diff --git a/Demos3/GpuDemos/rigidbody/GpuConvexScene.cpp b/Demos3/GpuDemos/rigidbody/GpuConvexScene.cpp
index 95946a84a..b1e4218fb 100644
--- a/Demos3/GpuDemos/rigidbody/GpuConvexScene.cpp
+++ b/Demos3/GpuDemos/rigidbody/GpuConvexScene.cpp
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ int	GpuConvexScene::createDynamicsObjects2(const ConstructionInfo& ci, const flo
 {
 	int strideInBytes = 9*sizeof(float);
 	int textureIndex  = -1;
+	if (0)
 	{
 		int width,height,n;
 		
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3GpuPgsContactSolver.cpp b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3GpuPgsContactSolver.cpp
index ba9fffa50..694e7c1bb 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3GpuPgsContactSolver.cpp
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3GpuPgsContactSolver.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ void b3GpuPgsContactSolver::solveContactConstraint(  const b3OpenCLArray<b3Rigid
 					
 
                     launcher.setBuffers( bInfo, sizeof(bInfo)/sizeof(b3BufferInfoCL) );
+					launcher.setBuffer( m_data->m_solverGPU->m_batchSizes.getBufferCL());
 					//launcher.setConst(  cdata.x );
                     launcher.setConst(  cdata.y );
                     launcher.setConst(  cdata.z );
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@ void b3GpuPgsContactSolver::solveContactConstraint(  const b3OpenCLArray<b3Rigid
 					};
 					b3LauncherCL launcher( m_data->m_queue, m_data->m_solveFrictionKernel,"m_solveFrictionKernel" );
 					launcher.setBuffers( bInfo, sizeof(bInfo)/sizeof(b3BufferInfoCL) );
+					launcher.setBuffer( m_data->m_solverGPU->m_batchSizes.getBufferCL());
 					//launcher.setConst(  cdata.x );
                     launcher.setConst(  cdata.y );
                     launcher.setConst(  cdata.z );
@@ -1037,7 +1039,7 @@ void b3GpuPgsContactSolver::solveContacts(int numBodies, cl_mem bodyBuf, cl_mem
 					if (!gCpuBatchContacts)
 					{
 						B3_PROFILE("gpu batchContacts");
-						maxNumBatches = 150;//250;
+						maxNumBatches = 250;//250;
 						m_data->m_solverGPU->batchContacts( m_data->m_pBufContactOutGPU, nContacts, m_data->m_solverGPU->m_numConstraints, m_data->m_solverGPU->m_offsets, csCfg.m_staticIdx );
 						clFinish(m_data->m_queue);
 					} else
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.cpp b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.cpp
index 5aa7eb70b..c5bdf49c2 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.cpp
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ b3Solver::b3Solver(cl_context ctx, cl_device_id device, cl_command_queue queue,
 			:m_nIterations(4),
 			m_context(ctx),
 			m_device(device),
-			m_queue(queue)
+			m_queue(queue),
+			m_batchSizes(ctx,queue)
 {
 	m_sort32 = new b3RadixSort32CL(ctx,device,queue);
 	m_scan = new b3PrefixScanCL(ctx,device,queue,B3_SOLVER_N_CELLS);
@@ -1136,6 +1137,7 @@ void	b3Solver::batchContacts(  b3OpenCLArray<b3Contact4>* contacts, int nContact
 		
 
 		{
+			m_batchSizes.resize(nNative->size());
 			B3_PROFILE("batchingKernel");
 			//b3LauncherCL launcher( m_queue, m_batchingKernel);
 			cl_kernel k = useNewBatchingKernel ? m_batchingKernelNew : m_batchingKernel;
@@ -1148,12 +1150,18 @@ void	b3Solver::batchContacts(  b3OpenCLArray<b3Contact4>* contacts, int nContact
 			launcher.setBuffer( m_contactBuffer2->getBufferCL() );
 			launcher.setBuffer( nNative->getBufferCL());
 			launcher.setBuffer( offsetsNative->getBufferCL());
+			
+			launcher.setBuffer(m_batchSizes.getBufferCL());
+			
 
 			//launcher.setConst(  cdata );
             launcher.setConst(staticIdx);
             
 			launcher.launch1D( numWorkItems, 64 );
 			//clFinish(m_queue);
+			//b3AlignedObjectArray<int> batchSizesCPU;
+			//m_batchSizes.copyToHost(batchSizesCPU);
+			//printf(".\n");
 		}
 
 #ifdef BATCH_DEBUG
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.h b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.h
index ce77c798d..b37f2f1be 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.h
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/b3Solver.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class b3Solver : public b3SolverBase
 
 		b3OpenCLArray<unsigned int>* m_numConstraints;
 		b3OpenCLArray<unsigned int>* m_offsets;
+		b3OpenCLArray<int> m_batchSizes;
 		
 		
 		int m_nIterations;
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.cl b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.cl
index 1c8c48a58..3b891b863 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.cl
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.cl
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ u32 tryWrite(__local u32* buff, int idx)
 
