diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
index 13937a749..300ec9cb8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
@@ -242,17 +242,6 @@ App::DocumentObject * DrawProjGroup::getProjObj(const char *viewProjType) const
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool DrawProjGroup::hasProjection(const char *viewProjType) const
-{
-    for( const auto it : Views.getValues() ) {
-        auto view( dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem *>(it) );
-        if( view && strcmp(viewProjType, view->Type.getValueAsString()) == 0 ) {
-            return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
 bool DrawProjGroup::checkViewProjType(const char *in)
 {
     if ( strcmp(in, "Front") == 0 ||
@@ -270,13 +259,27 @@ bool DrawProjGroup::checkViewProjType(const char *in)
     return false;
 }
 
+//********************************
+// ProjectionItem A/D/I
+//********************************
+bool DrawProjGroup::hasProjection(const char *viewProjType) const
+{
+    for( const auto it : Views.getValues() ) {
+        auto view( dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem *>(it) );
+        if( view && strcmp(viewProjType, view->Type.getValueAsString()) == 0 ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 App::DocumentObject * DrawProjGroup::addProjection(const char *viewProjType)
 {
     DrawProjGroupItem *view( nullptr );
 
     if ( checkViewProjType(viewProjType) && !hasProjection(viewProjType) ) {
         std::string FeatName = getDocument()->getUniqueObjectName("ProjItem");
-        auto docObj( getDocument()->addObject( "TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem",
+        auto docObj( getDocument()->addObject( "TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem",     //add to Document
                                                FeatName.c_str() ) );
 
         view = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem *>( docObj );
@@ -287,13 +290,50 @@ App::DocumentObject * DrawProjGroup::addProjection(const char *viewProjType)
         view->Label.setValue( viewProjType );
         setViewOrientation( view, viewProjType );
 
-        addView(view);         //from DrawViewCollection
+        addView(view);         //from DrawViewCollection - add to ProjGroup Views
         moveToCentre();
     }
 
     return view;
 }
 
+int DrawProjGroup::removeProjection(const char *viewProjType)
+{
+    if ( checkViewProjType(viewProjType) ) {
+        if( !hasProjection(viewProjType) ) {
+            throw Base::Exception("The projection doesn't exist in the group");
+        }
+
+        // Iterate through the child views and find the projection type
+        for( auto it : Views.getValues() ) {
+            auto projPtr( dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem *>(it) );
+            if( projPtr ) {
+                if ( strcmp(viewProjType, projPtr->Type.getValueAsString()) == 0 ) {
+                    removeView(projPtr);                                        // Remove from collection
+                    getDocument()->remObject( it->getNameInDocument() );        // Remove from the document
+                    moveToCentre();
+                    return Views.getValues().size();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+int DrawProjGroup::purgeProjections()
+{
+    while (!Views.getValues().empty())   {
+        std::vector<DocumentObject*> views = Views.getValues();
+        DrawProjGroupItem* dpgi;
+        DocumentObject* dObj =  views.back();
+        dpgi = dynamic_cast<DrawProjGroupItem*>(dObj);
+        std::string itemName = dpgi->Type.getValueAsString();
+        removeProjection(itemName.c_str());
+    }
+    return Views.getValues().size();
+}
+
 void DrawProjGroup::setViewOrientation(DrawProjGroupItem *v, const char *projType) const
 {
     Base::Vector3d dir, xDir;
@@ -351,30 +391,6 @@ void DrawProjGroup::setViewOrientation(DrawProjGroupItem *v, const char *projTyp
     v->XAxisDirection.setValue(xDir);
 }
 
-int DrawProjGroup::removeProjection(const char *viewProjType)
-{
-    if ( checkViewProjType(viewProjType) ) {
-        if( !hasProjection(viewProjType) ) {
-            throw Base::Exception("The projection doesn't exist in the group");
-        }
-
-        // Iterate through the child views and find the projection type
-        for( auto it : Views.getValues() ) {
-            auto projPtr( dynamic_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem *>(it) );
-            if( projPtr ) {
-                if ( strcmp(viewProjType, projPtr->Type.getValueAsString()) == 0 ) {
-                    // Remove from the document
-                    getDocument()->remObject( it->getNameInDocument() );
-                    moveToCentre();
-                    return Views.getValues().size();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    return -1;
-}
-
 void DrawProjGroup::arrangeViewPointers(DrawProjGroupItem *viewPtrs[10]) const
 {
     for (int i=0; i<10; ++i) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h
index a6b53e2d2..589c7b63b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
      */
     int removeProjection(const char *viewProjType);
 
+    int purgeProjections();
     /// Automatically position child views
     bool distributeProjections(void);
     void resetPositions(void);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp
index 9a35bfae8..ede874d2f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ DrawProjGroupItem::DrawProjGroupItem(void)
     ADD_PROPERTY(Type, ((long)0));
 
     //projection group controls these
-    Direction.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden,true);
-    XAxisDirection.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden,true);
+    Direction.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly,true);
+    XAxisDirection.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly,true);
     Scale.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly,true);
     ScaleType.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly,true);
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h
index c0de0735e..b08f52f6f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 namespace TechDraw
 {
 
-/** Base class of all View Features in the drawing module
- */
 class TechDrawExport DrawProjGroupItem : public TechDraw::DrawViewPart
 {
     PROPERTY_HEADER(TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml
index f42fe53f7..603a2543b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
         <UserDocu>removeProjection(string projectionType) - Remove specified Projection Item from this Group. Returns int number of views in Group.</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="purgeProjections">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>purgeProjections() - Remove all Projection Items from this Group. Returns int number of views in Group (0).</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <Methode Name="getItemByLabel">
       <Documentation>
         <UserDocu>getItemByLabel(string projectionType) - return specified Projection Item</UserDocu>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp
index 1b6872434..9ff9d092c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::removeProjection(PyObject* args)
     return PyInt_FromLong((long) i);;
 }
 
+PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::purgeProjections(PyObject* args)
+{
+    DrawProjGroup* projGroup = getDrawProjGroupPtr();
+    int i = projGroup->purgeProjections();
+
+    return PyInt_FromLong((long) i);;
+}
+
 PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::getItemByLabel(PyObject* args)
 {
     const char* projType;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.cpp
index 8a788a22f..acb29de81 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,54 @@ int DrawViewCollection::addView(DrawView *view)
     return Views.getSize();
 }
 
+int DrawViewCollection::removeView(DrawView *view)
+{
+    // Remove the view from the the collection
+    const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> currViews = Views.getValues();
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> newViews;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::const_iterator it = currViews.begin();
+    for (; it != currViews.end(); it++) {
+        std::string viewName = view->getNameInDocument();
+        if (viewName.compare((*it)->getNameInDocument()) != 0) {
+            newViews.push_back((*it));
+        }
+    }
+    Views.setValues(newViews);
+
+//TODO: also have to touch the parent page's views to get repaint??
+    DrawPage* page = findParentPage();
+    if (page) {
+        page->Views.touch();
+    }
+    return Views.getSize();
+}
+
+//make sure everything in View list represents a real DrawView docObj and occurs only once
+void DrawViewCollection::rebuildViewList()
+{
+    const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> currViews = Views.getValues();
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> newViews;
+    std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> children = getOutList();
+    for (std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::iterator it = children.begin(); it != children.end(); ++it) {
+        if ((*it)->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(DrawView::getClassTypeId())) {
+            //TechDraw::DrawView* view = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawView *>(*it);
+            bool found = false;
+            for (auto& v:currViews) {
+                if (v == (*it)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (found) {
+                newViews.push_back((*it));
+            }
+        }
+    } // newViews contains only valid items, but may have duplicates
+    sort( newViews.begin(), newViews.end() );
+    newViews.erase( unique( newViews.begin(), newViews.end() ), newViews.end() );
+    Views.setValues(newViews);
+}
+
 short DrawViewCollection::mustExecute() const
 {
     // If Tolerance Property is touched
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.h
index d54a139ce..4b1c85d54 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollection.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public:
     short mustExecute() const;
 
     int addView(DrawView *view);
+    int removeView(DrawView *view);
+    void rebuildViewList(void);
 
     int countChildren();
     /** @name methods overide Feature */
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPy.xml
index 543b0527f..ded644e4b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPy.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
       <Author Licence="LGPL" Name="WandererFan" EMail="wandererfan@gmail.com" />
       <UserDocu>Feature for creating and manipulating Technical Drawing View Collections</UserDocu>
     </Documentation>
+    <Methode Name="addView">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>addView(DrawView object) - Add a new View to this Group. Returns count of views.</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="removeView">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>removeView(DrawView object) - Remove specified Viewfrom this Group. Returns count of views in Group.</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <CustomAttributes />
   </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPyImp.cpp
index b507c233c..1fe97d292 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewCollectionPyImp.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,41 @@ std::string DrawViewCollectionPy::representation(void) const
 {
     return std::string("<DrawViewCollection object>");
 }
+PyObject* DrawViewCollectionPy::addView(PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject *pcDocObj;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!", &(App::DocumentObjectPy::Type), &pcDocObj)) {
+        Base::Console().Error("Error: DrawViewClipPy::addView - Bad Arg - not DocumentObject\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    DrawViewCollection* collect = getDrawViewCollectionPtr();
+    DrawViewPy* pyView = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewPy*>(pcDocObj);
+    DrawView* view = pyView->getDrawViewPtr();                 //get DrawView for pyView
+
+    int i = collect->addView(view);
+
+    return PyInt_FromLong((long) i);
+}
+
+PyObject* DrawViewCollectionPy::removeView(PyObject* args)
+{
+    PyObject *pcDocObj;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O!", &(App::DocumentObjectPy::Type), &pcDocObj)) {
+        Base::Console().Error("Error: DrawViewClipPy::addView - Bad Arg - not DocumentObject\n");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    DrawViewCollection* collect = getDrawViewCollectionPtr();
+    DrawViewPy* pyView = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawViewPy*>(pcDocObj);
+    DrawView* view = pyView->getDrawViewPtr();                 //get DrawView for pyView
+
+    int i = collect->removeView(view);
+
+    return PyInt_FromLong((long) i);
+}
 
 
 PyObject *DrawViewCollectionPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
index a4b0d1cf0..0a04c6f35 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -469,13 +469,15 @@ void CmdTechDrawProjGroup::activated(int iMsg)
     doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.addProjection('%s')",multiViewName.c_str(),anchor.c_str());
     doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.Anchor = App.activeDocument().%s.getItemByLabel('%s')",
               multiViewName.c_str(),multiViewName.c_str(),anchor.c_str());
-
-    // create the rest of the desired views
-    Gui::Control().showDialog(new TaskDlgProjGroup(multiView));
-
     // add the multiView to the page
     doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.addView(App.activeDocument().%s)",PageName.c_str(),multiViewName.c_str());
 
+    // create the rest of the desired views
+    Gui::Control().showDialog(new TaskDlgProjGroup(multiView,true));
+
+//    // add the multiView to the page
+//    doCommand(Doc,"App.activeDocument().%s.addView(App.activeDocument().%s)",PageName.c_str(),multiViewName.c_str());
+
     updateActive();
     commitCommand();
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
index a1ea17df3..71df028a4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 #include <Gui/Application.h>
 #include <Gui/BitmapFactory.h>
 #include <Gui/Command.h>
+#include <Gui/Control.h>
+#include <Gui/Document.h>
 
 #include <Mod/Part/App/PartFeature.h>
 
@@ -56,8 +58,10 @@ using namespace TechDrawGui;
 #endif
 
 
-TaskProjGroup::TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView) : ui(new Ui_TaskProjGroup),
-                                                                                           multiView(featView)
+TaskProjGroup::TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView, bool mode) :
+    ui(new Ui_TaskProjGroup),
+    multiView(featView),
+    m_createMode(mode)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
@@ -84,8 +88,8 @@ TaskProjGroup::TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView) : ui(new Ui_Task
 
