diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
index fa107b0c23..ed5bcb973e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/AppPart.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(Part)
     Part::Offset                ::init();
     Part::Offset2D              ::init();
     Part::Thickness             ::init();
+    Part::Refine                ::init();
 
     // Geometry types
     Part::Geometry                ::init();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
index f711ec2ffb..33d4b40b83 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.cpp
@@ -673,3 +673,28 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Thickness::execute(void)
         this->Shape.setValue(shape);
     return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
 }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PROPERTY_SOURCE(Part::Refine, Part::Feature)
+
+Refine::Refine()
+{
+    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Source,(0),"Refine",App::Prop_None,"Source shape");
+}
+
+App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *Refine::execute(void)
+{
+    Part::Feature* source = Source.getValue<Part::Feature*>();
+    if (!source)
+        return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn("No part object linked.");
+
+    try {
+        TopoShape myShape = source->Shape.getShape();
+        this->Shape.setValue(myShape.removeSplitter());
+        return App::DocumentObject::StdReturn;
+    }
+    catch (Standard_Failure& e) {
+        return new App::DocumentObjectExecReturn(e.GetMessageString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h
index 0852a88c3d..18a2db9ac8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/PartFeatures.h
@@ -154,6 +154,25 @@ private:
     static const char* JoinEnums[];
 };
 
+class Refine : public Part::Feature
+{
+    PROPERTY_HEADER(Part::Refine);
+
+public:
+    Refine();
+
+    App::PropertyLink Source;
+
+    /** @name methods override feature */
+    //@{
+    /// recalculate the feature
+    App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *execute(void);
+    const char* getViewProviderName(void) const {
+        return "PartGui::ViewProviderRefine";
+    }
+    //@}
+};
+
 } //namespace Part
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp
index 67d51c5631..291c64f67e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/AppPartGui.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ PyMOD_INIT_FUNC(PartGui)
     PartGui::ViewProviderOffset                     ::init();
     PartGui::ViewProviderOffset2D                   ::init();
     PartGui::ViewProviderThickness                  ::init();
+    PartGui::ViewProviderRefine                     ::init();
     PartGui::ViewProviderCustom                     ::init();
     PartGui::ViewProviderCustomPython               ::init();
     PartGui::ViewProviderBoolean                    ::init();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp
index a1dd37e61e..72b7d44485 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/CommandSimple.cpp
@@ -235,21 +235,37 @@ CmdPartRefineShape::CmdPartRefineShape()
 void CmdPartRefineShape::activated(int iMsg)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
+    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Part");
+    bool parametric = hGrp->GetBool("ParametricRefine", true);
+
     Gui::WaitCursor wc;
     Base::Type partid = Base::Type::fromName("Part::Feature");
     std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> objs = Gui::Selection().getObjectsOfType(partid);
     openCommand("Refine shape");
     for (std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::iterator it = objs.begin(); it != objs.end(); ++it) {
         try {
-            doCommand(Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.addObject('Part::Feature','%s').Shape="
-                          "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Shape.removeSplitter()\n"
-                          "App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Label="
-                          "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Label\n"
-                          "Gui.ActiveDocument.%s.hide()\n",
-                          (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
-                          (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
-                          (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
-                          (*it)->getNameInDocument());
+            if (parametric) {
+                doCommand(Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.addObject('Part::Refine','%s').Source="
+                              "App.ActiveDocument.%s\n"
+                              "App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Label="
+                              "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Label\n"
+                              "Gui.ActiveDocument.%s.hide()\n",
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument());
+            }
+            else {
+                doCommand(Doc,"App.ActiveDocument.addObject('Part::Feature','%s').Shape="
+                              "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Shape.removeSplitter()\n"
+                              "App.ActiveDocument.ActiveObject.Label="
+                              "App.ActiveDocument.%s.Label\n"
+                              "Gui.ActiveDocument.%s.hide()\n",
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument(),
+                              (*it)->getNameInDocument());
+            }
             copyVisual("ActiveObject", "ShapeColor", (*it)->getNameInDocument());
             copyVisual("ActiveObject", "LineColor", (*it)->getNameInDocument());
             copyVisual("ActiveObject", "PointColor", (*it)->getNameInDocument());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.cpp
index 80e03983d4..51452220b7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.cpp
@@ -667,3 +667,16 @@ bool ViewProviderThickness::onDelete(const std::vector<std::string> &)
 
     return true;
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------
+
+PROPERTY_SOURCE(PartGui::ViewProviderRefine, PartGui::ViewProviderPart)
+
+ViewProviderRefine::ViewProviderRefine()
+{
+    sPixmap = "Part_Refine_Shape";
+}
+
+ViewProviderRefine::~ViewProviderRefine()
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.h b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.h
index 793210439b..839ee4ba6d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/Gui/ViewProviderMirror.h
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@ protected:
     virtual void unsetEdit(int ModNum);
 };
 
+class ViewProviderRefine : public ViewProviderPart
+{
+    PROPERTY_HEADER(PartGui::ViewProviderRefine);
+
+public:
+    /// constructor
+    ViewProviderRefine();
+    /// destructor
+    virtual ~ViewProviderRefine();
+};
+
 } // namespace PartGui