diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
index 18c93f1c1..7bfdadd0e 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ sub new {
 #======================================================================================================================================
         Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::register_on_viewport_changed_callback($self->{canvas3D},
         sub {
-            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{canvas3D});
             $self->{preview_iface}->set_viewport_from_scene($self->{canvas3D});
         });
 #        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::register_on_viewport_changed_callback($self->{canvas3D}, sub { Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{canvas3D}); });
@@ -313,15 +312,13 @@ sub new {
 #======================================================================================================================================
         $self->{preview_iface} = Slic3r::GUI::create_preview_iface($self->{preview_notebook}, $self->{config}, $self->{print}, $self->{gcode_preview_data});
         $self->{preview_page_idx} = $self->{preview_notebook}->GetPageCount-1;        
-#======================================================================================================================================        
-        $self->{preview3D} = Slic3r::GUI::Plater::3DPreview->new($self->{preview_notebook}, $self->{print}, $self->{gcode_preview_data}, $self->{config});
-        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::enable_legend_texture($self->{preview3D}->canvas, 1);
-        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::enable_dynamic_background($self->{preview3D}->canvas, 1);
-        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::register_on_viewport_changed_callback($self->{preview3D}->canvas, sub { Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D}->canvas); });
-#======================================================================================================================================
         $self->{preview_iface}->register_on_viewport_changed_callback(sub { $self->{preview_iface}->set_viewport_into_scene($self->{canvas3D}); });
-#======================================================================================================================================
-        $self->{preview_notebook}->AddPage($self->{preview3D}, L('Preview'));
+#        $self->{preview3D} = Slic3r::GUI::Plater::3DPreview->new($self->{preview_notebook}, $self->{print}, $self->{gcode_preview_data}, $self->{config});
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::enable_legend_texture($self->{preview3D}->canvas, 1);
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::enable_dynamic_background($self->{preview3D}->canvas, 1);
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::register_on_viewport_changed_callback($self->{preview3D}->canvas, sub { Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D}->canvas); });
+#        $self->{preview_notebook}->AddPage($self->{preview3D}, L('Preview'));
+#======================================================================================================================================        
         $self->{preview3D_page_idx} = $self->{preview_notebook}->GetPageCount-1;
     }
     
@@ -329,19 +326,19 @@ sub new {
         my $preview = $self->{preview_notebook}->GetCurrentPage;
 #======================================================================================================================================
         my $page_id = $self->{preview_notebook}->GetSelection;
-        if (($preview != $self->{preview3D}) && ($preview != $self->{canvas3D}) && ($page_id != $self->{preview_page_idx})) {
+        if (($preview != $self->{canvas3D}) && ($page_id != $self->{preview_page_idx})) {
 #        if (($preview != $self->{preview3D}) && ($preview != $self->{canvas3D})) {
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $preview->OnActivate if $preview->can('OnActivate');        
-        } elsif ($preview == $self->{preview3D}) {
-            $self->{preview3D}->reload_print;
-            # sets the canvas as dirty to force a render at the 1st idle event (wxWidgets IsShownOnScreen() is buggy and cannot be used reliably)
-            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_as_dirty($self->{preview3D}->canvas);
 #======================================================================================================================================
         } elsif ($page_id == $self->{preview_page_idx}) {
             $self->{preview_iface}->reload_print;
             # sets the canvas as dirty to force a render at the 1st idle event (wxWidgets IsShownOnScreen() is buggy and cannot be used reliably)
             $self->{preview_iface}->set_canvas_as_dirty;
+#        } elsif ($preview == $self->{preview3D}) {
+#            $self->{preview3D}->reload_print;
+#            # sets the canvas as dirty to force a render at the 1st idle event (wxWidgets IsShownOnScreen() is buggy and cannot be used reliably)
+#            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_as_dirty($self->{preview3D}->canvas);
 #======================================================================================================================================
         } elsif ($preview == $self->{canvas3D}) {
             if (Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::is_reload_delayed($self->{canvas3D})) {
@@ -486,7 +483,7 @@ sub new {
     $_->SetDropTarget(Slic3r::GUI::Plater::DropTarget->new($self))
         for grep defined($_),
 #======================================================================================================================================
-            $self, $self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D}, $self->{preview_iface}, $self->{list};
+            $self, $self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview_iface}, $self->{list};
 #            $self, $self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D}, $self->{list};
 #======================================================================================================================================
 #            $self, $self->{canvas}, $self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D};
@@ -515,11 +512,11 @@ sub new {
         Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{config}->bed_shape);
         Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::zoom_to_bed($self->{canvas3D});
     }
-    if ($self->{preview3D}) {
-        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{config}->bed_shape);
-    }
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->set_bed_shape($self->{config}->bed_shape) if ($self->{preview_iface});
+#    if ($self->{preview3D}) {
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{config}->bed_shape);
+#    }
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->update;
     
@@ -1035,9 +1032,9 @@ sub remove {
     $self->stop_background_process;
     
     # Prevent toolpaths preview from rendering while we modify the Print object
-    $self->{preview3D}->enabled(0) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->set_enabled(0) if $self->{preview_iface};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->enabled(0) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     
     # If no object index is supplied, remove the selected one.
@@ -1063,9 +1060,9 @@ sub reset {
     $self->stop_background_process;
     
