diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index 9c98d53..7b28ac5 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from bpy_extras.io_utils import (
         axis_conversion,
         )
 
-
 IOOBJOrientationHelper = orientation_helper_factory("IOOBJOrientationHelper", axis_forward='-Z', axis_up='Y')
 
 
diff --git a/import_gds.py b/import_gds.py
index 1b825d8..796d4ef 100644
--- a/import_gds.py
+++ b/import_gds.py
@@ -8,6 +8,49 @@ import pathlib
 import bpy
 from bpy_extras.wm_utils.progress_report import ProgressReport
 
+class Progressor:
+    def __init__(self, wm, precision = 0.001):
+        self.wm = wm
+        self.report = 0
+        self.precision = precision
+        self.next_update = 0
+
+    @property
+    def total(self):
+        return self.report
+    
+    @total.setter
+    def total(self, t):
+        if self.report >= t:
+            return
+
+        if self.report:
+            self.wm.progress_end()
+
+        self.wm.progress_begin(0, t)
+        self.report = t
+    
+    @property
+    def current(self):
+        return 0
+
+    @current.setter
+    def current(self, c):
+        prog = float(c)/self.total
+        if prog >= self.next_update:
+            self.next_update = prog + self.precision
+            self.wm.progress_update(c)
+
+    def end(self):
+        if self.report:
+            self.report = 0
+            self.wm.progress_end()
+
+    def __call__(self, update):
+        self.total = update.total
+        self.current = update.current
+    
+
 def load(context,
          filepath,
          *,
@@ -24,16 +67,19 @@ def load(context,
          ):
 
     path = pathlib.Path(filepath)
-
+    lib = None
+    print(lib)
 
     with ProgressReport(context.window_manager) as progress:
-        progress.enter_substeps(1, "Importing GDS %r..." % filepath)
+        progress.enter_substeps(2, "Importing GDS %r..." % filepath)
+        prog = Progressor(context.window_manager)
         with open(filepath, "rb") as f:
-            lib = gds.parse_file(f)
+            lib = gds.parse_file(f, progress_func=prog)
     
         progress.step("Done, linking references")
-        lib.link_refs()
+        lib.link_refs(prog)
         progress.step("Done, building meshes")
+        prog.end()
 
         layergroups = {}
 
@@ -41,6 +87,8 @@ def load(context,
             if not len(value.elements):
                 continue
 
+            print("structure name: {}".format(name))
+
             verts = {} 
             faces = {}
 
@@ -60,14 +108,14 @@ def load(context,
                         indices.append(len(verts[element.layer])-1)
 
                     faces[element.layer].append(tuple(indices))
-
+            
+            # build structure object
             for layer in verts.keys():
                 if layer not in layergroups:
                     layergroups[layer] = bpy.data.groups.new("layer{}".format(layer))
 
-                meshname = "{}[{}]".format(name.replace("\x00", ""), layer)
+                meshname = "{}[{}]".format(name, layer)
 
-                print(layer, meshname)
                 mesh = bpy.data.meshes.new(meshname)
                 mesh.from_pydata(verts[layer], [], faces[layer])
                 mesh.update()
@@ -77,8 +125,7 @@ def load(context,
                 context.scene.objects.link(obj)
                 layergroups[layer].objects.link(obj)
                 obj.parent = root
-                
-
+        
         progress.leave_substeps("Done")
 
     return {"FINISHED"}