diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.cxx b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.cxx
index 164fa48217..82f5ac13cd 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.cxx
@@ -199,6 +199,31 @@ optimize() {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: EggJointData::expose
+//       Access: Public
+//  Description: Calls expose() on all models, and recursively on
+//               all joints at this node and below.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void EggJointData::
+expose(EggGroup::DCSType dcs_type) {
+  BackPointers::iterator bpi;
+  for (bpi = _back_pointers.begin(); bpi != _back_pointers.end(); ++bpi) {
+    EggBackPointer *back = (*bpi);
+    if (back != (EggBackPointer *)NULL) {
+      EggJointPointer *joint;
+      DCAST_INTO_V(joint, back);
+      joint->expose(dcs_type);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Children::iterator ci;
+  for (ci = _children.begin(); ci != _children.end(); ++ci) {
+    EggJointData *child = (*ci);
+    child->expose(dcs_type);
+  }
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: EggJointData::add_back_pointer
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.h b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.h
index f98865f0ab..4819dd4164 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointData.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "pandatoolbase.h"
 
 #include "eggComponentData.h"
-
+#include "eggGroup.h"
 #include "luse.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public:
 
   bool do_rebuild();
   void optimize();
+  void expose(EggGroup::DCSType dcs_type = EggGroup::DC_default);
 
   virtual void add_back_pointer(int model_index, EggObject *egg_object);
   virtual void write(ostream &out, int indent_level = 0) const;
diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.cxx b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.cxx
index f8c3e9ca98..7038040f00 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.cxx
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ do_rebuild() {
   return true;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: EggJointNodePointer::expose
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: Flags the joint with the indicated DCS flag so that
+//               it will be loaded as a separate node in the player.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void EggJointNodePointer::
+expose(EggGroup::DCSType dcs_type) {
+  if (_joint != (EggGroup *)NULL) {
+    _joint->set_dcs_type(dcs_type);
+  }
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: EggJointNodePointer::has_vertices
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.h b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.h
index d7eba74daf..15308a34f8 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointNodePointer.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public:
 
   virtual bool add_rebuild_frame(const LMatrix4d &mat);
   virtual bool do_rebuild();
+  virtual void expose(EggGroup::DCSType dcs_type);
 
   virtual bool has_vertices() const;
 
diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.cxx b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.cxx
index 2005b05713..f4aaade8b0 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.cxx
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.cxx
@@ -105,3 +105,13 @@ do_rebuild() {
 void EggJointPointer::
 optimize() {
 }
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: EggJointPointer::expose
+//       Access: Public, Virtual
+//  Description: Flags the joint with the indicated DCS flag so that
+//               it will be loaded as a separate node in the player.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+void EggJointPointer::
+expose(EggGroup::DCSType) {
+}
diff --git a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.h b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.h
index 966d3dcb44..95814b3566 100644
--- a/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.h
+++ b/pandatool/src/eggcharbase/eggJointPointer.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "pandatoolbase.h"
 
 #include "eggBackPointer.h"
-
+#include "eggGroup.h"
 #include "luse.h"
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
   virtual bool do_rebuild();
 
   virtual void optimize();
+  virtual void expose(EggGroup::DCSType dcs_type);
 
 protected:
   typedef pvector<LMatrix4d> RebuildFrames;