diff --git a/indra/llmath/lloctree.h b/indra/llmath/lloctree.h
index 3c1ae45d6862680e64101f2683756791675ce034..1b11e83b4af369cd4119d19e81d79f486f90014d 100644
--- a/indra/llmath/lloctree.h
+++ b/indra/llmath/lloctree.h
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 	typedef LLOctreeTraveler<T>									oct_traveler;
 	typedef LLTreeTraveler<T>									tree_traveler;
 	typedef typename std::set<LLPointer<T> >					element_list;
-	typedef typename std::set<LLPointer<T> >::iterator			element_iter;
-	typedef typename std::set<LLPointer<T> >::const_iterator	const_element_iter;
+	typedef typename element_list::iterator						element_iter;
+	typedef typename element_list::const_iterator	const_element_iter;
 	typedef typename std::vector<LLTreeListener<T>*>::iterator	tree_listener_iter;
 	typedef typename std::vector<LLOctreeNode<T>* >				child_list;
 	typedef LLTreeNode<T>		BaseType;
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 			mOctant = ((oct_node*) mParent)->getOctant(mCenter);
 		}
 
+		mElementCount = 0;
+
 		clearChildren();
 	}
 
@@ -219,11 +221,11 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 	void accept(oct_traveler* visitor)				{ visitor->visit(this); }
 	virtual bool isLeaf() const						{ return mChild.empty(); }
 	
-	U32 getElementCount() const						{ return mData.size(); }
+	U32 getElementCount() const						{ return mElementCount; }
 	element_list& getData()							{ return mData; }
 	const element_list& getData() const				{ return mData; }
 	
-	U32 getChildCount()	const						{ return mChild.size(); }
+	U32 getChildCount()	const						{ return mChildCount; }
 	oct_node* getChild(U32 index)					{ return mChild[index]; }
 	const oct_node* getChild(U32 index) const		{ return mChild[index]; }
 	child_list& getChildren()						{ return mChild; }
@@ -300,17 +302,13 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 			if ((getElementCount() < gOctreeMaxCapacity && contains(data->getBinRadius()) ||
 				(data->getBinRadius() > getSize()[0] &&	parent && parent->getElementCount() >= gOctreeMaxCapacity))) 
 			{ //it belongs here
-#if LL_OCTREE_PARANOIA_CHECK
 				//if this is a redundant insertion, error out (should never happen)
-				if (mData.find(data) != mData.end())
-				{
-					llwarns << "Redundant octree insertion detected. " << data << llendl;
-					return false;
-				}
-#endif
+				llassert(mData.find(data) == mData.end());
 
 				mData.insert(data);
 				BaseType::insert(data);
+
+				mElementCount = mData.size();
 				return true;
 			}
 			else
@@ -346,6 +344,8 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 				{
 					mData.insert(data);
 					BaseType::insert(data);
+
+					mElementCount = mData.size();
 					return true;
 				}
 
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 		if (mData.find(data) != mData.end())
 		{	//we have data
 			mData.erase(data);
+			mElementCount = mData.size();
 			notifyRemoval(data);
 			checkAlive();
 			return true;
@@ -436,6 +437,7 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
         if (mData.find(data) != mData.end())
 		{
 			mData.erase(data);
+			mElementCount = mData.size();
 			notifyRemoval(data);
 			llwarns << "FOUND!" << llendl;
 			checkAlive();
@@ -452,7 +454,7 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 	void clearChildren()
 	{
 		mChild.clear();
-
+		mChildCount = 0;
 		U32* foo = (U32*) mChildMap;
 		foo[0] = foo[1] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	}
@@ -512,9 +514,10 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 		}
 #endif
 
-		mChildMap[child->getOctant()] = (U8) mChild.size();
+		mChildMap[child->getOctant()] = mChildCount;
 
 		mChild.push_back(child);
+		++mChildCount;
 		child->setParent(this);
 
 		if (!silent)
@@ -534,21 +537,20 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 			oct_listener* listener = getOctListener(i);
 			listener->handleChildRemoval(this, getChild(index));
 		}
-
 		
-
 		if (destroy)
 		{
 			mChild[index]->destroy();
 			delete mChild[index];
 		}
 		mChild.erase(mChild.begin() + index);
+		--mChildCount;
 
 		//rebuild child map
 		U32* foo = (U32*) mChildMap;
 		foo[0] = foo[1] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
-		for (U32 i = 0; i < mChild.size(); ++i)
+		for (U32 i = 0; i < mChildCount; ++i)
 		{
 			mChildMap[mChild[i]->getOctant()] = i;
 		}
@@ -601,8 +603,10 @@ class LLOctreeNode : public LLTreeNode<T>
 
 	child_list mChild;
 	U8 mChildMap[8];
+	U32 mChildCount;
 
 	element_list mData;
+	U32 mElementCount;
 		
 }; 
 
diff --git a/indra/llmath/llvolume.cpp b/indra/llmath/llvolume.cpp
index da0fa329633ebc4b3a1bf2825ec7c2b1902ab05a..0c6cf1dfae107e0cb32cb347bd4a2d60742d1c76 100644
--- a/indra/llmath/llvolume.cpp
+++ b/indra/llmath/llvolume.cpp
@@ -4617,18 +4617,83 @@ S32 LLVolume::lineSegmentIntersect(const LLVector4a& start, const LLVector4a& en
 				genBinormals(i);
 			}
 
-			if (!face.mOctree)
-			{
-				face.createOctree();
-			}
-			
-			//LLVector4a* p = (LLVector4a*) face.mPositions;
+			if (isUnique())
+			{ //don't bother with an octree for flexi volumes
+				U32 tri_count = face.mNumIndices/3;
+
+				for (U32 j = 0; j < tri_count; ++j)
+				{
+					U16 idx0 = face.mIndices[j*3+0];
+					U16 idx1 = face.mIndices[j*3+1];
+					U16 idx2 = face.mIndices[j*3+2];
 
-			LLOctreeTriangleRayIntersect intersect(start, dir, &face, &closest_t, intersection, tex_coord, normal, bi_normal);
-			intersect.traverse(face.mOctree);
-			if (intersect.mHitFace)
+					const LLVector4a& v0 = face.mPositions[idx0];
+					const LLVector4a& v1 = face.mPositions[idx1];
+					const LLVector4a& v2 = face.mPositions[idx2];
+				
+					F32 a,b,t;
+
+					if (LLTriangleRayIntersect(v0, v1, v2,
+							start, dir, a, b, t))
+					{
+						if ((t >= 0.f) &&      // if hit is after start
+							(t <= 1.f) &&      // and before end
+							(t < closest_t))   // and this hit is closer
+						{
+							closest_t = t;
+							hit_face = i;
+
+							if (intersection != NULL)
+							{
+								LLVector4a intersect = dir;
+								intersect.mul(closest_t);
+								intersect.add(start);
+								intersection->set(intersect.getF32ptr());
+							}
+
+
+							if (tex_coord != NULL)
+							{
+								LLVector2* tc = (LLVector2*) face.mTexCoords;
+								*tex_coord = ((1.f - a - b)  * tc[idx0] +
+									a              * tc[idx1] +
+									b              * tc[idx2]);
+
+							}
+
+							if (normal!= NULL)
+							{
+								LLVector4* norm = (LLVector4*) face.mNormals;
+
+								*normal		= ((1.f - a - b)  * LLVector3(norm[idx0]) + 
+									a              * LLVector3(norm[idx1]) +
+									b              * LLVector3(norm[idx2]));
+							}
+
+							if (bi_normal != NULL)
+							{
+								LLVector4* binormal = (LLVector4*) face.mBinormals;
+								*bi_normal = ((1.f - a - b)  * LLVector3(binormal[idx0]) + 
+										a              * LLVector3(binormal[idx1]) +
+										b              * LLVector3(binormal[idx2]));
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			else
 			{
-				hit_face = i;
+				if (!face.mOctree)
+				{
+					face.createOctree();
+				}
+			
+				LLOctreeTriangleRayIntersect intersect(start, dir, &face, &closest_t, intersection, tex_coord, normal, bi_normal);
+				intersect.traverse(face.mOctree);
+				if (intersect.mHitFace)
+				{
+					hit_face = i;
+				}
 			}
 		}		
 	}
diff --git a/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp b/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
index fb107a302a689237c51a7c902ced0a9ca84473a4..900f126049cdd8011fa086904e50cff26b46181b 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llspatialpartition.cpp
@@ -3775,11 +3775,7 @@ void renderRaycast(LLDrawable* drawablep)
 				for (S32 i = 0; i < volume->getNumVolumeFaces(); ++i)
 				{
 					const LLVolumeFace& face = volume->getVolumeFace(i);
-					if (!face.mOctree)
-					{
-						((LLVolumeFace*) &face)->createOctree(); 
-					}
-
+					
 					gGL.pushMatrix();
 					gGL.translatef(trans.mV[0], trans.mV[1], trans.mV[2]);					
 					gGL.multMatrix((F32*) vobj->getRelativeXform().mMatrix);
@@ -3802,9 +3798,6 @@ void renderRaycast(LLDrawable* drawablep)
 					LLVector4a dir;
 					dir.setSub(enda, starta);
 
-					F32 t = 1.f;
-
-					LLRenderOctreeRaycast render(starta, dir, &t);
 					gGL.flush();
 					glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_LINE);				
 
@@ -3816,8 +3809,21 @@ void renderRaycast(LLDrawable* drawablep)
 						gGL.syncMatrices();
 						glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, face.mNumIndices, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, face.mIndices);
 					}
-						
-					render.traverse(face.mOctree);
+					
+					if (!volume->isUnique())
+					{
+						F32 t = 1.f;
+
+						if (!face.mOctree)
+						{
+							((LLVolumeFace*) &face)->createOctree(); 
+						}
+
+						LLRenderOctreeRaycast render(starta, dir, &t);
+					
+						render.traverse(face.mOctree);
+					}
+
 					gGL.popMatrix();		
 					glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_FILL);
 				}