diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/settingsApp/general/General.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/settingsApp/general/General.qml
index cabea8f6d5..de5e75b7e5 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/settingsApp/general/General.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/settingsApp/general/General.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import "../../simplifiedConstants" as SimplifiedConstants
 import "../../simplifiedControls" as SimplifiedControls
 import stylesUit 1.0 as HifiStylesUit
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
+import PerformanceEnums 1.0
 
 Flickable {
     property string avatarNametagMode: Settings.getValue("simplifiedNametag/avatarNametagMode", "on")
@@ -113,16 +114,28 @@ Flickable {
                 SimplifiedControls.RadioButton {
                     id: performanceLow
                     text: "Eco"
+                    checked: Performance.getRefreshRateProfile() === RefreshRate.ECO
+                    onClicked: {
+                        Performance.setRefreshRateProfile(RefreshRate.ECO);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 SimplifiedControls.RadioButton {
                     id: performanceMedium
                     text: "Interactive"
+                    checked: Performance.getRefreshRateProfile() === RefreshRate.INTERACTIVE
+                    onClicked: {
+                        Performance.setRefreshRateProfile(RefreshRate.INTERACTIVE);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 SimplifiedControls.RadioButton {
                     id: performanceHigh
                     text: "Realtime"
+                    checked: Performance.getRefreshRateProfile() === RefreshRate.REALTIME
+                    onClicked: {
+                        Performance.setRefreshRateProfile(RefreshRate.REALTIME);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/topBar/SimplifiedTopBar.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/topBar/SimplifiedTopBar.qml
index 6622da33d9..a5a079b4dc 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/topBar/SimplifiedTopBar.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/simplifiedUI/topBar/SimplifiedTopBar.qml
@@ -277,8 +277,34 @@ Rectangle {
             }
             onClicked: {
                 Tablet.playSound(TabletEnums.ButtonClick);
-                // TODO: actually do this right and change the display plugin
-                HMD.active = !HMD.active;
+                var displayPluginCount = Window.getDisplayPluginCount();
+                if (HMD.active) {
+                    // This next line seems backwards and shouldn't be necessary - the NOTIFY handler should
+                    // result in `displayModeImage.source` changing automatically - but that's not working.
+                    // This is working. So, I'm keeping it. 
+                    displayModeImage.source = "./images/vrMode.svg";
+
+                    // Switch to desktop mode - selects first VR display plugin
+                    for (var i = 0; i < displayPluginCount; i++) {
+                        if (!Window.isDisplayPluginHmd(i)) {
+                            Window.setActiveDisplayPlugin(i);
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    // This next line seems backwards and shouldn't be necessary - the NOTIFY handler should
+                    // result in `displayModeImage.source` changing automatically - but that's not working.
+                    // This is working. So, I'm keeping it.
+                    displayModeImage.source = "./images/desktopMode.svg";
+
+                    // Switch to VR mode - selects first HMD display plugin
+                    for (var i = 0; i < displayPluginCount; i++) {
+                        if (Window.isDisplayPluginHmd(i)) {
+                            Window.setActiveDisplayPlugin(i);
+                            return;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index c304b86aa5..48e626d030 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -194,8 +194,7 @@
 #include "scripting/TTSScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/KeyboardScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "scripting/PerformanceScriptingInterface.h"
-
-
+#include "scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.h"
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_MAC) || defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include "SpeechRecognizer.h"
@@ -3331,7 +3330,7 @@ void Application::onDesktopRootContextCreated(QQmlContext* surfaceContext) {
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("LODManager", DependencyManager::get<LODManager>().data());
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("HMD", DependencyManager::get<HMDScriptingInterface>().data());
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Scene", DependencyManager::get<SceneScriptingInterface>().data());
-    surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Render", _graphicsEngine.getRenderEngine()->getConfiguration().get());
+    surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Render", RenderScriptingInterface::getInstance());
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Workload", _gameWorkload._engine->getConfiguration().get());
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Reticle", getApplicationCompositor().getReticleInterface());
     surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Snapshot", DependencyManager::get<Snapshot>().data());
@@ -3446,7 +3445,7 @@ void Application::setupQmlSurface(QQmlContext* surfaceContext, bool setAdditiona
         surfaceContext->setContextProperty("InputConfiguration", DependencyManager::get<InputConfiguration>().data());
         surfaceContext->setContextProperty("SoundCache", DependencyManager::get<SoundCacheScriptingInterface>().data());
         surfaceContext->setContextProperty("AvatarBookmarks", DependencyManager::get<AvatarBookmarks>().data());
-        surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Render", AbstractViewStateInterface::instance()->getRenderEngine()->getConfiguration().get());
+        surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Render", RenderScriptingInterface::getInstance());
         surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Workload", qApp->getGameWorkload()._engine->getConfiguration().get());
         surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Controller", DependencyManager::get<controller::ScriptingInterface>().data());
         surfaceContext->setContextProperty("Pointers", DependencyManager::get<PointerScriptingInterface>().data());
@@ -7396,7 +7395,7 @@ void Application::registerScriptEngineWithApplicationServices(ScriptEnginePointe
     scriptEngine->registerFunction("HMD", "getHUDLookAtPosition3D", HMDScriptingInterface::getHUDLookAtPosition3D, 0);
 
