diff --git a/code/OgreMaterial.cpp b/code/OgreMaterial.cpp
index 014e60069..e7f256000 100644
--- a/code/OgreMaterial.cpp
+++ b/code/OgreMaterial.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ aiMaterial* OgreImporter::LoadMaterial(const std::string MaterialName) const
 
 void OgreImporter::ReadTechnique(stringstream &ss, aiMaterial* NewMaterial)
 {
+	string RestOfLine;
+	getline(ss, RestOfLine);//ignore the rest of the line
+
 	string Line;
 	ss >> Line;
 	if(Line!="{")
@@ -294,6 +297,8 @@ void OgreImporter::ReadTechnique(stringstream &ss, aiMaterial* NewMaterial)
 		ss >> Line;
 		if(Line=="pass")
 		{
+			getline(ss, RestOfLine);//ignore the rest of the line
+
 			ss >> Line;
 			if(Line!="{")
 			{
diff --git a/code/OgreMesh.cpp b/code/OgreMesh.cpp
index 6c10a5462..6cf563fc2 100644
--- a/code/OgreMesh.cpp
+++ b/code/OgreMesh.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ void OgreImporter::ReadSubMesh(SubMesh &theSubMesh, XmlReader *Reader)
 	  we just use a reference to a submodel instead of our submodel itself*/
 
 	SubMesh& VertexSource= bSharedData ? m_SharedGeometry : theSubMesh;
+	if(bSharedData)//copy vertexinformations to our mesh:
+	{
+		theSubMesh.HasPositions=m_SharedGeometry.HasPositions;
+		theSubMesh.HasNormals=m_SharedGeometry.HasNormals;
+		theSubMesh.HasTangents=m_SharedGeometry.HasTangents;
+		theSubMesh.NumUvs=m_SharedGeometry.NumUvs;
+	}
+
 
 	if(VertexSource.NumUvs > 0)
 	{