diff --git a/include/osgSim/ShapeAttribute b/include/osgSim/ShapeAttribute
index 231fcd2af..48bafcb55 100644
--- a/include/osgSim/ShapeAttribute
+++ b/include/osgSim/ShapeAttribute
@@ -52,12 +52,18 @@ class OSGSIM_EXPORT ShapeAttribute
         ShapeAttribute& operator = (const ShapeAttribute& sa);
         
         const std::string & getName() const { return _name; }
+        void setName(const std::string& name) { _name = name; }
+
         const Type getType() const { return _type; }
         
         int getInt() const { return _integer; }
         double getDouble() const { return _double; }
         const char * getString() const { return _string; }
-        
+       
+        void setValue(int value) {_type = INTEGER; _integer = value; }
+        void setValue(double value) {_type = DOUBLE; _double = value; }
+        void setValue(const char * value) {_type = STRING; _string = (value ? strdup(value) : 0); }
+
         /** return -1 if *this < *rhs, 0 if *this==*rhs, 1 if *this>*rhs.*/
         int compare(const osgSim::ShapeAttribute& sa) const;
         
diff --git a/src/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers.cpp b/src/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers.cpp
index 08e3e06d2..a3de7da79 100644
--- a/src/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers.cpp
+++ b/src/osgViewer/ViewerEventHandlers.cpp
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ bool RecordCameraPathHandler::handle(const osgGA::GUIEventAdapter &ea, osgGA::GU
                         
                         osg::notify(osg::NOTICE) << "Recording camera path to file " << ss.str() << std::endl;
                         _fout.open( ss.str().c_str() );
+
+                        // make sure doubles are not trucated by default stream precision = 6
+                        _fout.precision( 15 );
                     }
                     else
                     {