diff --git a/src/App/OriginFeature.cpp b/src/App/OriginFeature.cpp
index d561a10f8..7bfb92b2f 100644
--- a/src/App/OriginFeature.cpp
+++ b/src/App/OriginFeature.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OriginFeature::OriginFeature()
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE ( Role, (""), 0, App::Prop_ReadOnly, "Role of the feature in the Origin" ) ;
 
     // Set placement to read-only
-    Placement.StatusBits.set(3, true);
+    Placement.setStatus(Property::Hidden, true);
 }
 
 OriginFeature::~OriginFeature()
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderOriginFeature.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderOriginFeature.cpp
index b87ce919d..783ba6e9d 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderOriginFeature.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderOriginFeature.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ ViewProviderOriginFeature::ViewProviderOriginFeature () {
             "Visual size of the feature" );
 
     ShapeColor.setValue ( 50./255, 150./255, 250./255 ); // Set default color for origin (light-blue)
-    BoundingBox.StatusBits.set (3, true) ; // Hide Boundingbox from the user due to it doesn't make sence
+    BoundingBox.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true); // Hide Boundingbox from the user due to it doesn't make sence
 
     // Create node for scaling the origin
     pScale = new SoScale ();
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
index bdbeebe12..8e6e48ad7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/Feature.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(PartDesign::Feature,Part::Feature)
 Feature::Feature()
 {
     ADD_PROPERTY(BaseFeature,(0));
-    Placement.StatusBits.set(3, true);
+    Placement.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
 }
 
 short Feature::mustExecute() const
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp
index 022d0ca37..5a3e69436 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureDressUp.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(PartDesign::DressUp, PartDesign::Feature)
 DressUp::DressUp()
 {
     ADD_PROPERTY(Base,(0));
-    Placement.StatusBits.set(2, true);
+    Placement.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly, true);
 }
 
 short DressUp::mustExecute() const
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/ShapeBinder.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/ShapeBinder.cpp
index 3669b5144..96a233104 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/ShapeBinder.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/ShapeBinder.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PROPERTY_SOURCE(PartDesign::ShapeBinder, Part::Feature)
 ShapeBinder::ShapeBinder()
 {
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Support, (0,0), "",(App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None),"Support of the geometry");
-    Placement.StatusBits.set(3, true);
+    Placement.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
 }
 
 ShapeBinder::~ShapeBinder()
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderDatumPoint.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderDatumPoint.cpp
index 315bc2b6d..8afdeb566 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderDatumPoint.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderDatumPoint.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ViewProviderDatumPoint::ViewProviderDatumPoint()
 
     // SoMarkerSet won't be drawn if transparency is nonzero, so disabble it
     Transparency.setValue (0);
-    Transparency.StatusBits.set ( 3, true ); //< make transparency hidden
+    Transparency.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true); //< make transparency hidden
 }
 
 ViewProviderDatumPoint::~ViewProviderDatumPoint()
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderShapeBinder.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderShapeBinder.cpp
index d7a5209dc..e690da04f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderShapeBinder.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/ViewProviderShapeBinder.cpp
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ ViewProviderShapeBinder::ViewProviderShapeBinder()
     sPixmap = "PartDesign_ShapeBinder.svg";
 
     //make the viewprovider more datum like
-    AngularDeflection.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    Deviation.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    DrawStyle.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    Lighting.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    LineColor.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    LineWidth.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    PointColor.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    PointSize.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    ShapeColor.StatusBits.set(3, true);
-    Transparency.StatusBits.set(3, true);
+    AngularDeflection.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    Deviation.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    DrawStyle.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    Lighting.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    LineColor.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    LineWidth.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    PointColor.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    PointSize.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    ShapeColor.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
+    Transparency.setStatus(App::Property::Hidden, true);
 
     //get the datum coloring sheme
     ShapeColor.setValue(App::Color(0.9f, 0.9f, 0.13f, 0.5f));