diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cda2d4e84..520dd68d7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -328,16 +328,24 @@ ENDIF()
 # cmake configuration files
 CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimp-config.cmake.in"         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimp-config.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
 CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets.cmake.in"         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
-CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in"   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
-CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
+IF (is_multi_config)
+  CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in"   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
+  CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
+  SET(PACKAGE_TARGETS_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake")
+ELSEIF (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL Debug)
+  CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in"   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
+  SET(PACKAGE_TARGETS_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake")
+ELSE()
+  CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
+  SET(PACKAGE_TARGETS_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake")
+ENDIF()
 CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/assimp-config-version.cmake.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimp-config-version.cmake" @ONLY IMMEDIATE)
 #we should generated these scripts after CMake VERSION 3.0.2 using export(EXPORT ...) and write_basic_package_version_file(...)
 INSTALL(FILES 
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimp-config.cmake"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimp-config-version.cmake"
   "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets.cmake"
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-debug.cmake"
-  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/assimpTargets-release.cmake"
+  ${PACKAGE_TARGETS_FILE}
   DESTINATION "${ASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR}/cmake/assimp-${ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ASSIMP_VERSION_MINOR}" COMPONENT ${LIBASSIMP-DEV_COMPONENT})
 
 FIND_PACKAGE( DirectX )
diff --git a/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in b/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
index a83e6c22d..6ee6b2886 100644
--- a/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets-debug.cmake.in
@@ -5,48 +5,75 @@
 # Commands may need to know the format version.
 set(CMAKE_IMPORT_FILE_VERSION 1)
 
+set(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
+
 if(MSVC)
-  if( MSVC70 OR MSVC71 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc70")
-  elseif( MSVC80 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc80")
-  elseif( MSVC90 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc90")
-  elseif( MSVC10 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc100")
-  elseif( MSVC11 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc110")
-  elseif( MSVC12 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc120")
-  elseif( MSVC14 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc140")
+  if(MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION)
+    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc${MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION}")
   else()
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc150")
+    if( MSVC70 OR MSVC71 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc70")
+    elseif( MSVC80 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc80")
+    elseif( MSVC90 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc90")
+    elseif( MSVC10 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc100")
+    elseif( MSVC11 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc110")
+    elseif( MSVC12 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc120")
+    elseif( MSVC14 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc140")
+    else()
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc150")
+    endif()
   endif()
   set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@-${MSVC_PREFIX}-mt" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp windows library" )
 
-  set(sharedLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
-  set(importLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+  if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(sharedLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+    set(importLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
 
-  # Import target "assimp::assimp" for configuration "Debug"
-  set_property(TARGET assimp::assimp APPEND PROPERTY IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS DEBUG)
-  set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_IMPLIB_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}"
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}"
-    ) 
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}")
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+    # Import target "assimp::assimp" for configuration "Debug"
+    set_property(TARGET assimp::assimp APPEND PROPERTY IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS DEBUG)
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_IMPLIB_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}"
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}"
+    )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}")
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+  else()
+    set(staticLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+
+    # Import target "assimp::assimp" for configuration "Debug"
+    set_property(TARGET assimp::assimp APPEND PROPERTY IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS DEBUG)
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}"
+    )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}")
+  endif()
 
 else()
-  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the openrave libraries" )
-  set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
-  set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_SONAME_DEBUG "${sharedLibraryName}"
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}"
+  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp libraries" )
+  if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_SONAME_DEBUG "${sharedLibraryName}"
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}"
     )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+  else()
+    set(staticLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX@@CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_DEBUG "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}"
+    )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}" )
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 
@@ -60,7 +87,11 @@ set( ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS ) # dynamically linked library
 set( ASSIMP_LINK_FLAGS "" )
 set( ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS "${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/@ASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR@")
 set( ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS "${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/@ASSIMP_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@")
-set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${sharedLibraryName})
+if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${sharedLibraryName})
+else()
+  set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${staticLibraryName})
+endif()
 
 # for compatibility with pkg-config
 set(ASSIMP_CFLAGS_OTHER "${ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS}")
@@ -75,4 +106,5 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
   ASSIMP_CFLAGS_OTHER
   ASSIMP_LDFLAGS_OTHER
   ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX
+  ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 )
diff --git a/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in b/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
index 2efae448a..56bfc3602 100644
--- a/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets-release.cmake.in
@@ -5,48 +5,75 @@
 # Commands may need to know the format version.
 set(CMAKE_IMPORT_FILE_VERSION 1)
 
