diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.mxnmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.mxnmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor.cpp
index 01578a825b..e77de09d48 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.mxnmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.mxnmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor.cpp
@@ -1,179 +1,178 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor.h"
 
 #include <berryIPreferencesService.h>
 #include <berryIPreferences.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchPage.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchPartConstants.h>
 #include <berryUIException.h>
 
 // mxn multi widget editor plugin
 #include "QmitkMultiWidgetDecorationManager.h"
 
 // mitk qt widgets module
 #include <QmitkMxNMultiWidget.h>
 #include <QmitkInteractionSchemeToolBar.h>
 #include <QmitkMultiWidgetConfigurationToolBar.h>
 
 // qt
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 
 const QString QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID = "org.mitk.editors.mxnmultiwidget";
 
 struct QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::Impl final
 {
   Impl();
   ~Impl() = default;
 
   QmitkInteractionSchemeToolBar* m_InteractionSchemeToolBar;
   QmitkMultiWidgetConfigurationToolBar* m_ConfigurationToolBar;
 };
 
 QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::Impl::Impl()
   : m_InteractionSchemeToolBar(nullptr)
   , m_ConfigurationToolBar(nullptr)
 {
   // nothing here
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor()
   : QmitkAbstractMultiWidgetEditor()
   , m_Impl(std::make_unique<Impl>())
 {
   // nothing here
 }
 
 QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::~QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor()
 {
   GetSite()->GetPage()->RemovePartListener(this);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::OnLayoutSet(int row, int column)
 {
   const auto &multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkMxNMultiWidget *>(GetMultiWidget());
   if (nullptr != multiWidget)
   {
     multiWidget->SetCrosshairVisibility(true);
     QmitkAbstractMultiWidgetEditor::OnLayoutSet(row, column);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::OnInteractionSchemeChanged(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::InteractionScheme scheme)
 {
   const auto &multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   if (mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::PACSStandard == scheme)
   {
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->setVisible(true);
   }
   else
   {
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->setVisible(false);
   }
 
   QmitkAbstractMultiWidgetEditor::OnInteractionSchemeChanged(scheme);
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // PRIVATE
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::SetFocus()
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr != multiWidget)
   {
     multiWidget->setFocus();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget* parent)
 {
   QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout(parent);
   layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
   berry::IBerryPreferences *preferences = dynamic_cast<berry::IBerryPreferences *>(GetPreferences().GetPointer());
 
   auto multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     multiWidget = new QmitkMxNMultiWidget(parent, 0, nullptr);
 
     // create left toolbar: interaction scheme toolbar to switch how the render window navigation behaves in PACS mode
     if (nullptr == m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar)
     {
       m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar = new QmitkInteractionSchemeToolBar(parent);
       layout->addWidget(m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar);
     }
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->SetInteractionEventHandler(multiWidget->GetInteractionEventHandler());
 
     // show / hide PACS mouse mode interaction scheme toolbar
     bool PACSInteractionScheme = preferences->GetBool("PACS like mouse interaction", false);
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->setVisible(PACSInteractionScheme);
 
     multiWidget->SetDataStorage(GetDataStorage());
     multiWidget->InitializeMultiWidget();
     SetMultiWidget(multiWidget);
   }
 
   layout->addWidget(multiWidget);
 
   // create right toolbar: configuration toolbar to change the render window widget layout
   if (nullptr == m_Impl->m_ConfigurationToolBar)
   {
     m_Impl->m_ConfigurationToolBar = new QmitkMultiWidgetConfigurationToolBar(multiWidget);
     layout->addWidget(m_Impl->m_ConfigurationToolBar);
   }
 
   connect(m_Impl->m_ConfigurationToolBar, &QmitkMultiWidgetConfigurationToolBar::LayoutSet,
           this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::OnLayoutSet);
   connect(m_Impl->m_ConfigurationToolBar, &QmitkMultiWidgetConfigurationToolBar::Synchronized,
           this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::OnSynchronize);
   connect(m_Impl->m_ConfigurationToolBar, &QmitkMultiWidgetConfigurationToolBar::InteractionSchemeChanged,
           this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::OnInteractionSchemeChanged);
 
   GetSite()->GetPage()->AddPartListener(this);
 
