diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/3D.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/3D.pm
index a2b72033b..c80da919f 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/3D.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/3D.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ use Slic3r::Geometry qw();
 use Slic3r::Geometry::Clipper qw();
 use Wx qw(:misc :pen :brush :sizer :font :cursor wxTAB_TRAVERSAL);
 use Wx::Event qw();
-use base 'Slic3r::GUI::PreviewCanvas';
+use base qw(Slic3r::GUI::PreviewCanvas Class::Accessor);
+
+__PACKAGE__->mk_accessors(qw(_volumes _volumes_inv));
 
 sub new {
     my $class = shift;
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ sub new {
         
         my $obj_idx = undef;
         if ($volume_idx != -1) {
-            $obj_idx = $self->{_volumes_inv}{$volume_idx};
-            $self->volumes->[$_]->selected(1) for @{$self->{_volumes}{$obj_idx}};
+            $obj_idx = $self->_volumes_inv->{$volume_idx};
+            $self->volumes->[$_]->selected(1) for @{$self->_volumes->{$obj_idx}};
             $self->Refresh;
         }
         $self->{on_select_object}->($obj_idx)
@@ -39,14 +41,14 @@ sub new {
     $self->on_hover(sub {
         my ($volume_idx) = @_;
         
-        my $obj_idx = $self->{_volumes_inv}{$volume_idx};
-        $self->volumes->[$_]->hover(1) for @{$self->{_volumes}{$obj_idx}};
+        my $obj_idx = $self->_volumes_inv->{$volume_idx};
+        $self->volumes->[$_]->hover(1) for @{$self->_volumes->{$obj_idx}};
     });
     $self->on_move(sub {
         my ($volume_idx) = @_;
         
         my $volume = $self->volumes->[$volume_idx];
-        my $obj_idx = $self->{_volumes_inv}{$volume_idx};
+        my $obj_idx = $self->_volumes_inv->{$volume_idx};
         my $model_object = $self->{model}->get_object($obj_idx);
         $model_object
             ->instances->[$volume->instance_idx]
@@ -84,8 +86,8 @@ sub set_on_instance_moved {
 sub update {
     my ($self) = @_;
     
-    $self->{_volumes} = {};     # obj_idx => [ volume_idx, volume_idx ]
-    $self->{_volumes_inv} = {}; # volume_idx => obj_idx
+    $self->_volumes({});     # obj_idx => [ volume_idx, volume_idx ]
+    $self->_volumes_inv({}); # volume_idx => obj_idx
     $self->reset_objects;
     
     $self->update_bed_size;
@@ -95,8 +97,8 @@ sub update {
         my @volume_idxs = $self->load_object($model_object, 1);
         
         # store mapping between canvas volumes and model objects
-        $self->{_volumes}{$obj_idx} = [ @volume_idxs ];
-        $self->{_volumes_inv}{$_} = $obj_idx for @volume_idxs;
+        $self->_volumes->{$obj_idx} = [ @volume_idxs ];
+        $self->_volumes_inv->{$_} = $obj_idx for @volume_idxs;
         
         if ($self->{objects}[$obj_idx]->selected) {
             $self->select_volume($_) for @volume_idxs;
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectCutDialog.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectCutDialog.pm
index 24a580ab4..e332ba65a 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectCutDialog.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectCutDialog.pm
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ sub new {
     my $canvas;
     if ($Slic3r::GUI::have_OpenGL) {
         $canvas = $self->{canvas} = Slic3r::GUI::PreviewCanvas->new($self);
+        $canvas->enable_cutting(1);
         $canvas->load_object($self->{model_object});
         $canvas->set_auto_bed_shape;
         $canvas->SetSize([500,500]);
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/PreviewCanvas.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/PreviewCanvas.pm
index 9bba47cc3..8cbd7e16f 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/PreviewCanvas.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/PreviewCanvas.pm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use Slic3r::Geometry::Clipper qw(offset_ex intersection_pl);
 use Wx::GLCanvas qw(:all);
  
 __PACKAGE__->mk_accessors( qw(_quat _dirty init
+                              enable_cutting
                               enable_picking
                               enable_moving
                               on_hover
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ sub zoom_to_volume {
     my ($self, $volume_idx) = @_;
     
     my $volume = $self->volumes->[$volume_idx];
-    my $bb = $volume->bounding_box;
+    my $bb = $volume->transformed_bounding_box;
     $self->zoom_to_bounding_box($bb);
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ sub volumes_bounding_box {
     my ($self) = @_;
     
     my $bb = Slic3r::Geometry::BoundingBoxf3->new;
-    $bb->merge($_->bounding_box) for @{$self->volumes};
+    $bb->merge($_->transformed_bounding_box) for @{$self->volumes};
     return $bb;
 }
 
@@ -375,11 +376,12 @@ sub load_object {
             my $color = [ @{COLORS->[ $color_idx % scalar(@{&COLORS}) ]} ];
             push @$color, $volume->modifier ? 0.5 : 1;
             push @{$self->volumes}, my $v = Slic3r::GUI::PreviewCanvas::Volume->new(
+                bounding_box    => $mesh->bounding_box,
                 group_id        => $group_id,
                 instance_idx    => $instance_idx,
-                mesh            => $mesh,
                 color           => $color,
             );
+            $v->mesh($mesh) if $self->enable_cutting;
             push @volumes_idx, $#{$self->volumes};
         
             {
@@ -419,6 +421,7 @@ sub SetCuttingPlane {
     my @verts = ();
     foreach my $volume (@{$self->volumes}) {
         foreach my $volume (@{$self->volumes}) {
+            next if !$volume->mesh;
             my $expolygons = $volume->mesh->slice([ $z - $volume->origin->z ])->[0];
             $expolygons = offset_ex([ map @$_, @$expolygons ], scale 0.1);
             
@@ -940,7 +943,8 @@ sub draw_volumes {
 package Slic3r::GUI::PreviewCanvas::Volume;
 use Moo;
 
-has 'mesh'          => (is => 'ro', required => 1);
+has 'mesh'          => (is => 'rw', required => 0);  # only required for cut contours
+has 'bounding_box'  => (is => 'ro', required => 1);
 has 'color'         => (is => 'ro', required => 1);
 has 'group_id'      => (is => 'ro', required => 1);
 has 'instance_idx'  => (is => 'ro', default => sub { 0 });
@@ -950,10 +954,10 @@ has 'norms'         => (is => 'rw');
 has 'selected'      => (is => 'rw', default => sub { 0 });
 has 'hover'         => (is => 'rw', default => sub { 0 });
 
-sub bounding_box {
+sub transformed_bounding_box {
     my ($self) = @_;
     
-    my $bb = $self->mesh->bounding_box;
+    my $bb = $self->bounding_box;
     $bb->translate(@{$self->origin});
     return $bb;
 }