
 //  // Create a permutation
 //  Permutation permutation(4);
diff --git a/tests/testGaussianJunctionTreeB.cpp b/tests/testGaussianJunctionTreeB.cpp
index 0b84f137d..0b9cb57d2 100644
--- a/tests/testGaussianJunctionTreeB.cpp
+++ b/tests/testGaussianJunctionTreeB.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ TEST( GaussianJunctionTreeB, optimizeMultiFrontal )
 
   // verify
   VectorValues expected(vector<size_t>(7,2)); // expected solution
-  Vector v = (Vector(2) << 0., 0.);
+  Vector v = (Vector(2) << 0., 0.).finished();
   for (int i=1; i<=7; i++)
     expected[ordering[X(i)]] = v;
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expected,actual));
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ TEST(GaussianJunctionTreeB, simpleMarginal) {
   // Create a simple graph
   NonlinearFactorGraph fg;
   fg.add(PriorFactor<Pose2>(X(0), Pose2(), noiseModel::Isotropic::Sigma(3, 10.0)));
-  fg.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(X(0), X(1), Pose2(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 10.0, 1.0, 1.0))));
+  fg.add(BetweenFactor<Pose2>(X(0), X(1), Pose2(1.0, 0.0, 0.0), noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 10.0, 1.0, 1.0).finished())));
 
   Values init;
   init.insert(X(0), Pose2());
diff --git a/tests/testGradientDescentOptimizer.cpp b/tests/testGradientDescentOptimizer.cpp
index 2a84248a3..48054c8c0 100644
--- a/tests/testGradientDescentOptimizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/testGradientDescentOptimizer.cpp
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ boost::tuple<NonlinearFactorGraph, Values> generateProblem() {
 
   // 2a. Add Gaussian prior
   Pose2 priorMean(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
-  SharedDiagonal priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   graph += PriorFactor<Pose2>(1, priorMean, priorNoise);
 
   // 2b. Add odometry factors
-  SharedDiagonal odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   graph += BetweenFactor<Pose2>(1, 2, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, 0.0   ), odometryNoise);
   graph += BetweenFactor<Pose2>(2, 3, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, M_PI_2), odometryNoise);
   graph += BetweenFactor<Pose2>(3, 4, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, M_PI_2), odometryNoise);
   graph += BetweenFactor<Pose2>(4, 5, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, M_PI_2), odometryNoise);
 
   // 2c. Add pose constraint
-  SharedDiagonal constraintUncertainty = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal constraintUncertainty = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   graph += BetweenFactor<Pose2>(5, 2, Pose2(2.0, 0.0, M_PI_2), constraintUncertainty);
 
   // 3. Create the data structure to hold the initialEstimate estimate to the solution
diff --git a/tests/testGraph.cpp b/tests/testGraph.cpp
index a1d2d8c41..85c756e50 100644
--- a/tests/testGraph.cpp
+++ b/tests/testGraph.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST( GaussianFactorGraph, findMinimumSpanningTree )
   GaussianFactorGraph g;
   Matrix I = eye(2);
   Vector2 b(0, 0);
-  const SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0.5));
+  const SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.5, 0.5).finished());
   using namespace symbol_shorthand;
   g += JacobianFactor(X(1), I, X(2), I, b, model);
   g += JacobianFactor(X(1), I, X(3), I, b, model);
diff --git a/tests/testIterative.cpp b/tests/testIterative.cpp
index bb50d2afa..e43393124 100644
--- a/tests/testIterative.cpp
+++ b/tests/testIterative.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ TEST( Iterative, conjugateGradientDescent )
   Vector b;
   Vector x0 = gtsam::zero(6);
   boost::tie(A, b) = fg.jacobian();
-  Vector expectedX = (Vector(6) << -0.1, 0.1, -0.1, -0.1, 0.1, -0.2);
+  Vector expectedX = (Vector(6) << -0.1, 0.1, -0.1, -0.1, 0.1, -0.2).finished();
 
   // Do conjugate gradient descent, System version
   System Ab(A, b);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ TEST( Iterative, conjugateGradientDescent_hard_constraint )
 
