diff --git a/examples/clipboardExample.js b/examples/clipboardExample.js
index e468c7ab95..81f0daae10 100644
--- a/examples/clipboardExample.js
+++ b/examples/clipboardExample.js
@@ -40,29 +40,33 @@ function keyReleaseEvent(event) {
     // Note: this sample uses Alt+ as the key codes for these clipboard items
     if ((event.key == 199 || event.key == 67 || event.text == "C" || event.text == "c") && event.isAlt) {
         print("the Alt+C key was pressed");
-        Clipboard.copyVoxels(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
+        Clipboard.copyVoxel(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
     }
     if ((event.key == 8776 || event.key == 88 || event.text == "X" || event.text == "x") && event.isAlt) {
         print("the Alt+X key was pressed");
-        Clipboard.cutVoxels(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
+        Clipboard.cutVoxel(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
     }
     if ((event.key == 8730 || event.key == 86 || event.text == "V" || event.text == "v") && event.isAlt) {
         print("the Alt+V key was pressed");
-        Clipboard.pasteVoxels(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
+        Clipboard.pasteVoxel(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
     }
     if (event.text == "DELETE" || event.text == "BACKSPACE") {
         print("the DELETE/BACKSPACE key was pressed");
-        Clipboard.deleteVoxels(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
+        Clipboard.deleteVoxel(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
     }
     
     if ((event.text == "E" || event.text == "e") && event.isMeta) {
         print("the Ctl+E key was pressed");
-        Clipboard.exportVoxels(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
+        Clipboard.exportVoxel(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s);
     }
     if ((event.text == "I" || event.text == "i") && event.isMeta) {
         print("the Ctl+I key was pressed");
         Clipboard.importVoxels();
     }
+    if ((event.key == 78 || event.text == "N" || event.text == "n") && event.isMeta) {
+        print("the Ctl+N key was pressed, nudging to left 1 meter");
+        Clipboard.nudgeVoxel(selectedVoxel.x, selectedVoxel.y, selectedVoxel.z, selectedVoxel.s, { x: -1, y: 0, z: 0 });
+    }
 }
 
 // Map keyPress and mouse move events to our callbacks
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index faa0a9cff0..dfd98863a7 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1847,12 +1847,14 @@ void Application::nudgeVoxels() {
         // calculate nudgeVec
         glm::vec3 nudgeVec(_nudgeGuidePosition.x - _nudgeVoxel.x, _nudgeGuidePosition.y - _nudgeVoxel.y, _nudgeGuidePosition.z - _nudgeVoxel.z);
 
-        VoxelTreeElement* nodeToNudge = _voxels.getVoxelAt(_nudgeVoxel.x, _nudgeVoxel.y, _nudgeVoxel.z, _nudgeVoxel.s);
+        nudgeVoxelsByVector(_nudgeVoxel, nudgeVec);
+    }
+}
 
-        if (nodeToNudge) {
-            _voxels.getTree()->nudgeSubTree(nodeToNudge, nudgeVec, _voxelEditSender);
-            _nudgeStarted = false;
-        }
+void Application::nudgeVoxelsByVector(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel, const glm::vec3& nudgeVec) {
+    VoxelTreeElement* nodeToNudge = _voxels.getVoxelAt(sourceVoxel.x, sourceVoxel.y, sourceVoxel.z, sourceVoxel.s);
+    if (nodeToNudge) {
+        _voxels.getTree()->nudgeSubTree(nodeToNudge, nudgeVec, _voxelEditSender);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index d5e1e25f62..abe51b8bb1 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ public slots:
     void pasteVoxels(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
     void deleteVoxels(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
     void exportVoxels(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
+    void nudgeVoxelsByVector(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel, const glm::vec3& nudgeVec);
 
     void setRenderVoxels(bool renderVoxels);
     void doKillLocalVoxels();
diff --git a/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp
index 7faedd1bce..644ea84cdb 100644
--- a/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
 ClipboardScriptingInterface::ClipboardScriptingInterface() {
 }
 
