diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
index fe09291cc..b3775bb1a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ void MDIViewPage::print(QPrinter* printer)
     static_cast<void> (blockConnection(true)); // avoid to be notified by itself
     Gui::Selection().clearSelection();
 
-    m_view->toggleEdit(false);
+    m_view->toggleMarkers(false);
     m_view->scene()->update();
 
     Gui::Selection().clearSelection();
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ void MDIViewPage::print(QPrinter* printer)
     m_view->scene()->render(&p, rect);
 
     // Reset
-    m_view->toggleEdit(true);
+    m_view->toggleMarkers(true);
 }
 
 
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ QPrinter::PageSize MDIViewPage::getPageSize(int w, int h) const
 void MDIViewPage::setFrameState(bool state)
 {
     m_frameState = state;
-    m_view->toggleEdit(state);
+    m_view->toggleMarkers(state);
     m_view->scene()->update();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
index 559c79265..3722bb6d7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,17 @@ void QGIFace::setHatchColor(std::string c)
     m_svgCol = c;
 }
 
+//QtSvg does not handle clipping, so we must be able to turn the hatching on/off
+void QGIFace::toggleSvg(bool b)
+{
+    if (b) {
+        m_rect->show();
+    } else {
+        m_rect->hide();
+    }
+    update();
+}
+
 QRectF QGIFace::boundingRect() const
 {
     return shape().controlPointRect();
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.h
index 3eb7addcb..99b8194e5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIFace.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     void setPath(const QPainterPath & path);
     void buildHatch(void);
     void setHatchColor(std::string c);
+    void toggleSvg(bool b);
 
 protected:
     bool load(QByteArray *svgBytes);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGITemplate.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGITemplate.h
index 68c79e7b0..4370b0280 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGITemplate.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGITemplate.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
     inline qreal getY() { return y() * -1; }
 
     virtual void updateView(bool update = false);
+    std::vector<TemplateTextField *> getTestFields(void) { return textFields; };
 
     virtual void draw() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
index a641c6722..0422dc073 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIView.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ QGIView::QGIView()
     m_colCurrent = getNormalColor();
     m_pen.setColor(m_colCurrent);
 
+    //Border/Label styling
     m_font.setPointSize(5.0);     //scene units (mm), not points
-
     m_decorPen.setStyle(Qt::DashLine);
     m_decorPen.setWidth(0); // 0 => 1px "cosmetic pen"
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
index 62ed70945..85ccc7786 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ QVariant QGIViewPart::itemChange(GraphicsItemChange change, const QVariant &valu
     return QGIView::itemChange(change, value);
 }
 
+//obs?
 void QGIViewPart::tidy()
 {
     //Delete any leftover items
@@ -249,21 +250,6 @@ void QGIViewPart::updateView(bool update)
        viewPart->ShowHiddenLines.isTouched() ||
        viewPart->ShowSmoothLines.isTouched() ||
        viewPart->ShowSeamLines.isTouched() ) {
-        // Remove all existing graphical representations (QGIxxxx)  otherwise BRect only grows, never shrinks?
-        // is this where selection messes up?
-        prepareGeometryChange();
-        QList<QGraphicsItem*> items = childItems();
-        for(QList<QGraphicsItem*>::iterator it = items.begin(); it != items.end(); ++it) {
-            if (dynamic_cast<QGIEdge *> (*it) ||
-                dynamic_cast<QGIFace *>(*it) ||
-                dynamic_cast<QGIVertex *>(*it)) {
-                removeFromGroup(*it);
-                scene()->removeItem(*it);
-
-                // We store these and delete till later to prevent rendering crash ISSUE
-                deleteItems.append(*it);
-            }
-        }
         draw();
     } else if (update ||
               viewPart->LineWidth.isTouched() ||
@@ -302,6 +288,7 @@ void QGIViewPart::drawViewPart()
     float lineWidthHid = viewPart->HiddenWidth.getValue() * lineScaleFactor;
 
     prepareGeometryChange();
+    removePrimitives();                      //clean the slate
 
 #if MOD_TECHDRAW_HANDLE_FACES
     // Draw Faces
@@ -344,7 +331,7 @@ void QGIViewPart::drawViewPart()
         if (showEdge) {
             item = new QGIEdge(i);
             addToGroup(item);                                                   //item is at scene(0,0), not group(0,0)
-            item->setPos(0.0,0.0);
+            item->setPos(0.0,0.0);                                              //now at group(0,0)
             item->setPath(drawPainterPath(*itEdge));
             item->setStrokeWidth(lineWidth);
             item->setZValue(ZVALUE::EDGE);
@@ -405,6 +392,21 @@ QGIFace* QGIViewPart::drawFace(TechDrawGeometry::Face* f, int idx)
     return gFace;
 }
 
+//! Remove all existing QGIPrimPath items(Vertex,Edge,Face)
+void QGIViewPart::removePrimitives()
+{
+    QList<QGraphicsItem*> children = childItems();
+    for (auto& c:children) {
+         QGIPrimPath* prim = dynamic_cast<QGIPrimPath*>(c);
+         if (prim) {
+            removeFromGroup(prim);
+            scene()->removeItem(prim);
+//            deleteItems.append(prim);         //pretty sure we could just delete here since not in scene anymore
+            delete prim;
+         }
+     }
+}
+
 // As called by arc of ellipse case:
 // pathArc(path, geom->major, geom->minor, geom->angle, geom->largeArc, geom->cw,
 //         geom->endPnt.fX, geom->endPnt.fY,
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h
index 40670583d..b968c4095 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ protected:
 
     TechDraw::DrawHatch* faceIsHatched(int i,std::vector<TechDraw::DrawHatch*> hatchObjs) const;
     void dumpPath(const char* text,QPainterPath path);
+    void removePrimitives(void);
 
 private:
     QList<QGraphicsItem*> deleteItems;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
index 58dde4486..1ab5fd156 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 # include <QFileInfo>
 # include <QFileDialog>
 # include <QGLWidget>
-//# include <QGraphicsScene>
 # include <QGraphicsEffect>
 # include <QMouseEvent>
 # include <QPainter>
@@ -61,7 +60,9 @@
 
 
 #include "QGIDrawingTemplate.h"
+#include "QGITemplate.h"
 #include "QGISVGTemplate.h"
+#include "TemplateTextField.h"
 #include "QGIViewCollection.h"
 #include "QGIViewDimension.h"
 #include "QGIProjGroup.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "QGIViewSymbol.h"
 #include "QGIViewClip.h"
 #include "QGIViewSpreadsheet.h"
+#include "QGIFace.h"
 
 #include "ZVALUE.h"
 #include "ViewProviderPage.h"
@@ -101,9 +103,9 @@ QGVPage::QGVPage(ViewProviderPage *vp, QGraphicsScene& s, QWidget *parent)
     setCursor(QCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor));
     setRenderHints(QPainter::Antialiasing | QPainter::SmoothPixmapTransform);
 
-    m_backgroundItem = new QGraphicsRectItem();
-    m_backgroundItem->setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
-    m_backgroundItem->setZValue(ZVALUE::BACKGROUND);
+    //m_backgroundItem = new QGraphicsRectItem();
+    //m_backgroundItem->setCacheMode(QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
+    //m_backgroundItem->setZValue(ZVALUE::BACKGROUND);
 //     scene()->addItem(m_backgroundItem); // TODO IF SEGFAULTS WITH DRAW ENABLE THIS (REDRAWS ARE SLOWER :s)
 
     bkgBrush = new QBrush(QColor::fromRgb(70,70,70));
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ QGVPage::QGVPage(ViewProviderPage *vp, QGraphicsScene& s, QWidget *parent)
 QGVPage::~QGVPage()
 {
     delete bkgBrush;
-    delete m_backgroundItem;
+    //delete m_backgroundItem;
 }
 
 void QGVPage::drawBackground(QPainter *p, const QRectF &)
@@ -465,10 +467,10 @@ void QGVPage::setHighQualityAntialiasing(bool highQualityAntialiasing)
 
 void QGVPage::setViewBackground(bool enable)
 {
-    if (!m_backgroundItem)
-        return;
+//    if (!m_backgroundItem)
+//        return;
 
-    m_backgroundItem->setVisible(enable);
+//    m_backgroundItem->setVisible(enable);
 }
 
 void QGVPage::setViewOutline(bool enable)
@@ -479,46 +481,49 @@ void QGVPage::setViewOutline(bool enable)
     m_outlineItem->setVisible(enable);
 }
 
