MeshPtr MeshMergeTool::merge(const Ogre::String& name, const Ogre::String& resourceGroupName)
	{
		print("Baking: New Mesh started", V_HIGH);

		MeshPtr mp = MeshManager::getSingleton().createManual(name, resourceGroupName);

		if (!mBaseSkeleton.isNull())
		{
			mp->setSkeletonName(mBaseSkeleton->getName());
		}

		AxisAlignedBox totalBounds = AxisAlignedBox();
		for (std::vector<Ogre::MeshPtr>::iterator it = mMeshes.begin(); it != mMeshes.end(); ++it)
		{
			print("Baking: adding submeshes for " + (*it)->getName(), V_HIGH);

			// insert all submeshes
			for (Ogre::ushort sid = 0; sid < (*it)->getNumSubMeshes(); ++sid)
			{
				SubMesh* sub = (*it)->getSubMesh(sid);
				const String name = findSubmeshName((*it), sid);

				// create submesh with correct name
				SubMesh* newsub;
				if (name.length() == 0)
				{
					newsub = mp->createSubMesh();
				}
				else
				{
					/// @todo check if a submesh with this name has been created before
					newsub = mp->createSubMesh(name);
				}

				newsub->useSharedVertices = sub->useSharedVertices;

				// add index
				newsub->indexData = sub->indexData->clone();

				// add geometry
				if (!newsub->useSharedVertices)
				{
					newsub->vertexData = sub->vertexData->clone();

					if (!mBaseSkeleton.isNull())
					{
						// build bone assignments
						SubMesh::BoneAssignmentIterator bit = sub->getBoneAssignmentIterator();
						while (bit.hasMoreElements())
						{
							VertexBoneAssignment vba = bit.getNext();
							newsub->addBoneAssignment(vba);
						}
					}
				}

				newsub->setMaterialName(sub->getMaterialName());

				// Add vertex animations for this submesh
				Animation *anim = 0;
				for (unsigned short i = 0; i < (*it)->getNumAnimations(); ++i)
				{
					anim = (*it)->getAnimation(i);

					// get or create the animation for the new mesh
					Animation *newanim;
					if (mp->hasAnimation(anim->getName()))
					{
						newanim = mp->getAnimation(anim->getName());
					}
					else
					{
						newanim = mp->createAnimation(anim->getName(), anim->getLength());
					}

					print("Baking: adding vertex animation "
						+ anim->getName() + " for " + (*it)->getName(), V_HIGH);

					Animation::VertexTrackIterator vti=anim->getVertexTrackIterator();
					while (vti.hasMoreElements())
					{
						VertexAnimationTrack *vt = vti.getNext();

						// handle=0 targets the main mesh, handle i (where i>0) targets submesh i-1.
						// In this case there are only submeshes so index 0 will not be used.
						unsigned short handle = mp->getNumSubMeshes();
						VertexAnimationTrack* newvt = newanim->createVertexTrack(
								handle,
								vt->getAssociatedVertexData()->clone(),
								vt->getAnimationType());
						for (int keyFrameIndex = 0; keyFrameIndex < vt->getNumKeyFrames();
							++keyFrameIndex)
						{
							switch (vt->getAnimationType())
							{
								case VAT_MORPH:
								{
									// copy the keyframe vertex buffer
									VertexMorphKeyFrame *kf =
										vt->getVertexMorphKeyFrame(keyFrameIndex);
									VertexMorphKeyFrame *newkf =
										newvt->createVertexMorphKeyFrame(kf->getTime());
									// This creates a ref to the buffer in the original model
									// so don't delete it until the export is completed.
									newkf->setVertexBuffer(kf->getVertexBuffer());
									break;
								}
								case VAT_POSE:
								{
									/// @todo implement pose amination merge
									break;
								}
								case VAT_NONE:
								default:
								{
									break;
								}
							}
						}
					}
				}

				print("Baking: adding submesh '" +
					name + "'  with material " + sub->getMaterialName(), V_HIGH);
			}

			// sharedvertices
			if ((*it)->sharedVertexData)
			{
				/// @todo merge with existing sharedVertexData
				if (!mp->sharedVertexData)
				{
					mp->sharedVertexData = (*it)->sharedVertexData->clone();
				}

				if (!mBaseSkeleton.isNull())
				{
					Mesh::BoneAssignmentIterator bit = (*it)->getBoneAssignmentIterator();
					while (bit.hasMoreElements())
					{
						VertexBoneAssignment vba = bit.getNext();
						mp->addBoneAssignment(vba);
					}
				}
			}

			print("Baking: adding bounds for " + (*it)->getName(), V_HIGH);

			// add bounds
			totalBounds.merge((*it)->getBounds());
		}
		mp->_setBounds(totalBounds);

		/// @todo merge submeshes with same material

		/// @todo add parameters
		mp->buildEdgeList();

		print("Baking: Finished", V_HIGH);

		reset();

		return mp;
	}
    MeshPtr MergeMesh::bake()
    {    
        log( 
             "Baking: New Mesh started" );

        MeshPtr mp = MeshManager::getSingleton().
            createManual( "mergedMesh", ResourceGroupManager::DEFAULT_RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME );
        mp->setSkeletonName( m_BaseSkeleton->getName() );

        AxisAlignedBox totalBounds = AxisAlignedBox();
        for( std::vector< Ogre::MeshPtr >::iterator it = m_Meshes.begin();
             it != m_Meshes.end(); ++it )
        {   
            log( 
                "Baking: adding submeshes for " + (*it)->getName() );

            // insert all submeshes
            for( Ogre::ushort sid = 0; sid < (*it)->getNumSubMeshes(); ++sid )
            {
                SubMesh* sub = (*it)->getSubMesh( sid );
                const String name = findSubmeshName( (*it), sid );                
                
                // create submesh with correct name                
                SubMesh* newsub;
                if( name.length() == 0 )
                    newsub = mp->createSubMesh(  );
                else 
                /// @todo check if a submesh with this name has been created before
                    newsub = mp->createSubMesh( name );   

                newsub->useSharedVertices = sub->useSharedVertices;

                // add index
                newsub->indexData = sub->indexData->clone();

                // add geometry
                if( !newsub->useSharedVertices )
                {
                    newsub->vertexData = sub->vertexData->clone();
                
                    // build bone assignments
                    SubMesh::BoneAssignmentIterator bit = sub->getBoneAssignmentIterator();
                    while (bit.hasMoreElements())
                    {
                        VertexBoneAssignment vba = bit.getNext();
                        newsub->addBoneAssignment(vba);
                    }
                }

                newsub->setMaterialName( sub->getMaterialName() );

                log("Baking: adding submesh '" + name + "'  with material " + sub->getMaterialName());
            } 

            // sharedvertices
            if ((*it)->sharedVertexData)
            {
                /// @todo merge with existing sharedVertexData
                if (!mp->sharedVertexData)
				{
					mp->sharedVertexData = (*it)->sharedVertexData->clone();
				}

                Mesh::BoneAssignmentIterator bit = (*it)->getBoneAssignmentIterator();
                while (bit.hasMoreElements())
                {
                    VertexBoneAssignment vba = bit.getNext();
                    mp->addBoneAssignment(vba);
                }
            }

            log("Baking: adding bounds for " + (*it)->getName());

            // add bounds
            totalBounds.merge((*it)->getBounds());
        }           
        mp->_setBounds( totalBounds );

        /// @todo merge submeshes with same material


        /// @todo add parameters
        mp->buildEdgeList();

        log( 
            "Baking: Finished" );

        return mp;
	}