diff --git a/vcg/simplex/tetrahedron/tetrahedron.h b/vcg/simplex/tetrahedron/tetrahedron.h
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+#ifndef __VCGLIB_TETRAHEDRON
+#define __VCGLIB_TETRAHEDRON
+#define TETRA_TYPE Tetrahedron
+#include <vcg/simplex/tetrahedron/base.h> 
+
+#endif