diff --git a/examples/osgprecipitation/osgprecipitation.cpp b/examples/osgprecipitation/osgprecipitation.cpp
index 6906eb28f..f8d5d6eab 100644
--- a/examples/osgprecipitation/osgprecipitation.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgprecipitation/osgprecipitation.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     while (arguments.read("--fogColor", color.r(), color.g(), color.b(), color.a() ))  precipitationEffect->getFog()->setColor(color);
     while (arguments.read("--fogColour", color.r(), color.g(), color.b(), color.a() ))  precipitationEffect->getFog()->setColor(color);
  
-//  while (arguments.read("--useFarLineSegments")) { parameters.useFarLineSegments = true; }
+    while (arguments.read("--useFarLineSegments")) { precipitationEffect->setUseFarLineSegments(true); }
 
     
     viewer.setClearColor( precipitationEffect->getFog()->getColor() );
diff --git a/include/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect b/include/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect
index 023adccb1..53606d8cc 100644
--- a/include/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect
+++ b/include/osgParticle/PrecipitationEffect
@@ -73,13 +73,21 @@ namespace osgParticle
         void setFarTransition(float farTransition) { _farTransition = farTransition; }
         float getFarTransition() const { return _farTransition; }
         
+        void setUseFarLineSegments(bool useFarLineSegments) { _useFarLineSegments = useFarLineSegments; }
+        bool getUseFarLineSegments() const { return _useFarLineSegments; }
+
         void setFog(osg::Fog* fog) { _fog = fog; }
         osg::Fog* getFog() { return _fog.get(); }
         const osg::Fog* getFog() const { return _fog.get(); }
         
-        
         osg::Geometry* getQuadGeometry() { return _quadGeometry.get(); }
         osg::StateSet* getQuadStateSet() { return _quadStateSet.get(); }
+        
+        osg::Geometry* getLineGeometry() { return _lineGeometry.get(); }
+        osg::StateSet* getLineStateSet() { return _lineStateSet.get(); }
+        
+        osg::Geometry* getPointGeometry() { return _pointGeometry.get(); }
+        osg::StateSet* getPointStateSet() { return _pointStateSet.get(); }
 
 
     protected: