diff --git a/apps/sample/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse/main.cpp b/apps/sample/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse/main.cpp
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+++ b/apps/sample/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <vcg/complex/complex.h>
+#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/update/topology.h>
+#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/clean.h>
+#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/update/bounding.h>
+#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/update/normal.h>
+#include <wrap/io_trimesh/import.h>
+#include <wrap/io_trimesh/export.h>
+#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/polygon_support.h>
+#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/polygon_polycoord_collapse.h>
+
+using namespace vcg;
+
+class PolyVertex;
+class PolyFace;
+
+struct PolyUsedTypes : public vcg::UsedTypes<
+        vcg::Use<PolyVertex>::AsVertexType,
+        vcg::Use<PolyFace>::AsFaceType
+        > {};
+
+class PolyVertex : public vcg::Vertex<
+        PolyUsedTypes,
+        vcg::vertex::Coord3f,
+        vcg::vertex::Normal3f,
+        vcg::vertex::BitFlags
+        > {};
+
+class PolyFace : public vcg::Face<
+        PolyUsedTypes,
+        vcg::face::PolyInfo,
+        vcg::face::Normal3f,
+        vcg::face::BitFlags,
+        vcg::face::PFVAdj,
+        vcg::face::PFFAdj
+        > {};
+
+class PolyMesh : public vcg::tri::TriMesh<
+        std::vector<PolyVertex>,
+        std::vector<PolyFace>
+        > {
+
+public:
+    /**
+     * @brief open Loads a polygonal mesh from file.
+     * @param mesh The mesh object into which to extract the mesh.
+     * @param filename The filename where the mesh is stored.
+     * @return An error code.
+     */
+    static int openMesh (PolyMesh &mesh, const char *filename)
+    {
+        // try to load the mesh from the file
+        int err = vcg::tri::io::Importer<PolyMesh>::Open(mesh, filename);
+
+        // check if successfully loaded
+        if (err == 0)
+        {
+            // update bounding box
+            vcg::tri::UpdateBounding<PolyMesh>::Box(mesh);
+            // update topology
+            vcg::tri::UpdateTopology<PolyMesh>::FaceFace(mesh);
+            // update normals TODO: compute average normal in the polygon
+            vcg::tri::UpdateNormal<PolyMesh>::PerFaceNormalized(mesh);
+            // update flags
+            vcg::tri::UpdateFlags<PolyMesh>::Clear(mesh);
+        }
+
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief saveMesh Writes a polygonal mesh into a file.
+     * @param mesh The mesh to write.
+     * @param filename The filename where to store the mesh.
+     * @return
+     */
+    static int saveMesh (PolyMesh &mesh, const char *filename) {
+        // try to write the mesh into the file
+        return vcg::tri::io::Exporter<PolyMesh>::Save(mesh, filename);
+    }
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  if (argc < 2) {
+    std::cout << "Error. Usage: " << argv[0] << " meshfilename" << std::endl;
+    return -1;
+  }
+
+  PolyMesh mesh;
+
+  // open mesh
+  int err = PolyMesh::openMesh(mesh, argv[1]);
+  if (err != 0)
+    return err;
+
+  // collapse **********************************************************************************************
+  vcg::tri::PolycoordCollapse<PolyMesh>::CollapseAllPolycoords(mesh, true);
+
+  // these don't work with polygonal meshes:
+  vcg::tri::Allocator<PolyMesh>::CompactFaceVector(mesh);
+  vcg::tri::Allocator<PolyMesh>::CompactVertexVector(mesh);
+
+  // save mesh
+  PolyMesh::saveMesh(mesh, "output.obj");
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/sample/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse.pro b/apps/sample/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse.pro
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c089e0ec
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+++ b/apps/sample/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse/polygonmesh_polycoord_collapse.pro
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+TEMPLATE = app
+CONFIG += console
+CONFIG -= app_bundle
+CONFIG -= qt
+
+SOURCES += main.cpp
+
+
+VCGLIBDIR = ../../../
+DEPENDPATH += $$VCGLIBDIR
+INCLUDEPATH += $$VCGLIBDIR
+SOURCES += $$VCGLIBDIR/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp