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+//
+//  sphereLodTest.js
+//  examples/tests
+//
+//  Created by Eric Levin on 1/21/16.
+//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+
+//  A test script for testing LODing of sphere entities and sphere overlays
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+MyAvatar.orientation = Quat.fromPitchYawRollDegrees(0, 0, 0);
+orientation = Quat.safeEulerAngles(MyAvatar.orientation);
+orientation.x = 0;
+orientation = Quat.fromVec3Degrees(orientation);
+var tablePosition = Vec3.sum(MyAvatar.position, Quat.getFront(orientation));
+tablePosition.y += 0.5;
+
+
+var tableDimensions = {
+    x: 1,
+    y: 0.2,
+    z: 1
+};
+var table = Entities.addEntity({
+    type: "Box",
+    position: tablePosition,
+    dimensions: tableDimensions,
+    color: {
+        red: 70,
+        green: 21,
+        blue: 21
+    }
+});
+
+
+var sphereDimensions = {x: 0.01, y: 0.01, z: 0.01};
+var entitySpherePosition = Vec3.sum(tablePosition, {x: 0, y: tableDimensions.y/2 + sphereDimensions.y/2, z: 0});
+var entitySphere = Entities.addEntity({
+    type: "Sphere",
+    position: entitySpherePosition,
+    color: {red: 200, green: 20, blue: 200},
+    dimensions: sphereDimensions
+});
+
+var overlaySpherePosition = Vec3.sum(tablePosition, {x: sphereDimensions.x, y: tableDimensions.y/2 + sphereDimensions.y/2, z: 0});
+var overlaySphere = Overlays.addOverlay("sphere", {
+    position: overlaySpherePosition,
+    size: 0.01,
+    color: { red: 20, green: 200, blue: 0},
+    alpha: 1.0,
+    solid: true,
+});
+
+
+
+function cleanup() {
+    Entities.deleteEntity(table);
+    Entities.deleteEntity(entitySphere);
+    Overlays.deleteOverlay(overlaySphere);
+
+
+}
+Script.scriptEnding.connect(cleanup);
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