diff --git a/vcg/complex/algorithms/clean.h b/vcg/complex/algorithms/clean.h
index b8c15028..fc7922e1 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/algorithms/clean.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/algorithms/clean.h
@@ -1687,6 +1687,7 @@ static std::pair<int,int>  RemoveSmallConnectedComponentsSize(MeshType &m, int m
 			return std::make_pair<int,int>(TotalCC,DeletedCC);
 }
 
+
 /// Remove the connected components smaller than a given diameter
 // it returns a pair with the number of connected components and the number of deleted ones.
 static std::pair<int,int> RemoveSmallConnectedComponentsDiameter(MeshType &m, ScalarType maxDiameter)
@@ -1717,6 +1718,36 @@ static std::pair<int,int> RemoveSmallConnectedComponentsDiameter(MeshType &m, Sc
 			return std::make_pair<int,int>(TotalCC,DeletedCC);
 }
 
+/// Remove the connected components greater than a given diameter
+// it returns a pair with the number of connected components and the number of deleted ones.
+static std::pair<int,int> RemoveHugeConnectedComponentsDiameter(MeshType &m, ScalarType minDiameter)
+{
+  std::vector< std::pair<int, typename MeshType::FacePointer> > CCV;
+      int TotalCC=ConnectedComponents(m, CCV); 
+      int DeletedCC=0; 
+      tri::ConnectedIterator<MeshType> ci;
+      for(unsigned int i=0;i<CCV.size();++i)
+      {
+        Box3f bb;
+        std::vector<typename MeshType::FacePointer> FPV;
+        for(ci.start(m,CCV[i].second);!ci.completed();++ci)
+        {
+            FPV.push_back(*ci);
+            bb.Add((*ci)->P(0));
+            bb.Add((*ci)->P(1));
+            bb.Add((*ci)->P(2));
+        } 
+        if(bb.Diag()>minDiameter)
+        {
+					DeletedCC++;
+          typename std::vector<typename MeshType::FacePointer>::iterator fpvi;
+          for(fpvi=FPV.begin(); fpvi!=FPV.end(); ++fpvi)
+						tri::Allocator<MeshType>::DeleteFace(m,(**fpvi));
+        }
+      }
+			return std::make_pair<int,int>(TotalCC,DeletedCC);
+}
+
 		}; // end class
 		/*@}*/