diff --git a/src/kiri/app/function.js b/src/kiri/app/function.js
index c4956a7f..7e75c8fc 100644
--- a/src/kiri/app/function.js
+++ b/src/kiri/app/function.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { exportFile } from './export.js';
  * Properties: slice, preview, export
  */
 let complete = {};
+let order;
 
 /**
  * Prepare and execute slicing for all widgets on the platform.
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ function prepareSlices(callback, scale = 1, offset = 0) {
         callback = preparePreview;
     }
 
+    order = api.selection.count() ?
+        Object.assign({}, ...api.selection.widgets().map((w,i) => ({[w.id]:i}))) :
+        undefined;
+
     const widgets = api.widgets.all();
     const settings = conf.get();
     const { device, process, controller } = settings;
@@ -371,6 +376,7 @@ function preparePreview(callback, scale = 1, offset = 0) {
     // pass preview mode to worker
     settings.pmode = feature.pmode;
     settings.render = true;
+    settings.order = order;
 
     client.prepare(settings, (progress, message, layer) => {
         if (layer) {
diff --git a/src/kiri/mode/cam/prepare.js b/src/kiri/mode/cam/prepare.js
index 7c63c418..8da97d71 100644
--- a/src/kiri/mode/cam/prepare.js
+++ b/src/kiri/mode/cam/prepare.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function cam_prepare(widgets, settings, update) {
     const count = active.length;
     const weight = 1 / count;
     const print = self.kiri_worker.current.print = newPrint(settings, active);
-    const { origin } = settings;
+    const { order, origin } = settings;
 
     // wait for safe eval setup
     await print.ready();
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ export async function cam_prepare(widgets, settings, update) {
     print.output = [];
 
     // sort output by distance to origin
-    if (origin) {
+    if (order) {
+        active.sort((a,b) => {
+            return (order[a.id] ?? Infinity) - (order[b.id] ?? Infinity);
+        });
+    } else if (origin) {
         let point = newPoint().move(origin);
         active.sort((w0,w1) =>
             newPoint().move(w0.track.pos).distTo2D(point) -