diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.cpp b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.cpp
index 66adfc4..c9beef8 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ AreaLayoutFrame::AreaLayoutFrame(QWidget *parent, std::shared_ptr<SimulationMana
     int ind = ui->cmbResolution->findText( QString::number(SimManager->getResolution()) );
     ui->cmbResolution->setCurrentIndex(ind);
 
+    setStructLimits();
+
     areasChanged();
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ void AreaLayoutFrame::areasChanged() {
     float dz = SimManager->getSliceThickness();
     float oz = SimManager->getSliceOffset();
 
+    connect(ui->edtSliceThickness, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &AreaLayoutFrame::slicesChanged);
+    connect(ui->edtSliceOffset, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &AreaLayoutFrame::slicesChanged);
+
     ui->edtSliceThickness->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(dz));
     ui->edtSliceOffset->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(oz));
 }
@@ -268,3 +273,32 @@ void AreaLayoutFrame::checkEditZero(QString txt) {
     else
         ui->edtSliceOffset->setStyleSheet("color: #FF8C00");
 }
+
+void AreaLayoutFrame::setStructLimits() {
+    if (!SimManager->getStructure())
+        return;
+
+    auto lims_x = SimManager->getStructure()->getLimitsX();
+    auto lims_y = SimManager->getStructure()->getLimitsY();
+
+    ui->lblStructStartX->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(lims_x[0]) + " Å");
+    ui->lblStructFinishX->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(lims_x[1]) + " Å");
+    ui->lblStructStartY->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(lims_y[0]) + " Å");
+    ui->lblStructFinishY->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(lims_y[1]) + " Å");
+}
+
+void AreaLayoutFrame::slicesChanged() {
+    if (!SimManager->getStructure())
+        return;
+
+    float dz = ui->edtSliceThickness->text().toFloat();
+
+    auto z_lims = SimManager->getPaddedStructLimitsZ();
+    float z_range = z_lims[1] - z_lims[0];
+
+    unsigned int n_slices = (unsigned int) std::ceil(z_range / dz);
+    n_slices += (n_slices == 0);
+
+    ui->lblSlices->setText(Utils_Qt::numToQString(n_slices));
+
+}
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.h b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.h
index 02fa0a5..eca577f 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.h
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class AreaLayoutFrame : public QWidget
     void modeChanged(int);
     void updateMainCbed();
     void updateMainStem();
-    void slicesChanged();
 
 public:
     explicit AreaLayoutFrame(QWidget *parent, std::shared_ptr<SimulationManager> simMan);
@@ -42,6 +41,8 @@ private slots:
 
     void dlgCancel_clicked();
 
+    void slicesChanged();
+
 private:
     Ui::AreaLayoutFrame *ui;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ private slots:
     bool getErrorStringCtem();
     bool getErrorStringStem();
     bool getErrorStringCbed();
+
+    void setStructLimits();
 };
 