   OnPreferencesChanged(preferences);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidgetEditor::OnPreferencesChanged(const berry::IBerryPreferences* preferences)
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   // update decoration preferences
   //m_Impl->m_MultiWidgetDecorationManager->DecorationPreferencesChanged(preferences);
 
   // zooming and panning preferences
   bool constrainedZooming = preferences->GetBool("Use constrained zooming and panning", true);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->SetConstrainedPanningZooming(constrainedZooming);
 
   bool PACSInteractionScheme = preferences->GetBool("PACS like mouse interaction", false);
   OnInteractionSchemeChanged(PACSInteractionScheme ?
     mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::PACSStandard :
     mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKStandard);
 
-  mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViewsByBoundingObjects(GetDataStorage());
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 }
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.stdmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor.cpp b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.stdmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor.cpp
index 1d86091865..efa5d48b7c 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.stdmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.stdmultiwidgeteditor/src/QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor.cpp
@@ -1,399 +1,398 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
 
 Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 All rights reserved.
 
 Use of this source code is governed by a 3-clause BSD license that can be
 found in the LICENSE file.
 
 ============================================================================*/
 
 #include "QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor.h"
 
 #include <berryUIException.h>
 #include <berryIWorkbenchPage.h>
 #include <berryIPreferencesService.h>
 #include <berryIPreferences.h>
 
 #include <mitkColorProperty.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateNot.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateProperty.h>
 
 #include <mitkDataStorageEditorInput.h>
 #include <mitkIDataStorageService.h>
 
 // mitk qt widgets module
 #include <QmitkInteractionSchemeToolBar.h>
 #include <QmitkLevelWindowWidget.h>
 #include <QmitkRenderWindowWidget.h>
 #include <QmitkStdMultiWidget.h>
 
 // mitk gui qt common plugin
 #include <QmitkMultiWidgetDecorationManager.h>
 
 const QString QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID = "org.mitk.editors.stdmultiwidget";
 
 struct QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::Impl final
 {
   Impl();
   ~Impl() = default;
 
   QmitkInteractionSchemeToolBar* m_InteractionSchemeToolBar;
   QmitkLevelWindowWidget* m_LevelWindowWidget;
 
   std::unique_ptr<QmitkMultiWidgetDecorationManager> m_MultiWidgetDecorationManager;
 };
 
 QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::Impl::Impl()
   : m_InteractionSchemeToolBar(nullptr)
   , m_LevelWindowWidget(nullptr)
 {
   // nothing here
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor()
   : QmitkAbstractMultiWidgetEditor()
   , m_Impl(std::make_unique<Impl>())
 {
   // nothing here
 }
 
 QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::~QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor()
 {
   GetSite()->GetPage()->RemovePartListener(this);
 }
 
 berry::IPartListener::Events::Types QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::GetPartEventTypes() const
 {
   return Events::CLOSED | Events::OPENED | Events::HIDDEN | Events::VISIBLE;
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::PartClosed(const berry::IWorkbenchPartReference::Pointer& partRef)
 {
   if (partRef->GetId() == QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID)
   {
     const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
     if (nullptr != multiWidget)
     {
       multiWidget->RemovePlanesFromDataStorage();
       multiWidget->ActivateMenuWidget(false);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::PartOpened(const berry::IWorkbenchPartReference::Pointer& partRef)
 {
   if (partRef->GetId() == QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID)
   {
     const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
     if (nullptr != multiWidget)
     {
       multiWidget->AddPlanesToDataStorage();
       multiWidget->ActivateMenuWidget(true);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::PartHidden(const berry::IWorkbenchPartReference::Pointer& partRef)
 {
   if (partRef->GetId() == QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID)
   {
     const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
     if (nullptr != multiWidget)
     {
       multiWidget->ActivateMenuWidget(false);
     }
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::PartVisible(const berry::IWorkbenchPartReference::Pointer& partRef)
 {
   if (partRef->GetId() == QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID)
   {
     const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
     if (nullptr != multiWidget)
     {
       multiWidget->ActivateMenuWidget(true);
     }
   }
 }
 
