diff --git a/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp
index c276a4da6b..192e7fbf86 100644
--- a/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ImportDialog.cpp
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@
 
 const QString WINDOW_NAME = QObject::tr("Import Voxels");
 const QString IMPORT_BUTTON_NAME = QObject::tr("Import");
+const QString LOADING_BUTTON_NAME = QObject::tr("Loading ...");
+const QString PLACE_BUTTON_NAME = QObject::tr("Place voxels");
 const QString IMPORT_INFO = QObject::tr("<b>Import</b> %1 as voxels");
 const QString CANCEL_BUTTON_NAME = QObject::tr("Cancel");
-const QString INFO_LABEL_TEXT = QObject::tr("<div style='line-height:20px;'>"
-        "This will load the selected file into Hifi and allow you<br/>"
-        "to place it with %1-V; you must be in select or<br/>"
-        "add mode (S or V keys will toggle mode) to place.</div>");
 
-const QString DESKTOP_LOCATION = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation);
+
+const QString DOWNLOAD_LOCATION = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DownloadLocation);
 const int SHORT_FILE_EXTENSION = 4;
 const int SECOND_INDEX_LETTER = 1;
 
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ QIcon HiFiIconProvider::icon(const QFileInfo &info) const {
     if (info.isDir()) {
         if (info.absoluteFilePath() == QDir::homePath()) {
             return QIcon("resources/icons/home.svg");
-        } else if (info.absoluteFilePath() == DESKTOP_LOCATION) {
+        } else if (info.absoluteFilePath() == QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation)) {
             return QIcon("resources/icons/desktop.svg");
         } else if (info.absoluteFilePath() == QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation)) {
             return QIcon("resources/icons/documents.svg");
@@ -95,10 +94,11 @@ QString HiFiIconProvider::type(const QFileInfo &info) const {
 }
 
 ImportDialog::ImportDialog(QWidget* parent) :
-    QFileDialog(parent, WINDOW_NAME, DESKTOP_LOCATION, NULL),
+    QFileDialog(parent, WINDOW_NAME, DOWNLOAD_LOCATION, NULL),
+    _progressBar(this),
     _importButton(IMPORT_BUTTON_NAME, this),
     _cancelButton(CANCEL_BUTTON_NAME, this),
-    fileAccepted(false) {
+    _mode(importMode) {
 
     setOption(QFileDialog::DontUseNativeDialog, true);
     setFileMode(QFileDialog::ExistingFile);
@@ -107,96 +107,89 @@ ImportDialog::ImportDialog(QWidget* parent) :
     setImportTypes();
     setLayout();
 
-    connect(&_importButton, SIGNAL(pressed()), SLOT(import()));
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QString)), SLOT(saveCurrentFile(QString)));
-
-    connect(&_cancelButton, SIGNAL(pressed()), SLOT(close()));
-    connect(this, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QString)), SLOT(saveCurrentFile(QString)));
-}
-
-ImportDialog::~ImportDialog() {
-    deleteLater();
-}
-
-void ImportDialog::import() {
-    fileAccepted = true;
-    emit accepted();
-}
-
-void ImportDialog::accept() {
-    // do nothing if import is not enable
-    if (!_importButton.isEnabled()) {
-        return;
-    }
+    _progressBar.setRange(0, 100);
     
-    if (!fileAccepted) {
-        fileAccepted = true;
-        emit accepted();        
-    } else {
-        QFileDialog::accept();
-    }
-}
-
-void ImportDialog::reject() {
-    QFileDialog::reject();
-}
-
-int ImportDialog::exec() {
-    // deselect selected file
-    selectFile(" ");
-    return QFileDialog::exec();
+    connect(&_importButton, SIGNAL(pressed()), SLOT(accept()));
+    connect(&_cancelButton, SIGNAL(pressed()), SIGNAL(canceled()));
+    connect(this, SIGNAL(currentChanged(QString)), SLOT(saveCurrentFile(QString)));
 }
 
 void ImportDialog::reset() {
-    _importButton.setEnabled(false);
+    setMode(importMode);
+    _progressBar.setValue(0);
 }
 
-void ImportDialog::saveCurrentFile(QString filename) {
-    if (!filename.isEmpty() && QFileInfo(filename).isFile()) {
-        _currentFile = filename;
-        _importButton.setEnabled(true);
-    } else {
-        _currentFile.clear();
-        _importButton.setEnabled(false);
+void ImportDialog::setMode(dialogMode mode) {
+    _mode = mode;
+    
+    switch (_mode) {
+        case loadingMode:
+            _importButton.setEnabled(false);
+            _importButton.setText(LOADING_BUTTON_NAME);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("sidebar")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("treeView")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("backButton")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("forwardButton")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("toParentButton")->setEnabled(false);
+            break;
+        case placeMode:
+            _progressBar.setValue(100);
+            _importButton.setEnabled(true);
+            _importButton.setText(PLACE_BUTTON_NAME);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("sidebar")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("treeView")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("backButton")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("forwardButton")->setEnabled(false);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("toParentButton")->setEnabled(false);
+            break;
+        case importMode:
+        default:
+            _progressBar.setValue(0);
+            _importButton.setEnabled(true);
+            _importButton.setText(IMPORT_BUTTON_NAME);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("sidebar")->setEnabled(true);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("treeView")->setEnabled(true);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("backButton")->setEnabled(true);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("forwardButton")->setEnabled(true);
+            findChild<QWidget*>("toParentButton")->setEnabled(true);
+            break;
     }
 }
 
+void ImportDialog::setProgressBarValue(int value) {
+    _progressBar.setValue(value);
+}
+
+void ImportDialog::accept() {
+    emit accepted();
+}
+
+void ImportDialog::saveCurrentFile(QString filename) {
+    _currentFile = QFileInfo(filename).isFile() ? filename : "";
+}
+#include <iostream>
 void ImportDialog::setLayout() {
-    
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-    QString cmdString = ("Command");
-#else
-    QString cmdString = ("Control");
-#endif
-    QLabel* infoLabel = new QLabel(QString(INFO_LABEL_TEXT).arg(cmdString));
-    infoLabel->setObjectName("infoLabel");
-    
     QGridLayout* gridLayout = (QGridLayout*) layout();
-    gridLayout->addWidget(infoLabel, 2, 0, 2, 1);
+    gridLayout->addWidget(&_progressBar, 2, 0, 2, 1);
     gridLayout->addWidget(&_cancelButton, 2, 1, 2, 1);
     gridLayout->addWidget(&_importButton, 2, 2, 2, 1);
-
+    
     // set ObjectName used in qss for styling
+    _progressBar.setObjectName("progressBar");
     _importButton.setObjectName("importButton");
     _cancelButton.setObjectName("cancelButton");
 
     // set fixed size
     _importButton.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
     _cancelButton.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+    
+    _progressBar.setFixedHeight(7);
+    _progressBar.setTextVisible(false);
 
     // hide unused embedded widgets in QFileDialog
     QWidget* widget = findChild<QWidget*>("lookInCombo");
     widget->hide();
-
-    widget = findChild<QWidget*>("backButton");
-    widget->hide();
-
-    widget = findChild<QWidget*>("forwardButton");
-    widget->hide();
-
-    widget = findChild<QWidget*>("toParentButton");
-    widget->hide();
-
+    
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("newFolderButton");
     widget->hide();
 
@@ -230,8 +223,18 @@ void ImportDialog::setLayout() {
 
     widget = findChild<QWidget*>("treeView");
     widget->setAttribute(Qt::WA_MacShowFocusRect, false);
-
+    
     switchToResourcesParentIfRequired();
+
+    QIcon icon = QIcon("resources/icons/backButton.svg");
+    QPushButton* button = (QPushButton*) findChild<QWidget*>("backButton");
+    //button->setIcon(icon);
+    
+    button = (QPushButton*) findChild<QWidget*>("forwardButton");
+    button = (QPushButton*) findChild<QWidget*>("toParentButton");
+    
+    
+    
     QFile styleSheet("resources/styles/import_dialog.qss");
     if (styleSheet.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
         setStyleSheet(styleSheet.readAll());
@@ -281,11 +284,6 @@ void ImportDialog::setImportTypes() {
         setIconProvider(new HiFiIconProvider(iconsMap));
         setNameFilter(importFormatsFilterList);
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
-        QString cmdString = ("Command");
-#else
-        QString cmdString = ("Control");
-#endif
         setLabelText(QFileDialog::LookIn, QString(IMPORT_INFO).arg(importFormatsInfo));
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/ImportDialog.h b/interface/src/ImportDialog.h
index 5cfc49e51e..910cd8f789 100644
--- a/interface/src/ImportDialog.h
+++ b/interface/src/ImportDialog.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <QFileDialog>
 #include <QPushButton>
+#include <QProgressBar>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QFileIconProvider>
 #include <QHash>
@@ -26,37 +27,42 @@ public:
     QHash<QString, QString> iconsMap;
 };
 
+enum dialogMode {
+    importMode,
+    loadingMode,
+    placeMode
+};
+
 class ImportDialog : public QFileDialog {
     Q_OBJECT
     
 public:
     ImportDialog(QWidget* parent = NULL);
-    ~ImportDialog();
-
     void reset();
-
+    
     QString getCurrentFile() const { return _currentFile; }
-
+    dialogMode getMode() const { return _mode; }
+    void setMode(dialogMode mode);
+    
 signals:
-    void accepted();
-
+    void canceled();
+    
 public slots:
-    int  exec();
-    void import();
-    void accept();
-    void reject();
+    void setProgressBarValue(int value);
 
 private slots:
-    void saveCurrentFile(QString);
+    void accept();
+    void saveCurrentFile(QString filename);
 
 private:
     QString _currentFile;
+    QProgressBar _progressBar;
     QPushButton _importButton;
     QPushButton _cancelButton;
-    
+    dialogMode _mode;
+        
     void setLayout();
     void setImportTypes();
-    bool fileAccepted;
 };
 
 #endif /* defined(__hifi__ImportDialog__) */