diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
index 1d58527427..419f32f897 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ bool RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::setSphere(glm::vec3 centerWorldCoords, float r
     float smallestDimensionSize = voxelSize.x;
     smallestDimensionSize = glm::min(smallestDimensionSize, voxelSize.y);
     smallestDimensionSize = glm::min(smallestDimensionSize, voxelSize.z);
+    if (smallestDimensionSize <= 0.0f) {
+        return false;
+    }
 
     glm::vec3 maxRadiusInVoxelCoords = glm::vec3(radiusWorldCoords / smallestDimensionSize);
     glm::vec3 centerInVoxelCoords = wtvMatrix * glm::vec4(centerWorldCoords, 1.0f);
@@ -414,21 +417,33 @@ bool RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::setSphere(glm::vec3 centerWorldCoords, float r
     glm::ivec3 lowI = glm::clamp(low, glm::vec3(0.0f), _voxelVolumeSize);
     glm::ivec3 highI = glm::clamp(high, glm::vec3(0.0f), _voxelVolumeSize);
 
+    glm::vec3 radials(radiusWorldCoords / voxelSize.x,
+                      radiusWorldCoords / voxelSize.y,
+                      radiusWorldCoords / voxelSize.z);
+
     // This three-level for loop iterates over every voxel in the volume that might be in the sphere
     withWriteLock([&] {
         for (int z = lowI.z; z < highI.z; z++) {
             for (int y = lowI.y; y < highI.y; y++) {
                 for (int x = lowI.x; x < highI.x; x++) {
-                    // Store our current position as a vector...
-                    glm::vec4 pos(x + 0.5f, y + 0.5f, z + 0.5f, 1.0); // consider voxels cenetered on their coordinates
-                    // convert to world coordinates
-                    glm::vec3 worldPos = glm::vec3(vtwMatrix * pos);
-                    // compute how far the current position is from the center of the volume
-                    float fDistToCenter = glm::distance(worldPos, centerWorldCoords);
-                    // If the current voxel is less than 'radius' units from the center then we set its value
-                    if (fDistToCenter <= radiusWorldCoords) {
+
+                    // set voxels whose bounding-box touches the sphere
+                    AABox voxelBox(glm::vec3(x - 0.5f, y - 0.5f, z - 0.5f), glm::vec3(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f));
+                    if (voxelBox.touchesAAEllipsoid(centerInVoxelCoords, radials)) {
                         result |= setVoxelInternal(x, y, z, toValue);
                     }
+
+                    // TODO -- this version only sets voxels which have centers inside the sphere.  which is best?
+                    // // Store our current position as a vector...
+                    // glm::vec4 pos(x + 0.5f, y + 0.5f, z + 0.5f, 1.0); // consider voxels cenetered on their coordinates
+                    // // convert to world coordinates
+                    // glm::vec3 worldPos = glm::vec3(vtwMatrix * pos);
+                    // // compute how far the current position is from the center of the volume
+                    // float fDistToCenter = glm::distance(worldPos, centerWorldCoords);
+                    // // If the current voxel is less than 'radius' units from the center then we set its value
+                    // if (fDistToCenter <= radiusWorldCoords) {
+                    //     result |= setVoxelInternal(x, y, z, toValue);
+                    // }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -677,6 +692,8 @@ bool RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::updateDependents() {
             _voxelDataDirty = false;
         } else if (_volDataDirty) {
             _volDataDirty = false;
+        } else {
+            _meshReady = true;
         }
     });
     if (voxelDataDirty) {
@@ -694,7 +711,9 @@ void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
     assert(getType() == EntityTypes::PolyVox);
     Q_ASSERT(args->_batch);
 
-    updateDependents();
+    if (_voxelDataDirty || _volDataDirty) {
+        updateDependents();
+    }
 
     model::MeshPointer mesh;
     glm::vec3 voxelVolumeSize;
@@ -756,6 +775,12 @@ void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::render(RenderArgs* args) {
                          0,
                          sizeof(PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal));
 
+    // TODO -- should we be setting this?
+    // batch.setInputBuffer(gpu::Stream::NORMAL, mesh->getVertexBuffer()._buffer,
+    //                      12,
+    //                      sizeof(PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal));
+
+
     batch.setIndexBuffer(gpu::UINT32, mesh->getIndexBuffer()._buffer, 0);
 
     if (!_xTextureURL.isEmpty() && !_xTexture) {
@@ -1274,23 +1299,27 @@ void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::recomputeMesh() {
         auto indexBuffer = std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(vecIndices.size() * sizeof(uint32_t),
                                                          (gpu::Byte*)vecIndices.data());
         auto indexBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(indexBuffer);
-        gpu::BufferView indexBufferView(indexBufferPtr, gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::UINT32, gpu::RAW));
+        gpu::BufferView indexBufferView(indexBufferPtr, gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::UINT32, gpu::INDEX));
         mesh->setIndexBuffer(indexBufferView);
 
