diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.cpp b/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.cpp
index 4bcb73f73..66dde49e3 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "ViewProviderBuilder.h"
+#include "SoFCSelection.h"
+#include "Window.h"
 #include <App/PropertyStandard.h>
 
 using namespace Gui;
@@ -55,6 +57,40 @@ ViewProvider* ViewProviderBuilder::create(const Base::Type& type)
     return 0;
 }
 
+Gui::SoFCSelection* ViewProviderBuilder::createSelection()
+{
+    Gui::SoFCSelection* sel = new Gui::SoFCSelection();
+
+    float transparency;
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = Gui::WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("View");
+    bool enablePre = hGrp->GetBool("EnablePreselection", true);
+    bool enableSel = hGrp->GetBool("EnableSelection", true);
+    if (!enablePre) {
+        sel->highlightMode = Gui::SoFCSelection::OFF;
+    }
+    else {
+        // Search for a user defined value with the current color as default
+        SbColor highlightColor = sel->colorHighlight.getValue();
+        unsigned long highlight = (unsigned long)(highlightColor.getPackedValue());
+        highlight = hGrp->GetUnsigned("HighlightColor", highlight);
+        highlightColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)highlight, transparency);
+        sel->colorHighlight.setValue(highlightColor);
+    }
+    if (!enableSel) {
+        sel->selectionMode = Gui::SoFCSelection::SEL_OFF;
+    }
+    else {
+        // Do the same with the selection color
+        SbColor selectionColor = sel->colorSelection.getValue();
+        unsigned long selection = (unsigned long)(selectionColor.getPackedValue());
+        selection = hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectionColor", selection);
+        selectionColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)selection, transparency);
+        sel->colorSelection.setValue(selectionColor);
+    }
+
+    return sel;
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------
 
 ViewProviderColorBuilder::ViewProviderColorBuilder() 
diff --git a/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.h b/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.h
index b97d57d1f..0cd3dbf0a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.h
+++ b/src/Gui/ViewProviderBuilder.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace Gui
 {
 
 class ViewProvider;
+class SoFCSelection;
 class GuiExport ViewProviderBuilder
 {
 public:
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 
     static void add(const Base::Type&, const Base::Type&);
     static ViewProvider* create(const Base::Type&);
+    static SoFCSelection* createSelection();
 
 private:
     static std::map<Base::Type, Base::Type> _prop_to_view;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
index fc0b8dd50..c8389960e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ ViewProviderMesh::ViewProviderMesh() : pcOpenEdge(0)
     ADD_PROPERTY(LineColor,(0,0,0));
 
     // Create the selection node
-    pcHighlight = createFromSettings();
+    pcHighlight = Gui::ViewProviderBuilder::createSelection();
     pcHighlight->ref();
     if (pcHighlight->selectionMode.getValue() == Gui::SoFCSelection::SEL_OFF)
         Selectable.setValue(false);
@@ -325,40 +325,6 @@ ViewProviderMesh::~ViewProviderMesh()
     pLineColor->unref();
 }
 
-Gui::SoFCSelection* ViewProviderMesh::createFromSettings() const
-{
-    Gui::SoFCSelection* sel = new Gui::SoFCSelection();
-
-    float transparency;
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = Gui::WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("View");
-    bool enablePre = hGrp->GetBool("EnablePreselection", true);
-    bool enableSel = hGrp->GetBool("EnableSelection", true);
-    if (!enablePre) {
-        sel->highlightMode = Gui::SoFCSelection::OFF;
-    }
-    else {
-        // Search for a user defined value with the current color as default
-        SbColor highlightColor = sel->colorHighlight.getValue();
-        unsigned long highlight = (unsigned long)(highlightColor.getPackedValue());
-        highlight = hGrp->GetUnsigned("HighlightColor", highlight);
-        highlightColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)highlight, transparency);
-        sel->colorHighlight.setValue(highlightColor);
-    }
-    if (!enableSel || !Selectable.getValue()) {
-        sel->selectionMode = Gui::SoFCSelection::SEL_OFF;
-    }
-    else {
-        // Do the same with the selection color
-        SbColor selectionColor = sel->colorSelection.getValue();
-        unsigned long selection = (unsigned long)(selectionColor.getPackedValue());
-        selection = hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectionColor", selection);
-        selectionColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)selection, transparency);
-        sel->colorSelection.setValue(selectionColor);
-    }
-
-    return sel;
-}
-
 void ViewProviderMesh::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 {
     // we gonna change the number of colors to one
@@ -474,7 +440,7 @@ void ViewProviderMesh::attach(App::DocumentObject *pcFeat)
     addDisplayMaskMode(pcWireRoot, "Wireframe");
 