 //	batching on the GPU
 __kernel void CreateBatches( __global const struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraintsOut,
-		__global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, 
+		__global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, __global int* batchSizes, 
 		int m_staticIdx )
 {
 	__local u32 ldsStackIdx[STACK_SIZE];
@@ -147,9 +147,13 @@ __kernel void CreateBatches( __global const struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints,
 		ldsDstEnd = m_start;
 	}
 	
+	
+	
 //	while(1)
 //was 250
-	for(int ie=0; ie<50; ie++)
+	int ie=0;
+	int maxBatch = 0;
+	for(ie=0; ie<50; ie++)
 	{
 		ldsFixedBuffer[lIdx] = 0;
 
@@ -297,7 +301,12 @@ __kernel void CreateBatches( __global const struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints,
 				int idx = m_start + ldsRingElem[i].m_idx;
 				int dstIdx; AtomInc1( ldsDstEnd, dstIdx );
 				gConstraintsOut[ dstIdx ] = gConstraints[ idx ];
-				gConstraintsOut[ dstIdx ].m_batchIdx = 100+i;
+				int curBatch = 100+i;
+				if (maxBatch < curBatch)
+					maxBatch = curBatch;
+				
+				gConstraintsOut[ dstIdx ].m_batchIdx = curBatch;
+				
 			}
 			GROUP_LDS_BARRIER;
 			if( lIdx == 0 ) ldsRingEnd = 0;
@@ -312,6 +321,12 @@ __kernel void CreateBatches( __global const struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints,
 			break;
 	}
 
+	if( lIdx == 0 )
+	{
+		if (maxBatch < ie)
+			maxBatch=ie;
+		batchSizes[wgIdx]=maxBatch;
+	}
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.h b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.h
index dca5fd030..f52131bc4 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.h
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernels.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static const char* batchingKernelsCL= \
 "}\n"
 "//	batching on the GPU\n"
 "__kernel void CreateBatches( __global const struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraintsOut,\n"
-"		__global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, \n"
+"		__global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, __global int* batchSizes, \n"
 "		int m_staticIdx )\n"
 "{\n"
 "	__local u32 ldsStackIdx[STACK_SIZE];\n"
@@ -222,9 +222,13 @@ static const char* batchingKernelsCL= \
 "		ldsDstEnd = m_start;\n"
 "	}\n"
 "	\n"
+"	\n"
+"	\n"
 "//	while(1)\n"
 "//was 250\n"
-"	for(int ie=0; ie<50; ie++)\n"
+"	int ie=0;\n"
+"	int maxBatch = 0;\n"
+"	for(ie=0; ie<50; ie++)\n"
 "	{\n"
 "		ldsFixedBuffer[lIdx] = 0;\n"
 "		for(int giter=0; giter<4; giter++)\n"
@@ -357,7 +361,12 @@ static const char* batchingKernelsCL= \
 "				int idx = m_start + ldsRingElem[i].m_idx;\n"
 "				int dstIdx; AtomInc1( ldsDstEnd, dstIdx );\n"
 "				gConstraintsOut[ dstIdx ] = gConstraints[ idx ];\n"
-"				gConstraintsOut[ dstIdx ].m_batchIdx = 100+i;\n"
+"				int curBatch = 100+i;\n"
+"				if (maxBatch < curBatch)\n"
+"					maxBatch = curBatch;\n"
+"				\n"
+"				gConstraintsOut[ dstIdx ].m_batchIdx = curBatch;\n"
+"				\n"
 "			}\n"
 "			GROUP_LDS_BARRIER;\n"
 "			if( lIdx == 0 ) ldsRingEnd = 0;\n"
@@ -368,5 +377,11 @@ static const char* batchingKernelsCL= \
 "		if( ldsGEnd == m_n && ldsRingEnd == 0 )\n"
 "			break;\n"
 "	}\n"
+"	if( lIdx == 0 )\n"
+"	{\n"
+"		if (maxBatch < ie)\n"
+"			maxBatch=ie;\n"
+"		batchSizes[wgIdx]=maxBatch;\n"
+"	}\n"
 "}\n"
 ;
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.cl b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.cl
index 8a52c6817..ba1b66d2c 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.cl
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.cl
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ u32 tryWrite(__local u32* buff, int idx)
 
 
 //	batching on the GPU
-__kernel void CreateBatchesNew( __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, int staticIdx )
+__kernel void CreateBatchesNew( __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, __global int* batchSizes, int staticIdx )
 {
 	int wgIdx = GET_GROUP_IDX;
 	int lIdx = GET_LOCAL_IDX;
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ __kernel void CreateBatchesNew( __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __
 			}//for
 			batchIdx ++;
 		}//while
+		
+		batchSizes[wgIdx] = batchIdx;
+
 	}//if( lIdx == 0 )
 	
