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+//
+//  VoxelConstants.h
+//  hifi
+//
+//  Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub on 4/29/13.
+//
+//
+//  Various important constants used throughout the system related to voxels
+//
+//  
+
+#ifndef __hifi_VoxelConstants_h__
+#define __hifi_VoxelConstants_h__
+
+const int MAX_VOXEL_PACKET_SIZE = 1492;
+const int MAX_TREE_SLICE_BYTES = 26;
+const int TREE_SCALE = 10;
+const int MAX_VOXELS_PER_SYSTEM = 250000;
+const int VERTICES_PER_VOXEL = 24;
+const int VERTEX_POINTS_PER_VOXEL = 3 * VERTICES_PER_VOXEL;
+const int INDICES_PER_VOXEL = 3 * 12;
+const int COLOR_VALUES_PER_VOXEL = 3 * VERTICES_PER_VOXEL;
+
+#endif