diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 86661c5..6d3af1c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -12,41 +12,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	if (argc == 1)
 	{
-		printf("No input file specified.\n");
-		printf("Usage: ms3dtomesh.exe [--scale=<scale factor>] [inputfile]\n\n");
+		printf("Usage: ms3dtomesh.exe inputFile\n\n");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	// input file is always the last argument
-	std::string file = argv[argc - 1];
-
-	// default option values
-	float scaleFactor = 1.0f;
-
-	// find any options and update their values
-	for (int i = 1; i < argc - 1; ++i)
-	{
-		std::string arg = argv[i];
-
-		if (arg.substr(0, 8) == "--scale=")
-		{
-			// scale factor
-
-			if (arg.length() == 8)
-			{
-				printf("Missing scale factor.\n");
-				return 1;
-			}
-
-			scaleFactor = (float)atof(arg.substr(8).c_str());
-
-			if (scaleFactor == 0.0f)
-			{
-				printf("Invalid or 0.0 scale factor.\n");
-				return 1;
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	std::string file = argv[1];
 
 	// find file extension part of the string in the input filename
 	// we will use this to make an appropriate output mesh filename *and*
@@ -100,7 +70,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 	
 	// convert to a mesh file
-	if (!ConvertToMeshFile(meshFile, &ms3d, &metadata, scaleFactor))
+	if (!ConvertToMeshFile(meshFile, &ms3d, &metadata))
 	{
 		printf("Error converting MS3D to MESH.\n\n");
 		return 1;
diff --git a/src/meshfile.cpp b/src/meshfile.cpp
index 7ccf83e..d4cbfd1 100644
--- a/src/meshfile.cpp
+++ b/src/meshfile.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <assert.h>
 
-BOOL ConvertToMeshFile(const std::string &meshFilename, const Ms3d *source, const MetadataFile *metadata, float scaleFactor)
+BOOL ConvertToMeshFile(const std::string &meshFilename, const Ms3d *source, const MetadataFile *metadata)
 {
 	VerticesChunk *vertices = NULL;
 	NormalsChunk *normals = NULL;
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ BOOL ConvertToMeshFile(const std::string &meshFilename, const Ms3d *source, cons
 	KeyframesChunk *keyframes = NULL;
 	AnimationsChunk *animations = NULL;
 	
+	// global-ish metadata info
+	float scaleFactor = 1.0f;
+	if (metadata->IsLoaded())
+		scaleFactor = metadata->GetScale();
+	
 	// collect all unique vertices (position + normal + texcoord) and the 
 	// original MS3D file data vertex index each one was originally from based 
 	// on the MS3D triangle data. In MS3D the triangle data can give the same
diff --git a/src/meshfile.h b/src/meshfile.h
index d5427c9..646ca9d 100644
--- a/src/meshfile.h
+++ b/src/meshfile.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 class MetadataFile;
 class Ms3d;
 
-BOOL ConvertToMeshFile(const std::string &meshFilename, const Ms3d *source, const MetadataFile *metadata, float scaleFactor);
+BOOL ConvertToMeshFile(const std::string &meshFilename, const Ms3d *source, const MetadataFile *metadata);
 
 #endif