diff --git a/ComplexShape.cpp b/ComplexShape.cpp
index 941dab83e15f58caac93d01fbffdec9a4878d490..327e37afa012ce1bcc90fc5e59b50bbc73616b3d 100644
--- a/ComplexShape.cpp
+++ b/ComplexShape.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ void ComplexShape::Merge( const Ref<NiAVObject> & root ) {
 //	}
 //}
 
-Ref<NiAVObject> ComplexShape::Split( Ref<NiNode> & parent, bool hw_skin_data, bool stripify ) const {
+Ref<NiAVObject> ComplexShape::Split( Ref<NiNode> & parent, int max_bones_per_partition, bool stripify ) const {
 
 	//Make sure parent is not NULL
 	if ( parent == NULL ) {
@@ -862,8 +862,8 @@ Ref<NiAVObject> ComplexShape::Split( Ref<NiNode> & parent, bool hw_skin_data, bo
 				shapes[shape_num]->SetBoneWeights( inf, shapeWeights[ shapeInfluences[inf] ] );
 			}
 
-			if ( hw_skin_data ) {
-				shapes[shape_num]->GenHardwareSkinInfo();
+			if ( max_bones_per_partition > 0 ) {
+				shapes[shape_num]->GenHardwareSkinInfo( max_bones_per_partition );
 			}
 
 			//NiSkinInstanceRef skinInst = shapes[shape_num]->GetSkinInstance();
diff --git a/ComplexShape.h b/ComplexShape.h
index 3ba0328d9707914793a347ede8291ee4d01f3f1d..f7b3b8560c5fbb694d9116ab2341ead686b18a02 100644
--- a/ComplexShape.h
+++ b/ComplexShape.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 		vector<TexCoord> texCoords;
 	};
 
-	Ref<NiAVObject> Split( Ref<NiNode> & parent, bool hw_skin_data = false, bool stripify = false ) const;
+	Ref<NiAVObject> Split( Ref<NiNode> & parent, int max_bones_per_partition = 4, bool stripify = false ) const;
 	void Merge( const Ref<NiAVObject> & root );
 	void Clear();
 
diff --git a/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.cpp b/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.cpp
index e90ec6fe309f91770fd132bf775743bd6a93166c..8166162db34b16bc09ba82c3ed7f3b5d7e11f7b5 100644
--- a/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.cpp
+++ b/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void NiTriBasedGeom::SetBoneWeights( uint bone_index, const vector<SkinWeight> &
 	skinData->SetBoneWeights( bone_index, n, center, radius );
 }
 
-void NiTriBasedGeom::GenHardwareSkinInfo( ) {
+void NiTriBasedGeom::GenHardwareSkinInfo( int max_bones_per_partition ) {
    NiSkinPartitionRef skinPart = new NiSkinPartition( this );
 
    // Set the partition info in both places and it will be handled when exported.
diff --git a/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.h b/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.h
index f6464b1e47cab8de169f40feadaa2d44df263c05..5ad3c35ed4e93823fc6c0cc88855549d293a56ec 100644
--- a/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.h
+++ b/obj/NiTriBasedGeom.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void SetBoneWeights( uint bone_index, const vector<SkinWeight> & n );
 
-   void GenHardwareSkinInfo( );
+   void GenHardwareSkinInfo( int max_bones_per_partition = 4 );
 
 	Ref<NiSkinInstance> GetSkinInstance() const;