diff --git a/src/game-lib-a-1-event.js b/src/game-lib-a-1-event.js
index 17f0be4..70bcd07 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-a-1-event.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-a-1-event.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GameLib.Event.OnceSubscriptions = {};
  */
 GameLib.Event.WINDOW_RESIZE         			= 0x1;
 GameLib.Event.PARENT_SCENE_CHANGE   			= 0x2;
-//GameLib.Event.PARENT_ENTITY_CHANGE  			= 0x3;
+GameLib.Event.EXCLUDE_FROM_ENVIRONMENT 			= 0x3;
 GameLib.Event.INSTANCE_CLONED   			    = 0x4;
 GameLib.Event.LOAD_IMAGE            			= 0x5;
 GameLib.Event.NEW_ENTITY            			= 0x6;
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-0.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-0.js
index 21d05ee..06d7def 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-0.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-0.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * GameLib.D3.API.Mesh
  * @param id
  * @param meshType
-
  * @param name
  * @param vertices
  * @param faces
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh = function(
     id,
     name,
     meshType,
+    excludeFromEnvironment,
     vertices,
     faces,
     materials,
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh = function(
     }
     this.name = name;
 
+    if (GameLib.Utils.UndefinedOrNull(excludeFromEnvironment)) {
+        excludeFromEnvironment = false;
+    }
+    this.excludeFromEnvironment = excludeFromEnvironment;
+
     if (GameLib.Utils.UndefinedOrNull(vertices)) {
         vertices = [];
     }
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-box.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-box.js
index 62dbcb8..f901e9a 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-box.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-box.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Box = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-curve.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-curve.js
index 9a14000..9321808 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-curve.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-curve.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Curve = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-cylinder.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-cylinder.js
index 6c254c9..49d6743 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-cylinder.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-cylinder.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Cylinder = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-line.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-line.js
index c819f20..e920897 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-line.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-line.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Line = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-plane.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-plane.js
index 44ea58d..6533d02 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-plane.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-plane.js
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Plane = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-sphere.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-sphere.js
index 972b75c..3f5093c 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-sphere.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-sphere.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Sphere = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-text.js b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-text.js
index c90eb0f..6961fec 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-text.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-api-mesh-text.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ GameLib.D3.API.Mesh.Text = function(
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
diff --git a/src/game-lib-d3-mesh-0.js b/src/game-lib-d3-mesh-0.js
index ed01064..1951eb1 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-d3-mesh-0.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-d3-mesh-0.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ GameLib.D3.Mesh = function (
         apiMesh.id,
         apiMesh.name,
         apiMesh.meshType,
+        apiMesh.excludeFromEnvironment,
         apiMesh.vertices,
         apiMesh.faces,
         apiMesh.materials,
@@ -544,6 +545,15 @@ GameLib.D3.Mesh.prototype.updateInstance = function(property) {
         console.warn('unknown mesh property update');
     }
 
+    if (property === 'excludeFromEnvironment') {
+        GameLib.Event.Emit(
+            GameLib.Event.EXCLUDE_FROM_ENVIRONMENT,
+            {
+                component : this
+            }
+        )
+    }
+
     if (property === 'isBufferMesh') {
         if ((  this.isBufferMesh && !(this.instance.geometry instanceof THREE.BufferGeometry)) ||
             ( !this.isBufferMesh &&  (this.instance.geometry instanceof THREE.BufferGeometry)))
@@ -1044,6 +1054,7 @@ GameLib.D3.Mesh.prototype.toApiObject = function() {
         this.id,
         this.name,
         this.meshType,
+        this.excludeFromEnvironment,
         this.vertices.map(
             function (vertex) {
                 return vertex.toApiObject();
diff --git a/src/game-lib-system-render.js b/src/game-lib-system-render.js
index 1992a73..557acb8 100644
--- a/src/game-lib-system-render.js
+++ b/src/game-lib-system-render.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ GameLib.System.Render = function(
 
     this.activeRenderConfiguration = null;
 
