From 5d78867197dd37074cd626e2ecdfd489736542f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zach Pomerantz <zach@highfidelity.io>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:23:54 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Set grid height via global y-coord

---
 examples/html/gridControls.html             | 2 +-
 examples/libraries/gridTool.js              | 5 +++--
 interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp | 5 +----
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/html/gridControls.html b/examples/html/gridControls.html
index 0724f1fc6b..f8a7db4a50 100644
--- a/examples/html/gridControls.html
+++ b/examples/html/gridControls.html
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
         <div id="horizontal-position" class="property-section">
             <label>Position (Y Axis)</label>
             <span>
-                <input type='number' id="horiz-y" class="number" value="-1.0" step="0.1"></input>
+                <input type='number' id="horiz-y" class="number" step="0.1"></input>
             </span>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/examples/libraries/gridTool.js b/examples/libraries/gridTool.js
index 6d762c94d2..f5c8b4d90b 100644
--- a/examples/libraries/gridTool.js
+++ b/examples/libraries/gridTool.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Grid = function(opts) {
     ];
     var colorIndex = 0;
     var gridAlpha = 0.6;
-    var origin = { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 };
+    var origin = { x: 0, y: +MyAvatar.getJointPosition('LeftToeBase').y.toFixed(1) + 0.1, z: 0 };
     var scale = 500;
     var minorGridEvery = 1.0;
     var majorGridEvery = 5;
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ Grid = function(opts) {
     var snapToGrid = false;
 
     var gridOverlay = Overlays.addOverlay("grid", {
+        rotation: Quat.fromPitchYawRollDegrees(90, 0, 0),
         dimensions: { x: scale, y: scale, z: scale },
+        position: origin,
         visible: false,
         drawInFront: false,
         color: colors[0],
         alpha: gridAlpha,
-        rotation: Quat.fromPitchYawRollDegrees(90, 0, 0),
         minorGridEvery: minorGridEvery,
         majorGridEvery: majorGridEvery,
     });
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp
index e73520e973..eef238e267 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Grid3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ void Grid3DOverlay::render(RenderArgs* args) {
             auto cameraPosition =
                 (float)_majorGridEvery * glm::round(args->_viewFrustum->getPosition() / (float)_majorGridEvery);
 
-            // Get the plane of the avatar's feet (or collision ground)
-            auto avatarBaseHeight = avatar->getPosition().y - avatar->getUniformScale();
-
-            position += glm::vec3(cameraPosition.x, avatarBaseHeight, cameraPosition.z);
+            position += glm::vec3(cameraPosition.x, 0.0f, cameraPosition.z);
         }
 
         Transform transform;