diff --git a/Modules/QtWidgets/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidget.cpp b/Modules/QtWidgets/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidget.cpp
index 9db968ceb7..b129e0f61a 100644
--- a/Modules/QtWidgets/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidget.cpp
+++ b/Modules/QtWidgets/src/QmitkMxNMultiWidget.cpp
@@ -1,649 +1,651 @@
 /*============================================================================
 
 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 "QmitkMxNMultiWidget.h"
 
 // mitk core
 #include <mitkDisplayActionEventFunctions.h>
 #include <mitkDisplayActionEventHandlerDesynchronized.h>
 #include <mitkDisplayActionEventHandlerSynchronized.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateNot.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateAnd.h>
 #include <mitkNodePredicateProperty.h>
 
 // mitk qt widget
 #include <QmitkRenderWindowUtilityWidget.h>
 #include <QmitkRenderWindowWidget.h>
 
 // qt
 #include <QGridLayout>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSplitter>
 
 #include <fstream>
 
 QmitkMxNMultiWidget::QmitkMxNMultiWidget(QWidget* parent,
                                          Qt::WindowFlags f/* = 0*/,
                                          const QString& multiWidgetName/* = "mxn"*/)
   : QmitkAbstractMultiWidget(parent, f, multiWidgetName)
   , m_SynchronizedWidgetConnector(std::make_unique<QmitkSynchronizedWidgetConnector>())
   , m_CrosshairVisibility(false)
 {
 }
 
 QmitkMxNMultiWidget::~QmitkMxNMultiWidget()
 {
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::InitializeMultiWidget()
 {
   SetLayout(1, 1);
   SetDisplayActionEventHandler(std::make_unique<mitk::DisplayActionEventHandlerDesynchronized>());
   auto displayActionEventHandler = GetDisplayActionEventHandler();
   if (nullptr != displayActionEventHandler)
   {
     displayActionEventHandler->InitActions();
   }
 
   this->SetInitialSelection();
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::Synchronize(bool synchronized)
 {
   if (synchronized)
   {
     SetDisplayActionEventHandler(std::make_unique<mitk::DisplayActionEventHandlerSynchronized>());
   }
   else
   {
     SetDisplayActionEventHandler(std::make_unique<mitk::DisplayActionEventHandlerDesynchronized>());
   }
 
   auto displayActionEventHandler = GetDisplayActionEventHandler();
   if (nullptr != displayActionEventHandler)
   {
     displayActionEventHandler->InitActions();
   }
 }
 
 QmitkRenderWindow* QmitkMxNMultiWidget::GetRenderWindow(const QString& widgetName) const
 {
   if ("axial" == widgetName || "sagittal" == widgetName || "coronal" == widgetName || "3d" == widgetName)
   {
     return GetActiveRenderWindowWidget()->GetRenderWindow();
   }
 
   return QmitkAbstractMultiWidget::GetRenderWindow(widgetName);
 }
 
 QmitkRenderWindow* QmitkMxNMultiWidget::GetRenderWindow(const mitk::AnatomicalPlane& /*orientation*/) const
 {
   // currently no mapping between plane orientation and render windows
   // simply return the currently active render window
   return GetActiveRenderWindowWidget()->GetRenderWindow();
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetActiveRenderWindowWidget(RenderWindowWidgetPointer activeRenderWindowWidget)
 {
   auto currentActiveRenderWindowWidget = GetActiveRenderWindowWidget();
   if (currentActiveRenderWindowWidget == activeRenderWindowWidget)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   // reset the decoration color of the previously active render window widget
   if (nullptr != currentActiveRenderWindowWidget)
   {
     auto decorationColor = currentActiveRenderWindowWidget->GetDecorationColor();
     QColor hexColor(decorationColor[0] * 255, decorationColor[1] * 255, decorationColor[2] * 255);
     currentActiveRenderWindowWidget->setStyleSheet("QmitkRenderWindowWidget { border: 2px solid " +
                                                    hexColor.name(QColor::HexRgb) + "; }");
   }
 
   // set the new decoration color of the currently active render window widget
   if (nullptr != activeRenderWindowWidget)
   {
     activeRenderWindowWidget->setStyleSheet("QmitkRenderWindowWidget { border: 2px solid #FF6464; }");
   }
 
