diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/3DScene.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/3DScene.pm
index d63398aef..ec6fe575b 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/3DScene.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/3DScene.pm
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ sub new {
     $self->{layer_height_edit_last_object_id} = -1;
     $self->{layer_height_edit_last_z} = 0.;
     $self->{layer_height_edit_last_action} = 0;
+
+    $self->{use_VBOs} = 0;
     
     $self->reset_objects;
     
@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@ sub mouse_event {
         }
         
         # apply new temporary volume origin and ignore Z
-        $_->origin->translate($vector->x, $vector->y, 0) for @volumes; #,,
+        $_->translate($vector->x, $vector->y, 0) for @volumes; #,,
         $self->_drag_start_pos($cur_pos);
         $self->_dragged(1);
         $self->Refresh;
@@ -1685,7 +1687,8 @@ sub load_object {
 sub load_print_toolpaths {
     my ($self, $print) = @_;
 
-    Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths($print, $self->volumes)
+    $self->GetContext if ($self->{use_VBOs});
+    Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths($print, $self->volumes, $self->{use_VBOs})
         if ($print->step_done(STEP_SKIRT) && $print->step_done(STEP_BRIM));
 }
 
@@ -1695,7 +1698,8 @@ sub load_print_toolpaths {
 sub load_print_object_toolpaths {
     my ($self, $object) = @_;
 
-    Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::_load_print_object_toolpaths($object, $self->volumes);
+    $self->GetContext if ($self->{use_VBOs});
+    Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::_load_print_object_toolpaths($object, $self->volumes, $self->{use_VBOs});
 }
 
 sub set_toolpaths_range {
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectPartsPanel.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectPartsPanel.pm
index aab6f5c98..96f14ac32 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectPartsPanel.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater/ObjectPartsPanel.pm
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ sub selection_changed {
     
     # deselect all meshes
     if ($self->{canvas}) {
-        $_->selected(0) for @{$self->{canvas}->volumes};
+        $_->set_selected(0) for @{$self->{canvas}->volumes};
     }
     
     # disable things as if nothing is selected
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ sub selection_changed {
         if ($itemData->{type} eq 'volume') {
             # select volume in 3D preview
             if ($self->{canvas}) {
-                $self->{canvas}->volumes->[ $itemData->{volume_id} ]{selected} = 1;
+                $self->{canvas}->volumes->[ $itemData->{volume_id} ]->set_selected(1);
             }
             $self->{btn_delete}->Enable;
             
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
index 82ebbfeed..0c81bba8b 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
@@ -178,22 +178,23 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
     Vectorf3 prev_xy_left_normal, prev_xy_right_normal;
     
     // loop once more in case of closed loops
-    bool first_done = false;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i <= lines.size(); ++i) {
-        if (i == lines.size()) i = 0;
-        
-        const Line &line = lines.at(i);
-        if (i == 0 && first_done && !closed) break;
+    for (size_t ii = 0; ii <= lines.size(); ++ ii) {
+        size_t i = ii; 
+        if (ii == lines.size()) {
+            if (! closed)
+                break;
+            i = 0;
+        }
         
+        const Line &line = lines[i];
         double len = line.length();
         double unscaled_len = unscale(len);
-        
-        double bottom_z = top_z - heights.at(i);
+        double bottom_z = top_z - heights[i];
         double middle_z = (top_z + bottom_z) / 2;
         double dist = widths.at(i)/2;  // scaled
         
         Vectorf v = Vectorf::new_unscale(line.vector());
-        v.scale(1/unscaled_len);
+        v.scale(1. / unscaled_len);
         
         Pointf a = Pointf::new_unscale(line.a);
         Pointf b = Pointf::new_unscale(line.b);
@@ -209,11 +210,11 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
         // calculate new XY normals
         Vector n = line.normal();
         Vectorf3 xy_right_normal = Vectorf3::new_unscale(n.x, n.y, 0);
-        xy_right_normal.scale(1/unscaled_len);
+        xy_right_normal.scale(1.f / unscaled_len);
         Vectorf3 xy_left_normal = xy_right_normal;
-        xy_left_normal.scale(-1);
+        xy_left_normal.scale(-1.f);
         
