diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemElementFluid1D.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemElementFluid1D.py
index c3cfd2e8ef..53ad586ee0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemElementFluid1D.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femguiobjects/_ViewProviderFemElementFluid1D.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ __url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
 
 import FreeCAD
 import FreeCADGui
-import FemGui  # needed to display the icons in TreeView
+from . import ViewProviderFemConstraint
 
 # for the panel
 from femobjects import _FemElementFluid1D
@@ -40,70 +40,20 @@ from PySide import QtCore
 from PySide import QtGui
 from . import FemSelectionWidgets
 
-False if FemGui.__name__ else True  # flake8, dummy FemGui usage
 
-
-class _ViewProviderFemElementFluid1D:
+class _ViewProviderFemElementFluid1D(ViewProviderFemConstraint.ViewProxy):
     "A View Provider for the FemElementFluid1D object"
 
-    def __init__(self, vobj):
-        vobj.Proxy = self
-
     def getIcon(self):
         return ":/icons/fem-element-fluid-1d.svg"
 
-    def attach(self, vobj):
-        from pivy import coin
-        self.ViewObject = vobj
-        self.Object = vobj.Object
-        self.standard = coin.SoGroup()
-        vobj.addDisplayMode(self.standard, "Default")
-
-    def getDisplayModes(self, obj):
-        return ["Default"]
-
-    def getDefaultDisplayMode(self):
-        return "Default"
-
-    def updateData(self, obj, prop):
-        return
-
-    def onChanged(self, vobj, prop):
-        return
-
     def setEdit(self, vobj, mode=0):
-        # hide all meshes
-        for o in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:
-            if o.isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemMeshObject"):
-                o.ViewObject.hide()
-        # show task panel
-        taskd = _TaskPanelFemElementFluid1D(self.Object)
-        taskd.obj = vobj.Object
-        FreeCADGui.Control.showDialog(taskd)
-        return True
-
-    def unsetEdit(self, vobj, mode=0):
-        FreeCADGui.Control.closeDialog()
-        return True
-
-    def doubleClicked(self, vobj):
-        guidoc = FreeCADGui.getDocument(vobj.Object.Document)
-        # check if another VP is in edit mode
-        # https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=13077#p104702
-        if not guidoc.getInEdit():
-            guidoc.setEdit(vobj.Object.Name)
-        else:
-            from PySide.QtGui import QMessageBox
-            message = "Active Task Dialog found! Please close this one before opening  a new one!"
-            QMessageBox.critical(None, "Error in tree view", message)
-            FreeCAD.Console.PrintError(message + "\n")
-        return True
-
-    def __getstate__(self):
-        return None
-
-    def __setstate__(self, state):
-        return None
+        ViewProviderFemConstraint.ViewProxy.setEdit(
+            self,
+            vobj,
+            mode,
+            _TaskPanelFemElementFluid1D
+        )
 
 
 class _TaskPanelFemElementFluid1D:
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemElementFluid1D.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemElementFluid1D.py
index 1c161332c7..44a030ce6d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemElementFluid1D.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femobjects/_FemElementFluid1D.py
@@ -28,10 +28,13 @@ __url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
 #  \ingroup FEM
 #  \brief FreeCAD FEM _FemElementFluid1D
 
+from . import FemConstraint
 
-class _FemElementFluid1D:
+
+class _FemElementFluid1D(FemConstraint.Proxy):
     "The FemElementFluid1D object"
 
+    Type = "Fem::ElementFluid1D"
     known_fluid_types = ["Liquid"]
     # "Gas", "Open Channel" are not implemented in ccx writer
     # known_fluid_types = ["Liquid", "Gas", "Open Channel"]
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ class _FemElementFluid1D:
     known_channel_types = ["NONE"]
 
     def __init__(self, obj):
+        super(_FemElementFluid1D, self).__init__(obj)
         obj.addProperty(
             "App::PropertyLinkSubList",
             "References",
@@ -309,8 +313,3 @@ class _FemElementFluid1D:
         obj.OutletPressureActive = True
         obj.InletFlowRateActive = False
         obj.OutletFlowRateActive = False
-        obj.Proxy = self
-        self.Type = "Fem::ElementFluid1D"
-
-    def execute(self, obj):
-        return