+set(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
+
 if(MSVC)
-  if( MSVC70 OR MSVC71 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc70")
-  elseif( MSVC80 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc80")
-  elseif( MSVC90 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc90")
-  elseif( MSVC10 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc100")
-  elseif( MSVC11 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc110")
-  elseif( MSVC12 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc120")
-  elseif( MSVC14 )
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc140")
+  if(MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION)
+    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc${MSVC_TOOLSET_VERSION}")
   else()
-    set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc150")
+    if( MSVC70 OR MSVC71 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc70")
+    elseif( MSVC80 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc80")
+    elseif( MSVC90 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc90")
+    elseif( MSVC10 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc100")
+    elseif( MSVC11 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc110")
+    elseif( MSVC12 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc120")
+    elseif( MSVC14 )
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc140")
+    else()
+      set(MSVC_PREFIX "vc150")
+    endif()
   endif()
   set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@-${MSVC_PREFIX}-mt" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp windows library" )
 
-  set(sharedLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
-  set(importLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+  if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(sharedLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+    set(importLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_IMPORT_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
 
-  # Import target "assimp::assimp" for configuration "Release"
-  set_property(TARGET assimp::assimp APPEND PROPERTY IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS RELEASE)
-  set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_IMPLIB_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}"
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}"
+    # Import target "assimp::assimp" for configuration "Release"
+    set_property(TARGET assimp::assimp APPEND PROPERTY IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS RELEASE)
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_IMPLIB_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}"
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}"
     )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}")
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${importLibraryName}")
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/bin/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+  else()
+    set(staticLibraryName "assimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+
+    # Import target "assimp::assimp" for configuration "Release"
+    set_property(TARGET assimp::assimp APPEND PROPERTY IMPORTED_CONFIGURATIONS RELEASE)
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}"
+    )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}")
+  endif()
 
 else()
-  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the openrave libraries" )
-  set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
-  set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
-    IMPORTED_SONAME_RELEASE "${sharedLibraryName}"
-    IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}"
+  set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "@ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@" CACHE STRING "the suffix for the assimp libraries" )
+  if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(sharedLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@.@ASSIMP_VERSION_MAJOR@")
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_SONAME_RELEASE "${sharedLibraryName}"
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}"
     )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
-  list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${sharedLibraryName}" )
+  else()
+    set(staticLibraryName "libassimp${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}@CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX@")
+    set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
+      IMPORTED_LOCATION_RELEASE "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}"
+    )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_TARGETS assimp::assimp )
+    list(APPEND _IMPORT_CHECK_FILES_FOR_assimp::assimp "${_IMPORT_PREFIX}/lib/${staticLibraryName}" )
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # Commands beyond this point should not need to know the version.
@@ -58,7 +85,11 @@ set( ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS ) # dynamically linked library
 set( ASSIMP_LINK_FLAGS "" )
 set( ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIRS "${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/@ASSIMP_LIB_INSTALL_DIR@")
 set( ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIRS "${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/@ASSIMP_INCLUDE_INSTALL_DIR@")
-set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${sharedLibraryName})
+if(ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${sharedLibraryName})
+else()
+  set( ASSIMP_LIBRARIES ${staticLibraryName})
+endif()
 
 # for compatibility with pkg-config
 set(ASSIMP_CFLAGS_OTHER "${ASSIMP_CXX_FLAGS}")
@@ -73,4 +104,5 @@ MARK_AS_ADVANCED(
   ASSIMP_CFLAGS_OTHER
   ASSIMP_LDFLAGS_OTHER
   ASSIMP_LIBRARY_SUFFIX
+  ASSIMP_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 )
diff --git a/assimpTargets.cmake.in b/assimpTargets.cmake.in
index 68e2c0dec..ab1a8d2c7 100644
--- a/assimpTargets.cmake.in
+++ b/assimpTargets.cmake.in
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ if(_IMPORT_PREFIX STREQUAL "/")
 endif()
 
 # Create imported target assimp::assimp
-add_library(assimp::assimp SHARED IMPORTED)
+if(@BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
+  add_library(assimp::assimp SHARED IMPORTED)
+else()
+  add_library(assimp::assimp STATIC IMPORTED)
+endif()
 
 set_target_properties(assimp::assimp PROPERTIES
   COMPATIBLE_INTERFACE_STRING "assimp_MAJOR_VERSION"