diff --git a/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/HexahedralMesh.hh b/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/HexahedralMesh.hh
index 7dedc4cc7d7bf57dfe2ca72ff0379eab738e7477..5ab23e390f79890cdb7e5bc952f9c43cd84c3a8f 100644
--- a/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/HexahedralMesh.hh
+++ b/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/HexahedralMesh.hh
@@ -51,7 +51,24 @@ namespace OpenVolumeMesh {
 /*
  * Predefines for most common mesh types
  */
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2i, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV2i;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2ui, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV2ui;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2f, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV2f;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2d, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV2d;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2c, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV2c;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2uc, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV2uc;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3i, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV3i;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3ui, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV3ui;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3f, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV3f;
 typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3d, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV3d;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3c, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV3c;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3uc, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV3uc;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4i, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV4i;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4ui, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV4ui;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4f, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV4f;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4d, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV4d;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4c, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV4c;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4uc, HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel> GeometricHexahedralMeshV4uc;
 
 typedef HexahedralMeshTopologyKernel TopologicHexahedralMesh;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/PolyhedralMesh.hh b/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/PolyhedralMesh.hh
index df4d255ae0935f7325bdf3658a459422e1e89d38..f3d103bd06253ddaf1da0be62639422488ceb7ae 100644
--- a/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/PolyhedralMesh.hh
+++ b/src/OpenVolumeMesh/Mesh/PolyhedralMesh.hh
@@ -50,7 +50,24 @@ namespace OpenVolumeMesh {
 /*
  * Predefines for most common mesh types
  */
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2i, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV2i;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2ui, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV2ui;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2f, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV2f;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2d, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV2d;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2c, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV2c;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec2uc, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV2uc;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3i, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV3i;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3ui, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV3ui;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3f, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV3f;
 typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3d, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV3d;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3c, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV3c;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec3uc, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV3uc;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4i, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV4i;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4ui, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV4ui;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4f, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV4f;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4d, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV4d;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4c, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV4c;
+typedef GeometryKernel<Geometry::Vec4uc, TopologyKernel> GeometricPolyhedralMeshV4uc;
 
 typedef TopologyKernel TopologicPolyhedralMesh;