diff --git a/stim/gl/gl_spider.h b/stim/gl/gl_spider.h
index d6ee3f2..1add6e9 100644
--- a/stim/gl/gl_spider.h
+++ b/stim/gl/gl_spider.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ class gl_spider : public virtual gl_texture<T>
 			/* Method for finding the best direction for the spider.
 			   Not sure if necessary since the next position for the spider
 			   will be at direction * magnitude. */
-			genTemplate(posVectors, 1);
+			
+			getSample(position, direction, magnitude);
 			int best = getCost();
 		}
 	
@@ -236,6 +237,8 @@ class gl_spider : public virtual gl_texture<T>
                         				hor.n());
 						UpdateBuffer(x, x+i*10.0);
 					 }
+						std::cout<< "Hmmm" << std::endl;
+						Update();	
                				 break;
         			case 1:		 //Position
 					if(cos(Y.dot(direction))< 0.087){                                                                             Y[0] = 0.0; Y[1] = 1.0;}
@@ -451,9 +454,9 @@ class gl_spider : public virtual gl_texture<T>
 		(float pos_x, float pos_y, float pos_z, float dir_x, float dir_y, float dir_z,
 			float mag_x)
 		{
-			//setPosition(pos_x, pos_y, pos_z);
-			//setDirection(dir_x, dir_y, dir_z);
-			//setMagnitude(mag_x);
+			setPosition(pos_x, pos_y, pos_z);
+			setDirection(dir_x, dir_y, dir_z);
+			setMagnitude(mag_x);
 		}
 		///@param GLuint id texture that is going to be sampled.
 		///@param numSamples number of samples per operation.
@@ -466,7 +469,10 @@ class gl_spider : public virtual gl_texture<T>
 			GenerateFBO(20, numSamples*10);
 			//sampleDirection();
 			genDirectionVectors();
-			gl_texture<T>::setDims(0.6, 0.6, 1.0);
+			genTemplate(posVectors, 1);
+			genPositionVectors();
+			genMagnitudeVectors();
+			gl_texture<T>::setDims(0.6, 0.6, 2.0);
 			//gl_texture<T>::setDims(1.0, 1.0,1.0);
 		}
 		
@@ -523,7 +529,21 @@ class gl_spider : public virtual gl_texture<T>
 			position[1] = y;
 			position[2] = z;
 		}
-
+		
+		void getSample(vec<float> pos, vec<float> dir, vec<float> mag)
+		{
+			Bind();
+			glMatrixMode(GL_TEXTURE);
+			glLoadIdentity();
+			vec<float> temp = dir.sph2cart();
+			glScalef(mag[0], mag[1], mag[0]);
+			//glRotatef(rotz, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+			//glRotatef(roty, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0);
+			//glRotatef(rotx, 1.0, 0.0 ,0.0);	
+			glTranslatef(pos[0], pos[1], pos[2]);
+			glScalef(1/512/S[0], 1/512/S[1], 1/512/S[2]);
+			Unbind();
+		}
 		
 		///@param vector dir, the new direction.
 		///Sets the direction vector to input vector dir.
@@ -577,16 +597,6 @@ class gl_spider : public virtual gl_texture<T>
 		}
 
 
-		void
-		findOptimalDirection()
-		{
-			/* Method for finding the best direction for the spider.
-			   Uses the camera to rotate. Then Calls Evaluate to find new cost.
-			*/
-			//sampleDirection();
-			//samplePosition();
-			//sampleMagnitude();
-		}
 
 		/* Method for initializing the cuda devices, necessary only
 			there are multiple cuda devices */
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