diff --git a/code/studio/src/CMakeLists.txt b/code/studio/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 8670f516f..9bc071bf2 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/studio/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(3rdparty)
-ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(Nel3DWidget)
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${LIBXML2_INCLUDE_DIR} ${NEL_INCLUDE_DIR} ${QT_INCLUDES})
 INCLUDE( ${QT_USE_FILE} )
diff --git a/code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/CMakeLists.txt b/code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 55b4b2a80..000000000
--- a/code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
-					${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-					${QT_INCLUDES}
-					)
-  
-INCLUDE( ${QT_USE_FILE} )
-
-FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp *.h)
-
-SET(NEL3DWIDGET_HDR
-	nel3d_widget.h
-	)
-	
-SET(QT_USE_QTGUI TRUE)
-
-QT4_WRAP_CPP( NEL3DWIDGET_MOC_SRC ${NEL3DWIDGET_HDR} )
-
-SOURCE_GROUP(QtGeneratedMocSrc FILES ${NEL3DWIDGET_MOC_SRC} )
-SOURCE_GROUP("Nel 3D Widget files" FILES ${SRC})
-
-ADD_LIBRARY(nel3dwidget SHARED
-			${SRC}
-            ${NEL3DWIDGET_MOC_SRC}
-            )
-
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(	nel3dwidget 
-						nelmisc
-						nel3d
-						${QT_LIBRARIES}
-						)
-
-NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(nel3dwidget "Nel3D Qt Widget")
-NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS(nel3dwidget)
-NL_ADD_LIB_SUFFIX(nel3dwidget)
-
-ADD_DEFINITIONS( -DN3DW_LIB -DQT_DLL -DQT_SHARED ${QT_DEFINITIONS} )
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/core/CMakeLists.txt b/code/studio/src/plugins/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 964f95b11..2c21c9b58 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 			${QT_INCLUDES})
 
 FILE(GLOB SRC *.cpp *.h)
+SET( SRC ${SRC}
+			${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
+			${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.cpp
+			)
+			
 SET(OVQT_EXT_SYS_SRC	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../extension_system/iplugin.h
 			${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../extension_system/iplugin_manager.h
 			${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../extension_system/iplugin_spec.h)
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ SET(OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN_HDR
 				search_paths_settings_page.h
 				general_settings_page.h
 				plugin_view_dialog.h
+				${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
 )
 
 SET(OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN_UIS	settings_dialog.ui
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ SOURCE_GROUP("OVQT Extension System" FILES ${OVQT_EXT_SYS_SRC})
 
 ADD_LIBRARY(studio_plugin_core SHARED ${SRC} ${OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN_MOC_SRC} ${OVQT_EXT_SYS_SRC} ${OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN_RC_SRCS} ${OVQT_CORE_PLUGIN_UI_HDRS})
 
-TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(studio_plugin_core nelmisc ${QT_LIBRARIES})
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(studio_plugin_core nelmisc nel3d ${QT_LIBRARIES})
 
 NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(studio_plugin_core "Tools: Studio Plugin: Core")
 NL_ADD_RUNTIME_FLAGS(studio_plugin_core)
diff --git a/code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.cpp b/code/studio/src/plugins/core/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.cpp
rename to code/studio/src/plugins/core/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.cpp
diff --git a/code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h b/code/studio/src/plugins/core/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
similarity index 92%
rename from code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
rename to code/studio/src/plugins/core/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
index d3e6c3ae1..9cbf474bc 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/core/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@
 #include "nel/misc/types_nl.h"
 #include <string>
 
-#if defined( N3DW_LIB )
-#define N3DW_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
-#else
-#define N3DW_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
-#endif
+#include "../core_global.h"
 
 namespace NL3D
 {
@@ -35,7 +31,7 @@ namespace NL3D
 }
 
 /// Nel 3D interface to Qt
-class N3DW_EXPORT Nel3DWidget : public QWidget
+class CORE_EXPORT Nel3DWidget : public QWidget
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 public:
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/CMakeLists.txt b/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/CMakeLists.txt
index 5adf618d0..0c13c4cd6 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(
 						${QT_QTOPENGL_LIBRARY}
 						${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES}
 						qt_property_browser
-						nel3dwidget
 						)
 
 NL_DEFAULT_PROPS(studio_plugin_gui_editor "Tools: Studio Plugin: GUI Editor")
diff --git a/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_ctrl.cpp b/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_ctrl.cpp
index b2cf67ea2..03f784944 100644
--- a/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_ctrl.cpp
+++ b/code/studio/src/plugins/gui_editor/nelgui_ctrl.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <QTimerEvent>
 #include "editor_selection_watcher.h"
 
-#include "../../Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h"
+#include "../core/Nel3DWidget/nel3d_widget.h"
 
 namespace GUIEditor
 {