diff --git a/vcg/simplex/vertex/with/vn.h b/vcg/simplex/vertex/with/vn.h
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+++ b/vcg/simplex/vertex/with/vn.h
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+#ifndef __VCGLIB_VERTEX__VN__TYPE
+#define __VCGLIB_VERTEX__VN__TYPE
+
+
+#define VERTEX_TYPE VertexVN 
+
+#define __VCGLIB_VERTEX_VN
+
+#include <vcg/simplex/vertex/base.h> 
+
+
+#undef VERTEX_TYPE 
+#undef __VCGLIB_VERTEX_VN
+
+
+namespace vcg {
+typedef VertexVN<float>  VertexVNf;
+typedef VertexVN<double> VertexVNd;
+}
+
+#endif