diff --git a/NeutrinoJSONTest.ipynb b/NeutrinoJSONTest.ipynb
index b119107..d684d22 100644
--- a/NeutrinoJSONTest.ipynb
+++ b/NeutrinoJSONTest.ipynb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "cells": [
         {
             "cell_type": "code",
-            "execution_count": 28,
+            "execution_count": 7,
             "source": [
                 "import json\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
                 "            \"assets\": {}\r\n",
                 "        },\r\n",
                 "        \"internal\": {\r\n",
-                "            \"max_key\": 0\r\n",
+                "            \"max_object_key\": 0,\r\n",
+                "            \"max_cache_key\": 0\r\n",
                 "        }\r\n",
                 "    }\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
@@ -39,13 +40,23 @@
                 "    with open(filename, \"w\") as outfile:\r\n",
                 "        json.dump(clean_data, outfile, indent = 4)\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
-                "# get a new indexed object key and increment the scene's max key\r\n",
-                "def add_key(data):\r\n",
+                "# get a new indexed object key and track it\r\n",
+                "def object_key(data):\r\n",
                 "    # get the indexed key\r\n",
-                "    key = hex(data[\"internal\"][\"max_key\"] + 1)\r\n",
+                "    key = hex(data[\"internal\"][\"max_object_key\"] + 1)\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
                 "    # index the max key\r\n",
-                "    data[\"internal\"][\"max_key\"] += 1\r\n",
+                "    data[\"internal\"][\"max_object_key\"] += 1\r\n",
+                "\r\n",
+                "    return key\r\n",
+                "\r\n",
+                "# get a new indexed cache key and track it\r\n",
+                "def cache_key(data):\r\n",
+                "    # get the indexed key\r\n",
+                "    key = hex(data[\"internal\"][\"max_cache_key\"] + 1)\r\n",
+                "\r\n",
+                "    # index the max key\r\n",
+                "    data[\"internal\"][\"max_cache_key\"] += 1\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
                 "    return key\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@
                 "    }\r\n",
                 "    \r\n",
                 "    # add the asset to the graph\r\n",
-                "    data[\"graph\"][\"assets\"][add_key(data)] = (\"asset\", asset_data)\r\n",
+                "    data[\"graph\"][\"assets\"][object_key(data)] = (\"asset\", asset_data)\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
                 "# add an object to the scene\r\n",
                 "def spawn_object(data, name, asset):\r\n",
@@ -73,14 +84,14 @@
                 "            object_data[\"asset\"] = f\"*{key}\"\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
                 "    # add the object to the scene\r\n",
-                "    data[\"graph\"][\"scene\"][add_key(data)] = (\"object\", object_data)"
+                "    data[\"graph\"][\"scene\"][object_key(data)] = (\"object\", object_data)"
             ],
             "outputs": [],
             "metadata": {}
         },
         {
             "cell_type": "code",
-            "execution_count": 29,
+            "execution_count": 8,
             "source": [
                 "# cache the scene\r\n",
                 "def cache_scene(data):\r\n",
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@
                 "\r\n",
                 "        # create hash objects for each repeated value\r\n",
                 "        for key, value in hash_cache.items():\r\n",
-                "            cache_pointer = f\"#{add_key(data)}\"\r\n",
+                "            cache_pointer = cache_key(data)\r\n",
                 "            data[\"cache\"][cache_pointer] = value[\"value\"]\r\n",
                 "            hash_cache[key][\"pointer\"] = cache_pointer\r\n",
                 "\r\n",
@@ -134,14 +145,14 @@
                 "\r\n",
                 "                    # if this value is cached, replace it with its cache pointer\r\n",
                 "                    if value_hash in hash_cache:\r\n",
-                "                        objects[object_key][1][value_key] = hash_cache[value_hash][\"pointer\"]"
+                "                        objects[object_key][1][value_key] = \"#\" + hash_cache[value_hash][\"pointer\"]"
             ],
             "outputs": [],
             "metadata": {}
         },
         {
             "cell_type": "code",
-            "execution_count": 30,
+            "execution_count": 9,
             "source": [
                 "# just returns a random string\r\n",
                 "import random\r\n",
diff --git a/NeutrinoTestScene.json b/NeutrinoTestScene.json
index d884c1a..d85de6d 100644
--- a/NeutrinoTestScene.json
+++ b/NeutrinoTestScene.json
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "MN7SY1DZ"
+                        "NO94Z37B"
                     ],
                     "asset": "*0x1",
-                    "trans": "#0x9"
+                    "trans": "#0x1"
                 }
             ],
             "0x5": [
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "JIZTJG2T"
+                        "NC302YU1"
                     ],
-                    "asset": "*0x3",
-                    "trans": "#0x9"
+                    "asset": "*0x2",
+                    "trans": "#0x1"
                 }
             ],
             "0x6": [
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "78LMETC7"
+                        "GW5625SS"
                     ],
-                    "asset": "*0x2",
-                    "trans": "#0x9"
+                    "asset": "*0x3",
+                    "trans": "#0x1"
                 }
             ],
             "0x7": [
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "4PEMWVMY"
+                        "THUUN5IN"
                     ],
                     "asset": "*0x3",
-                    "trans": "#0x9"
+                    "trans": "#0x1"
                 }
             ],
             "0x8": [
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "N553FJRY"
+                        "JT5FVYOW"
                     ],
-                    "asset": "*0x1",
-                    "trans": "#0x9"
+                    "asset": "*0x2",
+                    "trans": "#0x1"
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "ONQSQMWX"
+                        "3QDJ22P1"
                     ],
-                    "file": "#0xa"
+                    "file": "#0x2"
                 }
             ],
             "0x2": [
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "GTIRGEOQ"
+                        "49ITSLZI"
                     ],
-                    "file": "#0xa"
+                    "file": "#0x2"
                 }
             ],
             "0x3": [
@@ -97,15 +97,15 @@
                 {
                     "name": [
                         "name",
-                        "DA6GXN8J"
+                        "O6YSH0DS"
                     ],
-                    "file": "#0xa"
+                    "file": "#0x2"
                 }
             ]
         }
     },
     "cache": {
-        "#0x9": [
+        "0x1": [
             "trans",
             [
                 [
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                 ]
             ]
         ],
-        "#0xa": [
+        "0x2": [
             "path",
             "Assets/TestAsset.obj"
         ]