diff --git a/interface/src/LODManager.cpp b/interface/src/LODManager.cpp
index 0cf795e35b..24043f4124 100644
--- a/interface/src/LODManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/LODManager.cpp
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ void LODManager::autoAdjustLOD(float realTimeDelta) {
 
 float LODManager::getLODAngleHalfTan() const {
     return getPerspectiveAccuracyAngleTan(_octreeSizeScale, _boundaryLevelAdjust);
+
 }
 float LODManager::getLODAngle() const {
     return 2.0f * atanf(getLODAngleHalfTan());
@@ -184,9 +185,9 @@ float LODManager::getLODAngleDeg() const {
 }
 
 void LODManager::setLODAngleDeg(float lodAngle) {
-    auto newSolidAngle = std::max(0.5f, std::min(lodAngle, 90.f));
-    auto halTan = glm::tan(glm::radians(newSolidAngle * 0.5f));
-    auto octreeSizeScale = TREE_SCALE * OCTREE_TO_MESH_RATIO / halTan;
+    auto newSolidAngle = std::max(0.001f, std::min(lodAngle, 90.f));
+    auto halfTan = glm::tan(glm::radians(newSolidAngle * 0.5f));
+    auto octreeSizeScale = /*TREE_SCALE *  OCTREE_TO_MESH_RATIO */ (sqrtf(3.0f) * 0.5f) / halfTan;
     setOctreeSizeScale(octreeSizeScale);
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +295,8 @@ QString LODManager::getLODFeedbackText() {
     }
     // distance feedback
     float octreeSizeScale = getOctreeSizeScale();
-    float relativeToDefault = octreeSizeScale / DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE;
+ //   float relativeToDefault = octreeSizeScale / DEFAULT_OCTREE_SIZE_SCALE;
+    float relativeToDefault = octreeSizeScale / MAX_VISIBILITY_DISTANCE_FOR_UNIT_ELEMENT;
     int relativeToTwentyTwenty = 20 / relativeToDefault;
 
     QString result;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/LodToolsDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/LodToolsDialog.cpp
index e2f2d9e011..b2d0131d3b 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/LodToolsDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/LodToolsDialog.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void LodToolsDialog::updateAutomaticLODAdjust() {
 
 void LodToolsDialog::sizeScaleValueChanged(int value) {
     auto lodManager = DependencyManager::get<LODManager>();
-    float realValue = value * TREE_SCALE;
+    float realValue = value /** TREE_SCALE*/;
     lodManager->setOctreeSizeScale(realValue);
     
     _feedback->setText(lodManager->getLODFeedbackText());
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeUtils.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeUtils.cpp
index 7ed9c2ed3c..788f6da85f 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/OctreeUtils.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/OctreeUtils.cpp
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ float boundaryDistanceForRenderLevel(unsigned int renderLevel, float voxelSizeSc
 }
 
 float getPerspectiveAccuracyAngleTan(float octreeSizeScale, int boundaryLevelAdjust) {
-    const float maxScale = (float)TREE_SCALE;
-    float visibleDistanceAtMaxScale = boundaryDistanceForRenderLevel(boundaryLevelAdjust, octreeSizeScale) / OCTREE_TO_MESH_RATIO;
+    const float maxScale = sqrtf(3.0f) * 0.5f; //(float)TREE_SCALE;
+    float visibleDistanceAtMaxScale = boundaryDistanceForRenderLevel(boundaryLevelAdjust, octreeSizeScale) /* / OCTREE_TO_MESH_RATIO*/;
     return (maxScale / visibleDistanceAtMaxScale);
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/developer/utilities/render/lod.qml b/scripts/developer/utilities/render/lod.qml
index 892b43d8be..6497fb967e 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/utilities/render/lod.qml
+++ b/scripts/developer/utilities/render/lod.qml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Item {
             valueVar: LODManager["lodAngleDeg"]
             valueVarSetter: (function (v) { LODManager["lodAngleDeg"] = v })
             max: 90.0
-            min: 0.5
+            min: 0.01
             integral: false
 
             anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ Item {
             object: LODManager
             valueScale: 1.0
             valueUnit: "deg"
+            valueNumDigits: 2
             plots: [
                 {
                     prop: "lodAngleDeg",