diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osg/TessellationHints.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osg/TessellationHints.cpp
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+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osg/TessellationHints.cpp
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+#include <osg/ShapeDrawable>
+
+#include <osgDB/Registry>
+#include <osgDB/Input>
+#include <osgDB/Output>
+
+using namespace osg;
+using namespace osgDB;
+
+// forward declare functions to use later.
+bool TessellationHints_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr);
+bool TessellationHints_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw);
+
+RegisterDotOsgWrapperProxy g_TessellationHintsFuncProxy
+(
+    new osg::TessellationHints,
+    "TessellationHints",
+    "Object TessellationHints",
+    &TessellationHints_readLocalData,
+    &TessellationHints_writeLocalData,
+    DotOsgWrapper::READ_AND_WRITE
+);
+
+bool TessellationHints_readLocalData(Object& obj, Input& fr)
+{
+    bool iteratorAdvanced = false;
+
+    TessellationHints& hints = static_cast<TessellationHints&>(obj);
+
+    if (fr.matchSequence("detailRatio %f")) {
+        float ratio = 1.0f;
+        fr[1].getFloat(ratio);
+        hints.setDetailRatio(ratio);
+        fr += 2;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("createFaces")) {
+        hints.setCreateFrontFace(fr[1].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        hints.setCreateBackFace(fr[2].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        fr += 3;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("createNormals")) {
+        hints.setCreateNormals(fr[1].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        fr += 2;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("createTextureCoords")) {
+        hints.setCreateTextureCoords(fr[1].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        fr += 2;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    if (fr[0].matchWord("createParts")) {
+        hints.setCreateTop(fr[1].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        hints.setCreateBody(fr[2].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        hints.setCreateBottom(fr[3].matchWord("TRUE"));
+        fr += 4;
+        iteratorAdvanced = true;
+    }
+
+    return iteratorAdvanced;
+}
+
+bool TessellationHints_writeLocalData(const Object& obj, Output& fw)
+{
+    const TessellationHints& hints = static_cast<const TessellationHints&>(obj);
+
+    fw.indent() << "detailRatio " << hints.getDetailRatio() << std::endl;
+
+    fw.indent() << "createFaces " << (hints.getCreateFrontFace() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << " " << (hints.getCreateBackFace() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << std::endl;
+
+    fw.indent() << "createNormals " << (hints.getCreateNormals() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << std::endl;
+    fw.indent() << "createTextureCoords " << (hints.getCreateTextureCoords() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << std::endl;
+
+    fw.indent() << "createParts " << (hints.getCreateTop() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE" ) << " " << (hints.getCreateBody() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << " " << (hints.getCreateBottom() ? "TRUE" : "FALSE") << std::endl;
+
+    return true;
+}