diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index af14a101..0cd80fc5 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -2909,6 +2909,8 @@ void placeSidewall(cell *c, int i, int sidepar, const transmatrix& V, bool warp,
   
   transmatrix V2 = V * ddspin(c, i);
   
+  // if(sphere && vid.alphax <= 1 && tC0(V2 * xpush(cellgfxdist(c, i)/2))[2] < -.5) return; 
+ 
   /* int aw = away(V2); prio += aw;
   if(!detaillevel && aw < 0) return;
   */
diff --git a/hyper.h b/hyper.h
index 667bb712..8a7a3b30 100644
--- a/hyper.h
+++ b/hyper.h
@@ -1602,3 +1602,5 @@ extern int stampbase;
 transmatrix cellrelmatrix(cell *c, int i);
 
 void terracottaAround(cell *c);
+
+double cellgfxdist(cell *c, int i);