diff --git a/code/BlenderDNA.h b/code/BlenderDNA.h
index 174291230..8796fb288 100644
--- a/code/BlenderDNA.h
+++ b/code/BlenderDNA.h
@@ -111,6 +111,27 @@ struct Pointer
 	uint64_t val;
 };
 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+/** Dummy derivate of std::vector to be able to use it in templates simultaenously
+ *  with boost::shared_ptr, which takes only one template argument 
+ *  while std::vector takes three. Also we need to provide some special member
+ *  functions of shared_ptr */
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <typename T>
+class vector : public std::vector<T>
+{
+public:
+	using std::vector<T>::resize;
+	using std::vector<T>::empty;
+
+	void reset() {
+		resize(0);
+	}
+
+	operator bool () const {
+		return !empty();
+	}
+};
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** Mixed flags for use in #Field */
@@ -181,7 +202,7 @@ public:
 
 	// publicly accessible members
 	std::string name;
-	std::vector< Field > fields;
+	vector< Field > fields;
 	std::map<std::string, size_t> indices;
 
 	size_t size;
@@ -255,6 +276,11 @@ private:
 	void ResolvePointer(TOUT<T>& out, const Pointer & ptrval, 
 		const FileDatabase& db, const Field& f) const;
 
+	// --------------------------------------------------------
+	template <template <typename> class TOUT, typename T>
+	void ResolvePointer(vector< TOUT<T> >& out, const Pointer & ptrval, 
+		const FileDatabase& db, const Field& f) const;
+
 	// --------------------------------------------------------
 	inline const FileBlockHead* LocateFileBlockForAddress(
 		const Pointer & ptrval,
@@ -263,13 +289,15 @@ private:
 private:
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	template <typename T> void _allocate(boost::shared_ptr<T>& out, size_t& s) const {
+	template <typename T> T* _allocate(boost::shared_ptr<T>& out, size_t& s) const {
 		out = boost::shared_ptr<T>(new T());
 		s = 1;
+		return out.get();
 	}
 
-	template <typename T> void _allocate(boost::shared_array<T>& out, size_t& s) const {
-		out = boost::shared_array<T>(new T[s]);
+	template <typename T> T* _allocate(vector<T>& out, size_t& s) const {
+		out.resize(s);
+		return s ? &out.front() : NULL;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------
@@ -346,7 +374,7 @@ public:
 	typedef boost::shared_ptr<ElemBase> (Structure::*ConvertProcPtr) (const FileDatabase& ) const;
 	
 	std::map<std::string, ConvertProcPtr> converters;
-	std::vector<Structure > structures;
+	vector<Structure > structures;
 	std::map<std::string, size_t> indices;
 
 public:
@@ -585,19 +613,20 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-	mutable std::vector<StructureCache> caches;
+	mutable vector<StructureCache> caches;
 	const FileDatabase& db;
 };
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-template <> class ObjectCache<boost::shared_array> 
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <> class ObjectCache<Blender::vector> 
 {
 public:
 
 	ObjectCache(const FileDatabase&) {}
 
-	template <typename T> void get(const Structure&, boost::shared_array<T>&t, const Pointer&) {}
-	template <typename T> void set(const Structure&, const boost::shared_array<T>&, const Pointer&) {}
+	template <typename T> void get(const Structure&, vector<T>&t, const Pointer&) {}
+	template <typename T> void set(const Structure&, const vector<T>&, const Pointer&) {}
 };
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
@@ -629,7 +658,7 @@ public:
 
 	DNA dna;
 	boost::shared_ptr< StreamReaderAny > reader;
-	std::vector< FileBlockHead > entries;
+	vector< FileBlockHead > entries;
 
 public:
 
@@ -637,7 +666,7 @@ public:
 		return _stats;
 	}
 
-	// For all our templates to work on both shared_ptr's and shared_array's
+	// For all our templates to work on both shared_ptr's and vector's
 	// using the same code, a dummy cache for arrays is provided. Actually,
 	// arrays of objects are never cached because we can't easily 
 	// ensure their proper destruction.
@@ -647,7 +676,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	template <typename T>
-	ObjectCache<boost::shared_array>& cache(boost::shared_array<T>& in) const {
+	ObjectCache<vector>& cache(vector<T>& in) const {
 		return _cacheArrays;
 	}
 
@@ -658,7 +687,7 @@ private:
 	mutable Statistics _stats;
 #endif
 
-	mutable ObjectCache<boost::shared_array> _cacheArrays;
+	mutable ObjectCache<vector> _cacheArrays;
 	mutable ObjectCache<boost::shared_ptr> _cache;
 