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Scene", DependencyManager::get<SceneScriptingInterface>().data());
-    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Render", _graphicsEngine.getRenderEngine()->getConfiguration().get());
+    scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Render", RenderScriptingInterface::getInstance());
     scriptEngine->registerGlobalObject("Workload", _gameWorkload._engine->getConfiguration().get());
 
     GraphicsScriptingInterface::registerMetaTypes(scriptEngine.data());
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 17871aadcf..210039beba 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ public:
     render::EnginePointer getRenderEngine() override { return  _graphicsEngine.getRenderEngine(); }
     gpu::ContextPointer getGPUContext() const { return _graphicsEngine.getGPUContext(); }
 
-
     const GameWorkload& getGameWorkload() const { return _gameWorkload; }
 
     virtual void pushPostUpdateLambda(void* key, const std::function<void()>& func) override;
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index c010a755e9..6b9030e337 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(renderOptionsMenu, MenuOption::ComputeBlendshapes, 0, true,
         DependencyManager::get<ModelBlender>().data(), SLOT(setComputeBlendshapes(bool)));
 
-    action = addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(renderOptionsMenu, MenuOption::MeshShaders, 0, true);
+    action = addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(renderOptionsMenu, MenuOption::MeshShaders, 0, false);
     connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [action] {
         MeshPartPayload::enableMeshShaders = action->isChecked();
     });
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 639f07523d..d7214b8620 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString NotificationSoundsTablet = "play_notification_sounds_tablet";
     const QString ForceCoarsePicking = "Force Coarse Picking";
     const QString ComputeBlendshapes = "Compute Blendshapes";
-    const QString MeshShaders = "Enable Shaders on Meshes";
+    const QString MeshShaders = "Enable Procedural Materials on Meshes";
     }
 
 #endif // hifi_Menu_h
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8581c7527d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gondelman on 5/16/19
+//  Copyright 2013-2019 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 "RenderScriptingInterface.h"
+
+const QString DEFERRED = "deferred";
+const QString FORWARD = "forward";
+
+RenderScriptingInterface* RenderScriptingInterface::getInstance() {
+    static RenderScriptingInterface sharedInstance;
+    return &sharedInstance;
+}
+
+RenderScriptingInterface::RenderScriptingInterface() {
+    setRenderMethod((render::Args::RenderMethod)_renderMethodSetting.get() == render::Args::RenderMethod::DEFERRED ? DEFERRED : FORWARD);
+}
+
+QString RenderScriptingInterface::getRenderMethod() {
+    return (render::Args::RenderMethod)_renderMethodSetting.get() == render::Args::RenderMethod::DEFERRED ? DEFERRED : FORWARD;
+}
+
+void RenderScriptingInterface::setRenderMethod(const QString& renderMethod) {
+    if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "setRenderMethod", Q_ARG(const QString&, renderMethod));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto config = dynamic_cast<task::SwitchConfig*>(qApp->getRenderEngine()->getConfiguration()->getConfig("RenderMainView.DeferredForwardSwitch"));
+    if (config) {
+        if (renderMethod == DEFERRED) {
+            _renderMethodSetting.set(render::Args::RenderMethod::DEFERRED);
+            config->setBranch(render::Args::RenderMethod::DEFERRED);
+            emit config->dirtyEnabled();
+        } else if (renderMethod == FORWARD) {
+            _renderMethodSetting.set(render::Args::RenderMethod::FORWARD);
+            config->setBranch(render::Args::RenderMethod::FORWARD);
+            emit config->dirtyEnabled();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aff3a08b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gondelman on 5/16/19
+//  Copyright 2013-2019 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_RenderScriptingInterface_h
+#define hifi_RenderScriptingInterface_h
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include "Application.h"
+
+#include "RenderForward.h"
+
+/**jsdoc
+ * The <code>Render</code> API allows you to configure the graphics engine
+ *
+ * @namespace Render
+ *
+ * @hifi-interface
+ * @hifi-client-entity
+ * @hifi-avatar
+ */
+class RenderScriptingInterface : public QObject {
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString renderMethod READ getRenderMethod WRITE setRenderMethod)
+
+public:
+    RenderScriptingInterface();
+
+    static RenderScriptingInterface* getInstance();
+
+public slots:
+    /**jsdoc
+     * Get a config for a job by name
+     * @function Render.getConfig
+     * @param {string} name - Can be:
+     *     - <job_name>.  Search for the first job named job_name traversing the the sub graph of task and jobs (from this task as root)
+     *     - <parent_name>.[<sub_parent_names>.]<job_name>.  Allows you to first look for the parent_name job (from this task as root) and then search from there for the
+     *    optional sub_parent_names and finally from there looking for the job_name (assuming every job in the path is found)
+     * @returns {object} The sub job config.
+     */
+    QObject* getConfig(const QString& name) { return qApp->getRenderEngine()->getConfiguration()->getConfig(name); }
+
+    /**jsdoc
+     * Gets the current render method
+     * @function Render.getRenderMethod
+     * @returns {string} <code>"deferred"</code> or <code>"forward"</code>
+     */
+    QString getRenderMethod();
+
+    /**jsdoc
+     * Sets the current render method
+     * @function Render.setRenderMethod
+     * @param {string} renderMethod - <code>"deferred"</code> or <code>"forward"</code>
+     */
+    void setRenderMethod(const QString& renderMethod);
+
+private:
+    Setting::Handle<int> _renderMethodSetting { "renderMethod", RENDER_FORWARD ? render::Args::RenderMethod::FORWARD : render::Args::RenderMethod::DEFERRED };
+};
+
+#endif  // hifi_RenderScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp
index ec05ba4319..0f03a2fe29 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableShapeEntityItem.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void ShapeEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateSynchronousTyped(const ScenePointer& sce
 void ShapeEntityRenderer::doRenderUpdateAsynchronousTyped(const TypedEntityPointer& entity) {
     withReadLock([&] {
         auto mat = _materials.find("0");
-        if (mat != _materials.end() && mat->second.top().material && mat->second.top().material->isEnabled()) {
+        if (mat != _materials.end() && mat->second.top().material && mat->second.top().material->isProcedural() && mat->second.top().material->isEnabled()) {
             auto procedural = std::static_pointer_cast<graphics::ProceduralMaterial>(mat->second.top().material);
             if (procedural->isFading()) {
                 procedural->setIsFading(Interpolate::calculateFadeRatio(procedural->getFadeStartTime()) < 1.0f);
diff --git a/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt
index 819365265f..3157a6552b 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/entities/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ include_hifi_library_headers(fbx)
 include_hifi_library_headers(gpu)
 include_hifi_library_headers(image)
 include_hifi_library_headers(ktx)
+include_hifi_library_headers(material-networking)
 include_hifi_library_headers(procedural)
-link_hifi_libraries(shared shaders networking octree avatars graphics material-networking model-networking)
+link_hifi_libraries(shared shaders networking octree avatars graphics model-networking)
diff --git a/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h b/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h
index 8c60169289..484a10aa3b 100644
--- a/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h
+++ b/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ public:
 class Model {
 public:
     using Pointer = std::shared_ptr<Model>;
+    using ConstPointer = std::shared_ptr<const Model>;
 
