diff --git a/examples/utilities/tools/render/plotperf/PlotPerf.qml b/examples/utilities/tools/render/plotperf/PlotPerf.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e100e4e72
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+++ b/examples/utilities/tools/render/plotperf/PlotPerf.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+//
+//  PlotPerf.qml
+//  examples/utilities/tools/render
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gateau on 3//2016
+//  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+    width: parent.width
+    height: 100
+    property string title
+    property var config
+    property string parameters
+
+    // THis is my hack to get the name of the first property and assign it to a trigger var in order to get
+    // a signal called whenever the value changed
+    property var trigger: config[parameters.split(":")[3].split("-")[0]]
+
+    property var inputs: parameters.split(":")
+    property var valueScale: +inputs[0]
+    property var valueUnit: inputs[1]
+    property var valueNumDigits: inputs[2]
+    property var input_VALUE_OFFSET: 3
+    property var valueMax : 1
+
+    property var _values : new Array()
+    property var tick : 0
+
+    function createValues() {
+        if (inputs.length > input_VALUE_OFFSET) {
+                for (var i = input_VALUE_OFFSET; i < inputs.length; i++) {
+                    var varProps = inputs[i].split("-")
+                    _values.push( {                      
+                        value: varProps[0],
+                        valueMax: 1,
+                        numSamplesConstantMax: 0,
+                        valueHistory: new Array(),
+                        label: varProps[1],
+                        color: varProps[2],
+                        scale: (varProps.length > 3 ? varProps[3] : 1),
+                        unit: (varProps.length > 4 ? varProps[4] : valueUnit)
+                    })
+                }
+        } 
+        print("in creator" + JSON.stringify(_values));
+
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        createValues();   
+        print(JSON.stringify(_values));
+                    
+    }
+
+    function pullFreshValues() {
+        //print("pullFreshValues");
+        var VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE = 100;
+        var UPDATE_CANVAS_RATE = 20;
+        tick++;
+        
+
+        var currentValueMax = 0
+        for (var i = 0; i < _values.length; i++) {
+
+            var currentVal = config[_values[i].value] * _values[i].scale;
+            _values[i].valueHistory.push(currentVal)
+            _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax++;
+
+            if (_values[i].valueHistory.length > VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE) {
+                var lostValue = _values[i].valueHistory.shift();
+                if (lostValue >= _values[i].valueMax) {
+                    _values[i].valueMax *= 0.99
+                    _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax = 0
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (_values[i].valueMax < currentVal) {
+                _values[i].valueMax = currentVal;
+                _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax = 0 
+            }                    
+
+            if (_values[i].numSamplesConstantMax > VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE) {
+                _values[i].numSamplesConstantMax = 0     
+                _values[i].valueMax *= 0.95 // lower slowly the current max if no new above max since a while                      
+            }
+ 
+            if (currentValueMax < _values[i].valueMax) {
+                currentValueMax = _values[i].valueMax
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ((valueMax < currentValueMax) || (tick % VALUE_HISTORY_SIZE == 0)) {
+            valueMax = currentValueMax;
+        }
+
+        if (tick % UPDATE_CANVAS_RATE == 0) {
+            mycanvas.requestPaint()
+        }
+    }
+    onTriggerChanged: pullFreshValues() 
+
+    Canvas {
+        id: mycanvas
+        anchors.fill:parent
+        onPaint: {
+            var lineHeight = 12;
+
+            function displayValue(val, unit) {
+                 return (val / root.valueScale).toFixed(root.valueNumDigits) + " " + unit
+            }
+
+            function pixelFromVal(val, valScale) {
+                return lineHeight + (height - lineHeight) * (1 - (0.9) * val / valueMax);
+            }
+            function valueFromPixel(pixY) {
+                return ((pixY - lineHeight) / (height - lineHeight) - 1) * valueMax / (-0.9);
+            }
+            function plotValueHistory(ctx, valHistory, color) {
+                var widthStep= width / (valHistory.length - 1);
+
+                ctx.beginPath();
+                ctx.strokeStyle= color; // Green path
+                ctx.lineWidth="2";
+                ctx.moveTo(0, pixelFromVal(valHistory[0])); 
+                   
+                for (var i = 1; i < valHistory.length; i++) { 
+                    ctx.lineTo(i * widthStep, pixelFromVal(valHistory[i])); 
+                }
+
+                ctx.stroke();
+            }
+            function displayValueLegend(ctx, val, num) {
+                ctx.fillStyle = val.color;
+                var bestValue = val.valueHistory[val.valueHistory.length -1];             
+                ctx.textAlign = "right";
+                ctx.fillText(displayValue(bestValue, val.unit), width, (num + 2) * lineHeight * 1.5);
+                ctx.textAlign = "left";
+                ctx.fillText(val.label, 0, (num + 2) * lineHeight * 1.5);
+            }
+
+            function displayTitle(ctx, text, maxVal) {
+                ctx.fillStyle = "grey";
+                ctx.textAlign = "right";
+                ctx.fillText(displayValue(valueFromPixel(lineHeight), root.valueUnit), width, lineHeight);
+                
+                ctx.fillStyle = "white";
+                ctx.textAlign = "left";
+                ctx.fillText(text, 0, lineHeight);
+            }
+            function displayBackground(ctx) {
+                ctx.fillStyle = Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
+                ctx.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+                
+                ctx.strokeStyle= "grey";
+                ctx.lineWidth="2";
+
+                ctx.beginPath();
+                ctx.moveTo(0, lineHeight + 1); 
+                ctx.lineTo(width, lineHeight + 1); 
+                ctx.moveTo(0, height); 
+                ctx.lineTo(width, height); 
+                ctx.stroke();
+            }
+            
+            var ctx = getContext("2d");
+            ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
+            ctx.font="12px Verdana";
+
+            displayBackground(ctx);
+                
+            for (var i = 0; i < _values.length; i++) {
+                plotValueHistory(ctx, _values[i].valueHistory, _values[i].color)
+                displayValueLegend(ctx, _values[i], i)
+            }
+
+            displayTitle(ctx, title, valueMax)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/utilities/tools/render/plotperf/qmldir b/examples/utilities/tools/render/plotperf/qmldir
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5668f5034c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/utilities/tools/render/plotperf/qmldir
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PlotPerf 1.0 PlotPerf.qml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/utilities/tools/render/stats.qml b/examples/utilities/tools/render/stats.qml
index 7e7684800b..aacc896444 100644
--- a/examples/utilities/tools/render/stats.qml
+++ b/examples/utilities/tools/render/stats.qml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //
 import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
-import "."
+import "plotperf"
 
 Item {
     id: statsUI