diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.cpp
index 7190253b1c..b9d7f0de0b 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void S3D_CACHE::ClosePlugins( void )
 }
 
 
-S3DMODEL* S3D_CACHE::Prepare( const wxString& aModelFileName )
+S3DMODEL* S3D_CACHE::GetModel( const wxString& aModelFileName )
 {
     S3D_CACHE_ENTRY* cp = NULL;
     SCENEGRAPH* sp = load( aModelFileName, &cp );
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ S3DMODEL* S3D_CACHE::Prepare( const wxString& aModelFileName )
     if( cp->renderData )
         return cp->renderData;
 
-    S3DMODEL* mp = S3D::Prepare( sp );
+    S3DMODEL* mp = S3D::GetModel( sp );
     cp->renderData = mp;
 
     return mp;
diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.h b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.h
index c7fdfe9666..51a176f370 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.h
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/3d_cache.h
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ public:
     void ClosePlugins( void );
 
 /**
- * Function Prepare
+ * Function GetModel
  * attempts to load the scene data for a model and to translate it
  * into an S3D_MODEL structure for display by a renderer
  *
  * @param aModelFileName is the full path to the model to be loaded
  * @return is a pointer to the render data or NULL if not available
  */
-    S3DMODEL* Prepare( const wxString& aModelFileName );
+    S3DMODEL* GetModel( const wxString& aModelFileName );
 };
 
 #endif  // CACHE_3D_H
diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/dialogs/panel_prev_model.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/dialogs/panel_prev_model.cpp
index d5325380ba..1fa0a08451 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/dialogs/panel_prev_model.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/dialogs/panel_prev_model.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ void PANEL_PREV_3D::UpdateModelName( wxString const& aModelName )
             return;
     }
 
-    model = m_ModelManager->Prepare( modelInfo.filename );
+    model = m_ModelManager->GetModel( modelInfo.filename );
 
     if( NULL == model )
     {
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ void PANEL_PREV_3D::updateOrientation( wxCommandEvent &event )
 
     canvas->Clear3DModel();
 
-    model = m_ModelManager->Prepare( modelInfo.filename );
+    model = m_ModelManager->GetModel( modelInfo.filename );
 
     if( model )
     {
diff --git a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/sg/ifsg_api.cpp b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/sg/ifsg_api.cpp
index be5d6466db..fc902ec9d4 100644
--- a/3d-viewer/3d_cache/sg/ifsg_api.cpp
+++ b/3d-viewer/3d_cache/sg/ifsg_api.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ SGNODE* S3D::ReadCache( const wxString& aFileName )
 }
 
 
-S3DMODEL* S3D::Prepare( SCENEGRAPH* aNode )
+S3DMODEL* S3D::GetModel( SCENEGRAPH* aNode )
 {
     if( NULL == aNode )
         return NULL;
diff --git a/include/plugins/3dapi/ifsg_api.h b/include/plugins/3dapi/ifsg_api.h
index acdd396e4b..8dea5f4eb5 100644
--- a/include/plugins/3dapi/ifsg_api.h
+++ b/include/plugins/3dapi/ifsg_api.h
@@ -130,13 +130,13 @@ namespace S3D
     // of data structures for rendering
 
     /**
-     * Function Prepare
+     * Function GetModel
      * creates an S3DMODEL representation of aNode (raw data, no transforms)
      *
      * @param aNode is the node to be transcribed into an S3DMODEL representation
      * @return an S3DMODEL representation of aNode on success, otherwise NULL
      */
-    SGLIB_API S3DMODEL* Prepare( SCENEGRAPH* aNode );
+    SGLIB_API S3DMODEL* GetModel( SCENEGRAPH* aNode );
 
     /**
      * Function Destroy3DModel