diff --git a/examples/Basic/OpenGLWidget.cpp b/examples/Basic/OpenGLWidget.cpp
index d5a8f283..dacfe30f 100644
--- a/examples/Basic/OpenGLWidget.cpp
+++ b/examples/Basic/OpenGLWidget.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ void OpenGLWidget::setSurfaceMeshToRender(const PolyVox::SurfaceMesh<PositionMat
 
 	m_uBeginIndex = 0;
 	m_uEndIndex = vecIndices.size();
+	noOfIndices = surfaceMesh.getNoOfIndices();
 }
 
 void OpenGLWidget::initializeGL()
diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index e3c888b7..e544d7f9 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ CMAKE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 2.6)
 
 PROJECT(PolyVox)
 
-add_subdirectory(bindings)
+#add_subdirectory(bindings)
 add_subdirectory(PolyVoxCore)
 add_subdirectory(PolyVoxUtil)
 
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.h
index 9d23e2cd..d9538c77 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.h
@@ -51,10 +51,16 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		void resize(uint16_t uSideLength);
 		uint32_t sizeInChars(void);
 
-	private:
+	public:
+		void compress(void);
+		void uncompress(void);
+
 		uint16_t m_uSideLength;
 		uint8_t m_uSideLengthPower;	
-		VoxelType* m_tData;
+		VoxelType* m_tCompressedData;
+		VoxelType* m_tUncompressedData;
+		bool m_bIsCompressed;
+		uint32_t m_uTimestamp;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.inl
index 0143ed92..8ac7089a 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxImpl/Block.inl
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	Block<VoxelType>::Block(uint16_t uSideLength)
 		:m_uSideLength(0)
 		,m_uSideLengthPower(0)
-		,m_tData(0)
+		,m_tCompressedData(0)
+		,m_tUncompressedData(0)
+		,m_bIsCompressed(true)
+		,m_uTimestamp(0)
 	{
 		if(uSideLength != 0)
 		{
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	Block<VoxelType>::~Block()
 	{
-		delete[] m_tData;
-		m_tData = 0;
+		delete[] m_tCompressedData;
+		m_tCompressedData = 0;
 	}
 
 	template <typename VoxelType>
@@ -66,12 +69,12 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		//If this fails an exception will be thrown. Memory is not   
 		//allocated and there is nothing else in this class to clean up
-		m_tData = new VoxelType[rhs.m_uSideLength * rhs.m_uSideLength * rhs.m_uSideLength];
+		m_tCompressedData = new VoxelType[rhs.m_uSideLength * rhs.m_uSideLength * rhs.m_uSideLength];
 
 		//Copy the data
 		m_uSideLength = rhs.m_uSideLength;
 		m_uSideLengthPower = rhs.m_uSideLengthPower;		
-		memcpy(m_tData, rhs.m_tData, m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * sizeof(VoxelType));
+		memcpy(m_tCompressedData, rhs.m_tCompressedData, m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * sizeof(VoxelType));
 
 		return *this;
 	}
@@ -89,7 +92,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		assert(uYPos < m_uSideLength);
 		assert(uZPos < m_uSideLength);
 
-		return m_tData
+		assert(m_tUncompressedData);
+
+		return m_tUncompressedData
 			[
 				uXPos + 
 				uYPos * m_uSideLength + 
@@ -110,7 +115,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		assert(uYPos < m_uSideLength);
 		assert(uZPos < m_uSideLength);
 
-		m_tData
+		assert(m_tUncompressedData);
+
+		m_tUncompressedData
 		[
 			uXPos + 
 			uYPos * m_uSideLength + 
@@ -130,9 +137,11 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		//The memset *may* be faster than the std::fill(), but it doesn't compile nicely
 		//in 64-bit mode as casting the pointer to an int causes a loss of precision.
 
