diff --git a/vcg/complex/base.h b/vcg/complex/base.h
index 49f2ff88..814a9c60 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/base.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/base.h
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ class TriMesh
                 PerVertexAttributeHandle( void *ah,const int & n):AttributeHandle<ATTR_TYPE,VertContainer>(ah,n){}
     };
 
+
     template <class ATTR_TYPE>
     class PerFaceAttributeHandle: public AttributeHandle<ATTR_TYPE,FaceContainer>{
     public:
@@ -294,6 +295,17 @@ class TriMesh
         ATTR_TYPE & operator ()(){ return *((Attribute<ATTR_TYPE> *)_handle)->attribute;}
     };
 
+    // Some common Handle typedefs to simplify use
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerVertexAttributeHandle<ScalarType> PerVertexScalarHandle;
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerVertexAttributeHandle<int>        PerVertexIntHandle;
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerVertexAttributeHandle<bool>       PerVertexBoolHandle;
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerVertexAttributeHandle<CoordType>  PerVertexCoordHandle;
+
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerFaceAttributeHandle<ScalarType> PerFaceScalarHandle;
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerFaceAttributeHandle<int>        PerFaceIntHandle;
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerFaceAttributeHandle<bool>       PerFaceBoolHandle;
+    typedef typename MeshType::template PerFaceAttributeHandle<CoordType>  PerFaceCoordHandle;
+
 
     // the camera member (that should keep the intrinsics) is no more needed since 2006, when intrisncs moved into the Shot structure
     //Camera<ScalarType> camera; // intrinsic
diff --git a/vcg/complex/used_types.h b/vcg/complex/used_types.h
index a346636c..0109a2a5 100755
--- a/vcg/complex/used_types.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/used_types.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <vcg/math/shot.h>
 #include <vcg/space/texcoord2.h>
 #include <vcg/space/triangle3.h>
+#include <vcg/space/polygon3.h>
 
 #include <vcg/container/derivation_chain.h>
 #include <vcg/complex/all_types.h>