-        if (first_done) {
+        if (ii > 0) {
             // if we're making a ccw turn, draw the triangles on the right side, otherwise draw them on the left side
             double ccw = line.b.ccw(prev_line);
             if (ccw > EPSILON) {
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(a1.x, a1.y, middle_z);
             
                     // normal going upwards
-                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
                 }
                 // bottom-right vertex triangle between previous line and this one
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(prev_b1.x, prev_b1.y, middle_z);
             
                     // normal going downwards
-                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, -1.f);
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
             
                     // use the normal going to the right calculated for this line
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(prev_b2.x, prev_b2.y, middle_z);
             
                     // normal going upwards
-                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
             
                     // use the normal going to the right calculated for this line
@@ -271,14 +272,15 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
             
                     // normal going downwards
-                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, -1.f);
                     volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
                 }
             }
         }
         
         // if this was the extra iteration we were only interested in the triangles
-        if (first_done && i == 0) break;
+        if (ii == lines.size())
+            break;
         
         prev_line = line;
         prev_b1 = b1;
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
         prev_xy_right_normal = xy_right_normal;
         prev_xy_left_normal  = xy_left_normal;
         
-        if (!closed) {
+        if (! closed) {
             // terminate open paths with caps
             if (i == 0) {
                 // normal pointing downwards
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
                 volume.qverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
             }
             // we don't use 'else' because both cases are true if we have only one line
-            if (i == lines.size()-1) {
+            if (i + 1 == lines.size()) {
                 // normal pointing downwards
                 volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
                 volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, bottom_z);
@@ -379,8 +381,230 @@ static void thick_lines_to_verts(
             volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, bottom_z);
             volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
         }
+    }
+}
+
+// caller is responsible for supplying NO lines with zero length
+static void thick_lines_to_VBOs(
+    const Lines                 &lines, 
+    const std::vector<double>   &widths,
+    const std::vector<double>   &heights, 
+    bool                         closed,
+    double                       top_z,
+    GLVolume                    &volume)
+{
+    assert(! lines.empty());
+    if (lines.empty())
+        return;
+    
+    Line prev_line;
+    Pointf prev_b1, prev_b2;
+    Vectorf3 prev_xy_left_normal, prev_xy_right_normal;
+    
+    // loop once more in case of closed loops
+    for (size_t ii = 0; ii <= lines.size(); ++ ii) {
+        size_t i = ii;
+        if (ii == lines.size()) {
+            if (! closed)
+                break;
+            i = 0;
+        }
         
