diff --git a/vcg/complex/trimesh/base.h b/vcg/complex/trimesh/base.h
index fc9dcd70..9f8f7072 100644
--- a/vcg/complex/trimesh/base.h
+++ b/vcg/complex/trimesh/base.h
@@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ bool HasPerVertexFlags (const TriMesh < VertContainerType , FaceContainerType, E
 template < class VertContainerType, class FaceContainerType, class EdgeContainerType >
 bool HasPerVertexNormal (const TriMesh < VertContainerType , FaceContainerType, EdgeContainerType> & /*m*/) {return VertContainerType::value_type::HasNormal();}
 
+template < class VertContainerType, class FaceContainerType, class EdgeContainerType >
+bool HasPerVertexRadius (const TriMesh < VertContainerType , FaceContainerType, EdgeContainerType> & /*m*/) {return VertContainerType::value_type::HasRadius();}
+
 template < class VertContainerType, class FaceContainerType, class EdgeContainerType >
 bool HasPerWedgeTexCoord (const TriMesh < VertContainerType , FaceContainerType, EdgeContainerType> & /*m*/) {return FaceContainerType::value_type::HasWedgeTexCoord();}