diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animBundle.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animBundle.cxx
index cd7a9850e6..5790704c5b 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animBundle.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animBundle.cxx
@@ -27,6 +27,39 @@
 
 TypeHandle AnimBundle::_type_handle;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimBundle::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimBundle, just like this one, without
+//               copying any children.  The new copy is added to the
+//               indicated parent.  Intended to be called by
+//               make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimBundle::
+AnimBundle(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimBundle &copy) : 
+  AnimGroup(parent, copy),
+  _fps(copy._fps),
+  _num_frames(copy._num_frames)
+{
+  nassertv(_root == (AnimBundle *)NULL);
+  _root = this;
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimBundle::copy_bundle
+//       Access: Published
+//  Description: Returns a full copy of the bundle and its entire tree
+//               of nested AnimGroups.  However, the actual data
+//               stored in the leaves--that is, animation tables, such
+//               as those stored in an AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable--will
+//               be shared.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+PT(AnimBundle) AnimBundle::
+copy_bundle() const {
+  PT(AnimGroup) group = copy_subtree((AnimGroup *)NULL);
+  return DCAST(AnimBundle, group.p());
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimBundle::output
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
@@ -38,6 +71,19 @@ output(ostream &out) const {
       << " frames at " << get_base_frame_rate() << " fps";
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimBundle::make_copy
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns a copy of this object, and attaches it to the
+//               indicated parent (which may be NULL only if this is
+//               an AnimBundle).  Intended to be called by
+//               copy_subtree() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup *AnimBundle::
+make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  return new AnimBundle(parent, *this);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimBundle::write_datagram
 //       Access: Public
@@ -45,8 +91,7 @@ output(ostream &out) const {
 //               the particular object to a Datagram
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimBundle::
-write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
-{
+write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me) {
   AnimGroup::write_datagram(manager, me);
   me.add_float32(_fps);
   me.add_uint16(_num_frames);
@@ -61,8 +106,7 @@ write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
 //               place
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimBundle::
-fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager)
-{
+fillin(DatagramIterator &scan, BamReader *manager) {
   AnimGroup::fillin(scan, manager);
   _fps = scan.get_float32();
   _num_frames = scan.get_uint16();
@@ -73,9 +117,8 @@ fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager)
 //       Access: Protected
 //  Description: Factory method to generate a AnimBundle object
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-TypedWritable* AnimBundle::
-make_AnimBundle(const FactoryParams &params)
-{
+TypedWritable *AnimBundle::
+make_AnimBundle(const FactoryParams &params) {
   AnimBundle *me = new AnimBundle;
   DatagramIterator scan;
   BamReader *manager;
@@ -91,8 +134,7 @@ make_AnimBundle(const FactoryParams &params)
 //  Description: Factory method to generate a AnimBundle object
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimBundle::
-register_with_read_factory()
-{
+register_with_read_factory() {
   BamReader::get_factory()->register_factory(get_class_type(), make_AnimBundle);
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animBundle.h b/panda/src/chan/animBundle.h
index c15a819dbd..f649ac2fbd 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animBundle.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animBundle.h
@@ -33,9 +33,14 @@ class FactoryParams;
 //               channels in the hierarchy (which must all match).
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimBundle : public AnimGroup {
+protected:
+  AnimBundle(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimBundle &copy);
+
 PUBLISHED:
   INLINE AnimBundle(const string &name, float fps, int num_frames);
 
+  PT(AnimBundle) copy_bundle() const;
+
   INLINE double get_base_frame_rate() const;
   INLINE int get_num_frames() const;
 
@@ -44,6 +49,9 @@ PUBLISHED:
 protected:
   INLINE AnimBundle();
 