-void QGVPage::toggleEdit(bool enable)
+void QGVPage::toggleMarkers(bool enable)
 {
-// TODO: needs fiddling to handle items that don't inherit QGIViewPart: Annotation, Symbol, Templates, Edges, Faces, Vertices,...
     QList<QGraphicsItem*> list = scene()->items();
-
     for (QList<QGraphicsItem*>::iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
         QGIView *itemView = dynamic_cast<QGIView *>(*it);
         if(itemView) {
-            QGIViewPart *viewPart = dynamic_cast<QGIViewPart *>(*it);
             itemView->setSelected(false);
+            itemView->toggleBorder(enable);
+            QGIViewPart *viewPart = dynamic_cast<QGIViewPart *>(*it);
             if(viewPart) {
-                viewPart->toggleCache(enable);
-                viewPart->toggleCosmeticLines(enable);
                 viewPart->toggleVertices(enable);
-                viewPart->toggleBorder(enable);
-                setViewBackground(enable);
-            } else {
-                itemView->toggleBorder(enable);
             }
-            //itemView->updateView(true);
         }
-
-        int textItemType = QGraphicsItem::UserType + 160;
-        QGraphicsItem*item = dynamic_cast<QGraphicsItem*>(*it);
-        if(item) {
-            //item->setCacheMode((enable) ? QGraphicsItem::DeviceCoordinateCache : QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
-            item->setCacheMode((enable) ? QGraphicsItem::NoCache : QGraphicsItem::NoCache);
-            item->update();
-            if (item->type() == textItemType) {    //TODO: move this into SVGTemplate or TemplateTextField
+        QGISVGTemplate* itemTemplate = dynamic_cast<QGISVGTemplate*> (*it);
+        if (itemTemplate) {
+            std::vector<TemplateTextField *> textFields = itemTemplate->getTestFields();
+            for (auto& t:textFields) {
                 if (enable) {
-                    item->show();
+                    t->show();
                 } else {
-                    item->hide();
+                    t->hide();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void QGVPage::toggleHatch(bool enable)
+{
+    QList<QGraphicsItem*> sceneItems = scene()->items();
+    for (auto& qgi:sceneItems) {
+        QGIViewPart* qgiPart = dynamic_cast<QGIViewPart *>(qgi);
+        if(qgiPart) {
+            QList<QGraphicsItem*> partChildren = qgiPart->childItems();
+            int faceItemType = QGraphicsItem::UserType + 104;
+            for (auto& c:partChildren) {
+                if (c->type() == faceItemType) {
+                    QGIFace* f = dynamic_cast<QGIFace*>(c);
+                    f->toggleSvg(enable);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-    scene()->update();
-    update();
-    viewport()->repaint();
 }
 
 void QGVPage::saveSvg(QString filename)
@@ -545,7 +550,7 @@ void QGVPage::saveSvg(QString filename)
     //      postprocess generated file to mult all font-size attrib by 2.835 to get pts?
     //      duplicate all textItems and only show the appropriate one for screen/print vs export?
 
-// TODO: Was    svgGen.setResolution(25.4000508);    // mm/inch??  docs say this is DPI
+// TODO: Was    svgGen.setResolution(25.4000508);    // mm/inch??  docs say this is DPI  //really "user space units/inch"?
     svgGen.setResolution(25);    // mm/inch??  docs say this is DPI
 
     //svgGen.setResolution(600);    // resulting page is ~12.5x9mm
@@ -555,8 +560,10 @@ void QGVPage::saveSvg(QString filename)
 
     Gui::Selection().clearSelection();
 
-    toggleEdit(false);             //fiddle cache, cosmetic lines, vertices, etc
+    toggleMarkers(false);             //fiddle cache, vertices, frames, etc
+    toggleHatch(false);
     scene()->update();
+    viewport()->repaint();
 
     Gui::Selection().clearSelection();
     QPainter p;
@@ -565,8 +572,10 @@ void QGVPage::saveSvg(QString filename)
     scene()->render(&p);
     p.end();
 
-    toggleEdit(true);
+    toggleMarkers(true);
+    toggleHatch(true);
     scene()->update();
+    viewport()->repaint();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h
index ef6224488..73fe7e1da 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGVPage.h
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ public:
 
     TechDraw::DrawPage * getDrawPage();
 
-    void toggleEdit(bool enable);
+    void toggleMarkers(bool enable);
+    void toggleHatch(bool enable);
 
     /// Renders the page to SVG with filename.
     void saveSvg(QString filename);