diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Slider.qml b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Slider.qml
index cf59e1d989..39831546e1 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Slider.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/Slider.qml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Slider {
 
             Rectangle {
                 width: parent.height - 2
-                height: slider.value * slider.width - 1
+                height: slider.value * (slider.width/(slider.maximumValue - slider.minimumValue)) - 1
                 radius: height / 2
                 anchors {
                     top: parent.top
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletLODTools.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletLODTools.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26e9759e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletLODTools.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+//
+//  TabletLODTools.qml
+//
+//  Created by Vlad Stelmahovsky on  3/11/17
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
+
+import "../../styles-uit"
+import "../../controls-uit" as HifiControls
+import "../../windows"
+
+Rectangle {
+    id: root
+    objectName: "LODTools"
+
+    property var eventBridge;
+    signal sendToScript(var message);
+    property bool isHMD: false
+
+    color: hifi.colors.baseGray
+
+    property int colorScheme: hifi.colorSchemes.dark
+
+    HifiConstants { id: hifi }
+
+    readonly property real treeScale: 32768; // ~20 miles.. This is the number of meters of the 0.0 to 1.0 voxel universe
+    readonly property real halfTreeScale: treeScale / 2;
+
+    // This controls the LOD. Larger number will make smaller voxels visible at greater distance.
+    readonly property real defaultOctreeSizeScale: treeScale * 400.0
+
+    Column {
+        anchors.margins: 10
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        y: hifi.dimensions.tabletMenuHeader //-bgNavBar
+        spacing: 20
+
+        HifiControls.Label {
+            size: 20
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            text: qsTr("You can see...")
+            colorScheme: root.colorScheme
+        }
+        HifiControls.Label {
+            id: whatYouCanSeeLabel
+            color: "red"
+            size: 20
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            colorScheme: root.colorScheme
+        }
+        Row {
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            spacing: 10
+
+            HifiControls.Label {
+                size: 20
+                text: qsTr("Manually Adjust Level of Detail:")
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                colorScheme: root.colorScheme
+            }
+
+            HifiControls.CheckBox {
+                id: adjustCheckbox
+                boxSize: 20
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                onCheckedChanged: LODManager.setAutomaticLODAdjust(!checked);
+            }
+        }
+
+        HifiControls.Label {
+            size: 20
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            text: qsTr("Level of Detail:")
+            colorScheme: root.colorScheme
+        }
+        HifiControls.Slider {
+            id: slider
+            enabled: adjustCheckbox.checked
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            minimumValue: 5
+            maximumValue: 2000
+            value: LODManager.getOctreeSizeScale() / treeScale
+            tickmarksEnabled: false
+            onValueChanged: {
+                LODManager.setOctreeSizeScale(value * treeScale);
+                whatYouCanSeeLabel.text = LODManager.getLODFeedbackText()
+            }
+        }
+
+        HifiControls.Button {
+            id: uploadButton
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            text: qsTr("Reset")
+            color: hifi.buttons.blue
+            colorScheme: root.colorScheme
+            height: 30
+            onClicked: {
+                slider.value = defaultOctreeSizeScale/treeScale
+                adjustCheckbox.checked = false
+                LODManager.setAutomaticLODAdjust(adjustCheckbox.checked);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
index e217a6e38e..b4a1ab01b6 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import "../../windows"
 Rectangle {
     id: root
     objectName: "RunningScripts"
+    property var title: "Running Scripts"
     HifiConstants { id: hifi }
     signal sendToScript(var message);
     property var eventBridge;
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAudioPreferences.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAudioPreferences.qml
index efb7b5d50d..1c18c44a97 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAudioPreferences.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAudioPreferences.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ StackView {
     id: profileRoot
     initialItem: root
     objectName: "stack"
-
+    property var title: "Audio Preferences"
     property var eventBridge;
     signal sendToScript(var message);
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAvatarPreferences.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAvatarPreferences.qml
index f5c1ddf8f7..b29164a30f 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAvatarPreferences.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAvatarPreferences.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ StackView {
     id: profileRoot
     initialItem: root
     objectName: "stack"
-
+    property var title: "Avatar Preferences"
     property var eventBridge;
     signal sendToScript(var message);
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletGeneralPreferences.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletGeneralPreferences.qml
index 4473a997e6..47e6a05f78 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletGeneralPreferences.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletGeneralPreferences.qml
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ StackView {
     id: profileRoot
     initialItem: root
     objectName: "stack"
-
+    property var title: "General Prefernces"
+    
     property var eventBridge;
     signal sendToScript(var message);
-
+    
     function pushSource(path) {
         editRoot.push(Qt.reslovedUrl(path));
     }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletLodPreferences.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletLodPreferences.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f03bdb0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletLodPreferences.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
+
+import "tabletWindows"
+import "../../dialogs"
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4
+import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
+
+StackView {
+    id: profileRoot
+    initialItem: root
+    objectName: "stack"
+
+    property var eventBridge;
+    signal sendToScript(var message);
+
+    function pushSource(path) {
+        editRoot.push(Qt.reslovedUrl(path));
+    }
+
+    function popSource() {
+
+    }
+
+    TabletPreferencesDialog {
+        id: root
+        property string title: "LOD Settings"
+        objectName: "TabletLodPreferences"
+        width: parent.width
+        height: parent.height
+        showCategories: ["Level of Detail Tuning"]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuStack.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuStack.qml
index a75a9fcd86..64d42acabb 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuStack.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletMenuStack.qml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Item {
             d.push(Qt.resolvedUrl(path));
             d.currentItem.eventBridge = tabletMenu.eventBridge
             d.currentItem.sendToScript.connect(tabletMenu.sendToScript);
-            breadcrumbText.text = d.currentItem.objectName;
+            breadcrumbText.text = d.currentItem.title;
         }
 
         function popSource() {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletNetworkingPreferences.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletNetworkingPreferences.qml
index 9b12d3c69e..f48d270646 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletNetworkingPreferences.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletNetworkingPreferences.qml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ StackView {
     id: profileRoot
     initialItem: root
     objectName: "stack"
-
+    property var title: "Network Preferences"
     property var eventBridge;
     signal sendToScript(var message);
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/tabletWindows/TabletPreferencesDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/tabletWindows/TabletPreferencesDialog.qml
index 95ce7f5a1d..e3138e8979 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/tabletWindows/TabletPreferencesDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/tabletWindows/TabletPreferencesDialog.qml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import "../../../controls-uit" as HifiControls
 
 Item {
     id: dialog
-    width: 480
-    height: 720
+    width: parent.width
+    height: parent.height
 
     HifiConstants { id: hifi }
     property var sections: []
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Item {
     property bool keyboardEnabled: false
     property bool keyboardRaised: false
     property bool punctuationMode: false
+   
 
     property var tablet;
   
@@ -68,22 +69,11 @@ Item {
         }
         z: 100
 
-        gradient: Gradient {
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 0
-                color: "#2b2b2b"
-            }
-
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 1
-                color: "#1e1e1e"
-            }
-        }
-
+        color: hifi.colors.darkGray
         RalewayBold {
             text: title
             size: 26
-            color: "#34a2c7"
+            color: hifi.colors.white
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.leftMargin: hifi.dimensions.contentMargin.x
@@ -99,17 +89,8 @@ Item {
             right: parent.right
         }
 
-        gradient: Gradient {
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 0
-                color: "#2b2b2b"
-            }
-            
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 1
-                color: "#0f212e"
-            }
-        }
+        color: hifi.colors.baseGray
+        
         Flickable {
             id: scrollView
             width: parent.width
@@ -203,17 +184,8 @@ Item {
             left: parent.left
             right: parent.right
         }
-        gradient: Gradient {
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 0
-                color: "#2b2b2b"
-            }
-            
-            GradientStop {
-                position: 1
-                color: "#0f212e"
-            }
-        }
+
+        color: hifi.colors.baseGray
 
         Row {
             anchors {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 27dd65ab8d..141b168f82 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5795,12 +5795,12 @@ void Application::toggleRunningScriptsWidget() const {
     
     auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
     auto tablet = dynamic_cast<TabletProxy*>(tabletScriptingInterface->getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system"));
+    auto hmd = DependencyManager::get<HMDScriptingInterface>();
     if (tablet->getToolbarMode()) {
         static const QUrl url("hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml");
         DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->show(url, "RunningScripts");
     } else {
-        QQuickItem* tabletRoot = tablet->getTabletRoot();
-        if (!tabletRoot && !isHMDMode()) {
+        if (!hmd->getShouldShowTablet() && !isHMDMode()) {
             static const QUrl url("hifi/dialogs/RunningScripts.qml");
             DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->show(url, "RunningScripts");
         } else {
@@ -5837,12 +5837,11 @@ void Application::showAssetServerWidget(QString filePath) {
     };
     auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
     auto tablet = dynamic_cast<TabletProxy*>(tabletScriptingInterface->getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system"));
-
+    auto hmd = DependencyManager::get<HMDScriptingInterface>();
     if (tablet->getToolbarMode()) {
         DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->show(url, "AssetServer", startUpload);
     } else {
-        QQuickItem* tabletRoot = tablet->getTabletRoot();
-        if (!tabletRoot && !isHMDMode()) {
+        if (!hmd->getShouldShowTablet() && !isHMDMode()) {
             DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->show(url, "AssetServer", startUpload);
         } else {
             static const QUrl url("../../hifi/dialogs/TabletAssetServer.qml");
@@ -5875,10 +5874,11 @@ void Application::addAssetToWorldFromURL(QString url) {
 void Application::showDialog(const QString& desktopURL, const QString& tabletURL, const QString& name) const {
     auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
     auto tablet = dynamic_cast<TabletProxy*>(tabletScriptingInterface->getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system"));
-    if (tablet->getToolbarMode() || (!tablet->getTabletRoot() && !isHMDMode())) {
+    auto hmd = DependencyManager::get<HMDScriptingInterface>();
+    if (tablet->getToolbarMode() || (!hmd->getShouldShowTablet() && !isHMDMode())) {
         DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->show(desktopURL, name);
     } else {
-        tablet->loadQMLSource(tabletURL);
+        tablet->pushOntoStack(tabletURL);
     }
 }
 
@@ -6363,6 +6363,18 @@ void Application::loadScriptURLDialog() const {
     }
 }
 
+void Application::loadLODToolsDialog() {
+    auto tabletScriptingInterface = DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>();
+    auto tablet = dynamic_cast<TabletProxy*>(tabletScriptingInterface->getTablet("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system"));
+    if (tablet->getToolbarMode() || (!tablet->getTabletRoot() && !isHMDMode())) {
+        auto dialogsManager = DependencyManager::get<DialogsManager>();
+        dialogsManager->lodTools();
+    } else {
+        tablet->pushOntoStack("../../hifi/dialogs/TabletLODTools.qml");
+    }
+
+}
+
 void Application::toggleLogDialog() {
     if (! _logDialog) {
         _logDialog = new LogDialog(nullptr, getLogger());
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 9fab4aef81..5c72f0fa90 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ public slots:
     void addAssetToWorldMessageClose();
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void toggleMuteAudio();
+    void loadLODToolsDialog();
 
 private slots:
     void showDesktop();
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 241f908190..28f52f019e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     // Settings > LOD...
     action = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(settingsMenu, "LOD...");
     connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [] {
-        DependencyManager::get<OffscreenUi>()->toggle(QString("hifi/dialogs/LodPreferencesDialog.qml"), "LodPreferencesDialog");
+        qApp->showDialog(QString("hifi/dialogs/LodPreferencesDialog.qml"),
+            QString("../../hifi/tablet/TabletLodPreferences.qml"), "LodPreferencesDialog");
     });
 
     // Settings > Control with Speech [advanced]
@@ -408,7 +409,8 @@ Menu::Menu() {
 
 
     // Developer > Render > LOD Tools
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(renderOptionsMenu, MenuOption::LodTools, 0, dialogsManager.data(), SLOT(lodTools()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(renderOptionsMenu, MenuOption::LodTools, 0,
+                                  qApp, SLOT(loadLODToolsDialog()));
 
     // HACK enable texture decimation
     {
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
index 32fe26a697..de0218843a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "FileDialogHelper.h"
 #include "avatar/AvatarManager.h"
 #include "AudioClient.h"
+#include "LODManager.h"
 
 static const float DPI = 30.47f;
 static const float INCHES_TO_METERS = 1.0f / 39.3701f;
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ void Web3DOverlay::loadSourceURL() {
             _webSurface->getRootContext()->setContextProperty("ScriptDiscoveryService", DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>().data());
             _webSurface->getRootContext()->setContextProperty("Tablet", DependencyManager::get<TabletScriptingInterface>().data());
             _webSurface->getRootContext()->setContextProperty("Assets", DependencyManager::get<AssetMappingsScriptingInterface>().data());
+            _webSurface->getRootContext()->setContextProperty("LODManager", DependencyManager::get<LODManager>().data());
             _webSurface->getRootContext()->setContextProperty("pathToFonts", "../../");
             tabletScriptingInterface->setQmlTabletRoot("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system", _webSurface->getRootItem(), _webSurface.data());
 
diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
index b70d28fc30..9ecd0f6352 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/Rig.cpp
@@ -1310,17 +1310,18 @@ void Rig::copyJointsFromJointData(const QVector<JointData>& jointDataVec) {
     if (!_animSkeleton) {
         return;
     }
-    if (jointDataVec.size() != (int)_internalPoseSet._relativePoses.size()) {
-        // animations haven't fully loaded yet.
-        _internalPoseSet._relativePoses = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPoses();
+    int numJoints = jointDataVec.size();
+    const AnimPoseVec& absoluteDefaultPoses = _animSkeleton->getAbsoluteDefaultPoses();
+    if (numJoints != (int)absoluteDefaultPoses.size()) {
+        // jointData is incompatible
+        return;
     }
 
     // make a vector of rotations in absolute-geometry-frame
-    const AnimPoseVec& absoluteDefaultPoses = _animSkeleton->getAbsoluteDefaultPoses();
     std::vector<glm::quat> rotations;
-    rotations.reserve(absoluteDefaultPoses.size());
+    rotations.reserve(numJoints);
     const glm::quat rigToGeometryRot(glmExtractRotation(_rigToGeometryTransform));
-    for (int i = 0; i < jointDataVec.size(); i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < numJoints; i++) {
         const JointData& data = jointDataVec.at(i);
         if (data.rotationSet) {
             // JointData rotations are in absolute rig-frame so we rotate them to absolute geometry-frame
@@ -1334,8 +1335,11 @@ void Rig::copyJointsFromJointData(const QVector<JointData>& jointDataVec) {
     _animSkeleton->convertAbsoluteRotationsToRelative(rotations);
 
     // store new relative poses
+    if (numJoints != (int)_internalPoseSet._relativePoses.size()) {
+        _internalPoseSet._relativePoses = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPoses();
+    }
     const AnimPoseVec& relativeDefaultPoses = _animSkeleton->getRelativeDefaultPoses();
-    for (int i = 0; i < jointDataVec.size(); i++) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < numJoints; i++) {
         const JointData& data = jointDataVec.at(i);
         _internalPoseSet._relativePoses[i].scale() = Vectors::ONE;
         _internalPoseSet._relativePoses[i].rot() = rotations[i];
diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 74080dbe09..55bd11b286 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ var PropertiesTool = function (opts) {
         });
     }
 
-    selectionManager.addEventListener(function (selectionUpdated) {
+    function updateSelections(selectionUpdated) {
         var data = {
             type: 'update'
         };
@@ -1589,7 +1589,8 @@ var PropertiesTool = function (opts) {
         }
         data.selections = selections;
         webView.emitScriptEvent(JSON.stringify(data));
-    });
+    }
+    selectionManager.addEventListener(updateSelections);
 
     webView.webEventReceived.connect(function (data) {
         try {
@@ -1751,6 +1752,8 @@ var PropertiesTool = function (opts) {
                     }
                 }
             }
+        } else if (data.type === "propertiesPageReady") {
+            updateSelections(true);
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js b/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
index 4f774e5305..2f109597d7 100644
--- a/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
+++ b/scripts/system/html/js/entityProperties.js
@@ -1704,4 +1704,8 @@ function loaded() {
     document.addEventListener("contextmenu", function(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
     }, false);
+
+    setTimeout(function() {
+        EventBridge.emitWebEvent(JSON.stringify({ type: 'propertiesPageReady' }));
+    }, 1000);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
index 263c8822df..3b15eb4edb 100644
--- a/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
+++ b/scripts/system/tablet-ui/tabletUI.js
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@
     function showTabletUI() {
         tabletShown = true;
 
-        if (!tabletRezzed) {
-            rezTablet(false);
+        if (!tabletRezzed || !tabletIsValid()) {
+            closeTabletUI()
+            rezTablet();
         }
 
         if (UIWebTablet && tabletRezzed) {
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@
                 preMakeTime = now;
                 if (!tabletIsValid()) {
                     closeTabletUI();
-                    rezTablet(false);
+                    rezTablet();
                     tabletShown = false;
                 } else if (!tabletShown) {
                     hideTabletUI();