diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaGuiApplication.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaGuiApplication.cpp
index 199da55538..250e6f2985 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaGuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaGuiApplication.cpp
@@ -1579,8 +1579,8 @@ void RiaGuiApplication::applyGuiPreferences( const RiaPreferences* oldPreference
                         existingViewsWithCustomColors = true;
                     }
                     if ( m_preferences->defaultScaleFactorZ() != oldPreferences->defaultScaleFactorZ() &&
-                         rim3dView->scaleZ() != static_cast<double>( oldPreferences->defaultScaleFactorZ ) &&
-                         rim3dView->scaleZ() != static_cast<double>( m_preferences->defaultScaleFactorZ ) )
+                         rim3dView->scaleZ() != static_cast<double>( oldPreferences->defaultScaleFactorZ() ) &&
+                         rim3dView->scaleZ() != static_cast<double>( m_preferences->defaultScaleFactorZ() ) )
                     {
                         existingViewsWithCustomZScale = true;
                     }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
index 332bd754d2..4019860dad 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ CAF_PDM_SOURCE_INIT( RiaPreferences, "RiaPreferences" );
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences( void )
 {
-    CAF_PDM_InitField( &navigationPolicy,
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_navigationPolicy,
                        "navigationPolicy",
                        caf::AppEnum<RiaGuiApplication::RINavigationPolicy>( RiaGuiApplication::NAVIGATION_POLICY_RMS ),
                        "Navigation Mode",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences( void )
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &ssihubAddress, "ssihubAddress", QString( "http://" ), "SSIHUB Address", "", "", "" );
     ssihubAddress.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::TOP );
 
-    CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault( &defaultMeshModeType, "defaultMeshModeType", "Show Grid Lines", "", "", "" );
+    CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault( &m_defaultMeshModeType, "defaultMeshModeType", "Show Grid Lines", "", "", "" );
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &defaultGridLineColors,
                        "defaultGridLineColors",
                        RiaColorTables::defaultGridLineColor(),
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences( void )
                        "The viewer background color for new views",
                        "" );
 
-    CAF_PDM_InitField( &defaultScaleFactorZ, "defaultScaleFactorZ", 5, "Default Z Scale Factor", "", "", "" );
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_defaultScaleFactorZ, "defaultScaleFactorZ", 5, "Default Z Scale Factor", "", "", "" );
 
     caf::AppEnum<RiaFontCache::FontSize> fontSize     = RiaFontCache::FONT_SIZE_8;
     caf::AppEnum<RiaFontCache::FontSize> plotFontSize = RiaFontCache::FONT_SIZE_10;
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ RiaPreferences::RiaPreferences( void )
                        "" );
     m_includeFractureDebugInfoFile.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN );
 
-    CAF_PDM_InitField( &showLegendBackground, "showLegendBackground", true, "Show Box around Legends", "", "", "" );
-    showLegendBackground.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN );
+    CAF_PDM_InitField( &m_showLegendBackground, "showLegendBackground", true, "Show Box around Legends", "", "", "" );
+    m_showLegendBackground.uiCapability()->setUiLabelPosition( caf::PdmUiItemInfo::HIDDEN );
 
     CAF_PDM_InitFieldNoDefault( &lastUsedProjectFileName, "lastUsedProjectFileName", "Last Used Project File", "", "", "" );
     lastUsedProjectFileName.uiCapability()->setUiHidden( true );
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineEditorAttribute( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* field,
          field == &m_showTestToolbar || field == &m_includeFractureDebugInfoFile ||
          field == &showLasCurveWithoutTvdWarning || field == &holoLensDisableCertificateVerification ||
          field == &m_showProjectChangedDialog || field == &m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively ||
-         field == &showLegendBackground || field == &m_showSummaryTimeAsLongString ||
+         field == &m_showLegendBackground || field == &m_showSummaryTimeAsLongString ||
          field == &m_showViewIdInProjectTree || field == &m_useMultipleThreadsWhenLoadingSummaryData )
     {
         caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute* myAttr = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmUiCheckBoxEditorAttribute*>( attribute );
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
         fontGroup->add( &defaultPlotFontSize, false );
 
