diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
index 9b92e6449e..0ae94e398e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.cpp
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ App::DocumentObject * DrawProjGroup::addProjection(const char *viewProjType)
 
         addView(view);         //from DrawViewCollection - add to ProjGroup Views
         moveToCentre();
+        view->recompute();
     }
 
     return view;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h
index 589c7b63b5..6ccc051146 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h
@@ -114,25 +114,11 @@ public:
     /// Allowed projection types - either Document, First Angle or Third Angle
     static const char* ProjectionTypeEnums[];
 
-protected:
-    void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
-
-    //! Moves anchor view to keep our bounding box centre on the origin
-    void moveToCentre();
-
-    /// Annoying helper - keep in sync with DrawProjGroupItem::TypeEnums
-    /*!
-     * \TODO See note regarding App::PropertyEnumeration on my wiki page http://freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Ian.rees
-     * \return true iff 'in' is a valid name for an orthographic/isometric view
-     */
-    bool checkViewProjType(const char *in);
-
-    /// Sets Direction and XAxisDirection in v
+    /// Sets Direction in v
     /*!
      * Applies viewOrientationMatrix to appropriate unit vectors depending on projType
      */
     void setViewOrientation(DrawProjGroupItem *v, const char *projType) const;
-
     /// Populates an array of DrawProjGroupItem*s arranged for drawing
     /*!
      * Setup array of pointers to the views that we're displaying,
@@ -151,6 +137,20 @@ protected:
      *               FTRight  T  FTL
      * </pre>
      */
+
+protected:
+    void onChanged(const App::Property* prop);
+
+    //! Moves anchor view to keep our bounding box centre on the origin
+    void moveToCentre();
+
+    /// Annoying helper - keep in sync with DrawProjGroupItem::TypeEnums
+    /*!
+     * \TODO See note regarding App::PropertyEnumeration on my wiki page http://freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:Ian.rees
+     * \return true iff 'in' is a valid name for an orthographic/isometric view
+     */
+    bool checkViewProjType(const char *in);
+
     void arrangeViewPointers(DrawProjGroupItem *viewPtrs[10]) const;
 
     /// Populates array of 10 BoundBox3d's given DrawProjGroupItem *s
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml
index 603a2543b4..516ab280a5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPy.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
         <UserDocu>getItemByLabel(string projectionType) - return specified Projection Item</UserDocu>
       </Documentation>
     </Methode>
+    <Methode Name="setViewOrientation">
+      <Documentation>
+        <UserDocu>setViewOrientation(DrawProjGroupItem item, string projectionType) - sets item's view Direction according to projectionType</UserDocu>
+      </Documentation>
+    </Methode>
     <CustomAttributes />
   </PythonExport>
 </GenerateModel>
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp
index cd177a5a2b..cb016fdde6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupPyImp.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::addProjection(PyObject* args)
     const char* projType;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &projType)) {
-        Base::Console().Error("Error: DrawProjGroupPy::addProjection - Bad Arg - not string\n");
-        return NULL;
+        throw Py::Exception();
     }
 
     DrawProjGroup* projGroup = getDrawProjGroupPtr();
@@ -40,8 +39,7 @@ PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::removeProjection(PyObject* args)
     const char* projType;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &projType)) {
-        Base::Console().Error("Error: DrawProjGroupPy::removeProjection - Bad Arg - not string\n");
-        return NULL;
+        throw Py::Exception();
     }
 
     DrawProjGroup* projGroup = getDrawProjGroupPtr();
@@ -63,8 +61,7 @@ PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::getItemByLabel(PyObject* args)
     const char* projType;
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &projType)) {
-        Base::Console().Error("Error: DrawProjGroupPy::getItemByLabel - Bad Arg - not string\n");
-        return NULL;
+        throw Py::Exception();
     }
 
     DrawProjGroup* projGroup = getDrawProjGroupPtr();
@@ -74,6 +71,27 @@ PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::getItemByLabel(PyObject* args)
     return new DrawProjGroupItemPy(newProj);
 }
 
+PyObject* DrawProjGroupPy::setViewOrientation(PyObject* args)
+{
+    const char* projType;
+    PyObject* pcObj;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "Os", &pcObj,&projType))
+        throw Py::Exception();
+
+    App::DocumentObject* obj = static_cast<App::DocumentObjectPy*>(pcObj)->getDocumentObjectPtr();
+    if (obj->getTypeId().isDerivedFrom(TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem::getClassTypeId())) {
+        TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem* view = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawProjGroupItem*>(obj);
+        TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* projGroup = getDrawProjGroupPtr();
+        projGroup->setViewOrientation( view, projType );
+
+    } else {
+        Base::Console().Message("'%s' is not a DrawProjGroup Item, it will be ignored.\n", obj->Label.getValue());
+    }
+
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
+
 PyObject *DrawProjGroupPy::getCustomAttributes(const char* /*attr*/) const
 {
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
index 730ab53398..1e5845a52a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,25 @@ void MDIViewPage::updateDrawing(bool forceUpdate)
     }
 }
 