     QString originalURL;
     QString author;
diff --git a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h
index a8e373dc6e..615951345f 100644
--- a/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h
+++ b/libraries/model-networking/src/model-networking/ModelCache.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     bool isHFMModelLoaded() const { return (bool)_hfmModel; }
 
     const HFMModel& getHFMModel() const { return *_hfmModel; }
+    const HFMModel::ConstPointer& getConstHFMModelPointer() const { return _hfmModel; }
     const MaterialMapping& getMaterialMapping() const { return _materialMapping; }
     const GeometryMeshes& getMeshes() const { return *_meshes; }
     const std::shared_ptr<NetworkMaterial> getShapeMaterial(int shapeID) const;
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     // Shared across all geometries, constant throughout lifetime
-    std::shared_ptr<const HFMModel> _hfmModel;
+    HFMModel::ConstPointer _hfmModel;
     MaterialMapping _materialMapping;
     std::shared_ptr<const GeometryMeshes> _meshes;
     std::shared_ptr<const GeometryMeshParts> _meshParts;
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.cpp b/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.cpp
index e998f6f938..f35674a984 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "AndroidPlatform.h"
 #include "platformJsonKeys.h"
-
 #include <GPUIdent.h>
-#include <string>
+
 using namespace platform;
 
 void AndroidInstance::enumerateCpu() {
@@ -35,6 +34,11 @@ void AndroidInstance::enumerateGpu() {
 
 void AndroidInstance::enumerateMemory() {
     json ram = {};
-
+    ram["totalMemory"]="";
     _memory.push_back(ram);
 }
+
+void AndroidInstance::enumerateComputer(){
+    //no implememntation at this time
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.h b/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.h
index 17efbb45e3..66d80ca1ef 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/AndroidPlatform.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace platform {
         void enumerateCpu() override;
         void enumerateMemory() override;
         void enumerateGpu() override;
+        void enumerateComputer () override;
     };
 
 }  // namespace platform
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.cpp b/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.cpp
index 96c105826f..aa63eb1e08 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "LinuxPlatform.h"
 #include "platformJsonKeys.h"
 #include <GPUIdent.h>
-#include <string>
 
 using namespace platform;
 void LinuxInstance::enumerateCpu() {
@@ -36,7 +35,12 @@ void LinuxInstance::enumerateGpu() {
 
 void LinuxInstance::enumerateMemory() {
     json ram = {};
-
+    ram["totalMemory"]="";
 
     _memory.push_back(ram);
 }
+
+void LinuxInstance::enumerateComputer(){
+    //no implememntation at this time
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.h b/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.h
index 1af4ce7444..63db8557f0 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/LinuxPlatform.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace platform {
         void enumerateCpu() override;
         void enumerateMemory() override;
         void enumerateGpu() override;
+        void enumerateComputer () override;
     };
 
 }  // namespace platform
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.cpp b/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.cpp
index 172cd642aa..7081044879 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "MACOSPlatform.h"
 #include "platformJsonKeys.h"
+
 #include <thread>
 #include <GPUIdent.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #ifdef Q_OS_MAC
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <cpuid.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
 
 using namespace platform;
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ static void getCpuId( uint32_t* p, uint32_t ax )
 #endif
 }
 
+
 void MACOSInstance::enumerateCpu() {
     json cpu = {};
     uint32_t cpuInfo[4]={0,0,0,0};
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ void MACOSInstance::enumerateGpu() {
 