         caf::PdmUiGroup* viewsGroup = uiOrdering.addNewGroup( "3d Views" );
-        viewsGroup->add( &defaultMeshModeType );
-        viewsGroup->add( &navigationPolicy );
-        viewsGroup->add( &defaultScaleFactorZ );
-        viewsGroup->add( &showLegendBackground );
+        viewsGroup->add( &m_defaultMeshModeType );
+        viewsGroup->add( &m_navigationPolicy );
+        viewsGroup->add( &m_defaultScaleFactorZ );
+        viewsGroup->add( &m_showLegendBackground );
 
         caf::PdmUiGroup* otherGroup = uiOrdering.addNewGroup( "Other" );
         otherGroup->add( &ssihubAddress );
@@ -995,3 +995,35 @@ QMarginsF RiaPreferences::margins() const
 {
     return QMarginsF( m_pageLeftMargin, m_pageTopMargin, m_pageRightMargin, m_pageBottomMargin );
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RiaDefines::MeshModeType RiaPreferences::defaultMeshModeType() const
+{
+    return m_defaultMeshModeType();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+RiaGuiApplication::RINavigationPolicy RiaPreferences::navigationPolicy() const
+{
+    return m_navigationPolicy();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+int RiaPreferences::defaultScaleFactorZ() const
+{
+    return m_defaultScaleFactorZ();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool RiaPreferences::showLegendBackground() const
+{
+    return m_showLegendBackground();
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
index d93e97dc4b..27d5440c39 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.h
@@ -107,9 +107,13 @@ public:
     QPageLayout defaultPageLayout() const;
     QMarginsF   margins() const;
 
-public: // Pdm Fields
-    caf::PdmField<caf::AppEnum<RiaGuiApplication::RINavigationPolicy>> navigationPolicy;
+    // 3D view
+    RiaDefines::MeshModeType              defaultMeshModeType() const;
+    RiaGuiApplication::RINavigationPolicy navigationPolicy() const;
+    int                                   defaultScaleFactorZ() const;
+    bool                                  showLegendBackground() const;
 
+public: // Pdm Fields
     caf::PdmField<bool> enableGrpcServer;
     caf::PdmField<int>  defaultGrpcPortNumber;
 
@@ -124,9 +128,6 @@ public: // Pdm Fields
 
     caf::PdmField<QString> ssihubAddress;
 
-    caf::PdmField<caf::AppEnum<RiaDefines::MeshModeType>> defaultMeshModeType;
-
-    caf::PdmField<int>          defaultScaleFactorZ;
     caf::PdmField<cvf::Color3f> defaultGridLineColors;
     caf::PdmField<cvf::Color3f> defaultFaultGridLineColors;
     caf::PdmField<cvf::Color3f> defaultViewerBackgroundColor;
@@ -138,8 +139,6 @@ public: // Pdm Fields
     caf::PdmField<FontSizeType> defaultAnnotationFontSize;
     caf::PdmField<FontSizeType> defaultPlotFontSize;
 
-    caf::PdmField<bool> showLegendBackground;
-
     caf::PdmField<QString> lastUsedProjectFileName;
 
     caf::PdmField<bool> autocomputeDepthRelatedProperties;
@@ -208,6 +207,12 @@ private:
     caf::PdmField<bool>          m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively;
     caf::PdmField<caf::FilePath> m_defaultPlotTemplate;
 
+    // 3d view
+    caf::PdmField<caf::AppEnum<RiaDefines::MeshModeType>>              m_defaultMeshModeType;
+    caf::PdmField<caf::AppEnum<RiaGuiApplication::RINavigationPolicy>> m_navigationPolicy;
+    caf::PdmField<int>                                                 m_defaultScaleFactorZ;
+    caf::PdmField<bool>                                                m_showLegendBackground;
+
     QStringList m_tabNames;
 
     caf::PdmField<FontSizeType> m_defaultSceneFontSize_OBSOLETE;
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp
index c06a533c3c..9c40f5c934 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/Rim3dView.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Rim3dView::Rim3dView( void )
 
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &isPerspectiveView, "PerspectiveProjection", true, "Perspective Projection", "", "", "" );
 
-    double defaultScaleFactor = preferences->defaultScaleFactorZ;
+    double defaultScaleFactor = preferences->defaultScaleFactorZ();
     CAF_PDM_InitField( &scaleZ, "GridZScale", defaultScaleFactor, "Z Scale", "", "Scales the scene in the Z direction", "" );
 
     cvf::Color3f defBackgColor = preferences->defaultViewerBackgroundColor();