-        const std::vector<PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal>& vecVertices = polyVoxMesh.getVertices();
+        const std::vector<PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal>& vecVertices = polyVoxMesh.getRawVertexData();
         auto vertexBuffer = std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(vecVertices.size() * sizeof(PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal),
                                                           (gpu::Byte*)vecVertices.data());
         auto vertexBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(vertexBuffer);
         gpu::BufferView vertexBufferView(vertexBufferPtr, 0,
                                          vertexBufferPtr->getSize(),
                                          sizeof(PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal),
-                                         gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::RAW));
+                                         gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::XYZ));
         mesh->setVertexBuffer(vertexBufferView);
+
+
+        // TODO -- use 3-byte normals rather than 3-float normals
         mesh->addAttribute(gpu::Stream::NORMAL,
-                           gpu::BufferView(vertexBufferPtr, sizeof(float) * 3,
-                                           vertexBufferPtr->getSize() ,
+                           gpu::BufferView(vertexBufferPtr,
+                                           sizeof(float) * 3, // polyvox mesh is packed: position, normal, material
+                                           vertexBufferPtr->getSize(),
                                            sizeof(PolyVox::PositionMaterialNormal),
-                                           gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::RAW)));
+                                           gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::XYZ)));
 
         std::vector<model::Mesh::Part> parts;
         parts.emplace_back(model::Mesh::Part((model::Index)0, // startIndex
@@ -1312,7 +1341,7 @@ void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::setMesh(model::MeshPointer mesh) {
         }
         _mesh = mesh;
         _meshDirty = true;
-        _meshInitialized = true;
+        _meshReady = true;
         neighborsNeedUpdate = _neighborsNeedUpdate;
         _neighborsNeedUpdate = false;
     });
@@ -1324,7 +1353,7 @@ void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::setMesh(model::MeshPointer mesh) {
 void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::computeShapeInfoWorker() {
     // this creates a collision-shape for the physics engine.  The shape comes from
     // _volData for cubic extractors and from _mesh for marching-cube extractors
-    if (!_meshInitialized) {
+    if (!_meshReady) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -1592,7 +1621,7 @@ void RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::locationChanged(bool tellPhysics) {
     scene->enqueuePendingChanges(pendingChanges);
 }
 
-bool RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::getMeshAsScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, QScriptValue& result) {
+bool RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::getMeshes(MeshProxyList& result) {
     if (!updateDependents()) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -1601,15 +1630,22 @@ bool RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem::getMeshAsScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, QS
     MeshProxy* meshProxy = nullptr;
     glm::mat4 transform = voxelToLocalMatrix();
     withReadLock([&] {
-        if (_meshInitialized) {
+        gpu::BufferView::Index numVertices = (gpu::BufferView::Index)_mesh->getNumVertices();
+        if (!_meshReady) {
+            // we aren't ready to return a mesh.  the caller will have to try again later.
+            success = false;
+        } else if (numVertices == 0) {
+            // we are ready, but there are no triangles in the mesh.
+            success = true;
+        } else {
             success = true;
             // the mesh will be in voxel-space.  transform it into object-space
             meshProxy = new MeshProxy(
                 _mesh->map([=](glm::vec3 position){ return glm::vec3(transform * glm::vec4(position, 1.0f)); },
-                           [=](glm::vec3 normal){ return glm::vec3(transform * glm::vec4(normal, 0.0f)); },
-                           [](uint32_t index){ return index; }));
+                           [=](glm::vec3 normal){ return glm::normalize(glm::vec3(transform * glm::vec4(normal, 0.0f))); },
+                           [&](uint32_t index){ return index; }));
+            result << meshProxy;
         }
     });
-    result = meshToScriptValue(engine, meshProxy);
     return success;
 }
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.h
index cf4672f068..cdfe2e38fe 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderablePolyVoxEntityItem.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public:
     void render(RenderArgs* args) override;
     virtual bool supportsDetailedRayIntersection() const override { return true; }
     virtual bool findDetailedRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction,
-                        bool& keepSearching, OctreeElementPointer& element, float& distance, 
+                        bool& keepSearching, OctreeElementPointer& element, float& distance,
                         BoxFace& face, glm::vec3& surfaceNormal,
                         void** intersectedObject, bool precisionPicking) const override;
 
@@ -135,18 +135,19 @@ public:
     QByteArray volDataToArray(quint16 voxelXSize, quint16 voxelYSize, quint16 voxelZSize) const;
 
     void setMesh(model::MeshPointer mesh);
-    bool getMeshAsScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, QScriptValue& result) override;
     void setCollisionPoints(ShapeInfo::PointCollection points, AABox box);
     PolyVox::SimpleVolume<uint8_t>* getVolData() { return _volData; }
 
     uint8_t getVoxelInternal(int x, int y, int z) const;
     bool setVoxelInternal(int x, int y, int z, uint8_t toValue);
 
-    void setVolDataDirty() { withWriteLock([&] { _volDataDirty = true; }); }
+    void setVolDataDirty() { withWriteLock([&] { _volDataDirty = true; _meshReady = false; }); }
 
     // Transparent polyvox didn't seem to be working so disable for now
     bool isTransparent() override { return false; }
 
