diff --git a/Modules/Simulation/files.cmake b/Modules/Simulation/files.cmake
index c8d5eae9a9..21cf69321b 100644
--- a/Modules/Simulation/files.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Simulation/files.cmake
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 set(CPP_FILES
   mitkGetSimulationService.cpp
   mitkExportMitkVisitor.cpp
   mitkIndexROI.cpp
   mitkISimulationService.cpp
+  mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.cpp
   mitkRoundRobinSchedulingAlgorithm.cpp
   mitkSetVtkRendererVisitor.cpp
   mitkSchedulableProcess.cpp
   mitkScheduler.cpp
   mitkSchedulingAlgorithmBase.cpp
   mitkSimulation.cpp
   mitkSimulationActivator.cpp
   mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.cpp
   mitkSimulationInteractor.cpp
   mitkSimulationIOFactory.cpp
   mitkSimulationObjectFactory.cpp
   mitkSimulationReader.cpp
   mitkSimulationSerializer.cpp
   mitkSimulationService.cpp
   mitkSimulationVtkMapper3D.cpp
   mitkSimulationWriter.cpp
   mitkSimulationWriterFactory.cpp
   mitkVtkModel.cpp
   mitkVtkSimulationPolyDataMapper.cpp
   mitkWeightedRoundRobinSchedulingAlgorithm.cpp
 )
 
 set(RESOURCE_FILES
   Interactions/Simulation.xml
   Interactions/SimulationConfig.xml
 )
diff --git a/Modules/Simulation/mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.cpp b/Modules/Simulation/mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cb4e5dbcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Simulation/mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#include "mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.h"
+#include <sofa/component/visualmodel/VisualModelImpl.h>
+
+mitk::PlaneIntersectionVisitor::PlaneIntersectionVisitor(const Point3D& point, const Vector3D& normal, const sofa::core::ExecParams* params)
+  : Visitor(params),
+    m_Point(point),
+    m_Normal(normal)
+{
+}
+
+mitk::PlaneIntersectionVisitor::~PlaneIntersectionVisitor()
+{
+}
+
+sofa::simulation::Visitor::Result mitk::PlaneIntersectionVisitor::processNodeTopDown(sofa::simulation::Node* node)
+{
+  for_each(this, node, node->visualModel, &PlaneIntersectionVisitor::processVisualModel);
+  return RESULT_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+void mitk::PlaneIntersectionVisitor::processVisualModel(sofa::simulation::Node*, sofa::core::visual::VisualModel* visualModel)
+{
+  using sofa::component::visualmodel::VisualModelImpl;
+
+  VisualModelImpl* visualModelImpl = dynamic_cast<VisualModelImpl*>(visualModel);
+}
diff --git a/Modules/Simulation/mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.h b/Modules/Simulation/mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..487eb8860f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Simulation/mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor_h
+#define mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor_h
+
+#include <mitkPoint.h>
+#include <mitkVector.h>
+#include <sofa/simulation/common/Visitor.h>
+#include <MitkSimulationExports.h>
+
+namespace mitk
+{
+  class MitkSimulation_EXPORT PlaneIntersectionVisitor : public sofa::simulation::Visitor
+  {
+  public:
+    PlaneIntersectionVisitor(const Point3D& point, const Vector3D& normal, const sofa::core::ExecParams* params = sofa::core::ExecParams::defaultInstance());
+    ~PlaneIntersectionVisitor();
+
+    Result processNodeTopDown(sofa::simulation::Node* node);
+
+  private:
+    PlaneIntersectionVisitor(const PlaneIntersectionVisitor&);
+    PlaneIntersectionVisitor& operator=(const PlaneIntersectionVisitor&);
+
+    void processVisualModel(sofa::simulation::Node*, sofa::core::visual::VisualModel* visualModel);
+
+    Point3D m_Point;
+    Vector3D m_Normal;
+  };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.cpp b/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.cpp
index 254c57e640..2996ba5a0d 100644
--- a/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.cpp
+++ b/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.cpp
@@ -1,69 +1,68 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
-#include "mitkGetSimulationService.h"
-#include "mitkISimulationService.h"
-#include "mitkSetVtkRendererVisitor.h"
+#include "mitkPlaneIntersectionVisitor.h"
 #include "mitkSimulation.h"
 #include "mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.h"
-#include <sofa/core/visual/VisualParams.h>
 
 void mitk::SimulationGLMapper2D::SetDefaultProperties(DataNode* node, BaseRenderer* renderer, bool overwrite)
 {
   if (node != NULL)
   {
     Superclass::SetDefaultProperties(node, renderer, overwrite);
   }
 }
 
 mitk::SimulationGLMapper2D::SimulationGLMapper2D()
-  : m_SimulationService(GetSimulationService())
 {
 }
 
 mitk::SimulationGLMapper2D::~SimulationGLMapper2D()
 {
 }
 
 void mitk::SimulationGLMapper2D::ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(BaseRenderer*, vtkActor*)
 {
 }
 
 void mitk::SimulationGLMapper2D::Paint(BaseRenderer* renderer)
 {
   if (renderer == NULL)
     return;
 
   SliceNavigationController* sliceNavigationController = renderer->GetSliceNavigationController();
 
   if (sliceNavigationController == NULL)
     return;
 
   const PlaneGeometry* planeGeometry = sliceNavigationController->GetCurrentPlaneGeometry();
 
   if (planeGeometry == NULL)
     return;
 
   DataNode* dataNode = this->GetDataNode();
 
   if (dataNode == NULL)
     return;
 
   Simulation* simulation = static_cast<Simulation*>(dataNode->GetData());
 
   if (simulation == NULL)
     return;
+
+  PlaneIntersectionVisitor planeIntersectionVisitor(planeGeometry->GetOrigin(), planeGeometry->GetNormal());
+  simulation->GetRootNode()->executeVisitor(&planeIntersectionVisitor);
 }
diff --git a/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.h b/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.h
index 21c53c87be..b58d72974e 100644
--- a/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.h
+++ b/Modules/Simulation/mitkSimulationGLMapper2D.h
@@ -1,50 +1,46 @@
 /*===================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
 Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
 All rights reserved.
 
 This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
 even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 
 See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
 
 ===================================================================*/
 
 #ifndef mitkSimulationGLMapper2D_h
 #define mitkSimulationGLMapper2D_h
 
 #include <mitkGLMapper.h>
 #include <MitkSimulationExports.h>
 
 namespace mitk
 {
-  class ISimulationService;
-
   class MitkSimulation_EXPORT SimulationGLMapper2D : public GLMapper
   {
   public:
     static void SetDefaultProperties(DataNode* node, BaseRenderer* renderer = NULL, bool overwrite = false);
 
     mitkClassMacro(SimulationGLMapper2D, GLMapper);
     itkFactorylessNewMacro(Self)
     itkCloneMacro(Self)
 
     void ApplyColorAndOpacityProperties(BaseRenderer* renderer, vtkActor* actor = NULL);
     void Paint(BaseRenderer* renderer);
 
   private:
     SimulationGLMapper2D();
     ~SimulationGLMapper2D();
 
     SimulationGLMapper2D(const Self&);
     Self& operator=(const Self&);
-
-    ISimulationService* m_SimulationService;
   };
 }
 
 #endif