 	mutable size_t next_cache_idx;
diff --git a/code/BlenderDNA.inl b/code/BlenderDNA.inl
index 3188b6382..9adfc913e 100644
--- a/code/BlenderDNA.inl
+++ b/code/BlenderDNA.inl
@@ -242,48 +242,80 @@ template <template <typename> class TOUT, typename T>
 void Structure :: ResolvePointer(TOUT<T>& out, const Pointer & ptrval, const FileDatabase& db, const Field& f) const 
 {
 	out.reset();
-	if (ptrval.val) { 
-		const Structure& s = db.dna[f.type];
-
-		// find the file block the pointer is pointing to
-		const FileBlockHead* block = LocateFileBlockForAddress(ptrval,db);
-
-		// also determine the target type from the block header
-		// and check if it matches the type which we expect.
-		const Structure& ss = db.dna[block->dna_index];
-		if (ss != s) {
-			throw Error((Formatter::format(),"Expected target to be of type `",s.name,
-				"` but seemingly it is a `",ss.name,"` instead"
-			));
-		}
-
-		// try to retrieve the object from the cache
-		db.cache(out).get(s,out,ptrval); 
-		if (out) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// seek to this location, but save the previous stream pointer.
-		const StreamReaderAny::pos pold = db.reader->GetCurrentPos();
-		db.reader->SetCurrentPos(block->start+ static_cast<size_t>((ptrval.val - block->address.val) ));
-		// FIXME: basically, this could cause problems with 64 bit pointers on 32 bit systems.
-		// I really ought to improve StreamReader to work with 64 bit indices exclusively.
-
-		// continue conversion after allocating the required storage
-		size_t num = block->size / ss.size; 
-		_allocate(out,num);
-
-		// cache the object before we convert it to avoid
-		// cyclic recursion.
-		db.cache(out).set(s,out,ptrval); 
-
-		T* o = out.get();
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < num; ++i,++o) {
-			s.Convert(*o,db);
-		}
-
-		db.reader->SetCurrentPos(pold);
+	if (!ptrval.val) { 
+		return;
 	}
+	const Structure& s = db.dna[f.type];
+	// find the file block the pointer is pointing to
+	const FileBlockHead* block = LocateFileBlockForAddress(ptrval,db);
+
+	// also determine the target type from the block header
+	// and check if it matches the type which we expect.
+	const Structure& ss = db.dna[block->dna_index];
+	if (ss != s) {
+		throw Error((Formatter::format(),"Expected target to be of type `",s.name,
+			"` but seemingly it is a `",ss.name,"` instead"
+			));
+	}
+
+	// try to retrieve the object from the cache
+	db.cache(out).get(s,out,ptrval); 
+	if (out) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// seek to this location, but save the previous stream pointer.
+	const StreamReaderAny::pos pold = db.reader->GetCurrentPos();
+	db.reader->SetCurrentPos(block->start+ static_cast<size_t>((ptrval.val - block->address.val) ));
+	// FIXME: basically, this could cause problems with 64 bit pointers on 32 bit systems.
+	// I really ought to improve StreamReader to work with 64 bit indices exclusively.
+
+	// continue conversion after allocating the required storage
+	size_t num = block->size / ss.size; 
+	T* o = _allocate(out,num);
+
+	// cache the object before we convert it to avoid cyclic recursion.
+	db.cache(out).set(s,out,ptrval); 
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < num; ++i,++o) {
+		s.Convert(*o,db);
+	}
+
+	db.reader->SetCurrentPos(pold);
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+template <template <typename> class TOUT, typename T>
+void Structure :: ResolvePointer(vector< TOUT<T> >& out, const Pointer & ptrval, const FileDatabase& db, const Field& f) const 
+{
+	// This is a function overload, not a template specialization. According to
+	// the partial ordering rules, it should be selected by the compiler
+	// for array-of-pointer inputs, i.e. Object::mats.
+
+	out.reset();
+	if (!ptrval.val) { 
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// find the file block the pointer is pointing to
+	const FileBlockHead* block = LocateFileBlockForAddress(ptrval,db);
+	const size_t num = block->size / (db.i64bit?8:4); 
+
+	// keep the old stream position
+	const StreamReaderAny::pos pold = db.reader->GetCurrentPos();
+	db.reader->SetCurrentPos(block->start+ static_cast<size_t>((ptrval.val - block->address.val) ));
+
+	// allocate raw storage for the array
+	out.resize(num);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i< num; ++i) {
+		Pointer val;
+		Convert(val,db);
+
+		// and resolve the pointees
+		ResolvePointer(out[i],val,db,f); 
+	}
+
+	db.reader->SetCurrentPos(pold);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -297,47 +329,49 @@ template <> void Structure :: ResolvePointer<boost::shared_ptr,ElemBase>(boost::
 	// Less secure than in the `strongly-typed` case.
 
