diff --git a/Periodic_3_mesh_3/examples/Periodic_3_mesh_3/mesh_implicit_shape_with_optimizers.cpp b/Periodic_3_mesh_3/examples/Periodic_3_mesh_3/mesh_implicit_shape_with_optimizers.cpp
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+#define CGAL_MESH_3_VERBOSE
+//#define CGAL_MESHES_DEBUG_REFINEMENT_POINTS
+//#define CGAL_MESH_3_DEBUG_FACET_CRITERIA
+//#define CGAL_MESH_3_DEBUG_CELL_CRITERIA
+#define CGAL_MESH_3_PROFILING
+#define CGAL_MESH_3_DEBUG_SLIVERS_EXUDER
+
+#include <CGAL/Periodic_3_mesh_3/config.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/IO/Medit_IO.h>
+#include <CGAL/Implicit_periodic_3_mesh_domain_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/make_periodic_3_mesh_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/optimize_periodic_3_mesh_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Periodic_3_mesh_triangulation_3.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/Mesh_complex_3_in_triangulation_3.h>
+#include <CGAL/Mesh_criteria_3.h>
+
+#include <CGAL/number_type_config.h> // CGAL_PI
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace P3M3_IO = CGAL::Periodic_3_mesh_3::IO;
+
+// Domain
+typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_inexact_constructions_kernel K;
+typedef K::FT                                               FT;
+typedef K::Point_3                                          Point;
+typedef FT (Function)(const Point&);
+typedef CGAL::Implicit_periodic_3_mesh_domain_3<Function,K> Periodic_mesh_domain;
+
+// Triangulation
+typedef CGAL::Periodic_3_mesh_triangulation_3<Periodic_mesh_domain>::type Tr;
+typedef CGAL::Mesh_complex_3_in_triangulation_3<Tr>                       C3t3;
+
+// Criteria
+typedef CGAL::Mesh_criteria_3<Tr> Periodic_mesh_criteria;
+
+// To avoid verbose function and named parameters call
+using namespace CGAL::parameters;
+
+// Implicit function
+FT schwarz_p(const Point& p) {
+  const FT x2 = std::cos( p.x() * 2 * CGAL_PI ),
+           y2 = std::cos( p.y() * 2 * CGAL_PI ),
+           z2 = std::cos( p.z() * 2 * CGAL_PI );
+  return x2 + y2 + z2;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  // 'int' because the 'schwarz_p' function is periodic over the domain only if
+  // the length of the side of the domain is an integer
+  int domain_size = (argc > 1) ? atoi(argv[1]) : 1;
+
+  Periodic_mesh_domain domain(schwarz_p, CGAL::Iso_cuboid_3<K>(0, 0, 0, domain_size, domain_size, domain_size));
+
+  Periodic_mesh_criteria criteria(facet_angle = 30,
+                                  facet_size = 0.05 * domain_size,
+                                  facet_distance = 0.025 * domain_size,
+                                  cell_radius_edge_ratio = 2.,
+                                  cell_size = 0.05);
+
+  // Mesh generation
+  C3t3 c3t3 = CGAL::make_periodic_3_mesh_3<C3t3>(domain, criteria,
+                                                 odt(convergence=0.03, freeze_bound=0.02, time_limit=30),
+                                                 lloyd(max_iteration_number=10, time_limit=30),
+                                                 perturb(sliver_bound=10),
+                                                 exude(sliver_bound=10, time_limit=30));
+
+  std::ofstream medit_file("output_implicit_shape.mesh");
+  P3M3_IO::write_complex_to_medit(medit_file, c3t3);
+
+  // Mesh generation and optimization in several call
+  C3t3 c3t3_bis = CGAL::make_periodic_3_mesh_3<C3t3>(domain, criteria,
+                                                     no_odt(), no_lloyd(),
+                                                     no_perturb(), no_exude());
+
+  std::ofstream medit_file_bis("output_implicit_shape_non-optimized.mesh");
+  P3M3_IO::write_complex_to_medit(medit_file_bis, c3t3_bis);
+
+  std::cout << "Optimizing..." << std::endl;
+  CGAL::odt_optimize_periodic_3_mesh_3(c3t3_bis, domain, convergence=0.03, freeze_bound=0.02, time_limit=30);
+  CGAL::lloyd_optimize_periodic_3_mesh_3(c3t3_bis, domain, max_iteration_number=10, time_limit=30);
+  CGAL::perturb_periodic_3_mesh_3(c3t3_bis, domain, sliver_bound=10);
+  CGAL::exude_periodic_3_mesh_3(c3t3_bis, sliver_bound=10, time_limit=30);
+
+  std::ofstream medit_file_ter("output_implicit_shape_two_steps.mesh");
+  P3M3_IO::write_complex_to_medit(medit_file_ter, c3t3_bis);
+
+  std::cout << "EXIT SUCCESS" << std::endl;
+  return 0;
+}
+