   QmitkAbstractMultiWidget::SetActiveRenderWindowWidget(activeRenderWindowWidget);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::InitializeViews(const mitk::TimeGeometry* geometry, bool resetCamera)
 {
   auto* renderingManager = mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance();
   mitk::Point3D currentPosition = mitk::Point3D();
   unsigned int imageTimeStep = 0;
   if (!resetCamera)
   {
     // store the current position to set it again later, if the camera should not be reset
     currentPosition = this->GetSelectedPosition("");
 
     // store the current time step to set it again later, if the camera should not be reset
     const mitk::TimePointType currentTimePoint = renderingManager->GetTimeNavigationController()->GetSelectedTimePoint();
     if (geometry->IsValidTimePoint(currentTimePoint))
     {
       imageTimeStep = geometry->TimePointToTimeStep(currentTimePoint);
     }
   }
 
   // initialize active render window
   renderingManager->InitializeView(
     this->GetActiveRenderWindowWidget()->GetRenderWindow()->GetVtkRenderWindow(), geometry, resetCamera);
 
   if (!resetCamera)
   {
     this->SetSelectedPosition(currentPosition, "");
     renderingManager->GetTimeNavigationController()->GetStepper()->SetPos(imageTimeStep);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetInteractionReferenceGeometry(const mitk::TimeGeometry* referenceGeometry)
 {
   // Set the interaction reference referenceGeometry for all render windows.
   auto allRenderWindows = this->GetRenderWindows();
   for (auto& renderWindow : allRenderWindows)
   {
     auto* baseRenderer = mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(renderWindow->GetVtkRenderWindow());
     baseRenderer->SetInteractionReferenceGeometry(referenceGeometry);
   }
 }
 
 bool QmitkMxNMultiWidget::HasCoupledRenderWindows() const
 {
   return false;
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetSelectedPosition(const mitk::Point3D& newPosition, const QString& widgetName)
 {
   RenderWindowWidgetPointer renderWindowWidget;
   if (widgetName.isNull() || widgetName.isEmpty())
   {
     renderWindowWidget = GetActiveRenderWindowWidget();
   }
   else
   {
     renderWindowWidget = GetRenderWindowWidget(widgetName);
   }
 
   if (nullptr != renderWindowWidget)
   {
     renderWindowWidget->GetSliceNavigationController()->SelectSliceByPoint(newPosition);
     return;
   }
 
   MITK_ERROR << "Position can not be set for an unknown render window widget.";
 }
 
 const mitk::Point3D QmitkMxNMultiWidget::GetSelectedPosition(const QString& widgetName) const
 {
   RenderWindowWidgetPointer renderWindowWidget;
   if (widgetName.isNull() || widgetName.isEmpty())
   {
     renderWindowWidget = GetActiveRenderWindowWidget();
   }
   else
   {
     renderWindowWidget = GetRenderWindowWidget(widgetName);
   }
 
   if (nullptr != renderWindowWidget)
   {
     return renderWindowWidget->GetCrosshairPosition();
   }
 
   MITK_ERROR << "Crosshair position can not be retrieved.";
   return mitk::Point3D(0.0);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetCrosshairVisibility(bool visible)
 {
   // get the specific render window that sent the signal
   QmitkRenderWindow* renderWindow = qobject_cast<QmitkRenderWindow*>(sender());
   if (nullptr == renderWindow)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   auto renderWindowWidget = this->GetRenderWindowWidget(renderWindow);
   renderWindowWidget->SetCrosshairVisibility(visible);
 }
 
 bool QmitkMxNMultiWidget::GetCrosshairVisibility() const
 {
   // get the specific render window that sent the signal
   QmitkRenderWindow* renderWindow = qobject_cast<QmitkRenderWindow*>(sender());
   if (nullptr == renderWindow)
   {
     return false;
   }
 
   auto renderWindowWidget = this->GetRenderWindowWidget(renderWindow);
   return renderWindowWidget->GetCrosshairVisibility();
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetCrosshairGap(unsigned int gapSize)
 {
   auto renderWindowWidgets = this->GetRenderWindowWidgets();
   for (const auto& renderWindowWidget : renderWindowWidgets)
   {
     renderWindowWidget.second->SetCrosshairGap(gapSize);
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::ResetCrosshair()
 {
   auto dataStorage = GetDataStorage();
   if (nullptr == dataStorage)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   // get the specific render window that sent the signal
   QmitkRenderWindow* renderWindow = qobject_cast<QmitkRenderWindow*>(sender());
   if (nullptr == renderWindow)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeViewByBoundingObjects(renderWindow->GetVtkRenderWindow(), dataStorage);
 
