diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index b49beea0b..75f6756f8 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ add_component_dir (resource
     )
 
 add_component_dir (sceneutil
-    clone attach lightmanager visitor util statesetupdater controller
+    clone attach lightmanager visitor util statesetupdater controller skeleton riggeometry
     )
 
 add_component_dir (nif
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ add_component_dir (nif
     )
 
 add_component_dir (nifosg
-    nifloader controller particle userdata skeleton riggeometry
+    nifloader controller particle userdata
     )
 
 #add_component_dir (nifcache
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index eb78a0632..301c487da 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@
 
 #include <components/nif/node.hpp>
 #include <components/sceneutil/util.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/riggeometry.hpp>
 
 #include "particle.hpp"
 #include "userdata.hpp"
-#include "skeleton.hpp"
-#include "riggeometry.hpp"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ namespace
 
                 for (osg::NodePath::iterator it = path.begin(); it != path.end(); ++it)
                 {
-                    if (dynamic_cast<NifOsg::Skeleton*>(*it))
+                    if (dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::Skeleton*>(*it))
                     {
                         path.erase(path.begin(), it+1);
                         // the bone's transform in skeleton space
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
 
             osg::ref_ptr<TextKeyMapHolder> textkeys (new TextKeyMapHolder);
 
-            osg::ref_ptr<Skeleton> skel = new Skeleton;
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::Skeleton> skel = new SceneUtil::Skeleton;
             handleNode(nifNode, skel, textureManager, true, std::map<int, int>(), 0, 0, false, &textkeys->mTextKeys);
 
             skel->getOrCreateUserDataContainer()->addUserObject(textkeys);
@@ -1168,13 +1168,13 @@ namespace NifOsg
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Geometry> geometry (new osg::Geometry);
             triShapeToGeometry(triShape, geometry, geode, boundTextures, animflags);
 
-            osg::ref_ptr<RigGeometry> rig(new RigGeometry);
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::RigGeometry> rig(new SceneUtil::RigGeometry);
             rig->setSourceGeometry(geometry);
 
             const Nif::NiSkinInstance *skin = triShape->skin.getPtr();
 
             // Assign bone weights
-            osg::ref_ptr<RigGeometry::InfluenceMap> map (new RigGeometry::InfluenceMap);
+            osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::RigGeometry::InfluenceMap> map (new SceneUtil::RigGeometry::InfluenceMap);
 
             const Nif::NiSkinData *data = skin->data.getPtr();
             const Nif::NodeList &bones = skin->bones;
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
             {
                 std::string boneName = bones[i].getPtr()->name;
 
-                RigGeometry::BoneInfluence influence;
+                SceneUtil::RigGeometry::BoneInfluence influence;
                 const std::vector<Nif::NiSkinData::VertWeight> &weights = data->bones[i].weights;
                 //influence.mWeights.reserve(weights.size());
                 for(size_t j = 0;j < weights.size();j++)
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp b/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp
index b88bddc8d..9f9d63619 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/attach.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include <components/misc/stringops.hpp>
 
-#include <components/nifosg/skeleton.hpp>
+#include <components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp>
 
 #include "visitor.hpp"
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace SceneUtil
 
     osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> attach(osg::ref_ptr<osg::Node> toAttach, osg::Node *master, const std::string &filter, const std::string &attachNode)
     {
-        if (dynamic_cast<NifOsg::Skeleton*>(toAttach.get()))
+        if (dynamic_cast<SceneUtil::Skeleton*>(toAttach.get()))
         {
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Group> handle = new osg::Group;
 
diff --git a/components/nifosg/riggeometry.cpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from components/nifosg/riggeometry.cpp
rename to components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
index 0217a7ac0..00f80c829 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/riggeometry.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <osg/io_utils>
 
-namespace NifOsg
+namespace SceneUtil
 {
 
 // TODO: make threadsafe for multiple cull threads
diff --git a/components/nifosg/riggeometry.hpp b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.hpp
similarity index 98%
rename from components/nifosg/riggeometry.hpp
rename to components/sceneutil/riggeometry.hpp
index 7c8ea83bc..e99bc757e 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/riggeometry.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/riggeometry.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <osg/Geometry>
 #include <osg/Matrixf>
 
-namespace NifOsg
+namespace SceneUtil
 {
 
     class Skeleton;
diff --git a/components/nifosg/skeleton.cpp b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from components/nifosg/skeleton.cpp
rename to components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
index b9d113d34..c1ab36136 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/skeleton.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-namespace NifOsg
+namespace SceneUtil
 {
 
 class InitBoneCacheVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor
diff --git a/components/nifosg/skeleton.hpp b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp
similarity index 98%
rename from components/nifosg/skeleton.hpp
rename to components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp
index 5344f9f5d..c241844f1 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/skeleton.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/skeleton.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
-namespace NifOsg
+namespace SceneUtil
 {
 
     // Defines a Bone hierarchy, used for updating of skeleton-space bone matrices.