diff --git a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
index 140e86e87..ad7c8f0be 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Arch/ArchSectionPlane.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def makeSectionView(section,name="View"):
     return view
 
 
-def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=False,scale=1,linewidth=1,fontsize=1):
+def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=False,scale=1,linewidth=1,fontsize=1,techdraw=False):
     """getSVG(section,[allOn,renderMode,showHidden,showFill,scale,linewidth,fontsize]) : 
     returns an SVG fragment from an Arch section plane. If
     allOn is True, all cut objects are shown, regardless if they are visible or not.
@@ -91,12 +91,17 @@ def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=
     objs = Draft.getGroupContents(section.Objects,walls=True,addgroups=True)
     if not allOn:
             objs = Draft.removeHidden(objs)
-    # separate spaces
+    # separate spaces and Draft objects
     spaces = []
     nonspaces = []
+    drafts = []
     for o in objs:
         if Draft.getType(o) == "Space":
             spaces.append(o)
+        elif Draft.getType(o) in ["Dimension","Annotation"]:
+            drafts.append(o)
+        elif o.isDerivedFrom("Part::Part2DObject"):
+            drafts.append(o)
         else:
             nonspaces.append(o)
     objs = nonspaces
@@ -191,11 +196,13 @@ def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=
         if sshapes:
             svgs = ""
             if showFill:
-                svgs += fillpattern
+                #svgs += fillpattern
                 svgs += '<g transform="rotate(180)">\n'
                 for s in sshapes:
                     if s.Edges:
-                        f = Draft.getSVG(s,direction=direction.negative(),linewidth=0,fillstyle="sectionfill",color=(0,0,0))
+                        #f = Draft.getSVG(s,direction=direction.negative(),linewidth=0,fillstyle="sectionfill",color=(0,0,0))
+                        # temporarily disabling fill patterns
+                        f = Draft.getSVG(s,direction=direction.negative(),linewidth=0,fillstyle="#aaaaaa",color=(0,0,0))
                         svgs += f
                 svgs += "</g>\n"
             sshapes = Part.makeCompound(sshapes)
@@ -208,19 +215,28 @@ def getSVG(section,allOn=False,renderMode="Wireframe",showHidden=False,showFill=
                 svgs = svgs.replace('stroke-width:0.35','stroke-width:SWPlaceholder')
                 svg += svgs
 
-    linewidth = linewidth/scale
+    scaledlinewidth = linewidth/scale
     st = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Arch").GetFloat("CutLineThickness",2)
     da = FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Arch").GetString("archHiddenPattern","30,10")
     da = da.replace(" ","")
-    svg = svg.replace('LWPlaceholder', str(linewidth) + 'px')
-    svg = svg.replace('SWPlaceholder', str(linewidth*st) + 'px')
+    svg = svg.replace('LWPlaceholder', str(scaledlinewidth) + 'px')
+    svg = svg.replace('SWPlaceholder', str(scaledlinewidth*st) + 'px')
     svg = svg.replace('DAPlaceholder', str(da))
-    if spaces and round(direction.getAngle(FreeCAD.Vector(0,0,1)),Draft.precision()) in [0,round(math.pi,Draft.precision())]:
-        svg += '<g transform="scale(1,-1)">'
+    if drafts:
+        if not techdraw:
+            svg += '<g transform="scale(1,-1)">'
+        for d in drafts:
+            svg += Draft.getSVG(d,scale=scale,linewidth=linewidth,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction,techdraw=techdraw)
+        if not techdraw:
+            svg += '</g>'
+    if spaces:
+        if not techdraw:
+            svg += '<g transform="scale(1,-1)">'
         for s in spaces:
-            svg += Draft.getSVG(s,scale=scale,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction)
-        svg += '</g>'
-    # print "complete node:",svg
+            svg += Draft.getSVG(s,scale=scale,linewidth=linewidth,fontsize=fontsize,direction=direction,techdraw=techdraw)
+        if not techdraw:
+            svg += '</g>'
+    #print "complete node:",svg
     return svg
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 955e30883..d75522ede 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -1731,11 +1731,12 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
     scale parameter allows to scale linewidths down, so they are resolution-independant.'''
     
