diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 2ab7837352..ee5fdfea2a 100644
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         count = 0
         scene_bounding_box = None
         for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
-            if type(node) is not SceneNode or not node.getMeshData():
+            if type(node) is not SceneNode or (not node.getMeshData() and not hasattr(node, "gcode")):
                 continue
 
             count += 1
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         for node in DepthFirstIterator(self.getController().getScene().getRoot()):
             if type(node) is not SceneNode:
                 continue
-            if not node.getMeshData() and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
+            if (not node.getMeshData() and not hasattr(node, "gcode")) and not node.callDecoration("isGroup"):
                 continue  # Node that doesnt have a mesh and is not a group.
             if node.getParent() and node.getParent().callDecoration("isGroup"):
                 continue  # Grouped nodes don't need resetting as their parent (the group) is resetted)
diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py
index c4e9554b2c..206a3e83e8 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/ProcessSlicedLayersJob.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ProcessSlicedLayersJob(Job):
         for node in DepthFirstIterator(self._scene.getRoot()):
             if node.callDecoration("getLayerData"):
                 node.getParent().removeChild(node)
-                break
+                # break
             if self._abort_requested:
                 if self._progress:
                     self._progress.hide()
diff --git a/plugins/GCODEReader/GCODEReader.py b/plugins/GCODEReader/GCODEReader.py
index b63268ce7f..abaefdadbd 100644
--- a/plugins/GCODEReader/GCODEReader.py
+++ b/plugins/GCODEReader/GCODEReader.py
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 
 from UM.Mesh.MeshReader import MeshReader
 from UM.Mesh.MeshBuilder import MeshBuilder
+from UM.Mesh.MeshData import MeshData
 import os
 from UM.Scene.SceneNode import SceneNode
+from UM.Scene.Iterator.DepthFirstIterator import DepthFirstIterator
 from UM.Math.Vector import Vector
+from UM.Math.Color import Color
 from UM.Math.AxisAlignedBox import AxisAlignedBox
 from UM.Application import Application
+from UM.Preferences import Preferences
 
 from cura import LayerDataBuilder
 from cura import LayerDataDecorator
@@ -59,6 +63,14 @@ class GCODEReader(MeshReader):
 
         extension = os.path.splitext(file_name)[1]
         if extension.lower() in self._supported_extensions:
+            scene = Application.getInstance().getController().getScene()
+            if getattr(scene, "gcode_list"):
+                setattr(scene, "gcode_list", None)
+            for node in DepthFirstIterator(scene.getRoot()):
+                if node.callDecoration("getLayerData"):
+                    node.getParent().removeChild(node)
+            Application.getInstance().deleteAll()
+
             scene_node = SceneNode()
 
             # mesh_builder = MeshBuilder()
@@ -73,11 +85,14 @@ class GCODEReader(MeshReader):
             #
             # scene_node.setMeshData(mesh_builder.build())
 
-            # scene_node.getBoundingBox = getBoundingBox
+            def getBoundingBox():
+                return AxisAlignedBox(minimum=Vector(0, 0, 0), maximum=Vector(10, 10, 10))
+
+            scene_node.getBoundingBox = getBoundingBox
             scene_node.gcode = True
-            backend = Application.getInstance().getBackend()
-            backend._pauseSlicing = True
-            backend.backendStateChange.emit(0)
+            # backend = Application.getInstance().getBackend()
+            # backend._pauseSlicing = True
+            # backend.backendStateChange.emit(0)
 
             file = open(file_name, "r")
 
@@ -183,12 +198,17 @@ class GCODEReader(MeshReader):
             scene_node_parent = Application.getInstance().getBuildVolume()
             scene_node.setParent(scene_node_parent)
 
-            mesh_builder = MeshBuilder()
-            mesh_builder.setFileName(file_name)
+            # mesh_builder = MeshBuilder()
+            # mesh_builder.setFileName(file_name)
+            #
+            # mesh_builder.addCube(10, 10, 10, Vector(0, -5, 0))
 
-            mesh_builder.addCube(10, 10, 10, Vector(0, -5, 0))
+            # scene_node.setMeshData(mesh_builder.build())
+            # scene_node.setMeshData(MeshData(file_name=file_name))
 
-            scene_node.setMeshData(mesh_builder.build())
+            # Application.getInstance().getPrintInformation().JobName(file_name)
+
+            Preferences.getInstance().setValue("cura/jobname_prefix", False)
 
             settings = Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack()
             machine_width = settings.getProperty("machine_width", "value")
@@ -200,7 +220,7 @@ class GCODEReader(MeshReader):
             if view.getPluginId() == "LayerView":
                 view.resetLayerData()
 
-            scene_node.setEnabled(False)
+            # scene_node.setEnabled(False)
             #scene_node.setSelectable(False)
 
         return scene_node
diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerPass.py b/plugins/LayerView/LayerPass.py
index 287f3c3539..9e610b68d2 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerPass.py
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerPass.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class LayerPass(RenderPass):
             if isinstance(node, ToolHandle):
                 tool_handle_batch.addItem(node.getWorldTransformation(), mesh = node.getSolidMesh())
 
-            elif isinstance(node, SceneNode) and (node.getMeshData()) and node.isVisible():
+            elif isinstance(node, SceneNode) and (node.getMeshData() or hasattr(node, "gcode")) and node.isVisible():
                 layer_data = node.callDecoration("getLayerData")
                 if not layer_data:
                     continue
diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
index 50c13194f7..0bae9c891c 100644
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class LayerView(View):
                 continue
 
             if not node.render(renderer):
-                if node.getMeshData() and node.isVisible():
+                if (node.getMeshData()) and node.isVisible():
                     renderer.queueNode(node, transparent = True, shader = self._ghost_shader)
 
     def setLayer(self, value):