+    bool getMeshes(MeshProxyList& result) override;
+
 protected:
     virtual void locationChanged(bool tellPhysics = true) override;
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ private:
     model::MeshPointer _mesh;
     gpu::Stream::FormatPointer _vertexFormat;
     bool _meshDirty { true }; // does collision-shape need to be recomputed?
-    bool _meshInitialized { false };
+    bool _meshReady { false };
 
     NetworkTexturePointer _xTexture;
     NetworkTexturePointer _yTexture;
diff --git a/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt
index 1230fe8146..b2ae0f0ab7 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 set(TARGET_NAME entities)
 setup_hifi_library(Network Script)
-link_hifi_libraries(avatars shared audio octree model fbx networking animation)
+link_hifi_libraries(avatars shared audio octree model model-networking fbx networking animation)
 
 target_bullet()
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
index 163b4d9e45..b973d916e6 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityItem.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ namespace render {
 #define debugTimeOnly(T) qPrintable(QString("%1").arg(T, 16, 10))
 #define debugTreeVector(V) V << "[" << V << " in meters ]"
 
+class MeshProxyList;
+
 
 /// EntityItem class this is the base class for all entity types. It handles the basic properties and functionality available
 /// to all other entity types. In particular: postion, size, rotation, age, lifetime, velocity, gravity. You can not instantiate
@@ -470,9 +472,11 @@ public:
 
     QUuid getLastEditedBy() const { return _lastEditedBy; }
     void setLastEditedBy(QUuid value) { _lastEditedBy = value; }
-    
+
     bool matchesJSONFilters(const QJsonObject& jsonFilters) const;
 
+    virtual bool getMeshes(MeshProxyList& result) { return true; }
+
 protected:
 
     void setSimulated(bool simulated) { _simulated = simulated; }
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
index 1dded10302..2c332e8d05 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <VariantMapToScriptValue.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 #include <SpatialParentFinder.h>
+#include <model-networking/MeshProxy.h>
 
 #include "EntitiesLogging.h"
 #include "EntityActionFactoryInterface.h"
@@ -1031,25 +1032,6 @@ bool EntityScriptingInterface::setVoxelsInCuboid(QUuid entityID, const glm::vec3
     });
 }
 
-void EntityScriptingInterface::voxelsToMesh(QUuid entityID, QScriptValue callback) {
-    PROFILE_RANGE(script_entities, __FUNCTION__);
-
-    bool success { false };
-    QScriptValue mesh { false };
-
-    polyVoxWorker(entityID, [&](PolyVoxEntityItem& polyVoxEntity) mutable {
-        if (polyVoxEntity.getOnCount() == 0) {
-            success = true;
-        } else {
-            success = polyVoxEntity.getMeshAsScriptValue(callback.engine(), mesh);
-        }
-        return true;
-    });
-
-    QScriptValueList args { mesh, success };
-    callback.call(QScriptValue(), args);
-}
-
 bool EntityScriptingInterface::setAllPoints(QUuid entityID, const QVector<glm::vec3>& points) {
     PROFILE_RANGE(script_entities, __FUNCTION__);
 
@@ -1666,6 +1648,30 @@ bool EntityScriptingInterface::AABoxIntersectsCapsule(const glm::vec3& low, cons
     return aaBox.findCapsulePenetration(start, end, radius, penetration);
 }
 
+void EntityScriptingInterface::getMeshes(QUuid entityID, QScriptValue callback) {
+    PROFILE_RANGE(script_entities, __FUNCTION__);
+
+    EntityItemPointer entity = static_cast<EntityItemPointer>(_entityTree->findEntityByEntityItemID(entityID));
+    if (!entity) {
+        qCDebug(entities) << "EntityScriptingInterface::getMeshes no entity with ID" << entityID;
+        QScriptValueList args { callback.engine()->undefinedValue(), false };
+        callback.call(QScriptValue(), args);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    MeshProxyList result;
+    bool success = entity->getMeshes(result);
+
+    if (success) {
+        QScriptValue resultAsScriptValue = meshesToScriptValue(callback.engine(), result);
+        QScriptValueList args { resultAsScriptValue, true };
+        callback.call(QScriptValue(), args);
+    } else {
+        QScriptValueList args { callback.engine()->undefinedValue(), false };
+        callback.call(QScriptValue(), args);
+    }
+}
+
 glm::mat4 EntityScriptingInterface::getEntityTransform(const QUuid& entityID) {
     glm::mat4 result;
     if (_entityTree) {
@@ -1682,3 +1688,20 @@ glm::mat4 EntityScriptingInterface::getEntityTransform(const QUuid& entityID) {
     }
     return result;
 }
+
+glm::mat4 EntityScriptingInterface::getEntityLocalTransform(const QUuid& entityID) {
+    glm::mat4 result;
+    if (_entityTree) {
+        _entityTree->withReadLock([&] {
+            EntityItemPointer entity = _entityTree->findEntityByEntityItemID(EntityItemID(entityID));
+            if (entity) {
+                glm::mat4 translation = glm::translate(entity->getLocalPosition());
+                glm::mat4 rotation = glm::mat4_cast(entity->getLocalOrientation());
+                glm::mat4 registration = glm::translate(ENTITY_ITEM_DEFAULT_REGISTRATION_POINT -
+                                                        entity->getRegistrationPoint());
+                result = translation * rotation * registration;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    return result;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
index 630c55e4e2..b25764790e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/EntityScriptingInterface.h
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ public slots:
     Q_INVOKABLE bool setAllVoxels(QUuid entityID, int value);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool setVoxelsInCuboid(QUuid entityID, const glm::vec3& lowPosition,
                                        const glm::vec3& cuboidSize, int value);
-    Q_INVOKABLE void voxelsToMesh(QUuid entityID, QScriptValue callback);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool setAllPoints(QUuid entityID, const QVector<glm::vec3>& points);
     Q_INVOKABLE bool appendPoint(QUuid entityID, const glm::vec3& point);
@@ -330,6 +329,8 @@ public slots:
                                             const glm::vec3& start, const glm::vec3& end, float radius);
 