+  virtual AnimGroup *make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+
+private:
   float _fps;
   int _num_frames;
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannel.I b/panda/src/chan/animChannel.I
index 896300f711..3df188f19b 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannel.I
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannel.I
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@ AnimChannel(const string &name)
   : AnimChannelBase(name) {
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannel::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannel, just like this one,
+//               without copying any children.  The new copy is added
+//               to the indicated parent.  Intended to be called by
+//               make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template<class SwitchType>
+INLINE AnimChannel<SwitchType>::
+AnimChannel(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannel &copy) : 
+  AnimChannelBase(parent, copy)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannel::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannel.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannel.h
index 363e28406b..af714ee07b 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannel.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannel.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ protected:
   // you must first create an AnimBundle, and use that to create any
   // subsequent children.
   INLINE AnimChannel(const string &name = "");
+  INLINE AnimChannel(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannel &copy);
 public:
   typedef TYPENAME SwitchType::ValueType ValueType;
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.I b/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.I
index 498aa9af50..0380ab237d 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.I
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.I
@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ AnimChannelBase(const string &name)
   _last_frame = -1;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelBase::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelBase, just like this one,
+//               without copying any children.  The new copy is added
+//               to the indicated parent.  Intended to be called by
+//               make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+INLINE AnimChannelBase::
+AnimChannelBase(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelBase &copy) : 
+  AnimGroup(parent, copy),
+  _last_frame(copy._last_frame)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelBase::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.cxx
index b8f206d546..981a81d61a 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.cxx
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ has_changed(double, double) {
 //               the particular object to a Datagram
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimChannelBase::
-write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
-{
+write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me) {
   AnimGroup::write_datagram(manager, me);
   me.add_uint16(_last_frame);
 }
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
 //               place
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimChannelBase::
-fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager)
-{
+fillin(DatagramIterator &scan, BamReader *manager) {
   AnimGroup::fillin(scan, manager);
   _last_frame = scan.get_uint16();
 }
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.h
index 41bbe6d5ed..31da1152ac 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelBase.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ protected:
   // you must first create an AnimBundle, and use that to create any
   // subsequent children.
   INLINE AnimChannelBase(const string &name = "");
+  INLINE AnimChannelBase(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelBase &copy);
 
 public:
   INLINE AnimChannelBase(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.I b/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.I
index b00dc3f7b8..80f7da24a8 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.I
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.I
@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@
 template<class SwitchType>
 TypeHandle AnimChannelFixed<SwitchType>::_type_handle;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelFixed::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelFixed, just like this one,
+//               without copying any children.  The new copy is added
+//               to the indicated parent.  Intended to be called by
+//               make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template<class SwitchType>
+INLINE AnimChannelFixed<SwitchType>::
+AnimChannelFixed(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelFixed<SwitchType> &copy) : 
+  AnimChannel<SwitchType>(parent, copy),
+  _value(copy._value)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelFixed::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.h
index e57a4f0f20..3858cf6f10 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelFixed.h
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ class AnimChannelFixed : public AnimChannel<SwitchType> {
 public:
   typedef TYPENAME AnimChannel<SwitchType>::ValueType ValueType;
 
+protected:
+  INLINE AnimChannelFixed(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelFixed<SwitchType> &copy);
+
+public:
   INLINE AnimChannelFixed(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name, const ValueType &value);
   INLINE AnimChannelFixed(const string &name, const ValueType &value);
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx
index 794d473720..8c4ca823c1 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.cxx
@@ -29,6 +29,32 @@
 
 TypeHandle AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::_type_handle;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: For use only with the bam reader.
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::
+AnimChannelMatrixDynamic() {
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelMatrixDynamic, just like
+//               this one, without copying any children.  The new copy
+//               is added to the indicated parent.  Intended to be
+//               called by make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::
+AnimChannelMatrixDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelMatrixDynamic &copy) : 
+  AnimChannelMatrix(parent, copy),
+  _value_node(copy._value_node),
+  _value(copy._value),
+  _last_value(NULL)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
@@ -43,15 +69,6 @@ AnimChannelMatrixDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name)
                        // always return true the first time.
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::Constructor
-//       Access: Protected
-//  Description: For use only with the bam reader.
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::
-AnimChannelMatrixDynamic() {
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::has_changed
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
@@ -213,6 +230,19 @@ set_value_node(PandaNode *value_node) {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::make_copy
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns a copy of this object, and attaches it to the
+//               indicated parent (which may be NULL only if this is
+//               an AnimBundle).  Intended to be called by
+//               copy_subtree() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup *AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::
+make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  return new AnimChannelMatrixDynamic(parent, *this);
+}
+
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixDynamic::write_datagram
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.h
index 11a2330187..5a75115b27 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixDynamic.h
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
 //               each frame.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimChannelMatrixDynamic : public AnimChannelMatrix {
+protected:
+  AnimChannelMatrixDynamic();
+  AnimChannelMatrixDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelMatrixDynamic &copy);
+
 public:
   AnimChannelMatrixDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
 
-protected:
-  AnimChannelMatrixDynamic();
-
-public:
   virtual bool has_changed(double last_frame, double this_frame);
   virtual void get_value(int frame, LMatrix4f &mat);
 
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE const TransformState *get_value_transform() const;
   INLINE PandaNode *get_value_node() const;
 
+protected:
+  virtual AnimGroup *make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+
+
 private:
   // This is filled in only if we are using the set_value_node()
   // interface to get an implicit value from the transform on the
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.cxx
index 5013ee7317..1f26790056 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.cxx
@@ -21,6 +21,26 @@
 
