diff --git a/vcg/space/deprecated_point2.h b/vcg/space/deprecated_point2.h
index b93b49af..c95789a4 100644
--- a/vcg/space/deprecated_point2.h
+++ b/vcg/space/deprecated_point2.h
@@ -301,6 +301,18 @@ public:
 	inline void Import( const Point2<T> & b )
 	{
 		_v[0] = b.X(); _v[1] = b.Y();
+	}
+	template <class EigenVector>
+	inline void FromEigenVector(const EigenVector & b)
+	{
+		_v[0] = ScalarType(b[0]);
+		_v[1] = ScalarType(b[1]);
+	}
+	template <class EigenVector>
+	inline void ToEigenVector(EigenVector & b) const
+	{
+		b[0]=_v[0];
+		b[1]=_v[1];
 	}
 		/// constructs a 2D points from an existing one of different type
 	template <class T>