 QmitkLevelWindowWidget* QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::GetLevelWindowWidget() const
 {
   return m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget;
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EnableSlicingPlanes(bool enable)
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   multiWidget->SetWidgetPlanesVisibility(enable);
 }
 
 bool QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::IsSlicingPlanesEnabled() const
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     return false;
   }
 
   mitk::DataNode::Pointer node = multiWidget->GetWidgetPlane1();
   if (node.IsNotNull())
   {
     bool visible = false;
     node->GetVisibility(visible, nullptr);
     return visible;
   }
   else
   {
     return false;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::OnInteractionSchemeChanged(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::InteractionScheme scheme)
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   if (mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::PACSStandard == scheme)
   {
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->setVisible(true);
   }
   else
   {
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->setVisible(false);
   }
 
   QmitkAbstractMultiWidgetEditor::OnInteractionSchemeChanged(scheme);
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::ShowLevelWindowWidget(bool show)
 {
   if (show)
   {
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->disconnect(this);
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->SetDataStorage(GetDataStorage());
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->show();
   }
   else
   {
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->disconnect(this);
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->hide();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::SetFocus()
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr != multiWidget)
   {
     multiWidget->setFocus();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::CreateQtPartControl(QWidget* parent)
 {
   QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout(parent);
   layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 
   berry::IBerryPreferences* preferences = dynamic_cast<berry::IBerryPreferences*>(GetPreferences().GetPointer());
 
   auto multiWidget = GetMultiWidget();
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     multiWidget = new QmitkStdMultiWidget(parent);
 
     // create left toolbar: interaction scheme toolbar to switch how the render window navigation behaves (in PACS mode)
     if (nullptr == m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar)
     {
       m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar = new QmitkInteractionSchemeToolBar(parent);
       layout->addWidget(m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar);
     }
     m_Impl->m_InteractionSchemeToolBar->SetInteractionEventHandler(multiWidget->GetInteractionEventHandler());
 
     multiWidget->SetDataStorage(GetDataStorage());
     multiWidget->InitializeMultiWidget();
     SetMultiWidget(multiWidget);
   }
 
   layout->addWidget(multiWidget);
 
   // create level window slider on the right side
   if (nullptr == m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget)
   {
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget = new QmitkLevelWindowWidget(parent);
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->setObjectName(QString::fromUtf8("levelWindowWidget"));
 
     QSizePolicy sizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
     sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0);
     sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0);
     sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth());
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->setSizePolicy(sizePolicy);
     m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget->setMaximumWidth(50);
   }
 
   layout->addWidget(m_Impl->m_LevelWindowWidget);
 
   m_Impl->m_MultiWidgetDecorationManager = std::make_unique<QmitkMultiWidgetDecorationManager>(multiWidget);
 
   GetSite()->GetPage()->AddPartListener(this);
 
   InitializePreferences(preferences);
   OnPreferencesChanged(preferences);
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::OnPreferencesChanged(const berry::IBerryPreferences* preferences)
 {
   const auto& multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   // change and apply decoration preferences
   GetPreferenceDecorations(preferences);
   m_Impl->m_MultiWidgetDecorationManager->DecorationPreferencesChanged(preferences);
 
   QmitkAbstractMultiWidget::RenderWindowWidgetMap renderWindowWidgets = multiWidget->GetRenderWindowWidgets();
   int i = 0;
   for (const auto& renderWindowWidget : renderWindowWidgets)
   {
     auto decorationColor = renderWindowWidget.second->GetDecorationColor();
     multiWidget->SetDecorationColor(i, decorationColor);
 
     ++i;
   }
 
   int crosshairgapsize = preferences->GetInt("crosshair gap size", 32);
   multiWidget->GetWidgetPlane1()->SetIntProperty("Crosshair.Gap Size", crosshairgapsize);
   multiWidget->GetWidgetPlane2()->SetIntProperty("Crosshair.Gap Size", crosshairgapsize);
   multiWidget->GetWidgetPlane3()->SetIntProperty("Crosshair.Gap Size", crosshairgapsize);
 
   // zooming and panning preferences
   bool constrainedZooming = preferences->GetBool("Use constrained zooming and panning", true);
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->SetConstrainedPanningZooming(constrainedZooming);
 
   // mouse modes switcher toolbar
   bool PACSInteractionScheme = preferences->GetBool("PACS like mouse interaction", false);
   OnInteractionSchemeChanged(PACSInteractionScheme ?
     mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::PACSStandard :
     mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKStandard);
 
   // level window setting
   bool showLevelWindowWidget = preferences->GetBool("Show level/window widget", true);
   ShowLevelWindowWidget(showLevelWindowWidget);
 