 
+    Q_INVOKABLE void getMeshes(QUuid entityID, QScriptValue callback);
+
     /**jsdoc
      * Returns object to world transform, excluding scale
      *
@@ -339,6 +340,16 @@ public slots:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE glm::mat4 getEntityTransform(const QUuid& entityID);
 
+
+    /**jsdoc
+     * Returns object to world transform, excluding scale
+     *
+     * @function Entities.getEntityLocalTransform
+     * @param {EntityID} entityID The ID of the entity whose local transform is to be returned
+     * @return {Mat4} Entity's object to parent transform, excluding scale
+     */
+    Q_INVOKABLE glm::mat4 getEntityLocalTransform(const QUuid& entityID);
+
 signals:
     void collisionWithEntity(const EntityItemID& idA, const EntityItemID& idB, const Collision& collision);
 
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
index 90344d6c4b..2a374c1d17 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,3 @@ const QByteArray PolyVoxEntityItem::getVoxelData() const {
     });
     return voxelDataCopy;
 }
-
-bool PolyVoxEntityItem::getMeshAsScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, QScriptValue& result) {
-    return false;
-}
diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h
index 311a002a4a..cf7531fc9e 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/PolyVoxEntityItem.h
@@ -135,8 +135,6 @@ class PolyVoxEntityItem : public EntityItem {
     void setVoxelDataDirty(bool value) { withWriteLock([&] { _voxelDataDirty = value; }); }
     virtual void recomputeMesh() {};
 
-    virtual bool getMeshAsScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, QScriptValue& result);
-
  protected:
     glm::vec3 _voxelVolumeSize; // this is always 3 bytes
 
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp
index 5ee04c5718..034263eb53 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/OBJWriter.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,16 @@ static QString formatFloat(double n) {
 }
 
 bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, QList<MeshPointer> meshes) {
+    int attributeTypeNormal = gpu::Stream::InputSlot::NORMAL; // libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Stream.h
+
     // each mesh's vertices are numbered from zero.  We're combining all their vertices into one list here,
     // so keep track of the start index for each mesh.
     QList<int> meshVertexStartOffset;
+    QList<int> meshNormalStartOffset;
     int currentVertexStartOffset = 0;
+    int currentNormalStartOffset = 0;
 
-    // write out all vertices
+    // write out vertices
     foreach (const MeshPointer& mesh, meshes) {
         meshVertexStartOffset.append(currentVertexStartOffset);
         const gpu::BufferView& vertexBuffer = mesh->getVertexBuffer();
@@ -64,10 +68,28 @@ bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, QList<MeshPointer> meshes) {
     }
     out << "\n";
 
+    // write out normals
+    bool haveNormals = true;
+    foreach (const MeshPointer& mesh, meshes) {
+        meshNormalStartOffset.append(currentNormalStartOffset);
+        const gpu::BufferView& normalsBufferView = mesh->getAttributeBuffer(attributeTypeNormal);
+        gpu::BufferView::Index numNormals = (gpu::BufferView::Index)normalsBufferView.getNumElements();
+        for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numNormals; i++) {
+            glm::vec3 normal = normalsBufferView.get<glm::vec3>(i);
+            out << "vn ";
+            out << formatFloat(normal[0]) << " ";
+            out << formatFloat(normal[1]) << " ";
+            out << formatFloat(normal[2]) << "\n";
+        }
+        currentNormalStartOffset += numNormals;
+    }
+    out << "\n";
+
     // write out faces
     int nth = 0;
     foreach (const MeshPointer& mesh, meshes) {
         currentVertexStartOffset = meshVertexStartOffset.takeFirst();
+        currentNormalStartOffset = meshNormalStartOffset.takeFirst();
 
         const gpu::BufferView& partBuffer = mesh->getPartBuffer();
         const gpu::BufferView& indexBuffer = mesh->getIndexBuffer();
@@ -104,9 +126,15 @@ bool writeOBJToTextStream(QTextStream& out, QList<MeshPointer> meshes) {
                 indexCount++;
 
