diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp
index 42430f529..9a7c0171b 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ SOURCE=..\..\src\osgUtil\CubeMapGenerator.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\src\osgUtil\PickVisitor.cpp
-# End Source File
-# Begin Source File
-
 SOURCE=..\..\src\osgUtil\HalfWayMapGenerator.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
diff --git a/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
index fd651582f..303c3fdff 100644
--- a/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <osg/ApplicationUsage>
 
 #include <osgUtil/UpdateVisitor>
-#include <osgUtil/PickVisitor>
 
 #include <osgDB/Registry>
 
@@ -18,7 +17,112 @@
 using namespace Producer;
 using namespace osgProducer;
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Picking intersection visitor.
+//
 
+class PickIntersectVisitor : public osgUtil::IntersectVisitor
+{
+public:
+    PickIntersectVisitor()
+    { 
+        setNodeMaskOverride(0xffffffff); // need to make the visitor override the nodemask to visit invisible actions
+    }
+    virtual ~PickIntersectVisitor() {}
+    
+    HitList& getIntersections(osg::Node *scene, osg::Vec3 nr, osg::Vec3 fr)
+    { 
+        // option for non-sceneView users: you need to get the screen perp line and call getIntersections
+        // if you are using Projection nodes you should also call setxy to define the xp,yp positions for use with
+        // the ray transformed by Projection
+        _lineSegment = new osg::LineSegment;
+        _lineSegment->set(nr,fr); // make a line segment
+        addLineSegment(_lineSegment.get());
+
+        scene->accept(*this);
+        return getHitList(_lineSegment.get());
+    }
+private:
+    osg::ref_ptr<osg::LineSegment> _lineSegment;
+    friend class osgUtil::IntersectVisitor;
+};
+
+// PickVisitor traverses whole scene and checks below all Projection nodes
+class PickVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
+{
+public:
+    PickVisitor()
+    { 
+        xp=yp=0;    
+        setNodeMaskOverride(0xffffffff); // need to make the visitor override the nodemask to visit invisible actions
+        setTraversalMode(osg::NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ALL_CHILDREN);
+    }
+    ~PickVisitor() {}
+
+    virtual void apply(osg::Projection& pr)
+    { // stack the intersect rays, transform to new projection, traverse
+        // Assumes that the Projection is an absolute projection
+        osg::Matrix mt;
+        mt.invert(pr.getMatrix());
+        osg::Vec3 npt=osg::Vec3(xp,yp,1.0f) * mt, farpt=osg::Vec3(xp,yp,-1.0f) * mt;
+
+        // traversing the nodes children, using the projection direction
+        for (unsigned int i=0; i<pr.getNumChildren(); i++) 
+        {
+            osg::Node *nodech=pr.getChild(i);
+            osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList &hli=_piv.getIntersections(nodech,npt, farpt);
+            for(osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList::iterator hitr=hli.begin();
+                hitr!=hli.end();
+                ++hitr)
+            { // add the projection hits to the scene hits.
+                    // This is why _lineSegment is retained as a member of PickIntersectVisitor
+                _PIVsegHitList.push_back(*hitr);
+            }
+            traverse(*nodech);
+        }
+    }
+
+    osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& getHits(osg::Node *node, const osg::Vec3& near_point, const osg::Vec3& far_point)
+    {
+        // High level get intersection with sceneview using a ray from x,y on the screen
+        // sets xp,yp as pixels scaled to a mapping of (-1,1, -1,1); needed for Projection from x,y pixels
+
+        // first get the standard hits in un-projected nodes
+        _PIVsegHitList=_piv.getIntersections(node,near_point,far_point); // fill hitlist
+
+        // then get hits in projection nodes
+        traverse(*node); // check for projection nodes
+        return _PIVsegHitList;
+    }
+
+    osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& getHits(osg::Node *node, const osg::Matrix &projm, const float x, const float y)
+    { 
+        // utility for non=sceneview viewers
+        // x,y are values returned by 
+        osg::Matrix inverseMVPW;
+        inverseMVPW.invert(projm);
+        osg::Vec3 near_point = osg::Vec3(x,y,1.0f)*inverseMVPW;
+        osg::Vec3 far_point = osg::Vec3(x,y,-1.0f)*inverseMVPW;
+        setxy(x,y);    
+        getHits(node,near_point,far_point);
+        return _PIVsegHitList;
+    }
+
+    inline void setxy(float xpt, float ypt) { xp=xpt; yp=ypt; }
+    inline bool hits() const { return _PIVsegHitList.size()>0;}
+    
+private:
+
+    PickIntersectVisitor _piv;
+    float xp, yp; // start point in viewport fraction coordiantes
+    osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList       _PIVsegHitList;
+};
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// osgProducer::Viewer implemention
+//
 Viewer::Viewer():
     _done(0),
     _frameNumber(0),
@@ -386,7 +490,7 @@ bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osgUtil
                     osg::Matrix(camera->getProjectionMatrix()));
         }
 
-        osgUtil::PickVisitor iv;
+        PickVisitor iv;
         
         osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList localHits;        
         localHits = iv.getHits(getSceneData(), vum, rx,ry);
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile b/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile
index 498efc166..346c429fc 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ CXXFILES = \
 	DisplayRequirementsVisitor.cpp\
 	InsertImpostorsVisitor.cpp\
 	IntersectVisitor.cpp\
-	PickVisitor.cpp\
 	Optimizer.cpp\
 	RenderBin.cpp\
 	RenderGraph.cpp\