diff --git a/source/blender/collada/ArmatureExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/ArmatureExporter.cpp
index 9ac943f369c..c5feb62fd80 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/ArmatureExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/ArmatureExporter.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ bool ArmatureExporter::add_instance_controller(Object *ob)
 		write_bone_URLs(ins, ob_arm, bone);
 	}
 
-	InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(ins.getBindMaterial(), ob);
+	InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(ins.getBindMaterial(), ob, this->export_settings->active_uv_only);
 		
 	ins.add();
 	return true;
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/CMakeLists.txt b/source/blender/collada/CMakeLists.txt
index 58a65db0489..3b7a38eb950 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/blender/collada/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ set(INC
 	../makesdna
 	../makesrna
 	../windowmanager
+	../imbuf
 	../../../intern/guardedalloc
 )
 
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.cpp
index 3ed689628f7..aee4f00b31c 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 
 #include <map>
+#include <set>
 
 #include "COLLADASWEffectProfile.h"
 
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
 #include "DNA_world_types.h"
 
 #include "BKE_customdata.h"
+#include "BKE_mesh.h"
+#include "BKE_material.h"
 
 #include "collada_internal.h"
 #include "collada_utils.h"
@@ -118,6 +121,54 @@ void EffectsExporter::writePhong(COLLADASW::EffectProfile &ep, Material *ma)
 	ep.setSpecular(cot, false, "specular");
 }
 
+void EffectsExporter::writeTextures(COLLADASW::EffectProfile &ep,
+									std::string &key,
+									COLLADASW::Sampler *sampler, 
+									MTex *t, Image *ima,
+									std::string &uvname ) {
+		
+	// Image not set for texture
+	if (!ima) return;
+
+	// color
+	if (t->mapto & (MAP_COL | MAP_COLSPEC)) {
+		ep.setDiffuse(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "diffuse");
+	}
+	// ambient
+	if (t->mapto & MAP_AMB) {
+		ep.setAmbient(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "ambient");
+	}
+	// specular
+	if (t->mapto & MAP_SPEC) {
+		ep.setSpecular(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "specular");
+	}
+	// emission
+	if (t->mapto & MAP_EMIT) {
+		ep.setEmission(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "emission");
+	}
+	// reflective
+	if (t->mapto & MAP_REF) {
+		ep.setReflective(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler));
+	}
+	// alpha
+	if (t->mapto & MAP_ALPHA) {
+		ep.setTransparent(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler));
+	}
+	// extension:
+	// Normal map --> Must be stored with <extra> tag as different technique, 
+	// since COLLADA doesn't support normal maps, even in current COLLADA 1.5.
+	if (t->mapto & MAP_NORM) {
+		COLLADASW::Texture texture(key);
+		texture.setTexcoord(uvname);
+		texture.setSampler(*sampler);
+		// technique FCOLLADA, with the <bump> tag, is most likely the best understood,
+		// most widespread de-facto standard.
+		texture.setProfileName("FCOLLADA");
+		texture.setChildElementName("bump");
+		ep.addExtraTechniqueColorOrTexture(COLLADASW::ColorOrTexture(texture));
+	}
+}
+
 void EffectsExporter::operator()(Material *ma, Object *ob)
 {
 	// create a list of indices to textures of type TEX_IMAGE
@@ -256,6 +307,52 @@ void EffectsExporter::operator()(Material *ma, Object *ob)
 		}
 	}
 
+
+	std::set<Image *> uv_textures;
+	if (ob->type == OB_MESH && ob->totcol) {
+		Mesh *me     = (Mesh *) ob->data;
+		BKE_mesh_tessface_ensure(me);
+		for (int i = 0; i < me->pdata.totlayer; i++) {
+			if (me->pdata.layers[i].type == CD_MTEXPOLY) {
+				MTexPoly *txface = (MTexPoly *)me->pdata.layers[i].data;
+				MFace *mface = me->mface;
+				for (int j = 0; j < me->totpoly; j++, mface++, txface++) {
+
+					Material *mat = give_current_material(ob, mface->mat_nr + 1);
+					if (mat != ma) 
+						continue;
+
+					Image *ima = txface->tpage;
+					if (ima == NULL)
+						continue;
+
+
+					bool not_in_list = uv_textures.find(ima)==uv_textures.end();
+					if (not_in_list) {
+						std::string name = id_name(ima);
+						std::string key(name);
+						key = translate_id(key);
+
+						// create only one <sampler>/<surface> pair for each unique image
+						if (im_samp_map.find(key) == im_samp_map.end()) {
+							//<newparam> <sampler> <source>
+							COLLADASW::Sampler sampler(COLLADASW::Sampler::SAMPLER_TYPE_2D,
+													   key + COLLADASW::Sampler::SAMPLER_SID_SUFFIX,
+													   key + COLLADASW::Sampler::SURFACE_SID_SUFFIX);
+							sampler.setImageId(key);
+							samplers[a] = sampler;
+							samp_surf[b][0] = &samplers[a];
+							im_samp_map[key] = b;
+							b++;
+							a++;
+							uv_textures.insert(ima);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// used as fallback when MTex->uvname is "" (this is pretty common)
 	// it is indeed the correct value to use in that case
 	std::string active_uv(getActiveUVLayerName(ob));
@@ -265,58 +362,25 @@ void EffectsExporter::operator()(Material *ma, Object *ob)
 	for (a = 0; a < tex_indices.size(); a++) {
 		MTex *t = ma->mtex[tex_indices[a]];
 		Image *ima = t->tex->ima;
-		
-		// Image not set for texture
-		if (!ima) continue;
-
-		// we assume map input is always TEXCO_UV
 