-		//memset(m_tData, (int)tValue, m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * sizeof(VoxelType));
+		assert(m_tUncompressedData);
+
+		//memset(m_tCompressedData, (int)tValue, m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * sizeof(VoxelType));
 		const uint32_t uNoOfVoxels = m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength;
-		std::fill(m_tData, m_tData + uNoOfVoxels, tValue);
+		std::fill(m_tUncompressedData, m_tUncompressedData + uNoOfVoxels, tValue);
 	}
 
 	template <typename VoxelType>
@@ -152,12 +161,12 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		m_uSideLengthPower = logBase2(uSideLength);
 
 		//Delete the old data
-		delete[] m_tData;
-		m_tData = 0;
+		delete[] m_tCompressedData;
+		m_tCompressedData = 0;
 
 		//If this fails an exception will be thrown. Memory is not   
 		//allocated and there is nothing else in this class to clean up
-		m_tData = new VoxelType[m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength];
+		m_tCompressedData = new VoxelType[m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength];
 	}
 
 	template <typename VoxelType>
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	{
 		uint32_t uSizeInChars = sizeof(Block<VoxelType>);
 
-		if(m_tData != 0)
+		if(m_tCompressedData != 0)
 		{
 			const uint32_t uNoOfVoxels = m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength;
 			uSizeInChars += uNoOfVoxels * sizeof(VoxelType);
@@ -173,4 +182,21 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		return  uSizeInChars;
 	}
+
+	template <typename VoxelType>
+	void Block<VoxelType>::compress(void)
+	{
+		memcpy(m_tCompressedData, m_tUncompressedData, sizeof(VoxelType) * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength);
+		delete[] m_tUncompressedData;
+		m_tUncompressedData = 0;
+		m_bIsCompressed = true;
+	}
+
+	template <typename VoxelType>
+	void Block<VoxelType>::uncompress(void)
+	{
+		m_tUncompressedData = new VoxelType[m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength];
+		memcpy(m_tUncompressedData, m_tCompressedData, sizeof(VoxelType) * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength * m_uSideLength);
+		m_bIsCompressed = false;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
index 32d7f672..36b24e9c 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 
 #include <limits>
 #include <map>
+#include <set>
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -155,8 +156,12 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		void resize(uint16_t uWidth, uint16_t uHeight, uint16_t uDepth, uint16_t uBlockSideLength = 32);
 
 	private:
+		Block<VoxelType>* getUncompressedBlock(Block<VoxelType>* block) const;
+
 		Block<VoxelType> m_pBorderBlock;
 		std::vector< Block<VoxelType> > m_pBlocks;
+		//mutable Block<VoxelType>* m_pUncompressedBlock;
+		mutable std::set<Block<VoxelType>*> m_pUncompressedBlocks;
 
 		uint32_t m_uNoOfBlocksInVolume;
 
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		uint16_t m_uLongestSideLength;
 		uint16_t m_uShortestSideLength;
 		float m_fDiagonalLength;
+		mutable uint32_t m_uTimestamper;
 	};
 
 	//Some handy typedefs
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
index d53427fc..1c25c957 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/Volume.inl
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	Volume<VoxelType>::Volume(uint16_t uWidth, uint16_t uHeight, uint16_t uDepth, uint16_t uBlockSideLength)
+		:m_uTimestamper(0)
 	{
 		//Create a volume of the right size.
 		resize(uWidth, uHeight, uDepth, uBlockSideLength);
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	VoxelType Volume<VoxelType>::getBorderValue(void) const
 	{
-		return m_pBorderBlock.getVoxelAt(0,0,0);
+		Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedBorderBlock = getUncompressedBlock(const_cast<Block<VoxelType>*>(&m_pBorderBlock));
+		return pUncompressedBorderBlock->getVoxelAt(0,0,0);
 	}
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -176,7 +178,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					blockZ * m_uWidthInBlocks * m_uHeightInBlocks
 				];
 
-			return block.getVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset);
+			Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedBlock = getUncompressedBlock(const_cast<Block<VoxelType>*>(&block));
+
+			return pUncompressedBlock->getVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -200,7 +204,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	template <typename VoxelType>
 	void Volume<VoxelType>::setBorderValue(const VoxelType& tBorder) 
 	{
-		return m_pBorderBlock.fill(tBorder);
+		Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedBorderBlock = getUncompressedBlock(&m_pBorderBlock);
+		return pUncompressedBorderBlock->fill(tBorder);
 	}
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -232,7 +237,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 			Block<VoxelType>& block = m_pBlocks[uBlockIndex];
 
-			block.setVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset, tValue);
+			Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedBlock = getUncompressedBlock(&block);
+
+			pUncompressedBlock->setVoxelAt(xOffset,yOffset,zOffset, tValue);
 
