diff --git a/vcg/simplex/vertexplus/component_sph.h b/vcg/simplex/vertexplus/component_sph.h
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+#ifndef COMPONENT_SPH_
+#define COMPONENT_SPH_
+
+#include "spherical_harmonics.h"
+
+namespace vcg {
+namespace vertex {
+
+template <class A, class T> class Sph: public T
+{
+public:
+	typedef A SphType;
+	SphType &SH() { return _harmonics; }
+	const SphType &cSH() const { return _harmonics; }
+	template < class LeftV>
+	void ImportLocal(const LeftV  & left ) { SH() = left.cSH(); T::ImportLocal( left); }
+	static bool HasSH()   { return true; }
+	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Spherical Harmonics"));T::Name(name);}
+
+private:
+  SphType _harmonics;
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph9f: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<float, 3>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph9f"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph16f: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<float, 4>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph16f"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph25f: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<float, 5>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph25f"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph36f: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<float, 6>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph36f"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph9d: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<double, 9>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph9d"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph16d: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<double, 4>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph16d"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph25d: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<double, 5>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph25d"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+template <class T> class Sph36d: public Sph<vcg::math::SphericalHarmonics<double, 6>, T> {
+	public:	static void Name(std::vector<std::string> & name){name.push_back(std::string("Sph36d"));T::Name(name);}
+};
+
+}}
+
+#endif /*COMPONENT_H_*/