diff --git a/include/osgProducer/Viewer b/include/osgProducer/Viewer
index 53278813f..72f8519f7 100644
--- a/include/osgProducer/Viewer
+++ b/include/osgProducer/Viewer
@@ -114,13 +114,18 @@ class OSGPRODUCER_EXPORT Viewer : public OsgCameraGroup, public osgGA::GUIAction
         /** compute, from normalized mouse coords, for sepecified Camera, the near and far points in worlds coords.*/
         bool computeNearFarPoints(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osg::Vec3& near, osg::Vec3& far);
         
+        /** compute, from normalized mouse coords, for all Cameras, intersections with the specified subgraph.*/
+        bool computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osg::Node *node,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits);
+
         /** compute, from normalized mouse coords, for sepecified Camera, intersections with the scene.*/
         bool computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits);
 
+        /** compute, from normalized mouse coords, for all Cameras, intersections with specified subgraph.*/
+        bool computeIntersections(float x,float y,osg::Node *node,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits);
+
         /** compute, from normalized mouse coords, for all Cameras, intersections with the scene.*/
         bool computeIntersections(float x,float y,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits);
 
-
         void setKeyboardMouse(Producer::KeyboardMouse* kbm);
         Producer::KeyboardMouse* getKeyboardMouse() { return _kbm.get(); }
         const Producer::KeyboardMouse* getKeyboardMouse() const { return _kbm.get(); }
diff --git a/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp b/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
index 00080561d..78255aa9b 100644
--- a/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgProducer/Viewer.cpp
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ bool Viewer::computeNearFarPoints(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osg::Ve
 
 }
 
-bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits)
+bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osg::Node *node,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits)
 {
     float pixel_x,pixel_y;
     if (computePixelCoords(x,y,cameraNum,pixel_x,pixel_y))
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osgUtil
         PickVisitor iv;
         
         osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList localHits;        
-        localHits = iv.getHits(getSceneData(), vum, rx,ry);
+        localHits = iv.getHits(node, vum, rx,ry);
         
         if (localHits.empty()) return false;
         
@@ -634,17 +634,28 @@ bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osgUtil
     return false;
 }
 
-bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits)
+bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,unsigned int cameraNum,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits)
+{
+    return computeIntersections(x,y,cameraNum,getSceneData(),hits);
+}
+
+bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,osg::Node *node,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits)
 {
     bool hitFound = false;
     osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList hlist;
     for(unsigned int i=0;i<getNumberOfCameras();++i)
     {
-        if (computeIntersections(x,y,i,hits)) hitFound = true;
+        if (computeIntersections(x,y,i,node,hits)) hitFound = true;
     }
     return hitFound;
 }
 
+
+bool Viewer::computeIntersections(float x,float y,osgUtil::IntersectVisitor::HitList& hits)
+{
+    return computeIntersections(x,y,getSceneData(),hits);
+}
+
 void Viewer::selectCameraManipulator(unsigned int no)
 {
     if (_keyswitchManipulator.valid()) _keyswitchManipulator->selectMatrixManipulator(no);