-        first_done = true;
+        const Line &line = lines[i];
+        double len = line.length();
+        double unscaled_len = unscale(len);
+        double bottom_z = top_z - heights[i];
+        double middle_z = (top_z + bottom_z) / 2;
+        double dist = widths.at(i)/2;  // scaled
+        
+        Vectorf v = Vectorf::new_unscale(line.vector());
+        v.scale(1. / unscaled_len);
+        
+        Pointf a = Pointf::new_unscale(line.a);
+        Pointf b = Pointf::new_unscale(line.b);
+        Pointf a1 = a;
+        Pointf a2 = a;
+        a1.translate(+dist*v.y, -dist*v.x);
+        a2.translate(-dist*v.y, +dist*v.x);
+        Pointf b1 = b;
+        Pointf b2 = b;
+        b1.translate(+dist*v.y, -dist*v.x);
+        b2.translate(-dist*v.y, +dist*v.x);
+        
+        // calculate new XY normals
+        Vector n = line.normal();
+        Vectorf3 xy_right_normal = Vectorf3::new_unscale(n.x, n.y, 0);
+        xy_right_normal.scale(1.f / unscaled_len);
+        Vectorf3 xy_left_normal = xy_right_normal;
+        xy_left_normal.scale(-1.f);
+        
+        if (ii > 0) {
+            // if we're making a ccw turn, draw the triangles on the right side, otherwise draw them on the left side
+            double ccw = line.b.ccw(prev_line);
+            if (ccw > EPSILON) {
+                // top-right vertex triangle between previous line and this one
+                {
+                    // use the normal going to the right calculated for the previous line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(prev_xy_right_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(prev_b1.x, prev_b1.y, middle_z);
+            
+                    // use the normal going to the right calculated for this line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a1.x, a1.y, middle_z);
+            
+                    // normal going upwards
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
+                }
+                // bottom-right vertex triangle between previous line and this one
+                {
+                    // use the normal going to the right calculated for the previous line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(prev_xy_right_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(prev_b1.x, prev_b1.y, middle_z);
+            
+                    // normal going downwards
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, -1.f);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
+            
+                    // use the normal going to the right calculated for this line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a1.x, a1.y, middle_z);
+                }
+            } else if (ccw < -EPSILON) {
+                // top-left vertex triangle between previous line and this one
+                {
+                    // use the normal going to the left calculated for the previous line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(prev_xy_left_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(prev_b2.x, prev_b2.y, middle_z);
+            
+                    // normal going upwards
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, 1.f);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
+            
+                    // use the normal going to the right calculated for this line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
+                }
+                // bottom-left vertex triangle between previous line and this one
+                {
+                    // use the normal going to the left calculated for the previous line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(prev_xy_left_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(prev_b2.x, prev_b2.y, middle_z);
+            
+                    // use the normal going to the right calculated for this line
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
+            
+                    // normal going downwards
+                    volume.tverts.push_norm(0.f, 0.f, -1.f);
+                    volume.tverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // if this was the extra iteration we were only interested in the triangles
+        if (ii == lines.size())
+            break;
+        
+        prev_line = line;
+        prev_b1 = b1;
+        prev_b2 = b2;
+        prev_xy_right_normal = xy_right_normal;
+        prev_xy_left_normal  = xy_left_normal;
+        
+        if (! closed) {
+            // terminate open paths with caps
+            if (i == 0) {
+                // normal pointing downwards
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
+            
+                // normal pointing to the right
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(a1.x, a1.y, middle_z);
+            
+                // normal pointing upwards
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
+            
+                // normal pointing to the left
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
+            }
+            // we don't use 'else' because both cases are true if we have only one line
+            if (i + 1 == lines.size()) {
+                // normal pointing downwards
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, bottom_z);
+            
+                // normal pointing to the left
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(b2.x, b2.y, middle_z);
+            
+                // normal pointing upwards
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, top_z);
+            
+                // normal pointing to the right
+                volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+                volume.qverts.push_vert(b1.x, b1.y, middle_z);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // bottom-right face
+        {
+            // normal going downwards
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, bottom_z);
+            
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b1.x, b1.y, middle_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a1.x, a1.y, middle_z);
+        }
+        
+        // top-right face
+        {
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_right_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a1.x, a1.y, middle_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b1.x, b1.y, middle_z);
+            
+            // normal going upwards
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, top_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
+        }
+         
+        // top-left face
+        {
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,1);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, top_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, top_z);
+            
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b2.x, b2.y, middle_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
+        }
+        
+        // bottom-left face
+        {
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(xy_left_normal);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a2.x, a2.y, middle_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b2.x, b2.y, middle_z);
+            
+            // normal going downwards
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+            volume.qverts.push_norm(0,0,-1);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(b.x, b.y, bottom_z);
+            volume.qverts.push_vert(a.x, a.y, bottom_z);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -469,7 +693,10 @@ static void extrusionentity_to_verts(const ExtrusionEntity *extrusion_entity, fl
 
