diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index 4b808b1c..cc628c02 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 S3method(findEncodedColumn,default)
 S3method(findEncodedColumn,sfencoded)
 S3method(get_box,data.frame)
+S3method(get_box,mesh3d)
 S3method(get_box,quadmesh)
 S3method(get_box,sf)
 S3method(get_box,sfencoded)
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ S3method(normalisesGeojsonData,sf)
 S3method(print,mapdeck_api)
 S3method(resolve_data,data.frame)
 S3method(resolve_data,default)
+S3method(resolve_data,mesh3d)
 S3method(resolve_data,quadmesh)
 S3method(resolve_data,sf)
 S3method(resolve_data,sfencoded)
diff --git a/R/RcppExports.R b/R/RcppExports.R
index ca3dcb45..10279b91 100644
--- a/R/RcppExports.R
+++ b/R/RcppExports.R
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ rcpp_line_geojson_df <- function(data, params, geometry_columns) {
     .Call(`_mapdeck_rcpp_line_geojson_df`, data, params, geometry_columns)
 }
 
-rcpp_mesh_geojson <- function(mesh) {
-    .Call(`_mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson`, mesh)
+rcpp_mesh_geojson <- function(mesh, params, geometry_columns) {
+    .Call(`_mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson`, mesh, params, geometry_columns)
 }
 
 rcpp_path_geojson <- function(data, params, geometry_columns) {
diff --git a/R/map_data.R b/R/map_data.R
index 3cb27cd0..84b5227b 100644
--- a/R/map_data.R
+++ b/R/map_data.R
@@ -145,13 +145,17 @@ sf_needs_subsetting <- function( data, sfc_col, sf_geom ) {
 }
 
 #' @export
-resolve_data.quadmesh <- function( data, l, sf_geom ) {
+resolve_data.mesh3d <- function( data, l, sf_geom ) {
 	l[["data"]] <- data
 	l[["bbox"]] <- get_box( data, l )
+	l[["geometry"]] <- "geometry"
 	l[["data_type"]] <- "mesh"
 	return(l)
 }
 
+#' @export
+resolve_data.quadmesh <- resolve_data.mesh3d
+
 ## use the specificed st_geometry column
 #' @export
 resolve_data.sf <- function( data, l, sf_geom ) {
@@ -170,8 +174,9 @@ resolve_data.sf <- function( data, l, sf_geom ) {
 
 get_box <- function( data, l ) UseMethod("get_box")
 
+
 #' @export
-get_box.quadmesh <- function( data, l ) {
+get_box.mesh3d <- function( data, l ) {
 	md <- data[["raster_metadata"]]
   bbox <- list(
   	 c(md[["xmn"]], md[["ymn"]], md[["xmx"]], md[["ymx"]])
@@ -179,6 +184,9 @@ get_box.quadmesh <- function( data, l ) {
   return( jsonify::to_json( bbox ) )
 }
 
+#' @export
+get_box.quadmesh <- get_box.mesh3d
+
 #' @export
 get_box.sfencoded <- function( data, l ) {
 	bbox <- attr( data, "sfAttributes")[["bbox"]]
diff --git a/R/map_layer_mesh.R b/R/map_layer_mesh.R
index 26b2e875..11cfe4b2 100644
--- a/R/map_layer_mesh.R
+++ b/R/map_layer_mesh.R
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ add_mesh <- function(
 ) {
 
 	#if( is.null( stroke_colour )) stroke_colour <- fill_colour
-	experimental_layer( "mesh" )
+	# experimental_layer( "mesh" )
 
 	l <- list()
 	l[["fill_colour"]] <- force( fill_colour )
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ add_mesh <- function(
 	focus_layer <- force( focus_layer )
 
 	is_extruded <- TRUE
-	if( !is.null( l[["stroke_width"]] ) | !is.null( l[["stroke_colour"]] ) ) {
-		is_extruded <- FALSE
-		if( !is.null( elevation ) ) {
-			message("stroke provided, ignoring elevation")
-		}
-		if( is.null( l[["stroke_width"]] ) ) {
-			l[["stroke_width"]] <- 1L
-		}
-	}
+	# if( !is.null( l[["stroke_width"]] ) | !is.null( l[["stroke_colour"]] ) ) {
+	# 	is_extruded <- FALSE
+	# 	if( !is.null( elevation ) ) {
+	# 		message("stroke provided, ignoring elevation")
+	# 	}
+	# 	if( is.null( l[["stroke_width"]] ) ) {
+	# 		l[["stroke_width"]] <- 1L
+	# 	}
+	# }
 
 	if ( !is.null(l[["data"]]) ) {
 		data <- l[["data"]]
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ add_mesh <- function(
 	checkHexAlpha(highlight_colour)
 	layer_id <- layerId(layer_id, "polygon")
 
