diff --git a/blenderproc/python/camera/CameraProjection.py b/blenderproc/python/camera/CameraProjection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dda4bdc12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blenderproc/python/camera/CameraProjection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+""" Collection of camera projection helper functions."""
+from typing import Optional
+from blenderproc.python.postprocessing.PostProcessingUtility import dist2depth
+from blenderproc.python.types.MeshObjectUtility import create_primitive
+
+import bpy
+import numpy as np
+from mathutils.bvhtree import BVHTree
+
+from blenderproc.python.utility.Utility import KeyFrame
+from blenderproc.python.camera.CameraUtility import get_camera_pose, get_intrinsics_as_K_matrix
+
+
+def depth_via_raytracing(resolution_x: int, resolution_y: int, bvh_tree: BVHTree, frame: Optional[int] = None, return_dist: bool = False) -> np.ndarray:
+    """ Computes a depth images using raytracing
+
+    :param resolution_x: The desired width of the depth image.
+    :param resolution_y: The desired height of the depth image.
+    :param bvh_tree: The BVH tree to use for raytracing.
+    :param frame: The frame number whose assigned camera pose should be used. If None is given, the current frame
+                  is used.
+    :param return_dist: If True, a distance image instead of a depth image is returned.
+    :return: The depth image with shape [H, W].
+    """
+    with KeyFrame(frame):
+        cam_ob = bpy.context.scene.camera
+        cam = cam_ob.data
+
+        cam2world_matrix = cam_ob.matrix_world
+
+        # Get position of the corners of the near plane
+        frame = cam.view_frame(scene=bpy.context.scene)
+        # Bring to world space
+        frame = [cam2world_matrix @ v for v in frame]
+
+        # Compute vectors along both sides of the plane
+        vec_x = frame[3] - frame[0]
+        vec_y = frame[1] - frame[0]
+
+        dists = []
+        # Go in discrete grid-like steps over plane
+        position = cam2world_matrix.to_translation()
+        for y in range(0, resolution_y):
+            for x in reversed(range(0, resolution_x)):
+                # Compute current point on plane
+                end = frame[0] + vec_x * (x + 0.5) / float(resolution_x) \
+                        + vec_y * (y + 0.5) / float(resolution_y)
+                # Send ray from the camera position through the current point on the plane
+                _, _, _, dist = bvh_tree.ray_cast(position, end - position)
+                if dist is None:
+                    dist = np.inf
+
+                dists.append(dist)
+        dists = np.array(dists)
+        dists = np.reshape(dists, [resolution_y, resolution_x])
+
+        if not return_dist:
+            depth = dist2depth(dists)
+        return depth
+
+def unproject_points(points_2d: np.ndarray, depth: np.ndarray, frame: Optional[int] = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    """ Unproject 2D points into 3D
+
+    :param points_2d: An array of N 2D points with shape [N, 2].
+    :param depth: A list of depth values corresponding to each 2D point, shape [N].
+    :param frame: The frame number whose assigned camera pose should be used. If None is given, the current frame
+                  is used.
+    :return: The unprojected 3D points with shape [N, 3].
+    """
+    # Get extrinsics and intrinsics
+    cam2world = get_camera_pose(frame)
+    K = get_intrinsics_as_K_matrix()
+    K_inv = np.linalg.inv(K)
+
+    # Flip y axis
+    points_2d[..., 1] = (bpy.context.scene.render.resolution_y - 1) - points_2d[..., 1]
+
+    # Unproject 2D into 3D
+    points = np.concatenate((points_2d, np.ones_like(points_2d[:, :1])), -1)
+    points *= depth[:, None]
+    points_cam = (K_inv @ points.T).T
+
+    # Transform into world frame
+    points_cam[...,2] *= -1
+    points_cam = np.concatenate((points_cam, np.ones_like(points[:, :1])), -1)
+    points_world = (cam2world @ points_cam.T).T
+
+    return points_world[:, :3]
+
+
+def project_points(points: np.ndarray, frame: Optional[int] = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    """ Project 3D points into the 2D camera image.
+
+    :param points: A list of 3D points with shape [N, 3].
+    :param frame: The frame number whose assigned camera pose should be used. If None is given, the current frame
+                  is used.
+    :return: The projected 2D points with shape [N, 2].
+    """
+    # Get extrinsics and intrinsics
+    cam2world = get_camera_pose(frame)
+    K = get_intrinsics_as_K_matrix()
+    world2cam = np.linalg.inv(cam2world)
+
+    # Transform points into camera frame
+    points = np.concatenate((points, np.ones_like(points[:, :1])), -1)
+    points_cam = (world2cam @ points.T).T
+    points_cam[...,2] *= -1
+    
+    # Project 3D points into 2D
+    points_2d = (K @ points_cam[:, :3].T).T
+    points_2d /= points_2d[:, 2:]
+    points_2d = points_2d[:, :2]
+
+    # Flip y axis
+    points_2d[..., 1] = (bpy.context.scene.render.resolution_y - 1) - points_2d[..., 1]
+    return points_2d
+
+def pointcloud_from_depth(depth: np.ndarray, frame: Optional[int] = None) -> np.ndarray:
+    """ Compute a point cloud from a given depth image.
