diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.cpp
index 87f8a4b13..867e0e38c 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,43 @@ const ucstring &INode::userName() const
 	return v;
 }
 
+void INode::dumpNodes(std::ostream &ostream, const std::string &pad) const
+{
+	ostream << "<ptr=0x";
+	{
+		std::stringstream ss;
+		ss << std::hex << std::setfill('0');
+		ss << std::setw(16) << (uint64)(void *)this;
+		ostream << ss.str();
+	}
+	ostream << "> " << userName().toUtf8() << " [" << m_Children.size() << "] { ";
+	CReferenceMaker *object = getReference(1);
+	if (object) // TODO: Implement!
+	{
+		ostream << "\n" << pad << "Object: ";
+		ostream << "<ptr=0x";
+		{
+			std::stringstream ss;
+			ss << std::hex << std::setfill('0');
+			ss << std::setw(16) << (uint64)(void *)object;
+			ostream << ss.str();
+		}
+		ostream << "> ";
+		ostream << ucstring(object->classDesc()->displayName()).toUtf8() << " ";
+	}
+	uint i = 0 ;
+	std::string padpad = pad + "\t";
+	for (std::set<NLMISC::CRefPtr<INode> >::iterator it = m_Children.begin(), end = m_Children.end(); it != end; ++it)
+	{
+		INode *node = (*it);
+		nlassert(node);
+		ostream << "\n" << pad << i << ": ";
+		node->dumpNodes(ostream, padpad);
+		++i;
+	}
+	ostream << "} ";
+}
+
 IStorageObject *INode::createChunkById(uint16 id, bool container)
 {
 	return CReferenceTarget::createChunkById(id, container);
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.h b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.h
index 1688f312a..edd856498 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/i_node.h
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ public:
 	virtual void addChild(INode *node);
 	virtual void removeChild(INode *node); // does not delete
 	virtual const ucstring &userName() const;
+
+	// dump
+	void dumpNodes(std::ostream &ostream, const std::string &pad = "") const;
+
+	// read access
 	/// The children that are linked to this node by the parent tag
 	inline const std::set<NLMISC::CRefPtr<INode> > &children() const { return m_Children; }
 
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.cpp
index bd1e58307..4b6e5aef2 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 // #include <nel/misc/debug.h>
 
 // Project includes
-#include "root_node.h"
-#include "track_view_node.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 // using namespace NLMISC;
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.h b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.h
index 62a712619..a88c0eeb6 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.h
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max/builtin/scene_impl.h
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 // Project includes
 #include "reference_maker.h"
 
+#include "root_node.h"
+#include "track_view_node.h"
+
 namespace PIPELINE {
 namespace MAX {
 namespace BUILTIN {
 
-class CRootNode;
-class CTrackViewNode;
-
 /**
  * \brief CSceneImpl
  * \date 2012-08-22 08:53GMT
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ public:
 	virtual void setReference(uint index, CReferenceMaker *reference);
 	virtual uint nbReferences() const;
 
+	// read access
+	inline CRootNode *rootNode() const { return m_RootNode; }
+	inline CTrackViewNode *trackViewNode() const { return m_TrackViewNode; }
+
 protected:
 	// inherited
 	virtual IStorageObject *createChunkById(uint16 id, bool container);
diff --git a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max_dump/main.cpp b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max_dump/main.cpp
index e4df139f1..9df80bef2 100644
--- a/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max_dump/main.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/tools/pipeline/max_dump/main.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@
 // Testing
 #include "../max/builtin/storage/app_data.h"
 #include "../max/builtin/builtin.h"
+#include "../max/builtin/scene_impl.h"
+#include "../max/builtin/i_node.h"
 
-//static const char *filename = "/srv/work/database/interfaces/anims_max/cp_fy_hof_species.max";
-static const char *filename = "/home/kaetemi/source/minimax/GE_Acc_MikotoBaniere.max";
+static const char *filename = "/srv/work/database/interfaces/anims_max/cp_fy_hof_species.max";
+//static const char *filename = "/home/kaetemi/source/minimax/GE_Acc_MikotoBaniere.max";
 //static const char *filename = "/home/kaetemi/3dsMax/scenes/test2008.max";
 //static const char *filename = "/home/kaetemi/3dsMax/scenes/teapot_test_scene.max";
 static const char *streamname = "Scene";
@@ -174,6 +176,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	//classDirectory3.toString(std::cout);
 	//std::cout << "\n";
 
+	std::cout << "\n";
+	scene.container()->scene()->rootNode()->dumpNodes(std::cout);
+	std::cout << "\n";
 
 	// TEST APP DATA