-	map <- addDependency(map, mapdeckPolygonDependency())
+	map <- addDependency(map, mapdeckMeshDependency())
 
 	tp <- l[["data_type"]]
 	l[["data_type"]] <- NULL
@@ -90,10 +90,8 @@ add_mesh <- function(
 	jsfunc <- "add_mesh"
 
 	if ( tp == "mesh" ) {
-
-		print( "mesh data")
-		shape <- rcpp_mesh_geojson( data );
-
+ 		geometry_column <- c( "geometry" )
+		shape <- rcpp_mesh_geojson( data, l, geometry_column )
 	}
 	#	geometry_column <- c( "geometry" ) ## This is where we woudl also specify 'origin' or 'destination'
 	#	shape <- rcpp_polygon_geojson( data, l, geometry_column )
@@ -103,6 +101,8 @@ add_mesh <- function(
 	# 	jsfunc <- "add_polygon_polyline"
 	# }
 
+	# return( shape )
+
 	light_settings <- jsonify::to_json(light_settings, unbox = T)
 	js_transitions <- resolve_transitions( transitions, "polygon" )
 
diff --git a/R/map_layer_polygon.R b/R/map_layer_polygon.R
index 9d9e11d6..287bd957 100644
--- a/R/map_layer_polygon.R
+++ b/R/map_layer_polygon.R
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ add_polygon <- function(
 
 	if ( tp == "sf" ) {
 		geometry_column <- c( "geometry" ) ## This is where we woudl also specify 'origin' or 'destination'
+		print( l )
 		shape <- rcpp_polygon_geojson( data, l, geometry_column )
 	} else if ( tp == "sfencoded" ) {
 		geometry_column <- "polyline"
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/mesh/mesh.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/mesh/mesh.js
index 8cabad90..91d03f35 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/mesh/mesh.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/lib/mesh/mesh.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
 function add_mesh( map_id, map_type, polygon_data, layer_id, light_settings, auto_highlight, highlight_colour, legend, bbox, update_view, focus_layer, js_transition, is_extruded ) {
 
+
+  	/*
   class MeshLayer extends PolygonLayer({
 		calculateFillColors(attribute) {
      // value is a Uint8ClampedArray
@@ -18,15 +20,11 @@ function add_mesh( map_id, map_type, polygon_data, layer_id, light_settings, aut
 	       polygon.forEach(ring => {
 	         ring.forEach(vertex => {
 
-
-
-	         	/*
 	           const color = ...
 	           value[i++] = color[0]; // R
 	           value[i++] = color[1]; // G
 	           value[i++] = color[2]; // B
 	           value[i++] = color[3]; // A
-	           */
 	         });
 	       });
 	     }
@@ -34,8 +32,10 @@ function add_mesh( map_id, map_type, polygon_data, layer_id, light_settings, aut
   });
 
   MeshLayer.layerName = 'MeshLayer';
+  */
 
-  const meshLayer = new MeshLayer({
+
+  const meshLayer = new PolygonLayer({
   	map_id: map_id,
     id: 'polygon-'+layer_id,
     data: polygon_data,
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ function add_mesh( map_id, map_type, polygon_data, layer_id, light_settings, aut
     extruded: is_extruded,
     lineWidthMinPixels: 0,
     getPolygon: d => md_get_polygon_coordinates( d ),
-    getLineColor: d => md_hexToRGBA( d.properties.stroke_colour ),
+    // getLineColor: d => md_hexToRGBA( d.properties.stroke_colour ),
     getFillColor: d => md_hexToRGBA( d.properties.fill_colour ),
-    getLineWidth: d => d.properties.stroke_width,
+    //getLineWidth: d => d.properties.stroke_width,
     getElevation: d => d.properties.elevation,
     lightSettings: light_settings,
     autoHighlight: auto_highlight,
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ function add_mesh( map_id, map_type, polygon_data, layer_id, light_settings, aut
     transitions: js_transition || {}
   });
 
+  console.log( meshLayer );
+
   if( map_type == "google_map") {
     md_update_overlay( map_id, 'mesh-'+layer_id, meshLayer );
   } else {
diff --git a/inst/include/layers/mesh.hpp b/inst/include/layers/mesh.hpp
index 37574aa5..1853e8f9 100644
--- a/inst/include/layers/mesh.hpp
+++ b/inst/include/layers/mesh.hpp
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 namespace mapdeck {
 namespace mesh {
 
-const std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > mesh_colours({
-	{ "fill_colour", "fill_opacity" }
-});
+	const std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > mesh_colours({
+		{ "fill_colour", "fill_opacity" }
+	});
 
-const Rcpp::StringVector mesh_legend = Rcpp::StringVector::create(
-	"fill_colour"
-);
+	const Rcpp::StringVector mesh_legend = Rcpp::StringVector::create(
+		"fill_colour"
+	);
 
