diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp
index af99d09e3..77ca97fab 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWSceneObjects.cpp
@@ -68,13 +68,7 @@ void daeWriter::writeNodeExtra(osg::Node &node)
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::Group &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        //We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
     
     // If a multiswitch node, store it's data as extra "MultiSwitch" data in the "OpenSceneGraph" technique
@@ -144,13 +138,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::Group &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::Switch &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        //We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
     currentNode->setId(getNodeName(node,"switch").c_str());
 
@@ -197,13 +185,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::Switch &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::Sequence &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        //We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
     currentNode->setId(getNodeName(node,"sequence").c_str());
 
@@ -280,15 +262,9 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::Sequence &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::LOD &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        //We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
-    currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     lastDepth = _nodePath.size();
+    currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
     currentNode->setId(getNodeName(node,"LOD").c_str());
 
     if (writeExtras)
@@ -354,6 +330,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::ProxyNode &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::LightSource &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
 
     domInstance_light *il = daeSafeCast< domInstance_light >( currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_INSTANCE_LIGHT ) );
     std::string name = node.getName();
@@ -486,6 +463,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::LightSource &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::Camera &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
 
     domInstance_camera *ic = daeSafeCast< domInstance_camera >( currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_INSTANCE_CAMERA ) );
     std::string name = node.getName();
@@ -509,6 +487,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::Camera &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::CameraView &node)
 {
     debugPrint( node );
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
 
     domInstance_camera *ic = daeSafeCast< domInstance_camera >( currentNode->add(COLLADA_ELEMENT_INSTANCE_CAMERA));
     std::string name = node.getName();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
index f76b6d4d7..5ae55eb2e 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWTransforms.cpp
@@ -62,14 +62,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::MatrixTransform &node )
 #ifdef _DEBUG
     debugPrint( node );
 #endif
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        //We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
-
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
     std::string nodeName = getNodeName(node,"matrixTransform");
     currentNode->setId(nodeName.c_str());
@@ -122,13 +115,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::PositionAttitudeTransform &node )
 #ifdef _DEBUG
     debugPrint( node );
 #endif
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        //We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
     std::string nodeName = getNodeName(node,"positionAttitudeTransform");
     currentNode->setId(nodeName.c_str());
@@ -192,13 +179,7 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::PositionAttitudeTransform &node )
 void daeWriter::apply( osg::Transform &node )
 {
     debugPrint( node );
-
-    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
-    {
-        // We are not a child of previous node
-        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
-        lastDepth--;
-    }
+    updateCurrentDaeNode();
     currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >(currentNode->add( COLLADA_ELEMENT_NODE ) );
 
     // If a DOFTransform node store it's data as extra "DOFTransform" data in the "OpenSceneGraph" technique
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
index 7a6284191..96e3f644c 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ void daeWriter::apply( osg::Node &node )
     traverse( node );
 }
 
+void daeWriter::updateCurrentDaeNode()
+{
+    while ( lastDepth >= _nodePath.size() )
+    {
+        //We are not a child of previous node
+        currentNode = daeSafeCast< domNode >( currentNode->getParentElement() );
+        --lastDepth;
+    }
+}
 
 std::string daeWriter::uniquify( const std::string &name )
 {
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
index d659ea7cd..dc71cfd04 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/dae/daeWriter.h
@@ -248,15 +248,17 @@ protected: //members
 
     osg::StateSet* CleanStateSet(osg::StateSet* pStateSet) const;
 
+    void updateCurrentDaeNode();
+
 protected: //inner classes
     class ArrayNIndices
     {
     public:
         enum Mode { NONE = 0, VEC2 = 2, VEC3 = 3, VEC4 = 4 };
-        osg::Vec2Array *vec2;
-        osg::Vec3Array *vec3;
-        osg::Vec4Array *vec4;
-        osg::IndexArray *inds;
+        osg::Vec2Array*  vec2;
+        osg::Vec3Array*  vec3;
+        osg::Vec4Array*  vec4;
+        osg::IndexArray* inds;
         Mode mode;
 
         ArrayNIndices( osg::Array *array, osg::IndexArray *ind ) : vec2(0), vec3(0), vec4(0), inds( ind ), mode(NONE)