     // Slot for Scale Type
     connect(ui->cmbScaleType, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(scaleTypeChanged(int)));
-    connect(ui->scaleNum,     SIGNAL(textEdited(const QString &)), this, SLOT(scaleManuallyChanged(const QString &)));
-    connect(ui->scaleDenom,   SIGNAL(textEdited(const QString &)), this, SLOT(scaleManuallyChanged(const QString &)));
+    connect(ui->sbScaleNum,   SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(scaleManuallyChanged(int)));
+    connect(ui->sbScaleDen,   SIGNAL(valueChanged(int)), this, SLOT(scaleManuallyChanged(int)));
 
     // Slot for Projection Type (layout)
     connect(ui->projection, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(projectionTypeChanged(int)));
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ void TaskProjGroup::projectionTypeChanged(int index)
     if(blockUpdate)
         return;
 
-    Gui::Command::openCommand("Update projection type");
+    //Gui::Command::openCommand("Update projection type");
     if(index == 0) {
         //layout per Page (Document)
         Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ void TaskProjGroup::projectionTypeChanged(int index)
                                 "App.activeDocument().%s.ProjectionType = '%s'",
                                 multiView->getNameInDocument(), "Third Angle");
     } else {
-        Gui::Command::abortCommand();
+        //Gui::Command::abortCommand();
         Base::Console().Log("Error - TaskProjGroup::projectionTypeChanged - unknown projection layout: %d\n",
                             index);
         return;
@@ -174,8 +178,8 @@ void TaskProjGroup::projectionTypeChanged(int index)
     // Update checkboxes so checked state matches the drawing
     setupViewCheckboxes();
 
-    Gui::Command::commitCommand();
-    Gui::Command::updateActive();
+    //Gui::Command::commitCommand();
+    //Gui::Command::updateActive();
 }
 
 void TaskProjGroup::scaleTypeChanged(int index)
@@ -183,7 +187,7 @@ void TaskProjGroup::scaleTypeChanged(int index)
     if(blockUpdate)
         return;
 
-    Gui::Command::openCommand("Update projection scale type");
+    //Gui::Command::openCommand("Update projection scale type");
     if(index == 0) {
         //Automatic Scale Type
         Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.ScaleType = '%s'", multiView->getNameInDocument()
@@ -197,12 +201,12 @@ void TaskProjGroup::scaleTypeChanged(int index)
         Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.ScaleType = '%s'", multiView->getNameInDocument()
                                                                                              , "Custom");
     } else {
-        Gui::Command::abortCommand();
+        //Gui::Command::abortCommand();
         Base::Console().Log("Error - TaskProjGroup::scaleTypeChanged - unknown scale type: %d\n",index);
         return;
     }
-    Gui::Command::commitCommand();
-    Gui::Command::updateActive();
+    //Gui::Command::commitCommand();
+    //Gui::Command::updateActive();
 }
 
 // ** David Eppstein / UC Irvine / 8 Aug 1993
@@ -256,43 +260,40 @@ void TaskProjGroup::setFractionalScale(double newScale)
 
     nearestFraction(newScale, num, den);
 
-    ui->scaleNum->setText(QString::number(num));
-    ui->scaleDenom->setText(QString::number(den));
+    ui->sbScaleNum->setValue(num);
+    ui->sbScaleDen->setValue(den);
     blockUpdate = false;
 }
 
-void TaskProjGroup::scaleManuallyChanged(const QString & text)
+void TaskProjGroup::scaleManuallyChanged(int i)
 {
     //TODO: See what this is about - shouldn't be simplifying the scale ratio while it's being edited... IR
     if(blockUpdate)
         return;
 
