diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.h
index 69fb80f2..4996d79d 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/CubicSurfaceExtractor.h
@@ -188,13 +188,18 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		typename VolumeType::VoxelType m_tBorderValue;
 	};
 
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename IsQuadNeeded = DefaultIsQuadNeeded<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, typename IndexType = DefaultIndexType >
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename IsQuadNeeded = DefaultIsQuadNeeded<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> >
+	void extractCubicMesh(VolumeType* volData, Region region, MeshType* result, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), bool bMergeQuads = true, IsQuadNeeded isQuadNeeded = IsQuadNeeded())
+	{
+		CubicSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, IsQuadNeeded> extractor(volData, region, result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, bMergeQuads, isQuadNeeded);
+		extractor.execute();
+	}
+
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename IsQuadNeeded = DefaultIsQuadNeeded<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> >
 	Mesh<CubicVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> > extractCubicMesh(VolumeType* volData, Region region, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), bool bMergeQuads = true, IsQuadNeeded isQuadNeeded = IsQuadNeeded())
 	{
-		typedef Mesh<CubicVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, IndexType > MeshType;
-		MeshType result;
-		CubicSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, IsQuadNeeded> extractor(volData, region, &result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, bMergeQuads, isQuadNeeded);
-		extractor.execute();
+		Mesh< CubicVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> > result;
+		extractCubicMesh(volData, region, &result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, bMergeQuads, isQuadNeeded);
 		return result;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
index 61909a41..3439e003 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	template< typename VolumeType, typename ControllerType = DefaultMarchingCubesController<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> >
 	Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> > extractMarchingCubesMesh(VolumeType* volData, Region region, ControllerType controller = ControllerType(), WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), typename ControllerType::DensityType doNotUseThisParameter = typename ControllerType::DensityType())
 	{
-		Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, DefaultIndexType > result;
+		Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> > result;
 		extractMarchingCubesMesh<VolumeType, Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, DefaultIndexType > >(volData, region, &result, controller, eWrapMode, tBorderValue);
 		return result;
 	}