 		std::string key(id_name(ima));
 		key = translate_id(key);
 		int i = im_samp_map[key];
-		COLLADASW::Sampler *sampler = (COLLADASW::Sampler *)samp_surf[i][0];
-		//COLLADASW::Surface *surface = (COLLADASW::Surface*)samp_surf[i][1];
-
 		std::string uvname = strlen(t->uvname) ? t->uvname : active_uv;
-
-		// color
-		if (t->mapto & (MAP_COL | MAP_COLSPEC)) {
-			ep.setDiffuse(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "diffuse");
-		}
-		// ambient
-		if (t->mapto & MAP_AMB) {
-			ep.setAmbient(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "ambient");
-		}
-		// specular
-		if (t->mapto & MAP_SPEC) {
-			ep.setSpecular(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "specular");
-		}
-		// emission
-		if (t->mapto & MAP_EMIT) {
-			ep.setEmission(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler), false, "emission");
-		}
-		// reflective
-		if (t->mapto & MAP_REF) {
-			ep.setReflective(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler));
-		}
-		// alpha
-		if (t->mapto & MAP_ALPHA) {
-			ep.setTransparent(createTexture(ima, uvname, sampler));
-		}
-		// extension:
-		// Normal map --> Must be stored with <extra> tag as different technique, 
-		// since COLLADA doesn't support normal maps, even in current COLLADA 1.5.
-		if (t->mapto & MAP_NORM) {
-			COLLADASW::Texture texture(key);
-			texture.setTexcoord(uvname);
-			texture.setSampler(*sampler);
-			// technique FCOLLADA, with the <bump> tag, is most likely the best understood,
-			// most widespread de-facto standard.
-			texture.setProfileName("FCOLLADA");
-			texture.setChildElementName("bump");
-			ep.addExtraTechniqueColorOrTexture(COLLADASW::ColorOrTexture(texture));
-		}
+		COLLADASW::Sampler *sampler = (COLLADASW::Sampler *)samp_surf[i][0];
+		writeTextures(ep, key, sampler, t, ima, uvname);
 	}
+
+	std::set<Image *>::iterator uv_t_iter;
+	for(uv_t_iter = uv_textures.begin(); uv_t_iter != uv_textures.end(); uv_t_iter++ ) {
+		Image *ima = *uv_t_iter;
+		std::string key(id_name(ima));
+		key = translate_id(key);
+		int i = im_samp_map[key];
+		COLLADASW::Sampler *sampler = (COLLADASW::Sampler *)samp_surf[i][0];
+		ep.setDiffuse(createTexture(ima, active_uv, sampler), false, "diffuse");
+	}
+
 	// performs the actual writing
 	ep.addProfileElements();
 	bool twoSided = false;
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.h b/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.h
index 6b7caf439b7..e20d6b7cd4b 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/EffectExporter.h
@@ -64,7 +64,12 @@ private:
 	void writeBlinn(COLLADASW::EffectProfile &ep, Material *ma);
 	void writeLambert(COLLADASW::EffectProfile &ep, Material *ma);
 	void writePhong(COLLADASW::EffectProfile &ep, Material *ma);
-	
+	void EffectsExporter::writeTextures(COLLADASW::EffectProfile &ep,
+			std::string &key,
+			COLLADASW::Sampler *sampler, 
+			MTex *t, Image *ima,
+			std::string &uvname );
+
 	bool hasEffects(Scene *sce);
 	