     # Prevent toolpaths preview from rendering while we modify the Print object
-    $self->{preview3D}->enabled(0) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->set_enabled(0) if $self->{preview_iface};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->enabled(0) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     
     @{$self->{objects}} = ();
@@ -1427,9 +1424,9 @@ sub async_apply_config {
             # Reset preview canvases. If the print has been invalidated, the preview canvases will be cleared.
             # Otherwise they will be just refreshed.
             $self->{gcode_preview_data}->reset;
-            $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $self->{preview_iface}->reload_print if $self->{preview_iface};
+#            $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
             # We also need to reload 3D scene because of the wipe tower preview box
             if ($self->{config}->wipe_tower) {
@@ -1465,9 +1462,9 @@ sub start_background_process {
 sub stop_background_process {
     my ($self) = @_;
     $self->{background_slicing_process}->stop();
-    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->reload_print if $self->{preview_iface};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
 }
 
@@ -1574,9 +1571,9 @@ sub export_gcode {
 # This message should be called by the background process synchronously.
 sub on_update_print_preview {
     my ($self) = @_;
-    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->reload_print if $self->{preview_iface};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
 
     # in case this was MM print, wipe tower bounding box on 3D tab might need redrawing with exact depth:
@@ -1658,9 +1655,9 @@ sub on_process_completed {
     $self->object_list_changed;
     
     # refresh preview
-    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->reload_print if $self->{preview_iface};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
 }
 
@@ -1929,11 +1926,11 @@ sub update {
     my $selections = $self->collect_selections;
     Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_objects_selections($self->{canvas3D}, \@$selections);
     Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::reload_scene($self->{canvas3D}, 0);
-    $self->{preview3D}->reset_gcode_preview_data if $self->{preview3D};
-    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->{preview_iface}->reset_gcode_preview_data if $self->{preview_iface};
     $self->{preview_iface}->reload_print if $self->{preview_iface};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->reset_gcode_preview_data if $self->{preview3D};
+#    $self->{preview3D}->reload_print if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
     $self->schedule_background_process;
     $self->Thaw;
@@ -2010,9 +2007,9 @@ sub on_config_change {
         if ($opt_key eq 'bed_shape') {
 #            $self->{canvas}->update_bed_size;
             Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{config}->bed_shape) if $self->{canvas3D};
-            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{config}->bed_shape) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $self->{preview_iface}->set_bed_shape($self->{config}->bed_shape) if ($self->{preview_iface});
+#            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{config}->bed_shape) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $update_scheduled = 1;
         } elsif ($opt_key =~ '^wipe_tower' || $opt_key eq 'single_extruder_multi_material') {
@@ -2048,18 +2045,18 @@ sub on_config_change {
         } elsif ($opt_key eq 'extruder_colour') {
             $update_scheduled = 1;
             my $extruder_colors = $config->get('extruder_colour');
-            $self->{preview3D}->set_number_extruders(scalar(@{$extruder_colors}));
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $self->{preview_iface}->set_number_extruders(scalar(@{$extruder_colors}));
+#            $self->{preview3D}->set_number_extruders(scalar(@{$extruder_colors}));
 #======================================================================================================================================
         } elsif ($opt_key eq 'max_print_height') {
             $update_scheduled = 1;
         } elsif ($opt_key eq 'printer_model') {
             # update to force bed selection (for texturing)
             Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{config}->bed_shape) if $self->{canvas3D};
-            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{config}->bed_shape) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $self->{preview_iface}->set_bed_shape($self->{config}->bed_shape) if ($self->{preview_iface});
+#            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_bed_shape($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{config}->bed_shape) if $self->{preview3D};
 #======================================================================================================================================
             $update_scheduled = 1;
         }
@@ -2511,23 +2508,18 @@ sub select_view {
     my ($self, $direction) = @_;
     my $idx_page = $self->{preview_notebook}->GetSelection;
     my $page = ($idx_page == &Wx::wxNOT_FOUND) ? L('3D') : $self->{preview_notebook}->GetPageText($idx_page);
+    if ($page eq L('Preview')) {
 #======================================================================================================================================
-    if (($page eq L('Preview')) || ($page eq L('_Preview_'))) {
-#======================================================================================================================================
-        if ($page eq L('Preview')) {
-            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::select_view($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $direction);
-            Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D}->canvas);
-#======================================================================================================================================
-        } else {
-            $self->{preview_iface}->select_view($direction);
-            $self->{preview_iface}->set_viewport_into_scene($self->{canvas3D});
-        }
+        $self->{preview_iface}->select_view($direction);
+        $self->{preview_iface}->set_viewport_into_scene($self->{canvas3D});
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::select_view($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $direction);
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{canvas3D}, $self->{preview3D}->canvas);
 #======================================================================================================================================            
     } else {
         Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::select_view($self->{canvas3D}, $direction);
-        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{canvas3D});
 #======================================================================================================================================            
         $self->{preview_iface}->set_viewport_from_scene($self->{canvas3D});
+#        Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{canvas3D});
 #======================================================================================================================================            
     }
 }
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_Preview.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_Preview.cpp
index 2548a743b..52d20e18a 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_Preview.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_Preview.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Preview::Preview(wxNotebook* notebook, DynamicPrintConfig* config, Print* print,
 {
     if (init(notebook, config, print, gcode_preview_data))
     {
-        notebook->AddPage(this, _(L("_Preview_")));
+        notebook->AddPage(this, _(L("Preview")));
         show_hide_ui_elements("none");
         load_print();
     }