diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
index c6b7db4e0c..5d4c85396f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Graphics/Renderable.cs
@@ -44,14 +44,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Graphics
 			Scale = scale;
 		}
 
-		public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, PaletteReference palette, int z, int zOffset, float scale)
-			: this(sprite, new PPos((int)pos.X, (int)pos.Y).ToWPos(0), z + zOffset, palette, scale) { }
-
 		public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, PaletteReference palette, int z)
-			: this(sprite, pos, palette, z, 0, 1f) { }
-
-		public Renderable(Sprite sprite, float2 pos, PaletteReference palette, int z, float scale)
-			: this(sprite, pos, palette, z, 0, scale) { }
+			: this(sprite, new PPos((int)pos.X, (int)pos.Y).ToWPos(0), z, palette, 1f) { }
 
 		public Renderable WithScale(float newScale) { return new Renderable(Sprite, Pos, ZOffset, Palette, newScale); }
 		public Renderable WithPalette(PaletteReference newPalette) { return new Renderable(Sprite, Pos, ZOffset, newPalette, Scale); }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
index 0e1d1acd06..f470569007 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Render/RenderSimple.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(ai), () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle");
 
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f*anim.Image.size, pr, 0, Scale);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, WPos.Zero, 0, pr, 1f);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/FootprintUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/FootprintUtils.cs
index 6808cbf94d..cddc6ac7c2 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/FootprintUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Buildings/FootprintUtils.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
 {
@@ -55,10 +56,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings
 						yield return new CVec(x, y);
 		}
 
-		public static CVec AdjustForBuildingSize( BuildingInfo buildingInfo )
+		public static CVec AdjustForBuildingSize(BuildingInfo buildingInfo)
 		{
 			var dim = buildingInfo.Dimensions;
 			return new CVec(dim.X / 2, dim.Y > 1 ? (dim.Y + 1) / 2 : 0);
 		}
+
+		public static WVec CenterOffset(BuildingInfo buildingInfo)
+		{
+			var dim = buildingInfo.Dimensions;
+			return new CVec(dim.X, dim.Y).ToWVec() / 2;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
index 88cd1e784f..3f784b10aa 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
@@ -98,8 +98,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders
 					initialized = true;
 				}
 
+				var offset = (topLeft - CPos.Zero).ToWVec() + FootprintUtils.CenterOffset(BuildingInfo);
 				foreach (var r in preview)
-					r.WithPxOffset(topLeft.ToPPos().ToFloat2()).Render(wr);
+					r.WithPos(r.Pos + offset).Render(wr);
 
 				var res = world.WorldActor.Trait<ResourceLayer>();
 				var isCloseEnough = BuildingInfo.IsCloseEnoughToBase(world, world.LocalPlayer, Building, topLeft);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs
index c11119508e..1836c86d02 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuilding.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Effects;
@@ -22,13 +23,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 	public class RenderBuildingInfo : RenderSimpleInfo, Requires<BuildingInfo>, IPlaceBuildingDecoration
 	{
 		public readonly bool HasMakeAnimation = true;
-		public readonly float2 Origin = float2.Zero;
+
+		[Desc("Artwork offset in world (not local) coordinates")]
+		public readonly WVec Origin = WVec.Zero;
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new RenderBuilding(init, this);}
 
 		public override IEnumerable<Renderable> RenderPreview(ActorInfo building, PaletteReference pr)
 		{
-			var origin = building.Traits.Get<RenderBuildingInfo>().Origin;
-			return base.RenderPreview(building, pr).Select(a => a.WithPxOffset(origin));
+			return base.RenderPreview(building, pr).Select(a => a.WithPos(a.Pos + Origin));
 		}
 
 		public void Render(WorldRenderer wr, World w, ActorInfo ai, PPos centerLocation)
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 			var disabled = self.IsDisabled();
 			foreach (var a in r)
 			{
-				var ret = a.WithPxOffset(-Info.Origin);
+				var ret = a.WithPos(a.Pos + Info.Origin);
 				yield return ret;
 				if (disabled)
 					yield return ret.WithPalette(wr.Palette("disabled")).WithZOffset(1);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
index 708cec7d14..ea901b8d9d 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/RenderBuildingWarFactory.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
 
 			var anim = new Animation(RenderSimple.GetImage(building), () => 0);
 			anim.PlayRepeating("idle-top");
-			var rb = building.Traits.Get<RenderBuildingInfo>();
-			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, 0.5f*anim.Image.size + rb.Origin, pr, 0, Scale);
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image, WPos.Zero + Origin, 0, pr, 1f);
 		}
 	}