diff --git a/BuildVolume.py b/BuildVolume.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40e5a5667d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BuildVolume.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+from UM.Scene.SceneNode import SceneNode
+from UM.Application import Application
+from UM.Resources import Resources
+from UM.Mesh.MeshData import MeshData
+
+class BuildVolume(SceneNode):
+    def __init__(self, parent = None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        mesh = MeshData()
+
+        #Front
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  0,  0, -1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  0,  0, -1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  0,  0, -1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  0,  0, -1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  0,  0, -1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  0,  0, -1)
+
+        #Back
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  0,  0,  1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  0,  0,  1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  0,  0,  1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  0,  0,  1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  0,  0,  1)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  0,  0,  1)
+
+        #Left
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5,  0.5, -1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, -1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5, -0.5, -1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5,  0.5, -1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5,  0.5, -1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, -1,  0,  0)
+
+        #Right
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  1,  0,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  1,  0,  0)
+
+        #Top
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  0, -1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  0, -1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  0, -1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5,  0.5,  0, -1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  0, -1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5,  0.5, -0.5,  0, -1,  0)
+
+        #Bottom
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  0,  1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  0,  1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  0,  1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5,  0.5,  0,  1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal( 0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  0,  1,  0)
+        mesh.addVertexWithNormal(-0.5, -0.5, -0.5,  0,  1,  0)
+
+        self.setMeshData(mesh)
+        self._material = None
+
+    def render(self, renderer):
+        if not self._material:
+            self._material = renderer.createMaterial(
+                Resources.getPath(Resources.ShadersLocation, 'basic.vert'),
+                Resources.getPath(Resources.ShadersLocation, 'color.frag')
+            )
+            self._material.setUniformValue('u_color', [0.5, 0.5, 1.0, 0.5])
+
+        renderer.queueMesh(self.getMeshData(), self.getGlobalTransformation(), material = self._material, transparent = True)
+        return True
+
diff --git a/PrinterApplication.py b/PrinterApplication.py
index 088dc0d458..2f9accb94a 100644
--- a/PrinterApplication.py
+++ b/PrinterApplication.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from UM.Scene.BoxRenderer import BoxRenderer
 from UM.Scene.Selection import Selection
 
 from PlatformPhysics import PlatformPhysics
+from BuildVolume import BuildVolume
 
 import os.path
 
@@ -49,7 +50,11 @@ class PrinterApplication(QtApplication):
         root = controller.getScene().getRoot()
         platform = Platform(root)
 
-        self.getRenderer().setLightPosition(Vector(0, 150, 150))
+        volume = BuildVolume(root)
+        volume.translate(Vector(0, 75.1, 0))
+        volume.scale(150.0)
+
+        self.getRenderer().setLightPosition(Vector(0, 150, 0))
 
         camera = Camera('3d', root)
         camera.translate(Vector(0, 150, 150))