                 out << "f ";
-                out << currentVertexStartOffset + index0 + 1 << " ";
-                out << currentVertexStartOffset + index1 + 1 << " ";
-                out << currentVertexStartOffset + index2 + 1 << "\n";
+                if (haveNormals) {
+                    out << currentVertexStartOffset + index0 + 1 << "//" << currentVertexStartOffset + index0 + 1 << " ";
+                    out << currentVertexStartOffset + index1 + 1 << "//" << currentVertexStartOffset + index1 + 1 << " ";
+                    out << currentVertexStartOffset + index2 + 1 << "//" << currentVertexStartOffset + index2 + 1 << "\n";
+                } else {
+                    out << currentVertexStartOffset + index0 + 1 << " ";
+                    out << currentVertexStartOffset + index1 + 1 << " ";
+                    out << currentVertexStartOffset + index2 + 1 << "\n";
+                }
             }
             out << "\n";
         }
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshFace.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshFace.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8092d36aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshFace.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+//  MeshFace.cpp
+//  libraries/model/src/model/
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2017-3-23
+//  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
+//
+
+#include <RegisteredMetaTypes.h>
+
+#include "MeshFace.h"
+
+
+QScriptValue meshFaceToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshFace &meshFace) {
+    QScriptValue obj = engine->newObject();
+    obj.setProperty("vertices", qVectorIntToScriptValue(engine, meshFace.vertexIndices));
+    return obj;
+}
+
+void meshFaceFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, MeshFace& meshFaceResult) {
+    qVectorIntFromScriptValue(object.property("vertices"), meshFaceResult.vertexIndices);
+}
+
+QScriptValue qVectorMeshFaceToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QVector<MeshFace>& vector) {
+    QScriptValue array = engine->newArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < vector.size(); i++) {
+        array.setProperty(i, meshFaceToScriptValue(engine, vector.at(i)));
+    }
+    return array;
+}
+
+void qVectorMeshFaceFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<MeshFace>& result) {
+    int length = array.property("length").toInteger();
+    result.clear();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        MeshFace meshFace = MeshFace();
+        meshFaceFromScriptValue(array.property(i), meshFace);
+        result << meshFace;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshFace.h b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshFace.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b81b372c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshFace.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//
+//  MeshFace.h
+//  libraries/model/src/model/
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2017-3-23
+//  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
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_MeshFace_h
+#define hifi_MeshFace_h
+
+#include <QScriptEngine>
+#include <QScriptValueIterator>
+#include <QtScript/QScriptValue>
+
+#include <model/Geometry.h>
+
+using MeshPointer = std::shared_ptr<model::Mesh>;
+
+class MeshFace {
+
+public:
+    MeshFace() {}
+    ~MeshFace() {}
+
+    QVector<uint32_t> vertexIndices;
+    // TODO -- material...
+};
+
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MeshFace)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(QVector<MeshFace>)
+
+QScriptValue meshFaceToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshFace &meshFace);
+void meshFaceFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, MeshFace& meshFaceResult);
+QScriptValue qVectorMeshFaceToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QVector<MeshFace>& vector);
+void qVectorMeshFaceFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<MeshFace>& result);
+
+
+
+#endif // hifi_MeshFace_h
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshProxy.cpp b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshProxy.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b6fa43c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshProxy.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//
+//  MeshProxy.cpp
+//  libraries/model/src/model/
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2017-3-22.
+//  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
+//
+
+#include "MeshProxy.h"
+
+
+QScriptValue meshToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, MeshProxy* const &in) {
+    return engine->newQObject(in, QScriptEngine::QtOwnership,
+                              QScriptEngine::ExcludeDeleteLater | QScriptEngine::ExcludeChildObjects);
+}
+
+void meshFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxy* &out) {
+    out = qobject_cast<MeshProxy*>(value.toQObject());
+}
+
+QScriptValue meshesToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshProxyList &in) {
+    // QScriptValueList result;
+    QScriptValue result = engine->newArray();
+    int i = 0;
+    foreach (MeshProxy* const meshProxy, in) {
+        result.setProperty(i++, meshToScriptValue(engine, meshProxy));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+void meshesFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxyList &out) {
+    QScriptValueIterator itr(value);
+
+    qDebug() << "in meshesFromScriptValue, value.length =" << value.property("length").toInt32();
+
+    while(itr.hasNext()) {
+        itr.next();
+        MeshProxy* meshProxy = qscriptvalue_cast<MeshProxyList::value_type>(itr.value());
+        if (meshProxy) {
+            out.append(meshProxy);
+        } else {
+            qDebug() << "null meshProxy";
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshProxy.h
similarity index 69%
rename from libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h
rename to libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshProxy.h
index 82f5038348..c5b25b7895 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/MeshProxy.h
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/MeshProxy.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //
 //  MeshProxy.h
-//  libraries/script-engine/src
+//  libraries/model/src/model/
 //
 //  Created by Seth Alves on 2017-1-27.
 //  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 #ifndef hifi_MeshProxy_h
 #define hifi_MeshProxy_h
 