 	const ExportSettings *export_settings;
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/ExportSettings.h b/source/blender/collada/ExportSettings.h
index 1b2dfde641b..73f78ebd040 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/ExportSettings.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/ExportSettings.h
@@ -33,13 +33,20 @@ struct ExportSettings {
 public:
 	bool apply_modifiers;
 	BC_export_mesh_type export_mesh_type;
+
 	bool selected;
 	bool include_children;
 	bool include_armatures;
 	bool deform_bones_only;
+
+	bool active_uv_only;
+	bool include_uv_textures;
+	bool use_texture_copies;
+
 	bool use_object_instantiation;
 	bool sort_by_name;
 	bool second_life;
+
 	char *filepath;
 	LinkNode *export_set;
 };
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/GeometryExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/GeometryExporter.cpp
index baa20ab07b7..c3d1106b288 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/GeometryExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/GeometryExporter.cpp
@@ -261,8 +261,9 @@ void GeometryExporter::createPolylist(short material_index,
 		
 	// sets material name
 	if (ma) {
+		std::string material_id = get_material_id(ma);
 		std::ostringstream ostr;
-		ostr << translate_id(id_name(ma));
+		ostr << translate_id(material_id);
 		polylist.setMaterial(ostr.str());
 	}
 			
@@ -436,33 +437,38 @@ void GeometryExporter::createTexcoordsSource(std::string geom_id, Mesh *me)
 
 	// write <source> for each layer
 	// each <source> will get id like meshName + "map-channel-1"
+	int map_index = 0;
+	int active_uv_index = CustomData_get_active_layer_index(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE)-1;
 	for (int a = 0; a < num_layers; a++) {
-		MTFace *tface = (MTFace *)CustomData_get_layer_n(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, a);
-		// char *name = CustomData_get_layer_name(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, a);
-		
-		COLLADASW::FloatSourceF source(mSW);
-		std::string layer_id = makeTexcoordSourceId(geom_id, a);
-		source.setId(layer_id);
-		source.setArrayId(layer_id + ARRAY_ID_SUFFIX);
-		
-		source.setAccessorCount(totuv);
-		source.setAccessorStride(2);
-		COLLADASW::SourceBase::ParameterNameList &param = source.getParameterNameList();
-		param.push_back("S");
-		param.push_back("T");
-		
-		source.prepareToAppendValues();
-		
-		for (i = 0; i < totfaces; i++) {
-			MFace *f = &mfaces[i];
+
+		if (!this->export_settings->active_uv_only || a == active_uv_index) {
+			MTFace *tface = (MTFace *)CustomData_get_layer_n(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, a);
+			// char *name = CustomData_get_layer_name(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, a);
 			
-			for (int j = 0; j < (f->v4 == 0 ? 3 : 4); j++) {
-				source.appendValues(tface[i].uv[j][0],
-				                    tface[i].uv[j][1]);
+			COLLADASW::FloatSourceF source(mSW);
+			std::string layer_id = makeTexcoordSourceId(geom_id, map_index++);
+			source.setId(layer_id);
+			source.setArrayId(layer_id + ARRAY_ID_SUFFIX);
+			
+			source.setAccessorCount(totuv);
+			source.setAccessorStride(2);
+			COLLADASW::SourceBase::ParameterNameList &param = source.getParameterNameList();
+			param.push_back("S");
+			param.push_back("T");
+			
+			source.prepareToAppendValues();
+			
+			for (i = 0; i < totfaces; i++) {
+				MFace *f = &mfaces[i];
+				
+				for (int j = 0; j < (f->v4 == 0 ? 3 : 4); j++) {
+					source.appendValues(tface[i].uv[j][0],
+										tface[i].uv[j][1]);
+				}
 			}
+			
+			source.finish();
 		}
-		
-		source.finish();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.cpp
index c777a7d1fab..d7bcfa8eed1 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.cpp
@@ -29,22 +29,150 @@
 #include "COLLADABUURI.h"
 #include "COLLADASWImage.h"
 
-#include "ImageExporter.h"
-#include "MaterialExporter.h"
-
+extern "C" {
 #include "DNA_texture_types.h"
+#include "DNA_image_types.h"
+#include "DNA_meshdata_types.h"
 
+#include "BKE_customdata.h" 
 #include "BKE_global.h"
+#include "BKE_image.h"
 #include "BKE_main.h"
+#include "BKE_mesh.h"
 #include "BKE_utildefines.h"
 #include "BLI_fileops.h"
 #include "BLI_path_util.h"
 #include "BLI_string.h"
+#include "IMB_imbuf_types.h"
+}
+
+#include "ImageExporter.h"
+#include "MaterialExporter.h"
+
 
 ImagesExporter::ImagesExporter(COLLADASW::StreamWriter *sw, const ExportSettings *export_settings) : COLLADASW::LibraryImages(sw), export_settings(export_settings)
 {
 }
 