-    bool ok1, ok2;
-
-    int a = ui->scaleNum->text().toInt(&ok1);
-    int b = ui->scaleDenom->text().toInt(&ok2);
+    int a = ui->sbScaleNum->value();
+    int b = ui->sbScaleDen->value();
 
     double scale = (double) a / (double) b;
-    if (ok1 && ok2) {
-        // If we were not in Custom, switch to Custom in two steps
-        bool switchToCustom = (strcmp(multiView->ScaleType.getValueAsString(), "Custom") != 0);
-        if(switchToCustom) {
-            // First, send out command to put us into custom scale
-            scaleTypeChanged(ui->cmbScaleType->findText(QString::fromLatin1("Custom")));
-            switchToCustom = true;
-        }
-
-        Gui::Command::openCommand("Update custom scale");
-        Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.Scale = %f", multiView->getNameInDocument()
-                                                                                         , scale);
-        Gui::Command::commitCommand();
-        Gui::Command::updateActive();
-
-        if(switchToCustom) {
-            // Second, update the GUI
-            ui->cmbScaleType->setCurrentIndex(ui->cmbScaleType->findText(QString::fromLatin1("Custom")));
-        }
+    // If we were not in Custom, switch to Custom in two steps
+    bool switchToCustom = (strcmp(multiView->ScaleType.getValueAsString(), "Custom") != 0);
+    if(switchToCustom) {
+        // First, send out command to put us into custom scale
+        scaleTypeChanged(ui->cmbScaleType->findText(QString::fromLatin1("Custom")));
+        switchToCustom = true;
     }
+
+    //Gui::Command::openCommand("Update custom scale");
+    Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc, "App.activeDocument().%s.Scale = %f", multiView->getNameInDocument()
+                                                                                     , scale);
+    //Gui::Command::commitCommand();
+    //Gui::Command::updateActive();
+
+    if(switchToCustom) {
+        // Second, update the GUI
+        ui->cmbScaleType->setCurrentIndex(ui->cmbScaleType->findText(QString::fromLatin1("Custom")));
+    }
+
 }
 
 void TaskProjGroup::changeEvent(QEvent *e)
@@ -362,13 +363,49 @@ void TaskProjGroup::setupViewCheckboxes(bool addConnections)
     }
 }
 
+bool TaskProjGroup::accept()
+{
+    Gui::Command::commitCommand();
+    Gui::Command::updateActive();
+    Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"Gui.ActiveDocument.resetEdit()");
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool TaskProjGroup::reject()
+{
+    if (getCreateMode()) {
+        std::string multiViewName = multiView->getNameInDocument();
+        std::string PageName = multiView->findParentPage()->getNameInDocument();
+
+        Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"App.activeDocument().%s.purgeProjections()",
+                                multiViewName.c_str());
+        Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"App.activeDocument().%s.removeView(App.activeDocument().%s)",
+                                PageName.c_str(),multiViewName.c_str());
+        Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"App.activeDocument().removeObject('%s')",multiViewName.c_str());
+        Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"Gui.ActiveDocument.resetEdit()");
+    } else {
+        if (Gui::Command::hasPendingCommand()) {
+            std::vector<std::string> undos = Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument()->getUndoVector();
+            Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument()->undo(1);
+            multiView->rebuildViewList();
+        } else {
+            Base::Console().Log("TaskProjGroup: Edit mode - NO command is active\n");
+        }
+
+        Gui::Command::updateActive();
+        Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui,"Gui.ActiveDocument.resetEdit()");
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //TODO: Do we really need to hang on to the TaskDlgProjGroup in this class? IR
-TaskDlgProjGroup::TaskDlgProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView) : TaskDialog(),
+TaskDlgProjGroup::TaskDlgProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView, bool mode) : TaskDialog(),
                                                                                                  multiView(featView)
 {
-    viewProvider = dynamic_cast<const ViewProviderProjGroup *>(featView);
-    widget  = new TaskProjGroup(featView);
+    //viewProvider = dynamic_cast<const ViewProviderProjGroup *>(featView);
+    widget  = new TaskProjGroup(featView,mode);
     taskbox = new Gui::TaskView::TaskBox(Gui::BitmapFactory().pixmap("actions/techdraw-projgroup"),
                                          widget->windowTitle(), true, 0);
     taskbox->groupLayout()->addWidget(widget);
@@ -384,9 +421,17 @@ void TaskDlgProjGroup::update()
     widget->updateTask();
 }
 