   SetWidgetPlaneMode(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKStandard);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetWidgetPlaneMode(int userMode)
 {
   MITK_DEBUG << "Changing crosshair mode to " << userMode;
 
   switch (userMode)
   {
     case 0:
       SetInteractionScheme(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKStandard);
       break;
     case 1:
       SetInteractionScheme(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKRotationUncoupled);
       break;
     case 2:
       SetInteractionScheme(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKRotationCoupled);
       break;
     case 3:
       SetInteractionScheme(mitk::InteractionSchemeSwitcher::MITKSwivel);
       break;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::EnableCrosshair()
 {
   auto renderWindowWidgets = this->GetRenderWindowWidgets();
   for (const auto& renderWindowWidget : renderWindowWidgets)
   {
     renderWindowWidget.second->EnableCrosshair();
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::DisableCrosshair()
 {
   auto renderWindowWidgets = this->GetRenderWindowWidgets();
   for (const auto& renderWindowWidget : renderWindowWidgets)
   {
     renderWindowWidget.second->DisableCrosshair();
   }
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // PUBLIC SLOTS
 // MOUSE EVENTS
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent* e)
 {
   emit WheelMoved(e);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent*)
 {
   // nothing here, but necessary for mouse interactions (.xml-configuration files)
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::moveEvent(QMoveEvent* e)
 {
   QWidget::moveEvent(e);
 
   // it is necessary to readjust the position of the overlays as the MultiWidget has moved
   // unfortunately it's not done by QmitkRenderWindow::moveEvent -> must be done here
   emit Moved();
 }
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // PRIVATE
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetLayoutImpl()
 {
   int requiredRenderWindowWidgets = GetRowCount() * GetColumnCount();
   int existingRenderWindowWidgets = GetRenderWindowWidgets().size();
 
   int difference = requiredRenderWindowWidgets - existingRenderWindowWidgets;
   while (0 < difference)
   {
     // more render window widgets needed
     CreateRenderWindowWidget();
     --difference;
   }
 
   while (0 > difference)
   {
     // less render window widgets needed
     RemoveRenderWindowWidget();
     ++difference;
   }
 
   auto firstRenderWindowWidget = GetFirstRenderWindowWidget();
   if (nullptr != firstRenderWindowWidget)
   {
     SetActiveRenderWindowWidget(firstRenderWindowWidget);
   }
 
   GetMultiWidgetLayoutManager()->SetLayoutDesign(QmitkMultiWidgetLayoutManager::LayoutDesign::DEFAULT);
 }
 
 QmitkAbstractMultiWidget::RenderWindowWidgetPointer QmitkMxNMultiWidget::CreateRenderWindowWidget()
 {
   // create the render window widget and connect signal / slot
   QString renderWindowWidgetName = GetNameFromIndex(GetNumberOfRenderWindowWidgets());
   RenderWindowWidgetPointer renderWindowWidget = std::make_shared<QmitkRenderWindowWidget>(this, renderWindowWidgetName, GetDataStorage());
   renderWindowWidget->SetCornerAnnotationText(renderWindowWidgetName.toStdString());
   AddRenderWindowWidget(renderWindowWidgetName, renderWindowWidget);
 
   auto renderWindow = renderWindowWidget->GetRenderWindow();
 
   QmitkRenderWindowUtilityWidget* utilityWidget = new QmitkRenderWindowUtilityWidget(this, renderWindow, GetDataStorage());
   renderWindowWidget->AddUtilityWidget(utilityWidget);
 
   connect(utilityWidget, &QmitkRenderWindowUtilityWidget::SynchronizationToggled,
     this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidget::ToggleSynchronization);
   connect(this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidget::UpdateUtilityWidgetViewPlanes,
     utilityWidget, &QmitkRenderWindowUtilityWidget::UpdateViewPlaneSelection);
 
   // needs to be done after 'QmitkRenderWindowUtilityWidget::ToggleSynchronization' has been connected
   // initially synchronize the node selection widget
   utilityWidget->ToggleSynchronization(true);
 
   auto layoutManager = GetMultiWidgetLayoutManager();
   connect(renderWindow, &QmitkRenderWindow::LayoutDesignChanged, layoutManager, &QmitkMultiWidgetLayoutManager::SetLayoutDesign);
   connect(renderWindow, &QmitkRenderWindow::ResetView, this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidget::ResetCrosshair);
   connect(renderWindow, &QmitkRenderWindow::CrosshairVisibilityChanged, this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetCrosshairVisibility);
   connect(renderWindow, &QmitkRenderWindow::CrosshairRotationModeChanged, this, &QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetWidgetPlaneMode);
 