 	out.reset();
-	if (ptrval.val) { 
-		// find the file block the pointer is pointing to
-		const FileBlockHead* block = LocateFileBlockForAddress(ptrval,db);
-
-		// determine the target type from the block header
-		const Structure& s = db.dna[block->dna_index];
-
-		// try to retrieve the object from the cache
-		db.cache(out).get(s,out,ptrval); 
-		if (out) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// seek to this location, but save the previous stream pointer.
-		const StreamReaderAny::pos pold = db.reader->GetCurrentPos();
-		db.reader->SetCurrentPos(block->start+ static_cast<size_t>((ptrval.val - block->address.val) ));
-		// FIXME: basically, this could cause problems with 64 bit pointers on 32 bit systems.
-		// I really ought to improve StreamReader to work with 64 bit indices exclusively.
-
-		// continue conversion after allocating the required storage
-		out = db.dna.ConvertBlobToStructure(s,db);
-		db.reader->SetCurrentPos(pold);
-		if (!out) {
-			// this might happen if DNA::RegisterConverters hasn't been called so far
-			// or if the target type is not contained in `our` DNA.
-			out.reset();
-			DefaultLogger::get()->warn((Formatter::format(),
-				"Failed to find a converter for the `",s.name,"` structure"
-			));
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// store a pointer to the name string of the actual type
-		// in the object itself. This allows the conversion code
-		// to perform additional type checking.
-		out->dna_type = s.name.c_str();
-
-		// cache the object now that construction is complete
-		// FIXME we need to do this in ConvertBlobToStructure
-		db.cache(out).set(s,out,ptrval);
+	if (!ptrval.val) { 
+		return;
 	}
+
+	// find the file block the pointer is pointing to
+	const FileBlockHead* block = LocateFileBlockForAddress(ptrval,db);
+
+	// determine the target type from the block header
+	const Structure& s = db.dna[block->dna_index];
+
+	// try to retrieve the object from the cache
+	db.cache(out).get(s,out,ptrval); 
+	if (out) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// seek to this location, but save the previous stream pointer.
+	const StreamReaderAny::pos pold = db.reader->GetCurrentPos();
+	db.reader->SetCurrentPos(block->start+ static_cast<size_t>((ptrval.val - block->address.val) ));
+	// FIXME: basically, this could cause problems with 64 bit pointers on 32 bit systems.
+	// I really ought to improve StreamReader to work with 64 bit indices exclusively.
+
+	// continue conversion after allocating the required storage
+	out = db.dna.ConvertBlobToStructure(s,db);
+	db.reader->SetCurrentPos(pold);
+	if (!out) {
+		// this might happen if DNA::RegisterConverters hasn't been called so far
+		// or if the target type is not contained in `our` DNA.
+		out.reset();
+		DefaultLogger::get()->warn((Formatter::format(),
+			"Failed to find a converter for the `",s.name,"` structure"
+			));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// store a pointer to the name string of the actual type
+	// in the object itself. This allows the conversion code
+	// to perform additional type checking.
+	out->dna_type = s.name.c_str();
+
+	// cache the object now that construction is complete
+	// FIXME we need to do this in ConvertBlobToStructure
+	db.cache(out).set(s,out,ptrval);
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -352,7 +386,7 @@ const FileBlockHead* Structure :: LocateFileBlockForAddress(const Pointer & ptrv
 	// which are only used for structures starting with an ID.
 	// We don't need to make this distinction, our algorithm
 	// works regardless where the data is stored.
-	std::vector<FileBlockHead>::const_iterator it = std::lower_bound(db.entries.begin(),db.entries.end(),ptrval);
+	vector<FileBlockHead>::const_iterator it = std::lower_bound(db.entries.begin(),db.entries.end(),ptrval);
 	if (it == db.entries.end()) {
 		// this is crucial, pointers may not be invalid.
 		// this is either a corrupted file or an attempted attack.
diff --git a/code/BlenderLoader.cpp b/code/BlenderLoader.cpp
index d0e35bf5b..ebd24736a 100644
--- a/code/BlenderLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/BlenderLoader.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ using namespace Assimp;
 using namespace Assimp::Blender;
 using namespace Assimp::Formatter;
 
-#define for_each BOOST_FOREACH
+#define for_each(x,y) BOOST_FOREACH(x,y)
 
 static const aiLoaderDesc blenderDesc = {
 	"Blender 3D Importer \nhttp://www.blender3d.org",
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ static const aiLoaderDesc blenderDesc = {
 namespace Assimp {
 namespace Blender {
 
-	/** Mini smart-array to avoid pulling in even more boost stuff */
+	/** Mini smart-array to avoid pulling in even more boost stuff. usable with vector and deque */
 	template <template <typename,typename> class TCLASS, typename T>
 	struct TempArray	{
+
+		TempArray() {
+		}
+
 		~TempArray () {
 			for_each(T* elem, arr) {
 				delete elem;
@@ -96,6 +100,26 @@ namespace Blender {
 			return arr;
 		}
 
+		TCLASS< T*,std::allocator<T*> >& get () {
+			return arr;
+		}
+
+		const TCLASS< T*,std::allocator<T*> >& get () const {
+			return arr;
+		}
+
+		T* operator[] (size_t idx) const {
+			return arr[idx];
+		}
+
+	private:
+		// no copy semantics
+		void operator= (const TempArray&)  {
+		}
+
+		TempArray(const TempArray& arr) {
+		}
+
 	private:
 		TCLASS< T*,std::allocator<T*> > arr;
 	};
@@ -109,6 +133,9 @@ namespace Blender {
 		TempArray <std::vector, aiCamera> cameras;
 		TempArray <std::vector, aiLight> lights;
 		TempArray <std::vector, aiMaterial> materials;
+
+		// set of all materials referenced by at least one mesh in the scene
+		std::deque< boost::shared_ptr< Material > > materials_raw;
 	};
 }
 }
@@ -304,6 +331,8 @@ void BlenderImporter::ConvertBlendFile(aiScene* out, const Scene& in)
 		root->mChildren[i]->mParent = root;
 	}
 
