diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_canvas.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_canvas.cpp
index 5bf0def8e6..a8080354d7 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_canvas.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_canvas.cpp
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ EVT_MENU_RANGE( ID_POPUP_3D_VIEW_START, ID_POPUP_3D_VIEW_END,
                 Pcb3D_GLCanvas::OnPopUpMenu )
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
-Pcb3D_GLCanvas::Pcb3D_GLCanvas( WinEDA3D_DrawFrame* parent ) :
-#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 9, 0 )
-    wxGLCanvas( parent, -1, NULL, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
+Pcb3D_GLCanvas::Pcb3D_GLCanvas( WinEDA3D_DrawFrame* parent, int* attribList ) :
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 7, 0 )
+    wxGLCanvas( parent, -1, attribList, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                 wxFULL_REPAINT_ON_RESIZE )
 #else
     wxGLCanvas( parent, -1, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Pcb3D_GLCanvas::Pcb3D_GLCanvas( WinEDA3D_DrawFrame* parent ) :
     m_Parent = parent;
     m_ortho = false;
 
-#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 9, 0 )
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 7, 0 )
 
     // Explicitly create a new rendering context instance for this canvas.
     m_glRC = new wxGLContext( this );
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Pcb3D_GLCanvas::~Pcb3D_GLCanvas()
 {
     ClearLists();
     m_init = FALSE;
-#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 9, 0 )
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 7, 0 )
     delete m_glRC;
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_draw.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_draw.cpp
index 42ae24593b..4a12126f87 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_draw.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_draw.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ static void CALLBACK tesswxPoint2Vertex( const GLvoid* data );
 
 void Pcb3D_GLCanvas::Redraw( bool finish )
 {
-#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 9, 0 )
+    /* SwapBuffer requires the window to be shown before calling */
+    if( !IsShown() )
+        return;
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 7, 0 )
     SetCurrent( *m_glRC );
 #else
     SetCurrent();
@@ -96,8 +100,9 @@ void Pcb3D_GLCanvas::Redraw( bool finish )
     }
 
     glFlush();
-    if( finish )
+    if( finish );
         glFinish();
+
     SwapBuffers();
 }
 
diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_frame.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_frame.cpp
index 3841a84d96..6c68d61a36 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_frame.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_frame.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ WinEDA3D_DrawFrame::WinEDA3D_DrawFrame( WinEDA_BasePcbFrame* parent,
     ReCreateVToolbar();
 
     // Make a Pcb3D_GLCanvas
-    m_Canvas = new Pcb3D_GLCanvas( this );
+    int attrs[] = {WX_GL_RGBA, WX_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, WX_GL_DEPTH_SIZE, 16, 0};
+    m_Canvas = new Pcb3D_GLCanvas( this, attrs );
 
     m_auimgr.SetManagedWindow( this );
 
diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_viewer.h b/3d-viewer/3d_viewer.h
index 2b1c008b86..646043108b 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_viewer.h
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_viewer.h
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ private:
     /// Tracks whether to use Orthographic or Perspective projection
     //TODO: Does this belong here, or in  WinEDA3D_DrawFrame ???
     bool         m_ortho;
-#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 9, 0 )
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION( 2, 7, 0 )
     wxGLContext* m_glRC;
 #endif
 public:
-    Pcb3D_GLCanvas( WinEDA3D_DrawFrame* parent );
+    Pcb3D_GLCanvas( WinEDA3D_DrawFrame* parent, int* attribList = 0 );
     ~Pcb3D_GLCanvas();
 
     void   ClearLists();