diff --git a/js/cells/DMACell.js b/js/cells/DMACell.js
index d375a309aaf9fedb6629881981d53c56d72bf2c4..9ef16d08f55da508aba2da190f2a24ec4602d742 100644
--- a/js/cells/DMACell.js
+++ b/js/cells/DMACell.js
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ DMACell.prototype.getObject3D = function(){//careful, used for stock sim only fo
     return this.object3D;
 };
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
 DMACell.prototype._rotateCell = function(object3D){
     return object3D;//by default, no mesh transformations
 };
@@ -95,11 +101,16 @@ DMACell.prototype.getMaterial = function(){
 DMACell.prototype.setOpacity = function(opacity){
 };
 
+
+
+
+
+
 DMACell.prototype._initParts = function(){
     return [];//override in subclasses
 };
 
-DMACell.prototype.setSuperCell = function(superCell, index){
+DMACell.prototype.setSuperCell = function(superCell, index){//todo get rid of this
     this.superCell = superCell;
     this.superCellIndex = index;
 
diff --git a/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js b/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js
index 19c7ec33d243fffecf27a8aa6fc464bfce8b07ae..b137c913429d487912646115dc8d3ded0b9d272b 100644
--- a/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js
+++ b/js/threeViews/Highlighter.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ Highlighter = Backbone.View.extend({
         var geometry = this._makeGeometry();
         this.mesh = new THREE.Mesh(geometry,
             new THREE.MeshBasicMaterial({
-                side:THREE.DoubleSide,
+//                side:THREE.DoubleSide,
                 transparent:true,
                 opacity:0.4,
-                color:0xffffff,
-                vertexColors:THREE.FaceColors
+                color:0xffffff
+//                vertexColors:THREE.FaceColors
             }));
 
         globals.three.sceneAdd(this.mesh, null);
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ Highlighter = Backbone.View.extend({
     },
 
     addRemoveVoxel: function(shouldAdd){
-
         if (shouldAdd){
             if (!this.isVisible() || !this.highlightedObject) return;
             if (globals.lattice.get("connectionType") == "freeformFace"){
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ GIKHighlighter = Highlighter.extend({
     },
 
     addRemoveVoxel: function(shouldAdd){
-
         if (shouldAdd){
             if (!this.isVisible() || !this.highlightedObject) return;
             var position = this._getNextCellPosition();