+void ImagesExporter::export_UV_Image(Image *image, bool use_copies) 
+{
+	std::string name(id_name(image));
+	std::string translated_name(translate_id(name));
+	bool not_yet_exported = find(mImages.begin(), mImages.end(), translated_name) == mImages.end();
+
+	if (not_yet_exported) {
+
+		ImBuf *imbuf       = BKE_image_get_ibuf(image, NULL);
+		bool  is_dirty     = imbuf->userflags & IB_BITMAPDIRTY;
+
+		ImageFormatData imageFormat;
+		BKE_imbuf_to_image_format(&imageFormat, imbuf);
+
+		short image_source = image->source;
+		bool  is_generated = image_source == IMA_SRC_GENERATED;
+
+		char export_path[FILE_MAX];
+		char source_path[FILE_MAX];
+		char export_dir[FILE_MAX];
+		char export_file[FILE_MAX];
+
+		// Destination folder for exported assets
+		BLI_split_dir_part(this->export_settings->filepath, export_dir, sizeof(export_dir));
+
+		if (is_generated || is_dirty || use_copies) {
+
+			// make absolute destination path
+
+			BLI_strncpy(export_file, name.c_str(), sizeof(export_file));
+			BKE_add_image_extension(export_file, imageFormat.imtype);
+
+			BLI_join_dirfile(export_path, sizeof(export_path), export_dir, export_file);
+
+			// make dest directory if it doesn't exist
+			BLI_make_existing_file(export_path);
+		}
+
+		if (is_generated || is_dirty) {
+
+			// This image in its current state only exists in Blender memory.
+			// So we have to export it. The export will keep the image state intact,
+			// so the exported file will not be associated with the image.
+
+			if (BKE_imbuf_write_as(imbuf, export_path, &imageFormat, true) != 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "Collada export: Cannot export image to:\n%s\n", export_path);
+			}
+			BLI_strncpy(export_path, export_file, sizeof(export_path));
+		}
+		else {
+
+			// make absolute source path
+			BLI_strncpy(source_path, image->name, sizeof(source_path));
+			BLI_path_abs(source_path, G.main->name);
+			BLI_cleanup_path(NULL, source_path);
+
+			if (use_copies) {
+			
+				// This image is already located on the file system.
+				// But we want to create copies here.
+				// To avoid overwroting images with same file name but
+				// differenet source locations
+
+				if (BLI_copy(source_path, export_path) != 0) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "Collada export: Cannot copy image:\n source:%s\ndest :%s\n", source_path, export_path);
+				}
+
+				BLI_strncpy(export_path, export_file, sizeof(export_path));
+
+			}
+			else {
+
+				// Do not make any vopies, but use the source path directly as reference
+				// to the original image
+
+				BLI_strncpy(export_path, source_path, sizeof(export_path));
+			}
+		}
+
+		COLLADASW::Image img(COLLADABU::URI(COLLADABU::URI::nativePathToUri(export_path)), translated_name, translated_name); /* set name also to mNameNC. This helps other viewers import files exported from Blender better */
+		img.add(mSW);
+		fprintf(stdout, "Collada export: Added image: %s\n",export_file);
+		mImages.push_back(translated_name);
+	}
+}
+
+void ImagesExporter::export_UV_Images()
+{
+	std::set<Image *> uv_textures;
+	LinkNode *node;
+	bool use_copies = this->export_settings->use_texture_copies;
+	for (node=this->export_settings->export_set; node; node=node->next) {
+		Object *ob = (Object *)node->link;
+		if (ob->type == OB_MESH && ob->totcol) {
+			Mesh *me     = (Mesh *) ob->data;
+			BKE_mesh_tessface_ensure(me);
+			for (int i = 0; i < me->pdata.totlayer; i++) {
+				if (me->pdata.layers[i].type == CD_MTEXPOLY) {
+					MTexPoly *txface = (MTexPoly *)me->pdata.layers[i].data;
+					MFace *mface = me->mface;
+					for (int j = 0; j < me->totpoly; j++, mface++, txface++) {
+
+						Image *ima = txface->tpage;
+						if (ima == NULL)
+							continue;
+
+						bool not_in_list = uv_textures.find(ima)==uv_textures.end();
+						if (not_in_list) {
+								uv_textures.insert(ima);
+								export_UV_Image(ima, use_copies);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 bool ImagesExporter::hasImages(Scene *sce)
 {
 	LinkNode *node;
@@ -64,60 +192,49 @@ bool ImagesExporter::hasImages(Scene *sce)
 			}
 
