diff --git a/src/fmri/Options.cpp b/src/fmri/Options.cpp
index 9eadfdf..6944cbd 100644
--- a/src/fmri/Options.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/Options.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ static void check_file(const std::string& filename)
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a boost::program_options::value for some variable.
+ *
+ * Utility method to make generating value wrappers less repetitive. This
+ * method automatically sets the default value to whatever the variable
+ * currently holds.
+ *
+ * @tparam T
+ * @param val Variable to be set/use as default.
+ * @return A value wrapper
+ */
+template<typename T>
+inline static auto value_for(T& val)
+{
+    return boost::program_options::value<T>(&val)
+            ->default_value(val);
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse a color string into a color array.
  *
@@ -70,9 +88,10 @@ Options::Options(int argc, char * const argv[]):
                 ("network,n", value<std::string>(&modelPath)->required(), "caffe model file for the network")
                 ("labels,l", value<std::string>(&labelsPath), "labels file")
                 ("means,m", value<std::string>(&meansPath), "means file")
-                ("path-color,p", value<std::string>(), "color for paths")
-                ("layer-opacity", value<float>(&layerTransparancy_), "Opacity for layers")
-                ("interaction-opacity", value<float>(&interactionTransparancy_), "Opacity for interactions")
+                ("path-color,p", value<std::string>()->default_value("#ffffff19"), "color for paths")
+                ("layer-opacity", value_for(layerTransparancy_), "Opacity for layers")
+                ("interaction-opacity", value_for(interactionTransparancy_), "Opacity for interactions")
+                ("layer-distance", value_for(LAYER_X_OFFSET), "Distance between layers")
                 ("dump,d", value<std::string>(&dumpPath), "dump convolutional images in this directory");
 
         options_description composed = desc;
diff --git a/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp b/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp
index 9f20217..9b5128d 100644
--- a/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/RenderingState.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void RenderingState::render(float time) const
 
 
     glPushMatrix();
-    glTranslatef(5 * currentData->size(), 0, 0);
+    glTranslatef(-LAYER_X_OFFSET / 2 * currentData->size(), 0, 0);
 
     for (auto i : Range(currentData->size())) {
         glPushMatrix();
diff --git a/src/fmri/utils.cpp b/src/fmri/utils.cpp
index c0a0d6a..5bbce8d 100644
--- a/src/fmri/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/utils.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include <caffe/util/math_functions.hpp>
 #include "utils.hpp"
 
-const float fmri::LAYER_X_OFFSET = -10;
+float fmri::LAYER_X_OFFSET = 10;
 
 std::default_random_engine &fmri::rng()
 {
diff --git a/src/fmri/utils.hpp b/src/fmri/utils.hpp
index c0d7bbc..985527f 100644
--- a/src/fmri/utils.hpp
+++ b/src/fmri/utils.hpp
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ namespace fmri
 
     /**
      * The distance between layers in the visualisation.
+     *
+     * This value is set from the options parser when provided.
      */
-	extern const float LAYER_X_OFFSET;
+	extern float LAYER_X_OFFSET;
 
     constexpr const float EPSILON = 1e-10f;
 
diff --git a/src/tools/launcher.cpp b/src/tools/launcher.cpp
index d089581..03f1385 100644
--- a/src/tools/launcher.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/launcher.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ private:
     Gtk::FileChooserButton meansChooser;
     Gtk::FileChooserButton inputChooser;
     Gtk::ColorButton pathColor;
+    Gtk::Scale layerDistance;
     Gtk::Scale layerTransparancy;
     Gtk::Scale interactionTransparancy;
     Gtk::Button startButton;
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ Launcher::Launcher()
         meansChooser("Select means file"),
         inputChooser("Select input directory", Gtk::FileChooserAction::FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER),
         pathColor(Gdk::RGBA("rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1)")),
+        layerDistance(Gtk::Adjustment::create(10, 0, 100, 0, 0.1, 0)),
         layerTransparancy(Gtk::Adjustment::create(1, 0, 1, 0.0, 1.f / 256)),
         interactionTransparancy(Gtk::Adjustment::create(1, 0, 1, 0.0, 1.f / 256)),
         startButton("Start FMRI")
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ Launcher::Launcher()
     addRowWithLabel("Input directory", inputChooser);
     addRowWithLabel("Means (optional)", meansChooser);
     addRowWithLabel("Path color", pathColor);
+    addRowWithLabel("Layer distance", layerDistance);
     addRowWithLabel("Layer transparancy", layerTransparancy);
     addRowWithLabel("Interaction transparancy", interactionTransparancy);
 
@@ -197,6 +200,7 @@ void Launcher::start()
 
     float_parameter(argv, "--layer-opacity", layerTransparancy.get_value());
     float_parameter(argv, "--interaction-opacity", interactionTransparancy.get_value());
+    float_parameter(argv, "--layer-distance", layerDistance.get_value());
 
     if (labelChooser.get_file()) {
         argv.push_back(wrap_string("-l"));