   VectorValues expected;
   expected.insert(X(1), zero(3));
-  expected.insert(X(2), (Vector(3) << -0.5,0.,0.));
+  expected.insert(X(2), (Vector(3) << -0.5,0.,0.).finished());
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ TEST( Iterative, conjugateGradientDescent_soft_constraint )
 
   VectorValues expected;
   expected.insert(X(1), zero(3));
-  expected.insert(X(2), (Vector(3) << -0.5,0.,0.));
+  expected.insert(X(2), (Vector(3) << -0.5,0.,0.).finished());
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected, actual));
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testMarginals.cpp b/tests/testMarginals.cpp
index 5478ce38e..8f52f2fc3 100644
--- a/tests/testMarginals.cpp
+++ b/tests/testMarginals.cpp
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ TEST(Marginals, planarSLAMmarginals) {
 
   /* add prior  */
   // gaussian for prior
-  SharedDiagonal priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal priorNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.3, 0.3, 0.1).finished());
   Pose2 priorMean(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); // prior at origin
   graph += PriorFactor<Pose2>(x1, priorMean, priorNoise);  // add the factor to the graph
 
   /* add odometry */
   // general noisemodel for odometry
-  SharedDiagonal odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1));
+  SharedDiagonal odometryNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 0.2, 0.2, 0.1).finished());
   Pose2 odometry(2.0, 0.0, 0.0); // create a measurement for both factors (the same in this case)
   // create between factors to represent odometry
   graph += BetweenFactor<Pose2>(x1, x2, odometry, odometryNoise);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ TEST(Marginals, planarSLAMmarginals) {
 
   /* add measurements */
   // general noisemodel for measurements
-  SharedDiagonal measurementNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2));
+  SharedDiagonal measurementNoise = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 0.1, 0.2).finished());
 
   // create the measurement values - indices are (pose id, landmark id)
   Rot2 bearing11 = Rot2::fromDegrees(45),
diff --git a/tests/testNonlinearEquality.cpp b/tests/testNonlinearEquality.cpp
index b55f6f144..b6628b56d 100644
--- a/tests/testNonlinearEquality.cpp
+++ b/tests/testNonlinearEquality.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ TEST ( NonlinearEquality, allow_error_pose ) {
   // the unwhitened error should provide logmap to the feasible state
   Pose2 badPoint1(0.0, 2.0, 3.0);
   Vector actVec = nle.evaluateError(badPoint1);
-  Vector expVec = (Vector(3) << -0.989992, -0.14112, 0.0);
+  Vector expVec = (Vector(3) << -0.989992, -0.14112, 0.0).finished();
   EXPECT(assert_equal(expVec, actVec, 1e-5));
 
   // the actual error should have a gain on it
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ TEST( testNonlinearEqualityConstraint, unary_basics ) {
   Point2 ptBad1(2.0, 2.0);
   config2.insert(key, ptBad1);
   EXPECT(constraint.active(config2));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0), constraint.evaluateError(ptBad1), tol));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0), constraint.unwhitenedError(config2), tol));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished(), constraint.evaluateError(ptBad1), tol));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << 1.0, 0.0).finished(), constraint.unwhitenedError(config2), tol));
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(500.0, constraint.error(config2), tol);
 }
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ TEST( testNonlinearEqualityConstraint, unary_linearization ) {
   Point2 ptBad(2.0, 2.0);
   config2.insert(key, ptBad);
   GaussianFactor::shared_ptr actual2 = constraint.linearize(config2);
-  GaussianFactor::shared_ptr expected2(new JacobianFactor(key, eye(2,2), (Vector(2) <<-1.0,0.0), hard_model));
+  GaussianFactor::shared_ptr expected2(new JacobianFactor(key, eye(2,2), (Vector(2) <<-1.0,0.0).finished(), hard_model));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(*expected2, *actual2, tol));
 }
 
