diff --git a/colorbleed/maya/lib.py b/colorbleed/maya/lib.py
index db89b7c403..3c75e6c14d 100644
--- a/colorbleed/maya/lib.py
+++ b/colorbleed/maya/lib.py
@@ -1033,9 +1033,10 @@ def get_container_transforms(container, members=None, root=False):
     Args:
         container (dict): the container
         members (list): optional and convenience argument
+        root (bool): return highest node in hierachy if True
 
     Returns:
-        root (list / str): highest node in hierarchy
+        root (list / str):
     """
 
     if not members:
@@ -1043,6 +1044,8 @@ def get_container_transforms(container, members=None, root=False):
 
     results = cmds.ls(members, type="transform", long=True)
     if root:
-        results = core.getHighestInHierarchy(results)[0]
+        root = core.getHighestInHierarchy(results)
+        if root:
+            results = root[0]
 
     return results
diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/collect_setdress.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/collect_setdress.py
index 885cdcaf2a..5eaa5822ba 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/collect_setdress.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/collect_setdress.py
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ class CollectSetDress(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         containers = amaya.ls()
 
         # Get all content from the instance
+        topnode = cmds.sets(instance.name, query=True)[0]
         instance_lookup = set(cmds.ls(instance, type="transform", long=True))
         data = defaultdict(list)
 
-        for container in containers:
+        hierarchy_nodes = []
+        for i, container in enumerate(containers):
             members = cmds.sets(container["objectName"], query=True)
             transforms = lib.get_container_transforms(container, members)
             root = lib.get_container_transforms(container,
@@ -39,25 +41,35 @@ class CollectSetDress(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             if root not in instance_lookup:
                 continue
 
-            # retrieve all matrix data
-            matrix_data = self.get_matrix_data(sorted(transforms))
+            # Retrieve all matrix data
+            hierarchy = cmds.listRelatives(root, parent=True, fullPath=True)[0]
+            relative_hierarchy = hierarchy.replace(topnode, "*")
+            hierarchy_nodes.append(relative_hierarchy)
 
             # Gather info for new data entry
             reference_node = cmds.ls(members, type="reference")[0]
             namespace = cmds.referenceQuery(reference_node, namespace=True)
             representation_id = container["representation"]
-            data[representation_id].append({
-                 "loader": container["loader"],
-                 "matrix": matrix_data,
-                 "namespace": namespace.strip(":")
-            })
+
+            instance_data = {"loader": container["loader"],
+                             "hierarchy": hierarchy,
+                             "namespace": namespace.strip(":")}
+
+            # Check if matrix differs from default and store changes
+            matrix_data = self.get_matrix_data(root)
+            if matrix_data:
+                instance_data["matrix"] = matrix_data
+
+            data[representation_id].append(instance_data)
 
         instance.data["scenedata"] = dict(data)
+        instance.data["hierarchy"] = list(set(hierarchy_nodes))
+
 
     def get_file_rule(self, rule):
         return mel.eval('workspace -query -fileRuleEntry "{}"'.format(rule))
 
-    def get_matrix_data(self, members):
+    def get_matrix_data(self, node):
         """Get the matrix of all members when they are not default
 
         Each matrix which differs from the default will be stored in a
@@ -69,11 +81,8 @@ class CollectSetDress(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             dict
         """
 
-        matrix_data = {}
-        for idx, member in enumerate(members):
-            matrix = cmds.xform(member, query=True, matrix=True)
-            if matrix == lib.DEFAULT_MATRIX:
-                continue
-            matrix_data[idx] = matrix
+        matrix = cmds.xform(node, query=True, matrix=True)
+        if matrix == lib.DEFAULT_MATRIX:
+            return
 
-        return matrix_data
+        return matrix
diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_setdress.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_setdress.py
index 5d0e5cdb49..d902c2073d 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_setdress.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/extract_setdress.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class ExtractSetDress(colorbleed.api.Extractor):
     def process(self, instance):
 
         parent_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
-        filename = "{}.abc".format(instance.name)
-        path = os.path.join(parent_dir, filename)
+        hierarchy_filename = "{}.abc".format(instance.name)
+        hierarchy_path = os.path.join(parent_dir, hierarchy_filename)
         json_filename = "{}.json".format(instance.name)
         json_path = os.path.join(parent_dir, json_filename)
 
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ class ExtractSetDress(colorbleed.api.Extractor):
             json.dump(instance.data["scenedata"], filepath, ensure_ascii=False)
 
         self.log.info("Extracting point cache ..")
-        cmds.select(instance)
+        cmds.select(cmds.ls(instance.data["hierarchy"], long=True))
 
         # Run basic alembic exporter
-        extract_alembic(file=path,
+        extract_alembic(file=hierarchy_path,
                         startFrame=1.0,
                         endFrame=1.0,
                         **{"step": 1.0,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ExtractSetDress(colorbleed.api.Extractor):
                            "uvWrite": True,
                            "selection": True})
 
-        instance.data["files"] = [json_path, path]
+        instance.data["files"] = [json_path, hierarchy_path]
 
         # Remove data
         instance.data.pop("scenedata", None)