diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
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+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.py
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+from UM.View.View import View
+from UM.View.Renderer import Renderer
+from UM.Scene.Iterator.DepthFirstIterator import DepthFirstIterator
+from UM.Resources import Resources
+
+## View used to display g-code paths.
+class LayerView(View):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self._material = None
+        self._num_layers = 0
+        self._layer_percentage = 0 # what percentage of layers need to be shown (SLider gives value between 0 - 100)
+
+    def beginRendering(self):
+        scene = self.getController().getScene()
+        renderer = self.getRenderer()
+        renderer.setRenderSelection(False)
+
+        if not self._material:
+            self._material = renderer.createMaterial(Resources.getPath(Resources.ShadersLocation, 'basic.vert'), Resources.getPath(Resources.ShadersLocation, 'vertexcolor.frag'))
+            self._material.setUniformValue("u_color", [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0])
+
+        for node in DepthFirstIterator(scene.getRoot()):
+            if not node.render(renderer):
+                if node.getMeshData() and node.isVisible():
+                    try:
+                        layer_data = node.getMeshData().layerData
+                    except AttributeError:
+                        continue
+
+                    if self._layer_percentage < 100:
+                        start = 0
+                        end_layer = round(len(layer_data.getLayers()) * (self._layer_percentage / 100))
+                        end = 0
+
+                        element_counts = layer_data.getElementCounts()
+                        for layer, counts in element_counts.items():
+                            end += sum(counts)
+
+                            if layer >= end_layer:
+                                break
+
+                        renderer.queueNode(node, mesh = layer_data, material = self._material, mode = Renderer.RenderLines, start = start, end = end)
+                    else:
+                        renderer.queueNode(node, mesh = layer_data, material = self._material, mode = Renderer.RenderLines)
+    
+    def setLayer(self, value):
+        self._layer_percentage = value
+        
+    def endRendering(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
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+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
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+import QtQuick 2.2
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.2
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.1
+
+import UM 1.0 as UM
+
+Item 
+{
+    width: 250
+    height: 250
+    /*Rectangle 
+    {
+        color: "blue"
+        width: 250  
+        height:250
+    }*/
+    Slider 
+    {
+        width: 10
+        height: 250
+        anchors.right : parent.right
+        //anchors.fill: parent
+        //Layout.preferredHeight: UM.Theme.sizes.section.height;
+        orientation: Qt.Vertical
+        minimumValue: 0;
+        maximumValue: 100;
+
+        value: 50;
+        onValueChanged: UM.ActiveView.triggerAction("setLayer", value)
+
+        style: UM.Theme.styles.slider;
+        //Component.onCompleted: {console.log(UM.Theme.styles.slider)}
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/__init__.py b/plugins/LayerView/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ace484b15a
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+++ b/plugins/LayerView/__init__.py
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+from . import LayerView
+
+
+def getMetaData():
+    return {
+        'type': 'view',
+        'plugin': {
+            "name": "Layer View"
+        },
+        'view': {
+            'name': 'Layers',
+            'view_panel': 'LayerView.qml'
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def register(app):
+    return {"view":LayerView.LayerView()}