diff --git a/MatterControl.Printing/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs b/MatterControl.Printing/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs
index 2611978fc..cc06e9f0b 100644
--- a/MatterControl.Printing/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs
+++ b/MatterControl.Printing/Settings/PrinterSettings.cs
@@ -374,6 +374,46 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The bounds that a mesh can be placed at and the gcode it creates will be within the bed
+		/// </summary>
+		[JsonIgnore]
+		public RectangleDouble MeshAllowedBounds
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				var firstLayerExtrusionWidth = GetDouble(SettingsKey.first_layer_extrusion_width);
+				var bedBounds = BedBounds;
+				var totalOffset = 0.0;
+
+				if (GetBool(SettingsKey.create_raft))
+                {
+					// The slicing engine creates a raft 3x the extrusion width
+					firstLayerExtrusionWidth *= 3;
+					totalOffset += firstLayerExtrusionWidth;
+					totalOffset += GetDouble(SettingsKey.raft_extra_distance_around_part);
+                }
+
+				if (GetBool(SettingsKey.create_skirt))
+				{
+					totalOffset += GetValue<double>(SettingsKey.skirt_distance);
+					totalOffset += (GetDouble(SettingsKey.skirts) + .5) * firstLayerExtrusionWidth;
+					// for every 400mm of min skirt length add another skirt loops
+					totalOffset += GetDouble(SettingsKey.min_skirt_length) / (20 * 20);
+				}
+
+				if (GetBool(SettingsKey.create_brim)
+					&& !GetBool(SettingsKey.create_raft))
+				{
+					totalOffset += GetValue<double>(SettingsKey.brims) * GetDouble(SettingsKey.first_layer_extrusion_width);
+				}
+
+				bedBounds.Inflate(-totalOffset);
+
+				return bedBounds;
+			}
+		}
+
 		[JsonIgnore]
 		public IEnumerable<PrinterSettingsLayer> DefaultLayerCascade
 		{
@@ -1176,6 +1216,11 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl.SlicerConfiguration
 			return GetValue<int>(settingsKey);
 		}
 
+		public double GetDouble(string settingsKey)
+		{
+			return GetValue<double>(settingsKey);
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Returns the first matching value discovered while enumerating the settings layers
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/PrinterExtensionMethods.cs b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/PrinterExtensionMethods.cs
index c33513d6b..c171cf771 100644
--- a/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/PrinterExtensionMethods.cs
+++ b/MatterControlLib/ApplicationView/PrinterExtensionMethods.cs
@@ -63,13 +63,15 @@ namespace MatterHackers.MatterControl
 				return false;
 			}
 
+			var bedBounds = printerConfig.Settings.MeshAllowedBounds;
+
 			switch (bed.BedShape)
 			{
 				case BedShape.Rectangular:
-					if (aabb.MinXYZ.X < bed.BedCenter.X - bed.ViewerVolume.X / 2
-						|| aabb.MaxXYZ.X > bed.BedCenter.X + bed.ViewerVolume.X / 2
-						|| aabb.MinXYZ.Y < bed.BedCenter.Y - bed.ViewerVolume.Y / 2
-						|| aabb.MaxXYZ.Y > bed.BedCenter.Y + bed.ViewerVolume.Y / 2)
+					if (aabb.MinXYZ.X < bedBounds.Left
+						|| aabb.MaxXYZ.X > bedBounds.Right
+						|| aabb.MinXYZ.Y < bedBounds.Bottom
+						|| aabb.MaxXYZ.Y > bedBounds.Top)
 					{
 						return false;
 					}