+void TaskDlgProjGroup::setCreateMode(bool b)
+{
+    widget->setCreateMode(b);
+}
+
 //==== calls from the TaskView ===============================================================
 void TaskDlgProjGroup::open()
 {
+    if (!widget->getCreateMode())  {    //this is an edit session, start a transaction
+        Gui::Command::openCommand("Edit Projection Group");
+    }
 }
 
 void TaskDlgProjGroup::clicked(int)
@@ -395,11 +440,13 @@ void TaskDlgProjGroup::clicked(int)
 
 bool TaskDlgProjGroup::accept()
 {
-    return true;//!widget->user_input();
+    widget->accept();
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool TaskDlgProjGroup::reject()
 {
+    widget->reject();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h
index fca0c220e..1dffa3063 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ui_TaskProjGroup.h>
 
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h>
 
 
 class Ui_TaskProjGroup;
@@ -48,14 +49,18 @@ class TaskProjGroup : public QWidget
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView);
+    TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView, bool mode);
     ~TaskProjGroup();
 
 public:
+    virtual bool accept();
+    virtual bool reject();
     void updateTask();
     void nearestFraction(double val, int &a, int &b) const;
     /// Sets the numerator and denominator widgets to match newScale
     void setFractionalScale(double newScale);
+    void setCreateMode(bool b) { m_createMode = b;}
+    bool getCreateMode() { return m_createMode; }
 
 protected Q_SLOTS:
     void viewToggled(bool toggle);
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ protected Q_SLOTS:
 
     void projectionTypeChanged(int index);
     void scaleTypeChanged(int index);
-    void scaleManuallyChanged(const QString & text);
+    void scaleManuallyChanged(int i);
 
 protected:
     void changeEvent(QEvent *e);
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ private:
 protected:
   ViewProviderProjGroup *viewProvider;
   TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* multiView;
+  bool m_createMode;
 };
 
 /// Simulation dialog for the TaskView
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ class TaskDlgProjGroup : public Gui::TaskView::TaskDialog
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    TaskDlgProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView);
+    TaskDlgProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView,bool mode);
     ~TaskDlgProjGroup();
 
     const ViewProviderProjGroup * getViewProvider() const { return viewProvider; }
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ public:
     virtual void helpRequested() { return;}
     virtual bool isAllowedAlterDocument(void) const
     { return false; }
+    void setCreateMode(bool b);
 
     void update();
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui
index a9b023b4a..3675144d9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.ui
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
          </layout>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6">
+         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_6" stretch="0,0,1,0,1">
           <item>
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
             <property name="text">
@@ -132,12 +132,9 @@
            </spacer>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="scaleNum">
-            <property name="sizePolicy">
-             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Expanding" vsizetype="Fixed">
-              <horstretch>0</horstretch>
-              <verstretch>0</verstretch>
-             </sizepolicy>
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="sbScaleNum">
+            <property name="value">
+             <number>1</number>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -149,7 +146,11 @@
            </widget>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="scaleDenom"/>
+           <widget class="QSpinBox" name="sbScaleDen">
+            <property name="value">
+             <number>1</number>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
           </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderProjGroup.cpp
index d459ddbd3..4edd5f960 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ViewProviderProjGroup.cpp
@@ -127,16 +127,19 @@ bool ViewProviderProjGroup::setEdit(int ModNum)
     Gui::Selection().clearSelection();
 
     // start the edit dialog
-    if (projDlg)
+    if (projDlg) {
+        projDlg->setCreateMode(false);
         Gui::Control().showDialog(projDlg);
-    else
-        Gui::Control().showDialog(new TaskDlgProjGroup(getObject()));
+    } else {
+        Gui::Control().showDialog(new TaskDlgProjGroup(getObject(),false));
+    }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 void ViewProviderProjGroup::unsetEdit(int ModNum)
 {
+    Base::Console().Message("TRACE - VPPG::unSetEdit(%d) \n",ModNum);
     Gui::Control().closeDialog();
 }