diff --git a/examples/Basic/main.cpp b/examples/Basic/main.cpp
index 8315d3be..55619d24 100644
--- a/examples/Basic/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/Basic/main.cpp
@@ -511,11 +511,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	//Create an empty volume and then place a sphere in it
 	Volume<MaterialDensityPair44> volData(256, 256, 256);
+	volData.useCompatibilityMode();
 	//createSphereInVolume(volData, 30);
 	createPerlinTerrain(volData);
 	//createPerlinVolumeSlow(volData);
 	std::cout << "Memory usage: " << volData.calculateSizeInBytes() << std::endl;
-	volData.setBlockCacheSize(8);
+	//volData.setBlockCacheSize(8);
 	std::cout << "Memory usage: " << volData.calculateSizeInBytes() << std::endl;
 	std::cout << "Compression ratio: " << volData.calculateCompressionRatio() << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
index 0532d87c..abe48009 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		void clearBlockCache(void);
 		float calculateCompressionRatio(void);
 		uint32_t calculateSizeInBytes(void);
+		void useCompatibilityMode(void);
 		/// Resizes the volume to the specified dimensions
 		void resize(uint16_t uWidth, uint16_t uHeight, uint16_t uDepth, uint16_t uBlockSideLength = 32);
 
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
index fd48aab6..423825a5 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
@@ -463,4 +463,21 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		return uSizeInBytes;
 	}
+
+	template <typename VoxelType>
+	void Volume<VoxelType>::useCompatibilityMode(void)
+	{
+		setBlockCacheSize(m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume * 2); //Times two gives space to spare
+
+		for(uint32_t z = 0; z < m_uDepthInBlocks; z++)
+		{
+			for(uint32_t y = 0; y < m_uHeightInBlocks; y++)
+			{
+				for(uint32_t x = 0; x < m_uWidthInBlocks; x++)
+				{
+					getUncompressedBlock(x,y,z);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }