diff --git a/WFObj.cc b/WFObj.cc
index b1e2ab3..3ffee28 100644
--- a/WFObj.cc
+++ b/WFObj.cc
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void WFObj::processInputLine(const std::string & input)
 }
 
 
-GLuint WFObj::render()
+GLuint WFObj::render(bool doTextureInfo)
 {
     GLuint list = glGenLists(1);
     glNewList(list, GL_COMPILE);
@@ -301,13 +301,13 @@ GLuint WFObj::render()
             }
             if (inMaterial)
             {
-                material.renderEnd(currentMaterialName);
+                material.renderEnd(currentMaterialName, doTextureInfo);
                 inMaterial = false;
             }
             if (m_data[i].size() >= 2)
             {
                 currentMaterialName = m_data[i][1];
-                material.renderBegin(currentMaterialName);
+                material.renderBegin(currentMaterialName, doTextureInfo);
                 inMaterial = true;
             }
         }
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ GLuint WFObj::render()
     }
     if (inMaterial)
     {
-        material.renderEnd(currentMaterialName);
+        material.renderEnd(currentMaterialName, doTextureInfo);
         inMaterial = false;
     }
     glEndList();
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void WFMtl::processInputLine(const std::string & input)
     }
 }
 
-void WFMtl::renderBegin(const string & mtlname)
+void WFMtl::renderBegin(const string & mtlname, bool doTextureInfo)
 {
     map< string, vector< vector<string> > >::iterator it = m_data.find(mtlname);
     if (it == m_data.end())
@@ -575,21 +575,24 @@ void WFMtl::renderBegin(const string & mtlname)
         }
         else if (type == "map_Kd")      /* load a diffuse texture */
         {
-            /* TODO: figure out how i want to load the texture */
-            if (stmts[i].size() == 2)
+            if (doTextureInfo)
             {
-                if (m_loadTexture != NULL)
+                /* TODO: figure out how i want to load the texture */
+                if (stmts[i].size() == 2)
                 {
-                    GLuint tex = m_loadTexture( (basePath(m_fileName) +
-                                                 stmts[i][1]).c_str() );
-                    if (tex > 0)
+                    if (m_loadTexture != NULL)
                     {
+                        GLuint tex = m_loadTexture( (basePath(m_fileName) +
+                                                     stmts[i][1]).c_str() );
+                        if (tex > 0)
+                        {
 #ifdef DEBUGGL
-                        cout << " glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, " << tex << ")" << endl;
+                            cout << " glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, " << tex << ")" << endl;
 #endif
-                        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex);
-                        foundTexture = true;
-                        didSomething = true;
+                            glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex);
+                            foundTexture = true;
+                            didSomething = true;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -599,19 +602,22 @@ void WFMtl::renderBegin(const string & mtlname)
     if (didSomething)
     {
         pushAttributes();
-        if (foundTexture)
+        if (doTextureInfo)
         {
+            if (foundTexture)
+            {
 #ifdef DEBUGGL
-            cout << " glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)" << endl;
+                cout << " glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)" << endl;
 #endif
-            glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-        }
-        else
-        {
+                glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+            }
+            else
+            {
 #ifdef DEBUGGL
-            cout << " glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)" << endl;
+                cout << " glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D)" << endl;
 #endif
-            glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+                glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -627,7 +633,7 @@ void WFMtl::pushAttributes()
     glPushAttrib(GL_LIGHTING_BIT | GL_TEXTURE_BIT);
 }
 
-void WFMtl::renderEnd(const string & mtlname)
+void WFMtl::renderEnd(const string & mtlname, bool doTextureInfo)
 {
     map< string, vector< vector<string> > >::iterator it = m_data.find(mtlname);
     if (it == m_data.end())
diff --git a/WFObj.hh b/WFObj.hh
index 39dd915..65c5f58 100644
--- a/WFObj.hh
+++ b/WFObj.hh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public:
 	bool load(const std::string & filename,
 	          loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture = NULL,
 	          loadFileFunc_t loadFile = NULL);
-	GLuint render();
+	GLuint render(bool doTextureInfo = true);
 	const float * const getAABB() { return m_aabb; }
 
 protected:
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public:
 	bool load(const std::string & filename,
 	          WFObj::loadTextureFunc_t loadTexture = NULL,
 	          WFObj::loadFileFunc_t loadFile = NULL);
-	void renderBegin(const std::string & mtlname);
-	void renderEnd(const std::string & mtlname);
+	void renderBegin(const std::string & mtlname, bool doTextureInfo = true);
+	void renderEnd(const std::string & mtlname, bool doTextureInfo = true);
 
 protected:
 	/* methods */