diff --git a/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py b/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
index d6d6330..7a6f4a9 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
@@ -60,15 +60,20 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
         self.interactor = interactor
         self.ren = ren
 
+        self.raycasting_volume = False
+
         self.onclick = False
 
+        self.text = vtku.Text()
+
+        self.view_angle = None
+
         self.__bind_events()
         self.__bind_events_wx()
         
-        self.view_angle = None
-
+        
     def OnMove(self, obj, evt):
-        if self.onclick:
+        if self.onclick and self.raycasting_volume:
             mouse_x, mouse_y = self.interactor.GetEventPosition()
             diff_x = mouse_x - self.last_x
             diff_y = mouse_y - self.last_y
@@ -92,15 +97,22 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
                                  'Render volume viewer')
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.ChangeBackgroundColour,
                         'Change volume viewer background colour')
+        # Raycating - related
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.LoadVolume,
                                  'Load volume into viewer')
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnSetWindowLevelText,
+                            'Set volume window and level text')
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnHideRaycasting,
+                                'Hide raycasting volume')
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnShowRaycasting,
+                                'Update raycasting preset')
+        ###
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.AppendActor,'AppendActor')
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.SetWidgetInteractor, 
                                 'Set Widget Interactor')
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnSetViewAngle,
                                 'Set volume view angle')
-        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnSetWindowLevelText,
-                            'Set volume window and level text')
+
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnEnableBrightContrast, 
                           ('Set interaction mode', const.MODE_WW_WL)) 
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnDisableBrightContrast,
@@ -133,19 +145,33 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
         evt.Skip()
         
     def OnSetWindowLevelText(self, pubsub_evt):
-        ww, wl = pubsub_evt.data
-        self.text.SetValue("WL: %d  WW: %d"%(wl, ww))
+        if self.raycasting_volume:
+            ww, wl = pubsub_evt.data
+            self.text.SetValue("WL: %d  WW: %d"%(wl, ww))
+
+    def OnShowRaycasting(self, pubsub_evt):
+        self.raycasting_volume = True
+        self.text.Show()
+
+    def OnHideRaycasting(self, pubsub_evt):
+        self.raycasting_volume = False
+        self.text.Hide()
 
     def LoadVolume(self, pubsub_evt):
+        self.raycasting_volume = True
+
         volume = pubsub_evt.data[0]
+        colour = pubsub_evt.data[1]
+        ww, wl = pubsub_evt.data[2]
+        
         self.light = self.ren.GetLights().GetNextItem()
         
-        text = vtku.Text()
-        self.text = text
-
         self.ren.AddVolume(volume)
-        self.ren.AddActor(text.actor)
-        
+        self.text.SetValue("WL: %d  WW: %d"%(wl, ww))
+        self.ren.AddActor(self.text.actor)
+        self.ren.SetBackground(colour)
+
+
         if not (self.view_angle):
             self.SetViewAngle(const.VOL_FRONT)
         else:
diff --git a/invesalius/data/volume.py b/invesalius/data/volume.py
index c87d453..8c25001 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/volume.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/volume.py
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ class Volume():
         self.LoadVolume()
 
     def OnHideVolume(self, pubsub_evt):
-        print "Hide", self.plane, self.plane_on
         self.volume.SetVisibility(0)
         if (self.plane and self.plane_on):
-            print "--- Hide Plane"
             self.plane.Disable()
         ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Render volume viewer')
 
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@ class Volume():
         if self.exist:
             self.volume.SetVisibility(1)
             if (self.plane and self.plane_on):
-                print "----- Show Plane"
                 self.plane.Enable()
             ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Render volume viewer')
         else:
@@ -162,7 +159,6 @@ class Volume():
 
     def OnSetRelativeWindowLevel(self, pubsub_evt):
         diff_ww, diff_wl = pubsub_evt.data
-        print diff_ww
         ww = self.ww + diff_ww
         wl = self.wl + diff_wl
         ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Set volume window and level text',
@@ -365,7 +361,6 @@ class Volume():
     def ApplyConvolution(self, imagedata):
         number_filters = len(self.config['convolutionFilters'])
         for filter in self.config['convolutionFilters']:
-            print "convolving", filter
             convolve = vtk.vtkImageConvolve()
             convolve.SetInput(imagedata)
             convolve.SetKernel5x5([i/60.0 for i in Kernels[filter]])
@@ -471,7 +466,9 @@ class Volume():
         self.volume = volume
         
         colour = self.GetBackgroundColour()
-        ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Load volume into viewer', (volume, colour))
+
+        ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Load volume into viewer',
+                                    (volume, colour, (self.ww, self.wl)))
 
     def OnEnableTool(self, pubsub_evt):
         tool_name, enable = pubsub_evt.data
diff --git a/invesalius/data/vtk_utils.py b/invesalius/data/vtk_utils.py
index 43ce97a..cd66a24 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/vtk_utils.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/vtk_utils.py
@@ -88,3 +88,6 @@ class Text(object):
             self.actor.VisibilityOn()
         else:
             self.actor.VisibilityOff()
+
+    def Hide(self):
+        self.actor.VisibilityOff()
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