diff --git a/lib/createGltf.js b/lib/createGltf.js
index b5f3f89..27e9b62 100644
--- a/lib/createGltf.js
+++ b/lib/createGltf.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var getBufferPadded = require('./getBufferPadded');
 var getDefaultMaterial = require('./loadMtl').getDefaultMaterial;
 var Texture = require('./Texture');
 
+var defaultValue = Cesium.defaultValue;
 var defined = Cesium.defined;
 var WebGLConstants = Cesium.WebGLConstants;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ function createGltf(objData, options) {
     var materials = objData.materials;
     var name = objData.name;
 
+    // Split materials used by primitives with different types of attributes
+    materials = splitIncompatibleMaterials(nodes, materials, options);
+
     var gltf = {
         accessors : [],
         asset : {},
@@ -70,14 +74,14 @@ function createGltf(objData, options) {
         var meshIndex;
 
         if (meshesLength === 1) {
-            meshIndex = addMesh(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, meshes[0], options);
+            meshIndex = addMesh(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, meshes[0]);
             addNode(gltf, node.name, meshIndex, undefined);
         } else {
             // Add meshes as child nodes
             var parentIndex = addNode(gltf, node.name);
             for (var j = 0; j < meshesLength; ++j) {
                 var mesh = meshes[j];
-                meshIndex = addMesh(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, options);
+                meshIndex = addMesh(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh);
                 addNode(gltf, mesh.name, meshIndex, parentIndex);
             }
         }
@@ -194,6 +198,31 @@ function getTexture(gltf, texture) {
     };
 }
 
+function cloneMaterial(material, removeTextures) {
+    if (material === null || typeof material !== 'object') {
+        return material;
+    } else if (material instanceof Texture) {
+        if (removeTextures) {
+            return undefined;
+        }
+        return material;
+    } else if (Array.isArray(material)) {
+        var length = material.length;
+        var clonedArray = new Array(length);
+        for (var i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+            clonedArray[i] = cloneMaterial(material[i], removeTextures);
+        }
+        return clonedArray;
+    }
+    var clonedObject = {};
+    for (var name in material) {
+        if (material.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+            clonedObject[name] = cloneMaterial(material[name], removeTextures);
+        }
+    }
+    return clonedObject;
+}
+
 function resolveTextures(gltf, material) {
     for (var name in material) {
         if (material.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
@@ -214,35 +243,27 @@ function addMaterial(gltf, material) {
     return materialIndex;
 }
 
-function getMaterial(gltf, materials, materialName, options) {
-    if (!defined(materialName)) {
-        // Create a default material if the primitive does not specify one
-        materialName = 'default';
-    }
-
-    var i;
-    var material;
+function getMaterialByName(materials, materialName) {
     var materialsLength = materials.length;
-    for (i = 0; i < materialsLength; ++i) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < materialsLength; ++i) {
         if (materials[i].name === materialName) {
-            material = materials[i];
-            break;
+            return materials[i];
         }
     }
+}
 
-    if (!defined(material)) {
-        material = getDefaultMaterial(options);
-        material.name = materialName;
-    }
-
-    var materialIndex;
-    materialsLength = gltf.materials.length;
-    for (i = 0; i < materialsLength; ++i) {
-        if (gltf.materials[i].name === materialName) {
-            materialIndex = i;
-            break;
+function getMaterialIndex(materials, materialName) {
+    var materialsLength = materials.length;
+    for (var i = 0; i < materialsLength; ++i) {
+        if (materials[i].name === materialName) {
+            return i;
         }
     }
+}
+
+function getMaterial(gltf, materials, materialName) {
+    var material = getMaterialByName(materials, materialName);
+    var materialIndex = getMaterialIndex(gltf.materials, materialName);
 
     if (!defined(materialIndex)) {
         materialIndex = addMaterial(gltf, material);
@@ -251,6 +272,61 @@ function getMaterial(gltf, materials, materialName, options) {
     return materialIndex;
 }
 
+function primitiveInfoMatch(a, b) {
+    return a.hasUvs === b.hasUvs &&
+           a.hasNormals === b.hasNormals;
+}
+
+function splitIncompatibleMaterials(nodes, materials, options) {
+    var splitMaterials = [];
+    var primitiveInfoByMaterial = {};
+    var nodesLength = nodes.length;
+    for (var i = 0; i < nodesLength; ++i) {
+        var meshes = nodes[i].meshes;
+        var meshesLength = meshes.length;
+        for (var j = 0; j < meshesLength; ++j) {
+            var primitives = meshes[j].primitives;
+            var primitivesLength = primitives.length;
+            for (var k = 0; k < primitivesLength; ++k) {
+                var primitive = primitives[k];
+                var hasUvs = primitive.uvs.length > 0;
+                var hasNormals = primitive.normals.length > 0;
+                var primitiveInfo = {
+                    hasUvs : hasUvs,
+                    hasNormals :  hasNormals
+                };
+                var originalMaterialName = defaultValue(primitive.material, 'default');
+                var materialName = originalMaterialName;
+                var suffix = 2;
+                while (defined(primitiveInfoByMaterial[materialName])) {
+                    if (primitiveInfoMatch(primitiveInfo, primitiveInfoByMaterial[materialName])) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    materialName = originalMaterialName + '-' + suffix++;
+                }
+
+                primitive.material = materialName;
+                primitiveInfoByMaterial[materialName] = primitiveInfo;
+
+                var material = getMaterialByName(splitMaterials, materialName);
+                if (defined(material)) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                material = getMaterialByName(materials, originalMaterialName);
+                if (defined(material)) {
+                    material = cloneMaterial(material, !hasUvs);
+                } else {
+                    material = getDefaultMaterial(options);
+                }
+                material.name = materialName;
+                splitMaterials.push(material);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return splitMaterials;
+}
+
 function addVertexAttribute(gltf, array, components, name) {
     var count = array.length / components;
     var minMax = array.getMinMax(components);
@@ -309,7 +385,7 @@ function requiresUint32Indices(nodes) {
     return false;
 }
 
-function addPrimitive(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, primitive, index, options) {
+function addPrimitive(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, primitive, index) {
     var hasPositions = primitive.positions.length > 0;
     var hasNormals = primitive.normals.length > 0;
     var hasUVs = primitive.uvs.length > 0;
@@ -346,7 +422,7 @@ function addPrimitive(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, primiti
     primitive.uvs = undefined;
     primitive.indices = undefined;
 
-    var materialIndex = getMaterial(gltf, materials, primitive.material, options);
+    var materialIndex = getMaterial(gltf, materials, primitive.material);
 
     return {
         attributes : attributes,
@@ -356,12 +432,12 @@ function addPrimitive(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, primiti
     };
 }
 
-function addMesh(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, options) {
+function addMesh(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh) {
     var gltfPrimitives = [];
     var primitives = mesh.primitives;
     var primitivesLength = primitives.length;
     for (var i = 0; i < primitivesLength; ++i) {
-        gltfPrimitives.push(addPrimitive(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, primitives[i], i, options));
+        gltfPrimitives.push(addPrimitive(gltf, materials, bufferState, uint32Indices, mesh, primitives[i], i));
     }
 
     var gltfMesh = {