diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3c662b1..69d6acb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "grid-apps",
-    "version": "2.4.5D",
+    "version": "2.4.6D",
     "description": "grid.space 3d slice & modeling tools",
     "author": "Stewart Allen <sa@grid.space>",
     "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/kiri/main.js b/src/kiri/main.js
index 0a0cc2da..84e38e87 100644
--- a/src/kiri/main.js
+++ b/src/kiri/main.js
@@ -945,13 +945,34 @@
         });
     }
 
-    function loadImage(image) {
-        KIRI.client.image2mesh({settings, png:image}, progress => {
+    function loadImageDialog(image) {
+        const opt = {pre: [
+            "<div class='f-col a-center'>",
+            "  <h3>Image Conversion</h3>",
+            "  <p class='t-just' style='width:300px;line-height:1.5em'>",
+            "  This will create a 3D model from a 2D PNG image. Photos must",
+            "  be blurred to be usable. Values from 0=off to 50=high are suggested.",
+            "  Higher values incur more processing time.",
+            "  </p>",
+            "  <div class='f-row'>",
+            "  <label>blur value</label>&nbsp;<input id='png-blur' value='0' size='3'>",
+            "  </div>",
+            "</div>"
+        ]};
+        UC.confirm(undefined, {convert:true, cancel:false}, undefined, opt).then((ok) => {
+            if (ok) {
+                loadImage(image, {blur: parseInt($('png-blur').value) || 0});
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    function loadImage(image, opt = {}) {
+        let info = Object.assign({settings, png:image}, opt);
+        KIRI.client.image2mesh(info, progress => {
             API.show.progress(progress, "converting");
         }, output => {
             API.show.progress(0);
-            let {bigv, verts, index, vi, ii} = output;
-
+            let {bigv, verts, index} = output;
             // let mat = new THREE.MeshPhongMaterial({
             //     shininess: 0x101010,
             //     specular: 0x101010,
@@ -972,7 +993,6 @@
             // mesh.receiveShadow = true;
             //
             // SPACE.platform.world.add(mesh);
-
             platform.add(newWidget().loadVertices(bigv));
         });
     }
@@ -1750,7 +1770,7 @@
                 if (isgcode) loadCode(e.target.result, 'gcode');
                 if (issvg) loadCode(e.target.result, 'svg');
                 if (isset) settingsImport(e.target.result, true);
-                if (ispng) loadImage(e.target.result);
+                if (ispng) loadImageDialog(e.target.result);
                 if (--loaded === 0) platform.group_done(isgcode);
             };
             if (isstl || ispng) {
diff --git a/src/kiri/ui.js b/src/kiri/ui.js
index 5840734e..074beb0c 100644
--- a/src/kiri/ui.js
+++ b/src/kiri/ui.js
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@
             let rnd = Date.now().toString(36);
             let any = $('mod-any');
             let html = [
-                `<div class="confirm f-col a-stretch">`,
-                `<label style="user-select:text">${message}</label>`,
+                `<div class="confirm f-col a-stretch">`
             ];
+            if (message) {
+                html.push(`<label style="user-select:text">${message}</label>`);
+            }
             if (opt.pre) {
                 html = opt.pre.appendAll(html);
             }
diff --git a/src/kiri/worker.js b/src/kiri/worker.js
index 3882804a..d3cb8bab 100644
--- a/src/kiri/worker.js
+++ b/src/kiri/worker.js
@@ -278,6 +278,30 @@ KIRI.worker = {
                     gray[gi++] = v;
                 }
             }
+            let blur = parseInt(info.blur || 0);
+            while (blur-- > 0) {
+                let blur = new Uint8Array(width * height);
+                for (let y = 0; y < height; y++) {
+                    for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+                        let xl = Math.max(x-1,0);
+                        let xr = Math.min(x+1,width-1);
+                        let yu = Math.max(y-1,0);
+                        let yd = Math.min(y+1,height-1);
+                        blur[x + width * y] = (
+                            gray[xl + (width * yu)] +
+                            gray[x  + (width * yu)] +
+                            gray[xr + (width * yu)] +
+                            gray[xl + (width *  y)] +
+                            gray[x  + (width *  y)] + // self
+                            gray[xr + (width *  y)] +
+                            gray[xl + (width * yd)] +
+                            gray[x  + (width * yd)] +
+                            gray[xr + (width * yd)]
+                        ) / 9;
+                    }
+                }
+                gray = blur;
+            }
             // create indexed mesh output
             let verts = new Float32Array(points * 3);
             let faces = new Uint32Array(flats * 6);
@@ -315,7 +339,7 @@ KIRI.worker = {
             // create top vertices & faces
             VB = VI;
             let TL = VI;
-            if (true) for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
+            for (let x = 0; x < width; x++) {
                 let y = 0;
                 verts[vi++] = (-w2 + x) / div;
                 verts[vi++] = (h2 - y) / div;
diff --git a/src/license.js b/src/license.js
index afb368bd..b24639ce 100644
--- a/src/license.js
+++ b/src/license.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     let terms = {
         COPYRIGHT: "Copyright (C) Stewart Allen <sa@grid.space> - All Rights Reserved",
         LICENSE: "See the license.md file included with the source distribution",
-        VERSION: "2.4.D5"
+        VERSION: "2.4.D6"
     };
 
     if (typeof(module) === 'object') {
diff --git a/web/kiri/index.css b/web/kiri/index.css
index 8bdfa9a5..c0254bab 100644
--- a/web/kiri/index.css
+++ b/web/kiri/index.css
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ th, tr, td, label {
 .grow {
     flex-grow: 1;
 }
+.t-just {
+    text-align: justify;
+}
 .a-start {
     align-items: flex-start;
 }