diff --git a/SmootherObject.cc b/SmootherObject.cc
index dd0d70b16b880079f831da399f9bd8b972321a9b..4262c6669a53f425d6873321ed554bb037ed9914 100644
--- a/SmootherObject.cc
+++ b/SmootherObject.cc
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 
 
 SmootherObject::SmootherObject(TriMesh* _mesh){
-  smoother = new OpenMesh::Smoother::JacobiLaplaceSmootherT< TriMesh >( *_mesh );
+  smoother_ = std::tr1::shared_ptr< SmootherType >( new SmootherType( *_mesh )  );
+  
 }
 
 SmootherObject::~SmootherObject(){
-  delete smoother;
 }
 
diff --git a/SmootherObject.hh b/SmootherObject.hh
index 3e789ebeccbafb7463c9bd944ab4fb9ea1fbf40e..23c5af32bb2ae399006802ea5f19ee67b5086bbd 100644
--- a/SmootherObject.hh
+++ b/SmootherObject.hh
@@ -46,12 +46,23 @@
 #include <ObjectTypes/PolyMesh/PolyMesh.hh>
 #include <ObjectTypes/TriangleMesh/TriangleMesh.hh>
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+  #include <tr1/memory>
+#endif
+
 class SmootherObject : public PerObjectData
 {
   public:
+    
+    typedef OpenMesh::Smoother::JacobiLaplaceSmootherT< TriMesh > SmootherType;
+    
+    
     SmootherObject(TriMesh* _mesh);
     ~SmootherObject();
 
-    OpenMesh::Smoother::JacobiLaplaceSmootherT< TriMesh >* smoother;
+    SmootherType* smoother() { return smoother_.get(); };
+    
+  private:
+    std::tr1::shared_ptr< SmootherType > smoother_;
 };
 
diff --git a/SmootherPlugin.cc b/SmootherPlugin.cc
index 8431b6b4b90cade014253429812908cc6987e9d1..289232d8c5491936db1266cbf56081e7cad84304 100644
--- a/SmootherPlugin.cc
+++ b/SmootherPlugin.cc
@@ -166,17 +166,17 @@ slot_smooth()
       double absoluteError = value.toDouble(&ok);
 
       if ( ok )
-        data->smoother->set_absolute_local_error( absoluteError );
+        data->smoother()->set_absolute_local_error( absoluteError );
       else
         emit log(LOGWARN , "Unable to read distance error from LineEdit");
       
       jobDescription += ",max_error: " + QString::number(absoluteError);
     }
     
-    data->smoother->initialize(component,continuity );
-    data->smoother->skip_features(tool_->respectFeatures->isChecked());
+    data->smoother()->initialize(component,continuity );
+    data->smoother()->skip_features(tool_->respectFeatures->isChecked());
 
-    data->smoother->smooth( tool_->sB_iter->value() );
+    data->smoother()->smooth( tool_->sB_iter->value() );
     
     jobDescription +=  ") " + QString::number(tool_->sB_iter->value()) + " iterations";
 
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ void SmootherPlugin::smooth(int _objectId , int _iterations , QString _direction
     }
 
     if ( _maxDistance > 0.0) {
-      data->smoother->set_absolute_local_error( _maxDistance );
+      data->smoother()->set_absolute_local_error( _maxDistance );
       jobDescription += ",max_error: " + QString::number(_maxDistance);
     } else
-      data->smoother->set_absolute_local_error( FLT_MAX );
+      data->smoother()->set_absolute_local_error( FLT_MAX );
 
-    data->smoother->initialize(component,continuity);
+    data->smoother()->initialize(component,continuity);
 
-    data->smoother->smooth( _iterations );
+    data->smoother()->smooth( _iterations );
     TriMesh* mesh = PluginFunctions::triMesh(object);
 
     jobDescription +=  ") " + QString::number(_iterations) + " iterations";