diff --git a/src/Base/Builder3D.cpp b/src/Base/Builder3D.cpp
index 94a61c121..3c4956cff 100644
--- a/src/Base/Builder3D.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Builder3D.cpp
@@ -440,6 +440,18 @@ void InventorBuilder::addPointSet(void)
     result << Base::blanks(indent) << "PointSet { } " << std::endl;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Adds an SoLineSet node after creating an SoCordinate3 node with
+ * beginPoints() and endPoints().
+ * @see startPoints()
+ * @see beginPoints()
+ * @see endPoints()
+ */
+void InventorBuilder::addLineSet(void)
+{
+    result << Base::blanks(indent) << "LineSet { } " << std::endl;
+}
+
 //**************************************************************************
 // text handling
 
@@ -591,9 +603,9 @@ void InventorBuilder::addIndexedFaceSet(const std::vector<Vector3f>& points, con
     if (points.empty() || indices.size() < 4)
         return;
     result << "  Separator { " << std::endl
-           << "    ShapeHints {" << std::endl
-           << "       creaseAngle " << crease << std::endl
-           << "    }" << std::endl
+           << "    ShapeHints {" << std::endl
+           << "       creaseAngle " << crease << std::endl
+           << "    }" << std::endl
            << "    Coordinate3 { " << std::endl
            << "      point [ ";
     std::vector<Vector3f>::const_iterator it_last_p = points.end()-1;
@@ -731,11 +743,11 @@ void InventorBuilder::addNurbsSurface(const std::vector<Base::Vector3f>& control
 }
 
 void InventorBuilder::addCylinder(float radius, float height)
-{
-    result << Base::blanks(indent) << "Cylinder {\n"
-           << Base::blanks(indent) << "  radius " << radius << "\n"
-           << Base::blanks(indent) << "  height " << height << "\n"
-           << Base::blanks(indent) << "  parts (SIDES | TOP | BOTTOM)\n"
+{
+    result << Base::blanks(indent) << "Cylinder {\n"
+           << Base::blanks(indent) << "  radius " << radius << "\n"
+           << Base::blanks(indent) << "  height " << height << "\n"
+           << Base::blanks(indent) << "  parts (SIDES | TOP | BOTTOM)\n"
            << Base::blanks(indent) << "}\n";
 }
 
@@ -796,4 +808,4 @@ void InventorBuilder::addTransformation(const Vector3f& translation, const Vecto
          << rotationaxis.x << " " << rotationaxis.y << " " << rotationaxis.z 
          << " " << fAngle << std::endl;
     result << Base::blanks(indent) <<  "}" << std::endl;
-}
+}
diff --git a/src/Base/Builder3D.h b/src/Base/Builder3D.h
index 0181790cf..be4f932f3 100644
--- a/src/Base/Builder3D.h
+++ b/src/Base/Builder3D.h
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ public:
     void endPoints(void);
     /// add an SoPointSet node
     void addPointSet(void);
+    /// add an SoLineSet node
+    void addLineSet(void);
     //@}
 
     /** @name Line/Direction handling */
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.cpp
index d52e0e503..ef7c7b681 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 # include <TopExp_Explorer.hxx>
 # include <TopoDS.hxx>
 # include <TopoDS_Edge.hxx>
+#endif
 
 #include "Projection.h"
 #include "MeshKernel.h"
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@
 using namespace MeshCore;
 
 
+#ifdef FC_USE_OCC
 MeshProjection::MeshProjection(const MeshKernel& rMesh) 
   : _rcMesh(rMesh)
 {
@@ -262,3 +264,175 @@ void MeshProjection::projectEdgeToEdge( const TopoDS_Edge &aEdge, float fMaxDist
 }
 
