diff --git a/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp b/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp
index 7f6df2aa7..83ee01bb2 100755
--- a/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp
+++ b/VisualStudio/osgUtil/osgUtil.dsp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ SOURCE=..\..\src\osgUtil\RenderStage.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\src\osgUtil\RenderStageLighting.cpp
+SOURCE=..\..\src\osgUtil\PositionalStateContainer.cpp
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ SOURCE=..\..\include\osgUtil\RenderStage
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
-SOURCE=..\..\include\osgUtil\RenderStageLighting
+SOURCE=..\..\include\osgUtil\PositionalStateContainer
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
diff --git a/include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting b/include/osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer
similarity index 77%
rename from include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting
rename to include/osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer
index e707ba98a..2197c931c 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting
+++ b/include/osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
 
-#ifndef OSGUTIL_RENDERSTAGELIGHTING
-#define OSGUTIL_RENDERSTAGELIGHTING 1
+#ifndef OSGUTIL_POSTIONALSTATECONTIANER
+#define OSGUTIL_POSTIONALSTATECONTIANER 1
 
 #include <osg/Object>
 #include <osg/Light>
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@
 namespace osgUtil {
 
 /**
- * RenderStageLighting base class. Used in RenderStage class.
+ * PositionalStateContainer base class. Used in RenderStage class.
  */
-class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStageLighting : public osg::Object
+class OSGUTIL_EXPORT PositionalStateContainer : public osg::Object
 {
     public:
     
 
-        RenderStageLighting();
-        virtual osg::Object* cloneType() const { return new RenderStageLighting(); }
-        virtual osg::Object* clone(const osg::CopyOp&) const { return new RenderStageLighting(); } // note only implements a clone of type.
-        virtual bool isSameKindAs(const osg::Object* obj) const { return dynamic_cast<const RenderStageLighting*>(obj)!=0L; }
+        PositionalStateContainer();
+        virtual osg::Object* cloneType() const { return new PositionalStateContainer(); }
+        virtual osg::Object* clone(const osg::CopyOp&) const { return new PositionalStateContainer(); } // note only implements a clone of type.
+        virtual bool isSameKindAs(const osg::Object* obj) const { return dynamic_cast<const PositionalStateContainer*>(obj)!=0L; }
         virtual const char* libraryName() const { return "osgUtil"; }
-        virtual const char* className() const { return "RenderStageLighting"; }
+        virtual const char* className() const { return "PositionalStateContainer"; }
 
         virtual void reset();
         
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStageLighting : public osg::Object
         
     protected:
     
-        virtual ~RenderStageLighting();
+        virtual ~PositionalStateContainer();
 
 };
 
diff --git a/include/osgUtil/RenderStage b/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
index c45599b8c..6841a2505 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
+++ b/include/osgUtil/RenderStage
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <osg/CameraNode>
 
 #include <osgUtil/RenderBin>
-#include <osgUtil/RenderStageLighting>
+#include <osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer>
 
 namespace osgUtil {
 
@@ -147,28 +147,28 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStage : public RenderBin
 
 
 
-        void setInheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix(const osg::Matrix& matrix) { _inheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix = matrix; }
-        const osg::Matrix& getInheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix() const { return _inheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix; }
+        void setInheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix(const osg::Matrix& matrix) { _inheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix = matrix; }
+        const osg::Matrix& getInheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix() const { return _inheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix; }
 
-        void setInheritedRenderStageLighting(RenderStageLighting* rsl) { _inheritedRenderStageLighting = rsl; }
-        RenderStageLighting* getInheritedRenderStageLighting() { return _inheritedRenderStageLighting.get(); }
+        void setInheritedPositionalStateContainer(PositionalStateContainer* rsl) { _inheritedPositionalStateContainer = rsl; }
+        PositionalStateContainer* getInheritedPositionalStateContainer() { return _inheritedPositionalStateContainer.get(); }
 
-        void setRenderStageLighting(RenderStageLighting* rsl) { _renderStageLighting = rsl; }
+        void setPositionalStateContainer(PositionalStateContainer* rsl) { _renderStageLighting = rsl; }
 
