I am confident that this version at least works for most models. Next step, move the vpools to the root, so that those will be written out first in the egg file. pluto is having order problem

pandatool/src/softegg/softNodeDesc.cxx

@@ -380,11 +380,13 @@ void SoftNodeDesc::
 get_transform(SAA_Scene *scene, EggGroup *egg_group, bool global) {
   // Get the model's matrix
   int scale_joint = 0;
-  
+
+  /*
   if ( strstr( _parent->get_name().c_str(), "scale" ) != NULL ) {
-    scale_joint = 1;    
+    scale_joint = 1;
     cout << "scale joint flag set!\n";
   }
+  */
 
   if (!global && _parent->is_joint() && !stec.flatten && !scale_joint) {
 
@@ -410,10 +412,10 @@ get_transform(SAA_Scene *scene, EggGroup *egg_group, bool global) {
                   matrix[1][0], matrix[1][1], matrix[1][2], matrix[1][3],
                   matrix[2][0], matrix[2][1], matrix[2][2], matrix[2][3],
                   matrix[3][0], matrix[3][1], matrix[3][2], matrix[3][3]);
-    //    if (!m4d.almost_equal(LMatrix4d::ident_mat(), 0.0001)) {
+    if (!m4d.almost_equal(LMatrix4d::ident_mat(), 0.0001)) {
       egg_group->set_transform(m4d);
       cout << "set transform in egg_group\n";
-      //    }
+    }
   }
   return;
 }
@@ -440,25 +442,17 @@ get_joint_transform(SAA_Scene *scene,  EggGroup *egg_group, EggXfmSAnim *anim, b
     float i,j,k;
     float h,p,r;
     float x,y,z;
-    int size;
-    SAA_Boolean globalFlag = FALSE;
-    SAA_Boolean bigEndian;
     int scale_joint = 0;
     
+    /*
     if ( strstr( _parent->get_name().c_str(), "scale" ) != NULL ) {
       scale_joint = 1;    
       cout << "scale joint flag set!\n";
     }
+    */
 
     cout << "\n\nanimating child " << name << endl;
 
-    SAA_elementGetUserDataSize( scene, skeletonPart, "GLOBAL", &size );
-        
-    if ( size != 0 )
-      SAA_elementGetUserData( scene, skeletonPart, "GLOBAL", 
-                              sizeof( SAA_Boolean), &bigEndian, (void *)&globalFlag );
-
-    //    if ( global ) {
     if (_parent->is_joint() && !stec.flatten && !scale_joint ) {
       cout << "using local matrix\n";