 #endif
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MeshProjection::MeshProjection(const MeshKernel& mesh)
+  : kernel(mesh)
+{
+}
+
+MeshProjection::~MeshProjection()
+{
+}
+
+bool MeshProjection::bboxInsideRectangle(const Base::BoundBox3f& bbox,
+                                         const Base::Vector3f& p1,
+                                         const Base::Vector3f& p2,
+                                         const Base::Vector3f& view) const
+{
+    Base::Vector3f dir(p2 - p1);
+    Base::Vector3f base(p1), normal(view % dir);
+    normal.Normalize(); 
+
+    if (bbox.IsCutPlane(base, normal)) {
+        dir.Normalize();
+        Base::Vector3f cnt(bbox.CalcCenter());
+
+        return (fabs(cnt.DistanceToPlane(p1, dir)) +  fabs(cnt.DistanceToPlane(p2, dir))) <=
+               (bbox.CalcDiagonalLength() + (p2 - p1).Length());
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool MeshProjection::isPointInsideDistance (const Base::Vector3f& p1,
+                                            const Base::Vector3f& p2,
+                                            const Base::Vector3f& pt) const
+{
+    // project point on line
+    Base::Vector3f proj, dir(p2 - p1);
+    Base::Vector3f move(pt - p1);
+    proj.ProjToLine(move, dir);
+    proj = pt + proj;
+    return (((p1 - proj) * (p2 - proj)) < 0.0f);
+}
+
+bool MeshProjection::connectLines(std::list< std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f> >& cutLines,
+                                  const Base::Vector3f& startPoint, const Base::Vector3f& endPoint,
+                                  std::vector<Base::Vector3f>& polyline) const
+{
+    const float fMaxDist = float(sqrt(FLOAT_MAX)); // max. length of a gap
+    const float fMinEps  = 1.0e-4f;
+
+    polyline.clear();
+    polyline.push_back(startPoint);
+
+    Base::Vector3f curr(startPoint);
+    while ((curr != endPoint) && (!cutLines.empty())) {
+        std::list< std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f> >::iterator it, pCurr = cutLines.end();
+
+        // get nearest line
+        float  fMin  = fMaxDist * fMaxDist;
+
+        bool  bPos;
+        for (it = cutLines.begin(); it != cutLines.end(); ++it) {
+            float fD1 = Base::DistanceP2(curr, it->first);
+            float fD2 = Base::DistanceP2(curr, it->second);
+            if (std::min<float>(fD1, fD2) < fMin) {
+                pCurr = it;
+                bPos  = fD1 < fD2;
+                fMin  = std::min<float>(fD1, fD2);
+                if (fMin < fMinEps) // abort because next line already found
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (pCurr != cutLines.end()) {
+            if (bPos) {
+                if (fMin > fMinEps) // gap, insert point
+                    polyline.push_back(pCurr->first);
+                polyline.push_back(pCurr->second);
+                curr = pCurr->second;
+            }
+            else {
+                if (fMin > fMinEps) // gap, insert point
+                    polyline.push_back(pCurr->second);
+                polyline.push_back(pCurr->first);
+                curr = pCurr->first;
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            return false;  // abort because no line was found
+        }
+
+        cutLines.erase(pCurr); 
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool MeshProjection::projectLineOnMesh(const MeshFacetGrid& grid,
+                                       const Base::Vector3f& v1, unsigned long f1,
+                                       const Base::Vector3f& v2, unsigned long f2,
+                                       const Base::Vector3f& vd,
+                                       std::vector<Base::Vector3f>& polyline)
+{
+    Base::Vector3f dir(v2 - v1);
+    Base::Vector3f base(v1), normal(vd % dir);
+    normal.Normalize();
+    dir.Normalize();
+
+
+    std::vector<unsigned long> facets;
+
+    // special case: start and endpoint inside same facet
+    if (f1 == f2) {
+        polyline.push_back(v1);
+        polyline.push_back(v2);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // cut all facets between the two endpoints
+    MeshGridIterator gridIter(grid);
+    for (gridIter.Init(); gridIter.More(); gridIter.Next()) {
+        // bbox cuts plane
+        if (bboxInsideRectangle(gridIter.GetBoundBox(), v1, v2, vd))
+            gridIter.GetElements(facets);
+    }
+
+    std::sort(facets.begin(), facets.end());
+    facets.erase(std::unique(facets.begin(), facets.end()), facets.end());
+
+    // cut all facets with plane
+    std::list< std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f> > cutLine;
+    unsigned long start = 0, end = 0;
+    for (std::vector<unsigned long>::iterator it = facets.begin(); it != facets.end(); ++it) {
+        Base::Vector3f e1, e2;
+        MeshGeomFacet tria = kernel.GetFacet(*it);
+        if (bboxInsideRectangle(tria.GetBoundBox(), v1, v2, vd)) {
+            if (tria.IntersectWithPlane(base, normal, e1, e2)) {
+                if ((*it != f1) && (*it != f2)) {
+                    // inside cut line
+                    if ((isPointInsideDistance(v1, v2, e1) == false) ||
+                        (isPointInsideDistance(v1, v2, e2) == false)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    cutLine.push_back(std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f>(e1, e2));
+                }
+                else {
+                    if (*it == f1) { // start facet
+                        if (((e2 - v1) * dir) > 0.0f)
+                            cutLine.push_back(std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f>(v1, e2));
+                        else
+                            cutLine.push_back(std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f>(v1, e1));
+
+                        start = it - facets.begin();
+                    }
+
+                    if (*it == f2) { // end facet
+                        if (((e2 - v2) * -dir) > 0.0f)
+                            cutLine.push_back(std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f>(v2, e2));
+                        else
+                            cutLine.push_back(std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f>(v2, e1));
+
+                        end = it - facets.begin();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return connectLines(cutLine, v1, v2, polyline);
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.h
index 18421a500..8600117f4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/Projection.h
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@
 #define MESH_PROJECTION_H
 
 #include <vector>
-
+#include <Base/BoundBox.h>
 #include <Base/Vector3D.h>
-#ifdef FC_USE_OCC
+
 using Base::Vector3f;
 
+#ifdef FC_USE_OCC
 class TopoDS_Edge;
 class TopoDS_Shape;
+#endif
 
 namespace MeshCore
 {
@@ -40,6 +42,26 @@ class MeshFacetGrid;
 class MeshKernel;
 class MeshGeomFacet;
 
+class MeshExport MeshProjection
+{
+public:
+    MeshProjection(const MeshKernel&);
+    ~MeshProjection();
+
+    bool projectLineOnMesh(const MeshFacetGrid& grid, const Base::Vector3f& p1, unsigned long f1,
+        const Base::Vector3f& p2, unsigned long f2, const Base::Vector3f& view,
+        std::vector<Base::Vector3f>& polyline);
+protected:
+    bool bboxInsideRectangle (const Base::BoundBox3f& bbox, const Base::Vector3f& p1, const Base::Vector3f& p2, const Base::Vector3f& view) const;
+    bool isPointInsideDistance (const Base::Vector3f& p1, const Base::Vector3f& p2, const Base::Vector3f& pt) const;
+    bool connectLines(std::list< std::pair<Base::Vector3f, Base::Vector3f> >& cutLines, const Base::Vector3f& startPoint,
+        const Base::Vector3f& endPoint, std::vector<Base::Vector3f>& polyline) const;
+
+private:
+    const MeshKernel& kernel;
+};
+
+#ifdef FC_USE_OCC
 /// Helper class
 struct SplitEdge
 {
@@ -78,8 +100,8 @@ protected:
 private:
   const MeshKernel& _rcMesh;
 };
-
-} // namespace MeshCore
 #endif
 
+} // namespace MeshCore
+
 #endif  // MESH_PROJECTION_H