diff --git a/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h b/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
index e26d7aa3..1a448872 100644
--- a/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
+++ b/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	   const std::vector<SurfaceVertex>& getVertices(void) const;
 	   std::vector<SurfaceVertex>& getVertices(void); //FIXME - non const version should be removed.
 	   const std::vector<boost::uint32_t>& getIndices(void) const;
+
+	   unsigned short getNoNonUniformTrianges(void);
 	
 	public:		
 		std::vector<boost::uint32_t> m_vecTriangleIndices;
diff --git a/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp b/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
index ab581693..b3a72163 100644
--- a/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
+++ b/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
@@ -199,4 +199,21 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	{
 		return m_vecTriangleIndices;
 	}
+
+	unsigned short IndexedSurfacePatch::getNoNonUniformTrianges(void)
+	{
+		unsigned short result = 0;
+		for(int i = 0; i < m_vecTriangleIndices.size() - 2; i += 3)
+		{
+			if((m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i]].getMaterial() == m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i+1]].getMaterial())
+			&& (m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i]].getMaterial() == m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i+2]].getMaterial()))
+			{
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				result++;
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/source/SurfaceExtractors.cpp b/source/SurfaceExtractors.cpp
index 16851b28..f027b1b8 100644
--- a/source/SurfaceExtractors.cpp
+++ b/source/SurfaceExtractors.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 
 			generateRoughMeshDataForRegion(volume.getVolumeData(), *iterChangedRegions, regionGeometry.m_patchSingleMaterial, regionGeometry.m_patchMultiMaterial);
 
-			genMultiFromSingle(regionGeometry.m_patchSingleMaterial, regionGeometry.m_patchMultiMaterial);
+			//genMultiFromSingle(regionGeometry.m_patchSingleMaterial, regionGeometry.m_patchMultiMaterial);
 
 			regionGeometry.m_bContainsSingleMaterialPatch = regionGeometry.m_patchSingleMaterial->getVertices().size() > 0;
 			regionGeometry.m_bContainsMultiMaterialPatch = regionGeometry.m_patchMultiMaterial->getVertices().size() > 0;