 			//Return true to indicate that we modified a voxel.
 			return true;
@@ -328,11 +335,80 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 		//Create the border block
 		m_pBorderBlock.resize(uBlockSideLength);
-		m_pBorderBlock.fill(VoxelType());
+		Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedBorderBlock = getUncompressedBlock(&m_pBorderBlock);
+		pUncompressedBorderBlock->fill(VoxelType());
 
 		//Other properties we might find useful later
 		m_uLongestSideLength = (std::max)((std::max)(m_uWidth,m_uHeight),m_uDepth);
 		m_uShortestSideLength = (std::min)((std::min)(m_uWidth,m_uHeight),m_uDepth);
 		m_fDiagonalLength = sqrtf(static_cast<float>(m_uWidth * m_uWidth + m_uHeight * m_uHeight + m_uDepth * m_uDepth));
 	}
+
+	/*template <typename VoxelType>
+	Block<VoxelType>* Volume<VoxelType>::getUncompressedBlock(Block<VoxelType>* block) const
+	{
+		if(block == m_pUncompressedBlock)
+		{
+			return m_pUncompressedBlock;
+		}
+
+		if(m_pUncompressedBlock)
+		{
+			m_pUncompressedBlock->compress();
+		}
+
+		m_pUncompressedBlock = block;
+		m_pUncompressedBlock->uncompress();
+
+		return m_pUncompressedBlock;
+	}*/
+
+	/*template <typename VoxelType>
+	Block<VoxelType>* Volume<VoxelType>::getUncompressedBlock(Block<VoxelType>* block) const
+	{
+		std::set<Block<VoxelType>*>::iterator iterBlock = m_pUncompressedBlocks.find(block);
+		if(iterBlock != m_pUncompressedBlocks.end())
+		{
+			return block;
+		}
+
+		block->uncompress();
+		m_pUncompressedBlocks.insert(block);
+
+		return block;
+	}*/
+
+	template <typename VoxelType>
+	Block<VoxelType>* Volume<VoxelType>::getUncompressedBlock(Block<VoxelType>* block) const
+	{
+		block->m_uTimestamp = ++m_uTimestamper;
+
+		if(block->m_bIsCompressed == false)
+		{ 
+			return block;
+		}
+
+		const uint32_t MaxUncompressedBlocks = 4;
+		if(m_pUncompressedBlocks.size() == MaxUncompressedBlocks)
+		{
+			Block<VoxelType>* pLeastRecentlyUsedBlock;
+			uint32_t uLeastRecentTimestamp = 100000000;
+			for(std::set<Block<VoxelType>*>::iterator iter = m_pUncompressedBlocks.begin(); iter != m_pUncompressedBlocks.end(); iter++)
+			{
+				if((*iter)->m_uTimestamp < uLeastRecentTimestamp)
+				{
+					uLeastRecentTimestamp = (*iter)->m_uTimestamp;
+					pLeastRecentlyUsedBlock = *iter;
+				}
+			}
+
+			pLeastRecentlyUsedBlock->compress();
+			m_pUncompressedBlocks.erase(pLeastRecentlyUsedBlock);
+		}
+
+		block->uncompress();
+		m_pUncompressedBlocks.insert(block);
+
+		return block;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/VolumeSampler.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/VolumeSampler.inl
index a9752074..df97d81c 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/VolumeSampler.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/VolumeSampler.inl
@@ -155,11 +155,14 @@ namespace PolyVox
 				uZBlock * mVolume->m_uWidthInBlocks * mVolume->m_uHeightInBlocks;
 			const Block<VoxelType>& currentBlock = mVolume->m_pBlocks[uBlockIndexInVolume];
 
-			mCurrentVoxel = currentBlock.m_tData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
+			Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedCurrentBlock = mVolume->getUncompressedBlock(const_cast<Block<VoxelType>*>(&currentBlock));
+
+			mCurrentVoxel = pUncompressedCurrentBlock->m_tUncompressedData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			mCurrentVoxel = mVolume->m_pBorderBlock.m_tData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
+			Block<VoxelType>* pUncompressedBorderBlock = mVolume->getUncompressedBlock(&(mVolume->m_pBorderBlock));
+			mCurrentVoxel = pUncompressedBorderBlock->m_tUncompressedData + uVoxelIndexInBlock;
 		}
 	}