diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
index a9eb9184dd..eb2c0d77a7 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,10 @@ void Overlays::renderHUD() {
     QReadLocker lock(&_lock);
     
     auto lodManager = DependencyManager::get<LODManager>();
-    RenderArgs args = { NULL, Application::getInstance()->getViewFrustum(),
-                        lodManager->getOctreeSizeScale(),
-                        lodManager->getBoundaryLevelAdjust(),
-                        RenderArgs::DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE, RenderArgs::MONO, RenderArgs::RENDER_DEBUG_NONE,
-                        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    RenderArgs args(NULL, Application::getInstance()->getViewFrustum(),
+                    lodManager->getOctreeSizeScale(),
+                    lodManager->getBoundaryLevelAdjust(),
+                    RenderArgs::DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE, RenderArgs::MONO, RenderArgs::RENDER_DEBUG_NONE);
 
     foreach(Overlay* thisOverlay, _overlaysHUD) {
         if (thisOverlay->is3D()) {
@@ -125,11 +124,10 @@ void Overlays::renderWorld(bool drawFront,
     float myAvatarScale = 1.0f;
     
     auto lodManager = DependencyManager::get<LODManager>();
-    RenderArgs args = { NULL, Application::getInstance()->getDisplayViewFrustum(),
-                        lodManager->getOctreeSizeScale(),
-                        lodManager->getBoundaryLevelAdjust(),
-                        renderMode, renderSide, renderDebugFlags,
-                        0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    RenderArgs args(NULL, Application::getInstance()->getDisplayViewFrustum(),
+                    lodManager->getOctreeSizeScale(),
+                    lodManager->getBoundaryLevelAdjust(),
+                    renderMode, renderSide, renderDebugFlags);
     
 
     foreach(Overlay* thisOverlay, _overlaysWorld) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index c9a968a58e..041dde70bf 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::render(RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode,
         ViewFrustum* frustum = (renderMode == RenderArgs::SHADOW_RENDER_MODE) ?
             _viewState->getShadowViewFrustum() : _viewState->getCurrentViewFrustum();
 
-        RenderArgs args = { this, frustum, getSizeScale(), getBoundaryLevelAdjust(), renderMode, renderSide,
-                            renderDebugFlags, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+        RenderArgs args(this, frustum, getSizeScale(), getBoundaryLevelAdjust(),
+                        renderMode, renderSide, renderDebugFlags);
 
         _tree->lockForRead();
 
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp
index 4347934d87..946ad3aa1b 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ bool OctreeRenderer::renderOperation(OctreeElement* element, void* extraData) {
 void OctreeRenderer::render(RenderArgs::RenderMode renderMode,
                             RenderArgs::RenderSide renderSide,
                             RenderArgs::DebugFlags renderDebugFlags) {
-    RenderArgs args = { this, _viewFrustum, getSizeScale(), getBoundaryLevelAdjust(), renderMode, renderSide, 
-                        renderDebugFlags, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+    RenderArgs args(this, _viewFrustum, getSizeScale(), getBoundaryLevelAdjust(),
+                    renderMode, renderSide, renderDebugFlags);
     if (_tree) {
         _tree->lockForRead();
         _tree->recurseTreeWithOperation(renderOperation, &args);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h b/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h
index bc3e2edb6d..d2e7298d0f 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RenderArgs.h
@@ -22,10 +22,36 @@ public:
     enum RenderSide { MONO, STEREO_LEFT, STEREO_RIGHT };
 
     enum DebugFlags {
-        RENDER_DEBUG_NONE=0,
-        RENDER_DEBUG_HULLS=1,
-        RENDER_DEBUG_SIMULATION_OWNERSHIP=2
+        RENDER_DEBUG_NONE = 0,
+        RENDER_DEBUG_HULLS = 1,
+        RENDER_DEBUG_SIMULATION_OWNERSHIP = 2,
     };
+    
+    RenderArgs(OctreeRenderer* _renderer = nullptr,
+               ViewFrustum* _viewFrustum = nullptr,
+               float _sizeScale = 1.0f,
+               int _boundaryLevelAdjust = 0,
+               RenderMode _renderMode = DEFAULT_RENDER_MODE,
+               RenderSide _renderSide = MONO,
+               DebugFlags _debugFlags = RENDER_DEBUG_NONE,
+               
+               int _elementsTouched = 0,
+               int _itemsRendered = 0,
+               int _itemsOutOfView = 0,
+               int _itemsTooSmall = 0,
+               
+               int _meshesConsidered = 0,
+               int _meshesRendered = 0,
+               int _meshesOutOfView = 0,
+               int _meshesTooSmall = 0,
+               
+               int _materialSwitches = 0,
+               int _trianglesRendered = 0,
+               int _quadsRendered = 0,
+               
+               int _translucentMeshPartsRendered = 0,
+               int _opaqueMeshPartsRendered = 0) {
+    }
 
     OctreeRenderer* _renderer;
     ViewFrustum* _viewFrustum;