diff --git a/examples/Basic/main.cpp b/examples/Basic/main.cpp
index 2e17d32a..4cd45bab 100644
--- a/examples/Basic/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/Basic/main.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	SimpleVolume<uint8_t> volData(PolyVox::Region(Vector3DInt32(0,0,0), Vector3DInt32(63, 63, 63)));
 	createSphereInVolume(volData, 30);
 
-	// Extract the surface for the specified region of the volume.
-	auto mesh = extractCubicSurfaceWithNormals(&volData, volData.getEnclosingRegion());
+	// Extract the surface for the specified region of the volume. Uncomment the line for the kind of surface extraction you want to see.
+	//auto mesh = extractCubicSurfaceWithNormals(&volData, volData.getEnclosingRegion());
+	auto mesh = extractMarchingCubesSurface(&volData, volData.getEnclosingRegion());
 
 	//Pass the surface to the OpenGL window
 	openGLWidget.setSurfaceMeshToRender(mesh);
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
index 31803437..2603641a 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
@@ -210,6 +210,22 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		//Our threshold value
 		typename Controller::DensityType m_tThreshold;
 	};
+
+	template< typename VolumeType, typename Controller>
+	SurfaceMesh<PositionMaterialNormal> extractMarchingCubesSurface(VolumeType* volData, Region region, WrapMode eWrapMode, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue, Controller controller)
+	{
+		SurfaceMesh<PositionMaterialNormal> result;
+		MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller> extractor(volData, region, &result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, controller);
+		extractor.execute();
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	template< typename VolumeType>
+	SurfaceMesh<PositionMaterialNormal> extractMarchingCubesSurface(VolumeType* volData, Region region, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = VolumeType::VoxelType())
+	{
+		DefaultMarchingCubesController<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> controller;
+		return extractMarchingCubesSurface(volData, region, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, controller);
+	}
 }
 
 #include "PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl"