diff --git a/engine/src/test/jme3test/tools/TestOctree.java b/engine/src/test/jme3test/tools/TestOctree.java
index ead8508b2..573f5eaf8 100644
--- a/engine/src/test/jme3test/tools/TestOctree.java
+++ b/engine/src/test/jme3test/tools/TestOctree.java
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ public class TestOctree extends SimpleApplication implements SceneProcessor {
     public void simpleInitApp() {
 //        this.flyCam.setMoveSpeed(2000);
 //        this.cam.setFrustumFar(10000);
-        MeshLoader.AUTO_INTERLEAVE = false;
-
 //        mat = new Material(assetManager, "Common/MatDefs/Misc/WireColor.j3md");
 //        mat.setColor("Color", ColorRGBA.White);
 
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ public class TestOctree extends SimpleApplication implements SceneProcessor {
 
         // generate octree
 //        tree = new Octree(scene, 20000);
-        tree = new Octree(scene, 50);
-        tree.construct();
+        tree = new Octree(scene);
+        tree.construct(50, 0.01f, 50);
         
         ArrayList<Geometry> globalGeomList = new ArrayList<Geometry>();
         tree.createFastOctnodes(globalGeomList);
diff --git a/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octnode.java b/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octnode.java
index e9a00802a..dbc15d240 100644
--- a/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octnode.java
+++ b/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octnode.java
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ public class Octnode {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public void subdivide(int depth, int minTrisPerNode){
-        if (tris == null || depth > 50 || bbox.getVolume() < 0.01f || tris.size() < minTrisPerNode){
+    public void subdivide(int depth, int maxDepth, float maxVolume, int minTrisPerNode){
+        if (tris == null || depth > maxDepth || bbox.getVolume() < maxVolume || tris.size() < minTrisPerNode){
             // no need to subdivide anymore
             leaf = true;
             return;
@@ -161,13 +161,13 @@ public class Octnode {
         for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++){
             if (trisForChild[i].size() > 0){
                 children[i] = new Octnode(boxForChild[i], trisForChild[i]);
-                children[i].subdivide(depth + 1, minTrisPerNode);
+                children[i].subdivide(depth + 1, maxDepth, maxVolume, minTrisPerNode);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    public void subdivide(int minTrisPerNode){
-        subdivide(0, minTrisPerNode);
+    public void subdivide(int maxDepth, float maxVolume, int minTrisPerNode){
+        subdivide(0, maxDepth, maxVolume, minTrisPerNode);
     }
 
     public void createFastOctnode(List<Geometry> globalGeomList){
diff --git a/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octree.java b/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octree.java
index 880f98459..4dd582dc5 100644
--- a/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octree.java
+++ b/engine/src/tools/jme3tools/optimize/Octree.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public class Octree {
     private final ArrayList<OCTTriangle> allTris = new ArrayList<OCTTriangle>();
     private final Geometry[] geoms;
     private final BoundingBox bbox;
-    private final int minTrisPerNode;
     private Octnode root;
 
     private CollisionResults boundResults = new CollisionResults();
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ public class Octree {
         }
     }
 
-    public Octree(Spatial scene, int minTrisPerNode){
+    public Octree(Spatial scene){
         scene.updateGeometricState();
 
         List<Geometry> geomsList = getGeometries(scene);
@@ -96,8 +95,6 @@ public class Octree {
         bbox.setYExtent(extent);
         bbox.setZExtent(extent);
 
-        this.minTrisPerNode = minTrisPerNode;
-
         Triangle t = new Triangle();
         for (int g = 0; g < geoms.length; g++){
             Mesh m = geoms[g].getMesh();
@@ -113,13 +110,9 @@ public class Octree {
         }
     }
 
-    public Octree(Spatial scene){
-        this(scene,11);
-    }
-
-    public void construct(){
+    public void construct(int maxDepth, float maxVolume, int minTrisPerNode){
         root = new Octnode(bbox, allTris);
-        root.subdivide(minTrisPerNode);
+        root.subdivide(maxDepth, maxVolume, minTrisPerNode);
         root.collectTriangles(geoms);
     }