diff --git a/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.cpp b/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.cpp
index 4f2cb0e2b8..faec01ef14 100644
--- a/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.cpp
+++ b/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,24 @@ bool vhacd::VHACDUtil::loadFBX(const QString filename, vhacd::LoadFBXResults *re
 
         //get the triangle indices for each mesh
         QVector<int> triangles;
-        foreach(FBXMeshPart part, mesh.parts){
-            QVector<int> indices = part.triangleIndices;
+        foreach(FBXMeshPart meshPart, mesh.parts){
+            QVector<int> indices = meshPart.triangleIndices;
             triangles += indices;
+
+            unsigned int quadCount = meshPart.quadIndices.size() / 4;
+            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < quadCount; i++) {
+                unsigned int p0Index = meshPart.quadIndices[i*4];
+                unsigned int p1Index = meshPart.quadIndices[i*4+1];
+                unsigned int p2Index = meshPart.quadIndices[i*4+2];
+                unsigned int p3Index = meshPart.quadIndices[i*4+3];
+                // split each quad into two triangles
+                triangles.append(p0Index);
+                triangles.append(p1Index);
+                triangles.append(p2Index);
+                triangles.append(p0Index);
+                triangles.append(p2Index);
+                triangles.append(p3Index);
+            }
         }
 
         //only read meshes with triangles
@@ -148,21 +163,26 @@ void vhacd::VHACDUtil::fattenMeshes(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, vhacd::LoadFB
 
 
 
-bool vhacd::VHACDUtil::computeVHACD(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, VHACD::IVHACD::Parameters params,
+bool vhacd::VHACDUtil::computeVHACD(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *inMeshes, VHACD::IVHACD::Parameters params,
                                     vhacd::ComputeResults *results,
-                                    int startMeshIndex, int endMeshIndex, float minimumMeshSize) const {
+                                    int startMeshIndex, int endMeshIndex, float minimumMeshSize,
+                                    bool fattenFaces) const {
 
-    // vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes = new vhacd::LoadFBXResults;
+    vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes = new vhacd::LoadFBXResults;
     // combineMeshes(inMeshes, meshes);
 
     // vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes = new vhacd::LoadFBXResults;
-    // fattenMeshes(inMeshes, meshes);
+
+    if (fattenFaces) {
+        fattenMeshes(inMeshes, meshes);
+    } else {
+        meshes = inMeshes;
+    }
 
 
     VHACD::IVHACD * interfaceVHACD = VHACD::CreateVHACD();
     int meshCount = meshes->meshCount;
     int count = 0;
-    std::cout << "Performing V-HACD computation on " << meshCount << " meshes ..... " << std::endl;
 
     if (startMeshIndex < 0) {
         startMeshIndex = 0;
@@ -171,6 +191,8 @@ bool vhacd::VHACDUtil::computeVHACD(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, VHACD::IVHACD
         endMeshIndex = meshCount;
     }
 
+    std::cout << "Performing V-HACD computation on " << endMeshIndex - startMeshIndex << " meshes ..... " << std::endl;
+
     for (int i = startMeshIndex; i < endMeshIndex; i++){
         qDebug() << "--------------------";
         std::vector<glm::vec3> vertices = meshes->perMeshVertices.at(i).toStdVector();
@@ -211,7 +233,6 @@ bool vhacd::VHACDUtil::computeVHACD(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, VHACD::IVHACD
             }
             hull.m_points = m_points_copy;
 
-
             int *m_triangles_copy = new int[hull.m_nTriangles * 3];
             // std::copy(std::begin(hull.m_triangles), std::end(hull.m_triangles), std::begin(m_triangles_copy));
             for (unsigned int i=0; i<hull.m_nTriangles * 3; i++) {
diff --git a/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.h b/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.h
index fd5d253334..1239afe2e5 100644
--- a/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.h
+++ b/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtil.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ namespace vhacd {
         void combineMeshes(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, vhacd::LoadFBXResults *results) const;
         void fattenMeshes(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, vhacd::LoadFBXResults *results) const;
         bool computeVHACD(vhacd::LoadFBXResults *meshes, VHACD::IVHACD::Parameters params,
-                          vhacd::ComputeResults *results, int startMeshIndex, int endMeshIndex, float minimumMeshSize) const;
+                          vhacd::ComputeResults *results, int startMeshIndex, int endMeshIndex, float minimumMeshSize,
+                          bool fattenFaces) const;
         ~VHACDUtil();
     };
 
diff --git a/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtilApp.cpp b/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtilApp.cpp
index a1a04fd127..715aae0d7b 100644
--- a/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtilApp.cpp
+++ b/tools/vhacd/src/VHACDUtilApp.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ VHACDUtilApp::VHACDUtilApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
     const QCommandLineOption outputOneMeshOption("1", "output hulls as single mesh");
     parser.addOption(outputOneMeshOption);
 
+    const QCommandLineOption fattenFacesOption("f", "fatten faces");
+    parser.addOption(fattenFacesOption);
+
     const QCommandLineOption inputFilenameOption("i", "input file", "filename.fbx");
     parser.addOption(inputFilenameOption);
 
@@ -119,17 +122,15 @@ VHACDUtilApp::VHACDUtilApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
         Q_UNREACHABLE();
     }
 
-
+    bool fattenFaces = parser.isSet(fattenFacesOption);
     bool outputOneMesh = parser.isSet(outputOneMeshOption);
 
     QString inputFilename;
-    // check for an assignment pool passed on the command line or in the config
     if (parser.isSet(inputFilenameOption)) {
         inputFilename = parser.value(inputFilenameOption);
     }
 
     QString outputFilename;
-    // check for an assignment pool passed on the command line or in the config
     if (parser.isSet(outputFilenameOption)) {
         outputFilename = parser.value(outputFilenameOption);
     }
@@ -148,19 +149,16 @@ VHACDUtilApp::VHACDUtilApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
     }
 
     int startMeshIndex = -1;
-    // check for an assignment pool passed on the command line or in the config
     if (parser.isSet(startMeshIndexOption)) {
         startMeshIndex = parser.value(startMeshIndexOption).toInt();
     }
 
     int endMeshIndex = -1;
-    // check for an assignment pool passed on the command line or in the config
     if (parser.isSet(endMeshIndexOption)) {
         endMeshIndex = parser.value(endMeshIndexOption).toInt();
     }
 
     float minimumMeshSize = 0.0f;
-    // check for an assignment pool passed on the command line or in the config
     if (parser.isSet(minimumMeshSizeOption)) {
         minimumMeshSize = parser.value(minimumMeshSizeOption).toFloat();
     }
@@ -198,8 +196,7 @@ VHACDUtilApp::VHACDUtilApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
     //perform vhacd computation
     begin = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
 
-
-    if (!vUtil.computeVHACD(&fbx, params, &results, startMeshIndex, endMeshIndex, minimumMeshSize)) {
+    if (!vUtil.computeVHACD(&fbx, params, &results, startMeshIndex, endMeshIndex, minimumMeshSize, fattenFaces)) {
         cout << "Compute Failed...";
     }
     end = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();