diff --git a/app/api/src/docker/aws-emulator.js b/app/api/src/docker/aws-emulator.js
index 19f0275..375eed1 100644
--- a/app/api/src/docker/aws-emulator.js
+++ b/app/api/src/docker/aws-emulator.js
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ app.use(cors())
 const invocationURL = (port) =>
   `http://localhost:${port}/2015-03-31/functions/function/invocations`
 
-app.post('/openscad/preview', async (req, res) => {
+const makeRequest = (route, port) => [route, async (req, res) => {
+  console.log(`making post request to ${port}, ${route}`)
   try {
-    const { data } = await axios.post(invocationURL(5052), {
+    const { data } = await axios.post(invocationURL(port), {
       body: JSON.stringify(req.body),
     })
     res.status(data.statusCode)
@@ -21,20 +22,11 @@ app.post('/openscad/preview', async (req, res) => {
     res.status(500)
     res.send()
   }
-})
-app.post('/cadquery/stl', async (req, res) => {
-  console.log('making post request to 5060')
-  try {
-    const { data } = await axios.post(invocationURL(5060), {
-      body: JSON.stringify(req.body),
-    })
-    res.status(data.statusCode)
-    res.send(data.body)
-  } catch (e) {
-    res.status(500)
-    res.send()
-  }
-})
+}]
+
+app.post(...makeRequest('/openscad/preview', 5052))
+app.post(...makeRequest('/openscad/stl', 5053))
+app.post(...makeRequest('/cadquery/stl', 5060))
 
 app.listen(port, () => {
   console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`)
diff --git a/app/web/src/components/IdeViewer/IdeViewer.js b/app/web/src/components/IdeViewer/IdeViewer.js
index b9b3c47..8ce86b4 100644
--- a/app/web/src/components/IdeViewer/IdeViewer.js
+++ b/app/web/src/components/IdeViewer/IdeViewer.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ import {
 import { OrbitControls } from 'three/examples/jsm/controls/OrbitControls'
 import { Vector3 } from 'three'
 import { requestRender } from 'src/helpers/hooks/useIdeState'
+import texture from './dullFrontLitMetal.png'
+import { TextureLoader } from 'three/src/loaders/TextureLoader'
+
+const loader = new TextureLoader
+const colorMap = loader.load(texture)
 
 extend({ OrbitControls })
 
@@ -22,7 +27,7 @@ function Asset({ geometry: incomingGeo }) {
   return (
     <mesh ref={mesh} scale={[1, 1, 1]}>
       <bufferGeometry attach="geometry" ref={ref} />
-      <meshStandardMaterial color="#F472B6" />
+      <meshStandardMaterial map={colorMap} color="#F472B6" />
     </mesh>
   )
 }
@@ -193,8 +198,10 @@ const IdeViewer = ({ Loading }) => {
               })
             }}
           />
-          <ambientLight />
-          <pointLight position={[15, 5, 10]} />
+          <ambientLight intensity={1} />
+          <pointLight position={[15, 5, 10]} intensity={4} />
+          <pointLight position={[-1000, -1000, -1000]} intensity={1}/>
+          <pointLight position={[-1000, 0, 1000]} intensity={1}/>
           {state.objectData?.type === 'png' && (
             <>
               <Sphere position={[0, 0, 0]} color={pink400} />