diff --git a/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lfm b/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lfm
index ea5551372..934a25b3c 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lfm
+++ b/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lfm
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
       Height = 532
       Top = 48
       Width = 780
-      ActivePage = TabSettings
+      ActivePage = TabEvents
       Align = alClient
-      TabIndex = 4
+      TabIndex = 0
       TabOrder = 0
       object TabEvents: TTabSheet
         Caption = 'Events'
@@ -431,6 +431,15 @@ object MainForm: TMainForm
           State = cbChecked
           TabOrder = 3
         end
+        object Cb3D: TCheckBox
+          Left = 349
+          Height = 19
+          Top = 64
+          Width = 107
+          Caption = '3d display mode'
+          OnChange = Cb3DChange
+          TabOrder = 4
+        end
       end
     end
     object HeaderPanel: TPanel
diff --git a/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lrt b/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lrt
index 76e44642d..c866c4574 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lrt
+++ b/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.lrt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ TMAINFORM.LBLLANGUAGE.CAPTION=Language
 TMAINFORM.LBLTIMEFORMAT.CAPTION=Time format
 TMAINFORM.LBLFIRSTDAYOFWEEK.CAPTION=First day of week
 TMAINFORM.CBALLOWINPLACEEDITING.CAPTION=Allow inplace editing
+TMAINFORM.CB3D.CAPTION=3d display mode
 TMAINFORM.TITLELBL.CAPTION=TitleLbl
 TMAINFORM.MENUITEM1.CAPTION=File
 TMAINFORM.MNUQUIT.CAPTION=Quit
diff --git a/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.pas b/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.pas
index 6ef1a2633..986207f5d 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.pas
+++ b/components/tvplanit/examples/demo/demomain.pas
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type
     CbTimeFormat: TComboBox;
     CbFirstDayOfWeek: TComboBox;
     CbAllowInplaceEditing: TCheckBox;
+    Cb3D: TCheckBox;
     Img: TImage;
     ImageList1: TImageList;
     LblFirstDayOfWeek: TLabel;
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ type
     procedure BtnDeleteResClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure BtnNewResClick(Sender: TObject);
     procedure BtnEditResClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure Cb3DChange(Sender: TObject);
     procedure CbAllowInplaceEditingChange(Sender: TObject);
     procedure CbFirstDayOfWeekChange(Sender: TObject);
     procedure CbGranularityChange(Sender: TObject);
@@ -237,6 +239,18 @@ begin
   VpResourceEditDialog1.AddNewResource;
 end;
 
+procedure TMainForm.Cb3DChange(Sender: TObject);
+var
+  ds: TVpDrawingStyle;
+begin
+ if Cb3D.Checked then ds := ds3d else ds := dsFlat;
+ VpTaskList1.DrawingStyle := ds;
+ VpContactGrid1.DrawingStyle := ds;
+ VpDayView1.DrawingStyle := ds;
+ VpWeekView1.DrawingStyle := ds;
+ VpMonthView1.DrawingStyle := ds;
+end;
+
 procedure TMainForm.CbAllowInplaceEditingChange(Sender: TObject);
 begin
   VpContactGrid1.AllowInplaceEditing := CbAllowInplaceEditing.Checked;
@@ -601,6 +615,7 @@ begin
   CbFirstDayOfWeek.Left := CbLanguages.Left;
   LblFirstDayOfWeek.Left := CbFirstDayOfWeek.Left - 8 - GetLabelWidth(LblFirstDayOfWeek);
   CbAllowInplaceEditing.Left := CbLanguages.Left + CbLanguages.Width + 32;
+  Cb3D.Left := CbAllowInplaceEditing.Left;
   RbHideCompletedTasks.Left := RbAllTasks.Left + RbAllTasks.Width + 48;
 
   // Next settings work correctly only for Windows.
diff --git a/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.de.po b/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.de.po
index ee615fda7..cd452a3d6 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.de.po
+++ b/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.de.po
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ msgstr "Neu"
 msgid "Turbo Power VisualPlanIt Demo"
 msgstr "Turbo Power VisualPlanIt Demo"
 
+#: tmainform.cb3d.caption
+msgid "3d display mode"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: tmainform.cballowinplaceediting.caption
 msgid "Allow inplace editing"
 msgstr "Editieren an Ort und Stelle erlauben"
@@ -241,3 +245,4 @@ msgstr "Aufgaben"
 #: tmainform.titlelbl.caption
 msgid "TitleLbl"
 msgstr ""
+
diff --git a/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.po b/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.po
index 4deaa6812..1811ea273 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.po
+++ b/components/tvplanit/languages/demo.po
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Turbo Power VisualPlanIt Demo"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: tmainform.cb3d.caption
+msgid "3d display mode"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: tmainform.cballowinplaceediting.caption
 msgid "Allow inplace editing"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/components/tvplanit/source/vpmisc.pas b/components/tvplanit/source/vpmisc.pas
index 13900a87f..43ea6f8fd 100644
--- a/components/tvplanit/source/vpmisc.pas
+++ b/components/tvplanit/source/vpmisc.pas
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ function GetLineDuration(Granularity: TVpGranularity): Double;
 
 function GetLabelWidth(ALabel: TLabel): Integer;
 
+function SameDate(dt1, dt2: TDateTime): Boolean;
+
 implementation
 
 uses
@@ -605,4 +607,9 @@ begin
   canvas.Free;
 end;
 
+function SameDate(dt1, dt2: TDateTime): Boolean;
+begin
+  Result := trunc(dt1) = trunc(dt2);
+end;
+
 end.