diff --git a/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp b/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp
index a95d66e5..12d1068f 100644
--- a/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				// The returned mesh needs to be decoded to be appropriate for GPU rendering.
 				auto decodedMesh = decode(mesh);
 
-				//Pass the surface to the OpenGL window
-				openGLWidget.addMesh(decodedMesh, Vector3DInt32(x, y, z));
+				// Pass the surface to the OpenGL window. Note that we are also passing an offset in this multi-mesh example. This is because
+				// the surface extractors return a mesh with 'local space' positions to reduce storage requirements and precision problems.
+				openGLWidget.addMesh(decodedMesh, decodedMesh.getOffset());
 
 				meshCounter++;
 			}
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.inl
index 63d021e2..d05a7c57 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.inl
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			}
 		}
 
-		m_meshCurrent->m_Region = m_regSizeInVoxels;
+		m_meshCurrent->setOffset(m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerCorner());
 		m_meshCurrent->removeUnusedVertices();
 
 		m_meshCurrent->m_vecLodRecords.clear();
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
index 0f506763..382dc85a 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			m_regSliceCurrent.shift(Vector3DInt32(0,0,1));
 		}
 
-		m_meshCurrent->m_Region = m_regSizeInVoxels;
+		m_meshCurrent->setOffset(m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerCorner());
 
 		m_meshCurrent->m_vecLodRecords.clear();
 		LodRecord lodRecord;
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.h
index 408c1ddc..18537e9e 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.h
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		uint32_t getNoOfIndices(void) const;
 		uint32_t getNoOfVertices(void) const;
 		const std::vector<VertexType>& getVertices(void) const;
+		const Vector3DInt32& getOffset(void) const;
+
+		void setOffset(const Vector3DInt32& offset);
 
 		void addTriangle(uint32_t index0, uint32_t index1, uint32_t index2);
 		uint32_t addVertex(const VertexType& vertex);
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		bool isEmpty(void) const;
 		void removeUnusedVertices(void);
 
-		Region m_Region;
+		Vector3DInt32 m_offset;
 	
 	public:		
 		std::vector<uint32_t> m_vecTriangleIndices;
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		result.m_vecTriangleIndices = mesh.m_vecTriangleIndices;
 
-		result.m_Region = mesh.m_Region;
+		result.m_offset = mesh.m_offset;
 
 		return result;
 	}
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.inl
index 2f62c051..d2363046 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Mesh.inl
@@ -55,7 +55,19 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	const std::vector<VertexType>& Mesh<VertexType>::getVertices(void) const
 	{
 		return m_vecVertices;
-	}		
+	}
+
+	template <typename VertexType>
+	const Vector3DInt32& Mesh<VertexType>::getOffset(void) const
+	{
+		return m_offset;
+	}
+
+	template <typename VertexType>
+	void Mesh<VertexType>::setOffset(const Vector3DInt32& offset)
+	{
+		m_offset = offset;
+	}
 
 	template <typename VertexType>
 	void Mesh<VertexType>::addTriangle(uint32_t index0, uint32_t index1, uint32_t index2)