diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# DataForge plugins for visualisation
+
+## Common visualisation objects
+
+## JavaFX utilities for meta manipulations
+
+## 3D visualisation
+
+Includes common discription and serializers, JavaFX and Three.js implementations.
+
+## GDML bindings for 3D visualisation (to be moved to gdml project) 
diff --git a/dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualObject.kt b/dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualObject.kt
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--- a/dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualObject.kt
+++ b/dataforge-vis-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/vis/common/VisualObject.kt
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ interface VisualObject : MetaRepr {
 
     val properties: Styled
 
-    override fun toMeta(): Meta = buildMeta(properties) {
+    override fun toMeta(): Meta = buildMeta {
         "type" to this::class
+        "properties" to properties
     }
 
     companion object {