diff --git a/common/reviews/api/core.api.md b/common/reviews/api/core.api.md
index 41e304aa65..d1c27c710e 100644
--- a/common/reviews/api/core.api.md
+++ b/common/reviews/api/core.api.md
@@ -797,6 +797,8 @@ export enum EVENTS {
     // (undocumented)
     PRE_STACK_NEW_IMAGE = "CORNERSTONE_PRE_STACK_NEW_IMAGE",
     // (undocumented)
+    PRESET_MODIFIED = "CORNERSTONE_VIEWPORT_RENDERING_PRESET_MODIFIED",
+    // (undocumented)
     STACK_NEW_IMAGE = "CORNERSTONE_STACK_NEW_IMAGE",
     // (undocumented)
     STACK_VIEWPORT_NEW_STACK = "CORNERSTONE_STACK_VIEWPORT_NEW_STACK",
diff --git a/packages/core/examples/volumeViewport3D/index.ts b/packages/core/examples/volumeViewport3D/index.ts
index c8c7a81bd8..d8f985025a 100644
--- a/packages/core/examples/volumeViewport3D/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/examples/volumeViewport3D/index.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import {
   RenderingEngine,
   setVolumesForViewports,
   Types,
-  utilities,
   volumeLoader,
 } from '@cornerstonejs/core';
 import * as cornerstoneTools from '@cornerstonejs/tools';
 import {
   addButtonToToolbar,
   addDropdownToToolbar,
+  addManipulationBindings,
   createImageIdsAndCacheMetaData,
   initDemo,
   setTitleAndDescription,
@@ -22,11 +22,7 @@ console.warn(
   'Click on index.ts to open source code for this example --------->'
 );
 
-const {
-  ToolGroupManager,
-  TrackballRotateTool,
-  Enums: csToolsEnums,
-} = cornerstoneTools;
+const { ToolGroupManager, Enums: csToolsEnums } = cornerstoneTools;
 
 const { ViewportType } = Enums;
 const { MouseBindings } = csToolsEnums;
@@ -91,21 +87,15 @@ addDropdownToToolbar({
     defaultValue: 'CT-Bone',
   },
   onSelectedValueChange: (presetName) => {
-    const volumeActor = renderingEngine
-      .getViewport(viewportId)
-      .getDefaultActor().actor as Types.VolumeActor;
-
-    utilities.applyPreset(
-      volumeActor,
-      CONSTANTS.VIEWPORT_PRESETS.find((preset) => preset.name === presetName)
-    );
-
-    renderingEngine.render();
+    viewport.setProperties({ preset: presetName });
+    viewport.render();
   },
 });
 
 // ============================= //
 
+let viewport;
+
 /**
  * Runs the demo
  */
@@ -115,26 +105,13 @@ async function run() {
 
   const toolGroupId = 'TOOL_GROUP_ID';
 
-  // Add tools to Cornerstone3D
-  cornerstoneTools.addTool(TrackballRotateTool);
-
   // Define a tool group, which defines how mouse events map to tool commands for
   // Any viewport using the group
   const toolGroup = ToolGroupManager.createToolGroup(toolGroupId);
 
   // Add the tools to the tool group and specify which volume they are pointing at
-  toolGroup.addTool(TrackballRotateTool.toolName, {
-    configuration: { volumeId },
-  });
-
-  // Set the initial state of the tools, here we set one tool active on left click.
-  // This means left click will draw that tool.
-  toolGroup.setToolActive(TrackballRotateTool.toolName, {
-    bindings: [
-      {
-        mouseButton: MouseBindings.Primary, // Left Click
-      },
-    ],
+  addManipulationBindings(toolGroup, {
+    is3DViewport: true,
   });
 
   // Get Cornerstone imageIds and fetch metadata into RAM
@@ -158,7 +135,7 @@ async function run() {
       element: element1,
       defaultOptions: {
         orientation: Enums.OrientationAxis.CORONAL,
-        background: <Types.Point3>[0.2, 0, 0.2],
+        background: CONSTANTS.BACKGROUND_COLORS.slicer3D,
       },
     },
   ];
@@ -175,24 +152,16 @@ async function run() {
 
   // Set the volume to load
   volume.load();
+  viewport = renderingEngine.getViewport(viewportId);
 
   setVolumesForViewports(renderingEngine, [{ volumeId }], [viewportId]).then(
     () => {
-      const volumeActor = renderingEngine
-        .getViewport(viewportId)
-        .getDefaultActor().actor as Types.VolumeActor;
-
-      utilities.applyPreset(
-        volumeActor,
-        CONSTANTS.VIEWPORT_PRESETS.find((preset) => preset.name === 'CT-Bone')
-      );
-
+      viewport.setProperties({
+        preset: 'CT-Bone',
+      });
       viewport.render();
     }
   );
-
-  const viewport = renderingEngine.getViewport(viewportId);
-  renderingEngine.render();
 }
 