-        RenderStageLighting* getRenderStageLighting() const
+        PositionalStateContainer* getPositionalStateContainer() const
         {
-            if (!_renderStageLighting.valid()) _renderStageLighting = new RenderStageLighting;
+            if (!_renderStageLighting.valid()) _renderStageLighting = new PositionalStateContainer;
             return _renderStageLighting.get();
         }
 
         virtual void addPositionedAttribute(osg::RefMatrix* matrix,const osg::StateAttribute* attr)
         {
-            getRenderStageLighting()->addPositionedAttribute(matrix,attr);
+            getPositionalStateContainer()->addPositionedAttribute(matrix,attr);
         }
         
         virtual void addPositionedTextureAttribute(unsigned int textureUnit, osg::RefMatrix* matrix,const osg::StateAttribute* attr)
         {
-            getRenderStageLighting()->addPositionedTextureAttribute(textureUnit, matrix,attr);
+            getPositionalStateContainer()->addPositionedTextureAttribute(textureUnit, matrix,attr);
         }
 
         void copyTexture(osg::State& state);
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT RenderStage : public RenderBin
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::FrameBufferObject>    _fbo;
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::GraphicsContext>      _graphicsContext;
 
-        mutable osg::Matrix                         _inheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix;
-        mutable osg::ref_ptr<RenderStageLighting>   _inheritedRenderStageLighting;
-        mutable osg::ref_ptr<RenderStageLighting>   _renderStageLighting;
+        mutable osg::Matrix                         _inheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix;
+        mutable osg::ref_ptr<PositionalStateContainer>   _inheritedPositionalStateContainer;
+        mutable osg::ref_ptr<PositionalStateContainer>   _renderStageLighting;
         
     
 
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
index 46134d197..0eed5d89a 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
@@ -1122,12 +1122,12 @@ void CullVisitor::apply(osg::CameraNode& camera)
         rtts->setViewport( viewport );
         
 
-        // set up to charge the same RenderStageLighting is the parent previous stage.
+        // set up to charge the same PositionalStateContainer is the parent previous stage.
         osg::Matrix inhertiedMVtolocalMV;
         inhertiedMVtolocalMV.invert(originalModelView);
         inhertiedMVtolocalMV.postMult(getModelViewMatrix());
-        rtts->setInheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix(inhertiedMVtolocalMV);
-        rtts->setInheritedRenderStageLighting(previous_stage->getRenderStageLighting());
+        rtts->setInheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix(inhertiedMVtolocalMV);
+        rtts->setInheritedPositionalStateContainer(previous_stage->getPositionalStateContainer());
 
         // record the render bin, to be restored after creation
         // of the render to text
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile b/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile
index 105bd4cb1..cb1eea4df 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/osgUtil/GNUmakefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CXXFILES = \
 	RenderGraph.cpp\
 	RenderLeaf.cpp\
 	RenderStage.cpp\
-	RenderStageLighting.cpp\
+	PositionalStateContainer.cpp\
 	SceneView.cpp\
 	Simplifier.cpp\
 	SmoothingVisitor.cpp\
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp b/src/osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer.cpp
similarity index 85%
rename from src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp
rename to src/osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer.cpp
index 4a429dd07..5d4bad78a 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStageLighting.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer.cpp
@@ -10,29 +10,29 @@
  * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the 
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
-#include <osgUtil/RenderStageLighting>
+#include <osgUtil/PositionalStateContainer>
 
 using namespace osg;
 using namespace osgUtil;
 
-// register a RenderStageLighting prototype with the RenderBin prototype list.
-//RegisterRenderBinProxy<RenderStageLighting> s_registerRenderStageLightingProxy;
+// register a PositionalStateContainer prototype with the RenderBin prototype list.
+//RegisterRenderBinProxy<PositionalStateContainer> s_registerPositionalStateContainerProxy;
 
-RenderStageLighting::RenderStageLighting()
+PositionalStateContainer::PositionalStateContainer()
 {
 }
 
-RenderStageLighting::~RenderStageLighting()
+PositionalStateContainer::~PositionalStateContainer()
 {
 }
 
-void RenderStageLighting::reset()
+void PositionalStateContainer::reset()
 {
     _attrList.clear();
     _texAttrListMap.clear();
 }
 
-void RenderStageLighting::draw(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous, const osg::Matrix* postMultMatrix)
+void PositionalStateContainer::draw(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous, const osg::Matrix* postMultMatrix)
 {
 
     if (previous)
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
index 14184f865..5ae64d893 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/RenderStage.cpp
@@ -406,9 +406,9 @@ void RenderStage::drawImplementation(osg::State& state,RenderLeaf*& previous)
     glLoadIdentity();
 
     // apply the positional state.
-    if (_inheritedRenderStageLighting.valid())
+    if (_inheritedPositionalStateContainer.valid())
     {
-        _inheritedRenderStageLighting->draw(state, previous, &_inheritedRenderStageLightingMatrix);
+        _inheritedPositionalStateContainer->draw(state, previous, &_inheritedPositionalStateContainerMatrix);
     }
 
     // apply the positional state.