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ TEST( testNonlinearEqualityConstraint, odo_basics ) {
   config2.insert(key1, x1bad);
   config2.insert(key2, x2bad);
   EXPECT(constraint.active(config2));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -1.0, -1.0), constraint.evaluateError(x1bad, x2bad), tol));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -1.0, -1.0), constraint.unwhitenedError(config2), tol));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -1.0, -1.0).finished(), constraint.evaluateError(x1bad, x2bad), tol));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(2) << -1.0, -1.0).finished(), constraint.unwhitenedError(config2), tol));
   EXPECT_DOUBLES_EQUAL(1000.0, constraint.error(config2), tol);
 }
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ TEST( testNonlinearEqualityConstraint, odo_linearization ) {
   GaussianFactor::shared_ptr actual2 = constraint.linearize(config2);
   GaussianFactor::shared_ptr expected2(
       new JacobianFactor(key1, -eye(2,2), key2,
-          eye(2,2), (Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0), hard_model));
+          eye(2,2), (Vector(2) << 1.0, 1.0).finished(), hard_model));
   EXPECT(assert_equal(*expected2, *actual2, tol));
 }
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ TEST (testNonlinearEqualityConstraint, stereo_constrained ) {
   Rot3 faceDownY((Matrix)(Matrix(3,3) <<
       1.0, 0.0, 0.0,
       0.0, 0.0, 1.0,
-      0.0, -1.0, 0.0));
+      0.0, -1.0, 0.0).finished());
   Pose3 pose1(faceDownY, Point3()); // origin, left camera
   SimpleCamera camera1(pose1, K);
   Pose3 pose2(faceDownY, Point3(2.0, 0.0, 0.0)); // 2 units to the left
diff --git a/tests/testNonlinearFactor.cpp b/tests/testNonlinearFactor.cpp
index 025a3c12e..05cb9c4ad 100644
--- a/tests/testNonlinearFactor.cpp
+++ b/tests/testNonlinearFactor.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ TEST( NonlinearFactor, linearize_constraint1 )
 
   // create expected
   Vector2 b(0., -3.);
-  JacobianFactor expected(X(1), (Matrix(2, 2) << 5.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0), b,
+  JacobianFactor expected(X(1), (Matrix(2, 2) << 5.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0).finished(), b,
     noiseModel::Constrained::MixedSigmas(Vector2(1,0)));
   CHECK(assert_equal((const GaussianFactor&)expected, *actual));
 }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ TEST( NonlinearFactor, linearize_constraint2 )
 class TestFactor4 : public NoiseModelFactor4<double, double, double, double> {
 public:
   typedef NoiseModelFactor4<double, double, double, double> Base;
-  TestFactor4() : Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 2.0)), X(1), X(2), X(3), X(4)) {}
+  TestFactor4() : Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 2.0).finished()), X(1), X(2), X(3), X(4)) {}
 
   virtual Vector
     evaluateError(const double& x1, const double& x2, const double& x3, const double& x4,
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ public:
         boost::optional<Matrix&> H3 = boost::none,
         boost::optional<Matrix&> H4 = boost::none) const {
     if(H1) {
-      *H1 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
-      *H2 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0);
-      *H3 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0);
-      *H4 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 4.0);
+      *H1 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
+      *H2 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0).finished();
+      *H3 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0).finished();
+      *H4 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 4.0).finished();
     }
     return (Vector(1) << x1 + x2 + x3 + x4).finished();
   }
@@ -267,25 +267,25 @@ TEST(NonlinearFactor, NoiseModelFactor4) {
   tv.insert(X(2), double((2.0)));
   tv.insert(X(3), double((3.0)));
   tv.insert(X(4), double((4.0)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 10.0), tf.unwhitenedError(tv)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 10.0).finished(), tf.unwhitenedError(tv)));
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(25.0/2.0, tf.error(tv), 1e-9);
   JacobianFactor jf(*boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<JacobianFactor>(tf.linearize(tv)));
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(1), (long)jf.keys()[0]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(2), (long)jf.keys()[1]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(3), (long)jf.keys()[2]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(4), (long)jf.keys()[3]);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5), jf.getA(jf.begin())));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+1)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.5), jf.getA(jf.begin()+2)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+3)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << -5.0), jf.getb()));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+3)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << -5.0).finished(), jf.getb()));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 class TestFactor5 : public NoiseModelFactor5<double, double, double, double, double> {
 public:
   typedef NoiseModelFactor5<double, double, double, double, double> Base;
-  TestFactor5() : Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 2.0)), X(1), X(2), X(3), X(4), X(5)) {}
+  TestFactor5() : Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 2.0).finished()), X(1), X(2), X(3), X(4), X(5)) {}
 