 // Create 3D thick extrusion lines for a skirt and brim.
 // Adds a new Slic3r::GUI::3DScene::Volume to volumes.
-void _3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths(const Print *print, GLVolumeCollection *volumes)
+void _3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths(
+    const Print         *print, 
+    GLVolumeCollection  *volumes,
+    bool                 use_VBOs)
 {
     if (! print->has_skirt() && print->config.brim_width.value == 0)
         return;
@@ -520,7 +747,8 @@ void _3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths(const Print *print, GLVolumeCollection *vol
 // one for perimeters, one for infill and one for supports.
 void _3DScene::_load_print_object_toolpaths(
     const PrintObject   *print_object,
-    GLVolumeCollection  *volumes)
+    GLVolumeCollection  *volumes,
+    bool                 use_VBOs)
 {
     struct Ctxt
     {
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp
index d3fb7cffe..77ffb1fa6 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.hpp
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ public:
         selected(false),
         hover(false),
         qverts_range(0, size_t(-1)),
-        tverts_range(0, size_t(-1))
+        tverts_range(0, size_t(-1)),
+        name_vertex_buffer(0),
+        name_normal_buffer(0),
+        name_index_buffer(0)
     {
         color[0] = r;
         color[1] = g;
@@ -144,10 +147,17 @@ public:
     // Triangle vertices.
     GLVertexArray               tverts;
     std::pair<size_t, size_t>   tverts_range;
+    // OpenGL buffers for vertices and their normals.
+    int                         name_vertex_buffer;
+    int                         name_normal_buffer;
+    // OpenGL buffer of the indices.
+    int                         name_index_buffer;
+    // Triangle indices for the vertex buffer object.
+    std::vector<size_t>         triangle_indices;
     // If the qverts or tverts contain thick extrusions, then offsets keeps pointers of the starts
     // of the extrusions per layer.
-    // The offsets stores tripples of (z_top, qverts_idx, tverts_idx) in a linear array.
     std::vector<coordf_t>       print_zs;
+    // Offset into qverts & tverts, or offsets into indices stored into an OpenGL name_index_buffer.
     std::vector<size_t>         offsets;
 
     int object_idx() const { return this->composite_id / 1000000; }
@@ -165,6 +175,8 @@ public:
     void*               tnorms_to_render_ptr() { return tverts.norms.data() + tverts_range.first; }
     size_t              tverts_to_render_cnt() { return std::min(tverts.verts.size(), tverts_range.second - tverts_range.first); }
 
+    void                render_VBOs() const;
+
     std::shared_ptr<GLTexture>  layer_height_texture;
 
     bool                has_layer_height_texture() const 
@@ -209,6 +221,7 @@ public:
     void clear() { for (auto *v : volumes) delete v; volumes.clear(); }
     bool empty() const { return volumes.empty(); }
     void set_range(double low, double high) { for (GLVolume *vol : this->volumes) vol->set_range(low, high); }
+    void render_VBOs() const { for (GLVolume *vol : this->volumes) vol->render_VBOs(); }
 };
 
 class _3DScene
@@ -216,11 +229,13 @@ class _3DScene
 public:
     static void _load_print_toolpaths(
         const Print         *print,
-        GLVolumeCollection  *volumes);
+        GLVolumeCollection  *volumes,
+        bool                 use_VBOs);
 
     static void _load_print_object_toolpaths(
         const PrintObject   *print_object,
-        GLVolumeCollection  *volumes);
+        GLVolumeCollection  *volumes,
+        bool                 use_VBOs);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/xs/xsp/GUI_3DScene.xsp b/xs/xsp/GUI_3DScene.xsp
index 82ed0a893..e06b640a7 100644
--- a/xs/xsp/GUI_3DScene.xsp
+++ b/xs/xsp/GUI_3DScene.xsp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     bool                empty() const;
     Clone<Pointf3>      origin() const
         %code%{ RETVAL = THIS->origin; %};
+    void                translate(double x, double y, double z)
+        %code%{ THIS->origin.translate(x, y, z); %};
     Clone<BoundingBoxf3> bounding_box() const
         %code%{ RETVAL = THIS->bounding_box; %};
     Clone<BoundingBoxf3> transformed_bounding_box() const;
@@ -87,17 +89,19 @@ GLVolumeCollection::arrayref()
 %{
 
 void
-_load_print_toolpaths(print, volumes)
+_load_print_toolpaths(print, volumes, use_VBOs)
         Print               *print;
         GLVolumeCollection  *volumes;
+        bool                 use_VBOs;
     CODE:
-        _3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths(print, volumes);
+        _3DScene::_load_print_toolpaths(print, volumes, use_VBOs);
 
 void 
-_load_print_object_toolpaths(print_object, volumes)
+_load_print_object_toolpaths(print_object, volumes, use_VBOs)
         PrintObject        *print_object;
         GLVolumeCollection *volumes;
+        bool                 use_VBOs;
     CODE:
-        _3DScene::_load_print_object_toolpaths(print_object, volumes);
+        _3DScene::_load_print_object_toolpaths(print_object, volumes, use_VBOs);
 
 %}