diff --git a/lib/loadObj.js b/lib/loadObj.js
index 04f3928d..bddcc332 100644
--- a/lib/loadObj.js
+++ b/lib/loadObj.js
@@ -57,8 +57,15 @@ var facePattern2 = /f(\s+-?\d+\/-?\d+){3,}/;
 var facePattern3 = /f(\s+-?\d+\/-?\d+\/-?\d+){3,}/;                                            // f vertex/uv/normal vertex/uv/normal vertex/uv/normal ...
 var facePattern4 = /f(\s+-?\d+\/\/-?\d+){3,}/;                                                 // f vertex//normal vertex//normal vertex//normal ...
 
-var faceSpacePattern = /f?\s+/;
-var faceSpaceOrSlashPattern = /(f?\s+)|(\/+\s*)/g;
+// Just for line continuations
+var facePattern5 = /((\s|^)+-?\d+\/?(\s|$)){1,}/;                                      // f vertex vertex vertex ...
+var facePattern6 = /((\s|^)+-?\d+\/-?\d+(\s|$)){1,}/;                                 // f vertex/uv vertex/uv vertex/uv ...
+var facePattern7 = /((\s|^)+-?\d+\/-?\d+\/-?\d+(\s|$)+){1,}/;                   // f vertex/uv/normal vertex/uv/normal vertex/uv/normal ...
+var facePattern8 = /((\s|^)+-?\d+\/\/-?\d+(\s|$)){1,}/;                             // f vertex//normal vertex//normal vertex//normal ...
+
+
+var faceSpacePattern = /(f?\s+)|(\s+\/)|(\s*\\)/g;
+var faceSpaceOrSlashPattern = /(f?\s+)|(\/+\s*)|(\s+\/)|(\s*\\)/g;
 var scratchCartesian = new Cartesian3();
 
 /**
@@ -101,6 +108,12 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
     // All mtl paths seen in the obj
     var mtlPaths = [];
 
+    // Buffers for face data that spans multiple lines
+    var faceVertices = [];
+    var facePositions = [];
+    var faceUvs = [];
+    var faceNormals = [];
+
     function getName(name) {
         return (name === '' ? undefined : name);
     }
@@ -166,6 +179,20 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
         var zMag = Cartesian3.magnitude(zAxis);
         var min = Math.min(xMag, yMag, zMag);
 
+        // If all the points are on a line, just remove one of the zero dimensions
+        if (xMag === 0 && (yMag === 0 || zMag === 0)) {
+            var i;
+            for (i = 0; i < positions.length; i++) {
+                positions2D[i] = new Cartesian2(positions[i].y, positions[i].z);
+            }
+            return positions2D;
+        } else if (yMag === 0 && zMag === 0) {
+            for (i = 0; i < positions.length; i++) {
+                positions2D[i] = new Cartesian2(positions[i].x, positions[i].y);
+            }
+            return positions2D;
+        }
+
         var center = obb.center;
         var planeXAxis;
         var planeYAxis;
@@ -200,7 +227,7 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
         Plane.fromPointNormal(origin, normal, plane);
         ray.direction = normal;
 
-        for (var i = 0; i < positions.length; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < positions.length; i++) {
             ray.origin = positions[i];
 
             var intersectionPoint = IntersectionTests.rayPlane(ray, plane, intPoint);
@@ -279,6 +306,14 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
         return index;
     }
 
+    function get3DPoint(index, result) {
+        var pi = getOffset(index, positions, 3);
+        var px = positions.get(pi + 0);
+        var py = positions.get(pi + 1);
+        var pz = positions.get(pi + 2);
+        return Cartesian3.fromElements(px, py, pz, result);
+    }
+
     // Given a sequence of three points A B C, determine whether vector BC
     // "turns" clockwise (positive) or counter-clockwise (negative) from vector AB
     var scratch1 = new Cartesian3();
@@ -333,6 +368,7 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
 
             var i;
             for (i = 0; i < vertices.length; ++i) {
+
                 var u = (defined(uvs)) ? uvs[i] : undefined;
                 var n = (defined(normals)) ? normals[i] : undefined;
 
@@ -340,24 +376,18 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
                 vertexIndices.push(index);
 
                 // Collect the vertex positions as 3D points
-                var pi = getOffset(index + 1, positions, 3);
-                var px = mesh.positions.get(pi + 0);
-                var py = mesh.positions.get(pi + 1);
-                var pz = mesh.positions.get(pi + 2);
-                positions3D.push(new Cartesian3(px, py, pz));
+                positions3D.push(get3DPoint(positions[i], new Cartesian3()));
             }
 
             var positions2D = projectTo2D(positions3D);
 