 run();
diff --git a/packages/core/src/RenderingEngine/BaseVolumeViewport.ts b/packages/core/src/RenderingEngine/BaseVolumeViewport.ts
index 080a25db23..5f3519d0bf 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/RenderingEngine/BaseVolumeViewport.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/RenderingEngine/BaseVolumeViewport.ts
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ abstract class BaseVolumeViewport extends Viewport implements IVolumeViewport {
    *
    * @returns void
    */
-  private setPreset(presetName, volumeId, suppressEvents) {
+  private setPreset(presetNameOrObj, volumeId, suppressEvents) {
     const applicableVolumeActorInfo = this._getApplicableVolumeActor(volumeId);
 
     if (!applicableVolumeActorInfo) {
@@ -672,9 +672,13 @@ abstract class BaseVolumeViewport extends Viewport implements IVolumeViewport {
 
     const { volumeActor } = applicableVolumeActorInfo;
 
-    const preset = VIEWPORT_PRESETS.find((preset) => {
-      return preset.name === presetName;
-    });
+    let preset = presetNameOrObj;
+
+    if (typeof preset === 'string') {
+      preset = VIEWPORT_PRESETS.find((preset) => {
+        return preset.name === presetNameOrObj;
+      });
+    }
 
     if (!preset) {
       return;
@@ -682,7 +686,14 @@ abstract class BaseVolumeViewport extends Viewport implements IVolumeViewport {
 
     applyPreset(volumeActor, preset);
 
-    this.viewportProperties.preset = presetName;
+    if (!suppressEvents) {
+      triggerEvent(this.element, Events.PRESET_MODIFIED, {
+        viewportId: this.id,
+        volumeId: applicableVolumeActorInfo.volumeId,
+        actor: volumeActor,
+        presetName: preset.name,
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/enums/Events.ts b/packages/core/src/enums/Events.ts
index 875d35d0a8..79e8cfb5b4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/enums/Events.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/enums/Events.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ enum Events {
    * and see what event detail is included in {@link EventTypes.VoiModifiedEventDetail | VoiModified Event Detail }
    */
   VOI_MODIFIED = 'CORNERSTONE_VOI_MODIFIED',
+  /**
+   * Triggers on the HTML element when viewport modifies its preset (used in volume viewport 3D)
+   *
+   * Make use of {@link EventTypes.PresetModifiedEvent | PresetModified Event Type } for typing your event listeners for PRESET_MODIFIED event,
+   */
+  PRESET_MODIFIED = 'CORNERSTONE_VIEWPORT_RENDERING_PRESET_MODIFIED',
   /**
    * Triggers on the HTML element when viewport modifies its display area
    *
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utilities/applyPreset.ts b/packages/core/src/utilities/applyPreset.ts
index 3e330c99e5..997d239e90 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utilities/applyPreset.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utilities/applyPreset.ts
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ export default function applyPreset(
 
   applyPointsToPiecewiseFunction(normPoints, shiftRange, ofun);
 
-  actor.getProperty().setScalarOpacity(0, ofun);
+  const property = actor.getProperty();
 
+  property.setScalarOpacity(0, ofun);
   const [
     gradientMinValue,
     gradientMinOpacity,
@@ -66,26 +67,28 @@ export default function applyPreset(
     gradientMaxOpacity,
   ] = preset.gradientOpacity.split(' ').splice(1).map(parseFloat);
 
-  actor.getProperty().setUseGradientOpacity(0, true);
-  actor.getProperty().setGradientOpacityMinimumValue(0, gradientMinValue);
-  actor.getProperty().setGradientOpacityMinimumOpacity(0, gradientMinOpacity);
-  actor.getProperty().setGradientOpacityMaximumValue(0, gradientMaxValue);
-  actor.getProperty().setGradientOpacityMaximumOpacity(0, gradientMaxOpacity);
+  property.setUseGradientOpacity(0, true);
+  property.setGradientOpacityMinimumValue(0, gradientMinValue);
+  property.setGradientOpacityMinimumOpacity(0, gradientMinOpacity);
+  property.setGradientOpacityMaximumValue(0, gradientMaxValue);
+  property.setGradientOpacityMaximumOpacity(0, gradientMaxOpacity);
 
   if (preset.interpolation === '1') {
-    actor.getProperty().setInterpolationTypeToFastLinear();
-    //actor.getProperty().setInterpolationTypeToLinear()
+    property.setInterpolationTypeToFastLinear();
+    //property.setInterpolationTypeToLinear()
   }
 
+  property.setShade(preset.shade === '1');
+
   const ambient = parseFloat(preset.ambient);
   const diffuse = parseFloat(preset.diffuse);
   const specular = parseFloat(preset.specular);
   const specularPower = parseFloat(preset.specularPower);
 
-  actor.getProperty().setAmbient(ambient);
-  actor.getProperty().setDiffuse(diffuse);
-  actor.getProperty().setSpecular(specular);
-  actor.getProperty().setSpecularPower(specularPower);
+  property.setAmbient(ambient);
+  property.setDiffuse(diffuse);
+  property.setSpecular(specular);
+  property.setSpecularPower(specularPower);
 }
 
 function getShiftRange(colorTransferArray) {