+	BuildMaterials(conv);
+
 	if (conv.meshes->size()) {
 		out->mMeshes = new aiMesh*[out->mNumMeshes = static_cast<unsigned int>( conv.meshes->size() )];
 		std::copy(conv.meshes->begin(),conv.meshes->end(),out->mMeshes);
@@ -332,12 +361,67 @@ void BlenderImporter::ConvertBlendFile(aiScene* out, const Scene& in)
 	// acknowledge that the scene might come out incomplete
 	// by Assimps definition of `complete`: blender scenes
 	// can consist of thousands of cameras or lights with
-	// not a single mesh in them.
+	// not a single mesh between them.
 	if (!out->mNumMeshes) {
 		out->mFlags |= AI_SCENE_FLAGS_INCOMPLETE;
 	}
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void BlenderImporter::BuildMaterials(ConversionData& conv_data) 
+{
+	conv_data.materials->reserve(conv_data.materials_raw.size());
+
+	// add a default material if necessary
+	unsigned int index = static_cast<unsigned int>( -1 );
+	for_each( aiMesh* mesh, conv_data.meshes.get() ) {
+		if (mesh->mMaterialIndex == static_cast<unsigned int>( -1 )) {
+
+			if (index == static_cast<unsigned int>( -1 )) {
+
+				// ok, we need to add a dedicated default material for some poor material-less meshes
+				boost::shared_ptr<Material> p(new Material());
+				strcpy( p->id.name, "$AssimpDefault" );
+
+				p->r = p->g = p->b = 0.6f;
+				p->specr = p->specg = p->specb = 0.6f;
+				p->ambir = p->ambig = p->ambib = 0.0f;
+				p->emit = 0.f;
+				p->alpha = 0.f;
+
+				// XXX add more / or add default c'tor to Material
+
+				index = static_cast<unsigned int>( conv_data.materials_raw.size() );
+				conv_data.materials_raw.push_back(p);
+
+				LogInfo("Adding default material ...");
+			}
+			mesh->mMaterialIndex = index;
+		}
+	}
+
+	for_each(boost::shared_ptr<Material> mat, conv_data.materials_raw) {
+	
+		MaterialHelper* mout = new MaterialHelper();
+		conv_data.materials->push_back(mout);
+
+		// set material name
+		aiString name = aiString(mat->id.name);
+		mout->AddProperty(&name,AI_MATKEY_NAME);
+
+
+		// basic material colors
+		aiColor3D col(mat->r,mat->g,mat->b);
+		mout->AddProperty(&col,1,AI_MATKEY_COLOR_DIFFUSE);
+
+		col = aiColor3D(mat->specr,mat->specg,mat->specb);
+		mout->AddProperty(&col,1,AI_MATKEY_COLOR_SPECULAR);
+
+		col = aiColor3D(mat->ambir,mat->ambig,mat->ambib);
+		mout->AddProperty(&col,1,AI_MATKEY_COLOR_AMBIENT);
+	}
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void BlenderImporter::CheckActualType(const ElemBase* dt, const char* check)
 {
@@ -357,25 +441,93 @@ void BlenderImporter::NotSupportedObjectType(const Object* obj, const char* type
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-aiMesh* BlenderImporter::ConvertMesh(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, const Mesh* mesh, ConversionData& conv_data) 
+void BlenderImporter::ConvertMesh(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, const Mesh* mesh, 
+	ConversionData& conv_data, TempArray<std::vector,aiMesh>&  temp
+	) 
 {
+	typedef std::pair<const int,size_t> MyPair;
 	if (!mesh->totface || !mesh->totvert) {
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	}
 
-	ScopeGuard<aiMesh> out(new aiMesh());
+	// some sanity checks
+	if (mesh->totface > mesh->mface.size() ){
+		ThrowException("Number of faces is larger than the corresponding array");
+	}
 
-	aiVector3D* vo = out->mVertices = new aiVector3D[mesh->totface*4];
-	aiVector3D* vn = out->mNormals  = new aiVector3D[mesh->totface*4];
+	if (mesh->totvert > mesh->mvert.size()) {
+		ThrowException("Number of vertices is larger than the corresponding array");
+	}
 
-	out->mNumFaces = mesh->totface;
-	out->mFaces = new aiFace[out->mNumFaces]();
-
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < out->mNumFaces; ++i) {
-		aiFace& f = out->mFaces[i];
+	// collect per-submesh numbers
+	std::map<int,size_t> per_mat;
+	for (int i = 0; i < mesh->totface; ++i) {
 
 		const MFace& mf = mesh->mface[i];
+		per_mat[ mf.mat_nr ]++;
+	}
+
+	// ... and allocate the corresponding meshes
+	const size_t old = temp->size();
+	temp->reserve(temp->size() + per_mat.size());
+
+	std::map<size_t,size_t> mat_num_to_mesh_idx;
+	for_each(MyPair& it, per_mat) {
+
+		mat_num_to_mesh_idx[it.first] = temp->size();
+		temp->push_back(new aiMesh());
+
+		aiMesh* out = temp->back();
+		out->mVertices = new aiVector3D[it.second*4];
+		out->mNormals  = new aiVector3D[it.second*4];
+
+		//out->mNumFaces = 0
+		//out->mNumVertices = 0
+		out->mFaces = new aiFace[it.second]();
+
+		// all submeshes created from this mesh are named equally. this allows
+		// curious users to recover the original adjacency.
+		out->mName = aiString(mesh->id.name);
+
+		// resolve the material reference and add this material to the set of
+		// output materials. The (temporary) material index is the index 
+		// of the material entry within the list of resolved materials.
+		if (mesh->mat) {
+
+			if (it.first >= mesh->mat.size() ) {
+				ThrowException("Material index is out of range");
+			}
+
+			boost::shared_ptr<Material> mat = mesh->mat[it.first];
+			const std::deque< boost::shared_ptr<Material> >::iterator has = std::find(
+					conv_data.materials_raw.begin(),
+					conv_data.materials_raw.end(),mat
+			);
+
+			if (has != conv_data.materials_raw.end()) {
+				out->mMaterialIndex = static_cast<unsigned int>( std::distance(conv_data.materials_raw.begin(),has));
+			}
+			else {
+				out->mMaterialIndex = static_cast<unsigned int>( conv_data.materials_raw.size() );
+				conv_data.materials_raw.push_back(mat);
+			}
+		}
+		else out->mMaterialIndex = static_cast<unsigned int>( -1 );
+	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < mesh->totface; ++i) {
+
+		const MFace& mf = mesh->mface[i];
+
+		aiMesh* const out = temp[ mat_num_to_mesh_idx[ mf.mat_nr ] ];
+		aiFace& f = out->mFaces[out->mNumFaces++];
+
 		f.mIndices = new unsigned int[ f.mNumIndices = mf.v4?4:3 ];
+		aiVector3D* vo = out->mVertices + out->mNumVertices;
+		aiVector3D* vn = out->mNormals + out->mNumVertices;
+
+		// XXX we can't fold this easily, because we are restricted
+		// to the member names from the BLEND file (v1,v2,v3,v4) ..
 
