diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp
index b0ef6c760d..b803080538 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 ClipboardScriptingInterface::ClipboardScriptingInterface() {
 }
 
+glm::vec3 ClipboardScriptingInterface::getContentsDimensions() {
+    return qApp->getEntityClipboard()->getContentsDimensions();
+}
+
 float ClipboardScriptingInterface::getClipboardContentsLargestDimension() {
     return qApp->getEntityClipboard()->getContentsLargestDimension();
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h
index 73bebd4836..4737a194df 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ signals:
     void readyToImport();
     
 public slots:
+    glm::vec3 getContentsDimensions(); /// returns the overall dimensions of everything on the blipboard
     float getClipboardContentsLargestDimension(); /// returns the largest dimension of everything on the clipboard
     bool importEntities(const QString& filename);
     bool exportEntities(const QString& filename, const QVector<EntityItemID>& entityIDs);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
index b85ee1dcf9..581e0a9568 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.cpp
@@ -1284,6 +1284,7 @@ class ContentsDimensionOperator : public RecurseOctreeOperator {
 public:
     virtual bool preRecursion(OctreeElementPointer element);
     virtual bool postRecursion(OctreeElementPointer element) { return true; }
+    glm::vec3 getDimensions() const { return _contentExtents.size(); }
     float getLargestDimension() const { return _contentExtents.largestDimension(); }
 private:
     Extents _contentExtents;
@@ -1295,6 +1296,12 @@ bool ContentsDimensionOperator::preRecursion(OctreeElementPointer element) {
     return true;
 }
 
+glm::vec3 EntityTree::getContentsDimensions() {
+    ContentsDimensionOperator theOperator;
+    recurseTreeWithOperator(&theOperator);
+    return theOperator.getDimensions();
+}
+
 float EntityTree::getContentsLargestDimension() {
     ContentsDimensionOperator theOperator;
     recurseTreeWithOperator(&theOperator);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
index 03b8a9b55a..a85624c9ae 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityTree.h
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ public:
                             bool skipThoseWithBadParents) override;
     virtual bool readFromMap(QVariantMap& entityDescription) override;
 
+    glm::vec3 getContentsDimensions();
     float getContentsLargestDimension();
 
     virtual void resetEditStats() override {