 #endif // AREALAYOUTFRAME_H
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.ui b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.ui
index 7f9cf1b..03bee2e 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.ui
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/frames/arealayoutframe.ui
@@ -7,17 +7,17 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>569</width>
-    <height>661</height>
+    <height>530</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Form</string>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowstretch="0,1,0,0" columnstretch="0">
-   <item row="1" column="0">
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout" rowstretch="0,0,1,0,0" columnstretch="0" rowminimumheight="0,0,0,0,0">
+   <item row="2" column="0">
     <widget class="QTabWidget" name="tabAreaWidget">
      <property name="sizePolicy">
-      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
        <horstretch>0</horstretch>
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
@@ -62,7 +62,96 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item row="3" column="0">
+    <widget class="tabPanel" name="tabZWidget">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="tabPosition">
+      <enum>QTabWidget::South</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="currentIndex">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="tZ">
+      <attribute name="title">
+       <string>Tab 1</string>
+      </attribute>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
+       <item row="0" column="2">
+        <widget class="EditUnitsBox" name="edtSliceThickness">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>26</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="6">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_5">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>43</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>44</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Slice thickness</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="4">
+        <widget class="EditUnitsBox" name="edtSliceOffset">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>26</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Slice offset</string>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
     <widget class="tabPanel" name="tabScaleWidget">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
      <property name="tabPosition">
       <enum>QTabWidget::South</enum>
      </property>
@@ -117,16 +206,6 @@
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
-       <item row="5" column="3">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblFreqMax">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>--</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="alignment">
-          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item row="3" column="2">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemScaleX">
          <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -159,10 +238,16 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="5">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
+       <item row="5" column="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemScaleY">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Angle Max: </string>
+          <string>--</string>
          </property>
          <property name="alignment">
           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
@@ -185,6 +270,16 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item row="4" column="3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Reciprocal max: </string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item row="2" column="1">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_2">
          <property name="text">
@@ -195,14 +290,21 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="5" column="2">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemScaleY">
-         <property name="minimumSize">
+       <item row="2" column="0">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
           <size>
-           <width>100</width>
-           <height>0</height>
+           <width>40</width>
+           <height>20</height>
           </size>
          </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="5" column="3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblFreqMax">
          <property name="text">
           <string>--</string>
          </property>
@@ -211,6 +313,16 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item row="4" column="5">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_7">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Angle Max: </string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
        <item row="2" column="5">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
          <property name="text">
@@ -221,43 +333,46 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="3">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
+       <item row="2" column="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemXHeader">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Reciprocal max: </string>
+          <string>STEM scale x:</string>
          </property>
          <property name="alignment">
           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="2" column="0">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_2">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+       <item row="4" column="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemYHeader">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>STEM scale y</string>
          </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="5" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblSlices">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
           <size>
-           <width>40</width>
-           <height>20</height>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>0</height>
           </size>
          </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item row="2" column="2">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemXHeader">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>STEM scale x</string>
+          <string>--</string>
          </property>
          <property name="alignment">
           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="2">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStemYHeader">
+       <item row="4" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_6">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>STEM scale y</string>
+          <string>Slices: </string>
          </property>
          <property name="alignment">
           <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
@@ -268,104 +383,53 @@
      </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0">
-    <widget class="tabPanel" name="tabZWidget">
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="tabPanel" name="tabGeneralWidget">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
      <property name="tabPosition">
       <enum>QTabWidget::South</enum>
      </property>
      <property name="currentIndex">
       <number>0</number>
      </property>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="tZ">
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
       <attribute name="title">
        <string>Tab 1</string>
       </attribute>
-      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_3">
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_5">
        <item row="0" column="2">
-        <widget class="EditUnitsBox" name="edtSliceThickness">
-         <property name="minimumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>100</width>
-           <height>26</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="6">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_5">
-         <property name="orientation">
-          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
-         </property>
-         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-          <size>
-           <width>43</width>
-           <height>20</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </spacer>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="0">
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_4">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
           <size>
-           <width>44</width>
+           <width>40</width>
            <height>20</height>
           </size>
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
-       <item row="0" column="1">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Slice thickness</string>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="0" column="4">
-        <widget class="EditUnitsBox" name="edtSliceOffset">
-         <property name="minimumSize">
-          <size>
-           <width>100</width>
-           <height>26</height>
-          </size>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
        <item row="0" column="3">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkKeep">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Slice offset</string>
+          <string>Preserve areas on file change</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-      </layout>
-     </widget>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="tabPanel" name="tabGeneralWidget">
-     <property name="tabPosition">
-      <enum>QTabWidget::South</enum>
-     </property>
-     <property name="currentIndex">
-      <number>0</number>
-     </property>
-     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_3">
-      <attribute name="title">
-       <string>Tab 1</string>
-      </attribute>
-      <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
-       <item>
+       <item row="0" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Resolution: </string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item>
+       <item row="0" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="cmbResolution">
          <property name="minimumSize">
           <size>
@@ -415,11 +479,109 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item>
-        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
+      </layout>
+     </widget>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="0">
+    <widget class="tabPanel" name="tabGeneralWidget_2">
+     <property name="sizePolicy">
+      <sizepolicy hsizetype="Minimum" vsizetype="Minimum">
+       <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+       <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+      </sizepolicy>
+     </property>
+     <property name="tabPosition">
+      <enum>QTabWidget::South</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="currentIndex">
+      <number>0</number>
+     </property>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="tab_4">
+      <attribute name="title">
+       <string>Tab 1</string>
+      </attribute>
+      <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout_6" columnstretch="1,0,0,0,0,1">
+       <item row="1" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_16">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Structure x:</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_19">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Finish</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStructStartY">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>--</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStructStartX">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>--</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="2">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_18">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Start</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="1">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_17">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Structure y:</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="0" column="5">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_9">
          <property name="orientation">
           <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
          </property>
+         <property name="sizeType">
+          <enum>QSizePolicy::Expanding</enum>
+         </property>
          <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
           <size>
            <width>40</width>
@@ -428,10 +590,48 @@
          </property>
         </spacer>
        </item>
-       <item>
-        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkKeep">
+       <item row="0" column="0">
+        <spacer name="horizontalSpacer_10">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>40</width>
+           <height>20</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item row="3" column="3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStructFinishY">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Preserve areas on file change</string>
+          <string>--</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
+       <item row="1" column="3">
+        <widget class="QLabel" name="lblStructFinishX">
+         <property name="minimumSize">
+          <size>
+           <width>100</width>
+           <height>0</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>--</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="alignment">
+          <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
diff --git a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/settingsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
index a39ac73..dd97812 100644
--- a/src/gui/dialogs/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/dialogs/settings/settingsdialog.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ SimAreaDialog::SimAreaDialog(QWidget *parent, std::shared_ptr<SimulationManager>
 
     this->setWindowTitle("Simulation area");
 
-    this->setFixedSize(this->sizeHint());
+    this->setFixedSize(this->minimumSizeHint());
 }