diff --git a/include/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector b/include/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector
index 4e2a0b4ef..e3c91ee0b 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector
+++ b/include/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT PolytopeIntersector : public Intersector
           * In VIEW and MODEL coordinates (clip space cube) creates a five sided polytope box that has a front face at 0.0 and sides around box xMin, yMin, xMax, yMax.*/
         PolytopeIntersector(CoordinateFrame cf, double xMin, double yMin, double xMax, double yMax);
 
+        typedef osg::Plane::Vec3_type Vec3_type;
+
         struct Intersection
         {
             Intersection():
@@ -70,9 +72,9 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT PolytopeIntersector : public Intersector
             osg::NodePath                   nodePath;
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::Drawable>     drawable;
             osg::ref_ptr<osg::RefMatrix>    matrix;
-            osg::Vec3                       localIntersectionPoint;  ///< center of all intersection points
+            Vec3_type                       localIntersectionPoint;  ///< center of all intersection points
             unsigned int                    numIntersectionPoints;
-            osg::Vec3                       intersectionPoints[MaxNumIntesectionPoints];
+            Vec3_type                       intersectionPoints[MaxNumIntesectionPoints];
             unsigned int                    primitiveIndex; ///< primitive index
         };
 
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector.cpp b/src/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector.cpp
index 2213da1a0..862c66ca2 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/PolytopeIntersector.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,8 @@ using namespace osgUtil;
 
 namespace PolytopeIntersectorUtils
 {
-#ifdef OSG_USE_FLOAT_PLANE
-    typedef float value_type;
-    typedef osg::Vec3f Vec3_type;
-#else
-    typedef double value_type;
-    typedef osg::Vec3d Vec3_type;
-#endif
+    typedef osg::Plane::Vec3_type Vec3_type;
+    typedef Vec3_type::value_type value_type;
     typedef osg::Polytope::ClippingMask PlaneMask;
     typedef std::vector<std::pair<PlaneMask,Vec3_type> > CandList_t;
 
@@ -63,7 +58,7 @@ namespace PolytopeIntersectorUtils
         value_type    _maxDistance;    ///< maximum distance of intersection points from reference plane
         unsigned int    _index;         ///< primitive index
         unsigned int    _numPoints;
-        osg::Vec3       _points[MaxNumIntesections];
+        Vec3_type       _points[MaxNumIntesections];
     }; // class PolytopeIntersection
 
     typedef std::vector<PolytopeIntersection> Intersections;
@@ -590,12 +585,12 @@ void PolytopeIntersector::intersect(osgUtil::IntersectionVisitor& iv, osg::Drawa
         hit.drawable = drawable;
         hit.matrix = iv.getModelMatrix();
 
-        osg::Vec3 center;
+        PolytopeIntersectorUtils::Vec3_type center;
         for (unsigned int i=0; i<intersection._numPoints; ++i)
         {
             center += intersection._points[i];
         }
-        center /= float(intersection._numPoints);
+        center /= PolytopeIntersectorUtils::value_type(intersection._numPoints);
         hit.localIntersectionPoint = center;
 
         hit.numIntersectionPoints = intersection._numPoints;