diff --git a/src/Gui/GLPainter.cpp b/src/Gui/GLPainter.cpp
index df1ae5270f7a..d04d39081c48 100644
--- a/src/Gui/GLPainter.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/GLPainter.cpp
@@ -261,8 +261,10 @@ void Rubberband::paintGL()
     SbVec2s size = vp.getViewportSizePixels();
 
     glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
+    glLoadIdentity();
     glOrtho(0, size[0], size[1], 0, 0, 100);
     glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+    glLoadIdentity();
     glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
@@ -372,8 +374,10 @@ void Polyline::paintGL()
     SbVec2s size = vp.getViewportSizePixels();
 
     glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
+    glLoadIdentity();
     glOrtho(0, size[0], size[1], 0, 0, 100);
     glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
+    glLoadIdentity();
     glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     glEnable(GL_BLEND);
     glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
diff --git a/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp
index 7c2ce7d95d98..a2d53223ed41 100644
--- a/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/MouseSelection.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void PolyPickerSelection::initialize()
     polyline.setColor(0.0,0.0,1.0,1.0);
     
     _pcView3D->addGraphicsItem(&polyline);
-    _pcView3D->setRenderType(View3DInventorViewer::Framebuffer);
+    _pcView3D->setRenderType(View3DInventorViewer::Image);
     _pcView3D->redraw();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
index 16db2072e9d0..53d8b49b0a35 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DInventorViewer.cpp
@@ -1321,11 +1321,14 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::renderGLImage()
     glViewport(0, 0, size[0], size[1]);
     glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
     glLoadIdentity();
+    glOrtho(0, size[0], 0, size[1], 0, 100);
     glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
     glLoadIdentity();
-    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 
+    glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+
+    glRasterPos2f(0,0);
     glDrawPixels(glImage.width(),glImage.height(),GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,glImage.bits());
 
     printDimension();
@@ -1359,6 +1362,7 @@ void View3DInventorViewer::renderScene(void)
     const QColor col = this->backgroundColor();
     glClearColor(col.redF(), col.greenF(), col.blueF(), 0.0f);
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
+    glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_GL_DEPTH_RANGE)
     // using 90% of the z-buffer for the background and the main node
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
index a3651a727291..4f266b396916 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/ViewProviderSketch.cpp
@@ -752,9 +752,7 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::mouseButtonPressed(int Button, bool pressed, const SbVe
                     rubberband->setWorking(false);
                     
                     //disable framebuffer drawing in viewer
-                    if (Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument()->getActiveView()) {
-                        static_cast<Gui::View3DInventor *>(Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument()->getActiveView())->getViewer()->setRenderType(Gui::View3DInventorViewer::Native);
-                    }
+                    const_cast<Gui::View3DInventorViewer *>(viewer)->setRenderType(Gui::View3DInventorViewer::Native);
                     
                     // a redraw is required in order to clear the rubberband
                     draw(true);
@@ -1085,7 +1083,7 @@ bool ViewProviderSketch::mouseMove(const SbVec2s &cursorPos, Gui::View3DInventor
         case STATUS_SKETCH_StartRubberBand: {
             Mode = STATUS_SKETCH_UseRubberBand;
             rubberband->setWorking(true);
-            viewer->setRenderType(Gui::View3DInventorViewer::Framebuffer);
+            viewer->setRenderType(Gui::View3DInventorViewer::Image);
             return true;
         }
         case STATUS_SKETCH_UseRubberBand: {