     // faces+wires
-    Gui::SoFCSelection* selGroup = createFromSettings();
+    Gui::SoFCSelection* selGroup = Gui::ViewProviderBuilder::createSelection();
     selGroup->objectName = getObject()->getNameInDocument();
     selGroup->documentName = getObject()->getDocument()->getName();
     selGroup->subElementName = "Main";
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.h
index d0e5af03d..18fd34589 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/Gui/ViewProvider.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ protected:
 
     virtual SoShape* getShapeNode() const;
     virtual SoNode* getCoordNode() const;
-    Gui::SoFCSelection* createFromSettings() const;
 
 public:
     static void faceInfoCallback(void * ud, SoEventCallback * n);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
index 5d41b4a5a..e6a386de4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ViewProviderPoints::ViewProviderPoints()
     PointSize.setConstraints(&floatRange);
 
     // Create the selection node
-    pcHighlight = createFromSettings();
+    pcHighlight = Gui::ViewProviderBuilder::createSelection();
     pcHighlight->ref();
     if (pcHighlight->selectionMode.getValue() == Gui::SoFCSelection::SEL_OFF)
         Selectable.setValue(false);
@@ -102,40 +102,6 @@ ViewProviderPoints::~ViewProviderPoints()
     pcPointStyle->unref();
 }
 
-Gui::SoFCSelection* ViewProviderPoints::createFromSettings() const
-{
-    Gui::SoFCSelection* sel = new Gui::SoFCSelection();
-
-    float transparency;
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = Gui::WindowParameter::getDefaultParameter()->GetGroup("View");
-    bool enablePre = hGrp->GetBool("EnablePreselection", true);
-    bool enableSel = hGrp->GetBool("EnableSelection", true);
-    if (!enablePre) {
-        sel->highlightMode = Gui::SoFCSelection::OFF;
-    }
-    else {
-        // Search for a user defined value with the current color as default
-        SbColor highlightColor = sel->colorHighlight.getValue();
-        unsigned long highlight = (unsigned long)(highlightColor.getPackedValue());
-        highlight = hGrp->GetUnsigned("HighlightColor", highlight);
-        highlightColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)highlight, transparency);
-        sel->colorHighlight.setValue(highlightColor);
-    }
-    if (!enableSel || !Selectable.getValue()) {
-        sel->selectionMode = Gui::SoFCSelection::SEL_OFF;
-    }
-    else {
-        // Do the same with the selection color
-        SbColor selectionColor = sel->colorSelection.getValue();
-        unsigned long selection = (unsigned long)(selectionColor.getPackedValue());
-        selection = hGrp->GetUnsigned("SelectionColor", selection);
-        selectionColor.setPackedValue((uint32_t)selection, transparency);
-        sel->colorSelection.setValue(selectionColor);
-    }
-
-    return sel;
-}
-
 void ViewProviderPoints::onChanged(const App::Property* prop)
 {
     if (prop == &PointSize) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.h b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.h
index 52fc7f72d..c7b8e9885 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Points/Gui/ViewProvider.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
     static void clipPointsCallback(void * ud, SoEventCallback * n);
 
 protected:
-    Gui::SoFCSelection* createFromSettings() const;
     void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
     void setVertexColorMode(App::PropertyColorList*);
     void setVertexGreyvalueMode(Points::PropertyGreyValueList*);