     _gpu.push_back(gpu);
     _display = ident->getOutput();
+
 }
 
 void MACOSInstance::enumerateMemory() {
@@ -84,3 +88,20 @@ void MACOSInstance::enumerateMemory() {
 #endif
     _memory.push_back(ram);
 }
+
+void MACOSInstance::enumerateComputer(){
+#ifdef Q_OS_MAC
+    
+    //get system name
+    size_t len=0;
+    sysctlbyname("hw.model",NULL, &len, NULL, 0);
+    char* model = (char *) malloc(sizeof(char)*len+1);
+    sysctlbyname("hw.model", model, &len, NULL,0);
+    
+    _computer["computerModel"]=std::string(model);
+
+    free(model);
+    
+#endif
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.h b/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.h
index 287e0c0ed7..04b8621698 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/MACOSPlatform.h
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ namespace platform {
         void enumerateCpu() override;
         void enumerateMemory() override;
         void enumerateGpu() override;
+        void enumerateComputer () override;
     };
 
 }  // namespace platform
 
-#endif //hifi_winplatform_h
+#endif //hifi_macosplatform_h
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.cpp b/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.cpp
index 601a9d7290..8b37aa4e77 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "WINPlatform.h"
 #include "platformJsonKeys.h"
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WINDOWS
 #include <intrin.h>
 #include <Windows.h>
@@ -76,7 +77,12 @@ void WINInstance::enumerateMemory() {
     statex.dwLength = sizeof(statex);
     GlobalMemoryStatusEx(&statex);
     int totalRam = statex.ullTotalPhys / 1024 / 1024;
-    ram[jsonKeys::totalMemory] = totalRam;
+    ram["totalMemory"] = totalRam;
 #endif
     _memory.push_back(ram);
 }
+
+void WINInstance::enumerateComputer(){
+    //no implememntation at this time
+}
+
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.h b/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.h
index 4d466a9b7e..828d27ffc3 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/WINPlatform.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace platform {
         void enumerateCpu() override;
         void enumerateMemory() override;
         void enumerateGpu() override;
-
+        void enumerateComputer () override;
     };
 }  // namespace platform
 
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/platform.cpp b/libraries/platform/src/platform.cpp
index 27e773d435..64bd536eee 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/platform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/platform.cpp
@@ -77,3 +77,7 @@ int platform::getNumMemory() {
 json platform::getMemory(int index) {
     return _instance->getMemory(index);
 }
+
+json platform::getComputer(){
+    return _instance->getComputer();
+}
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/platform.h b/libraries/platform/src/platform.h
index 895114ba6d..14ec5fa8b2 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/platform.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/platform.h
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 #ifndef hifi_Platform_h
 #define hifi_Platform_h
 
-#include "platformInstance.h"
-#include <vector>
+
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 
 namespace platform {
@@ -32,6 +31,8 @@ json getDisplay(int index);
 int getNumMemory();
 json getMemory(int index);
 
+json getComputer();
+    
 }  // namespace platform
 
 #endif  // hifi_platform_h
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.cpp b/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.cpp
index 705f5bd358..5859577748 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.cpp
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.cpp
@@ -7,24 +7,13 @@
 //
 
 
-#include "platform.h"
-
+#include "platformInstance.h"
 #include <QtGlobal>
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-#include "WINPlatform.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
-#include "MACOSPlatform.h"
-#endif
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-#endif
-
 using namespace platform;
 
 bool Instance::enumeratePlatform() {
+    enumerateComputer();
     enumerateCpu();
     enumerateGpu();
     enumerateMemory();
@@ -75,7 +64,6 @@ Instance::~Instance() {
         _memory.clear();
     }
 
-
     if (_gpu.size() > 0) {
         _gpu.clear();
     }
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.h b/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.h
index 4770200f07..8d0a181e3d 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/platformInstance.h
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ public:
     int getNumDisplay() { return (int)_display.size(); }
     json getDisplay(int index);
 
+    
+    json getComputer() {return _computer;}
+    
     void virtual enumerateCpu()=0;
     void virtual enumerateMemory()=0;
     void virtual enumerateGpu()=0;
+    void virtual enumerateComputer()=0;
     
     virtual ~Instance();
 
@@ -42,6 +46,7 @@ protected:
     std::vector<json>  _memory;
     std::vector<json>  _gpu;
     std::vector<json>  _display;
+    json  _computer;
 };
 
 }  // namespace platform
diff --git a/libraries/platform/src/platformJsonKeys.h b/libraries/platform/src/platformJsonKeys.h
index 633add2b7e..31d81a829c 100644
--- a/libraries/platform/src/platformJsonKeys.h
+++ b/libraries/platform/src/platformJsonKeys.h
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ namespace platform {
         static const char*  displayCoordsRight { "coordinatesright"};
         static const char*  displayCoordsTop { "coordinatestop"};
         static const char*  displayCoordsBottom { "coordinatesbottom"};
+        static const char*  computerModel { "computerModel"};
+        
 #endif
+        
     }
 
-} // namespace platform
+} // namespace plaform::jsonKeys
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.cpp b/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.cpp
index 7cb2f09bb7..735b1a48f6 100644
--- a/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.cpp
+++ b/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void ProceduralData::parse(const QJsonObject& proceduralData) {
         }
     }
 
