diff --git a/galpy/potential.py b/galpy/potential.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/galpy/potential.py
+++ b/galpy/potential.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from galpy.potential_src import DehnenBarPotential
 from galpy.potential_src import SteadyLogSpiralPotential
 from galpy.potential_src import TransientLogSpiralPotential
 from galpy.potential_src import MovingObjectPotential
+from galpy.potential_src import ForceSoftening
 #
 # Functions
 #
@@ -57,3 +58,5 @@ DehnenBarPotential= DehnenBarPotential.DehnenBarPotential
 SteadyLogSpiralPotential= SteadyLogSpiralPotential.SteadyLogSpiralPotential
 TransientLogSpiralPotential= TransientLogSpiralPotential.TransientLogSpiralPotential
 MovingObjectPotential= MovingObjectPotential.MovingObjectPotential
+#Softenings
+PlummerSoftening= ForceSoftening.PlummerSoftening
diff --git a/galpy/snapshot_src/directnbody.py b/galpy/snapshot_src/directnbody.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/galpy/snapshot_src/directnbody.py
+++ b/galpy/snapshot_src/directnbody.py
@@ -130,3 +130,4 @@ def _external_force(x,t,pot):
 
 def _plummer_soft(d,eps):
     return d/(d**2.+eps**2.)**1.5
+
add PlummerSoftening to top-level