+    this.excludeFromEnvironmentSubscription = null;
+
     /**
      * Images
      */
@@ -62,6 +64,21 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.start = function() {
 
 	this.cubeCameras = GameLib.EntityManager.Instance.queryComponents(GameLib.Component.CAMERA_CUBE);
 
+	this.excludedFromEnvironment = [];
+
+	GameLib.EntityManager.Instance.queryComponentsByConstructor(GameLib.D3.Mesh).map(
+	    function(mesh) {
+	        if (mesh.excludeFromEnvironment) {
+	            this.excludedFromEnvironment.push(mesh);
+            }
+        }.bind(this)
+    );
+
+	this.excludeFromEnvironmentSubscription = this.subscribe(
+	    GameLib.Event.EXCLUDE_FROM_ENVIRONMENT,
+        this.excludeFromEnvironmentUpdate
+    );
+
     this.instanceCreatedSubscription = GameLib.Event.Subscribe(
         GameLib.Event.INSTANCE_CREATED,
         this.instanceCreated.bind(this)
@@ -165,6 +182,20 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.getRenderConfiguration = function (data, callbac
     callback(this.activeRenderConfiguration);
 };
 
+GameLib.System.Render.prototype.excludeFromEnvironmentUpdate = function (data) {
+
+    if (data.component.excludeFromEnvironment) {
+        console.log('excluding ' + data.component.name + ' from environment');
+        GameLib.Utils.PushUnique(this.excludedFromEnvironment, data.component);
+    } else {
+        var index = this.excludedFromEnvironment.indexOf(data.component);
+        if (index !== -1) {
+            this.excludedFromEnvironment.splice(index,1);
+        }
+        console.log('including ' + data.component.name + ' in environment');
+    }
+};
+
 GameLib.System.Render.prototype.setActiveRenderConfiguration = function (data) {
 
     if (this.renderConfigurations.indexOf(data.renderConfiguration) !== -1) {
@@ -296,6 +327,13 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.instanceCreated = function(data) {
         this.cubeCameras.push(data.component);
     }
 
+    if (
+        data.component instanceof GameLib.D3.Mesh &&
+        data.component.excludeFromEnvironment
+    ) {
+        GameLib.Utils.PushUnique(this.excludedFromEnvironment, data.component);
+    }
+
     if (data.component instanceof GameLib.D3.Texture) {
 
         /**
@@ -483,6 +521,14 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.removeComponent = function(data) {
             console.log('failed to find the cube camera in the system : ' + data.component.name);
         }
     }
+
+    if (data.component instanceof GameLib.D3.Mesh) {
+        index = this.excludedFromEnvironment.indexOf(data.component);
+        if (index !== -1) {
+            console.log('removing excluded environment mesh from system');
+            this.excludedFromEnvironment.splice(index, 1);
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -564,8 +610,8 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.render = function(data) {
             this.cubeCameras.map(
                 function(cubeCamera) {
 
-                    GameLib.EntityManager.Instance.queryComponentsByConstructor(GameLib.D3.Mesh.Box).map(
-                        function(mesh) {
+                    this.excludedFromEnvironment.map(
+                        function(mesh){
                             mesh.visible = false;
                             mesh.updateInstance('visible');
                         }
@@ -577,13 +623,14 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.render = function(data) {
                         }
                     );
 
-                    GameLib.EntityManager.Instance.queryComponentsByConstructor(GameLib.D3.Mesh.Box).map(
-                        function(mesh) {
+                    this.excludedFromEnvironment.map(
+                        function(mesh){
                             mesh.visible = true;
                             mesh.updateInstance('visible');
                         }
                     );
-                }
+
+                }.bind(this)
             );
 
             if (configuration.enableComposer) {
@@ -656,6 +703,8 @@ GameLib.System.Render.prototype.stop = function() {
 
     this.setActiveRenderConfigurationSubscription.remove();
 
+    this.excludeFromEnvironmentSubscription.remove();
+
     /**
      * Images
      */