-    { // Fragment shader URL (either fragmentShaderUrl or shaderUrl)
+    { // Fragment shader URL (either fragmentShaderURL or shaderUrl)
         auto rawShaderUrl = proceduralData[FRAGMENT_URL_KEY].toString();
         fragmentShaderUrl = DependencyManager::get<ResourceManager>()->normalizeURL(rawShaderUrl);
 
diff --git a/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.h b/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.h
index 1b190ec715..aac353bf7c 100644
--- a/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.h
+++ b/libraries/procedural/src/procedural/Procedural.h
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ class ProceduralMaterial : public NetworkMaterial {
 public:
     ProceduralMaterial() : NetworkMaterial() { initializeProcedural(); }
     ProceduralMaterial(const NetworkMaterial& material) : NetworkMaterial(material) { initializeProcedural(); }
-    //ProceduralMaterial(const ProceduralMaterial& material) : NetworkMaterial(material), _procedural(material._procedural) {}
 
     bool isProcedural() const override { return true; }
     bool isEnabled() const override { return _procedural.isEnabled(); }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp
index fac9082c74..7f42b05fa4 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/CauterizedModel.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ void CauterizedModel::createRenderItemSet() {
         // Run through all of the meshes, and place them into their segregated, but unsorted buckets
         int shapeID = 0;
         uint32_t numMeshes = (uint32_t)meshes.size();
-        const HFMModel& hfmModel = getHFMModel();
         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numMeshes; i++) {
             const auto& mesh = meshes.at(i);
             if (!mesh) {
@@ -86,8 +85,6 @@ void CauterizedModel::createRenderItemSet() {
             // Create the render payloads
             int numParts = (int)mesh->getNumParts();
             for (int partIndex = 0; partIndex < numParts; partIndex++) {
-                initializeBlendshapes(hfmModel.meshes[i], i);
-
                 auto ptr = std::make_shared<CauterizedMeshPartPayload>(shared_from_this(), i, partIndex, shapeID, transform, offset, _created);
                 _modelMeshRenderItems << std::static_pointer_cast<ModelMeshPartPayload>(ptr);
                 auto material = getGeometry()->getShapeMaterial(shapeID);
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ void CauterizedModel::createRenderItemSet() {
                 shapeID++;
             }
         }
-        _blendshapeOffsetsInitialized = true;
     } else {
         Model::createRenderItemSet();
     }
@@ -181,7 +177,7 @@ void CauterizedModel::updateClusterMatrices() {
 
     // post the blender if we're not currently waiting for one to finish
     auto modelBlender = DependencyManager::get<ModelBlender>();
-    if (_blendshapeOffsetsInitialized && modelBlender->shouldComputeBlendshapes() && hfmModel.hasBlendedMeshes() && _blendshapeCoefficients != _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients) {
+    if (modelBlender->shouldComputeBlendshapes() && hfmModel.hasBlendedMeshes() && _blendshapeCoefficients != _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients) {
         _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients = _blendshapeCoefficients;
         modelBlender->noteRequiresBlend(getThisPointer());
     }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
index b22f738bd1..a4239ccda2 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/MeshPartPayload.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "RenderPipelines.h"
 
-bool MeshPartPayload::enableMeshShaders = true;
+bool MeshPartPayload::enableMeshShaders = false;
 
 using namespace render;
 
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index 5ea03c1583..e820637e0f 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -315,10 +315,8 @@ bool Model::updateGeometry() {
             state.clusterDualQuaternions.resize(mesh.clusters.size());
             state.clusterMatrices.resize(mesh.clusters.size());
             _meshStates.push_back(state);
-            initializeBlendshapes(mesh, i);
             i++;
         }
-        _blendshapeOffsetsInitialized = true;
         needFullUpdate = true;
         emit rigReady();
     }
@@ -1023,9 +1021,6 @@ void Model::removeFromScene(const render::ScenePointer& scene, render::Transacti
     _modelMeshRenderItemShapes.clear();
     _priorityMap.clear();
 
-    _blendshapeOffsets.clear();
-    _blendshapeOffsetsInitialized = false;
-
     _addedToScene = false;
 
     _renderInfoVertexCount = 0;
@@ -1416,7 +1411,7 @@ void Model::updateClusterMatrices() {
 
     // post the blender if we're not currently waiting for one to finish
     auto modelBlender = DependencyManager::get<ModelBlender>();
-    if (_blendshapeOffsetsInitialized && modelBlender->shouldComputeBlendshapes() && hfmModel.hasBlendedMeshes() && _blendshapeCoefficients != _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients) {
+    if (modelBlender->shouldComputeBlendshapes() && hfmModel.hasBlendedMeshes() && _blendshapeCoefficients != _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients) {
         _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients = _blendshapeCoefficients;
         modelBlender->noteRequiresBlend(getThisPointer());
     }
@@ -1424,8 +1419,6 @@ void Model::updateClusterMatrices() {
 
 void Model::deleteGeometry() {
     _deleteGeometryCounter++;
-    _blendshapeOffsets.clear();
-    _blendshapeOffsetsInitialized = false;
     _meshStates.clear();
     _rig.destroyAnimGraph();
     _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients.clear();
@@ -1485,7 +1478,6 @@ void Model::createRenderItemSet() {
     // Run through all of the meshes, and place them into their segregated, but unsorted buckets
     int shapeID = 0;
     uint32_t numMeshes = (uint32_t)meshes.size();
-    auto& hfmModel = getHFMModel();
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < numMeshes; i++) {
         const auto& mesh = meshes.at(i);
         if (!mesh) {
@@ -1495,7 +1487,6 @@ void Model::createRenderItemSet() {
         // Create the render payloads
         int numParts = (int)mesh->getNumParts();
         for (int partIndex = 0; partIndex < numParts; partIndex++) {
-            initializeBlendshapes(hfmModel.meshes[i], i);
             _modelMeshRenderItems << std::make_shared<ModelMeshPartPayload>(shared_from_this(), i, partIndex, shapeID, transform, offset, _created);
             auto material = getGeometry()->getShapeMaterial(shapeID);
             _modelMeshMaterialNames.push_back(material ? material->getName() : "");
@@ -1503,7 +1494,6 @@ void Model::createRenderItemSet() {
             shapeID++;
         }
     }
-    _blendshapeOffsetsInitialized = true;
 }
 
 bool Model::isRenderable() const {
@@ -1723,119 +1713,104 @@ void packBlendshapeOffsetTo_Pos_F32_3xSN10_Nor_3xSN10_Tan_3xSN10(glm::uvec4& pac
 class Blender : public QRunnable {
 public:
 
-    Blender(ModelPointer model, int blendNumber, const Geometry::WeakPointer& geometry, const QVector<float>& blendshapeCoefficients);
+    Blender(ModelPointer model, HFMModel::ConstPointer hfmModel, int blendNumber, const QVector<float>& blendshapeCoefficients);
 
     virtual void run() override;
 
 private:
-
     ModelPointer _model;
+    HFMModel::ConstPointer _hfmModel;
     int _blendNumber;
-    Geometry::WeakPointer _geometry;
     QVector<float> _blendshapeCoefficients;
 };
 
-Blender::Blender(ModelPointer model, int blendNumber, const Geometry::WeakPointer& geometry, const QVector<float>& blendshapeCoefficients) :
+Blender::Blender(ModelPointer model, HFMModel::ConstPointer hfmModel, int blendNumber, const QVector<float>& blendshapeCoefficients) :
     _model(model),
+    _hfmModel(hfmModel),
     _blendNumber(blendNumber),
-    _geometry(geometry),
     _blendshapeCoefficients(blendshapeCoefficients) {
 }
 
 void Blender::run() {
-    QVector<BlendshapeOffset> blendshapeOffsets;
+    DETAILED_PROFILE_RANGE_EX(simulation_animation, __FUNCTION__, 0xFFFF0000, 0, { { "url", _model->getURL().toString() } });
+    int numBlendshapeOffsets = 0;  // number of offsets required for all meshes.
+    int numMeshes = 0;  // number of meshes in this model.
+    for (auto meshIter = _hfmModel->meshes.cbegin(); meshIter != _hfmModel->meshes.cend(); ++meshIter) {
+        numMeshes++;
+        int numVertsInMesh = meshIter->vertices.size();
+        numBlendshapeOffsets += numVertsInMesh;
+    }
+
+    // all elements are default constructed to zero offsets.
+    QVector<BlendshapeOffset> packedBlendshapeOffsets(numBlendshapeOffsets);
+    QVector<BlendshapeOffsetUnpacked> unpackedBlendshapeOffsets(numBlendshapeOffsets);
+
+    // allocate the required size
     QVector<int> blendedMeshSizes;
-    if (_model && _model->isLoaded()) {
-        DETAILED_PROFILE_RANGE_EX(simulation_animation, __FUNCTION__, 0xFFFF0000, 0, { { "url", _model->getURL().toString() } });
-        int offset = 0;
-        const auto& meshes = _model->getHFMModel().meshes;
-        int meshIndex = 0;
-        for(const HFMMesh& mesh : meshes) {
-            auto modelMeshBlendshapeOffsets = _model->_blendshapeOffsets.find(meshIndex++);
-            if (mesh.blendshapes.isEmpty() || modelMeshBlendshapeOffsets == _model->_blendshapeOffsets.end()) {
-                // Not blendshaped or not initialized
-                blendedMeshSizes.push_back(0);
+    blendedMeshSizes.reserve(numMeshes);
+
+    int offset = 0;
+    for (auto meshIter = _hfmModel->meshes.cbegin(); meshIter != _hfmModel->meshes.cend(); ++meshIter) {
+        if (meshIter->blendshapes.isEmpty()) {
+            blendedMeshSizes.push_back(0);
+            continue;
+        }
+        int numVertsInMesh = meshIter->vertices.size();
+        blendedMeshSizes.push_back(numVertsInMesh);
+
+        // for each blendshape in this mesh, accumulate the offsets into unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.
+        const float NORMAL_COEFFICIENT_SCALE = 0.01f;
+        for (int i = 0, n = qMin(_blendshapeCoefficients.size(), meshIter->blendshapes.size()); i < n; i++) {
+            float vertexCoefficient = _blendshapeCoefficients.at(i);
+            const float EPSILON = 0.0001f;
+            if (vertexCoefficient < EPSILON) {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (mesh.vertices.size() != modelMeshBlendshapeOffsets->second.size()) {
-                // Mesh sizes don't match.  Something has gone wrong
-                blendedMeshSizes.push_back(0);
-                continue;
-            }
+            float normalCoefficient = vertexCoefficient * NORMAL_COEFFICIENT_SCALE;
+            const HFMBlendshape& blendshape = meshIter->blendshapes.at(i);
+            for (int j = 0; j < blendshape.indices.size(); ++j) {
+                int index = blendshape.indices.at(j);
 