 	//return batchIdx;
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.h b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.h
index 2d987a3ed..b7bf3345b 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.h
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/batchingKernelsNew.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static const char* batchingKernelsNewCL= \
 "	return ((ans >> bitIdx)&1) == 0;\n"
 "}\n"
 "//	batching on the GPU\n"
-"__kernel void CreateBatchesNew( __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, int staticIdx )\n"
+"__kernel void CreateBatchesNew( __global struct b3Contact4Data* gConstraints, __global const u32* gN, __global const u32* gStart, __global int* batchSizes, int staticIdx )\n"
 "{\n"
 "	int wgIdx = GET_GROUP_IDX;\n"
 "	int lIdx = GET_LOCAL_IDX;\n"
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ static const char* batchingKernelsNewCL= \
 "			}//for\n"
 "			batchIdx ++;\n"
 "		}//while\n"
+"		\n"
+"		batchSizes[wgIdx] = batchIdx;\n"
 "	}//if( lIdx == 0 )\n"
 "	\n"
 "	//return batchIdx;\n"
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.cl b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.cl
index 19c7f4d37..5c4d62e4e 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.cl
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.cl
@@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ void BatchSolveKernelContact(__global Body* gBodies,
                       __global Constraint4* gConstraints,
                       __global int* gN,
                       __global int* gOffsets,
-                       int maxBatch,
+                      __global	int* batchSizes,
+                       int maxBatch1,
                        int cellBatch,
                        int4 nSplit
                       )
@@ -418,6 +419,8 @@ void BatchSolveKernelContact(__global Body* gBodies,
 //	debugInfo[gIdx].m_valInt0 = gIdx;
 	//debugInfo[gIdx].m_valInt1 = GET_GROUP_SIZE;
 
+	
+	
 
 	int zIdx = (wgIdx/((nSplit.x*nSplit.y)/4))*2+((cellBatch&4)>>2);
 	int remain= (wgIdx%((nSplit.x*nSplit.y)/4));
@@ -432,6 +435,7 @@ void BatchSolveKernelContact(__global Body* gBodies,
 	if( gN[cellIdx] == 0 ) 
 		return;
 
+	int maxBatch = batchSizes[cellIdx];
 	
 	
 	const int start = gOffsets[cellIdx];
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.h b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.h
index 61634326d..15a049992 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.h
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveContact.h
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ static const char* solveContactCL= \
 "                      __global Constraint4* gConstraints,\n"
 "                      __global int* gN,\n"
 "                      __global int* gOffsets,\n"
-"                       int maxBatch,\n"
+"                      __global	int* batchSizes,\n"
+"                       int maxBatch1,\n"
 "                       int cellBatch,\n"
 "                       int4 nSplit\n"
 "                      )\n"
@@ -321,6 +322,8 @@ static const char* solveContactCL= \
 "//	int gIdx = GET_GLOBAL_IDX;\n"
 "//	debugInfo[gIdx].m_valInt0 = gIdx;\n"
 "	//debugInfo[gIdx].m_valInt1 = GET_GROUP_SIZE;\n"
+"	\n"
+"	\n"
 "	int zIdx = (wgIdx/((nSplit.x*nSplit.y)/4))*2+((cellBatch&4)>>2);\n"
 "	int remain= (wgIdx%((nSplit.x*nSplit.y)/4));\n"
 "	int yIdx = (remain/(nSplit.x/2))*2 + ((cellBatch&2)>>1);\n"
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@ static const char* solveContactCL= \
 "	\n"
 "	if( gN[cellIdx] == 0 ) \n"
 "		return;\n"
+"	int maxBatch = batchSizes[cellIdx];\n"
 "	\n"
 "	\n"
 "	const int start = gOffsets[cellIdx];\n"
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.cl b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.cl
index f64e5252b..1d70fbbae 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.cl
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.cl
@@ -430,7 +430,8 @@ void BatchSolveKernelFriction(__global Body* gBodies,
                       __global Constraint4* gConstraints,
                       __global int* gN,
                       __global int* gOffsets,
-                       int maxBatch,
+                      __global int* batchSizes,
+                       int maxBatch1,
                        int cellBatch,
                        int4 nSplit
                       )
@@ -458,6 +459,8 @@ void BatchSolveKernelFriction(__global Body* gBodies,
 	if( gN[cellIdx] == 0 ) 
 		return;
 
+	int maxBatch = batchSizes[cellIdx];
+
 	const int start = gOffsets[cellIdx];
 	const int end = start + gN[cellIdx];
 
diff --git a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.h b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.h
index a4804f64f..eb58674f2 100644
--- a/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.h
+++ b/src/Bullet3OpenCL/RigidBody/kernels/solveFriction.h
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ static const char* solveFrictionCL= \
 "                      __global Constraint4* gConstraints,\n"
 "                      __global int* gN,\n"
 "                      __global int* gOffsets,\n"
-"                       int maxBatch,\n"
+"                      __global int* batchSizes,\n"
+"                       int maxBatch1,\n"
 "                       int cellBatch,\n"
 "                       int4 nSplit\n"
 "                      )\n"
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ static const char* solveFrictionCL= \
 "	\n"
 "	if( gN[cellIdx] == 0 ) \n"
 "		return;\n"
+"	int maxBatch = batchSizes[cellIdx];\n"
 "	const int start = gOffsets[cellIdx];\n"
 "	const int end = start + gN[cellIdx];\n"
 "	\n"