diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md
index d18a1ba0..09d62ba4 100644
--- a/notes.md
+++ b/notes.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 *   drag knife support
 * all
 *   2d image to 3d part
+*     cnc: abandon mapping (tshadow) when z count high (organic) and just use top z
 *   circular fit/layout when no-layout to prevent collisions
 
 ## 2.5 roadmap
diff --git a/src/kiri/main.js b/src/kiri/main.js
index 2a99348f..0a0cc2da 100644
--- a/src/kiri/main.js
+++ b/src/kiri/main.js
@@ -947,33 +947,33 @@
 
     function loadImage(image) {
         KIRI.client.image2mesh({settings, png:image}, progress => {
-            console.log({i2m_progress: progress});
+            API.show.progress(progress, "converting");
         }, output => {
-            console.log({i2m_mesh: output});
-            let {verts, index, vi, ii} = output;
+            API.show.progress(0);
+            let {bigv, verts, index, vi, ii} = output;
 
-            console.log({verts, index, vi, ii});
+            // let mat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
+            //     shininess: 0x101010,
+            //     specular: 0x101010,
+            //     transparent: true,
+            //     opacity: 1,
+            //     color: 0x999999,
+            //     side: THREE.DoubleSide
+            // });
+            //
+            // let geo = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
+            // geo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(bigv, 3));
+            // // geo.setIndex([...index]); // doesn't like the Uint32Array
+            // geo.computeFaceNormals();
+            // geo.computeVertexNormals();
+            //
+            // let mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geo, mat);
+            // mesh.castShadow = true;
+            // mesh.receiveShadow = true;
+            //
+            // SPACE.platform.world.add(mesh);
 
-            let mat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
-                shininess: 0x101010,
-                specular: 0x101010,
-                transparent: true,
-                opacity: 1,
-                color: 0x999999,
-                side: THREE.DoubleSide
-            });
-
-            let geo = new THREE.BufferGeometry();
-            geo.setAttribute('position', new THREE.BufferAttribute(verts, 3));
-            geo.setIndex([...index]); // doesn't like the Uint32Array
-            geo.computeFaceNormals();
-            geo.computeVertexNormals();
-
-            let mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geo, mat);
-            mesh.castShadow = true;
-            mesh.receiveShadow = true;
-
-            SPACE.platform.world.add(mesh);
+            platform.add(newWidget().loadVertices(bigv));
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/kiri/worker.js b/src/kiri/worker.js
index 7a38d76e..f440ca25 100644
--- a/src/kiri/worker.js
+++ b/src/kiri/worker.js
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ KIRI.worker = {
             } else {
                 div = height / bedDepth;
             }
-            send.data({progress: { width, height }});
             let points =
                 width * height + // grid
                 height * 2     + // left/right
@@ -297,10 +296,20 @@ KIRI.worker = {
                         index[ii++] = p2;
                     }
                 }
+                send.data({progress: x / width});
             }
             verts = verts.slice(0, vi);
             index = index.slice(0, ii);
-            send.done({done: {verts, index, vi, ii}});
+            let bigv = new Float32Array(ii * 3);
+            let bgi = 0;
+            for (let i=0; i<ii; i++) {
+                let iv = index[i] * 3;
+                bigv[bgi++] = verts[iv];
+                bigv[bgi++] = verts[iv+1];
+                bigv[bgi++] = verts[iv+2];
+            }
+            // send.done({done: {verts, index, bigv, vi, ii}}, [ bigv.buffer ]);
+            send.done({done: {bigv}}, [ bigv.buffer ]);
         });
     }
 };