+#include <QScriptEngine>
+#include <QScriptValueIterator>
+#include <QtScript/QScriptValue>
+
 #include <model/Geometry.h>
 
 using MeshPointer = std::shared_ptr<model::Mesh>;
@@ -38,4 +42,11 @@ Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MeshProxy*);
 class MeshProxyList : public QList<MeshProxy*> {}; // typedef and using fight with the Qt macros/templates, do this instead
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(MeshProxyList);
 
+
+QScriptValue meshToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, MeshProxy* const &in);
+void meshFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxy* &out);
+
+QScriptValue meshesToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshProxyList &in);
+void meshesFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxyList &out);
+
 #endif // hifi_MeshProxy_h
diff --git a/libraries/model/src/model/Geometry.cpp b/libraries/model/src/model/Geometry.cpp
index 04b0db92d3..16608ab63e 100755
--- a/libraries/model/src/model/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/libraries/model/src/model/Geometry.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ model::MeshPointer Mesh::map(std::function<glm::vec3(glm::vec3)> vertexFunc,
     unsigned char* resultVertexData = new unsigned char[vertexSize];
     unsigned char* vertexDataCursor = resultVertexData;
 
-    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numVertices; i ++) {
+    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numVertices; i++) {
         glm::vec3 pos = vertexFunc(vertexBufferView.get<glm::vec3>(i));
         memcpy(vertexDataCursor, &pos, sizeof(pos));
         vertexDataCursor += sizeof(pos);
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ model::MeshPointer Mesh::map(std::function<glm::vec3(glm::vec3)> vertexFunc,
     unsigned char* resultNormalData = new unsigned char[normalSize];
     unsigned char* normalDataCursor = resultNormalData;
 
-    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numNormals; i ++) {
+    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numNormals; i++) {
         glm::vec3 normal = normalFunc(normalsBufferView.get<glm::vec3>(i));
         memcpy(normalDataCursor, &normal, sizeof(normal));
         normalDataCursor += sizeof(normal);
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ model::MeshPointer Mesh::map(std::function<glm::vec3(glm::vec3)> vertexFunc,
     unsigned char* resultIndexData = new unsigned char[indexSize];
     unsigned char* indexDataCursor = resultIndexData;
 
-    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numIndexes; i ++) {
+    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numIndexes; i++) {
         uint32_t index = indexFunc(indexBufferView.get<uint32_t>(i));
         memcpy(indexDataCursor, &index, sizeof(index));
         indexDataCursor += sizeof(index);
@@ -217,19 +217,18 @@ model::MeshPointer Mesh::map(std::function<glm::vec3(glm::vec3)> vertexFunc,
 void Mesh::forEach(std::function<void(glm::vec3)> vertexFunc,
                    std::function<void(glm::vec3)> normalFunc,
                    std::function<void(uint32_t)> indexFunc) {
-    int attributeTypeNormal = gpu::Stream::InputSlot::NORMAL; // libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Stream.h
-
     // vertex data
     const gpu::BufferView& vertexBufferView = getVertexBuffer();
     gpu::BufferView::Index numVertices = (gpu::BufferView::Index)getNumVertices();
-    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numVertices; i ++) {
+    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numVertices; i++) {
         vertexFunc(vertexBufferView.get<glm::vec3>(i));
     }
 
     // normal data
+    int attributeTypeNormal = gpu::Stream::InputSlot::NORMAL; // libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Stream.h
     const gpu::BufferView& normalsBufferView = getAttributeBuffer(attributeTypeNormal);
-    gpu::BufferView::Index numNormals =  (gpu::BufferView::Index) normalsBufferView.getNumElements();
-    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numNormals; i ++) {
+    gpu::BufferView::Index numNormals =  (gpu::BufferView::Index)normalsBufferView.getNumElements();
+    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numNormals; i++) {
         normalFunc(normalsBufferView.get<glm::vec3>(i));
     }
     // TODO -- other attributes
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ void Mesh::forEach(std::function<void(glm::vec3)> vertexFunc,
     // face data
     const gpu::BufferView& indexBufferView = getIndexBuffer();
     gpu::BufferView::Index numIndexes = (gpu::BufferView::Index)getNumIndices();
-    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numIndexes; i ++) {
+    for (gpu::BufferView::Index i = 0; i < numIndexes; i++) {
         indexFunc(indexBufferView.get<uint32_t>(i));
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp
index 833ac5b64d..f56312568e 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -12,36 +12,18 @@
 #include <QScriptEngine>
 #include <QScriptValueIterator>
 #include <QtScript/QScriptValue>
+#include <model-networking/MeshFace.h>
 #include "ScriptEngine.h"
+#include "ScriptEngineLogging.h"
 #include "ModelScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "OBJWriter.h"
 
 ModelScriptingInterface::ModelScriptingInterface(QObject* parent) : QObject(parent) {
     _modelScriptEngine = qobject_cast<ScriptEngine*>(parent);
-}
 
