diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
index 21de36f8c..d11f0508b 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
@@ -909,6 +909,10 @@ public:
 
     bool is_object_sinking(int object_idx) const;
 
+    // Convert the screen space coordinate to an object space coordinate.
+    // If the Z screen space coordinate is not provided, a depth buffer value is substituted.
+    Vec3d _mouse_to_3d(const Point& mouse_pos, float* z = nullptr);
+
 private:
     bool _is_shown_on_screen() const;
 
@@ -981,10 +985,6 @@ private:
 
     void _update_volumes_hover_state();
 
-    // Convert the screen space coordinate to an object space coordinate.
-    // If the Z screen space coordinate is not provided, a depth buffer value is substituted.
-    Vec3d _mouse_to_3d(const Point& mouse_pos, float* z = nullptr);
-
     // Convert the screen space coordinate to world coordinate on the bed.
     Vec3d _mouse_to_bed_3d(const Point& mouse_pos);
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.cpp
index f764c74b5..8e240b04e 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.cpp
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ bool PartPlate::set_shape(const Pointfs& shape, const Pointfs& exclude_areas, Ve
 		ExPolygon logo_poly;
 		generate_logo_polygon(logo_poly);
 		if (!m_logo_triangles.set_from_triangles(triangulate_expolygon_2f(logo_poly, NORMALS_UP), GROUND_Z+0.02f))
-		    BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << __FUNCTION__ << ":Unable to create plate triangles\n";
+			BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << __FUNCTION__ << ":Unable to create logo triangles\n";
 
 		ExPolygon poly;
 		/*for (const Vec2d& p : m_shape) {
@@ -1883,9 +1883,9 @@ const BoundingBox PartPlate::get_bounding_box_crd()
 	return plate_shape.bounding_box();
 }
 
-bool PartPlate::contains(const Point& point) const
+bool PartPlate::contains(const Vec3d& point) const
 {
-	return m_polygon.contains(point);
+	return m_bounding_box.contains(point);
 }
 
 bool PartPlate::contains(const GLVolume& v) const
@@ -1917,11 +1917,6 @@ bool PartPlate::intersects(const BoundingBoxf3& bb) const
 	return print_volume.intersects(bb);
 }
 
-Point PartPlate::point_projection(const Point& point) const
-{
-	return m_polygon.point_projection(point);
-}
-
 void PartPlate::render(bool bottom, bool only_body, bool force_background_color, HeightLimitMode mode, int hover_id)
 {
 	glsafe(::glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST));
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.hpp
index b0a29125c..8dbff320a 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/PartPlate.hpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ private:
     Transform3d m_grabber_trans_matrix;
     Slic3r::Geometry::Transformation position;
     std::vector<Vec3f> positions;
-    Polygon m_polygon;
     unsigned int m_vbo_id{ 0 };
     GeometryBuffer m_triangles;
     GeometryBuffer m_exclude_triangles;
@@ -285,12 +284,11 @@ public:
     /*rendering related functions*/
     const Pointfs& get_shape() const { return m_shape; }
     bool set_shape(const Pointfs& shape, const Pointfs& exclude_areas, Vec2d position, float height_to_lid, float height_to_rod);
-    bool contains(const Point& point) const;
+    bool contains(const Vec3d& point) const;
     bool contains(const GLVolume& v) const;
     bool contains(const BoundingBoxf3& bb) const;
     bool intersects(const BoundingBoxf3& bb) const;
 
-    Point point_projection(const Point& point) const;
     void render(bool bottom, bool only_body = false, bool force_background_color = false, HeightLimitMode mode = HEIGHT_LIMIT_NONE, int hover_id = -1);
     void render_for_picking() const { on_render_for_picking(); }
     void set_selected();
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
index d957a3f88..834a1a266 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
@@ -4482,7 +4482,14 @@ void Plater::priv::set_current_panel(wxPanel* panel, bool no_slice)
                     preview->get_canvas3d()->render(true);
                 }
             }
-            this->partplate_list.select_plate_view();
+            //TODO: turn off this switch currently
+            /*auto canvas_w = float(preview->get_canvas3d()->get_canvas_size().get_width());
+            auto canvas_h = float(preview->get_canvas3d()->get_canvas_size().get_height());
+            Point screen_center(canvas_w/2, canvas_h/2);
+            auto center_point = preview->get_canvas3d()->_mouse_to_3d(screen_center);
+            center_point(2) = 0.f;
+            if (!current_plate->contains(center_point))
+                this->partplate_list.select_plate_view();*/
 
             // keeps current gcode preview, if any
             if (this->m_slice_all) {