-            blendshapeOffsets += modelMeshBlendshapeOffsets->second;
-            BlendshapeOffset* meshBlendshapeOffsets = blendshapeOffsets.data() + offset;
-            int numVertices = modelMeshBlendshapeOffsets->second.size();
-            blendedMeshSizes.push_back(numVertices);
-            offset += numVertices;
-            std::vector<BlendshapeOffsetUnpacked> unpackedBlendshapeOffsets(modelMeshBlendshapeOffsets->second.size());
-
-            const float NORMAL_COEFFICIENT_SCALE = 0.01f;
-            for (int i = 0, n = qMin(_blendshapeCoefficients.size(), mesh.blendshapes.size()); i < n; i++) {
-                float vertexCoefficient = _blendshapeCoefficients.at(i);
-                const float EPSILON = 0.0001f;
-                if (vertexCoefficient < EPSILON) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                float normalCoefficient = vertexCoefficient * NORMAL_COEFFICIENT_SCALE;
-                const HFMBlendshape& blendshape = mesh.blendshapes.at(i);
-                for (int j = 0; j < blendshape.indices.size(); ++j) {
-                    int index = blendshape.indices.at(j);
-
-                    auto& currentBlendshapeOffset = unpackedBlendshapeOffsets[index];
-                    currentBlendshapeOffset.positionOffset += blendshape.vertices.at(j) * vertexCoefficient;
-
-                    currentBlendshapeOffset.normalOffset += blendshape.normals.at(j) * normalCoefficient;
-                    if (j < blendshape.tangents.size()) {
-                        currentBlendshapeOffset.tangentOffset += blendshape.tangents.at(j) * normalCoefficient;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Blendshape offsets are generrated, now let's pack it on its way to gpu
-            // FIXME it feels like we could be more effectively using SIMD here
-            {
-                auto unpacked = unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.data();
-                auto packed = meshBlendshapeOffsets;
-                for (int j = 0; j < (int)unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.size(); ++j) {
-                    packBlendshapeOffsetTo_Pos_F32_3xSN10_Nor_3xSN10_Tan_3xSN10((*packed).packedPosNorTan, (*unpacked));
-                    ++unpacked;
-                    ++packed;
+                auto& currentBlendshapeOffset = unpackedBlendshapeOffsets[offset + index];
+                currentBlendshapeOffset.positionOffset += blendshape.vertices.at(j) * vertexCoefficient;
+                currentBlendshapeOffset.normalOffset += blendshape.normals.at(j) * normalCoefficient;
+                if (j < blendshape.tangents.size()) {
+                    currentBlendshapeOffset.tangentOffset += blendshape.tangents.at(j) * normalCoefficient;
                 }
             }
         }
+        offset += numVertsInMesh;
     }
+
+    // convert unpackedBlendshapeOffsets into packedBlendshapeOffsets for the gpu.
+    // FIXME it feels like we could be more effectively using SIMD here
+    {
+        auto unpacked = unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.data();
+        auto packed = packedBlendshapeOffsets.data();
+        for (int i = 0; i < unpackedBlendshapeOffsets.size(); ++i) {
+            packBlendshapeOffsetTo_Pos_F32_3xSN10_Nor_3xSN10_Tan_3xSN10((*packed).packedPosNorTan, (*unpacked));
+            ++unpacked;
+            ++packed;
+        }
+    }
+
     // post the result to the ModelBlender, which will dispatch to the model if still alive
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<ModelBlender>().data(), "setBlendedVertices",
-        Q_ARG(ModelPointer, _model), Q_ARG(int, _blendNumber), Q_ARG(QVector<BlendshapeOffset>, blendshapeOffsets), Q_ARG(QVector<int>, blendedMeshSizes));
+                              Q_ARG(ModelPointer, _model), Q_ARG(int, _blendNumber),
+                              Q_ARG(QVector<BlendshapeOffset>, packedBlendshapeOffsets),
+                              Q_ARG(QVector<int>, blendedMeshSizes));
 }
 
 bool Model::maybeStartBlender() {
     if (isLoaded()) {
-        QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new Blender(getThisPointer(), ++_blendNumber, _renderGeometry, _blendshapeCoefficients));
+        QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new Blender(getThisPointer(), getGeometry()->getConstHFMModelPointer(),
+                                                         ++_blendNumber, _blendshapeCoefficients));
         return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 
-void Model::initializeBlendshapes(const HFMMesh& mesh, int index) {
-    if (mesh.blendshapes.empty()) {
-        // mesh doesn't have blendshape, did we allocate one though ?
-        if (_blendshapeOffsets.find(index) != _blendshapeOffsets.end()) {
-            qWarning() << "Mesh does not have Blendshape yet the blendshapeOffsets are allocated ?";
-        }
-        return;
-    }
-    // Mesh has blendshape, let s allocate the local buffer if not done yet
-    if (_blendshapeOffsets.find(index) == _blendshapeOffsets.end()) {
-        QVector<BlendshapeOffset> blendshapeOffset;
-        blendshapeOffset.fill(BlendshapeOffset(), mesh.vertices.size());
-        _blendshapeOffsets[index] = blendshapeOffset;
-    }
-}
-
 ModelBlender::ModelBlender() :
     _pendingBlenders(0) {
 }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
index da95fdef10..597fe552f7 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.h
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ public:
     void addMaterial(graphics::MaterialLayer material, const std::string& parentMaterialName);
     void removeMaterial(graphics::MaterialPointer material, const std::string& parentMaterialName);
 
