diff --git a/io_scene_a3d/A3DBlenderImporter.py b/io_scene_a3d/A3DBlenderImporter.py
index db1f12e..a06b6aa 100644
--- a/io_scene_a3d/A3DBlenderImporter.py
+++ b/io_scene_a3d/A3DBlenderImporter.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def mirrorUVY(uv):
     return (x, 1-y)
 
 class A3DBlenderImporter:
-    def __init__(self, modelData, directory, reset_empty_transform=True, try_import_textures=True, import_unused_transforms=True):
+    def __init__(self, modelData, directory, reset_empty_transform=True, try_import_textures=True):
         self.modelData = modelData
         self.directory = directory
         self.materials = []
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class A3DBlenderImporter:
         # User settings
         self.reset_empty_transform = reset_empty_transform
         self.try_import_textures = try_import_textures
-        self.import_unused_transforms = import_unused_transforms
 
     def importData(self):
         print("Importing A3D model data into blender")
@@ -65,52 +64,29 @@ class A3DBlenderImporter:
         
         # Create objects
         objects = []
-        for objectData in self.modelData.objects:
-            ob = self.buildBlenderObject(objectData)
+        for transformID, transformData in enumerate(self.modelData.transforms):
+            # Find out if this transform is used by an object
+            ob = None
+            for objectData in self.modelData.objects:
+                if objectData.transformID == transformID:
+                    ob = self.buildBlenderObject(objectData)
+                    break
+            
+            # Empty transform, create an empty object to represent it
+            if ob == None:
+                ob = self.buildBlenderEmptyObject(transformData)
+
             objects.append(ob)
-        # Assign object parents and link to collection
-        for obI, ob in enumerate(objects):
-            # Assign parents
-            parentID = self.modelData.transformParentIDs[obI]
+
+        # Assign parents
+        for objectID, parentID in enumerate(self.modelData.transformParentIDs):
             if self.modelData.version < 3:
-                # version 2 models use 0 to signify empty parent
+                # version 2 models use 0 to signify empty parent so everything is shifted up
                 parentID -= 1
             if parentID == -1:
-                # empty parent
                 continue
-            parentOB = objects[parentID]
-            ob.parent = parentOB
-        if self.import_unused_transforms:
-            # First identify which transforms have not been used
-            unusedTransformIndices = list(
-                range(len(self.modelData.transforms))
-            )
-            print(unusedTransformIndices)
-            for objectData in self.modelData.objects:
-                unusedTransformIndices.remove(objectData.transformID)
-            
-            # Create empty objects for each transform
-            for transformID in unusedTransformIndices:
-                transformData = self.modelData.transforms[transformID]
-                ob = bpy.data.objects.new(transformData.name, None)
-                ob.empty_display_size = 10
-                ob.location = transformData.position
-                ob.rotation_mode = "QUATERNION"
-                x, y, z, w = transformData.rotation
-                ob.rotation_quaternion = (w, x, y, z)
-                ob.scale = transformData.scale
-                objects.append(ob)
-
-                # Assign parent
-                parentID = self.modelData.transformParentIDs[transformID]
-                if self.modelData.version < 3:
-                    # version 2 models use 0 to signify empty parent
-                    parentID -= 1
-                if parentID == -1:
-                    # empty parent
-                    continue
-                parentOB = objects[parentID]
-                ob.parent = parentOB
+            ob = objects[objectID]
+            ob.parent = objects[parentID]
 
         return objects
 
@@ -268,4 +244,21 @@ class A3DBlenderImporter:
                 # Apply image
                 addImageTextureToMaterial(image, ma.node_tree)
 
-        return ob
\ No newline at end of file
+        return ob
+
+    def buildBlenderEmptyObject(self, transformData):
+        # Create the object
+        ob = bpy.data.objects.new(transformData.name, None)
+        ob.empty_display_size = 10 # Assume that the model is in alternativa scale (x100)
+
+        # Set transform
+        ob.location = transformData.position
+        ob.scale = transformData.scale
+        ob.rotation_mode = "QUATERNION"
+        x, y, z, w = transformData.rotation
+        ob.rotation_quaternion = (w, x, y, z)
+        if self.reset_empty_transform:
+            if transformData.scale == (0.0, 0.0, 0.0): ob.scale = (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
+            if transformData.rotation == (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0): ob.rotation_quaternion = (1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0)
+
+        return ob