diff --git a/src/bin/render_lines_gui.rs b/src/bin/render_lines_gui.rs
index be9cd49..8464df0 100644
--- a/src/bin/render_lines_gui.rs
+++ b/src/bin/render_lines_gui.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 //! UI.
 
 use bevy::math::Mat3;
-use nannou::geom::Rect;
+use nannou::lyon::geom::euclid::Transform2D;
+use nannou::{geom::Rect, math::map_range as nannou_map_range};
 use nannou::prelude::*;
 use nannou_egui::{self, egui, Egui};
 use nannou_laser::{self as laser, util::map_range};
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ fn setup_zmq() -> Socket{
     let url = "tcp://100.109.175.82:99174";
     let context = zmq::Context::new();
     let subscriber = context.socket(zmq::SUB).unwrap();
+    subscriber.set_conflate(true).unwrap(); // only keep latest entry
     assert!(subscriber.connect(url).is_ok());
 
     // let filter =  "10001";
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ fn setup_zmq() -> Socket{
 }
 
 // fn zmq_receive(subscriber: &Socket, laser_streams: &Vec<laser::FrameStream<LaserModel>>) {
+
+/// Receive items if available on the queue and update Model with the new data
 fn zmq_receive(model: &mut Model) {
     let subscriber = &model.zmq;
     let mut items = [
@@ -138,12 +142,20 @@ fn zmq_receive(model: &mut Model) {
 
 fn model(app: &App) -> Model {
     // Create a window to receive keyboard events.
-    let w_id = app
+    let w_id_lasersettings = app
         .new_window()
         .size(312, 530)
         // .key_pressed(key_pressed)
         .raw_event(raw_window_event)
-        .view(view)
+        .view(view_laser_settings)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let w_id_linecanvas = app
+        .new_window()
+        .size(1024, 768)
+        // .key_pressed(key_pressed)
+        .view(view_line_canvas)
         .build()
         .unwrap();
 
@@ -200,7 +212,7 @@ fn model(app: &App) -> Model {
     let laser_streams = vec![];
 
     // A user-interface to tweak the settings.
-    let window = app.window(w_id).unwrap();
+    let window = app.window(w_id_lasersettings).unwrap();
     let egui = Egui::from_window(&window);
     // egui.ctx().set_fonts(fonts());
     egui.ctx().set_style(style());
@@ -479,10 +491,69 @@ fn update(_app: &App, model: &mut Model, update: Update) {
 //     }
 // }
 
-fn view(_app: &App, model: &Model, frame: Frame) {
+fn view_laser_settings(_app: &App, model: &Model, frame: Frame) {
     model.egui.draw_to_frame(&frame).unwrap();
 }
 
+fn view_line_canvas(app: &App, model: &Model, frame: Frame) {
+    // get canvas to draw on
+    let draw = app.draw();
+
+    // set background to blue
+    draw.background().color(BLACK);
+
+    let win = app.window_rect();
+
+    let scale = 25.;
+
+    draw_grid(&draw, &win, scale, 1.);
+    // let t = app.time;
+    
+    // let n_points = 10;
+    let thickness = 2.0;
+    // let hz = ((app.mouse.x + win.right()) / win.w()).powi(4) * 1000.0;
+
+    let vertices = model.current_points.iter().map(|p| {
+        let color = srgba(p.color[0], p.color[1], p.color[2], 1.0);
+        
+        let pos = [p.position[0] * scale, p.position[1] * -scale];
+        (pos, color)
+    });
+
+    // Draw the polyline as a stroked path.
+    draw.polyline()
+        .weight(thickness)
+        .join_round()
+        .points_colored(vertices);
+    // model.current_points
+
+    // put everything on the frame
+    draw.to_frame(app, &frame).unwrap();
+}
+
+
+fn draw_grid(draw: &Draw, win: &Rect, step: f32, weight: f32) {
+    let step_by = || (0..).map(|i| i as f32 * step);
+    let r_iter = step_by().take_while(|&f| f < win.right());
+    let l_iter = step_by().map(|f| -f).take_while(|&f| f > win.left());
+    let x_iter = r_iter.chain(l_iter);
+    for x in x_iter {
+        draw.line()
+            .weight(weight)
+            .points(pt2(x, win.bottom()), pt2(x, win.top()))
+            .color(GRAY);
+    }
+    let t_iter = step_by().take_while(|&f| f < win.top());
+    let b_iter = step_by().map(|f| -f).take_while(|&f| f > win.bottom());
+    let y_iter = t_iter.chain(b_iter);
+    for y in y_iter {
+        draw.line()
+            .weight(weight)
+            .points(pt2(win.left(), y), pt2(win.right(), y))
+            .color(GRAY);
+    }
+}
+
 // The following functions are some custom styling preferences in an attempt to improve on the
 // default egui theming.