 TypeHandle AnimChannelMatrixFixed::_type_handle;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixFixed::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelMatrixFixed, just like this
+//               one, without copying any children.  The new copy is
+//               added to the indicated parent.  Intended to be called
+//               by make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelMatrixFixed::
+AnimChannelMatrixFixed(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelMatrixFixed &copy) : 
+  AnimChannelFixed<ACMatrixSwitchType>(parent, copy),
+  _value_no_scale_shear(copy._value_no_scale_shear),
+  _scale(copy._scale),
+  _hpr(copy._hpr),
+  _quat(copy._quat),
+  _pos(copy._pos),
+  _shear(copy._shear)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixFixed::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.h
index 24de10805d..51d8372f05 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixFixed.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ EXPORT_TEMPLATE_CLASS(EXPCL_PANDA, EXPTP_PANDA, AnimChannelFixed<ACMatrixSwitchT
 //               special matrix component operations.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimChannelMatrixFixed : public AnimChannelFixed<ACMatrixSwitchType> {
+protected:
+  AnimChannelMatrixFixed(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelMatrixFixed &copy);
+
 public:
   AnimChannelMatrixFixed(const string &name, const LMatrix4f &value);
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.cxx
index 4f0472b583..19b8b7a27e 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,30 @@
 
 TypeHandle AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::_type_handle;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Used only for bam loader.
+/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::
+AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable() {
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable, just like
+//               this one, without copying any children.  The new copy
+//               is added to the indicated parent.  Intended to be
+//               called by make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::
+AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable &copy) : 
+  AnimChannelMatrix(parent, copy),
+  _tables(copy._tables)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
@@ -42,15 +66,6 @@ AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name)
   : AnimChannelMatrix(parent, name) {
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::Constructor
-//       Access: Protected
-//  Description: Used only for bam loader.
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::
-AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable() {
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::Destructor
 //       Access: Public, Virtual
@@ -299,13 +314,26 @@ write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
   out << "\n";
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::make_copy
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns a copy of this object, and attaches it to the
+//               indicated parent (which may be NULL only if this is
+//               an AnimBundle).  Intended to be called by
+//               copy_subtree() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup *AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::
+make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  return new AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable(parent, *this);
+}
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::get_table_index
 //       Access: Protected, Static
 //  Description: Returns the table index number, a value between 0 and
-//               num_matrix_components, that corresponds to the indicate table
-//               id.  Returns -1 if the table id is invalid.
+//               num_matrix_components, that corresponds to the
+//               indicated table id.  Returns -1 if the table id is
+//               invalid.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable::
 get_table_index(char table_id) {
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.h
index 659755f435..37a9328fe6 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelMatrixXfmTable.h
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 //               transform: scale, rotate, translate.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable : public AnimChannelMatrix {
-public:
-  AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
 protected:
   AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable();
+  AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable &copy);
 
 public:
-  ~AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable();
+  AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
+  virtual ~AnimChannelMatrixXfmTable();
   
 
   virtual bool has_changed(double last_frame, double this_frame);
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ public:
   virtual void write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const;
 
 protected:
+  virtual AnimGroup *make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+
   INLINE static char get_table_id(int table_index);
   static int get_table_index(char table_id);
   INLINE static float get_default_value(int table_index);
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx
index 5892dd89da..7c47df779d 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.cxx
@@ -29,6 +29,34 @@
 
 TypeHandle AnimChannelScalarDynamic::_type_handle;
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelScalarDynamic::Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: For use only with the bam reader.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelScalarDynamic::
+AnimChannelScalarDynamic() {
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelScalarDynamic::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelScalarDynamic, just like
+//               this one, without copying any children.  The new copy
+//               is added to the indicated parent.  Intended to be
+//               called by make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelScalarDynamic::
+AnimChannelScalarDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelScalarDynamic &copy) : 
+  AnimChannelScalar(parent, copy),
+  _value_node(copy._value_node),
+  _value(copy._value),
+  _last_value(NULL),
+  _value_changed(true),
+  _float_value(copy._float_value)
+{
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelScalarDynamic::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
@@ -39,15 +67,8 @@ AnimChannelScalarDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name)
   : AnimChannelScalar(parent, name) 
 {
   _last_value = _value = TransformState::make_identity();
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: AnimChannelScalarDynamic::Constructor
-//       Access: Protected
-//  Description: For use only with the bam reader.
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AnimChannelScalarDynamic::
-AnimChannelScalarDynamic() {
+  _value_changed = true;
+  _float_value = 0.0;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -120,6 +141,19 @@ set_value_node(PandaNode *value_node) {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelScalarDynamic::make_copy
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns a copy of this object, and attaches it to the
+//               indicated parent (which may be NULL only if this is
+//               an AnimBundle).  Intended to be called by
+//               copy_subtree() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup *AnimChannelScalarDynamic::
+make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  return new AnimChannelScalarDynamic(parent, *this);
+}
+
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelScalarDynamic::write_datagram
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.h
index c420b0e2cf..28c40998ba 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarDynamic.h
@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ class TransformState;
 //               scalar each frame.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimChannelScalarDynamic : public AnimChannelScalar {
-public:
-  AnimChannelScalarDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
 protected:
   AnimChannelScalarDynamic();
+  AnimChannelScalarDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelScalarDynamic &copy);
 
