diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
index ce0810b21f..121bd0ce7d 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ Item {
             UM.SimulationView.setMinimumLayer(lowerValue)
         }
 
+        function setValueManually(value)
+        {
+            sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
+            upperHandle.setValue(value)
+        }
+
         function setValue(value) {
             var range = sliderRoot.upperValue - sliderRoot.lowerValue
             value = Math.min(value, sliderRoot.maximumValue)
@@ -154,7 +160,7 @@ Item {
             maximumValue: sliderRoot.maximumValue
             value: sliderRoot.upperValue
             busy: UM.SimulationView.busy
-            setValue: rangeHandle.setValue // connect callback functions
+            setValue: rangeHandle.setValueManually // connect callback functions
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,7 +199,7 @@ Item {
             return result
         }
 
-        function setValueAndStopSimulation(value)
+        function setValueManually(value)
         {
             sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
             upperHandle.setValue(value)
@@ -214,16 +220,8 @@ Item {
             sliderRoot.updateRangeHandle()
         }
 
-        Keys.onUpPressed:
-        {
-            sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
-            upperHandleLabel.setValue(upperHandleLabel.value + ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
-        }
-        Keys.onDownPressed:
-        {
-            sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
-            upperHandleLabel.setValue(upperHandleLabel.value - ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
-        }
+        Keys.onUpPressed: upperHandleLabel.setValue(upperHandleLabel.value + ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
+        Keys.onDownPressed: upperHandleLabel.setValue(upperHandleLabel.value - ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
 
         // dragging
         MouseArea {
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ Item {
             maximumValue: sliderRoot.maximumValue
             value: sliderRoot.upperValue
             busy: UM.SimulationView.busy
-            setValue: upperHandle.setValueAndStopSimulation // connect callback functions
+            setValue: upperHandle.setValueManually // connect callback functions
         }
     }
 
@@ -296,7 +294,7 @@ Item {
             return result
         }
 
-        function setValueAndStopSimulation(value)
+        function setValueManually(value)
         {
             sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
             lowerHandle.setValue(value)
@@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ Item {
             maximumValue: sliderRoot.maximumValue
             value: sliderRoot.lowerValue
             busy: UM.SimulationView.busy
-            setValue: lowerHandle.setValueAndStopSimulation // connect callback functions
+            setValue: lowerHandle.setValueManually // connect callback functions
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml
index 7eb56cc0b8..f89b762a60 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml
@@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ Item {
     property bool pathsVisible: true
     property bool manuallyChanged: true     // Indicates whether the value was changed manually or during simulation
 
-    function getHandleValueFromSliderHandle () {
+    function getHandleValueFromSliderHandle() {
         return handle.getValue()
     }
 
-    function setHandleValue (value) {
+    function setHandleValue(value) {
         handle.setValue(value)
         updateRangeHandle()
     }
 
-    function updateRangeHandle () {
+    function updateRangeHandle() {
         rangeHandle.width = handle.x - sliderRoot.handleSize
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Item {
         color: handleLabel.activeFocus ? sliderRoot.handleActiveColor : sliderRoot.handleColor
         visible: sliderRoot.pathsVisible
 
-        function onHandleDragged () {
+        function onHandleDragged() {
             sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
 
             // update the range handle
@@ -108,15 +108,21 @@ Item {
         }
 
         // get the value based on the slider position
-        function getValue () {
+        function getValue() {
             var result = x / (sliderRoot.width - sliderRoot.handleSize)
             result = result * sliderRoot.maximumValue
             result = sliderRoot.roundValues ? Math.round(result) : result
             return result
         }
 
+        function setValueManually(value)
+        {
+            sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
+            handle.setValue(value)
+        }
+
         // set the slider position based on the value
-        function setValue (value) {
+        function setValue(value) {
             // Normalize values between range, since using arrow keys will create out-of-the-range values
             value = sliderRoot.normalizeValue(value)
 
@@ -130,16 +136,8 @@ Item {
             sliderRoot.updateRangeHandle()
         }
 
-        Keys.onRightPressed:
-        {
-            sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
-            handleLabel.setValue(handleLabel.value + ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
-        }
-        Keys.onLeftPressed:
-        {
-            sliderRoot.manuallyChanged = true
-            handleLabel.setValue(handleLabel.value - ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
-        }
+        Keys.onRightPressed: handleLabel.setValue(handleLabel.value + ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
+        Keys.onLeftPressed: handleLabel.setValue(handleLabel.value - ((event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) ? 10 : 1))
 
         // dragging
         MouseArea {
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ Item {
             maximumValue: sliderRoot.maximumValue
             value: sliderRoot.handleValue
             busy: UM.SimulationView.busy
-            setValue: handle.setValue // connect callback functions
+            setValue: handle.setValueManually // connect callback functions
         }
     }
 }