 		}
+		if (ob->type == OB_MESH) {
+			Mesh *me     = (Mesh *) ob->data;
+			BKE_mesh_tessface_ensure(me);
+			bool has_uvs = (bool)CustomData_has_layer(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE);
+			if (has_uvs) {
+				int num_layers = CustomData_number_of_layers(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE);
+				for (int a = 0; a < num_layers; a++) {
+					MTFace *tface = (MTFace *)CustomData_get_layer_n(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, a);
+					Image *img = tface->tpage;
+					if(img) return true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 	}
 	return false;
 }
 
 void ImagesExporter::exportImages(Scene *sce)
 {
-	if (hasImages(sce)) {
-		openLibrary();
-		MaterialFunctor mf;
-		mf.forEachMaterialInExportSet<ImagesExporter>(sce, *this, this->export_settings->export_set);
+	openLibrary();
 
-		closeLibrary();
+	MaterialFunctor mf;
+	mf.forEachMaterialInExportSet<ImagesExporter>(sce, *this, this->export_settings->export_set);
+
+	if (this->export_settings->include_uv_textures) {
+		export_UV_Images();
 	}
+
+	closeLibrary();
 }
 
+
+
 void ImagesExporter::operator()(Material *ma, Object *ob)
 {
 	int a;
+	bool use_texture_copies = this->export_settings->use_texture_copies;
 	for (a = 0; a < MAX_MTEX; a++) {
 		MTex *mtex = ma->mtex[a];
 		if (mtex && mtex->tex && mtex->tex->ima) {
-
 			Image *image = mtex->tex->ima;
-			std::string name(id_name(image));
-			name = translate_id(name);
-			char rel[FILE_MAX];
-			char abs[FILE_MAX];
-			char src[FILE_MAX];
-			char dir[FILE_MAX];
-			
-			BLI_split_dir_part(this->export_settings->filepath, dir, sizeof(dir));
-
-			BKE_rebase_path(abs, sizeof(abs), rel, sizeof(rel), G.main->name, image->name, dir);
-
-			if (abs[0] != '\0') {
-
-				// make absolute source path
-				BLI_strncpy(src, image->name, sizeof(src));
-				BLI_path_abs(src, G.main->name);
-
-				// make dest directory if it doesn't exist
-				BLI_make_existing_file(abs);
-			
-				if (BLI_copy(src, abs) != 0) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "Cannot copy image to file's directory.\n");
-				}
-			} 
-			
-			if (find(mImages.begin(), mImages.end(), name) == mImages.end()) {
-				COLLADASW::Image img(COLLADABU::URI(COLLADABU::URI::nativePathToUri(rel)), name, name); /* set name also to mNameNC. This helps other viewers import files exported from Blender better */
-				img.add(mSW);
-
-				mImages.push_back(name);
-			}
+			export_UV_Image(image, use_texture_copies);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.h b/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.h
index a2abc893a56..c617676cf20 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/ImageExporter.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "COLLADASWLibraryImages.h"
 
 #include "DNA_material_types.h"
+#include "DNA_image_types.h"
 #include "DNA_object_types.h"
 #include "DNA_scene_types.h"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ public:
 	void operator()(Material *ma, Object *ob);
 private:
 	std::vector<std::string> mImages; // contains list of written images, to avoid duplicates
+
+	void ImagesExporter::export_UV_Images(); 
+	void ImagesExporter::export_UV_Image(Image *image, bool use_texture_copies);
 	bool hasImages(Scene *sce);
 	const ExportSettings *export_settings;
 };
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.cpp
index 788bd2a98b7..5908037d782 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "collada_internal.h"
 #include "collada_utils.h"
 
-void InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(COLLADASW::BindMaterial& bind_material, Object *ob)
+void InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(COLLADASW::BindMaterial& bind_material, Object *ob, bool active_uv_only)
 {
 	for (int a = 0; a < ob->totcol; a++) {
 		Material *ma = give_current_material(ob, a + 1);
@@ -52,16 +52,20 @@ void InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(COLLADASW::BindMaterial& bind_materia
 			std::string matid(get_material_id(ma));
 			matid = translate_id(matid);
 			std::ostringstream ostr;
-			ostr << translate_id(id_name(ma));
+			ostr << matid;
 			COLLADASW::InstanceMaterial im(ostr.str(), COLLADASW::URI(COLLADABU::Utils::EMPTY_STRING, matid));
 			
 			// create <bind_vertex_input> for each uv map
 			Mesh *me = (Mesh *)ob->data;
 			int totlayer = CustomData_number_of_layers(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE);
 			
