diff --git a/docs/changes.md b/docs/changes.md
index 231d4239..f2dc0fcf 100644
--- a/docs/changes.md
+++ b/docs/changes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 
 ## Changes and Fixes
 
+- add `settings.force_single_precision_points = False` in #1137 by @JeffreyWardman and @sean-d-zydex
+- fix Volume masking in #1146 by @ivishalanand 
+
+
+
 
 ## Soft-breaking Changes
 Changes that will break existing code whose fixing is trivial:
diff --git a/examples/basic/sliders_range.py b/examples/basic/sliders_range.py
index bf0601b1..54dcc943 100644
--- a/examples/basic/sliders_range.py
+++ b/examples/basic/sliders_range.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""Create a range slider to scale two spheres"""
+"""Create a double range slider to scale two spheres"""
 from vedo import *
 
 
diff --git a/vedo/visual.py b/vedo/visual.py
index e2acd92d..2bee1cdd 100644
--- a/vedo/visual.py
+++ b/vedo/visual.py
@@ -2727,7 +2727,7 @@ def hide_voxels(self, ids) -> Self:
             ```python
             from vedo import *
             embryo = Volume(dataurl+'embryo.tif')
-            embryo.hide_voxels(list(range(10000)))
+            embryo.hide_voxels(list(range(400000)))
             show(embryo, axes=1).close()
             ```
 
@@ -2742,6 +2742,44 @@ def hide_voxels(self, ids) -> Self:
         self.dataset.GetCellData().Modified()
         return self
 
+    def mask(self, data) -> Self:
+        """
+        Mask a volume visualization with a binary value.
+        Needs to specify `volume.mapper = "gpu"`.
+
+        Example:
+        ```python
+        from vedo import np, Volume, show
+        data_matrix = np.zeros([75, 75, 75], dtype=np.uint8)
+        # all voxels have value zero except:
+        data_matrix[ 0:35,  0:35,  0:35] = 1
+        data_matrix[35:55, 35:55, 35:55] = 2
+        data_matrix[55:74, 55:74, 55:74] = 3
+        vol = Volume(data_matrix).cmap('Blues')
+        vol.mapper = "gpu"
+        data_mask = np.zeros_like(data_matrix)
+        data_mask[10:65, 10:60, 20:70] = 1
+        vol.mask(data_mask)
+        show(vol, axes=1).close()
+        ```
+        See also:
+            `volume.hide_voxels()`
+        """
+        rdata = data.astype(np.uint8).ravel(order="F")
+        varr = utils.numpy2vtk(rdata, name="input_mask")
+
+        img = vtki.vtkImageData()
+        img.SetDimensions(self.dimensions())
+        img.GetPointData().AddArray(varr)
+        img.GetPointData().SetActiveScalars(varr.GetName())
+
+        try:
+            self.mapper.SetMaskTypeToBinary()
+            self.mapper.SetMaskInput(img)
+        except AttributeError:
+            vedo.logger.error("volume.mask() must specify volume.mapper = 'gpu'")
+        return self
+
 
     def mode(self, mode=None) -> Union[Self, int]:
         """
@@ -2819,37 +2857,6 @@ def shade(self, status=None) -> Union[Self, bool]:
         self.properties.SetShade(status)
         return self
 
-
-    def mask(self, data) -> Self:
-        """
-        Mask a volume visualization with a binary value.
-        Needs to specify keyword mapper='gpu'.
-
-        Example:
-        ```python
-            from vedo import np, Volume, show
-            data_matrix = np.zeros([75, 75, 75], dtype=np.uint8)
-            # all voxels have value zero except:
-            data_matrix[0:35,   0:35,  0:35] = 1
-            data_matrix[35:55, 35:55, 35:55] = 2
-            data_matrix[55:74, 55:74, 55:74] = 3
-            vol = Volume(data_matrix, c=['white','b','g','r'], mapper='gpu')
-            data_mask = np.zeros_like(data_matrix)
-            data_mask[10:65, 10:45, 20:75] = 1
-            vol.mask(data_mask)
-            show(vol, axes=1).close()
-        ```
-        See also:
-            `volume.hide_voxels()`
-        """
-        mask = vedo.Volume(data.astype(np.uint8))
-        try:
-            self.mapper.SetMaskTypeToBinary()
-            self.mapper.SetMaskInput(mask.dataset)
-        except AttributeError:
-            vedo.logger.error("volume.mask() must create the volume with Volume(..., mapper='gpu')")
-        return self
-
     def interpolation(self, itype) -> Self:
         """
         Set interpolation type.
diff --git a/vedo/volume.py b/vedo/volume.py
index de25204b..6d7a64c0 100644
--- a/vedo/volume.py
+++ b/vedo/volume.py
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ def mapper(self, mapper):
         else:
             print("Error unknown mapper type", [mapper])
             raise RuntimeError()
+        mapper.SetInputData(self.dataset)
         self.actor.SetMapper(mapper)
 
     def c(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Self: