diff --git a/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.cpp b/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.cpp
index 7eb9374a4..e88abe372 100644
--- a/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.cpp
+++ b/Engine/source/ts/collada/colladaUtils.cpp
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ void ColladaUtils::exportColladaMaterials(TiXmlElement* rootNode, const Optimize
 
       String diffuseMap;
 
-      if (mat->getName() && mat->getName()[0])
-         matNames.last() = String(mat->getName());
+	  if (mat->getName() && mat->getName()[0])
+		  matNames.last() = mat->mMapTo;
 
       // Handle an auto-generated "Default Material" specially
       if (mat->isAutoGenerated())
@@ -1544,6 +1544,36 @@ void ColladaUtils::exportColladaMesh(TiXmlElement* rootNode, const OptimizedPoly
    verticesInputNode->SetAttribute("source", avar("#%s-mesh-positions", meshName.c_str()));
 
    exportColladaTriangles(meshNode, mesh, meshName, matNames);
+   
+   // Extra info useful for COLLADAMaya importer (OpenCOLLADA)
+   TiXmlElement* extraGeoNode = new TiXmlElement("extra");
+   libGeomsNode->LinkEndChild(extraGeoNode);
+
+   TiXmlElement* extraGeoNodeTech = new TiXmlElement("technique");
+   extraGeoNode->LinkEndChild(extraGeoNodeTech);
+   extraGeoNodeTech->SetAttribute("profile", "OpenCOLLADAMaya");
+
+   TiXmlElement* mayaNode2Id = new TiXmlElement("originalMayaNodeId");
+   extraGeoNodeTech->LinkEndChild(mayaNode2Id);
+   mayaNode2Id->SetAttribute("sid", "originalMayaNodeId");
+   TiXmlText* mayaIdMesh = new TiXmlText(avar("%s", meshName.c_str()));
+   mayaNode2Id->LinkEndChild(mayaIdMesh);
+
+   TiXmlElement* doubleSidedId = new TiXmlElement("double_sided");
+   extraGeoNodeTech->LinkEndChild(doubleSidedId);
+   doubleSidedId->SetAttribute("sid", "double_sided");
+   TiXmlText* doubleSideIdText = new TiXmlText("1");
+   doubleSidedId->LinkEndChild(doubleSideIdText);
+   
+   TiXmlElement* paramExtraNode = new TiXmlElement("param");
+   extraGeoNodeTech->LinkEndChild(paramExtraNode);
+   paramExtraNode->SetAttribute("sid", "colladaId");
+   paramExtraNode->SetAttribute("type", "string");
+
+   TiXmlText* mayaParamMesh = new TiXmlText(avar("%s-mesh", meshName.c_str()));
+   paramExtraNode->LinkEndChild(mayaParamMesh);
+   
+
 }
 
 void ColladaUtils::exportColladaScene(TiXmlElement* rootNode, const String& meshName, const Vector<String>& matNames)
@@ -1655,6 +1685,8 @@ void ColladaUtils::exportColladaScene(TiXmlElement* rootNode, const String& mesh
 	TiXmlText* mayaParamMesh = new TiXmlText(avar("%s", meshName.c_str()));
 	paramExtraNode->LinkEndChild(mayaParamMesh);	
 	
+	//-----------------------------
+	
    TiXmlElement* sceneNode = new TiXmlElement("scene");
    rootNode->LinkEndChild(sceneNode);
 
@@ -1682,7 +1714,8 @@ void ColladaUtils::exportToCollada(const Torque::Path& colladaFile, const Optimi
    TiXmlElement* rootNode = new TiXmlElement("COLLADA");
    rootNode->SetAttribute("xmlns", "http://www.collada.org/2005/11/COLLADASchema");
    rootNode->SetAttribute("version", "1.4.1");
-   rootNode->SetAttribute("xmlns:xsi", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance");
+   //rootNode->SetAttribute("xmlns:xsi", "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"); //T3D Collada loader complaint about this.
+   
 
    // Add the root node to the document
    doc.LinkEndChild(rootNode);