diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py
index db79676..3c1c354 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/__init__.py
@@ -326,41 +326,24 @@ class BlendFileBlock:
         assert (type(dna_type_id) is bytes)
         self.refine_type_from_index(self.bfile.sdna_index_from_id[dna_type_id])
 
-    def get_file_offset(self, path,
-                        default=...,
-                        sdna_index_refine=None,
-                        base_index=0,
-                        ):
-        """
-        Return (offset, length)
-        """
+    def get_file_offset(self, path: bytes) -> (int, int):
+        """Return (offset, length)"""
         assert isinstance(path, bytes)
 
+        # TODO: refactor to just return the length, and check whether this isn't actually
+        # simply the same as self.size.
         ofs = self.file_offset
-        if base_index != 0:
-            assert (base_index < self.count)
-            ofs += (self.size // self.count) * base_index
-        self.bfile.fileobj.seek(ofs, os.SEEK_SET)
-
-        if sdna_index_refine is None:
-            sdna_index_refine = self.sdna_index
-        else:
-            self.bfile.ensure_subtype_smaller(self.sdna_index, sdna_index_refine)
-
-        dna_struct = self.bfile.structs[sdna_index_refine]
-        field = dna_struct.field_from_path(
-            self.bfile.header, self.bfile.fileobj, path)
-
-        return self.bfile.fileobj.tell(), field.dna_name.array_size
+        field, _ = self.dna_type.field_from_path(self.bfile.header.pointer_size, path)
+        return ofs, field.name.array_size
 
     def get(self,
             path: dna.FieldPath,
             default=...,
             sdna_index_refine=None,
-            null_terminated: typing.Optional[bool]=None,
+            null_terminated: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
             as_str=True,
             base_index=0,
-            ):
+            ) -> typing.Any:
         """Read a property and return the value.
 
         :param path: name of the property (like `b'loc'`), tuple of names
@@ -395,12 +378,20 @@ class BlendFileBlock:
             null_terminated=null_terminated, as_str=as_str,
         )
 
-    def get_recursive_iter(self, path, path_root=b"",
+    def get_recursive_iter(self,
+                           path: dna.FieldPath,
+                           path_root: dna.FieldPath = b'',
                            default=...,
                            sdna_index_refine=None,
-                           use_nil=True, use_str=True,
+                           null_terminated: typing.Optional[bool] = None,
+                           as_str=True,
                            base_index=0,
-                           ):
+                           ) -> typing.Iterator[typing.Tuple[bytes, typing.Any]]:
+        """Generator, yields (path, property value) tuples.
+
+        If a property cannot be decoded, a string representing its DNA type
+        name is used as its value instead, between pointy brackets.
+        """
         if path_root:
             path_full = (
                     (path_root if type(path_root) is tuple else (path_root,)) +
@@ -409,22 +400,26 @@ class BlendFileBlock:
             path_full = path
 
         try:
+            # Try accessing as simple property
             yield (path_full,
-                   self.get(path_full, default, sdna_index_refine, use_nil, use_str, base_index))
-        except NotImplementedError as ex:
-            msg, dna_name, dna_type = ex.args
-            struct_index = self.bfile.sdna_index_from_id.get(dna_type.dna_type_id, None)
+                   self.get(path_full, default, sdna_index_refine, null_terminated, as_str,
+                            base_index))
+        except exceptions.NoReaderImplemented as ex:
+            # This was not a simple property, so recurse into its DNA Struct.
+            dna_type = ex.dna_type
+            struct_index = self.bfile.sdna_index_from_id.get(dna_type.dna_type_id)
             if struct_index is None:
                 yield (path_full, "<%s>" % dna_type.dna_type_id.decode('ascii'))
-            else:
-                struct = self.bfile.structs[struct_index]
-                for f in struct.fields:
-                    yield from self.get_recursive_iter(
-                        f.dna_name.name_only, path_full, default, None, use_nil, use_str, 0)
+                return
+
+            # Recurse through the fields.
+            for f in dna_type.fields:
+                yield from self.get_recursive_iter(f.name.name_only, path_full, default=default,
+                                                   null_terminated=null_terminated, as_str=as_str)
 
     def items_recursive_iter(self):
         for k in self.keys():
-            yield from self.get_recursive_iter(k, use_str=False)
+            yield from self.get_recursive_iter(k, as_str=False)
 
     def get_data_hash(self):
         """
diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py
index 2e8bffa..efcd489 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/dna.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import typing
 
 import os
 
-from . import dna_io, header
+from . import dna_io, header, exceptions
 
 # Either a simple path b'propname', or a tuple (b'parentprop', b'actualprop', arrayindex)
 FieldPath = typing.Union[bytes, typing.Iterable[typing.Union[bytes, int]]]
@@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ class Struct:
         self._fields.append(field)
         self._fields_by_name[field.name.name_only] = field
 
