From 06787029b75abf97e5677dd5908a34de8ea66168 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "James B. Pollack" <jamesbradenpollack@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:58:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] small

---
 scripts/system/edit.js | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index e1360e2398..5139425b85 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -1128,13 +1128,16 @@ function handeMenuEvent(menuItem) {
     }
     tooltip.show(false);
 }
-
 function getPositionToCreateEntity() {
     var HALF_TREE_SCALE = 16384;
     var direction = Quat.getFront(MyAvatar.orientation);
     var distance = 1;
     var position = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiply(direction, distance));
-    position.y +=0.5;
+
+    if (Camera.mode === "entity" || Camera.mode === "independent") {
+        position = Vec3.sum(Camera.position, Vec3.multiply(Quat.getFront(Camera.orientation), distance))
+    }
+    position.y += 0.5;
     if (position.x > HALF_TREE_SCALE || position.y > HALF_TREE_SCALE || position.z > HALF_TREE_SCALE) {
         return null
     }
@@ -1145,15 +1148,21 @@ function getPositionToImportEntity() {
     var dimensions = Clipboard.getContentsDimensions();
     var HALF_TREE_SCALE = 16384;
     var direction = Quat.getFront(MyAvatar.orientation);
-    var distance = 1;
+    var distance = 1.5;
     if (dimensions.x > distance) {
-        distance = dimensions.x
+        distance = dimensions.x / 2
     }
     if (dimensions.z > distance) {
-        distance = dimensions.z
+        distance = dimensions.z / 2
     }
     var position = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Vec3.multiply(direction, distance));
 
+    print('distance is:: ' + distance);
+
+    if (Camera.mode === "entity" || Camera.mode === "independent") {
+        position = Vec3.sum(Camera.position, Vec3.multiply(Quat.getFront(Camera.orientation), distance))
+    }
+
     if (position.x > HALF_TREE_SCALE || position.y > HALF_TREE_SCALE || position.z > HALF_TREE_SCALE) {
         return null
     }