diff --git a/apps/plyrefine/main.cpp b/apps/plyrefine/main.cpp
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-	
-// mesh definition 
-#include <vcg/simplex/vertex/with/afvn.h>
-#include <vcg/simplex/face/with/af.h>
-#include <vcg/complex/complex.h>
-
-#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/update/topology.h>
-#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/update/flag.h>
-#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/update/normal.h>
-#include <vcg/complex/algorithms/refine.h>
-
-// input output
-#include <wrap/io_trimesh/import_ply.h>
-#include <wrap/io_trimesh/export_ply.h>
-
-// std
-#include <vector>
-
-using namespace vcg;
-using namespace std;
-
-struct MyFace;
-struct MyTetra;
-struct MyEdge;
-struct MyVertex: public VertexAFVNf<MyEdge,MyFace,MyTetra>{};
-struct MyFace: public FaceAF<MyVertex,MyEdge,MyFace>{};
-struct MyMesh: public tri::TriMesh< vector<MyVertex>, vector<MyFace> >{};
-
-
-
-
-#define FLAT	0
-#define ARC		1
-#define BUTTERFLY 2
-//#define BUTTERFLY2 3
-
-//#define PLANE 4
-//#define SPHERE 5
-
-#define LENGTH 6
-#define ONLY_SEL 7
-
-
-int  main(int argc, char **argv){
-		if(argc<4)
-	{
-		printf(
-		"\n                  PlyRefine ("__DATE__")\n"
-			"						Visual Computing Group I.S.T.I. C.N.R.\n"
-			"Usage: PlyRefine filein.ply fileout.ply [command list]\n"
-			"Commands: \n"
-			" Refinement rules:\n"
-			"     -m# midpoint flat \n"
-			"     -a# midpoint arc\n"
-			"     -b# butterfly\n"
-			//"     -p# clip with plane   \n"
-			//"     -s# clip with sphere   \n"
-			" Selective Refinement\n"
-			"     -L# refine only if the the edge is longer than #(default 0.0)\n"
-			"     -S(0|1)  refine only selected faces\n"
-			);
-		exit(0);
-	}
-
-	typedef	pair<int,float> OP_TYPE;
-	vector<OP_TYPE > operations;
-	bool only_selected=false;
-	int i=3; int n_steps;float length=0;
-	while(i<argc)
-		{
-			if(argv[i][0]!='-')
-				{printf("Error unable to parse option '%s'\n",argv[i]); exit(0);}
-			operations.push_back(OP_TYPE()); OP_TYPE & op = operations.back();
-			switch(argv[i][1])
-			{
-				
-				case 'm' :	
-										n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-										op.first = FLAT;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				case 'a' :	
-										n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-										op.first = ARC;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				case 'b' :	
-										n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-										op.first = BUTTERFLY;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				//case 'v' :	
-				//						n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-				//						op.first = BUTTERFLY2;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				//case 'p' :	
-				//						n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-				//						op.first = PLANE;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				//case 's' :	
-				//						n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-				//						op.first = SPHERE;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				case 'L' :	
-										n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-										op.first = LENGTH;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				case 'S' :	
-										n_steps = atof(argv[i]+2); n_steps=max(1,n_steps);
-										op.first = ONLY_SEL;op.second = n_steps; break;
-				default : {printf("Error unable to parse option '%s'\n",argv[i]); exit(0);}
-			}
-			++i;
-		}
-
-
-	MyMesh m;
-		if(vcg::tri::io::ImporterPLY<MyMesh>::Open(m,argv[1])!=0)
-			{
-			printf("Error reading file  %s\n",argv[1]);
-			exit(0);
-		}
-
-		
-
-	vcg::tri::UpdateTopology<MyMesh>::FaceFace(m);
-	vcg::tri::UpdateTopology<MyMesh>::FaceBorderFlags(m);
-	vcg::tri::UpdateNormals<MyMesh>::PerVertexNormalized(m);
-
-	int h;
-	for(i=0;i < operations.size();++i){
-					
-				switch(operations[i].first){
-					case FLAT:
-										for(h=0;h<operations[i].second;++h){
-											Refine(m,MidPoint<MyMesh>(),length,only_selected);
-											}
-									 break;
-					case ARC:
-								for(h=0;h<operations[i].second;++h){
-											Refine(m,MidPointArc<MyMesh>(),length,only_selected);}
-								 break;
-					case BUTTERFLY:
-								for(h=0;h<operations[i].second;++h){
-											Refine(m,MidPointButterfly<MyMesh>(),length,only_selected); }
-										break;
-					//case BUTTERFLY2:
-					//			for(h=0;h<operations[i].second;++h){
-					//						m.ComputeNormalizedVertexNormal();
-					//						Refine(m,MidPointButterfly2<MyMesh>(),length,only_selected);
-					//				}
-					//						break;
-	/*				case PLANE:
-								for(h=0;h<operations[i].second;++h){
-										m.ComputeNormalizedVertexNormal();
-										Refine(m,MidPointPlane<MyMesh>(),length,only_selected);
-									}
-									 break;
-					case SPHERE:
-								for(h=0;h<operations[i].second;++h){
-											m.ComputeNormalizedVertexNormal();
-											Refine(m,MidPointSphere<MyMesh>(),length,only_selected);
-									}
-							break;
-	*/				case LENGTH:
-										length = operations[i].second; break;
-					case ONLY_SEL:
-										only_selected = (bool)operations[i].second; break;
-			}
-		}
-	
-	
-	//m.ComputeNormalizedVertexNormal();
-	//Refine(m,MidPointArc<MyMesh>(),0);
-	vcg::tri::io::PlyInfo pi;
-	vcg::tri::io::ExporterPLY<MyMesh>::Save(m,argv[2],pi.mask);
-	return 0;
-	}