diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f760feef..150138900 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,11 +50,10 @@ endif (${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "Clang")
 
 # ================================================================================
 
-# Issues with boost::any on older versions with C++11 enabled.
-set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.55)
-IF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND CMAKE_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.7)
-   UNSET(BOOST_MIN_VERSION) # For Ubuntu 12.04
-ENDIF(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX AND CMAKE_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 4.7)
+# Allow developers to use Boost < 1.48
+if(NOT ${BOOST_MIN_VERSION})
+   set(BOOST_MIN_VERSION 1.48)
+endif()
 
 # Enabled C++11 for Freecad 0.17 and later
 IF(FREECAD_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 0.16)
diff --git a/src/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 1fd9d474a..feabe415d 100644
--- a/src/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ IF(DOCDIR)
     add_definitions(-DDOCDIR="${DOCDIR}")
 ENDIF(DOCDIR)
 
+add_definitions(-DBOOST_${Boost_VERSION})
+
 include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
diff --git a/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h b/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h
index d28b1cfd4..5c207e0c0 100644
--- a/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h
+++ b/src/App/ObjectIdentifier.h
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#ifndef BOOST_105400
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
+#else
+#include <boost_any_1_55.hpp>
+#endif
 
 namespace App
 {
diff --git a/src/App/Property.h b/src/App/Property.h
index b0855f3a7..79a1e21f7 100644
--- a/src/App/Property.h
+++ b/src/App/Property.h
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@
 // Std. configurations
 
 #include <Base/Persistence.h>
-#include <boost/any.hpp>
+#ifndef BOOST_105400
+#include <boost/any.hpp>
+#else
+#include <boost_any_1_55.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <string>
 #include <bitset>
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d7eaf1bb..7efcbff60 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ else(MSVC)
     add_definitions(-DHAVE_LIMITS_H -DHAVE_CONFIG_H)
 endif(MSVC)
 
+add_definitions(-DBOOST_${Boost_VERSION})
+
 include_directories(
     ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
     ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src
diff --git a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp
index 7fcc1b9d5..0654adedc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Assembly/App/opendcm/core/constraint.hpp
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
 #include <boost/mpl/size.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/for_each.hpp>
 
