diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
index 5df8e16e4..5db68cd3b 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ sub quick_slice {
         
         # show processbar dialog
         $progress_dialog = Wx::ProgressDialog->new(L('Slicing…'), L("Processing ").$input_file_basename."…", 
-            100, $self, 0);
+            100, $self, 4);
         $progress_dialog->Pulse;
         
         {
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index fc28a192e..e980e759f 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -113,10 +113,18 @@ sub export_png {
     my $self = shift;
     my %params = @_;
 
-    $_->slice for @{$self->objects};
+    my @sobjects =  @{$self->objects};
+    my $objnum = scalar @sobjects;
+    for(my $oi = 0; $oi < $objnum; $oi++)
+    { 
+        $sobjects[$oi]->slice;
+        $self->status_cb->(($oi + 1)*100/$objnum - 1, "Slicing...");
+    }
 
     my $fh = $params{output_file};
+    $self->status_cb->(90, "Exporting zipped archive...");
     $self->print_to_png($fh);
+    $self->status_cb->(100, "Done.");
 }
 
 # Export SVG slices for the offline SLA printing.
@@ -125,7 +133,13 @@ sub export_svg {
     my $self = shift;
     my %params = @_;
     
-    $_->slice for @{$self->objects};
+    my @sobjects =  @{$self->objects};
+    my $objnum = scalar @sobjects;
+    for(my $oi = 0; $oi < $objnum; $oi++)
+    { 
+        $sobjects[$oi]->slice;
+        $self->status_cb->(($oi + 1)*100/$objnum - 1, "Slicing...");
+    }
     
     my $fh = $params{output_fh};
     if (!$fh) {
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print/Object.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print/Object.pm
index e275fdde5..088c0a168 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print/Object.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print/Object.pm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ sub slice {
     
     return if $self->step_done(STEP_SLICE);
     $self->set_step_started(STEP_SLICE);
-    $self->print->status_cb->(10, "Processing triangulated mesh");
+    # $self->print->status_cb->(10, "Processing triangulated mesh");
     
     $self->_slice;
 
diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp
index b76554724..9c879fb34 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Print.cpp
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ std::string Print::output_filepath(const std::string &path)
 void Print::set_status(int percent, const std::string &message)
 {
     printf("Print::status %d => %s\n", percent, message.c_str());
+    std::cout.flush();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1463,9 +1464,13 @@ void Print::print_to(std::string dirpath,
     FilePrinter<format> printer(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     printer.layers(layers.size());  // Allocate space for all the layers
 
+    set_status(0, "Rasterizing and compressing sliced layers");
+
+    int st_prev = 0;
+
     // Method that prints one layer
-    auto process_layer = [this, &layers, &printer, print_bb, dir, cx, cy]
-            (unsigned layer_id)
+    auto process_layer = [this, &layers, &printer, &st_prev,
+                          print_bb, dir, cx, cy] (unsigned layer_id)
     {
         Layer& l = *(layers[layer_id]);
 
@@ -1504,7 +1509,11 @@ void Print::print_to(std::string dirpath,
 
         printer.finishLayer(layer_id);  // Finish the layer for later saving it.
 
-        std::cout << "Layer " << layer_id << " processed." << std::endl;
+        auto st = static_cast<int>(layer_id*100.0/layers.size());
+        if(st > st_prev) {
+            set_status(st, "processed");
+            st_prev = st;
+        }
 
         // printer.saveLayer(layer_id, dir); We could save the layer immediately
     };
@@ -1518,7 +1527,9 @@ void Print::print_to(std::string dirpath,
     // for(unsigned l = 0; l < layers.size(); ++l) process_layer(l);
 
     // Save the print into the file system.
+    set_status(0, "Writing layers to disk");
     printer.save(dir);
+    set_status(100, "Done.");
 }
 
 void Print::print_to_png(std::string dirpath, long width_px, long height_px,