OgreNewt::ConvexCollisionPtr PhysicsRagDoll::RagBone::_makeConvexHull(OgreNewt::World* world, Ogre::MeshPtr mesh, Ogre::Real minWeight)
{
	std::vector< Ogre::Vector3 > vertexVector;

	// for this bone, gather all of the vertices linked to it, and make an individual convex hull.
	std::string boneName = mOgreBone->getName();
	unsigned int boneIndex = mOgreBone->getHandle();

	Ogre::Matrix4 invMatrix;
	invMatrix.makeInverseTransform(-mOgreBone->_getBindingPoseInversePosition(), Ogre::Vector3::UNIT_SCALE / mOgreBone->_getBindingPoseInverseScale(), mOgreBone->_getBindingPoseInverseOrientation().Inverse());

	unsigned int num_sub = mesh->getNumSubMeshes();

	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < num_sub; i++)
	{
		Ogre::SubMesh* submesh = mesh->getSubMesh(i);
		Ogre::SubMesh::BoneAssignmentIterator bai = submesh->getBoneAssignmentIterator();

		Ogre::VertexDeclaration* v_decl;
		const Ogre::VertexElement* p_elem;
		float* v_Posptr;
		size_t v_count;
		Ogre::VertexData* v_data = NULL;

		if (submesh->useSharedVertices)
		{
			v_data = mesh->sharedVertexData;
			v_count = v_data->vertexCount;
			v_decl = v_data->vertexDeclaration;
			p_elem = v_decl->findElementBySemantic(Ogre::VES_POSITION);
		}
		else
		{
			v_data = submesh->vertexData;
			v_count = v_data->vertexCount;
			v_decl = v_data->vertexDeclaration;
			p_elem = v_decl->findElementBySemantic(Ogre::VES_POSITION);
		}		
			
		size_t start = v_data->vertexStart;
		//pointer
		Ogre::HardwareVertexBufferSharedPtr v_sptr = v_data->vertexBufferBinding->getBuffer(p_elem->getSource());
		unsigned char* v_ptr = static_cast<unsigned char*>(v_sptr->lock(Ogre::HardwareBuffer::HBL_READ_ONLY));
		unsigned char* v_offset;
		
		while (bai.hasMoreElements())
		{
			Ogre::VertexBoneAssignment vba = bai.getNext();
			if (vba.boneIndex == boneIndex)
			{
				//found a vertex that is attached to this bone.
				if (vba.weight >= minWeight)
				{
					//get offset to Position data!
					v_offset = v_ptr + (vba.vertexIndex * v_sptr->getVertexSize());
					p_elem->baseVertexPointerToElement(v_offset, &v_Posptr);

					Ogre::Vector3 vert;
					vert.x = *v_Posptr; v_Posptr++;
					vert.y = *v_Posptr; v_Posptr++;
					vert.z = *v_Posptr; 

					// apply transformation in to local space.
					vert = invMatrix * vert;

					vertexVector.push_back(vert);

					Ogre::LogManager::getSingletonPtr()->logMessage("  vertex found! id:"+Ogre::StringConverter::toString(vba.vertexIndex));
				}
			}

		}

		v_sptr->unlock();

	}
		

	// okay, we have gathered all verts for this bone.  make a convex hull!
	unsigned int numVerts = vertexVector.size();
	Ogre::Vector3* verts = new Ogre::Vector3[ numVerts ];
	unsigned int j = 0;
	while (!vertexVector.empty())
	{
		verts[j] = vertexVector.back();
		vertexVector.pop_back();
		j++;
	}

	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    OgreNewt::ConvexCollisionPtr col;
    if (numVerts > 0)
    	col = OgreNewt::ConvexCollisionPtr(new OgreNewt::CollisionPrimitives::ConvexHull(world, verts, numVerts, 0));

	delete []verts;

	return col;	
}