   virtual Vector
     evaluateError(const X1& x1, const X2& x2, const X3& x3, const X4& x4, const X5& x5,
@@ -295,11 +295,11 @@ public:
         boost::optional<Matrix&> H4 = boost::none,
         boost::optional<Matrix&> H5 = boost::none) const {
     if(H1) {
-      *H1 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
-      *H2 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0);
-      *H3 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0);
-      *H4 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 4.0);
-      *H5 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 5.0);
+      *H1 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
+      *H2 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0).finished();
+      *H3 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0).finished();
+      *H4 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 4.0).finished();
+      *H5 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 5.0).finished();
     }
     return (Vector(1) << x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5).finished();
   }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ TEST(NonlinearFactor, NoiseModelFactor5) {
   tv.insert(X(3), double((3.0)));
   tv.insert(X(4), double((4.0)));
   tv.insert(X(5), double((5.0)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 15.0), tf.unwhitenedError(tv)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 15.0).finished(), tf.unwhitenedError(tv)));
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(56.25/2.0, tf.error(tv), 1e-9);
   JacobianFactor jf(*boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<JacobianFactor>(tf.linearize(tv)));
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(1), (long)jf.keys()[0]);
@@ -322,19 +322,19 @@ TEST(NonlinearFactor, NoiseModelFactor5) {
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(3), (long)jf.keys()[2]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(4), (long)jf.keys()[3]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(5), (long)jf.keys()[4]);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5), jf.getA(jf.begin())));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+1)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.5), jf.getA(jf.begin()+2)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+3)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.5), jf.getA(jf.begin()+4)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << -7.5), jf.getb()));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+3)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+4)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << -7.5).finished(), jf.getb()));
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 class TestFactor6 : public NoiseModelFactor6<double, double, double, double, double, double> {
 public:
   typedef NoiseModelFactor6<double, double, double, double, double, double> Base;
-  TestFactor6() : Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 2.0)), X(1), X(2), X(3), X(4), X(5), X(6)) {}
+  TestFactor6() : Base(noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(1) << 2.0).finished()), X(1), X(2), X(3), X(4), X(5), X(6)) {}
 
   virtual Vector
     evaluateError(const X1& x1, const X2& x2, const X3& x3, const X4& x4, const X5& x5, const X6& x6,
@@ -345,12 +345,12 @@ public:
         boost::optional<Matrix&> H5 = boost::none,
         boost::optional<Matrix&> H6 = boost::none) const {
     if(H1) {
-      *H1 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0);
-      *H2 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0);
-      *H3 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0);
-      *H4 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 4.0);
-      *H5 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 5.0);
-      *H6 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 6.0);
+      *H1 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished();
+      *H2 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0).finished();
+      *H3 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0).finished();
+      *H4 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 4.0).finished();
+      *H5 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 5.0).finished();
+      *H6 = (Matrix(1, 1) << 6.0).finished();
     }
     return (Vector(1) << x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 + x6).finished();
   }
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ TEST(NonlinearFactor, NoiseModelFactor6) {
   tv.insert(X(4), double((4.0)));
   tv.insert(X(5), double((5.0)));
   tv.insert(X(6), double((6.0)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 21.0), tf.unwhitenedError(tv)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector(1) << 21.0).finished(), tf.unwhitenedError(tv)));
   DOUBLES_EQUAL(110.25/2.0, tf.error(tv), 1e-9);
   JacobianFactor jf(*boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<JacobianFactor>(tf.linearize(tv)));
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(1), (long)jf.keys()[0]);
@@ -376,13 +376,13 @@ TEST(NonlinearFactor, NoiseModelFactor6) {
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(4), (long)jf.keys()[3]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(5), (long)jf.keys()[4]);
   LONGS_EQUAL((long)X(6), (long)jf.keys()[5]);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5), jf.getA(jf.begin())));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+1)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.5), jf.getA(jf.begin()+2)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+3)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.5), jf.getA(jf.begin()+4)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0), jf.getA(jf.begin()+5)));
-  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << -10.5), jf.getb()));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 0.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin())));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+1)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 1.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+2)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+3)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 2.5).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+4)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Matrix)(Matrix(1, 1) << 3.0).finished(), jf.getA(jf.begin()+5)));
+  EXPECT(assert_equal((Vector)(Vector(1) << -10.5).finished(), jf.getb()));
 