 public:
+  AnimChannelScalarDynamic(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
+
   virtual bool has_changed(double last_frame, double this_frame);
   virtual void get_value(int frame, float &value);
 
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ PUBLISHED:
   void set_value(float value);
   void set_value_node(PandaNode *node);
 
+protected:
+  virtual AnimGroup *make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+
 private:
   // This is filled in only if we are using the set_value_node()
   // interface to get an implicit value from the transform on the
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.cxx
index ae048f4402..3c7f38724b 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.cxx
@@ -32,12 +32,26 @@ TypeHandle AnimChannelScalarTable::_type_handle;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelScalarTable::Constructor
-//       Access: Public
+//       Access: Protected
 //  Description:
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 AnimChannelScalarTable::
-AnimChannelScalarTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name)
-  : AnimChannelScalar(parent, name) {
+AnimChannelScalarTable(){
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelScalarTable::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimChannelScalarTable, just like
+//               this one, without copying any children.  The new copy
+//               is added to the indicated parent.  Intended to be
+//               called by make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimChannelScalarTable::
+AnimChannelScalarTable(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelScalarTable &copy) : 
+  AnimChannelScalar(parent, copy),
+  _table(copy._table)
+{
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -46,7 +60,8 @@ AnimChannelScalarTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name)
 //  Description:
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 AnimChannelScalarTable::
-AnimChannelScalarTable(){
+AnimChannelScalarTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name)
+  : AnimChannelScalar(parent, name) {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -124,6 +139,19 @@ write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
   out << "\n";
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimChannelScalarTable::make_copy
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns a copy of this object, and attaches it to the
+//               indicated parent (which may be NULL only if this is
+//               an AnimBundle).  Intended to be called by
+//               copy_subtree() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup *AnimChannelScalarTable::
+make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  return new AnimChannelScalarTable(parent, *this);
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimChannelScalarTable::write_datagram
 //       Access: Public
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.h b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.h
index 67842cabc2..f9a442cfe8 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animChannelScalarTable.h
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 //               an egg file.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimChannelScalarTable : public AnimChannelScalar {
+protected:
+  AnimChannelScalarTable();
+  AnimChannelScalarTable(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimChannelScalarTable &copy);
+
 public:
   AnimChannelScalarTable(AnimGroup *parent, const string &name);
 
@@ -49,7 +53,9 @@ public:
   virtual void write(ostream &out, int indent_level) const;
 
 protected:
-  AnimChannelScalarTable();
+  virtual AnimGroup *make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+
+protected:
   CPTA_float _table;
 
 public:
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animGroup.cxx b/panda/src/chan/animGroup.cxx
index eb0de75beb..2af56afdb7 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animGroup.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animGroup.cxx
@@ -35,6 +35,37 @@
 TypeHandle AnimGroup::_type_handle;
 
