diff --git a/cdcScene/Scene.cpp b/cdcScene/Scene.cpp
index e70bab1..c4fec7b 100644
--- a/cdcScene/Scene.cpp
+++ b/cdcScene/Scene.cpp
@@ -110,4 +110,11 @@ void Scene::AddEntity(SceneEntity *pEntity) { // line 2541
 	m_entities.push_back(pEntity);
 }
 
+void Scene::RemoveEntity(SceneEntity *pEntity) {
+	uint32_t index = pEntity->entityIndex;
+	m_entities[index] = m_entities[m_entities.size()-1];
+	m_entities[index]->entityIndex = index;
+	m_entities.resize(m_entities.size()-1);
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/cdcScene/Scene.h b/cdcScene/Scene.h
index 3b9f94b..8e7df36 100644
--- a/cdcScene/Scene.h
+++ b/cdcScene/Scene.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
 
 	// called from SceneEntity ctor
 	void AddEntity(SceneEntity *pEntity);
+	// called from SceneEntity dtor
+	void RemoveEntity(SceneEntity *pEntity);
 
 	// 43 methods
 	void Render() override;
diff --git a/cdcScene/SceneEntity.cpp b/cdcScene/SceneEntity.cpp
index 9a1fff1..4895177 100644
--- a/cdcScene/SceneEntity.cpp
+++ b/cdcScene/SceneEntity.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ void SceneEntity::setCellGroup(ISceneCellGroup *newICellGroup) {
 	}
 }
 
+void SceneEntity::Release() {
+	// called from SceneLayer::RemoveInstance
+	delete this;
+}
+
+SceneEntity::~SceneEntity() {
+	// TODO
+	scene->RemoveEntity(this);
+}
+
 void SceneEntity::QueryVolumeFromDrawable() { // line 370
 	if (drawable) {
 		drawable->GetBoundingVolume(&cullingVolume);
diff --git a/cdcScene/SceneEntity.h b/cdcScene/SceneEntity.h
index 72c2936..d76d19b 100644
--- a/cdcScene/SceneEntity.h
+++ b/cdcScene/SceneEntity.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ public:
 	void setDrawable(IDrawable *) override;
 	IDrawable *getDrawable() override;
 	void setCellGroup(ISceneCellGroup *) override;
+	void Release() override;
+	~SceneEntity();
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/cdcScene/cdcScene.h b/cdcScene/cdcScene.h
index c566b61..dfc4b80 100644
--- a/cdcScene/cdcScene.h
+++ b/cdcScene/cdcScene.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void setDrawable(IDrawable *) = 0; // C
 	virtual IDrawable *getDrawable() = 0; // 10
 	virtual void setCellGroup(ISceneCellGroup *) = 0; // 38
+	virtual void Release() = 0;	// 58
+	virtual ~ISceneEntity() = default; // 5C
 };
 
 class ISceneLight : public ISceneEntity { // line 1036
diff --git a/cdcWorld/Inspector.cpp b/cdcWorld/Inspector.cpp
index 6610164..abcbb3b 100644
--- a/cdcWorld/Inspector.cpp
+++ b/cdcWorld/Inspector.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "rendering/CommonMaterial.h"
 #include "rendering/MaterialData.h"
 #include "cdcResource/ResolveSection.h"
+#include "cdcScene/SceneEntity.h"
 #include "cdcSound/SoundPlex.h"
 #include "cdcObjects/ObjectManager.h"
 #include "cdcWorld/Instance.h"
@@ -162,6 +163,11 @@ void buildUI(UIActions& uiact, Instance *instance) {
 		if (instance->instanceDrawable)
 			ImGui::Text("    %s", typeid(*instance->instanceDrawable).name());
 
+		if (ImGui::Button("Recreate scene entity")) {
+			instance->sceneEntity->Release();
+			instance->sceneEntity = nullptr;
+		}
+
 		cdc::Object *object = instance->object;
 		if (false)
 			for (uint32_t i=0; i<object->numAnims; i++) {