+			int map_index = 0;
+			int active_uv_index = CustomData_get_active_layer_index(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE) -1;
 			for (int b = 0; b < totlayer; b++) {
-				char *name = bc_CustomData_get_layer_name(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, b);
-				im.push_back(COLLADASW::BindVertexInput(name, "TEXCOORD", b));
+				if (!active_uv_only || b == active_uv_index) {
+					char *name = bc_CustomData_get_layer_name(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE, map_index);
+					im.push_back(COLLADASW::BindVertexInput(name, "TEXCOORD", map_index++));
+				}
 			}
 			
 			iml.push_back(im);
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.h b/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.h
index 87ddc7fb1f7..49ddf091b1c 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/InstanceWriter.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 class InstanceWriter
 {
 protected:
-	void add_material_bindings(COLLADASW::BindMaterial& bind_material, Object *ob);
+	void add_material_bindings(COLLADASW::BindMaterial& bind_material, Object *ob, bool active_uv_only);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/SConscript b/source/blender/collada/SConscript
index 90d0d83d793..5d921681aea 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/SConscript
+++ b/source/blender/collada/SConscript
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ defs = []
 # TODO sanitize inc path building
 # relative paths to include dirs, space-separated, string
 if  env['OURPLATFORM']=='darwin':
-    incs = '../blenlib ../blenkernel ../windowmanager ../blenloader ../makesdna ../makesrna ../editors/include ../../../intern/guardedalloc [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAStreamWriter [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADABaseUtils [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAFramework [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADASaxFrameworkLoader [OPENCOLLADA]/GeneratedSaxParser '.replace('[OPENCOLLADA]', env['BF_OPENCOLLADA_INC'])
+    incs = '../blenlib ../blenkernel ../windowmanager ../blenloader ../makesdna ../makesrna ../editors/include ../imbuf ../../../intern/guardedalloc [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAStreamWriter [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADABaseUtils [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAFramework [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADASaxFrameworkLoader [OPENCOLLADA]/GeneratedSaxParser '.replace('[OPENCOLLADA]', env['BF_OPENCOLLADA_INC'])
 else:
-    incs = '../blenlib ../blenkernel ../windowmanager ../makesdna ../blenloader ../makesrna ../editors/include ../../../intern/guardedalloc [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAStreamWriter/include [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADABaseUtils/include [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAFramework/include [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADASaxFrameworkLoader/include [OPENCOLLADA]/GeneratedSaxParser/include '.replace('[OPENCOLLADA]', env['BF_OPENCOLLADA_INC'])
+    incs = '../blenlib ../blenkernel ../windowmanager ../makesdna ../blenloader ../makesrna ../editors/include ../imbuf ../../../intern/guardedalloc [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAStreamWriter/include [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADABaseUtils/include [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADAFramework/include [OPENCOLLADA]/COLLADASaxFrameworkLoader/include [OPENCOLLADA]/GeneratedSaxParser/include '.replace('[OPENCOLLADA]', env['BF_OPENCOLLADA_INC'])
 
 if env['BF_BUILDINFO']:
     defs.append('WITH_BUILDINFO')
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/SceneExporter.cpp b/source/blender/collada/SceneExporter.cpp
index bd746e241ca..65f552d5d0c 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/SceneExporter.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/SceneExporter.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void SceneExporter::writeNodes(Object *ob, Scene *sce)
 			COLLADASW::InstanceGeometry instGeom(mSW);
 			instGeom.setUrl(COLLADASW::URI(COLLADABU::Utils::EMPTY_STRING, get_geometry_id(ob, this->export_settings->use_object_instantiation)));
 
-			InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(instGeom.getBindMaterial(), ob);
+			InstanceWriter::add_material_bindings(instGeom.getBindMaterial(), ob, this->export_settings->active_uv_only);
 
 			instGeom.add();
 		}
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/collada.cpp b/source/blender/collada/collada.cpp
index da1ca6c30c8..17be0c46cd3 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/collada.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/collada.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ int collada_export(Scene *sce,
                    int include_armatures,
                    int deform_bones_only,
 
+				   int active_uv_only,
+				   int include_uv_textures,
+				   int use_texture_copies,
+
                    int use_object_instantiation,
                    int sort_by_name,
                    int second_life)
@@ -79,12 +83,16 @@ int collada_export(Scene *sce,
 	export_settings.filepath                 = (char *)filepath;
 
 	export_settings.apply_modifiers          = apply_modifiers != 0;
-	export_settings.export_mesh_type        = export_mesh_type;
+	export_settings.export_mesh_type         = export_mesh_type;
 	export_settings.selected                 = selected          != 0;
 	export_settings.include_children         = include_children  != 0;
 	export_settings.include_armatures        = include_armatures != 0;
 	export_settings.deform_bones_only        = deform_bones_only != 0;
 
