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+#ifndef EXTRUDE_H
+#define EXTRUDE_H
+
+namespace vcg {
+namespace tri {
+
+
+template <class MeshType> class Extrude
+{
+  public:
+  typedef typename MeshType::FacePointer FacePointer;
+  typedef typename MeshType::EdgePointer EdgePointer;
+  typedef typename MeshType::VertexPointer VertexPointer;
+  typedef typename MeshType::FaceType FaceType;
+  typedef typename MeshType::EdgeType EdgeType;
+  typedef typename MeshType::VertexIterator VertexIterator;
+  typedef typename MeshType::EdgeIterator EdgeIterator;
+  typedef typename MeshType::FaceIterator FaceIterator;
+
+static void ProfileWithCap(MeshType &profile, MeshType &surface, const vcg::Similarityf &sim )
+{
+  surface.Clear();
+
+  for(VertexIterator vi=profile.vert.begin();vi!=profile.vert.end();++vi)
+  {
+    VertexIterator vp=tri::Allocator<MeshType>::AddVertices(surface,2);
+    vp->P()=vi->P();
+    ++vp;
+    vp->P()= sim*vi->P() ;
+  }
+
+  for(EdgeIterator ei=profile.edge.begin();ei!=profile.edge.end();++ei)
+  {
+    int i0=tri::Index(profile,ei->V(0));
+    int i1=tri::Index(profile,ei->V(1));
+
+    FaceIterator fp= tri::Allocator<MeshType>::AddFaces(surface,2);
+    fp->V(0) = &surface.vert[i0*2];
+    fp->V(1) = &surface.vert[i1*2];
+    fp->V(2) = &surface.vert[i0*2+1];
+    ++fp;
+    fp->V(0) = &surface.vert[i1*2+1];
+    fp->V(1) = &surface.vert[i0*2+1];
+    fp->V(2) = &surface.vert[i1*2];
+  }
+
+  MeshType cap1;
+
+  tri::CapEdgeMesh(profile,cap1);
+  if(cap1.fn==0) CapEdgeMesh(profile,cap1,true);
+  tri::Append<MeshType,MeshType>::Mesh(surface,cap1);
+
+  for(VertexIterator vi=cap1.vert.begin();vi!=cap1.vert.end();++vi)
+    vi->P() = sim*vi->P();
+  tri::Append<MeshType,MeshType>::Mesh(surface,cap1);
+
+  tri::Clean<MeshType>::RemoveDuplicateVertex(surface);
+  bool oriented,orientable;
+  tri::UpdateTopology<MeshType>::FaceFace(surface);
+  tri::Clean<MeshType>::OrientCoherentlyMesh(surface,oriented,orientable);
+}
+
+static void ProfileWithCap(MeshType &profile, MeshType &surface, const Point3f offset)
+{
+  Similarityf tra;
+  tra.SetTranslate(offset);
+  ProfileWithCap(profile,surface,tra);
+}
+
+}; // end class
+
+} // end namespace tri
+} // end namespace vcg
+
+#endif // EXTRUDE_H