-void ClipboardScriptingInterface::cutVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::cutVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel) {
+    cutVoxel(sourceVoxel.x, sourceVoxel.y, sourceVoxel.z, sourceVoxel.s);
+}
+
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::cutVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
     VoxelDetail sourceVoxel = { x / (float)TREE_SCALE,
                                  y / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
                                  z / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
@@ -19,7 +23,11 @@ void ClipboardScriptingInterface::cutVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s)
     Application::getInstance()->cutVoxels(sourceVoxel);
 }
 
-void ClipboardScriptingInterface::copyVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::copyVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel) {
+    copyVoxel(sourceVoxel.x, sourceVoxel.y, sourceVoxel.z, sourceVoxel.s);
+}
+
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::copyVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
     VoxelDetail sourceVoxel = { x / (float)TREE_SCALE,
                                  y / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
                                  z / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
@@ -27,7 +35,11 @@ void ClipboardScriptingInterface::copyVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s)
     Application::getInstance()->copyVoxels(sourceVoxel);
 }
 
-void ClipboardScriptingInterface::pasteVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::pasteVoxel(const VoxelDetail& destinationVoxel) {
+    pasteVoxel(destinationVoxel.x, destinationVoxel.y, destinationVoxel.z, destinationVoxel.s);
+}
+
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::pasteVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
     VoxelDetail sourceVoxel = { x / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
                                  y / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
                                  z / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
@@ -36,7 +48,11 @@ void ClipboardScriptingInterface::pasteVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s
     Application::getInstance()->pasteVoxels(sourceVoxel);
 }
 
-void ClipboardScriptingInterface::deleteVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::deleteVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel) {
+    deleteVoxel(sourceVoxel.x, sourceVoxel.y, sourceVoxel.z, sourceVoxel.s);
+}
+
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::deleteVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
     VoxelDetail sourceVoxel = { x / (float)TREE_SCALE,
                                  y / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
                                  z / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
@@ -44,7 +60,11 @@ void ClipboardScriptingInterface::deleteVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float
     Application::getInstance()->deleteVoxels(sourceVoxel);
 }
 
-void ClipboardScriptingInterface::exportVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::exportVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel) {
+    exportVoxel(sourceVoxel.x, sourceVoxel.y, sourceVoxel.z, sourceVoxel.s);
+}
+
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::exportVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s) {
     VoxelDetail sourceVoxel = { x / (float)TREE_SCALE,
                                  y / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
                                  z / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
@@ -58,4 +78,17 @@ void ClipboardScriptingInterface::importVoxels() {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(Application::getInstance(), "importVoxels");
 }
 
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::nudgeVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel, const glm::vec3& nudgeVec) {
+    nudgeVoxel(sourceVoxel.x, sourceVoxel.y, sourceVoxel.z, sourceVoxel.s, nudgeVec);
+}
+
+void ClipboardScriptingInterface::nudgeVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s, const glm::vec3& nudgeVec) {
+    glm::vec3 nudgeVecInTreeSpace = nudgeVec / (float)TREE_SCALE;
+    VoxelDetail sourceVoxel = { x / (float)TREE_SCALE,
+                                 y / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
+                                 z / (float)TREE_SCALE, 
+                                 s / (float)TREE_SCALE };
+
+    Application::getInstance()->nudgeVoxelsByVector(sourceVoxel, nudgeVecInTreeSpace);
+}
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h
index 0b2908f173..99747f56f6 100644
--- a/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/ClipboardScriptingInterface.h
@@ -19,13 +19,25 @@ public:
     ClipboardScriptingInterface();
 
 public slots:
-    void cutVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s);
-    void copyVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s);
-    void pasteVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s);
-    void deleteVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s);
+    void cutVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
+    void cutVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s);
+
+    void copyVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
+    void copyVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s);
+
+    void pasteVoxel(const VoxelDetail& destinationVoxel);
+    void pasteVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s);
+
+    void deleteVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
+    void deleteVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s);
+
+    void exportVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel);
+    void exportVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s);
 
-    void exportVoxels(float x, float y, float z, float s);
     void importVoxels();
+
+    void nudgeVoxel(const VoxelDetail& sourceVoxel, const glm::vec3& nudgeVec);
+    void nudgeVoxel(float x, float y, float z, float s, const glm::vec3& nudgeVec);
 };
 
 #endif // __interface__Clipboard__