diff --git a/src/vvedit/s_editor_ui.rs b/src/vvedit/s_editor_ui.rs
index e3d686e..cabaa65 100644
--- a/src/vvedit/s_editor_ui.rs
+++ b/src/vvedit/s_editor_ui.rs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ pub fn startup_system_edit_ui(
     let asset_test = StructureAsset {
         layout: shared_ui_state.structure.clone(),
         default_pose_positions: HashMap::<String, Transform>::new(),
+        element_data: Default::default(),
     };
     s_structure_asset::serialization::structures::write_latest_version(
         &"test.vvs".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/vvlib/s_structure_asset.rs b/src/vvlib/s_structure_asset.rs
index b3e28a1..d248023 100644
--- a/src/vvlib/s_structure_asset.rs
+++ b/src/vvlib/s_structure_asset.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use bevy::{
-    asset::{Asset, AssetLoader, AsyncReadExt},
+    asset::{Asset, AssetLoader, AssetServer, AsyncReadExt, Handle},
     reflect::TypePath,
     transform::components::Transform,
     utils::{hashbrown::HashMap, thiserror},
@@ -9,11 +9,71 @@ use s_string_tree::StringTree;
 use crate::vvedit::s_string_tree;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+use super::s_oct_asset::OctTreeAsset;
+
 #[derive(Asset, TypePath)]
 pub struct StructureAsset {
     pub layout: StringTree,
     pub default_pose_positions: HashMap<String, Transform>,
-    pub element_data: HashMap<String, String>,
+    pub element_data: HashMap<String, ElementData>,
+}
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub enum ElementData {
+    None,
+    Unprocessed(String),
+    MeshAsset(Handle<OctTreeAsset>, String), //store path
+}
+impl ElementData {
+    pub fn is_none(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            ElementData::None => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn to_save_format(&self) -> Option<String> {
+        match self {
+            ElementData::None => None,
+            ElementData::Unprocessed(asset) => Some(asset.clone()),
+            ElementData::MeshAsset(_, path) => Some(format!("grid|{path}")),
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn process_from_save_format(&mut self, server: &mut AssetServer) -> Option<Self> {
+        let mut result_change = ElementData::None;
+        match self {
+            ElementData::Unprocessed(contents) => {
+                let mut sides = contents.split("|");
+                let left = sides.next();
+                if left.is_none() {
+                    return None;
+                }
+                let left = left.unwrap().trim();
+                match left.to_lowercase().as_str() {
+                    "grid" => {
+                        let right = sides.next();
+                        if right.is_none() {
+                            return None;
+                        }
+                        let right = right.unwrap().trim();
+                        result_change = ElementData::MeshAsset(
+                            server.load(right.to_string()),
+                            right.to_string(),
+                        );
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        return None;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            _ => {
+                println!("why are you processing structure asset element data that was already processed or does not exist?");
+            }
+        }
+        if result_change.is_none() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(result_change)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
@@ -113,7 +173,8 @@ pub mod serialization {
                     // EACH LINE DEFINES ONE NODE TO ITS CHILDREN
                     // FIRST LINE IS ROOT LEVEL NODES AFTER THAT EACH CHILD NODE OF ROOT NODES IN ORDER
                     // PAUSE BETWEEN STRING TREE AND POSITIONS
-                    // LIST OF NODE IDS BY STRING NAME, FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORM DATA, FOLLOWED BY NONSTANDARD DATA (MESH BEING RENDERED AT THIS TRANSFORM)
+                    // LIST OF NODE IDS BY STRING NAME, FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORM DATA
+                    // NODE ID FOLLOWED BY NONSTANDARD DATA (MESH BEING RENDERED AT THIS TRANSFORM)
 
                     let mut data: String = "".into();
                     // v STRING TREE (tree that defines shape/structure of it)
@@ -168,7 +229,7 @@ pub mod serialization {
                     // ^ STRING TREE (tree that defines shape/structure of it)
                     data += NEWLINE;
                     data += "||";
-                    // v NODE IDS BY STRING NAME, FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORM DATA, FOLLOWED BY NONSTANDARD DATA
+                    // v NODE IDS BY STRING NAME, FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORM DATA
                     {
                         // error if bool is true
                         fn transform_to_file(pos: &Transform, data: &mut String) -> bool {
@@ -188,9 +249,21 @@ pub mod serialization {
                             }
                         }
                     }
-                    // ^ NODE IDS BY STRING NAME, FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORM DATA, FOLLOWED BY NONSTANDARD DATA
+                    // ^ NODE IDS BY STRING NAME, FOLLOWED BY TRANSFORM DATA
                     data += NEWLINE;
                     data += "||";
+                    // v NODE DATA SUCH AS RELIANT GRIDS
+                    for (name, element_data) in &asset.element_data {
+                        data += NEWLINE;
+                        data += name.as_str();
+                        data += "|";
+                        let save_formatted = element_data.to_save_format();
+                        if save_formatted.is_none() {
+                            return None;
+                        }
+                        data += save_formatted.unwrap().as_str();
+                    }
+                    // ^ NODE DATA SUCH AS RELIANT GRIDS
                     Some(data.as_bytes().to_vec())
                 }
             }