diff --git a/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h b/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
index 1a448872..eeb8ac69 100644
--- a/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
+++ b/include/IndexedSurfacePatch.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	   const std::vector<boost::uint32_t>& getIndices(void) const;
 
 	   unsigned short getNoNonUniformTrianges(void);
+	   unsigned short getNoUniformTrianges(void);
 	
 	public:		
 		std::vector<boost::uint32_t> m_vecTriangleIndices;
diff --git a/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp b/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
index b3a72163..784856f9 100644
--- a/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
+++ b/source/IndexedSurfacePatch.cpp
@@ -216,4 +216,18 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		}
 		return result;
 	}
+
+	unsigned short IndexedSurfacePatch::getNoUniformTrianges(void)
+	{
+		unsigned short result = 0;
+		for(int i = 0; i < m_vecTriangleIndices.size() - 2; i += 3)
+		{
+			if((m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i]].getMaterial() == m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i+1]].getMaterial())
+			&& (m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i]].getMaterial() == m_vecVertices[m_vecTriangleIndices[i+2]].getMaterial()))
+			{
+				result++;
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
 }