-QScriptValue meshToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, MeshProxy* const &in) {
-    return engine->newQObject(in, QScriptEngine::QtOwnership,
-                              QScriptEngine::ExcludeDeleteLater | QScriptEngine::ExcludeChildObjects);
-}
-
-void meshFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxy* &out) {
-    out = qobject_cast<MeshProxy*>(value.toQObject());
-}
-
-QScriptValue meshesToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshProxyList &in) {
-    return engine->toScriptValue(in);
-}
-
-void meshesFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxyList &out) {
-    QScriptValueIterator itr(value);
-    while(itr.hasNext()) {
-        itr.next();
-        MeshProxy* meshProxy = qscriptvalue_cast<MeshProxyList::value_type>(itr.value());
-        if (meshProxy) {
-            out.append(meshProxy);
-        }
-    }
+    qScriptRegisterSequenceMetaType<QList<MeshProxy*>>(_modelScriptEngine);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(_modelScriptEngine, meshFaceToScriptValue, meshFaceFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(_modelScriptEngine, qVectorMeshFaceToScriptValue, qVectorMeshFaceFromScriptValue);
 }
 
 QString ModelScriptingInterface::meshToOBJ(MeshProxyList in) {
@@ -140,8 +122,6 @@ QScriptValue ModelScriptingInterface::appendMeshes(MeshProxyList in) {
     return meshToScriptValue(_modelScriptEngine, resultProxy);
 }
 
-
-
 QScriptValue ModelScriptingInterface::transformMesh(glm::mat4 transform, MeshProxy* meshProxy) {
     if (!meshProxy) {
         return QScriptValue(false);
@@ -157,3 +137,57 @@ QScriptValue ModelScriptingInterface::transformMesh(glm::mat4 transform, MeshPro
     MeshProxy* resultProxy = new MeshProxy(result);
     return meshToScriptValue(_modelScriptEngine, resultProxy);
 }
+
+QScriptValue ModelScriptingInterface::newMesh(const QVector<glm::vec3>& vertices,
+                                              const QVector<glm::vec3>& normals,
+                                              const QVector<MeshFace>& faces) {
+    model::MeshPointer mesh(new model::Mesh());
+
+    // vertices
+    auto vertexBuffer = std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(vertices.size() * sizeof(glm::vec3), (gpu::Byte*)vertices.data());
+    auto vertexBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(vertexBuffer);
+    gpu::BufferView vertexBufferView(vertexBufferPtr, 0, vertexBufferPtr->getSize(),
+                                     sizeof(glm::vec3), gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::XYZ));
+    mesh->setVertexBuffer(vertexBufferView);
+
+    if (vertices.size() == normals.size()) {
+        // normals
+        auto normalBuffer = std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(normals.size() * sizeof(glm::vec3), (gpu::Byte*)normals.data());
+        auto normalBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(normalBuffer);
+        gpu::BufferView normalBufferView(normalBufferPtr, 0, normalBufferPtr->getSize(),
+                                         sizeof(glm::vec3), gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::XYZ));
+        mesh->addAttribute(gpu::Stream::NORMAL, normalBufferView);
+    } else {
+        qCDebug(scriptengine) << "ModelScriptingInterface::newMesh normals must be same length as vertices";
+    }
+
+    // indices (faces)
+    int VERTICES_PER_TRIANGLE = 3;
+    int indexBufferSize = faces.size() * sizeof(uint32_t) * VERTICES_PER_TRIANGLE;
+    unsigned char* indexData  = new unsigned char[indexBufferSize];
+    unsigned char* indexDataCursor = indexData;
+    foreach(const MeshFace& meshFace, faces) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < VERTICES_PER_TRIANGLE; i++) {
+            memcpy(indexDataCursor, &meshFace.vertexIndices[i], sizeof(uint32_t));
+            indexDataCursor += sizeof(uint32_t);
+        }
+    }
+    auto indexBuffer = std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(indexBufferSize, (gpu::Byte*)indexData);
+    auto indexBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(indexBuffer);
+    gpu::BufferView indexBufferView(indexBufferPtr, gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::UINT32, gpu::RAW));
+    mesh->setIndexBuffer(indexBufferView);
+
+    // parts
+    std::vector<model::Mesh::Part> parts;
+    parts.emplace_back(model::Mesh::Part((model::Index)0, // startIndex
+                                         (model::Index)faces.size() * 3, // numIndices
+                                         (model::Index)0, // baseVertex
+                                         model::Mesh::TRIANGLES)); // topology
+    mesh->setPartBuffer(gpu::BufferView(new gpu::Buffer(parts.size() * sizeof(model::Mesh::Part),
+                                                        (gpu::Byte*) parts.data()), gpu::Element::PART_DRAWCALL));
+
+
+
+    MeshProxy* meshProxy = new MeshProxy(mesh);
+    return meshToScriptValue(_modelScriptEngine, meshProxy);
+}
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h
index 14789943e3..d899f532d8 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ModelScriptingInterface.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 #include <QScriptValue>
 #include <OBJWriter.h>
 #include <model/Geometry.h>
-#include "MeshProxy.h"
+#include <model-networking/MeshProxy.h>
+#include <model-networking/MeshFace.h>
 
 using MeshPointer = std::shared_ptr<model::Mesh>;
 class ScriptEngine;
@@ -31,15 +32,12 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QString meshToOBJ(MeshProxyList in);
     Q_INVOKABLE QScriptValue appendMeshes(MeshProxyList in);
     Q_INVOKABLE QScriptValue transformMesh(glm::mat4 transform, MeshProxy* meshProxy);
+    Q_INVOKABLE QScriptValue newMesh(const QVector<glm::vec3>& vertices,
+                                     const QVector<glm::vec3>& normals,
+                                     const QVector<MeshFace>& faces);
 
 private:
     ScriptEngine* _modelScriptEngine { nullptr };
 };
 