 		if (mf.v1 >= mesh->totvert) {
 			ThrowException("Vertex index v1 out of range");
@@ -426,56 +578,97 @@ aiMesh* BlenderImporter::ConvertMesh(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, const M
 		}
 		//	if (f.mNumIndices >= 4) {
 		if (mf.v4) {
-		v = &mesh->mvert[mf.v4];
-		vo->x = v->co[0];
-		vo->y = v->co[1];
-		vo->z = v->co[2];
-		vn->x = v->no[0];
-		vn->y = v->no[1];
-		vn->z = v->no[2];
-		f.mIndices[3] = out->mNumVertices++;
-		++vo;
-		++vn;
+			v = &mesh->mvert[mf.v4];
+			vo->x = v->co[0];
+			vo->y = v->co[1];
+			vo->z = v->co[2];
+			vn->x = v->no[0];
+			vn->y = v->no[1];
+			vn->z = v->no[2];
+			f.mIndices[3] = out->mNumVertices++;
+			++vo;
+			++vn;
+
+			out->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_POLYGON;
 		}
-	
+		else out->mPrimitiveTypes |= aiPrimitiveType_TRIANGLE;
+
 		//	}
 		//	}
 		//	}
 	}
 
+	// collect texture coordinates, they're stored in a separate per-face buffer
 	if (mesh->mtface) {
-		vo = out->mTextureCoords[0] = new aiVector3D[out->mNumVertices];
+		if (mesh->totface > mesh->mtface.size()) {
+			ThrowException("Number of UV faces is larger than the corresponding UV face array (#1)");
+		}
+		for (std::vector<aiMesh*>::iterator it = temp->begin()+old; it != temp->end(); ++it) {
+			ai_assert((*it)->mNumVertices && (*it)->mNumFaces);
 
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < out->mNumFaces; ++i) {
-			const aiFace& f = out->mFaces[i];
+			(*it)->mTextureCoords[0] = new aiVector3D[(*it)->mNumVertices];
+			(*it)->mNumFaces = (*it)->mNumVertices = 0;
+		}
 
+		for (int i = 0; i < mesh->totface; ++i) {
 			const MTFace* v = &mesh->mtface[i];
-			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < f.mNumIndices; ++i,++vo) {
-				vo->x = v->uv[i][0];
-				vo->y = v->uv[i][1];
-			}
-		}
-	}
 
-	if (mesh->tface) {
-		vo = out->mTextureCoords[0] = new aiVector3D[out->mNumVertices];
-
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < out->mNumFaces; ++i) {
-			const aiFace& f = out->mFaces[i];
-
-			const TFace* v = &mesh->tface[i];
-			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < f.mNumIndices; ++i,++vo) {
-				vo->x = v->uv[i][0];
-				vo->y = v->uv[i][1];
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (mesh->mcol) {
-		aiColor4D* vo = out->mColors[0] = new aiColor4D[out->mNumVertices];
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i <  out->mNumFaces; ++i) {
+			aiMesh* const out = temp[ mat_num_to_mesh_idx[ mesh->mface[i].mat_nr ] ];
+			const aiFace& f = out->mFaces[out->mNumFaces++];
 			
-			for (unsigned int n = 0; n < 4; ++n, ++vo) {
+			aiVector3D* vo = &out->mTextureCoords[0][out->mNumVertices];
+			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < f.mNumIndices; ++i,++vo,++out->mNumVertices) {
+				vo->x = v->uv[i][0];
+				vo->y = v->uv[i][1];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// collect texture coordinates, old-style (marked as deprecated in current blender sources)
+	if (mesh->tface) {
+		if (mesh->totface > mesh->mtface.size()) {
+			ThrowException("Number of faces is larger than the corresponding UV face array (#2)");
+		}
+		for (std::vector<aiMesh*>::iterator it = temp->begin()+old; it != temp->end(); ++it) {
+			ai_assert((*it)->mNumVertices && (*it)->mNumFaces);
+
+			(*it)->mTextureCoords[0] = new aiVector3D[(*it)->mNumVertices];
+			(*it)->mNumFaces = (*it)->mNumVertices = 0;
+		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < mesh->totface; ++i) {
+			const TFace* v = &mesh->tface[i];
+
+			aiMesh* const out = temp[ mat_num_to_mesh_idx[ mesh->mface[i].mat_nr ] ];
+			const aiFace& f = out->mFaces[out->mNumFaces++];
+			
+			aiVector3D* vo = &out->mTextureCoords[0][out->mNumVertices];
+			for (unsigned int i = 0; i < f.mNumIndices; ++i,++vo,++out->mNumVertices) {
+				vo->x = v->uv[i][0];
+				vo->y = v->uv[i][1];
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// collect vertex colors, stored separately as well
+	if (mesh->mcol) {
+		if (mesh->totface > (mesh->mcol.size()/4)) {
+			ThrowException("Number of faces is larger than the corresponding color face array");
+		}
+		for (std::vector<aiMesh*>::iterator it = temp->begin()+old; it != temp->end(); ++it) {
+			ai_assert((*it)->mNumVertices && (*it)->mNumFaces);
+
+			(*it)->mColors[0] = new aiColor4D[(*it)->mNumVertices];
+			(*it)->mNumFaces = (*it)->mNumVertices = 0;
+		}
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < mesh->totface; ++i) {
+
+			aiMesh* const out = temp[ mat_num_to_mesh_idx[ mesh->mface[i].mat_nr ] ];
+			const aiFace& f = out->mFaces[out->mNumFaces++];
+			
+			aiColor4D* vo = &out->mColors[0][out->mNumVertices];
+			for (unsigned int n = 0; n < f.mNumIndices; ++n, ++vo,++out->mNumVertices) {
 				const MCol* col = &mesh->mcol[(i<<2)+n];
 
