diff --git a/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h b/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
index 429cdc56..ccb32dc7 100644
--- a/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
+++ b/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		std::vector<boost::uint16_t> m_vecTriangleIndices;
 		std::vector<SurfaceVertex> m_vecVertices;
 
-		long int vertexIndices[POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1][POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1][POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1];
+		static long int vertexIndices[POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1][POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1][POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1];
 
 		static long int noOfVerticesSubmitted;
 		static long int noOfVerticesAccepted;
 		static long int noOfTrianglesSubmitted;
 
+		long int getSizeInBytes(void);
+
 	private:
 		bool m_AllowDuplicateVertices;
 	};	
diff --git a/include/RegionGeometry.h b/include/RegionGeometry.h
index d62c039e..d9f7b823 100644
--- a/include/RegionGeometry.h
+++ b/include/RegionGeometry.h
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		IndexedSurfacePatch* m_patchSingleMaterial;
 		IndexedSurfacePatch* m_patchMultiMaterial;
 
+		long int getSizeInBytes(void)
+		{
+			long int size = sizeof(RegionGeometry);
+			if(m_patchSingleMaterial)
+			{
+				size += m_patchSingleMaterial->getSizeInBytes();
+			}
+			if(m_patchMultiMaterial)
+			{
+				size += m_patchMultiMaterial->getSizeInBytes();
+			}
+			return size;
+		}
+
 	};	
 }
 
diff --git a/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp b/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
index 1ffb8e9d..5756add6 100644
--- a/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
+++ b/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	long int IndexedSurfacePatch::noOfVerticesSubmitted = 0;
 	long int IndexedSurfacePatch::noOfVerticesAccepted = 0;
 	long int IndexedSurfacePatch::noOfTrianglesSubmitted = 0;
+	long int IndexedSurfacePatch::vertexIndices[POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1][POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1][POLYVOX_REGION_SIDE_LENGTH*2+1];
 
 	IndexedSurfacePatch::IndexedSurfacePatch(bool allowDuplicateVertices)
 		:m_AllowDuplicateVertices(allowDuplicateVertices)
@@ -93,4 +94,12 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			vecIndices.push_back(iterVertex - vecVertices.begin());
 		}*/
 	}
+
+	long int IndexedSurfacePatch::getSizeInBytes(void)
+	{
+		long int size = sizeof(IndexedSurfacePatch);
+		size += m_vecVertices.capacity() * sizeof(m_vecVertices[0]);
+		size += m_vecTriangleIndices.capacity() * sizeof(m_vecTriangleIndices[0]);
+		return size;
+	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp b/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp
index 5cdc058f..889b777c 100644
--- a/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp
+++ b/source/PolyVoxSceneManager.cpp
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		//Regenerate meshes.
 		for(uint16_t regionZ = 0; regionZ < POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS; ++regionZ)
+		//for(uint16_t regionZ = 6; regionZ < 7; ++regionZ)
 		{		
 			for(uint16_t regionY = 0; regionY < POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS; ++regionY)
+			//for(uint16_t regionY = POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS/2; regionY < POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS/2+1; ++regionY)
 			{
 				for(uint16_t regionX = 0; regionX < POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS; ++regionX)
+				//for(uint16_t regionX = POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS/2; regionX < POLYVOX_VOLUME_SIDE_LENGTH_IN_REGIONS/2+1; ++regionX)
 				{
 					if(surfaceUpToDate[regionX][regionY][regionZ] == false)
 					{