diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/txp/ReaderWriterTXP.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/txp/ReaderWriterTXP.cpp
index 1fefaeb95..c6bb3e70d 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/txp/ReaderWriterTXP.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/txp/ReaderWriterTXP.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult ReaderWriterTXP::local_readNode(const std::strin
             TXPArchive* archive = txpNode->getArchive();
             if (archive) 
             {
+                if (options && options->getOptionString().find("loadMaterialsToStateSet")!=std::string::npos)
+                {
+                   archive->SetMaterialAttributesToStateSetVar(true);
+                }
+
                 int id = _archiveId++;
                 archive->setId(id);
 //                txpNode->setArchive(getArchive(id,osgDB::getFilePath(fileName)));
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.cpp
index 2eb8cb735..6c030af1b 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ TXPArchive::TXPArchive():
     _neExtents(0.0,0.0),
     _majorVersion(-1),
     _minorVersion(-1),
-    _isMaster(false)
+    _isMaster(false),
+    _loadMaterialsToStateSet(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ bool TXPArchive::loadMaterial(int ix)
         osg_material->setAlpha(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK ,(float)alpha);
         osg_state_set->setAttributeAndModes(osg_material, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
         
+        SetUserDataToMaterialAttributes(*osg_state_set, *mat);
+
         if( alpha < 1.0f )
         {
             osg_state_set->setMode(GL_BLEND,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.h b/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.h
index f1f50adb7..a9ee477f7 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPArchive.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include "trpage_sys.h"
 #include "trpage_read.h"
+#include "trpage_geom.h"
 
 #include <osg/Referenced>
 #include <osg/BoundingBox>
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@
 #include <osg/StateSet>
 #include <osg/Node>
 #include <osg/PagedLOD>
+#include <osg/Array>
 #include <osgSim/LightPointNode>
 #include <osgText/Font>
 
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ namespace txp
     {
         return GetTexMapEntry(id).get();
     }
-    
+   
     // Returns scenegraph representing the Tile.
     // For version 2.1 and over this function can only be call
     // with lod = 0, since the archive tile table will contain 
@@ -198,7 +200,31 @@ namespace txp
         majorVer = _majorVersion;
         minorVer = _minorVersion;
     }
-        
+   
+   //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+   // This section brought to you by A. Danklefsen and the team @
+   // Alion Science And Technology 2/12/07
+   //
+   // This will allow you to have smc / fid / swc / stp values and 
+   // places them on the userdata of the state set. this way your own
+   // terrain loader / parser can know these values
+   void SetUserDataToMaterialAttributes(osg::StateSet& osg_state_set, const trpgMaterial& mat)
+   {
+      if(!_loadMaterialsToStateSet)
+         return; 
+
+      int attr_values = 0;
+      osg::ref_ptr<osg::IntArray> ourValueArray = new osg::IntArray();
+      for(int attrIter = 0 ; attrIter < 4; ++attrIter)
+      {
+         mat.GetAttr(attrIter, attr_values);
+         ourValueArray->push_back(attr_values);
+      }
+      osg_state_set.setUserData(ourValueArray.get());
+   }
+
+   void SetMaterialAttributesToStateSetVar(bool value) {_loadMaterialsToStateSet = value;}
+
     protected:
 
     // Destructor
@@ -252,7 +278,9 @@ namespace txp
     int _majorVersion, _minorVersion;
 
     bool _isMaster;
-    
+   
+    bool _loadMaterialsToStateSet;
+
     };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPParser.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPParser.cpp
index 42c8bb963..77d633128 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPParser.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/txp/TXPParser.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,9 @@ void TXPParser::loadLocalMaterials()
             
             osg_material->setAlpha(osg::Material::FRONT_AND_BACK ,(float)alpha);
             osg_state_set->setAttributeAndModes(osg_material, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
-            
+
+            _archive->SetUserDataToMaterialAttributes(*osg_state_set, *mat);
+
             if( alpha < 1.0f )
             {
                 osg_state_set->setMode(GL_BLEND,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
@@ -1457,16 +1459,20 @@ void* geomRead::Parse(trpgToken /*tok*/,trpgReadBuffer &buf)
                 _parse->loadMaterial(matId);
                 tmp_ss = (*_parse->getMaterials())[matId];
             }
-            if((sset!=0L) && sset.valid()) 
+            if(sset.valid()) 
             {
                 if(tmp_ss.valid())
-        {
+                  {
                     osg::StateAttribute* texenv0 = tmp_ss->getTextureAttribute(0,osg::StateAttribute::TEXENV);
                     if(texenv0) 
                         sset->setTextureAttribute(n_mat,texenv0);
                     osg::StateAttribute* tex0 = tmp_ss->getTextureAttribute(0,osg::StateAttribute::TEXTURE);
                     if(tex0) 
                         sset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(n_mat,tex0,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+                    // submitted by a. danklefsen
+                    // Alion science and Technology 2/12/07
+                    // copy fid/smc codes over to this new state set from the prev state set.
+                    sset->setUserData(tmp_ss->getUserData());
                 }
 //                sset->merge(*tmp_ss.get());
             }
@@ -1601,7 +1607,7 @@ void* geomRead::Parse(trpgToken /*tok*/,trpgReadBuffer &buf)
     }
     else
     {
-        osg::notify(osg::WARN)<<"Detected potential memory leak in TXPParerse.cpp"<<std::endl;
+        osg::notify(osg::WARN)<<"Detected potential memory leak in TXPParser.cpp"<<std::endl;
     }
     
     return (void *) 1;