   return renderWindowWidget;
 }
 
 QmitkAbstractMultiWidget::RenderWindowWidgetPointer QmitkMxNMultiWidget::GetWindowFromIndex(size_t index)
 {
   if (index >= GetRenderWindowWidgets().size())
   {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
   auto renderWindowName = this->GetNameFromIndex(index);
   auto renderWindowWidgets = GetRenderWindowWidgets();
   auto it = renderWindowWidgets.find(renderWindowName);
   if (it != renderWindowWidgets.end())
   {
     return it->second;
   }
   else
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Could not find render window " << renderWindowName.toStdString() << ", although it should be there.";
     return nullptr;
   }
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::LoadLayout(const nlohmann::json* jsonData)
 {
   if ((*jsonData).is_null())
   {
     QMessageBox::warning(this, "Load layout", "Could not read window layout");
     return;
   }
 
   unsigned int windowCounter = 0;
 
   try
   {
     auto version = jsonData->at("version").get<std::string>();
     if (version != "1.0")
     {
       QMessageBox::warning(this, "Load layout", "Unknown layout version, could not load");
       return;
     }
 
     delete this->layout();
     auto content = BuildLayoutFromJSON(jsonData, &windowCounter);
     auto hBoxLayout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
     this->setLayout(hBoxLayout);
     hBoxLayout->addWidget(content);
     emit UpdateUtilityWidgetViewPlanes();
   }
   catch (nlohmann::json::out_of_range& e)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Error in loading window layout from JSON: " << e.what();
     return;
   }
 
   while (GetNumberOfRenderWindowWidgets() > windowCounter)
   {
     RemoveRenderWindowWidget();
   }
 
   EnableCrosshair();
   emit LayoutChanged();
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SaveLayout(std::ostream* outStream)
 {
   if (outStream == nullptr)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   auto layout = this->layout();
   if (layout == nullptr)
     return;
 
   // There should only ever be one item: a splitter
   auto widget = layout->itemAt(0)->widget();
   auto splitter = dynamic_cast<QSplitter*>(widget);
   if (!splitter)
   {
     MITK_ERROR << "Tried to save unexpected layout format. Make sure the layout of this instance contains a single QSplitter.";
     return;
   }
 
   auto layoutJSON = BuildJSONFromLayout(splitter);
   layoutJSON["version"] = "1.0";
   layoutJSON["name"] = "Custom Layout";
 
   *outStream << std::setw(4) << layoutJSON << std::endl;
 
 }
 
 nlohmann::json QmitkMxNMultiWidget::BuildJSONFromLayout(const QSplitter* splitter)
 {
   nlohmann::json resultJSON;
   resultJSON["isWindow"] = false;
   resultJSON["vertical"] = (splitter->orientation() == Qt::Vertical) ? true : false;
   auto sizes = splitter->sizes();
 
   auto content = nlohmann::json::array();
 
   auto countSplitter = splitter->count();
   for (int i = 0; i < countSplitter; ++i)
   {
     auto widget = splitter->widget(i);
     nlohmann::json widgetJSON;
     if (auto widgetSplitter = dynamic_cast<QSplitter*>(widget); widgetSplitter)
     {
       widgetJSON = BuildJSONFromLayout(widgetSplitter);
     }
     else if (auto widgetWindow = dynamic_cast<QmitkRenderWindowWidget*>(widget); widgetWindow)
     {
       widgetJSON["isWindow"] = true;
       widgetJSON["viewDirection"] = widgetWindow->GetSliceNavigationController()->GetViewDirectionAsString();
     }
     widgetJSON["size"] = sizes[i];
     content.push_back(widgetJSON);
   }
   resultJSON["content"] = content;
   return resultJSON;
 }
 
 QSplitter* QmitkMxNMultiWidget::BuildLayoutFromJSON(const nlohmann::json* jsonData, unsigned int* windowCounter, QSplitter* parentSplitter)
 {
 
   bool vertical = jsonData->at("vertical").get<bool>();
   auto orientation = vertical ? Qt::Vertical : Qt::Horizontal;
 
   auto split = new QSplitter(orientation, parentSplitter);
   QList<int> sizes;
 
   for (auto object : jsonData->at("content"))
   {
     bool isWindow = object["isWindow"].get<bool>();
     int size = object["size"].get<int>();
     sizes.append(size);
 
     if (isWindow)
     {
       auto viewDirection = object["viewDirection"].get<std::string>();
       mitk::AnatomicalPlane viewPlane = mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Sagittal;
       if (viewDirection == "Axial")
       {
         viewPlane = mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Axial;
       }
       else if (viewDirection == "Coronal")
       {
         viewPlane = mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Coronal;
       }
       else if (viewDirection == "Original")
       {
         viewPlane = mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Original;
       }
       else if (viewDirection == "Sagittal")
       {
         viewPlane = mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Sagittal;
       }
 
