diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 2b75763875..8c36d4a867 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3138,6 +3138,9 @@ void Application::displaySide(Camera& whichCamera, bool selfAvatarOnly) {
 
             glPopMatrix();
         }
+        
+        // give external parties a change to hook in
+        emit renderingInWorldInterface();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index ae2638c230..7ecbb69084 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ public:
     
     void skipVersion(QString latestVersion);
 
+signals:
+
+    /// Fired when we're rendering in-world interface elements; allows external parties to hook in.
+    void renderingInWorldInterface();
+    
 public slots:
     void domainChanged(const QString& domainHostname);
     void nodeKilled(SharedNodePointer node);
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.cpp
index 1a1cac3adf..b21cfb0840 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 //  Created by Andrzej Kapolka on 1/21/14.
 //  Copyright (c) 2014 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
+#include <QComboBox>
 #include <QDialogButtonBox>
+#include <QDoubleSpinBox>
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QGroupBox>
 #include <QLineEdit>
@@ -18,6 +20,10 @@
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "MetavoxelEditorDialog.h"
 
+enum GridPlane {
+    GRID_PLANE_XY, GRID_PLANE_XZ, GRID_PLANE_YZ
+};
+
 MetavoxelEditorDialog::MetavoxelEditorDialog() :
     QDialog(Application::getInstance()->getGLWidget()) {
     
@@ -41,6 +47,26 @@ MetavoxelEditorDialog::MetavoxelEditorDialog() :
     attributeLayout->addWidget(newAttribute);
     connect(newAttribute, SIGNAL(clicked()), SLOT(createNewAttribute()));
 
+    QFormLayout* formLayout = new QFormLayout();
+    topLayout->addLayout(formLayout);
+    
+    formLayout->addRow("Grid Plane:", _gridPlane = new QComboBox());
+    _gridPlane->addItem("X/Y");
+    _gridPlane->addItem("X/Z");
+    _gridPlane->addItem("Y/Z");
+    _gridPlane->setCurrentIndex(GRID_PLANE_XZ);
+    
+    formLayout->addRow("Grid Spacing:", _gridSpacing = new QDoubleSpinBox());
+    _gridSpacing->setValue(0.1);
+    _gridSpacing->setMaximum(FLT_MAX);
+    _gridSpacing->setSingleStep(0.01);
+    connect(_gridSpacing, SIGNAL(valueChanged(double)), SLOT(updateGridPosition()));
+
+    formLayout->addRow("Grid Position:", _gridPosition = new QDoubleSpinBox());
+    _gridPosition->setSingleStep(0.1);
+    _gridPosition->setMinimum(-FLT_MAX);
+    _gridPosition->setMaximum(FLT_MAX);
+
     _value = new QGroupBox();
     _value->setTitle("Value");
     topLayout->addWidget(_value);
@@ -50,6 +76,8 @@ MetavoxelEditorDialog::MetavoxelEditorDialog() :
 
     updateAttributes();
     
+    connect(Application::getInstance(), SIGNAL(renderingInWorldInterface()), SLOT(render()));
+    
     show();
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +128,19 @@ void MetavoxelEditorDialog::createNewAttribute() {
     updateAttributes(nameText);
 }
 
+void MetavoxelEditorDialog::updateGridPosition() {
+    // make sure our grid position matches our grid spacing
+    double step = _gridSpacing->value();
+    if (step > 0.0) {
+        _gridPosition->setSingleStep(step);
+        _gridPosition->setValue(step * floor(_gridPosition->value() / step));
+    }
+}
+
+void MetavoxelEditorDialog::render() {
+    
+}
+
 void MetavoxelEditorDialog::updateAttributes(const QString& select) {
     // remember the selection in order to preserve it
     QString selected = select.isNull() ? getSelectedAttribute() : select;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.h b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.h
index 15eaac7801..530a858a94 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/MetavoxelEditorDialog.h
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include <QDialog>
 
+class QComboBox;
+class QDoubleSpinBox;
 class QGroupBox;
 class QListWidget;
 
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ private slots:
     
     void updateValueEditor();
     void createNewAttribute();
+    void updateGridPosition();
+    
+    void render();
     
 private:
     
@@ -33,6 +38,9 @@ private:
     QString getSelectedAttribute() const;
     
     QListWidget* _attributes;
+    QComboBox* _gridPlane;
+    QDoubleSpinBox* _gridSpacing;
+    QDoubleSpinBox* _gridPosition;
     QGroupBox* _value;
 };