diff --git a/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp b/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp
index a4dc8ed4..a95d66e5 100644
--- a/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/OpenGL/main.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				// Perform the extraction for this region of the volume
 				auto mesh = extractMarchingCubesMesh(&volData, regToExtract);
 
+				// The returned mesh needs to be decoded to be appropriate for GPU rendering.
+				auto decodedMesh = decode(mesh);
+
 				//Pass the surface to the OpenGL window
-				openGLWidget.addMesh(mesh, Vector3DInt32(x, y, z));
+				openGLWidget.addMesh(decodedMesh, Vector3DInt32(x, y, z));
 
 				meshCounter++;
 			}
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
index 6b6a688b..bbe18ad2 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					const float fInterp = static_cast<float>(m_tThreshold - m_controller.convertToDensity(v000)) / static_cast<float>(m_controller.convertToDensity(v100) - m_controller.convertToDensity(v000));
 
 					const Vector3DFloat v3dPosition(static_cast<float>(iXVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerX()) + fInterp, static_cast<float>(iYVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerY()), static_cast<float>(iZVolSpace - m_regSizeInCells.getLowerZ()));
+					const Vector3DUint16 v3dPositionAsUint(static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getX() * 256.0f), static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getY() * 256.0f), static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getZ() * 256.0f));
 
 					Vector3DFloat v3dNormal = (n100*fInterp) + (n000*(1-fInterp));
 
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					const typename VolumeType::VoxelType uMaterial = m_controller.blendMaterials(v000, v100, fInterp);
 
 					MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> surfaceVertex;
-					surfaceVertex.position = v3dPosition;
+					surfaceVertex.position = v3dPositionAsUint;
 					surfaceVertex.normal = v3dNormal;
 					surfaceVertex.material = uMaterial;
 
@@ -479,6 +480,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					const float fInterp = static_cast<float>(m_tThreshold - m_controller.convertToDensity(v000)) / static_cast<float>(m_controller.convertToDensity(v010) - m_controller.convertToDensity(v000));
 
 					const Vector3DFloat v3dPosition(static_cast<float>(iXVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerX()), static_cast<float>(iYVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerY()) + fInterp, static_cast<float>(iZVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerZ()));
+					const Vector3DUint16 v3dPositionAsUint(static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getX() * 256.0f), static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getY() * 256.0f), static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getZ() * 256.0f));
 
 					Vector3DFloat v3dNormal = (n010*fInterp) + (n000*(1-fInterp));
 
@@ -493,7 +495,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					const typename VolumeType::VoxelType uMaterial = m_controller.blendMaterials(v000, v010, fInterp);
 
 					MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> surfaceVertex;
-					surfaceVertex.position = v3dPosition;
+					surfaceVertex.position = v3dPositionAsUint;
 					surfaceVertex.normal = v3dNormal;
 					surfaceVertex.material = uMaterial;
 
@@ -512,6 +514,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					const float fInterp = static_cast<float>(m_tThreshold - m_controller.convertToDensity(v000)) / static_cast<float>(m_controller.convertToDensity(v001) - m_controller.convertToDensity(v000));
 
 					const Vector3DFloat v3dPosition(static_cast<float>(iXVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerX()), static_cast<float>(iYVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerY()), static_cast<float>(iZVolSpace - m_regSizeInVoxels.getLowerZ()) + fInterp);
+					const Vector3DUint16 v3dPositionAsUint(static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getX() * 256.0f), static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getY() * 256.0f), static_cast<uint16_t>(v3dPosition.getZ() * 256.0f));
 
 					Vector3DFloat v3dNormal = (n001*fInterp) + (n000*(1-fInterp));
 					// The gradient for a voxel can be zero (e.g. solid voxel surrounded by empty ones) and so
@@ -525,7 +528,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 					const typename VolumeType::VoxelType uMaterial = m_controller.blendMaterials(v000, v001, fInterp);
 
 					MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> surfaceVertex;
-					surfaceVertex.position = v3dPosition;
+					surfaceVertex.position = v3dPositionAsUint;
 					surfaceVertex.normal = v3dNormal;
 					surfaceVertex.material = uMaterial;
 
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/VertexTypes.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/VertexTypes.h
index fc53fc2e..1044f472 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/VertexTypes.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/VertexTypes.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	{
 		typedef _VoxelType VoxelType;
 
-		Vector3DFloat position;
+		Vector3DUint16 position;
 		Vector3DFloat normal;
 		VoxelType material;
 	};
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	Vertex<VoxelType> decode(const MarchingCubesVertex<VoxelType>& cubicVertex)
 	{
 		Vertex<VoxelType> result;
-		result.position = cubicVertex.position;
+		result.position = Vector3DFloat(cubicVertex.position.getX(), cubicVertex.position.getY(), cubicVertex.position.getZ());
+		result.position *= (1.0 / 256.0);
 		result.normal = cubicVertex.normal;
 		result.material = cubicVertex.material;
 		return result;