diff --git a/OpenNest/Controls/DrawControl.cs b/OpenNest/Controls/DrawControl.cs
index ba50526..ebaf59c 100644
--- a/OpenNest/Controls/DrawControl.cs
+++ b/OpenNest/Controls/DrawControl.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
         {
             ViewScale = 1.0f;
             ViewScaleMin = 0.3f;
-            ViewScaleMax = 3000;
+            ViewScaleMax = 10000;
             origin = new PointF(100, 100);
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenNest/Controls/PlateView.cs b/OpenNest/Controls/PlateView.cs
index 5c2d691..b1a0fe2 100644
--- a/OpenNest/Controls/PlateView.cs
+++ b/OpenNest/Controls/PlateView.cs
@@ -627,15 +627,23 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
         {
             var graphPt = PointControlToGraph(hoverPoint);
             LayoutPart hitPart = null;
-            for (var i = parts.Count - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+            try
             {
-                if (parts[i].Path.GetBounds().Contains(graphPt) &&
-                    parts[i].Path.IsVisible(graphPt))
+                for (var i = parts.Count - 1; i >= 0; --i)
                 {
-                    hitPart = parts[i];
-                    break;
+                    if (parts[i].Path.GetBounds().Contains(graphPt) &&
+                        parts[i].Path.IsVisible(graphPt))
+                    {
+                        hitPart = parts[i];
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             }
+            catch (InvalidOperationException)
+            {
+                // GraphicsPath in use by paint thread — skip this hover tick
+                return;
+            }
 
             hoveredPart = hitPart;
             showTooltip = hitPart != null;