-  mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViewsByBoundingObjects(GetDataStorage());
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::InitializePreferences(berry::IBerryPreferences * preferences)
 {
   auto multiWidget = this->GetMultiWidget();
 
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
     return;
 
   this->GetPreferenceDecorations(preferences); // Override if preferences are defined
 
   for (const auto& renderWindowWidget : multiWidget->GetRenderWindowWidgets())
   {
     auto widgetName = renderWindowWidget.second->GetWidgetName();
 
     auto gradientBackgroundColors = renderWindowWidget.second->GetGradientBackgroundColors();
     preferences->Put(widgetName + " first background color", this->MitkColorToHex(gradientBackgroundColors.first));
     preferences->Put(widgetName + " second background color", this->MitkColorToHex(gradientBackgroundColors.second));
 
     auto decorationColor = renderWindowWidget.second->GetDecorationColor();
     preferences->Put(widgetName + " decoration color", this->MitkColorToHex(decorationColor));
 
     auto cornerAnnotation = renderWindowWidget.second->GetCornerAnnotationText();
     preferences->Put(widgetName + " corner annotation", QString::fromStdString(cornerAnnotation));
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::GetPreferenceDecorations(const berry::IBerryPreferences * preferences)
 {
   auto multiWidget = dynamic_cast<QmitkStdMultiWidget*>(GetMultiWidget());
 
   if (nullptr == multiWidget)
     return;
 
   auto hexBlack = "#000000";
   auto gradientBlack = "#191919";
   auto gradientGray = "#7F7F7F";
 
   auto renderWindowWidgets = multiWidget->GetRenderWindowWidgets();
   int i = 0;
   for (const auto& renderWindowWidget : renderWindowWidgets)
   {
     auto widgetName = renderWindowWidget.second->GetWidgetName();
 
     if (mitk::BaseRenderer::Standard3D == mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(renderWindowWidget.second->GetRenderWindow()->GetVtkRenderWindow())->GetMapperID())
     {
       auto upper = preferences->Get(widgetName + " first background color", gradientBlack);
       auto lower = preferences->Get(widgetName + " second background color", gradientGray);
       renderWindowWidget.second->SetGradientBackgroundColors(HexColorToMitkColor(upper), HexColorToMitkColor(lower));
     }
     else
     {
       auto upper = preferences->Get(widgetName + " first background color", hexBlack);
       auto lower = preferences->Get(widgetName + " second background color", hexBlack);
       renderWindowWidget.second->SetGradientBackgroundColors(HexColorToMitkColor(upper), HexColorToMitkColor(lower));
     }
 
     auto defaultDecorationColor = multiWidget->GetDecorationColor(i);
     auto decorationColor = preferences->Get(widgetName + " decoration color", MitkColorToHex(defaultDecorationColor));
     renderWindowWidget.second->SetDecorationColor(HexColorToMitkColor(decorationColor));
 
     auto defaultCornerAnnotation = renderWindowWidget.second->GetCornerAnnotationText();
     auto cornerAnnotation = preferences->Get(widgetName + " corner annotation", QString::fromStdString(defaultCornerAnnotation));
     renderWindowWidget.second->SetCornerAnnotationText(cornerAnnotation.toStdString());
 
     ++i;
   }
 }
 
 mitk::Color QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::HexColorToMitkColor(const QString& hexColor)
 {
   QColor qColor(hexColor);
   mitk::Color returnColor;
   float colorMax = 255.0f;
   if (hexColor.isEmpty()) // default value
   {
     returnColor[0] = 1.0;
     returnColor[1] = 1.0;
     returnColor[2] = 1.0;
     MITK_ERROR << "Using default color for unknown hex color " << qPrintable(hexColor);
   }
   else
   {
     returnColor[0] = qColor.red() / colorMax;
     returnColor[1] = qColor.green() / colorMax;
     returnColor[2] = qColor.blue() / colorMax;
   }
   return returnColor;
 }
 
 QString QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::MitkColorToHex(const mitk::Color& color)
 {
   QColor returnColor;
   float colorMax = 255.0f;
   returnColor.setRed(static_cast<int>(color[0] * colorMax + 0.5));
   returnColor.setGreen(static_cast<int>(color[1] * colorMax + 0.5));
   returnColor.setBlue(static_cast<int>(color[2] * colorMax + 0.5));
   return returnColor.name();
 }