-    std::unordered_map<int, QVector<BlendshapeOffset>> _blendshapeOffsets;
-
 public slots:
     void loadURLFinished(bool success);
 
@@ -446,7 +444,6 @@ protected:
     QVector<float> _blendshapeCoefficients;
     QVector<float> _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients;
     int _blendNumber { 0 };
-    bool _blendshapeOffsetsInitialized { false };
 
     mutable QMutex _mutex{ QMutex::Recursive };
 
@@ -509,8 +506,6 @@ protected:
 
     bool shouldInvalidatePayloadShapeKey(int meshIndex);
 
-    void initializeBlendshapes(const HFMMesh& mesh, int index);
-
     uint64_t _created;
 
 private:
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp
index ffaecedb0b..93a3ff2d67 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderViewTask.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include "RenderDeferredTask.h"
 #include "RenderForwardTask.h"
 
-#include <RenderForward.h>
-
 void RenderShadowsAndDeferredTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render::Varying& output, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, uint8_t tagBits, uint8_t tagMask) {
     task.addJob<SetRenderMethod>("SetRenderMethodTask", render::Args::DEFERRED);
 
@@ -34,9 +32,9 @@ void RenderShadowsAndDeferredTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying&
 }
 
 void DeferredForwardSwitchJob::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render::Varying& output, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, uint8_t tagBits, uint8_t tagMask) {
-    task.addBranch<RenderShadowsAndDeferredTask>("RenderShadowsAndDeferredTask", RENDER_FORWARD ? 1 : 0, input, cullFunctor, tagBits, tagMask);
+    task.addBranch<RenderShadowsAndDeferredTask>("RenderShadowsAndDeferredTask", 0, input, cullFunctor, tagBits, tagMask);
 
-    task.addBranch<RenderForwardTask>("RenderForwardTask", RENDER_FORWARD ? 0 : 1, input);
+    task.addBranch<RenderForwardTask>("RenderForwardTask", 1, input);
 }
 
 void RenderViewTask::build(JobModel& task, const render::Varying& input, render::Varying& output, render::CullFunctor cullFunctor, uint8_t tagBits, uint8_t tagMask) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/SoftAttachmentModel.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/SoftAttachmentModel.cpp
index a6f82e1417..186f9e682a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/SoftAttachmentModel.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/SoftAttachmentModel.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void SoftAttachmentModel::updateClusterMatrices() {
 
     // post the blender if we're not currently waiting for one to finish
     auto modelBlender = DependencyManager::get<ModelBlender>();
-    if (_blendshapeOffsetsInitialized && modelBlender->shouldComputeBlendshapes() && hfmModel.hasBlendedMeshes() && _blendshapeCoefficients != _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients) {
+    if (modelBlender->shouldComputeBlendshapes() && hfmModel.hasBlendedMeshes() && _blendshapeCoefficients != _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients) {
         _blendedBlendshapeCoefficients = _blendshapeCoefficients;
         modelBlender->noteRequiresBlend(getThisPointer());
     }
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/GPUIdent.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/GPUIdent.cpp
index a78ded483b..773e40aaee 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/GPUIdent.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/GPUIdent.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 
 #elif defined(Q_OS_MAC)
 #include <OpenGL/OpenGL.h>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <QString>
+#include <qstringlist.h>
+
 #endif
 
 #include <QtCore/QtGlobal>
@@ -56,6 +60,27 @@ GPUIdent* GPUIdent::ensureQuery(const QString& vendor, const QString& renderer)
             }
         }
     }
+ 
+    //get gpu name
+    FILE* stream = popen("system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType | grep Chipset", "r");
+    
+    std::ostringstream hostStream;
+    while (!feof(stream) && !ferror(stream)) {
+        char buf[128];
+        int bytesRead = fread(buf, 1, 128, stream);
+        hostStream.write(buf, bytesRead);
+    }
+    
+    QString result = QString::fromStdString(hostStream.str());
+    QStringList parts = result.split('\n');
+    std::string name;
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < parts.size(); ++i) {
+        if (parts[i].toLower().contains("radeon") || parts[i].toLower().contains("nvidia")) {
+            _name=parts[i];
+        }
+    }
+
     _dedicatedMemoryMB = bestVRAM;
     CGLDestroyRendererInfo(rendererInfo);
 
diff --git a/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h b/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h
index 891970006d..ab76bc5fba 100644
--- a/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h
+++ b/libraries/task/src/task/Config.h
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ public:
     TaskConfig() = default;
     TaskConfig(bool enabled) : JobConfig(enabled) {}
 
-
     /**jsdoc
      * @function Render.getConfig
      * @param {string} name
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ public:
 
 class SwitchConfig : public JobConfig {
     Q_OBJECT
-    Q_PROPERTY(bool branch READ getBranch WRITE setBranch NOTIFY dirtyEnabled)
+    Q_PROPERTY(int branch READ getBranch WRITE setBranch NOTIFY dirtyEnabled)
 
 public:
     uint8_t getBranch() const { return _branch; }