diff --git a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
index cd08391001..3bdc45bf0f 100644
--- a/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
+++ b/src/ifcconvert/IfcConvert.cpp
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ std::vector<IfcGeom::filter_t> setup_filters(const std::vector<geom_filter>& fil
             layer_filter.populate(f.values);
         } else if (f.type == geom_filter::ENTITY_ARG) {
 			attribute_filter.include = f.include;
-			attribute_filter.traverse = f.traverse;
+			attribute_filter.traverse = attribute_filter.traverse_openings = f.traverse;
 			attribute_filter.attribute_name = f.arg;
 			attribute_filter.populate(f.values);
         }
diff --git a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
index 50013a95df..82c1131534 100644
--- a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.cpp
@@ -117,17 +117,28 @@ void USDSerializer::writeHeader() {
   	stage_->GetRootLayer()->SetComment("File generated by IfcOpenShell " + std::string(IFCOPENSHELL_VERSION)); 
 }
 
-namespace {
-    std::string nameObject(const IfcGeom::Element* o) {
-        std::string name = o->name();
-        const std::string type = o->type();
-        const std::string id = std::to_string(o->id());
-        if (name.empty()) {
-            name = type + "_UnNamed_" + id;
-        } else {
-            name = type + "_" + usd_utils::toPath(name) + "_" + id;
+std::string USDSerializer::object_id_unique(const IfcGeom::Element* o) {
+    auto it = element_names_.find(o->id());
+    if (it != element_names_.end()) {
+        return it->second;
+    }
+    int postfix = 0;
+    auto name = object_id(o);
+    auto suffix = "-" + boost::to_lower_copy(o->context());
+    if (name.size() > suffix.size() && std::equal(suffix.rbegin(), suffix.rend(), name.rbegin())) {
+        name = name.substr(0, name.size() - suffix.size());
+    }
+    while (true) {
+        auto unique_name = name;
+        if (postfix) {
+            unique_name += "_" + std::to_string(postfix);
         }
-        return name;
+        unique_name = usd_utils::toPath(unique_name);
+        if (emitted_names_.find(unique_name) == emitted_names_.end()) {
+            emitted_names_.insert(unique_name);
+            return element_names_[o->id()] = unique_name;
+        }
+        postfix += 1;
     }
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +164,7 @@ T USDSerializer::writeNode(const IfcGeom::Element* o, const IfcGeom::Element* p)
         m = placements_[p->id()]->ccomponents().inverse() * m;
     } else {
         std::vector<std::string> names;
-        std::transform(o->parents().begin(), o->parents().end(), std::back_inserter(names), nameObject);
+        std::transform(o->parents().begin(), o->parents().end(), std::back_inserter(names), [this](auto& i) { return object_id_unique(i); });
         std::ostringstream oss;
         std::copy(names.begin(), names.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(oss, "/"));
         prefix += oss.str();
@@ -161,12 +172,13 @@ T USDSerializer::writeNode(const IfcGeom::Element* o, const IfcGeom::Element* p)
         // std::ostringstream pss;
         // pss << "MATT" << std::endl << std::endl;
         // pss << m << std::endl << std::endl << o->parents().back()->transformation().data()->ccomponents() << std::endl << std::endl;
+        if (!o->parents().empty())
         m = o->parents().back()->transformation().data()->ccomponents().inverse() * m;
         // pss << m << std::endl << std::endl;
         // auto psss = pss.str();
         // std::wcout << psss.c_str() << std::endl;
     }
-    auto el_path = prefix + nameObject(o);
+    auto el_path = prefix + object_id_unique(o);
     paths_[o->id()] = el_path;
     
     T t = T::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath(el_path));
@@ -189,7 +201,8 @@ void USDSerializer::write(const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement* o) {
         parents_.push_back({ *it, previous });
         previous = *it;
     }
-    pxr::UsdGeomMesh usd_mesh = writeNode<pxr::UsdGeomMesh>(o);
+    pxr::UsdGeomXform usd_mesh_container = writeNode<pxr::UsdGeomXform>(o); //  writeNode<pxr::UsdGeomMesh>(o);
+    auto usd_mesh = pxr::UsdGeomMesh::Define(stage_, pxr::SdfPath(usd_mesh_container.GetPath().GetString() + "/" + o->context()));
     const IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation& mesh = o->geometry();
     const auto verts = mesh.verts();
     const auto faces = mesh.faces();
diff --git a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
index 37cefdb6db..9f795fb88b 100644
--- a/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
+++ b/src/serializers/USDSerializer.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ private:
 	std::set<int> written_;
 	std::map<int, std::string> paths_;
 	std::map<int, ifcopenshell::geometry::taxonomy::matrix4::ptr> placements_;
+	std::set<std::string> emitted_names_;
+	std::map<int, std::string> element_names_;
 public:
 	USDSerializer(const std::string&, const ifcopenshell::geometry::Settings&, const ifcopenshell::geometry::SerializerSettings&);
 	virtual ~USDSerializer();
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ public:
 	bool isTesselated() const { return true; }
 	void setUnitNameAndMagnitude(const std::string&, float) {}
 	void setFile(IfcParse::IfcFile*) {}
+	std::string object_id_unique(const IfcGeom::Element* o);
 };
 
 #endif