3 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
index 73e16863173..ff9a9f7f371 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ GetRootSGParent(
 	return (m_SGparent ? (const SG_Node*) m_SGparent->GetRootSGParent() : (const SG_Node*) this);
 }
 
+	bool
+SG_Node::
+IsVertexParent()
+{
+	if (m_parent_relation)
+	{
+		return m_parent_relation->IsVertexRelation();
+	}
+	return false;
+}
 
 	void 
 SG_Node::
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h
index 4808f6f7d94..5cf24de68f3 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ public:
 	) ;
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Return vertex parent status.
+	 */
+
+		bool	
+	IsVertexParent(
+	) ;
+
 	/**		
 	 * Update the spatial data of this node. Iterate through
 	 * the children of this node and update their world data.
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h
index 1d211a9f39f..9d360d1c274 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ public :
 	NewCopy(
 	) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Vertex Parent Relation are special: they don't propagate rotation
+	 */
+	virtual
+		bool
+	IsVertexRelation(
+	) { 
+		return false;
+	}
 protected :
 
 	/**