diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.cpp
index 6a650edaf..b5076bda5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Document::Document() :
     _useTextureAlphaForTransparancyBinning(true),
     _useBillboardCenter(false),
     _doUnitsConversion(true),
+    _readObjectRecordData(false),
     _desiredUnits(METERS),
     _done(false),
     _level(0),
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.h b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.h
index 41a10f8f5..748a8b2d4 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/Document.h
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ class Document
         void setDesiredUnits(CoordUnits units ) { _desiredUnits=units; }
         CoordUnits getDesiredUnits() const { return _desiredUnits; }
         
-        bool getKeepExternalReferences() const { return _keepExternalReferences; }
         void setKeepExternalReferences( bool flag) { _keepExternalReferences=flag; }
+        bool getKeepExternalReferences() const { return _keepExternalReferences; }
+
+        void setReadObjectRecordData(bool flag) { _readObjectRecordData = flag; }
+        bool getReadObjectRecordData() const { return _readObjectRecordData; }
 
     protected:
 
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ class Document
         bool                        _useTextureAlphaForTransparancyBinning;
         bool                        _useBillboardCenter;
         bool                        _doUnitsConversion;
+        bool                        _readObjectRecordData;
         CoordUnits                  _desiredUnits;
         
         bool                        _keepExternalReferences;
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PrimaryRecords.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PrimaryRecords.cpp
index aaab5808d..45b7c3ea5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PrimaryRecords.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/PrimaryRecords.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <osgSim/DOFTransform>
 #include <osgSim/MultiSwitch>
 #include <osgSim/GeographicLocation>
+#include <osgSim/ObjectRecordData>
 #include "Registry.h"
 #include "Document.h"
 #include "RecordInputStream.h"
@@ -861,11 +862,27 @@ protected:
     virtual void readRecord(RecordInputStream& in, Document& document)
     {
         std::string id = in.readString(8);
-        /*uint32 flags =*/ in.readUInt32();
 
         _object = new osg::Group;
         _object->setName(id);
 
+        if (document.getReadObjectRecordData())
+        {
+            osgSim::ObjectRecordData* ord = new osgSim::ObjectRecordData;
+            ord->_flags = in.readUInt32();
+            ord->_relativePriority = in.readInt16();
+            ord->_transparency = in.readUInt16();
+            ord->_effectID1 = in.readInt16();
+            ord->_effectID2 = in.readInt16();
+            ord->_significance = in.readInt16();
+
+            _object->setUserData( ord );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            /*uint32 flags =*/ in.readUInt32();
+        }
+        
         // Postpone add-to-parent until we know a bit more.
     }
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/ReaderWriterFLT.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/ReaderWriterFLT.cpp
index c78ea3f79..71655b6e5 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/ReaderWriterFLT.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/OpenFlight/ReaderWriterFLT.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ class FLTReaderWriter : public ReaderWriter
                 document.setUseTextureAlphaForTransparancyBinning(options->getOptionString().find("noTextureAlphaForTransparancyBinning")==std::string::npos);
                 osg::notify(osg::DEBUG_INFO) << readerMsg << "noTextureAlphaForTransparancyBinning=" << !document.getUseTextureAlphaForTransparancyBinning() << std::endl;
 
+                document.setReadObjectRecordData(options->getOptionString().find("readObjectRecordData")==std::string::npos);
+                osg::notify(osg::DEBUG_INFO) << readerMsg << "readObjectRecordData=" << !document.getReadObjectRecordData() << std::endl;
+
                 document.setDoUnitsConversion((options->getOptionString().find("noUnitsConversion")==std::string::npos)); // default to true, unless noUnitsConversion is specified.
                 osg::notify(osg::DEBUG_INFO) << readerMsg << "noUnitsConversion=" << !document.getDoUnitsConversion() << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgSim/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/osgSim/CMakeLists.txt
index e341b7567..ead995379 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgSim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgSim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
-#this file is automatically generated 
-
-
 SET(TARGET_SRC
-IO_ShapeAttribute.cpp
-IO_BlinkSequence.cpp
-IO_DOFTransform.cpp
-IO_Impostor.cpp
-IO_LightPoint.cpp
-IO_LightPointNode.cpp
-IO_MultiSwitch.cpp
-IO_Sector.cpp
-IO_VisibilityGroup.cpp
+    IO_ShapeAttribute.cpp
+    IO_BlinkSequence.cpp
+    IO_DOFTransform.cpp
+    IO_Impostor.cpp
+    IO_LightPoint.cpp
+    IO_LightPointNode.cpp
+    IO_MultiSwitch.cpp
+    IO_Sector.cpp
+    IO_VisibilityGroup.cpp
+    IO_ObjectRecordData.cpp
 )
 SET(TARGET_H IO_LightPoint.h )
 SET(TARGET_ADDED_LIBRARIES osgSim )