 				vo->r = col->r;
@@ -483,10 +676,11 @@ aiMesh* BlenderImporter::ConvertMesh(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, const M
 				vo->b = col->b;
 				vo->a = col->a;
 			}
+			for (unsigned int n = f.mNumIndices; n < 4; ++n);
 		}
 	}
 
-	return out.dismiss();
+	return;
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -509,15 +703,15 @@ aiLight* BlenderImporter::ConvertLight(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, const
 aiNode* BlenderImporter::ConvertNode(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, ConversionData& conv_data) 
 {
 	std::deque<const Object*> children;
-	for(std::set<const Object*>::iterator it = conv_data.objects.begin(); it != conv_data.objects.end() ;++it) {
+	for(std::set<const Object*>::iterator it = conv_data.objects.begin(); it != conv_data.objects.end() ;) {
 		const Object* object = *it;
 		if (object->parent.get() == obj) {
 			children.push_back(object);
+
 			conv_data.objects.erase(it++);
-			if(it == conv_data.objects.end()) {
-				break;
-			}
+			continue;
 		}
+		++it;
 	}
 
 	ScopeGuard<aiNode> node(new aiNode(obj->id.name));
@@ -530,15 +724,16 @@ aiNode* BlenderImporter::ConvertNode(const Scene& in, const Object* obj, Convers
 
 			// supported object types
 		case Object :: Type_MESH: {
+			const size_t old = conv_data.meshes->size();
+
 			CheckActualType(obj->data.get(),"Mesh");
-			aiMesh* mesh = ConvertMesh(in,obj,static_cast<const Mesh*>(
-				obj->data.get()),conv_data);
+			ConvertMesh(in,obj,static_cast<const Mesh*>(obj->data.get()),conv_data,conv_data.meshes);
 
-			if (mesh) {
-				node->mMeshes = new unsigned int[node->mNumMeshes = 1u];
-				node->mMeshes[0] = conv_data.meshes->size();
-
-				conv_data.meshes->push_back(mesh);
+			if (conv_data.meshes->size() > old) {
+				node->mMeshes = new unsigned int[node->mNumMeshes = static_cast<unsigned int>(conv_data.meshes->size()-old)];
+				for (unsigned int i = 0; i < node->mNumMeshes; ++i) {
+					node->mMeshes[i] = i + old;
+				}
 			}}
 			break;
 		case Object :: Type_LAMP: {
diff --git a/code/BlenderLoader.h b/code/BlenderLoader.h
index 93ca1728a..e662edc90 100644
--- a/code/BlenderLoader.h
+++ b/code/BlenderLoader.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ namespace Assimp	{
 	// BlenderLoader.cpp
 	namespace Blender {
 		struct ConversionData;
+		template <template <typename,typename> class TCLASS, typename T> struct TempArray;
 	}
 
 
@@ -168,10 +169,11 @@ private:
 	); 
 
 	// --------------------
-	aiMesh* ConvertMesh(const Blender::Scene& in, 
+	void ConvertMesh(const Blender::Scene& in, 
 		const Blender::Object* obj, 
 		const Blender::Mesh* mesh, 
-		Blender::ConversionData& conv_data
+		Blender::ConversionData& conv_data,
+		Blender::TempArray<std::vector,aiMesh>& temp
 	); 
 
 	// --------------------
@@ -188,6 +190,9 @@ private:
 		Blender::ConversionData& conv_data
 	); 
 
+	// --------------------
+	void BuildMaterials(Blender::ConversionData& conv_data) ;
+
 private: // static stuff, mostly logging and error reporting.
 
 	// --------------------
diff --git a/code/BlenderScene.cpp b/code/BlenderScene.cpp
index 26d161023..5599a934a 100644
--- a/code/BlenderScene.cpp
+++ b/code/BlenderScene.cpp
@@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Object> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
-    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.obmat,"obmat",db);
-    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.parentinv,"parentinv",db);
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.parsubstr,"parsubstr",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.parent,"*parent",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.track,"*track",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.proxy,"*proxy",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.proxy_from,"*proxy_from",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.proxy_group,"*proxy_group",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.dup_group,"*dup_group",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.data,"*data",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
+    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.obmat,"obmat",db);
+    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.parentinv,"parentinv",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.parsubstr,"parsubstr",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.parent,"*parent",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.track,"*track",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.proxy,"*proxy",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.proxy_from,"*proxy_from",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.proxy_group,"*proxy_group",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.dup_group,"*dup_group",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.data,"*data",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Group> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.layer,"layer",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.gobject,"*gobject",db);
 
