diff --git a/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/Surface_mesh.h b/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/Surface_mesh.h
index fc3cdf3be74..6def04f7cef 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/Surface_mesh.h
+++ b/Surface_mesh/include/CGAL/Surface_mesh/Surface_mesh.h
@@ -2141,13 +2141,14 @@ private: //------------------------------------------------------- private data
     int n, f, e;
     std::string off;
     is >> off;
-    assert(off == "OFF");
+    assert(off == "OFF" || off == "COFF");
     is >> n >> f >> e;
     sm.reserve(n,2*f,e);
     P p;
     for(int i=0; i < n; i++){
       is >> p;
       sm.add_vertex(p);
+      is.ignore((std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max)(), '\n');
     }
     std::vector<size_type> vr;
     std::size_t d;
diff --git a/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/CMakeLists.txt b/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/CMakeLists.txt
index ab2703a2181..77f9bdebe49 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ create_single_source_cgal_program( "segmentation_from_sdf_values_example.cpp" )
 create_single_source_cgal_program( "segmentation_via_sdf_values_example.cpp" )
 
 create_single_source_cgal_program( "segmentation_with_facet_ids_example.cpp" )
+create_single_source_cgal_program( "segmentation_from_sdf_values_Surface_mesh_example.cpp")
 
 if(OpenMesh_FOUND)
   create_single_source_cgal_program( "segmentation_from_sdf_values_OpenMesh_example.cpp" )