diff --git a/vtm-gdx-html/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java b/vtm-gdx-html/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
index 5fddf68f..a72a2aee 100644
--- a/vtm-gdx-html/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
+++ b/vtm-gdx-html/src/org/oscim/gdx/emu/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.oscim.renderer.elements.ElementLayers;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.ExtrusionLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.LineLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.LineTexLayer;
+import org.oscim.renderer.elements.MeshLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.PolygonLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.SymbolItem;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.TextItem;
@@ -319,17 +320,20 @@ public class VectorTileLoader extends TileLoader implements IRenderTheme.Callbac
 		}
 	}
 
+	private final static boolean USE_MESH_POLY = false;
+
 	@Override
 	public void renderArea(Area area, int level) {
 		int numLayer = mCurLayer + level;
-
-		PolygonLayer layer = mTile.layers.getPolygonLayer(numLayer);
-
-		if (layer == null)
-			return;
-
-		layer.area = area;
-		layer.addPolygon(mElement.points, mElement.index);
+		if (USE_MESH_POLY) {
+			MeshLayer l = mTile.layers.getMeshLayer(numLayer);
+			l.area = area;
+			l.addMesh(mElement);
+		} else {
+			PolygonLayer l = mTile.layers.getPolygonLayer(numLayer);
+			l.area = area;
+			l.addPolygon(mElement.points, mElement.index);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
index 287ad552..082a67cf 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/VectorTileLoader.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.oscim.renderer.elements.ElementLayers;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.ExtrusionLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.LineLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.LineTexLayer;
+import org.oscim.renderer.elements.MeshLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.PolygonLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.SymbolItem;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.TextItem;
@@ -324,14 +325,22 @@ public class VectorTileLoader extends TileLoader implements IRenderTheme.Callbac
 		}
 	}
 
+	// slower to load (requires tesselation) and uses
+	// more memory but should be faster to render
+	private final static boolean USE_MESH_POLY = false;
+
 	@Override
 	public void renderArea(Area area, int level) {
 		int numLayer = mCurLayer + level;
-
-		PolygonLayer l = mTile.layers.getPolygonLayer(numLayer);
-
-		l.area = area;
-		l.addPolygon(mElement.points, mElement.index);
+		if (USE_MESH_POLY) {
+			MeshLayer l = mTile.layers.getMeshLayer(numLayer);
+			l.area = area;
+			l.addMesh(mElement);
+		} else {
+			PolygonLayer l = mTile.layers.getPolygonLayer(numLayer);
+			l.area = area;
+			l.addPolygon(mElement.points, mElement.index);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/TileRenderer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/TileRenderer.java
index 9367199e..6672c2fd 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/TileRenderer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/tiling/TileRenderer.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.oscim.renderer.MapRenderer.Matrices;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.BitmapLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.LineLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.LineTexLayer;
+import org.oscim.renderer.elements.MeshLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.PolygonLayer;
 import org.oscim.renderer.elements.RenderElement;
 import org.oscim.utils.FastMath;
@@ -480,22 +481,28 @@ public class TileRenderer extends LayerRenderer {
 
 				case RenderElement.LINE:
 					if (!clipped) {
-						// draw stencil buffer clip region
-						PolygonLayer.Renderer.draw(pos, null, m, true, div, true);
 						clipped = true;
+						PolygonLayer.Renderer.draw(pos, null, m, true, div, true);
 					}
 					l = LineLayer.Renderer.draw(t.layers, l, pos, m, scale);
 					break;
 
 				case RenderElement.TEXLINE:
 					if (!clipped) {
-						// draw stencil buffer clip region
-						PolygonLayer.Renderer.draw(pos, null, m, true, div, true);
 						clipped = true;
+						PolygonLayer.Renderer.draw(pos, null, m, true, div, true);
 					}
 					l = LineTexLayer.Renderer.draw(t.layers, l, pos, m, div);
 					break;
 
+				case RenderElement.MESH:
+					if (!clipped) {
+						clipped = true;
+						PolygonLayer.Renderer.draw(pos, null, m, true, div, true);
+					}
+					l = MeshLayer.Renderer.draw(pos, l, m);
+					break;
+
 				default:
 					// just in case
 					l = l.next;