+#ifndef BOOST_105400
 #include <boost/any.hpp>
+#else
+#include <boost_any_1_55.hpp>
+#endif
 #include <boost/fusion/include/as_vector.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/preprocessor.hpp>
diff --git a/src/boost_any_1_55.hpp b/src/boost_any_1_55.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3edd2390f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/boost_any_1_55.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+// See http://www.boost.org/libs/any for Documentation.
+
+#ifndef BOOST_ANY_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_ANY_INCLUDED
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+// what:  variant type boost::any
+// who:   contributed by Kevlin Henney,
+//        with features contributed and bugs found by
+//        Antony Polukhin, Ed Brey, Mark Rodgers,
+//        Peter Dimov, and James Curran
+// when:  July 2001, April 2013 - May 2013
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <typeinfo>
+
+#include "boost/config.hpp"
+#include <boost/type_traits/remove_reference.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/decay.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_reference.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_const.hpp>
+#include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
+#include <boost/static_assert.hpp>
+#include <boost/utility/enable_if.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_same.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits/is_const.hpp>
+
+// See boost/python/type_id.hpp
+// TODO: add BOOST_TYPEID_COMPARE_BY_NAME to config.hpp
+# if (defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 3) \
+ || defined(_AIX) \
+ || (   defined(__sgi) && defined(__host_mips)) \
+ || (defined(__hpux) && defined(__HP_aCC)) \
+ || (defined(linux) && defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) && defined(__ICC))
+#  define BOOST_AUX_ANY_TYPE_ID_NAME
+#include <cstring>
+# endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable: 4172) // Mistakenly warns: returning address of local variable or temporary
+#endif
+
+namespace boost
+{
+    class any
+    {
+    public: // structors
+
+        any() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+          : content(0)
+        {
+        }
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        any(const ValueType & value)
+          : content(new holder<BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME decay<const ValueType>::type>(value))
+        {
+        }
+
+        any(const any & other)
+          : content(other.content ? other.content->clone() : 0)
+        {
+        }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+        // Move constructor
+        any(any&& other) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+          : content(other.content)
+        {
+            other.content = 0;
+        }
+
+        // Perfect forwarding of ValueType
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        any(ValueType&& value
+            , typename boost::disable_if<boost::is_same<any&, ValueType> >::type* = 0 // disable if value has type `any&`
+            , typename boost::disable_if<boost::is_const<ValueType> >::type* = 0) // disable if value has type `const ValueType&&`
+          : content(new holder< typename decay<ValueType>::type >(static_cast<ValueType&&>(value)))
+        {
+        }
+#endif
+
+        ~any() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        {
+            delete content;
+        }
+
+    public: // modifiers
+
+        any & swap(any & rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        {
+            std::swap(content, rhs.content);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        any & operator=(const ValueType & rhs)
+        {
+            any(rhs).swap(*this);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        any & operator=(any rhs)
+        {
+            any(rhs).swap(*this);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+#else
+        any & operator=(const any& rhs)
+        {
+            any(rhs).swap(*this);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        // move assignement
+        any & operator=(any&& rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        {
+            rhs.swap(*this);
+            any().swap(rhs);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        // Perfect forwarding of ValueType
+        template <class ValueType>
+        any & operator=(ValueType&& rhs)
+        {
+            any(static_cast<ValueType&&>(rhs)).swap(*this);
+            return *this;
+        }
+#endif
+
+    public: // queries
+
+        bool empty() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        {
+            return !content;
+        }
+
+        void clear() BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        {
+            any().swap(*this);
+        }
+
+        const std::type_info & type() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+        {
+            return content ? content->type() : typeid(void);
+        }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
+    private: // types
+#else
+    public: // types (public so any_cast can be non-friend)
+#endif
+
+        class placeholder
+        {
+        public: // structors
+
+            virtual ~placeholder()
+            {
+            }
+
+        public: // queries
+
+            virtual const std::type_info & type() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT = 0;
+
+            virtual placeholder * clone() const = 0;
+
+        };
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        class holder : public placeholder
+        {
+        public: // structors
+
+            holder(const ValueType & value)
+              : held(value)
+            {
+            }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+            holder(ValueType&& value)
+              : held(static_cast< ValueType&& >(value))
+            {
+            }
+#endif
+        public: // queries
+
+            virtual const std::type_info & type() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+            {
+                return typeid(ValueType);
+            }
+
+            virtual placeholder * clone() const
+            {
+                return new holder(held);
+            }
+
+        public: // representation
+
+            ValueType held;
+
+        private: // intentionally left unimplemented
+            holder & operator=(const holder &);
+        };
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS
+
+    private: // representation
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        friend ValueType * any_cast(any *) BOOST_NOEXCEPT;
+
+        template<typename ValueType>
+        friend ValueType * unsafe_any_cast(any *) BOOST_NOEXCEPT;
+
+#else
+
+    public: // representation (public so any_cast can be non-friend)
+
+#endif
+
+        placeholder * content;
+
+    };
+
+    inline void swap(any & lhs, any & rhs) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        lhs.swap(rhs);
+    }
+
+    class BOOST_SYMBOL_VISIBLE bad_any_cast : public std::bad_cast
+    {
+    public:
+        virtual const char * what() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW
+        {
+            return "boost::bad_any_cast: "
+                   "failed conversion using boost::any_cast";
+        }
+    };
+
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    ValueType * any_cast(any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return operand &&
+#ifdef BOOST_AUX_ANY_TYPE_ID_NAME
+            std::strcmp(operand->type().name(), typeid(ValueType).name()) == 0
+#else
+            operand->type() == typeid(ValueType)
+#endif
+            ? &static_cast<any::holder<ValueType> *>(operand->content)->held
+            : 0;
+    }
+
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    inline const ValueType * any_cast(const any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return any_cast<ValueType>(const_cast<any *>(operand));
+    }
+
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    ValueType any_cast(any & operand)
+    {
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_reference<ValueType>::type nonref;
+
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+        // If 'nonref' is still reference type, it means the user has not
+        // specialized 'remove_reference'.
+
+        // Please use BOOST_BROKEN_COMPILER_TYPE_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATION macro
+        // to generate specialization of remove_reference for your class
+        // See type traits library documentation for details
+        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!is_reference<nonref>::value);
+#endif
+
+        nonref * result = any_cast<nonref>(&operand);
+        if(!result)
+            boost::throw_exception(bad_any_cast());
+
+        // Attempt to avoid construction of a temporary object in cases when
+        // `ValueType` is not a reference. Example:
+        // `static_cast<std::string>(*result);`
+        // which is equal to `std::string(*result);`
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::mpl::if_<
+            boost::is_reference<ValueType>,
+            ValueType,
+            BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME boost::add_reference<ValueType>::type
+        >::type ref_type;
+
+        return static_cast<ref_type>(*result);
+    }
+
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    inline ValueType any_cast(const any & operand)
+    {
+        typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME remove_reference<ValueType>::type nonref;
+
+#ifdef BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
+        // The comment in the above version of 'any_cast' explains when this
+        // assert is fired and what to do.
+        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(!is_reference<nonref>::value);
+#endif
+
+        return any_cast<const nonref &>(const_cast<any &>(operand));
+    }
+
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_CXX11_RVALUE_REFERENCES
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    inline ValueType&& any_cast(any&& operand)
+    {
+        BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_MSG(
+            boost::is_rvalue_reference<ValueType&&>::value
+            || boost::is_const< typename boost::remove_reference<ValueType>::type >::value,
+            "boost::any_cast shall not be used for getting nonconst references to temporary objects"
+        );
+        return any_cast<ValueType&&>(operand);
+    }
+#endif
+
+
+    // Note: The "unsafe" versions of any_cast are not part of the
+    // public interface and may be removed at any time. They are
+    // required where we know what type is stored in the any and can't
+    // use typeid() comparison, e.g., when our types may travel across
+    // different shared libraries.
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    inline ValueType * unsafe_any_cast(any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return &static_cast<any::holder<ValueType> *>(operand->content)->held;
+    }
+
+    template<typename ValueType>
+    inline const ValueType * unsafe_any_cast(const any * operand) BOOST_NOEXCEPT
+    {
+        return unsafe_any_cast<ValueType>(const_cast<any *>(operand));
+    }
+}
+
+// Copyright Kevlin Henney, 2000, 2001, 2002. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
+// accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
+#endif