 } // namespace mesh
 } // namespace mapdeck
diff --git a/src/RcppExports.cpp b/src/RcppExports.cpp
index 9631edcb..eca3d673 100644
--- a/src/RcppExports.cpp
+++ b/src/RcppExports.cpp
@@ -246,13 +246,15 @@ BEGIN_RCPP
 END_RCPP
 }
 // rcpp_mesh_geojson
-Rcpp::List rcpp_mesh_geojson(Rcpp::List mesh);
-RcppExport SEXP _mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson(SEXP meshSEXP) {
+Rcpp::List rcpp_mesh_geojson(Rcpp::List mesh, Rcpp::List params, std::string geometry_columns);
+RcppExport SEXP _mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson(SEXP meshSEXP, SEXP paramsSEXP, SEXP geometry_columnsSEXP) {
 BEGIN_RCPP
     Rcpp::RObject rcpp_result_gen;
     Rcpp::RNGScope rcpp_rngScope_gen;
     Rcpp::traits::input_parameter< Rcpp::List >::type mesh(meshSEXP);
-    rcpp_result_gen = Rcpp::wrap(rcpp_mesh_geojson(mesh));
+    Rcpp::traits::input_parameter< Rcpp::List >::type params(paramsSEXP);
+    Rcpp::traits::input_parameter< std::string >::type geometry_columns(geometry_columnsSEXP);
+    rcpp_result_gen = Rcpp::wrap(rcpp_mesh_geojson(mesh, params, geometry_columns));
     return rcpp_result_gen;
 END_RCPP
 }
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ static const R_CallMethodDef CallEntries[] = {
     {"_mapdeck_rcpp_hexagon_polyline", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_hexagon_polyline, 3},
     {"_mapdeck_rcpp_line_geojson", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_line_geojson, 3},
     {"_mapdeck_rcpp_line_geojson_df", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_line_geojson_df, 3},
-    {"_mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson, 1},
+    {"_mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_mesh_geojson, 3},
     {"_mapdeck_rcpp_path_geojson", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_path_geojson, 3},
     {"_mapdeck_rcpp_path_polyline", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_path_polyline, 3},
     {"_mapdeck_rcpp_pointcloud_geojson", (DL_FUNC) &_mapdeck_rcpp_pointcloud_geojson, 3},
diff --git a/src/line-8c06f326.o.tmp b/src/line-8c06f326.o.tmp
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/src/mesh.cpp b/src/mesh.cpp
index d18a9f1d..a84ba9ac 100644
--- a/src/mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 Rcpp::List mesh_defaults(int n) {
 	return Rcpp::List::create(
 		_["elevation"] = mapdeck::defaults::default_elevation(n),
-		_["fill_colour"] = mapdeck::defaults::default_fill_colour(n),
-		_["stroke_colour"] = mapdeck::defaults::default_stroke_colour(n)
+		_["fill_colour"] = mapdeck::defaults::default_fill_colour(n)
+		//_["stroke_colour"] = mapdeck::defaults::default_stroke_colour(n)
 	);
 }
 
 // [[Rcpp::export]]
-Rcpp::List rcpp_mesh_geojson( Rcpp::List mesh ) {
+Rcpp::List rcpp_mesh_geojson( Rcpp::List mesh, Rcpp::List params, std::string geometry_columns ) {
 
 	// TODO
 	// convert mesh3d object into a pseudo-sf.data.farme object
@@ -21,43 +21,44 @@ Rcpp::List rcpp_mesh_geojson( Rcpp::List mesh ) {
 	Rcpp::NumericMatrix vb = mesh["vb"];
 	Rcpp::NumericMatrix ib = mesh["ib"];
 
-	Rcpp::NumericMatrix vbt = transpose( vb );
-	Rcpp::NumericMatrix ibt = transpose( ib );
+	//Rcpp::NumericMatrix vbt = transpose( vb );
+	//Rcpp::NumericMatrix ibt = transpose( ib );
 
 	// each column of each row of ib gives the row of vb containing coordinates which form the mesh
 	// as we're working with polygons, we can turn the coordinates into list of matrices
-	size_t n_row = ibt.nrow();
-	size_t n_col = ibt.ncol();
+	size_t n_row = ib.nrow();
+	size_t n_col = ib.ncol();
 
-	Rcpp::List sfc( n_row );
-	Rcpp::List z( n_row ); // for creating a list-column of the z attributes
+	Rcpp::List sfc( n_col );
+	Rcpp::List z( n_col ); // for creating a list-column of the z attributes
+
+	Rcpp::NumericVector avg_z( n_col );
 
 	size_t i, j;
 
-	Rcpp::NumericVector polygon_indeces( n_col );
+	Rcpp::NumericVector polygon_indeces( n_row );
 	Rcpp::NumericVector polygon_coordinates( 4 );  // TODO always 4?
 