     # if this is a group, gather all the svg views of its children
-    if obj.isDerivedFrom("App::DocumentObjectGroup"):
-        svg = ""
-        for child in obj.Group:
-            svg += getSVG(child,scale,linewidth,fontsize,fillstyle,direction,linestyle,color,linespacing,techdraw)
-        return svg
+    if hasattr(obj,"isDerivedFrom"):
+        if obj.isDerivedFrom("App::DocumentObjectGroup"):
+            svg = ""
+            for child in obj.Group:
+                svg += getSVG(child,scale,linewidth,fontsize,fillstyle,direction,linestyle,color,linespacing,techdraw)
+            return svg
     
     import Part, DraftGeomUtils
     pathdata = []
@@ -2019,9 +2020,9 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
                 svg += 'font-family:'+ fontname +'" '
                 svg += 'transform="rotate('+str(math.degrees(angle))
                 svg += ','+ str(base.x) + ',' + str(base.y+linespacing*i) + ') '
-                svg += 'translate(' + str(base.x) + ',' + str(base.y+linespacing*i) + ') '
-                svg += '" freecad:skip="1"'
-                svg += '>\n' + text[i] + '</text>\n'            
+                svg += 'translate(' + str(base.x) + ',' + str(base.y+linespacing*i) + ')" '
+                #svg += '" freecad:skip="1"'
+                svg += '>\n' + text[i] + '</text>\n'
         else:            
             svg = '<text fill="'
             svg += color +'" font-size="'
@@ -2031,14 +2032,14 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
             svg += 'transform="rotate('+str(math.degrees(angle))
             svg += ','+ str(base.x) + ',' + str(base.y) + ') '
             if flip:
-                svg += 'translate(' + str(base.x) + ',' + str(base.y) + ') '
+                svg += 'translate(' + str(base.x) + ',' + str(base.y) + ')'
             else:
-                svg += 'translate(' + str(base.x) + ',' + str(-base.y) + ') '
+                svg += 'translate(' + str(base.x) + ',' + str(-base.y) + ')'
             #svg += 'scale('+str(tmod/2000)+',-'+str(tmod/2000)+') '
             if flip and (not techdraw):
-                svg += 'scale(1,-1) '
+                svg += ' scale(1,-1) '
             else:
-                svg += 'scale(1,1) '
+                svg += ' scale(1,1) '
             svg += '" freecad:skip="1"'
             svg += '>\n'
             if len(text) == 1:
@@ -2065,7 +2066,12 @@ def getSVG(obj,scale=1,linewidth=0.35,fontsize=12,fillstyle="shape color",direct
         pass
 
     elif isinstance(obj,Part.Shape):
-        fill = 'url(#'+fillstyle+')'
+        if "#" in fillstyle:
+            fill = fillstyle
+        elif fillstyle == "shape color":
+            fill = "#888888"
+        else:
+            fill = 'url(#'+fillstyle+')'
         lstyle = getLineStyle()
         svg += getPath(obj.Edges,pathname="")
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp
index c8da5f1d7..289480ff2 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewArch.cpp
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *DrawViewArch::execute(void)
                  << ",renderMode=\"" << RenderMode.getValue() << "\""
                  << ",showHidden=" << (ShowHidden.getValue() ? "True" : "False")
                  << ",showFill=" << (ShowFill.getValue() ? "True" : "False")
+                 << ",scale=" << Scale.getValue()
                  << ",linewidth=" << LineWidth.getValue()
-                 << ",fontsize=" << FontSize.getValue();
+                 << ",fontsize=" << FontSize.getValue()
+                 << ",techdraw=True";
+
         Base::Interpreter().runString("import ArchSectionPlane");
         Base::Interpreter().runStringArg("svgBody = ArchSectionPlane.getSVG(App.activeDocument().%s %s)",
                                          SourceName.c_str(),paramStr.str().c_str());