diff --git a/vcg/space/point3.h b/vcg/space/point3.h
index 7626bf9a..fd1126a6 100644
--- a/vcg/space/point3.h
+++ b/vcg/space/point3.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
   History
 
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+Revision 1.22  2005/09/14 14:09:21  m_di_benedetto
+Added specialized Convert() for the same scalar type.
+
 Revision 1.21  2005/05/06 14:45:33  spinelli
 cambiato parentesi nel costruttore di GetUV per rendere compatibile tale costruttore con MVC e borland
 
@@ -498,6 +501,16 @@ void GetUV( Point3<P3ScalarType> &n,Point3<P3ScalarType> &u, Point3<P3ScalarType
 }
 
 
+template <class SCALARTYPE>
+inline Point3<SCALARTYPE> Abs(const Point3<SCALARTYPE> & p) {
+	return (Point3<SCALARTYPE>(math::Abs(p[0]), math::Abs(p[1]), math::Abs(p[2])));
+}
+// probably a more uniform naming should be defined...
+template <class SCALARTYPE>
+inline Point3<SCALARTYPE> LowClampToZero(const Point3<SCALARTYPE> & p) {
+	return (Point3<SCALARTYPE>(math::Max(p[0], (SCALARTYPE)0), math::Max(p[1], (SCALARTYPE)0), math::Max(p[2], (SCALARTYPE)0)));
+}
+
 typedef Point3<short>  Point3s;
 typedef Point3<int>	   Point3i;
 typedef Point3<float>  Point3f;