diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
index 9f90884bd..ef50d9546 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Animation.java
@@ -29,16 +29,14 @@
 
 package com.esotericsoftware.spine;
 
-import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixBlend.add;
-import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixBlend.first;
-import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixBlend.setup;
-import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixDirection.in;
-import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixDirection.out;
+import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixBlend.*;
+import static com.esotericsoftware.spine.Animation.MixDirection.*;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.math.MathUtils;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Array;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.FloatArray;
+
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.attachments.Attachment;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.attachments.VertexAttachment;
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java
index 3ab8b8fe3..04bdfca6d 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/Skeleton.java
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ public class Skeleton {
 
 	/** A convenience method to set an attachment by finding the slot with {@link #findSlot(String)}, finding the attachment with
 	 * {@link #getAttachment(int, String)}, then setting the slot's {@link Slot#attachment}.
-	 * @param attachmentName May be null to clear the slot. */
+	 * @param attachmentName May be null to clear the slot's attachment. */
 	public void setAttachment (String slotName, String attachmentName) {
 		if (slotName == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("slotName cannot be null.");
 		Slot slot = findSlot(slotName);
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/MeshAttachment.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/MeshAttachment.java
index 240388e77..d37170efa 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/MeshAttachment.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/MeshAttachment.java
@@ -233,46 +233,42 @@ public class MeshAttachment extends VertexAttachment {
 	}
 
 	public Attachment copy () {
+		if (parentMesh != null) return newLinkedMesh();
+
 		MeshAttachment copy = new MeshAttachment(name);
 		copy.region = region;
 		copy.path = path;
 		copy.color.set(color);
 		copy.deformAttachment = deformAttachment;
 
-		if (parentMesh == null) {
-			copyTo(copy);
-			copy.regionUVs = new float[regionUVs.length];
-			System.arraycopy(regionUVs, 0, copy.regionUVs, 0, regionUVs.length);
-			copy.uvs = new float[uvs.length];
-			System.arraycopy(uvs, 0, copy.uvs, 0, uvs.length);
-			copy.triangles = new short[triangles.length];
-			System.arraycopy(triangles, 0, copy.triangles, 0, triangles.length);
-			copy.hullLength = hullLength;
+		copyTo(copy);
+		copy.regionUVs = new float[regionUVs.length];
+		System.arraycopy(regionUVs, 0, copy.regionUVs, 0, regionUVs.length);
+		copy.uvs = new float[uvs.length];
+		System.arraycopy(uvs, 0, copy.uvs, 0, uvs.length);
+		copy.triangles = new short[triangles.length];
+		System.arraycopy(triangles, 0, copy.triangles, 0, triangles.length);
+		copy.hullLength = hullLength;
 
-			// Nonessential.
-			if (edges != null) {
-				copy.edges = new short[edges.length];
-				System.arraycopy(edges, 0, copy.edges, 0, edges.length);
-			}
-			copy.width = width;
-			copy.height = height;
-		} else {
-			copy.setParentMesh(parentMesh);
-			copy.updateUVs();
+		// Nonessential.
+		if (edges != null) {
+			copy.edges = new short[edges.length];
+			System.arraycopy(edges, 0, copy.edges, 0, edges.length);
 		}
-
+		copy.width = width;
+		copy.height = height;
 		return copy;
 	}
 
-	/** returns a mesh linking to this mesh. **/
+	/** Returns a new mesh with this mesh set as the {@link #parentMesh}. **/
 	public MeshAttachment newLinkedMesh () {
-		MeshAttachment linkedMesh = new MeshAttachment(name);
-		linkedMesh.region = region;
-		linkedMesh.path = path;
-		linkedMesh.color.set(color);
-		linkedMesh.deformAttachment = deformAttachment;
-		linkedMesh.setParentMesh(parentMesh != null ? parentMesh : this);
-		linkedMesh.updateUVs();
-		return linkedMesh;
+		MeshAttachment mesh = new MeshAttachment(name);
+		mesh.region = region;
+		mesh.path = path;
+		mesh.color.set(color);
+		mesh.deformAttachment = deformAttachment;
+		mesh.setParentMesh(parentMesh != null ? parentMesh : this);
+		mesh.updateUVs();
+		return mesh;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/VertexAttachment.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/VertexAttachment.java
index 2f41eef85..3df2beb3a 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/VertexAttachment.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/attachments/VertexAttachment.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 package com.esotericsoftware.spine.attachments;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.FloatArray;
+
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Bone;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Skeleton;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Slot;
@@ -43,11 +44,10 @@ abstract public class VertexAttachment extends Attachment {
 	int[] bones;
 	float[] vertices;
 	int worldVerticesLength;
-	VertexAttachment deformAttachment;
+	VertexAttachment deformAttachment = this;
 
 	public VertexAttachment (String name) {
 		super(name);
-		deformAttachment = this;
 	}
 
 	/** Transforms the attachment's local {@link #getVertices()} to world coordinates. If the slot's {@link Slot#getDeform()} is
@@ -118,10 +118,13 @@ abstract public class VertexAttachment extends Attachment {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/** Deform keys for the deform attachment are also applied to this attachment.
+	 * @return May be null if no deform keys should be applied. */
 	public VertexAttachment getDeformAttachment () {
 		return deformAttachment;
 	}
 
+	/** @param deformAttachment May be null if no deform keys should be applied. */
 	public void setDeformAttachment (VertexAttachment deformAttachment) {
 		this.deformAttachment = deformAttachment;
 	}