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testNonlinearISAM.cpp b/tests/testNonlinearISAM.cpp
index 51aa21773..93f468910 100644
--- a/tests/testNonlinearISAM.cpp
+++ b/tests/testNonlinearISAM.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ TEST(testNonlinearISAM, markov_chain ) {
   NonlinearISAM isamChol(reorder_interval, EliminatePreferCholesky); // create an ISAM object
   NonlinearISAM isamQR(reorder_interval, EliminateQR); // create an ISAM object
 
-  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 3.0, 3.0, 0.5));
+  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 3.0, 3.0, 0.5).finished());
   Sampler sampler(model, 42u);
 
   // create initial graph
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ TEST(testNonlinearISAM, markov_chain_with_disconnects ) {
   NonlinearISAM isamChol(reorder_interval, EliminatePreferCholesky); // create an ISAM object
   NonlinearISAM isamQR(reorder_interval, EliminateQR); // create an ISAM object
 
-  SharedDiagonal model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 3.0, 3.0, 0.5));
-  SharedDiagonal model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 2.0, 2.0));
+  SharedDiagonal model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 3.0, 3.0, 0.5).finished());
+  SharedDiagonal model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 2.0, 2.0).finished());
   Sampler sampler(model3, 42u);
 
   // create initial graph
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ TEST(testNonlinearISAM, markov_chain_with_reconnect ) {
   NonlinearISAM isamChol(reorder_interval, EliminatePreferCholesky); // create an ISAM object
   NonlinearISAM isamQR(reorder_interval, EliminateQR); // create an ISAM object
 
-  SharedDiagonal model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 3.0, 3.0, 0.5));
-  SharedDiagonal model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 2.0, 2.0));
+  SharedDiagonal model3 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 3.0, 3.0, 0.5).finished());
+  SharedDiagonal model2 = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(2) << 2.0, 2.0).finished());
   Sampler sampler(model3, 42u);
 
   // create initial graph
diff --git a/tests/testPCGSolver.cpp b/tests/testPCGSolver.cpp
index 04c4e9d52..972c842f0 100644
--- a/tests/testPCGSolver.cpp
+++ b/tests/testPCGSolver.cpp
@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ TEST( PCGSolver, llt ) {
   Matrix R = (Matrix(3,3) <<
                 1., -1., -1.,
                 0.,  2., -1.,
-                0.,  0.,  1.);
+                0.,  0.,  1.).finished();
   Matrix AtA = R.transpose() * R;
 
   Vector Rvector = (Vector(9) << 1., -1., -1.,
                                  0.,  2., -1.,
-                                 0.,  0.,  1.);
+                                 0.,  0.,  1.).finished();
 //  Vector Rvector = (Vector(6) << 1., -1., -1.,
 //                                      2., -1.,
-//                                           1.);
+//                                           1.).finished();
 
-  Vector b = (Vector(3) << 1., 2., 3.);
+  Vector b = (Vector(3) << 1., 2., 3.).finished();
 
-  Vector x = (Vector(3) << 6.5, 2.5, 3.) ;
+  Vector x = (Vector(3) << 6.5, 2.5, 3.).finished() ;
 