+void MDIViewPage::redrawAllViews()
+{
+    const std::vector<QGIView *> &upviews = m_view->getViews();
+    for(std::vector<QGIView *>::const_iterator it = upviews.begin(); it != upviews.end(); ++it) {
+            (*it)->updateView(true);
+    }
+}
 
+void MDIViewPage::redraw1View(TechDraw::DrawView* dv)
+{
+    std::string dvName = dv->getNameInDocument();
+    const std::vector<QGIView *> &upviews = m_view->getViews();
+    for(std::vector<QGIView *>::const_iterator it = upviews.begin(); it != upviews.end(); ++it) {
+        std::string qgivName = (*it)->getViewObject()->getNameInDocument();
+        if(dvName == qgivName) {
+            (*it)->updateView(true);
+        }
+    }
+}
 void MDIViewPage::findMissingViews(const std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> &list, std::vector<App::DocumentObject*> &missing)
 {
     for(std::vector<App::DocumentObject*>::const_iterator it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h
index 6acf19de85..29ff8ac2d3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/MDIViewPage.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace TechDraw {
 class DrawTemplate;
+class DrawView;
 }
 
 namespace TechDrawGui
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ public:
     QPointF getTemplateCenter(TechDraw::DrawTemplate *obj);
     void centerOnPage(void);
 
+    void redrawAllViews(void);
+    void redraw1View(TechDraw::DrawView* dv);
+
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void setRenderer(QAction *action);
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
index 15bee443ed..56973ecdb4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,15 @@
 #include <Mod/Part/App/PartFeature.h>
 
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawPage.h>
+#include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawView.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawViewPart.h>
 
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroupItem.h>
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h>
 
 #include "ViewProviderProjGroup.h"
+#include "ViewProviderProjGroupItem.h"
+#include "ViewProviderPage.h"
 #include "TaskProjGroup.h"
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ui_TaskProjGroup.h>
 
@@ -93,6 +96,12 @@ TaskProjGroup::TaskProjGroup(TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* featView, bool mode) :
 
     // Slot for Projection Type (layout)
     connect(ui->projection, SIGNAL(currentIndexChanged(int)), this, SLOT(projectionTypeChanged(int)));
+
+    m_page = multiView->findParentPage();
+    Gui::Document* activeGui = Gui::Application::Instance->getDocument(m_page->getDocument());
+    Gui::ViewProvider* vp = activeGui->getViewProvider(m_page);
+    ViewProviderPage* dvp = dynamic_cast<ViewProviderPage*>(vp);
+    m_mdi = dvp->getMDIViewPage();
 }
 
 TaskProjGroup::~TaskProjGroup()
@@ -106,8 +115,12 @@ void TaskProjGroup::viewToggled(bool toggle)
     QString viewName = sender()->objectName();
     int index = viewName.mid(7).toInt();
     const char *viewNameCStr = viewChkIndexToCStr(index);
+    App::DocumentObject* newObj;
+    TechDraw::DrawView* newView;
     if ( toggle && !multiView->hasProjection( viewNameCStr ) ) {
-        multiView->addProjection( viewNameCStr );
+        newObj = multiView->addProjection( viewNameCStr );
+        newView = static_cast<TechDraw::DrawView*>(newObj);
+        m_mdi->redraw1View(newView);
     } else if ( !toggle && multiView->hasProjection( viewNameCStr ) ) {
         multiView->removeProjection( viewNameCStr );
     }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h
index 28cfd6f8eb..b1a5cbd597 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskProjGroup.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <Gui/TaskView/TaskView.h>
 #include <Gui/TaskView/TaskDialog.h>
 
+#include "MDIViewPage.h"
+
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/Gui/ui_TaskProjGroup.h>
 
 #include <Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawProjGroup.h>
@@ -37,11 +39,13 @@
 class Ui_TaskProjGroup;
 
 namespace TechDraw {
-  class DrawProjGroup;
+class DrawProjGroup;
+class DrawPage;
 }
 
 namespace TechDrawGui
 {
+class MDIViewPage;
 class ViewProviderProjGroup;
 
 class TaskProjGroup : public QWidget
@@ -93,6 +97,9 @@ protected:
   //ViewProviderProjGroup *viewProvider;
   TechDraw::DrawProjGroup* multiView;
   bool m_createMode;
+  TechDraw::DrawPage* m_page;
+  MDIViewPage* m_mdi;
+
 };
 
 /// Simulation dialog for the TaskView