diff --git a/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverCmd.cpp b/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverCmd.cpp
index b5e9a5cff..225fadfb7 100644
--- a/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverCmd.cpp
+++ b/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverCmd.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ dSolverCmd::redoIt()
 	m_dgModifier->connect(plgOutTime, plgInTime);
 	m_dgModifier->doIt();
     }
+    //force update of the solver on creation
+    MPlug plgRigidBodies(dSolverObj, dSolverNode::oa_rigidBodies);
+    bool update;
+    plgRigidBodies.getValue(update);
+    
     setResult(MFnDependencyNode(dSolverObj).name());
 
     return stat;
diff --git a/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverNode.cpp b/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverNode.cpp
index 935913d78..4419b81ae 100644
--- a/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverNode.cpp
+++ b/Extras/MayaPlugin/dSolverNode.cpp
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ void dSolverNode::applyFields(MPlugArray &rbConnections, float dt)
 
 void dSolverNode::computeRigidBodies(const MPlug& plug, MDataBlock& data)
 {
-  //  std::cout << "dSolverNode::computeRigidBodies" << std::endl;
+   // std::cout << "dSolverNode::computeRigidBodies" << std::endl;
 
     bool enabled = data.inputValue(ia_enabled).asBool();
     if(!enabled) {
diff --git a/Extras/MayaPlugin/rigidBodyNode.cpp b/Extras/MayaPlugin/rigidBodyNode.cpp
index 8ef4ebe78..92527f22f 100644
--- a/Extras/MayaPlugin/rigidBodyNode.cpp
+++ b/Extras/MayaPlugin/rigidBodyNode.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void rigidBodyNode::computeRigidBody(const MPlug& plug, MDataBlock& data)
 
 void rigidBodyNode::computeWorldMatrix(const MPlug& plug, MDataBlock& data)
 {
-    //std::cout << "rigidBodyNode::computeWorldMatrix" << std::endl;
+  //  std::cout << "rigidBodyNode::computeWorldMatrix" << std::endl;
 
     MObject thisObject(thisMObject());
     MFnDagNode fnDagNode(thisObject);
@@ -421,8 +421,12 @@ void rigidBodyNode::computeWorldMatrix(const MPlug& plug, MDataBlock& data)
     vec3f pos;
     quatf rot;
 
-    MFnTransform fnParentTransform(fnDagNode.parent(0));
-    MVector mtranslation = fnParentTransform.getTranslation(MSpace::kTransform);
+    MStatus status;
+
+    MFnTransform fnParentTransform(fnDagNode.parent(0, &status));
+
+    MVector mtranslation = fnParentTransform.getTranslation(MSpace::kTransform, &status);
+
     MQuaternion mrotation;
     fnParentTransform.getRotation(mrotation, MSpace::kTransform);
     double mscale[3];
diff --git a/Extras/MayaPlugin/scripts/dynamicaUI.mel b/Extras/MayaPlugin/scripts/dynamicaUI.mel
index 0452f08d8..f5fa86b64 100644
--- a/Extras/MayaPlugin/scripts/dynamicaUI.mel
+++ b/Extras/MayaPlugin/scripts/dynamicaUI.mel
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ proc dynamicaUI_createRigidBody(int $active, int $collisionShapeType)
                 connectAttr ($selection[$i * 2] + ".message") ($collisionShapeNode + ".inShape");
                 hide $shapeTransforms[0];
             }
+            setAttr ($rigidBodyNode + ".active" ) $active;
+            setAttr ($collisionShapeNode + ".type" ) $collisionShapeType;
+
             float $pos[]= `getAttr ($shapeTransforms[0] + ".translate")`;
             float $rot[]= `getAttr ($shapeTransforms[0] + ".rotate")`;
 
@@ -412,9 +415,6 @@ proc dynamicaUI_createRigidBody(int $active, int $collisionShapeType)
 
             setAttr ($rigidBodyTransforms[0] + ".rotate") -type double3 $rot[0] $rot[1] $rot[2];
             // setAttr ($rigidBodyNode + ".initialRotation") -type double3 $rot[0] $rot[1] $rot[2];
-    
-            setAttr ($rigidBodyNode + ".active" ) $active;
-            setAttr ($collisionShapeNode + ".type" ) $collisionShapeType;
 
             $newBodies[$i] = $rigidBodyTransforms[0];
         }
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ proc dynamicaUI_createRigidBody(int $active, int $collisionShapeType)
 
         setAttr ($rigidBodyNode + ".active" ) $active;
         setAttr ($collisionShapeNode + ".type" ) $collisionShapeType;
-
         $newBodies[0] = $rigidBodyTransforms[0];
     }