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimGroup::Default Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: The default constructor is protected: don't try to
+//               create an AnimGroup without a parent.  To create an
+//               AnimChannel hierarchy, you must first create an
+//               AnimBundle, and use that to create any subsequent
+//               children.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup::
+AnimGroup(const string &name) : Namable(name) {
+}
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimGroup::Copy Constructor
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Creates a new AnimGroup, just like this one, without
+//               copying any children.  The new copy is added to the
+//               indicated parent.  Intended to be called by
+//               make_copy() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup::
+AnimGroup(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimGroup &copy) : Namable(copy) {
+  if (parent != (AnimGroup *)NULL) {
+    parent->_children.push_back(this);
+    _root = parent->_root;
+  } else {
+    _root = NULL;
+  }
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimGroup::Constructor
 //       Access: Public
@@ -277,6 +308,39 @@ write_descendants(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
   }
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimGroup::make_copy
+//       Access: Protected, Virtual
+//  Description: Returns a copy of this object, and attaches it to the
+//               indicated parent (which may be NULL only if this is
+//               an AnimBundle).  Intended to be called by
+//               copy_subtree() only.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+AnimGroup *AnimGroup::
+make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  return new AnimGroup(parent, *this);
+}
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//     Function: AnimGroup::copy_subtree
+//       Access: Protected
+//  Description: Returns a full copy of the subtree at this node and
+//               below.
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+PT(AnimGroup) AnimGroup::
+copy_subtree(AnimGroup *parent) const {
+  PT(AnimGroup) new_group = make_copy(parent);
+  nassertr(new_group->get_type() == get_type(), (AnimGroup *)this);
+
+  Children::const_iterator ci;
+  for (ci = _children.begin(); ci != _children.end(); ++ci) {
+    (*ci)->copy_subtree(new_group);
+  }
+
+  return new_group;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //     Function: AnimGroup::write_datagram
 //       Access: Public
@@ -284,14 +348,12 @@ write_descendants(ostream &out, int indent_level) const {
 //               the particular object to a Datagram
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimGroup::
-write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
-{
+write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me) {
   me.add_string(get_name());
   //Write out the root
   manager->write_pointer(me, this->_root);
   me.add_uint16(_children.size());
-  for(int i = 0; i < (int)_children.size(); i++)
-  {
+  for(int i = 0; i < (int)_children.size(); i++) {
     manager->write_pointer(me, _children[i]);
   }
 }
@@ -305,8 +367,7 @@ write_datagram(BamWriter *manager, Datagram &me)
 //               place
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimGroup::
-fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager)
-{
+fillin(DatagramIterator &scan, BamReader *manager) {
   set_name(scan.get_string());
   manager->read_pointer(scan);
   _num_children = scan.get_uint16();
@@ -324,19 +385,14 @@ fillin(DatagramIterator& scan, BamReader* manager)
 //               pointers that this object made to BamReader.
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 int AnimGroup::
-complete_pointers(TypedWritable **p_list, BamReader*)
-{
+complete_pointers(TypedWritable **p_list, BamReader *) {
   nassertr(p_list[0] != TypedWritable::Null, 0);
   _root = DCAST(AnimBundle, p_list[0]);
-  for(int i = 1; i < _num_children+1; i++)
-  {
-    if (p_list[i] == TypedWritable::Null)
-    {
+  for(int i = 1; i < _num_children+1; i++) {
+    if (p_list[i] == TypedWritable::Null) {
       chan_cat->warning() << get_type().get_name()
                           << " Ignoring null child" << endl;
-    }
-    else
-    {
+    } else {
       _children.push_back(DCAST(AnimGroup, p_list[i]));
     }
   }
@@ -349,8 +405,7 @@ complete_pointers(TypedWritable **p_list, BamReader*)
 //  Description: Factory method to generate a AnimGroup object
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 TypedWritable* AnimGroup::
-make_AnimGroup(const FactoryParams &params)
-{
+make_AnimGroup(const FactoryParams &params) {
   AnimGroup *me = new AnimGroup;
   DatagramIterator scan;
   BamReader *manager;
@@ -366,8 +421,7 @@ make_AnimGroup(const FactoryParams &params)
 //  Description: Factory method to generate a AnimGroup object
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void AnimGroup::
-register_with_read_factory()
-{
+register_with_read_factory() {
   BamReader::get_factory()->register_factory(get_class_type(), make_AnimGroup);
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/chan/animGroup.h b/panda/src/chan/animGroup.h
index 2d69f513f0..a8ef0a0d5f 100644
--- a/panda/src/chan/animGroup.h
+++ b/panda/src/chan/animGroup.h
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ class FactoryParams;
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 class EXPCL_PANDA AnimGroup : public TypedWritableReferenceCount, public Namable {
 protected:
-  // The default constructor is protected: don't try to create an
-  // AnimGroup without a parent.  To create an AnimChannel hierarchy,
-  // you must first create an AnimBundle, and use that to create any
-  // subsequent children.
-  AnimGroup(const string &name = "") : Namable(name) { }
+  AnimGroup(const string &name = "");
+  AnimGroup(AnimGroup *parent, const AnimGroup &copy);
 
 public:
   // This is the normal AnimGroup constructor.
@@ -68,6 +65,9 @@ PUBLISHED:
 protected:
   void write_descendants(ostream &out, int indent_level) const;
 
+  virtual AnimGroup *make_copy(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+  PT(AnimGroup) copy_subtree(AnimGroup *parent) const;
+  
 protected:
   typedef pvector< PT(AnimGroup) > Children;
   Children _children;