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MTex> (
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.colormodel,"colormodel",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.pmapto,"pmapto",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.pmaptoneg,"pmaptoneg",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.r,"r",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.g,"g",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.b,"b",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.k,"k",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.r,"r",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.g,"g",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.b,"b",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.k,"k",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.colspecfac,"colspecfac",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mirrfac,"mirrfac",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.alphafac,"alphafac",db);
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<TFace> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.uv,"uv",db);
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.col,"col",db);
+    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.uv,"uv",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.col,"col",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mode,"mode",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.tile,"tile",db);
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MFace> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.v1,"v1",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.v2,"v2",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.v3,"v3",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.v4,"v4",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mat_nr,"mat_nr",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.v1,"v1",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.v2,"v2",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.v3,"v3",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.v4,"v4",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.mat_nr,"mat_nr",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Lamp> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flags,"flags",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.colormodel,"colormodel",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.totex,"totex",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.r,"r",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.g,"g",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.b,"b",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.k,"k",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.r,"r",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.g,"g",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.b,"b",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.k,"k",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.energy,"energy",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.dist,"dist",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.spotsize,"spotsize",db);
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MDeformWeight> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.def_nr,"def_nr",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.weight,"weight",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.def_nr,"def_nr",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.weight,"weight",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Base> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.prev,"*prev",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.next,"*next",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.object,"*object",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.prev,"*prev",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.next,"*next",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.object,"*object",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MTFace> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.uv,"uv",db);
+    ReadFieldArray2<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.uv,"uv",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mode,"mode",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.tile,"tile",db);
@@ -248,29 +248,29 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Material> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.r,"r",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.g,"g",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.b,"b",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.specr,"specr",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.specg,"specg",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.specb,"specb",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ambir,"ambir",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ambig,"ambig",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ambib,"ambib",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.r,"r",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.g,"g",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.b,"b",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.specr,"specr",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.specg,"specg",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.specb,"specb",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.ambir,"ambir",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.ambig,"ambig",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.ambib,"ambib",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mirr,"mirr",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mirg,"mirg",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mirb,"mirb",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.emit,"emit",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.alpha,"alpha",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.emit,"emit",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.alpha,"alpha",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ref,"ref",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.translucency,"translucency",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.roughness,"roughness",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.darkness,"darkness",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.refrac,"refrac",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.group,"*group",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.diff_shader,"diff_shader",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.spec_shader,"spec_shader",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.diff_shader,"diff_shader",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.spec_shader,"spec_shader",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -282,21 +282,22 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Mesh> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.totface,"totface",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.totedge,"totedge",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.totvert,"totvert",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.totface,"totface",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.totedge,"totedge",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.totvert,"totvert",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.subdiv,"subdiv",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.subdivr,"subdivr",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.subsurftype,"subsurftype",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.smoothresh,"smoothresh",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mface,"*mface",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.mface,"*mface",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mtface,"*mtface",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.tface,"*tface",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mvert,"*mvert",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.medge,"*medge",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.mvert,"*mvert",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.medge,"*medge",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.dvert,"*dvert",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mcol,"*mcol",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.mat,"**mat",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MDeformVert> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.dw,"*dw",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.dw,"*dw",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.totweight,"totweight",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<World> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -333,11 +334,11 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MVert> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.co,"co",db);
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.no,"no",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.co,"co",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.no,"no",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.mat_nr,"mat_nr",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.bweight,"bweight",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.mat_nr,"mat_nr",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.bweight,"bweight",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -349,8 +350,8 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MEdge> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.v1,"v1",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.v2,"v2",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.v1,"v1",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.v2,"v2",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.crease,"crease",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.bweight,"bweight",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
@@ -365,8 +366,8 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<GroupObject> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.prev,"*prev",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.next,"*next",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.prev,"*prev",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.next,"*next",db);
     ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ob,"*ob",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<ID> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.name,"name",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.name,"name",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
@@ -405,10 +406,10 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<MCol> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.r,"r",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.g,"g",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.b,"b",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.a,"a",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.r,"r",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.g,"g",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.b,"b",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.a,"a",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -420,8 +421,8 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Image> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.name,"name",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.name,"name",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ok,"ok",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.flag,"flag",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.source,"source",db);
@@ -453,10 +454,10 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Scene> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.camera,"*camera",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.world,"*world",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.basact,"*basact",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.camera,"*camera",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.world,"*world",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.basact,"*basact",db);
     ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.base,"base",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
@@ -469,10 +470,10 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Library> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.name,"name",db);
-    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.filename,"filename",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.parent,"*parent",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.name,"name",db);
+    ReadFieldArray<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.filename,"filename",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.parent,"*parent",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -484,8 +485,8 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Tex> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
-    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.ima,"*ima",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
+    ReadFieldPtr<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.ima,"*ima",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
@@ -497,10 +498,10 @@ template <> void Structure :: Convert<Camera> (
     ) const
 { 
 
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.id,"id",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>((int&)dest.flag,"flag",db);
-    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Igno>(dest.angle,"angle",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Fail>(dest.id,"id",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>((int&)dest.type,"type",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>((int&)dest.flag,"flag",db);
+    ReadField<ErrorPolicy_Warn>(dest.angle,"angle",db);
 
 	db.reader->IncPtr(size);
 }
diff --git a/code/BlenderScene.h b/code/BlenderScene.h
index 964857514..f9d9c5404 100644
--- a/code/BlenderScene.h
+++ b/code/BlenderScene.h
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ struct MDeformWeight : ElemBase  {
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct MDeformVert : ElemBase  {
 
