diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
index b153f721..51f2e485 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.h
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	template< typename VolumeType, typename Controller = DefaultMarchingCubesController<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, typename IndexType = DefaultIndexType >
+	template< typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller = DefaultMarchingCubesController<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> >
 	class MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor
 	{
 	public:
-		MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor(VolumeType* volData, Region region, Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, IndexType >* result, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), Controller controller = Controller());
+		MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor(VolumeType* volData, Region region, MeshType* result, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), Controller controller = Controller());
 
 		void execute();
 
@@ -318,12 +318,18 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		typename Controller::DensityType m_tThreshold;
 	};
 
+	template< typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller = DefaultMarchingCubesController<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> >
+	void extractMarchingCubesMesh(VolumeType* volData, Region region, MeshType* result, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), Controller controller = Controller())
+	{
+		MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller> extractor(volData, region, result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, controller);
+		extractor.execute();
+	}
+
 	template< typename VolumeType, typename Controller = DefaultMarchingCubesController<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, typename IndexType = DefaultIndexType >
 	Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType> > extractMarchingCubesMesh(VolumeType* volData, Region region, WrapMode eWrapMode = WrapModes::Border, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue = typename VolumeType::VoxelType(), Controller controller = Controller())
 	{
 		Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, IndexType > result;
-		MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType> extractor(volData, region, &result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, controller);
-		extractor.execute();
+		extractMarchingCubesMesh(volData, region, &result, eWrapMode, tBorderValue, controller);
 		return result;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
index 44bd544f..49f8ca0e 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor.inl
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 
 namespace PolyVox
 {
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType>
-	MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType>::MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor(VolumeType* volData, Region region, Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<typename VolumeType::VoxelType>, IndexType >* result, WrapMode eWrapMode, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue, Controller controller)
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller>
+	MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller>::MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor(VolumeType* volData, Region region, MeshType* result, WrapMode eWrapMode, typename VolumeType::VoxelType tBorderValue, Controller controller)
 		:m_volData(volData)
 		,m_sampVolume(volData)
 		,m_meshCurrent(result)
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		m_sampVolume.setWrapMode(eWrapMode, tBorderValue);
 	}
 
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType>
-	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType>::execute()
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller>
+	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller>::execute()
 	{		
 		Timer timer;
 		m_meshCurrent->clear();
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 			<< "x" << m_regSizeInVoxels.getDepthInVoxels() << ")");
 	}
 
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType>
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller>
 	template<bool isPrevZAvail>
-	uint32_t MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType>::computeBitmaskForSlice(const Array2DUint8& pPreviousBitmask, Array2DUint8& pCurrentBitmask)
+	uint32_t MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller>::computeBitmaskForSlice(const Array2DUint8& pPreviousBitmask, Array2DUint8& pCurrentBitmask)
 	{
 		m_uNoOfOccupiedCells = 0;
 
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		return m_uNoOfOccupiedCells;
 	}
 
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType>
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller>
 	template<bool isPrevXAvail, bool isPrevYAvail, bool isPrevZAvail>
-	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType>::computeBitmaskForCell(const Array2DUint8& pPreviousBitmask, Array2DUint8& pCurrentBitmask, uint32_t uXRegSpace, uint32_t uYRegSpace)
+	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller>::computeBitmaskForCell(const Array2DUint8& pPreviousBitmask, Array2DUint8& pCurrentBitmask, uint32_t uXRegSpace, uint32_t uYRegSpace)
 	{
 		uint8_t iCubeIndex = 0;
 
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		}
 	}
 
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType>
-	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType>::generateVerticesForSlice(const Array2DUint8& pCurrentBitmask,
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller>
+	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller>::generateVerticesForSlice(const Array2DUint8& pCurrentBitmask,
 		Array2DInt32& m_pCurrentVertexIndicesX,
 		Array2DInt32& m_pCurrentVertexIndicesY,
 		Array2DInt32& m_pCurrentVertexIndicesZ)
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ namespace PolyVox
 		}
 	}
 
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType>
-	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, Controller, IndexType>::generateIndicesForSlice(const Array2DUint8& pPreviousBitmask,
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller>
+	void MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor<VolumeType, MeshType, Controller>::generateIndicesForSlice(const Array2DUint8& pPreviousBitmask,
 		const Array2DInt32& m_pPreviousVertexIndicesX,
 		const Array2DInt32& m_pPreviousVertexIndicesY,
 		const Array2DInt32& m_pPreviousVertexIndicesZ,
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/PolyVoxForwardDeclarations.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/PolyVoxForwardDeclarations.h
index 05c2ecea..6139bb90 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/PolyVoxForwardDeclarations.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/PolyVoxForwardDeclarations.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	// MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-	template<typename VolumeType, typename Controller, typename IndexType > class MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor;
+	template<typename VolumeType, typename MeshType, typename Controller> class MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor;
 
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	// MarchingCubesVertex
diff --git a/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp b/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp
index d7be8937..081f6cfc 100644
--- a/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestSurfaceExtractor.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ void testCustomController(Mesh<MarchingCubesVertex<float> >& result)
 	}
 
 	CustomMarchingCubesController controller;
-	MarchingCubesSurfaceExtractor< SimpleVolume<float>, CustomMarchingCubesController > extractor(&volData, volData.getEnclosingRegion(), &result, WrapModes::Border, 0, controller);
-	extractor.execute();
+	extractMarchingCubesMesh(&volData, volData.getEnclosingRegion(), &result, WrapModes::Border, 0, controller);
 }
 
 void TestSurfaceExtractor::testExecute()