   /* test cholesky */
   Matrix Rhat = AtA.llt().matrixL().transpose();
diff --git a/tests/testPreconditioner.cpp b/tests/testPreconditioner.cpp
index 40d49a934..aecdcd626 100644
--- a/tests/testPreconditioner.cpp
+++ b/tests/testPreconditioner.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ static GaussianFactorGraph createSimpleGaussianFactorGraph() {
   // linearized prior on x1: c[_x1_]+x1=0 i.e. x1=-c[_x1_]
   fg += JacobianFactor(2, 10*eye(2), -1.0*ones(2), unit2);
   // odometry between x1 and x2: x2-x1=[0.2;-0.1]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(2, -10*eye(2), 0, 10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0), unit2);
+  fg += JacobianFactor(2, -10*eye(2), 0, 10*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 2.0, -1.0).finished(), unit2);
   // measurement between x1 and l1: l1-x1=[0.0;0.2]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(2, -5*eye(2), 1, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0), unit2);
+  fg += JacobianFactor(2, -5*eye(2), 1, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << 0.0, 1.0).finished(), unit2);
   // measurement between x2 and l1: l1-x2=[-0.2;0.3]
-  fg += JacobianFactor(0, -5*eye(2), 1, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5), unit2);
+  fg += JacobianFactor(0, -5*eye(2), 1, 5*eye(2), (Vector(2) << -1.0, 1.5).finished(), unit2);
   return fg;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/testSerializationSLAM.cpp b/tests/testSerializationSLAM.cpp
index c9f434da2..ffde900e9 100644
--- a/tests/testSerializationSLAM.cpp
+++ b/tests/testSerializationSLAM.cpp
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ TEST (testSerializationSLAM, smallExample_nonlinear) {
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST (testSerializationSLAM, factors) {
 
-  LieVector lieVector((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0));
-  LieMatrix lieMatrix((Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ,6.0));
+  LieVector lieVector((Vector(4) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0).finished());
+  LieMatrix lieMatrix((Matrix(2, 3) << 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 ,6.0).finished());
   Point2 point2(1.0, 2.0);
   StereoPoint2 stereoPoint2(1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
   Point3 point3(1.0, 2.0, 3.0);
diff --git a/tests/testSimulated2DOriented.cpp b/tests/testSimulated2DOriented.cpp
index dcc31e0ec..348393d69 100644
--- a/tests/testSimulated2DOriented.cpp
+++ b/tests/testSimulated2DOriented.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TEST( simulated2DOriented, Dprior )
 TEST( simulated2DOriented, constructor )
 {
   Pose2 measurement(0.2, 0.3, 0.1);
-  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 1., 1., 1.));
+  SharedDiagonal model = noiseModel::Diagonal::Sigmas((Vector(3) << 1., 1., 1.).finished());
   simulated2DOriented::Odometry factor(measurement, model, X(1), X(2));
 
   simulated2DOriented::Values config;
diff --git a/tests/testSubgraphPreconditioner.cpp b/tests/testSubgraphPreconditioner.cpp
index 765c1e1ca..34629ecbc 100644
--- a/tests/testSubgraphPreconditioner.cpp
+++ b/tests/testSubgraphPreconditioner.cpp
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ TEST( SubgraphPreconditioner, system )
 
   // y1 = perturbed y0
   VectorValues y1 = zeros;
-  y1[1] = (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0);
+  y1[1] = (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0).finished();
 
   // Check corresponding x  values
   VectorValues expected_x1 = xtrue, x1 = system.x(y1);
-  expected_x1[1] = (Vector(2) << 2.01, 2.99);
-  expected_x1[0] = (Vector(2) << 3.01, 2.99);
+  expected_x1[1] = (Vector(2) << 2.01, 2.99).finished();
+  expected_x1[0] = (Vector(2) << 3.01, 2.99).finished();
   CHECK(assert_equal(xtrue, system.x(y0)));
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected_x1,system.x(y1)));
 
@@ -150,21 +150,21 @@ TEST( SubgraphPreconditioner, system )
   VectorValues expected_gx0 = zeros;
   VectorValues expected_gx1 = zeros;
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected_gx0,gradient(Ab,xtrue)));
-  expected_gx1[2] = (Vector(2) << -100., 100.);
-  expected_gx1[4] = (Vector(2) << -100., 100.);
-  expected_gx1[1] = (Vector(2) << 200., -200.);
-  expected_gx1[3] = (Vector(2) << -100., 100.);
-  expected_gx1[0] = (Vector(2) << 100., -100.);
+  expected_gx1[2] = (Vector(2) << -100., 100.).finished();
+  expected_gx1[4] = (Vector(2) << -100., 100.).finished();
+  expected_gx1[1] = (Vector(2) << 200., -200.).finished();
+  expected_gx1[3] = (Vector(2) << -100., 100.).finished();
+  expected_gx1[0] = (Vector(2) << 100., -100.).finished();
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected_gx1,gradient(Ab,x1)));
 