-	for( i = 0; i < n_row; i++ ) {
-		polygon_indeces = ibt(i, _);
-		Rcpp::NumericMatrix a_polygon( n_col, 4 ); // the number of cols of ib teslls us the number of sets of coordinates
+	for( i = 0; i < n_col; i++ ) {
+		polygon_indeces = ib(_, i);
+		Rcpp::NumericMatrix a_polygon( n_row, 4 ); // the number of cols of ib teslls us the number of sets of coordinates
 		Rcpp::List sfg(1);
-		Rcpp::NumericVector z_values( n_col ); // each 'col' contains the index of the xyz1 coords
+		Rcpp::NumericVector z_values( n_row ); // each 'col' contains the index of the xyz1 coords
 
-		for( j = 0; j < n_col; j++ ) {
+		for( j = 0; j < n_row; j++ ) {
 			int this_index = polygon_indeces[j];
 			this_index = this_index - 1;
-			a_polygon(j, _) = vbt(this_index, _);
+			a_polygon(j, _) = vb(_, this_index);
 			z_values[ j ] = a_polygon(j, 2);
 		}
+		avg_z[i] = Rcpp::mean( z_values );
 
 		sfg[0] = a_polygon;
 		sfg.attr("class") = Rcpp::CharacterVector::create("XYZM", "POLYGON", "sfg");
 		sfc[i] = sfg;
-		//Rcpp::Rcout << "z_values : " << z_values << std::endl;
 		z[i] = z_values;
 	}
 
-	//return z;
 
 	sfc.attr("class") = Rcpp::CharacterVector::create("sfc_POLYGON", "sfc");
 
@@ -77,47 +78,50 @@ Rcpp::List rcpp_mesh_geojson( Rcpp::List mesh ) {
 	bbox.attr("names") = Rcpp::CharacterVector::create("xmin", "ymin", "xmax", "ymax");
 
 	sfc.attr("bbox") = bbox;
-	// polygons should now be similar in shape to `sfc` objects
-	//return sfc;
-
-	Rcpp::List z_column(1);
-	z_column[0] = z;
-	z_column.attr("class") = "AsIs";
 
-	Rcpp::DataFrame sf = Rcpp::DataFrame::create(
-		_["geometry"] = sfc
-		//_["z"] = z_column
+	Rcpp::List sf = Rcpp::List::create(
+		_["geometry"] = sfc,
+		//_["z"] = z,
+		_["avg_z"] = avg_z
 	);
 
 	sf.attr("class") = Rcpp::CharacterVector::create("sf","data.frame");
+
+	if ( n_col > 0 ) {
+		Rcpp::IntegerVector nv = Rcpp::seq( 1, n_col );
+		sf.attr("row.names") = nv;
+	} else {
+		sf.attr("row.names") = Rcpp::IntegerVector(0);
+	}
+
 	sf.attr("sf_column") = "geometry";
-	return sf;
+	//return sf;
 
-	// can now create a data.frame of the vbt objc, and this new polygons list,
-	// where polygons list is the sf_geometry column
+	Rcpp::DataFrame data = sf;
 
+	//return data;
 
+	// can now create a data.frame of the vbt objc, and this new polygons list,
+	// where polygons list is the sf_geometry column
 
-	//int data_rows = data.nrows();
+	int data_rows = data.nrows();
 
-	//Rcpp::List lst_defaults = polygon_defaults( data_rows );  // initialise with defaults
-	//std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > polygon_colours = mapdeck::polygon::polygon_colours;
-	//Rcpp::StringVector polygon_legend = mapdeck::polygon::polygon_legend;
-	//Rcpp::StringVector parameter_exclusions = Rcpp::StringVector::create("legend","legend_options","palette","na_colour");
 
-	//return spatialwidget::geojson::to_geojson_mesh( data );
+	Rcpp::List lst_defaults = mesh_defaults( data_rows );  // initialise with defaults
+	std::unordered_map< std::string, std::string > mesh_colours = mapdeck::mesh::mesh_colours;
+	Rcpp::StringVector mesh_legend = mapdeck::mesh::mesh_legend;
+	Rcpp::StringVector parameter_exclusions = Rcpp::StringVector::create("legend","legend_options","palette","na_colour");
 
-	/*
 	return spatialwidget::api::create_geojson_downcast(
 		data,
 		params,
 		lst_defaults,
-		polygon_colours,
-		polygon_legend,
+		mesh_colours,
+		mesh_legend,
 		data_rows,
 		parameter_exclusions,
 		geometry_columns,
 		true  // jsonify legend
 	);
-	 */
+
 }