diff --git a/CuraEngineBackend.py b/CuraEngineBackend.py
index 5583a3270e..06d61c62dd 100644
--- a/CuraEngineBackend.py
+++ b/CuraEngineBackend.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class CuraEngineBackend(Backend):
         self._message_handlers[Cura_pb2.GCode] = self._onGCodeMessage
         self._message_handlers[Cura_pb2.ObjectPrintTime] = self._onObjectPrintTimeMessage
 
+        self._center = None
+
     def getEngineCommand(self):
         return [Preferences.getPreference("BackendLocation"), '--connect', "127.0.0.1:{0}".format(self._port)]
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class CuraEngineBackend(Backend):
         self._onChanged()
 
     def _onSlicedObjectListMessage(self, message):
-        job = ProcessSlicedObjectListJob.ProcessSlicedObjectListJob(message)
+        job = ProcessSlicedObjectListJob.ProcessSlicedObjectListJob(message, self._center)
         job.start()
 
     def _onProgressMessage(self, message):
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ class CuraEngineBackend(Backend):
         posZ.value = str(int(0)).encode('utf-8')
         self._socket.sendMessage(posmsg)
 
+        self._center = center
+
         self._socket.sendMessage(msg)
 
         self._changeTimer = None
diff --git a/ProcessSlicedObjectListJob.py b/ProcessSlicedObjectListJob.py
index f92832e234..2819153758 100644
--- a/ProcessSlicedObjectListJob.py
+++ b/ProcessSlicedObjectListJob.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import numpy
 import struct
 
 class ProcessSlicedObjectListJob(Job):
-    def __init__(self, message):
+    def __init__(self, message, center):
         super().__init__(description = 'Processing sliced object')
         self._message = message
         self._scene = Application.getInstance().getController().getScene()
+        self._center = center
 
     def run(self):
         objectIdMap = {}
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ class ProcessSlicedObjectListJob(Job):
             if type(node) is SceneNode and node.getMeshData():
                 objectIdMap[id(node)] = node
 
+        layerHeight = Application.getInstance().getMachineSettings().getSettingValueByKey('layer_height')
+
         for object in self._message.objects:
             mesh = objectIdMap[object.id].getMeshData()
 
@@ -31,7 +34,9 @@ class ProcessSlicedObjectListJob(Job):
                     points = points.reshape((-1,2)) # We get a linear list of pairs that make up the points, so make numpy interpret them correctly.
                     points = numpy.asarray(points, dtype=numpy.float32)
                     points /= 1000
-                    points = numpy.insert(points, 1, layer.id / 10, axis = 1)
+                    points = numpy.insert(points, 1, layer.id * layerHeight, axis = 1)
+                    points[:,0] -= self._center.x
+                    points[:,2] -= self._center.z
                     layerData.addPolygon(layer.id, polygon.type, points)
 
             mesh.layerData = layerData