+
+    :param depth: The depth image with shape [H, W].
+    :param frame: The frame number whose assigned camera pose should be used. If None is given, the current frame
+                  is used.
+    :return: The point cloud with shape [H, W, 3]
+    """
+    # Generate 2D coordinates of all pixels in the given image.
+    y = np.arange(depth.shape[0])   
+    x = np.arange(depth.shape[1])
+    points = np.stack(np.meshgrid(x, y), -1).astype(np.float32)
+    # Unproject the 2D points
+    return unproject_points(points.reshape(-1, 2), depth.flatten(), frame).reshape(depth.shape[0], depth.shape[1], 3)
+
+
diff --git a/blenderproc/python/types/MeshObjectUtility.py b/blenderproc/python/types/MeshObjectUtility.py
index 3300b9563..1ce05cc12 100644
--- a/blenderproc/python/types/MeshObjectUtility.py
+++ b/blenderproc/python/types/MeshObjectUtility.py
@@ -614,13 +614,12 @@ def create_bvh_tree_multi_objects(mesh_objects: List[MeshObject]) -> mathutils.b
     bm = bmesh.new()
     # Go through all mesh objects
     for obj in mesh_objects:
-        # Add object mesh to bmesh (the newly added vertices will be automatically selected)
-        bm.from_mesh(obj.get_mesh())
-        # Apply world matrix to all selected vertices
-        bm.transform(Matrix(obj.get_local2world_mat()), filter={"SELECT"})
-        # Deselect all vertices
-        for v in bm.verts:
-            v.select = False
+        # Get a copy of the mesh
+        mesh = obj.get_mesh().copy()
+        # Apply world matrix 
+        mesh.transform(Matrix(obj.get_local2world_mat()))
+        # Add object mesh to bmesh
+        bm.from_mesh(mesh)
 
     # Create tree from bmesh
     bvh_tree = mathutils.bvhtree.BVHTree.FromBMesh(bm)
diff --git a/tests/testCameraProjection.py b/tests/testCameraProjection.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a4c38ee2
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+++ b/tests/testCameraProjection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import blenderproc as bproc
+import unittest
+import os.path
+import numpy as np
+import bpy
+
+resource_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "examples", "resources")
+
+class UnitTestCheckCameraProjection(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_unproject_project(self):
+        """ Test if unproject + project results in same coordinates.
+        """
+        bproc.clean_up(True)
+        resource_folder = os.path.join("examples", "resources")
+        objs = bproc.loader.load_obj(os.path.join(resource_folder, "scene.obj"))
+
+        cam2world_matrix = np.array([[1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 0.2674988806247711, -0.9635581970214844, -13.741], [-0.0, 0.9635581970214844, 0.2674988806247711, 4.1242], [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]])
+        bproc.camera.add_camera_pose(cam2world_matrix)
+        bproc.camera.set_resolution(640, 480)
+
+        bvh_tree = bproc.object.create_bvh_tree_multi_objects(objs)
+
+        depth = bproc.camera.depth_via_raytracing(640, 480, bvh_tree)
+        pc = bproc.camera.pointcloud_from_depth(depth)
+
+        pixels = bproc.camera.project_points(pc.reshape(-1, 3)).reshape(480, 640, 2)
+
+        y = np.arange(480)   
+        x = np.arange(640)
+        pixels_gt = np.stack(np.meshgrid(x, y), -1).astype(np.float32)
+        pixels_gt[np.isnan(pixels[..., 0])] = np.nan
+
+        np.testing.assert_almost_equal(pixels, pixels_gt, decimal=3)
+
+    def test_depth_via_raytracing(self):
+        """ Tests if depth image via raytracing and rendered depth image are identical.
+        """
+        bproc.clean_up(True)
+        resource_folder = os.path.join("examples", "resources")
+        objs = bproc.loader.load_obj(os.path.join(resource_folder, "scene.obj"))
+
+        cam2world_matrix = np.array([
+            [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], 
+            [0.0, 0.2674988806247711, -0.9635581970214844, -13.741],
+            [-0.0, 0.9635581970214844, 0.2674988806247711, 4.1242],
+            [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]
+        ])
+        bproc.camera.add_camera_pose(cam2world_matrix)
+        bproc.camera.set_resolution(640, 480)
+
+        bvh_tree = bproc.object.create_bvh_tree_multi_objects(objs)
+
+        depth = bproc.camera.depth_via_raytracing(640, 480, bvh_tree)
+
+        bproc.renderer.enable_depth_output(activate_antialiasing=False)
+        data = bproc.renderer.render()      
+        data["depth"][0][data["depth"][0] == 65504] = np.inf
+        print(depth[0, :10], data["depth"][0][0, :10])
+        print(depth[-1, :10], data["depth"][0][-1, :10])
+
+        np.testing.assert_almost_equal(depth, data["depth"][0], decimal=1)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    #test = UnitTestCheckCameraProjection()
+    #test.test_depth_via_raytracing()
+    unittest.main()