diff --git a/invesalius/constants.py b/invesalius/constants.py
index 8d8ebe1..78ceb8e 100644
--- a/invesalius/constants.py
+++ b/invesalius/constants.py
@@ -165,13 +165,18 @@ REDUCE_IMAGEDATA_QUALITY = 1
 
 
 # if 1, use vtkVolumeRaycastMapper, if 0, use vtkFixedPointVolumeRayCastMapper
-TYPE_RAYCASTING_MAPPER = 0
+TYPE_RAYCASTING_MAPPER = 1
 
 folder=RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY= os.path.join("..", "presets", "raycasting")
 
 RAYCASTING_TYPES = [filename.split(".")[0] for filename in
                     os.listdir(folder) if
                     os.path.isfile(os.path.join(folder,filename))]
+folder = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.invesalius', 'presets')
+USER_RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY = folder
+RAYCASTING_TYPES += [filename.split(".")[0] for filename in
+                     os.listdir(folder) if
+                     os.path.isfile(os.path.join(folder,filename))]
 RAYCASTING_TYPES.append(' Off')
 RAYCASTING_TYPES.sort()
 RAYCASTING_OFF_LABEL = ' Off'
diff --git a/invesalius/control.py b/invesalius/control.py
index f1ef345..6b034dc 100755
--- a/invesalius/control.py
+++ b/invesalius/control.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Controller():
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.StartImportPanel, "Load data to import panel")
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.LoadRaycastingPreset,
                                  'Load raycasting preset')
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.SaveRaycastingPreset,
+                                 'Save raycasting preset')
 
     def StartImportPanel(self, pubsub_evt):
         path = pubsub_evt.data
@@ -140,9 +142,14 @@ class Controller():
     def LoadRaycastingPreset(self, pubsub_evt):
         label = pubsub_evt.data
         if label != const.RAYCASTING_OFF_LABEL:
-            path = os.path.join(const.RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY,
-                                label+".plist")
-            preset = plistlib.readPlist(path)
+            try:
+                path = os.path.join(const.RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY,
+                                    label+".plist")
+                preset = plistlib.readPlist(path)
+            except IOError:
+                path = os.path.join(const.USER_RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY,
+                                    label+".plist")
+                preset = plistlib.readPlist(path)
             prj.Project().raycasting_preset = preset
             # Notify volume
             # TODO: Chamar grafico tb!
@@ -150,3 +157,9 @@ class Controller():
         else:
             prj.Project().raycasting_preset = None
             ps.Publisher().sendMessage("Hide raycasting volume")
+
+    def SaveRaycastingPreset(self, pubsub_evt):
+        preset_name = pubsub_evt.data + '.plist'
+        preset = prj.Project().raycasting_preset
+        preset_dir = os.path.join(const.USER_RAYCASTING_PRESETS_DIRECTORY, preset_name)
+        plistlib.writePlist(preset, preset_dir)
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