diff --git a/build_linux64/default.inp b/build_linux64/default.inp
index 9072cea..7cf528d 100644
--- a/build_linux64/default.inp
+++ b/build_linux64/default.inp
@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ nthreads = 256
 isjulia = 0
 juliac = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0
 exponent = 8.0
+fractaliter = 64
+threshhold = 2.0
+freezethresh = 10.0
+
 
diff --git a/build_linux64/libamscudafractallevelset.linux64.a b/build_linux64/libamscudafractallevelset.linux64.a
index 930c1c9..7ad5794 100644
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diff --git a/build_linux64/objstore/amscufracls_parseinputfile.o b/build_linux64/objstore/amscufracls_parseinputfile.o
index a77cf24..d3e069c 100644
Binary files a/build_linux64/objstore/amscufracls_parseinputfile.o and b/build_linux64/objstore/amscufracls_parseinputfile.o differ
diff --git a/build_linux64/test b/build_linux64/test
index 97a5741..b90562a 100644
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diff --git a/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_functiondefs.cuh b/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_functiondefs.cuh
index f6deff0..27e84b4 100644
--- a/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_functiondefs.cuh
+++ b/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_functiondefs.cuh
@@ -5,10 +5,31 @@
 struct main_functionpars
 {
     public:
+    //if I need it to go faster, I should make a seperate cutdown version
     int fractaliter;
     float threshold;
     float freezethresh;
+    //these are included for flexibility and can be cut later
+    float exponent;
+    bool isjulia;
+    cuvec3f juliac;
 };
 #endif
 
+#ifdef AMSCLS_PPKFRACTAL
+struct main_functionpars
+{
+    public:
+    //if I need it to go faster, I should make a seperate cutdown version
+    int fractaliter;
+    float threshold;
+    float freezethresh;
+    //these are included for flexibility and can be cut later
+    float scale;
+    bool isjulia;
+    cuvec3f juliac;
+};
+
+#endif
+
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_parseinput.cuh b/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_parseinput.cuh
index 6150770..b379e13 100644
--- a/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_parseinput.cuh
+++ b/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscfls_parseinput.cuh
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ namespace fractallevelset
         int nblockdiv;
         int nthreads;
 
+        //function parameters
         bool isjulia;
         cuvec3f juliac;
         float exponent;
+        int fractaliter;
+        float threshold;
+        float freezethresh;
+
+        float scale;
 
         
 
diff --git a/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscudafractallevelset.cuh b/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscudafractallevelset.cuh
index f8a344d..e0f5ec3 100644
--- a/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscudafractallevelset.cuh
+++ b/include/amscudafractallevelset/amscudafractallevelset.cuh
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class cuvec4f;
 // #endif
 
 #define AMSCLS_MANDELBROT
-//#define AMSCLS_JULIA
 //#define AMSCLS_PPKFRACTAL
 
 
diff --git a/src/amscudafractallevelset/amscufracls_parseinputfile.cu b/src/amscudafractallevelset/amscufracls_parseinputfile.cu
index 00bc33c..2b071b0 100644
--- a/src/amscudafractallevelset/amscufracls_parseinputfile.cu
+++ b/src/amscudafractallevelset/amscufracls_parseinputfile.cu
@@ -170,10 +170,18 @@ namespace fractallevelset
         parsearch_int("Nz",&stringpars,&(pars->Nz));
         parsearch_int("nblockdiv",&stringpars,&(pars->nblockdiv));
         parsearch_int("nthreads",&stringpars,&(pars->nthreads));
-        parsearch_bool("juliac",&stringpars,&(pars->isjulia));
         parsearch_int("operatingmode",&stringpars,&(pars->operatingmode));
         parsearch_int("verbosity",&stringpars,&(pars->verbosity));
 
+        parsearch_bool("isjulia",&stringpars,&(pars->isjulia));
+        parsearch_cuvec3f("juliac",&stringpars,&(pars->juliac));
+        parsearch_float("exponent",&stringpars,&(pars->exponent));
+        parsearch_int("fractaliter",&stringpars,&(pars->fractaliter));
+        parsearch_float("threshold",&stringpars,&(pars->threshold));
+        parsearch_float("freezethresh",&stringpars,&(pars->freezethresh));
+        parsearch_float("scale",&stringpars,&(pars->scale));
+
+
 
         return ret;
     }
@@ -197,7 +205,8 @@ namespace fractallevelset
 
         if(argc<2)
         {
-            
+            printf("useage: (execname) [inputfile.inp] [optional outputfile.stl]\n");
+            return;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -205,6 +214,24 @@ namespace fractallevelset
             if(res<0) return;
         }
 
+        #ifdef AMSCLS_MANDELBROT
+            mfpars.isjulia = pars.isjulia;
+            mfpars.juliac = pars.juliac;
+            mfpars.exponent = pars.exponent;
+            mfpars.fractaliter = pars.fractaliter;
+            mfpars.threshold = pars.threshold;
+            mfpars.freezethresh = pars.freezethresh;
+        #endif
+
+        #ifdef AMSCLS_PPKFRACTAL
+            mfpars.isjulia = pars.isjulia;
+            mfpars.juliac = pars.juliac;
+            mfpars.fractaliter = pars.fractaliter;
+            mfpars.threshold = pars.threshold;
+            mfpars.freezethresh = pars.freezethresh;
+            mfpars.scale = pars.scale;
+        #endif
+
         //Fill operatingstructs
         mtpars.xyz_min = pars.xyz_min;
         mtpars.xyz_max = pars.xyz_max;