-	boost::shared_array<MDeformWeight> dw WARN;
+	vector<MDeformWeight> dw WARN;
 	int totweight;
 };
 
@@ -238,13 +238,15 @@ struct Mesh : ElemBase {
 	short subsurftype;
 	short smoothresh;
 
-	boost::shared_array<MFace> mface FAIL;
-	boost::shared_array<MTFace> mtface;
-	boost::shared_array<TFace> tface;
-	boost::shared_array<MVert> mvert FAIL;
-	boost::shared_array<MEdge> medge WARN;
-	boost::shared_array<MDeformVert> dvert;
-	boost::shared_array<MCol> mcol;
+	vector<MFace> mface FAIL;
+	vector<MTFace> mtface;
+	vector<TFace> tface;
+	vector<MVert> mvert FAIL;
+	vector<MEdge> medge WARN;
+	vector<MDeformVert> dvert;
+	vector<MCol> mcol;
+
+	vector< boost::shared_ptr<Material> > mat FAIL;
 };
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scripts/BlenderImporter/genblenddna.py b/scripts/BlenderImporter/genblenddna.py
index 9f2f347b3..15187c21c 100644
--- a/scripts/BlenderImporter/genblenddna.py
+++ b/scripts/BlenderImporter/genblenddna.py
@@ -101,10 +101,13 @@ def main():
     flags = re.ASCII|re.DOTALL|re.MULTILINE
     #stripcoms = re.compile(r"/\*(.*?)*\/",flags)
     getstruct = re.compile(r"struct\s+(\w+?)\s*(:\s*ElemBase)?\s*\{(.*?)^\}\s*;",flags)
+    getsmartx = re.compile(r"(std\s*::\s*)?(vector)\s*<\s*(boost\s*::\s*)?shared_(ptr)\s*<\s*(\w+)\s*>\s*>\s*",flags)
     getsmartp = re.compile(r"(boost\s*::\s*)?shared_(ptr)\s*<\s*(\w+)\s*>\s*",flags)
-    getsmarta = re.compile(r"(boost\s*::\s*)?shared_(array)\s*<\s*(\w+)\s*>\s*",flags)
-    getpolicy = re.compile(r"\s*(WARN|FAIL|IGNO|)",flags)
+    getsmarta = re.compile(r"(std\s*::\s*)?(vector)\s*<\s*(\w+)\s*>\s*",flags)
+    getpolicy = re.compile(r"\s*(WARN|FAIL|IGNO)",flags)
     stripenum = re.compile(r"enum\s+(\w+)\s*{.*?\}\s*;",flags)
+
+    assert getsmartx and getsmartp and getsmarta and getpolicy and stripenum
     
     enums = set()
     #re.sub(stripcoms," ",input)
@@ -136,28 +139,27 @@ def main():
     for k,v in hits.items():
         out = []
         for line in v:
-            tok = line.split(None,1)
-            if len(tok) <= 1:
-                continue
+           
+            policy = "IGNO"
+            py = re.search(getpolicy,line) 
+            if not py is None:
+                policy = py.groups()[0]
+                line = re.sub(getpolicy,"",line)
 
-            #print(tok)
-
-            ty = re.match(getsmartp,tok[0]) or re.match(getsmarta,tok[0]) or tok[0]
-            if not isinstance(ty,str):
+            ty = re.match(getsmartx,line) or re.match(getsmartp,line)  or re.match(getsmarta,line) 
+            if ty is None:
+                ty = line.split(None,1)[0]
+            else:
                 if ty.groups()[1] == "ptr":
                     ty = ty.groups()[2] + "*"
-                elif ty.groups()[1] == "array":
-                    ty = ty.groups()[2] + "*"
+                elif ty.groups()[1] == "vector":
+                    ty = ty.groups()[-1] + ("*" if len(ty.groups()) == 3 else "**")
 
-            policy = "IGNO"
-            py = re.search(getpolicy,tok[1]) or tok[1]
-            if not isinstance(py,str):
-                policy = py.groups()[0]
-                py = re.sub(getpolicy,"",tok[1])
-
-            #print(py)
-            for m in py.split(','):
-                out.append((ty,m,policy))
+            #print(line)
+            sp = line.split(',')
+            out.append((ty,sp[0].split(None)[-1].strip(),policy))
+            for m in sp[1:]:
+                out.append((ty,m.strip(),policy))
                 
         v[:] = out
         print("Structure {0}".format(k))
diff --git a/test/models/BLEND/4Cubes4Mats_248.blend b/test/models/BLEND/4Cubes4Mats_248.blend
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..966625478
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/models/BLEND/4Cubes4Mats_248.blend differ
diff --git a/tools/assimp_view/assimp_view.rc b/tools/assimp_view/assimp_view.rc
index 16e4f3e05..1e6eb432d 100644
--- a/tools/assimp_view/assimp_view.rc
+++ b/tools/assimp_view/assimp_view.rc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ END
 
 IDD_DIALOGMAIN DIALOGEX 0, 0, 615, 485
 STYLE DS_SETFONT | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_CENTER | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
-EXSTYLE WS_EX_TOPMOST | WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE
+EXSTYLE WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES | WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE
 CAPTION "Open Asset Import Library - ModelViewer "
 MENU IDR_MENU1
 FONT 8, "Microsoft Sans Serif", 400, 0, 0x0