-QScriptValue meshToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, MeshProxy* const &in);
-void meshFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxy* &out);
-
-QScriptValue meshesToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const MeshProxyList &in);
-void meshesFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& value, MeshProxyList &out);
-
 #endif // hifi_ModelScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp
index 89d5ce709d..3f3146cc04 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AABox.cpp
@@ -436,6 +436,38 @@ glm::vec3 AABox::getClosestPointOnFace(const glm::vec4& origin, const glm::vec4&
     return getClosestPointOnFace(glm::vec3(origin), face);
 }
 
+bool AABox::touchesAAEllipsoid(const glm::vec3& center, const glm::vec3& radials) const {
+    // handle case where ellipsoid's alix-aligned box doesn't touch this AABox
+    if (_corner.x - radials.x > center.x ||
+        _corner.y - radials.y > center.y ||
+        _corner.z - radials.z > center.z ||
+        _corner.x + _scale.x + radials.x < center.x ||
+        _corner.y + _scale.y + radials.y < center.y ||
+        _corner.z + _scale.z + radials.z < center.z) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // handle case where ellipsoid is entirely inside this AABox
+    if (contains(center)) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < FACE_COUNT; i++) {
+        glm::vec3 closest = getClosestPointOnFace(center, (BoxFace)i) - center;
+        float x = closest.x;
+        float y = closest.y;
+        float z = closest.z;
+        float a = radials.x;
+        float b = radials.y;
+        float c = radials.z;
+        if (x*x/(a*a) + y*y/(b*b) + z*z/(c*c) < 1.0f) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
 glm::vec4 AABox::getPlane(BoxFace face) const {
     switch (face) {
         case MIN_X_FACE: return glm::vec4(-1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, _corner.x);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AABox.h b/libraries/shared/src/AABox.h
index ccc7b6e302..a53cc26163 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AABox.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AABox.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public:
     bool findRayIntersection(const glm::vec3& origin, const glm::vec3& direction, float& distance,
                                 BoxFace& face, glm::vec3& surfaceNormal) const;
     bool touchesSphere(const glm::vec3& center, float radius) const; // fast but may generate false positives
+    bool touchesAAEllipsoid(const glm::vec3& center, const glm::vec3& radials) const;
     bool findSpherePenetration(const glm::vec3& center, float radius, glm::vec3& penetration) const;
     bool findCapsulePenetration(const glm::vec3& start, const glm::vec3& end, float radius, glm::vec3& penetration) const;
 
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
index 7f12d6cc00..70067b93f3 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ void registerMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qVectorQuatToScriptValue, qVectorQuatFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qVectorBoolToScriptValue, qVectorBoolFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qVectorFloatToScriptValue, qVectorFloatFromScriptValue);
+    qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qVectorIntToScriptValue, qVectorIntFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, vec2toScriptValue, vec2FromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, quatToScriptValue, quatFromScriptValue);
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, qRectToScriptValue, qRectFromScriptValue);
@@ -386,6 +387,15 @@ QScriptValue qVectorFloatToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QVector<floa
     return array;
 }
 
+QScriptValue qVectorIntToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QVector<uint32_t>& vector) {
+    QScriptValue array = engine->newArray();
+    for (int i = 0; i < vector.size(); i++) {
+        int num = vector.at(i);
+        array.setProperty(i, QScriptValue(num));
+    }
+    return array;
+}
+
 void qVectorFloatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<float>& vector) {
     int length = array.property("length").toInteger();
     
@@ -393,6 +403,15 @@ void qVectorFloatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<float>& vect
         vector << array.property(i).toVariant().toFloat();
     }
 }
+
+void qVectorIntFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<uint32_t>& vector) {
+    int length = array.property("length").toInteger();
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        vector << array.property(i).toVariant().toInt();
+    }
+}
+
 //
 QVector<glm::vec3> qVectorVec3FromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array){
     QVector<glm::vec3> newVector;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
index 498a8b3b3a..8a15f62eed 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/RegisteredMetaTypes.h
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ QScriptValue qVectorFloatToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QVector<floa
 void qVectorFloatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<float>& vector);
 QVector<float> qVectorFloatFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array);
 
+// vector<uint32_t>
+QScriptValue qVectorIntToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const QVector<uint32_t>& vector);
+void qVectorIntFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array, QVector<uint32_t>& vector);
+
 QVector<QUuid> qVectorQUuidFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue& array);
 
 QScriptValue aaCubeToScriptValue(QScriptEngine* engine, const AACube& aaCube);