diff --git a/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/compute_sdf_values_example.cpp b/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/compute_sdf_values_example.cpp
index 853ceb5d99b..c267e986fa5 100644
--- a/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/compute_sdf_values_example.cpp
+++ b/Surface_mesh_segmentation/examples/Surface_mesh_segmentation/compute_sdf_values_example.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ typedef CGAL::Polyhedron_3<Kernel> Polyhedron;
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     if (argc !=2){
-		std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " input.off" << std::endl;
-		return 1;
+        std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " input.off" << std::endl;
+        return 1;
     }
   
     // create and read Polyhedron
@@ -23,42 +23,29 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     std::ifstream input(argv[1]);
     
     if ( !input || !(input >> mesh) || mesh.empty() ){
-		std::cerr << argv[1] << " is not a valid off file." << std::endl;
-		return 1;
+        std::cerr << argv[1] << " is not a valid off file." << std::endl;
+        return 1;
     }
+	
+    const int number_of_rays = 20;                   // cast 30 rays per facet
+    const double cone_angle = (1.0 / 2.0) * CGAL_PI; // use 90 degrees for cone opening-angle
 
-    // create a property-map (it is an adaptor for this case)
-    typedef std::map<Polyhedron::Facet_const_handle, double> Facet_double_map;
+    // create a property-map
+	typedef std::map<Polyhedron::Facet_const_handle, double> Facet_double_map;
     Facet_double_map internal_map;
     boost::associative_property_map<Facet_double_map> sdf_property_map(internal_map);
 
-    // compute sdf values using default parameters for number of rays, and cone angle
-    std::pair<double, double> min_max_sdf = CGAL::compute_sdf_values(mesh, sdf_property_map);
+    // use custom parameters for number of rays, and cone angle.
+    std::pair<double, double> min_max_sdf = CGAL::compute_sdf_values(mesh, sdf_property_map, cone_angle, number_of_rays);
+	// for using default parameters: CGAL::compute_sdf_values(mesh, sdf_property_map);
 	
-    // print minimum & maximum sdf values
+	// print minimum & maximum sdf values
     std::cout << "minimum sdf: " << min_max_sdf.first << " maximum sdf: " << min_max_sdf.second << std::endl;
 	
-    // print sdf values
+    // print sdf values 
     for(Polyhedron::Facet_const_iterator facet_it = mesh.facets_begin(); 
         facet_it != mesh.facets_end(); ++facet_it)   
     {
         std::cout << sdf_property_map[facet_it] << std::endl;                                 
     }
-
-    const int number_of_rays = 30;                   // cast 30 rays per facet
-    const double cone_angle = (1.0 / 2.0) * CGAL_PI; // use 90 degrees for cone opening-angle
-
-    // create another property-map
-    Facet_double_map internal_map_2;
-    boost::associative_property_map<Facet_double_map> sdf_property_map_2(internal_map_2);
-
-    // use custom parameters for number of rays, and cone angle.
-    CGAL::compute_sdf_values(mesh, sdf_property_map_2, cone_angle, number_of_rays);
-
-    // print differences 
-    for(Polyhedron::Facet_const_iterator facet_it = mesh.facets_begin(); 
-        facet_it != mesh.facets_end(); ++facet_it)   
-    {
-        std::cout << sdf_property_map[facet_it] - sdf_property_map_2[facet_it] << std::endl;                                 
-    }
 }
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