+    @property
+    def fields(self) -> typing.List[Field]:
+        """Return the fields of this Struct.
+
+        Do not modify the returned list; use append_field() instead.
+        """
+        return self._fields
+
     def field_from_path(self,
                         pointer_size: int,
                         path: FieldPath) \
@@ -231,8 +239,9 @@ class Struct:
         try:
             simple_reader = simple_readers[dna_type.dna_type_id]
         except KeyError:
-            raise NotImplementedError("%r exists but isn't pointer, can't resolve field %r" %
-                                      (path, dna_name.name_only), dna_name, dna_type)
+            raise exceptions.NoReaderImplemented(
+                "%r exists but isn't pointer, can't resolve field %r" % (path, dna_name.name_only),
+                dna_name, dna_type) from None
 
         if isinstance(path, tuple) and len(path) > 1 and isinstance(path[-1], int):
             # The caller wants to get a single item from an array. The offset we seeked to already
diff --git a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/exceptions.py b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/exceptions.py
index e408b36..8721671 100644
--- a/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/exceptions.py
+++ b/blender_asset_tracer/blendfile/exceptions.py
@@ -37,3 +37,18 @@ class BlendFileError(Exception):
 
 class NoDNA1Block(BlendFileError):
     """Raised when the blend file contains no DNA1 block."""
+
+
+class NoReaderImplemented(NotImplementedError):
+    """Raised when reading a property of a non-implemented type.
+
+    This indicates that the property should be read using some dna.Struct.
+
+    :type dna_name: blender_asset_tracer.blendfile.dna.Name
+    :type dna_type: blender_asset_tracer.blendfile.dna.Struct
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, message: str, dna_name, dna_type):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.dna_name = dna_name
+        self.dna_type = dna_type
diff --git a/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py b/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py
index cb24340..e658acc 100644
--- a/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py
+++ b/tests/test_blendfile_loading.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import os
 from blender_asset_tracer import blendfile
 
 
-class BlendLoadingTest(unittest.TestCase):
+class BlendFileBlockTest(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.blendfiles = pathlib.Path(__file__).with_name('blendfiles')
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ class BlendLoadingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         if self.bf:
             self.bf.close()
 
-    def test_some_properties(self):
+    def test_loading(self):
         self.bf = blendfile.BlendFile(self.blendfiles / 'basic_file.blend')
         self.assertFalse(self.bf.is_compressed)
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.bf.code_index[b'OB']))
+
+    def test_some_properties(self):
+        self.bf = blendfile.BlendFile(self.blendfiles / 'basic_file.blend')
         ob = self.bf.code_index[b'OB'][0]
         self.assertEqual('Object', ob.dna_type_name)
 
@@ -51,3 +53,29 @@ class BlendLoadingTest(unittest.TestCase):
         mesh = self.bf.block_from_addr[mesh_ptr]
         mname = mesh.get((b'id', b'name'))
         self.assertEqual('MECube³', mname)
+
+    def test_get_recursive_iter(self):
+        self.bf = blendfile.BlendFile(self.blendfiles / 'basic_file.blend')
+        ob = self.bf.code_index[b'OB'][0]
+        assert isinstance(ob, blendfile.BlendFileBlock)
+
+        # No recursing, just an array property.
+        gen = ob.get_recursive_iter(b'loc')
+        self.assertEqual([(b'loc', [2.0, 3.0, 5.0])], list(gen))
+
+        # Recurse into an object
+        gen = ob.get_recursive_iter(b'id')
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [((b'id', b'next'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'prev'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'newid'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'lib'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'name'), 'OBümlaut'),
+             ((b'id', b'flag'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'tag'), 1024),
+             ((b'id', b'us'), 1),
+             ((b'id', b'icon_id'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'recalc'), 0),
+             ((b'id', b'pad'), 0),
+             ],
+            list(gen)[:-2])  # the last 2 properties are pointers and change when saving.