+	export_settings.active_uv_only           = active_uv_only != 0;
+	export_settings.include_uv_textures      = include_uv_textures;
+	export_settings.use_texture_copies       = use_texture_copies;
+
 	export_settings.use_object_instantiation = use_object_instantiation != 0;
 	export_settings.sort_by_name             = sort_by_name != 0;
 	export_settings.second_life              = second_life != 0;
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/collada.h b/source/blender/collada/collada.h
index 63f791ba80e..d136914e484 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/collada.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/collada.h
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ int collada_export(Scene *sce,
                    int include_armatures,
                    int deform_bones_only,
 
+				   int active_uv,
+				   int include_textures,
+				   int use_texture_copies,
+
                    int use_object_instantiation,
                    int sort_by_name,
                    int second_life);
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.cpp b/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.cpp
index 62ae5d38727..cb9da9918be 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.cpp
@@ -275,3 +275,9 @@ bool bc_is_root_bone(Bone *aBone, bool deform_bones_only)
 	else
 		return !(aBone->parent);
 }
+
+int bc_get_active_UVLayer(Object *ob)
+{
+	Mesh *me = (Mesh *)ob->data;
+	return CustomData_get_active_layer_index(&me->fdata, CD_MTFACE);
+}
diff --git a/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.h b/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.h
index ab0b7421aa1..5f72581f584 100644
--- a/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.h
+++ b/source/blender/collada/collada_utils.h
@@ -73,5 +73,6 @@ extern char *bc_CustomData_get_active_layer_name(const CustomData *data, int typ
 
 extern void bc_bubble_sort_by_Object_name(LinkNode *export_set);
 extern bool bc_is_root_bone(Bone *aBone, bool deform_bones_only);
+extern int  bc_get_active_UVLayer(Object *ob);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/io/io_collada.c b/source/blender/editors/io/io_collada.c
index cf649207ff3..0ceffe19ad8 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/io/io_collada.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/io/io_collada.c
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ static int wm_collada_export_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	int include_children;
 	int include_armatures;
 	int deform_bones_only;
+
+	int include_uv_textures;
+	int use_texture_copies;
+	int active_uv_only;
+
 	int use_object_instantiation;
 	int sort_by_name;
 	int second_life; 
@@ -97,11 +102,16 @@ static int wm_collada_export_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 	/* Options panel */
 	apply_modifiers          = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "apply_modifiers");
-	export_mesh_type       = RNA_enum_get(op->ptr, "export_mesh_type_selection");
+	export_mesh_type         = RNA_enum_get(op->ptr,    "export_mesh_type_selection");
 	selected                 = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "selected");
 	include_children         = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "include_children");
 	include_armatures        = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "include_armatures");
 	deform_bones_only        = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "deform_bones_only");
+
+	include_uv_textures      = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "include_uv_textures");
+	use_texture_copies       = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "use_texture_copies");
+	active_uv_only           = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "active_uv_only");
+
 	use_object_instantiation = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "use_object_instantiation");
 	sort_by_name             = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "sort_by_name");
 	second_life              = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "second_life");
@@ -118,6 +128,11 @@ static int wm_collada_export_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 	        include_children,
 	        include_armatures,
 	        deform_bones_only,
+
+			include_uv_textures,
+			active_uv_only,
+			use_texture_copies,
+
 	        use_object_instantiation,
 	        sort_by_name,
 	        second_life)) {
@@ -130,7 +145,7 @@ static int wm_collada_export_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
 void uiCollada_exportSettings(uiLayout *layout, PointerRNA *imfptr)
 {
-	uiLayout *box, *row, *col, *sub, *split;
+	uiLayout *box, *row, *col, *split;
 
 	/* Export Options: */
 	box = uiLayoutBox(layout);
@@ -138,30 +153,38 @@ void uiCollada_exportSettings(uiLayout *layout, PointerRNA *imfptr)
 	uiItemL(row, IFACE_("Export Data Options:"), ICON_MESH_DATA);
 
 	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
-	col = uiLayoutColumn(row, 0);
-	split = uiLayoutSplit(col, 0.5f, 0);
-	uiItemR(split, imfptr, "apply_modifiers", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);	
-	sub = uiLayoutRow(split, 0);
-	uiItemR(sub, imfptr, "export_mesh_type_selection", UI_ITEM_R_EXPAND, IFACE_("Color"), ICON_NONE);
-	uiLayoutSetEnabled(sub, RNA_boolean_get(imfptr, "apply_modifiers"));
+	split = uiLayoutSplit(row, 0.6f, UI_LAYOUT_ALIGN_RIGHT);
+	col   = uiLayoutColumn(split,0);
+	uiItemR(col, imfptr, "apply_modifiers", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+	col   = uiLayoutColumn(split,0);
+	uiItemR(col, imfptr, "export_mesh_type_selection", 0, "", ICON_NONE);
+	uiLayoutSetEnabled(col, RNA_boolean_get(imfptr, "apply_modifiers"));
 
