diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.cpp
index da9add2d71..f5d9b2dad8 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr(const RimIntersectionBox* i
 
     m_intersectionBoxFacesTextureCoords = new cvf::Vec2fArray;
 
-    computeData();
+    cvf::ref<RivIntersectionHexGridInterface> hexGrid = createHexGridInterface();
+    m_intersectionBoxGenerator = new RivIntersectionBoxGeometryGenerator(m_rimIntersectionBox, hexGrid.p());
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -71,8 +72,6 @@ RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr(const RimIntersectionBox* i
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::applySingleColorEffect()
 {
-    if (m_intersectionBoxGenerator.isNull()) return;
-
     m_defaultColor = cvf::Color3f::OLIVE;//m_rimCrossSection->CrossSectionColor();
     this->updatePartEffect();
 }
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::applySingleColorEffect()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::updateCellResultColor(size_t timeStepIndex)
 {
-    if (m_intersectionBoxGenerator.isNull()) return;
 
     if (!m_intersectionBoxGenerator->isAnyGeometryPresent()) return;
 
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ const int priMesh = 3;
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::generatePartGeometry()
 {
-    if (m_intersectionBoxGenerator.isNull()) return;
 
     bool useBufferObjects = true;
     // Surface geometry
@@ -296,7 +293,7 @@ void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::generatePartGeometry()
             }
 
             cvf::ref<cvf::Part> part = new cvf::Part;
-            part->setName("Cross Section");
+            part->setName("Intersection Box");
             part->setDrawable(geo.p());
 
             // Set mapping from triangle face index to cell index
@@ -322,7 +319,7 @@ void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::generatePartGeometry()
             }
 
             cvf::ref<cvf::Part> part = new cvf::Part;
-            part->setName("Cross Section mesh");
+            part->setName("Intersection box mesh");
             part->setDrawable(geoMesh.p());
 
             part->updateBoundingBox();
@@ -342,8 +339,6 @@ void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::generatePartGeometry()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::updatePartEffect()
 {
-    if (m_intersectionBoxGenerator.isNull()) return;
-
     // Set deCrossSection effect
     caf::SurfaceEffectGenerator geometryEffgen(m_defaultColor, caf::PO_1);
   
@@ -402,14 +397,6 @@ void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::appendMeshLinePartsToModel(cvf::ModelBasicList*
     }
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/// 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr::computeData()
-{
-    cvf::ref<RivIntersectionHexGridInterface> hexGrid = createHexGridInterface();
-    m_intersectionBoxGenerator = new RivIntersectionBoxGeometryGenerator(m_rimIntersectionBox, hexGrid.p());
-}
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.h b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.h
index 5ac278fdcf..637c3ae32c 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ModelVisualization/Intersections/RivIntersectionBoxPartMgr.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
 private:
     void updatePartEffect();
     void generatePartGeometry();
-    void computeData();
 
     static void calculateEclipseTextureCoordinates(cvf::Vec2fArray* textureCoords, 
                                                    const std::vector<size_t>& triangleToCellIdxMap, 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
index 6a381af32a..1f3003df00 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimGeoMechView.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ void RimGeoMechView::createDisplayModel()
    {
        updateLegends();
        m_vizLogic->updateStaticCellColors(-1);
+       crossSectionCollection->applySingleColorEffect();
+       intersectionBoxCollection->applySingleColorEffect();
+
        m_overlayInfoConfig()->update3DInfo();
    }
 }
@@ -316,6 +319,9 @@ void RimGeoMechView::updateCurrentTimeStep()
     else
     {
         m_vizLogic->updateStaticCellColors(-1);
+        crossSectionCollection->applySingleColorEffect();
+        intersectionBoxCollection->applySingleColorEffect();
+
         m_viewer->animationControl()->slotPause(); // To avoid animation timer spinning in the background
     }
 
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionBoxCollection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionBoxCollection.cpp
index ea84daeb15..5de8857b39 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionBoxCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionBoxCollection.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ caf::PdmFieldHandle* RimIntersectionBoxCollection::objectToggleField()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimIntersectionBoxCollection::applySingleColorEffect()
 {
+    if (!isActive) return;
+
     for (size_t csIdx = 0; csIdx < m_intersectionBoxes.size(); ++csIdx)
     {
         RimIntersectionBox* cs = m_intersectionBoxes[csIdx];
@@ -81,6 +83,8 @@ void RimIntersectionBoxCollection::applySingleColorEffect()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimIntersectionBoxCollection::updateCellResultColor(size_t timeStepIndex)
 {
+    if (!isActive) return;
+
     for (size_t csIdx = 0; csIdx < m_intersectionBoxes.size(); ++csIdx)
     {
         RimIntersectionBox* cs = m_intersectionBoxes[csIdx];
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionCollection.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionCollection.cpp
index abf95faa84..bee9f7f755 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionCollection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimIntersectionCollection.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ caf::PdmFieldHandle* RimIntersectionCollection::objectToggleField()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimIntersectionCollection::applySingleColorEffect()
 {
+    if(!this->isActive()) return;
+
     for (size_t csIdx = 0; csIdx < m_crossSections.size(); ++csIdx)
     {
         RimIntersection* cs = m_crossSections[csIdx];
@@ -80,10 +82,12 @@ void RimIntersectionCollection::applySingleColorEffect()
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RimIntersectionCollection::updateCellResultColor(size_t timeStepIndex)
 {
-    for (size_t csIdx = 0; csIdx < m_crossSections.size(); ++csIdx)
+    if(!this->isActive()) return;
+
+    for(size_t csIdx = 0; csIdx < m_crossSections.size(); ++csIdx)
     {
         RimIntersection* cs = m_crossSections[csIdx];
-        if (cs->isActive)
+        if(cs->isActive)
         {
             cs->crossSectionPartMgr()->updateCellResultColor(timeStepIndex);
         }