diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
index c7eea1aaee..3168d50ee7 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ SET(FemScripts_SRCS
     FemToolsCcx.py
     FemToolsZ88.py
     ObjectsFem.py
+    FemUtils.py
     TestFem.py
 )
 #SOURCE_GROUP("Scripts" FILES ${FemScripts_SRCS})
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
index f6d1adb974..e29a407724 100755
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ INSTALL(
         FemToolsCcx.py
         FemToolsZ88.py
         ObjectsFem.py
+        FemUtils.py
         TestFem.py
     DESTINATION
         Mod/Fem
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/FemUtils.py b/src/Mod/Fem/FemUtils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bba8615ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/FemUtils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# ***************************************************************************
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   Copyright (c) 2017 - Markus Hovorka <m.hovorka@live.de>               *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+# *   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)    *
+# *   as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of     *
+# *   the License, or (at your option) any later version.                   *
+# *   for detail see the LICENCE text file.                                 *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+# *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+# *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+# *   GNU Library General Public License for more details.                  *
+# *                                                                         *
+# *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public     *
+# *   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software   *
+# *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  *
+# *   USA                                                                   *
+# *                                                                         *
+# ***************************************************************************
+
+
+__title__ = "FEM Utilities"
+__author__ = "Markus Hovorka"
+__url__ = "http://www.freecadweb.org"
+
+
+import FreeCAD as App
+
+
+def createObject(doc, name, proxy, viewProxy):
+    obj = doc.addObject(proxy.BaseType, name)
+    proxy(obj)
+    if App.GuiUp:
+        viewProxy(obj.ViewObject)
+    return obj
+
+
+def findAnalysisOfMember(member):
+    if member is None:
+        raise ValueError("Member must not be None")
+    for obj in member.Document.Objects:
+        if obj.isDerivedFrom("Fem::FemAnalysis"):
+            if member in obj.Member:
+                return obj
+            if _searchGroups(member, obj.Member):
+                return obj
+    return None
+
+
+def _searchGroups(member, objs):
+    for o in objs:
+        if o == member:
+            return True
+        if hasattr(o, "Group"):
+            return _searchGroups(member, o.Group)
+    return False
+
+
+def getMember(analysis, t):
+    if analysis is None:
+        raise ValueError("Analysis must not be None")
+    matching = []
+    for m in analysis.Member:
+        if isDerivedFrom(m, t):
+            matching.append(m)
+    return matching
+
+
+def getSingleMember(analysis, t):
+    objs = getMember(analysis, t)
+    return objs[0] if objs else None
+
+
+def isOfType(obj, t):
+    if hasattr(obj, "Proxy") and hasattr(obj.Proxy, "Type"):
+        return obj.Proxy.Type == t
+    return obj.TypeId == t
+
+
+def isDerivedFrom(obj, t):
+    if (hasattr(obj, "Proxy") and hasattr(obj.Proxy, "Type")
+            and obj.Proxy.Type == t):
+        return True
+    return obj.isDerivedFrom(t)