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+using HoloToolkit.Unity.SpatialMapping;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+public class TapToPlace_MoveUpByHalfHeight : TapToPlace {
+
+
+	protected override void Update () {
+        // If the user is in placing mode,
+        // update the placement to match the user's gaze.
+        if (IsBeingPlaced) {
+            // Do a raycast into the world that will only hit the Spatial Mapping mesh.
+            Vector3 headPosition = Camera.main.transform.position;
+            Vector3 gazeDirection = Camera.main.transform.forward;
+
+            RaycastHit hitInfo;
+            if (Physics.Raycast(headPosition, gazeDirection, out hitInfo, 30.0f, spatialMappingManager.LayerMask)) {
+                // Rotate this object to face the user.
+                Quaternion toQuat = Camera.main.transform.localRotation;
+                toQuat.x = 0;
+                toQuat.z = 0;
+
+                float halfY = (gameObject.GetComponent<Collider>().bounds.size.y) / 2;
+                Vector3 pos = hitInfo.point;
+                pos.y = hitInfo.point.y + halfY;
+
+                // Move this object to where the raycast
+                // hit the Spatial Mapping mesh.
+                if (PlaceParentOnTap) {
+                    // Place the parent object as well but keep the focus on the current game object
+                    Vector3 currentMovement = hitInfo.point - gameObject.transform.position;
+                    ParentGameObjectToPlace.transform.position += currentMovement;
+                    ParentGameObjectToPlace.transform.rotation = toQuat;
+                } else {
+                    gameObject.transform.position = pos;
+                    gameObject.transform.rotation = toQuat;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}