             if (isConvex(positions2D)) {
-                // Use the fan method to triangulate
                 for (i=1; i < vertices.length-1; ++i) {
                     primitive.indices.push(vertexIndices[0]);
                     primitive.indices.push(vertexIndices[i]);
                     primitive.indices.push(vertexIndices[i+1]);
                 }
             } else {
-
                 // Since the projection doesn't respect winding order, reverse the order of
                 // the vertices before triangulating to enforce counter clockwise.
                 var windingOrder = PolygonPipeline.computeWindingOrder2D(positions2D);
@@ -372,7 +402,66 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
+
+    function trimEmpty(entry) { return entry.trim() !== ''; }
+
+    // Parse a line of face data.
+    // Because face data can span multiple lines, attribute data is buffered in parallel lists
+    // faceVertices : names of a vertices for caching
+    // facePosition : indices into position array
+    // faceUvs : indices into uv array
+    // faceNormals : indices into normal array
+    function parseFaceLine(line, hasUvs, hasNormals) {
+
+        // get vertex data (attributes '/' separated)
+        faceVertices = faceVertices.concat(line.replace(faceSpacePattern, ' ').split(' ').filter(trimEmpty));
+        // get all vertex attributes for this line
+        var faceAttributes = line.replace(faceSpaceOrSlashPattern, ' ').split(' ').filter(trimEmpty);
+
+        var i;
+        if (hasUvs && hasNormals) {
+            for (i=0; i <= faceAttributes.length - 3; i += 3)
+            {
+                facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
+                faceUvs.push(faceAttributes[i+1]);
+                faceNormals.push(faceAttributes[i+2]);
+            }
+        } else if (hasUvs) {
+            for (i=0; i <= faceAttributes.length - 2; i += 2)
+            {
+                facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
+                faceUvs.push(faceAttributes[i+1]);
+            }
+            faceNormals = undefined;
+        } else if (hasNormals) {
+            for (i=0; i <= faceAttributes.length - 2; i += 2)
+            {
+                facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
+                faceNormals.push(faceAttributes[i+1]);
+            }
+            faceUvs = undefined;
+        } else {
+            for (i=0; i < faceAttributes.length; ++i)
+            {
+                facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
+            }
+            faceUvs = undefined;
+            faceNormals = undefined;
+        }
+
+        // If there's a line continuation, buffer the results and don't create face yet
+        if (line.slice(-1) === '\\') {
+            return;
+        }
 
+        addFace(faceVertices, facePositions, faceUvs, faceNormals);
+
+        // Clear buffered data once face has been added.
+        faceVertices = [];
+        facePositions = [];
+        faceUvs = [];
+        faceNormals = [];
     }
 
     function parseLine(line) {
@@ -418,38 +507,18 @@ function loadObj(objPath, options) {
         } else if ((result = uvPattern.exec(line)) !== null) {
             uvs.push(parseFloat(result[1]));
             uvs.push(1.0 - parseFloat(result[2])); // Flip y so 0.0 is the bottom of the image
-        } else {
-            var faceVertices = line.replace(faceSpacePattern, ' ').substring(1).split(' '); // get vertex data (attributes '/' separated)
-            var faceAttributes = line.replace(faceSpaceOrSlashPattern, ' ').substring(1).split(' '); // get vertex attributes
-            var facePositions = [];
-            var faceUvs = [];
-            var faceNormals = [];
-
-            if (facePattern1.test(line)) { // format "f v v v ..."
-                addFace(faceVertices, faceAttributes, undefined, undefined);
-            } else if (facePattern2.test(line)) { // format "f v/uv v/uv v/uv ..."
-                var i;
-                for (i=0; i <= faceAttributes.length - 2; i += 2)
-                {
-                    facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
-                    faceUvs.push(faceAttributes[i+1]);
-                }
-                addFace(faceVertices, facePositions, faceUvs, undefined);
-            } else if (facePattern3.test(line)) { // format "v/uv/n v/uv/n v/uv/n ..."
-                for (i=0; i <= faceAttributes.length - 3; i += 3)
-                {
-                    facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
-                    faceUvs.push(faceAttributes[i+1]);
-                    faceNormals.push(faceAttributes[i+2]);
-                }
-                addFace(faceVertices, facePositions, faceUvs, faceNormals);
-            } else if (facePattern4.test(line)) { // format "v//n v//n v//n ..."
-                for (i=0; i <= faceAttributes.length - 2; i += 2)
-                {
-                    facePositions.push(faceAttributes[i]);
-                    faceNormals.push(faceAttributes[i+1]);
-                }
-                addFace(faceVertices, facePositions, undefined, faceNormals);
+        } else { // face line or invalid line
+            // If we already have buffered data, this is a continued line
+            var continuedLine = faceVertices.length > 0;
+
+            if (facePattern1.test(line) || (continuedLine && facePattern5.test(line))) { // format "f v v v ..."
+                parseFaceLine(line, false, false);
+            } else if (facePattern2.test(line) || (continuedLine && facePattern6.test(line))) { // format "f v/uv v/uv v/uv ..."
+                parseFaceLine(line, true, false);
+            } else if (facePattern3.test(line) || (continuedLine && facePattern7.test(line))) { // format "v/uv/n v/uv/n v/uv/n ..."
+                parseFaceLine(line, true, true);
+            } else if (facePattern4.test(line) || (continuedLine && facePattern8.test(line))) { // format "v//n v//n v//n ..."
+                parseFaceLine(line, false, true);
             }
         }
     }