   // Test gradient in y
   VectorValues expected_gy0 = zeros;
   VectorValues expected_gy1 = zeros;
-  expected_gy1[2] = (Vector(2) << 2., -2.);
-  expected_gy1[4] = (Vector(2) << -2., 2.);
-  expected_gy1[1] = (Vector(2) << 3., -3.);
-  expected_gy1[3] = (Vector(2) << -1., 1.);
-  expected_gy1[0] = (Vector(2) << 1., -1.);
+  expected_gy1[2] = (Vector(2) << 2., -2.).finished();
+  expected_gy1[4] = (Vector(2) << -2., 2.).finished();
+  expected_gy1[1] = (Vector(2) << 3., -3.).finished();
+  expected_gy1[3] = (Vector(2) << -1., 1.).finished();
+  expected_gy1[0] = (Vector(2) << 1., -1.).finished();
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected_gy0,gradient(system,y0)));
   CHECK(assert_equal(expected_gy1,gradient(system,y1)));
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ TEST( SubgraphPreconditioner, conjugateGradients )
   VectorValues y0 = VectorValues::Zero(xbar);
 
   VectorValues y1 = y0;
-  y1[1] = (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0);
+  y1[1] = (Vector(2) << 1.0, -1.0).finished();
   VectorValues x1 = system.x(y1);
 
   // Solve for the remaining constraints using PCG
diff --git a/timing/timeCalibratedCamera.cpp b/timing/timeCalibratedCamera.cpp
index 76813c455..0a003a4c7 100644
--- a/timing/timeCalibratedCamera.cpp
+++ b/timing/timeCalibratedCamera.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main()
       1., 0., 0.,
       0.,-1., 0.,
       0., 0.,-1.
-  )),
+  ).finished()),
   Point3(0,0,0.5));
 
   const CalibratedCamera camera(pose1);
diff --git a/timing/timeMatrix.cpp b/timing/timeMatrix.cpp
index 7e1c1b5be..d51b0abd2 100644
--- a/timing/timeMatrix.cpp
+++ b/timing/timeMatrix.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ double timeHouseholder(size_t reps) {
       -5,  0, 5, 0,  0,  0,  -1,
       00, -5, 0, 5,  0,  0, 1.5,
       10,  0, 0, 0,-10,  0,   2,
-      00, 10, 0, 0,  0,-10,  -1);
+      00, 10, 0, 0,  0,-10,  -1).finished();
 
   // perform timing
   double elapsed;
diff --git a/timing/timePinholeCamera.cpp b/timing/timePinholeCamera.cpp
index bd39589f4..6f7e5e972 100644
--- a/timing/timePinholeCamera.cpp
+++ b/timing/timePinholeCamera.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int main()
       1., 0., 0.,
       0.,-1., 0.,
       0., 0.,-1.
-  ),
+  ).finished(),
   Point3(0,0,0.5));
 
   static Cal3Bundler K(500, 1e-3, 2.0*1e-3);
diff --git a/timing/timePose3.cpp b/timing/timePose3.cpp
index fa8ef7b6c..3539468d5 100644
--- a/timing/timePose3.cpp
+++ b/timing/timePose3.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int main()
   double norm=sqrt(1.0+16.0+4.0);
   double x=1.0/norm, y=4.0/norm, z=2.0/norm;
   Vector v = (Vector(6) << x, y, z, 0.1, 0.2, -0.1);
-  Pose3 T = Pose3::Expmap((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.4, 0.2)), T2 = T.retract(v);
+  Pose3 T = Pose3::Expmap((Vector(6) << 0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.4, 0.2).finished()), T2 = T.retract(v);
   Matrix H1,H2;
 
   TEST(retract, T.retract(v))
diff --git a/timing/timeStereoCamera.cpp b/timing/timeStereoCamera.cpp
index dce622720..ab8e2fff9 100644
--- a/timing/timeStereoCamera.cpp
+++ b/timing/timeStereoCamera.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ int main()
       1., 0., 0.,
       0.,-1., 0.,
       0., 0.,-1.
-  ),
+  ).finished(),
   Point3(0,0,0.5));
 
   const Cal3_S2Stereo::shared_ptr K(new Cal3_S2Stereo(1500, 1500, 0, 320, 240, 0.5));