       // repurpose existing render windows as far as they already exist
       auto window = GetWindowFromIndex(*windowCounter);
       if (window == nullptr)
       {
         window = CreateRenderWindowWidget();
       }
 
       window->GetSliceNavigationController()->SetDefaultViewDirection(viewPlane);
       window->GetSliceNavigationController()->Update();
       split->addWidget(window.get());
       window->show();
       (*windowCounter)++;
     }
     else
     {
       auto subSplitter = BuildLayoutFromJSON(&object, windowCounter, split);
       split->addWidget(subSplitter);
     }
   }
   split->setSizes(sizes);
 
   return split;
 
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetDataBasedLayout(QmitkAbstractNodeSelectionWidget::NodeList nodes)
 {
   auto vSplit = new QSplitter(Qt::Vertical);
 
   unsigned int windowCounter = 0;
   for (auto node : nodes)
   {
     auto hSplit = new QSplitter(Qt::Horizontal);
     for (auto viewPlane : { mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Axial, mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Coronal, mitk::AnatomicalPlane::Sagittal })
     {
       // repurpose existing render windows as far as they already exist
       auto window = GetWindowFromIndex(windowCounter);
       if (window == nullptr)
       {
         window = CreateRenderWindowWidget();
       }
 
       auto utilityWidget = window->GetUtilityWidget();
       utilityWidget->ToggleSynchronization(false);
       utilityWidget->SetDataSelection(QList({ node }));
       window->GetSliceNavigationController()->SetDefaultViewDirection(viewPlane);
       window->GetSliceNavigationController()->Update();
+      auto baseRenderer = mitk::BaseRenderer::GetInstance(window->GetRenderWindow()->GetVtkRenderWindow());
+      mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->InitializeView(baseRenderer->GetRenderWindow(), node->GetData()->GetTimeGeometry());
       hSplit->addWidget(window.get());
       window->show();
       windowCounter++;
     }
     auto sizes = QList<int>({1, 1, 1});
     hSplit->setSizes(sizes);
     vSplit->addWidget(hSplit);
   }
 
   delete this->layout();
   auto hBoxLayout = new QHBoxLayout(this);
   this->setLayout(hBoxLayout);
   hBoxLayout->addWidget(vSplit);
   emit UpdateUtilityWidgetViewPlanes();
 
   while (GetNumberOfRenderWindowWidgets() > windowCounter)
   {
     RemoveRenderWindowWidget();
   }
 
   EnableCrosshair();
   emit LayoutChanged();
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::SetInitialSelection()
 {
   auto dataStorage = this->GetDataStorage();
   if (nullptr == dataStorage)
   {
     return;
   }
 
   mitk::NodePredicateAnd::Pointer noHelperObjects = mitk::NodePredicateAnd::New();
   noHelperObjects->AddPredicate(mitk::NodePredicateNot::New(mitk::NodePredicateProperty::New("helper object")));
   noHelperObjects->AddPredicate(mitk::NodePredicateNot::New(mitk::NodePredicateProperty::New("hidden object")));
   auto allNodes = dataStorage->GetSubset(noHelperObjects);
   QmitkSynchronizedNodeSelectionWidget::NodeList currentSelection;
   for (auto& node : *allNodes)
   {
     currentSelection.append(node);
   }
 
   m_SynchronizedWidgetConnector->ChangeSelection(currentSelection);
 }
 
 void QmitkMxNMultiWidget::ToggleSynchronization(QmitkSynchronizedNodeSelectionWidget* synchronizedWidget)
 {
   bool synchronized = synchronizedWidget->IsSynchronized();
 
   if (synchronized)
   {
     m_SynchronizedWidgetConnector->ConnectWidget(synchronizedWidget);
     m_SynchronizedWidgetConnector->SynchronizeWidget(synchronizedWidget);
   }
   else
   {
     m_SynchronizedWidgetConnector->DisconnectWidget(synchronizedWidget);
   }
 }