 	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
 	uiItemR(row, imfptr, "selected", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
 
 	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
-	col = uiLayoutColumn(row, 0);
-	split = uiLayoutSplit(col, 0.1f, 0);
-	sub = uiLayoutRow(split, 0);
-	uiItemR(split, imfptr, "include_children", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+	uiItemR(row, imfptr, "include_children", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
 	uiLayoutSetEnabled(row, RNA_boolean_get(imfptr, "selected"));
 
 	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
-	col = uiLayoutColumn(row, 0);
-	split = uiLayoutSplit(col, 0.1f, 0);
-	sub = uiLayoutRow(split, 0);
-	uiItemR(split, imfptr, "include_armatures", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+	uiItemR(row, imfptr, "include_armatures", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
 	uiLayoutSetEnabled(row, RNA_boolean_get(imfptr, "selected"));
 
+	// Texture options
+	box = uiLayoutBox(layout);
+	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
+	uiItemL(row, IFACE_("Texture Options:"), ICON_TEXTURE_DATA);
+
+	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
+	uiItemR(row, imfptr, "active_uv_only", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+
+	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
+	uiItemR(row, imfptr, "include_uv_textures", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+
+	row = uiLayoutRow(box, 0);
+	uiItemR(row, imfptr, "use_texture_copies", 1, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+
 
 	// Armature options
 	box = uiLayoutBox(layout);
@@ -215,8 +238,9 @@ void WM_OT_collada_export(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	
 	WM_operator_properties_filesel(ot, FOLDERFILE | COLLADAFILE, FILE_BLENDER, FILE_SAVE, WM_FILESEL_FILEPATH, FILE_DEFAULTDISPLAY);
 
-	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna, "apply_modifiers", 0, "Apply Modifiers",
-	                "Apply modifiers");
+	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna,
+	                "apply_modifiers", 0, "Apply Modifiers",
+	                "Apply modifiers to exported mesh (non destructive))");
 
 	RNA_def_int(ot->srna, "export_mesh_type", 0, INT_MIN, INT_MAX,
 	            "Resolution", "Modifier resolution for export", INT_MIN, INT_MAX);
@@ -237,6 +261,16 @@ void WM_OT_collada_export(wmOperatorType *ot)
 	                "Only export deforming bones with armatures");
 
 
+	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna, "active_uv_only", 0, "Only Active UV layer",
+					"Export textures assigned to the object UV maps");
+
+	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna, "include_uv_textures", 0, "Include UV Textures",
+					"Export textures assigned to the object UV maps");
+
+	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna, "use_texture_copies", 1, "copy", 
+	                "Copy textures to same folder where the .dae file is exported");
+
+
 	RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna, "use_object_instantiation", 1, "Use Object Instances",
 	                "Instantiate multiple Objects from same Data");
 
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene_api.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene_api.c
index d4611f4a268..7fec46b4837 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene_api.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene_api.c
@@ -91,16 +91,23 @@ static void rna_Scene_collada_export(
     const char *filepath,
     int apply_modifiers,
 	int export_mesh_type,
-    int selected,
+
+	int selected,
     int include_children,
     int include_armatures,
     int deform_bones_only,
+
+	int active_uv_only,
+	int include_textures,
+	int use_texture_copies,
+
     int use_object_instantiation,
     int sort_by_name,
     int second_life)
 {
 	collada_export(scene, filepath, apply_modifiers, export_mesh_type, selected,  
-	               include_children, include_armatures, deform_bones_only, 
+	               include_children, include_armatures, deform_bones_only,
+				   active_uv_only, include_textures, use_texture_copies,
 	               use_object_instantiation, sort_by_name, second_life);
 }
 
@@ -136,6 +143,11 @@ void RNA_api_scene(StructRNA *srna)
 	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "include_children", 0, "Include Children", "Export all children of selected objects (even if not selected)");
 	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "include_armatures", 0, "Include Armatures", "Export related armatures (even if not selected)");
 	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "deform_bones_only", 0, "Deform Bones only", "Only export deforming bones with armatures");
+
+	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "active_uv_only", 0, "Active UV Layer only", "Export only the active UV Layer");
+	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "include_textures", 0, "Include Textures", "Export related textures");
+	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "use_texture_copies", 0, "copy", "Copy textures to same folder where the .dae file is exported");
+
 	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "use_object_instantiation", 1, "Use Object Instances", "Instantiate multiple Objects from same Data");
 	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "sort_by_name", 0, "Sort by Object name", "Sort exported data by Object name");
 	parm = RNA_def_boolean(func, "second_life", 0, "Export for Second Life", "Compatibility mode for Second Life");