diff --git a/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h b/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h
index 9f17c7e..4e78224 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h
@@ -53,13 +53,19 @@ public:
         // TODO:make this private (primitive friend classes only)
         data_->push_back(value);
     }
-    T getValue(uint pos)
+
+    std::vector<T> getData() const
+    {
+        return *data_;
+    }
+
+    T getValue(uint pos) const
     {
         // TODO:protect against invalid positions
         // TODO: cast types
         return data_->at(pos);
     }
-    std::string getName()
+    std::string getName() const
     {
         return name_;
     }
diff --git a/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.cpp b/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.cpp
index 6739fd1..5246ee7 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.cpp
@@ -8,17 +8,24 @@
 using namespace enzo;
 geo::Geometry::Geometry()
 {
-
+    addVector3Attribute(ga::AttrOwner::POINT, "P");
 }
 
 ga::AttributeHandle<int> geo::Geometry::addIntAttribute(ga::AttributeOwner owner, std::string name)
 {
     auto newAttribute = std::make_shared<ga::Attribute>(name, ga::AttrType::intT);
-    getOwnerVector(owner).push_back(newAttribute);
+    getAttributeStore(owner).push_back(newAttribute);
     return ga::AttributeHandle<int>(newAttribute);
 }
 
-std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute>>& geo::Geometry::getOwnerVector(ga::AttributeOwner& owner)
+ga::AttributeHandle<bt::Vector3> geo::Geometry::addVector3Attribute(ga::AttributeOwner owner, std::string name)
+{
+    auto newAttribute = std::make_shared<ga::Attribute>(name, ga::AttrType::vectorT);
+    getAttributeStore(owner).push_back(newAttribute);
+    return ga::AttributeHandle<bt::Vector3>(newAttribute);
+}
+
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute>>& geo::Geometry::getAttributeStore(ga::AttributeOwner& owner)
 {
     switch(owner)
     {
@@ -42,7 +49,7 @@ std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute>>& geo::Geometry::getOwnerVector(ga::A
 
 std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute> geo::Geometry::getAttribByName(ga::AttributeOwner owner, std::string name)
 {
-    auto& vector = getOwnerVector(owner);
+    auto& vector = getAttributeStore(owner);
     for(auto it=vector.begin(); it!=vector.end(); ++it)
     {
         if((*it)->getName()==name)
diff --git a/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.h b/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.h
index 0c979a2..332865f 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.h
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ class Geometry
 public:
     Geometry();
     ga::AttributeHandle<int> addIntAttribute(ga::AttributeOwner owner, std::string name);
+    ga::AttributeHandle<bt::Vector3> addVector3Attribute(ga::AttributeOwner owner, std::string name);
     std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute> getAttribByName(ga::AttributeOwner owner, std::string name);
 private:
     using attribVector = std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute>>;
-    attribVector& getOwnerVector(ga::AttributeOwner& owner);
+    attribVector& getAttributeStore(ga::AttributeOwner& owner);
     attribVector pointAttributes_;
     attribVector vertexAttributes_;
     attribVector primitiveAttributes_;
diff --git a/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.cpp b/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.cpp
index 50b98d4..59bca08 100644
--- a/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ void GLMesh::init()
 
     initBuffers();
 
+    vertexPosData = {
+        -0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
+         0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
+         0.0f,  0.5f, 0.0f,
+         0.5f, 0.5f, 0.0f
+    };
+
+    // store data in the buffer
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexPosData.size()*sizeof(GLfloat), vertexPosData.data(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+
+
     // unbind vertex array
     glBindVertexArray(0);
 }
@@ -22,12 +33,6 @@ void GLMesh::init()
 void GLMesh::initBuffers()
 {
 
-    vertexPosData = {
-        -0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
-         0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f,
-         0.0f,  0.5f, 0.0f,
-         0.5f, 0.5f, 0.0f
-    };
 
     indexData =
     {
@@ -38,8 +43,6 @@ void GLMesh::initBuffers()
     glGenBuffers(1, &vertexBuffer);
     // set purpose
     glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexBuffer);
-    // store data in the buffer
-    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexPosData.size()*sizeof(GLfloat), vertexPosData.data(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
 
     // gives the shader a way to read buffer data 
     glVertexAttribPointer(0, 3, GL_FLOAT, GL_FALSE, 3*sizeof(GLfloat), (void*)0);
@@ -52,6 +55,20 @@ void GLMesh::initBuffers()
 
 }
 
+void GLMesh::setPosBuffer(std::vector<enzo::bt::Vector3> data)
+{
+    vertexPosData.clear();
+    for(auto vector : data)
+    {
+        vertexPosData.push_back(vector.x());
+        vertexPosData.push_back(vector.y());
+        vertexPosData.push_back(vector.z());
+    }
+
+    glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, vertexPosData.size()*sizeof(GLfloat), vertexPosData.data(), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+}
+
+
 void GLMesh::bind()
 {
     glBindVertexArray(vao);
diff --git a/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.h b/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.h
index 3eeae88..a0f585b 100644
--- a/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.h
+++ b/src/gui/viewport/GLMesh.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include "Engine/Types.h"
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions_3_2_Core>
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ public:
 
     void init();
     void initBuffers();
+    void setPosBuffer(std::vector<enzo::bt::Vector3> data);
     void bind();
     void unbind();
     void draw();
diff --git a/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp b/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
index a40c0f5..f745727 100644
--- a/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.h"
+#include "Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h"
+#include "Engine/Types.h"
 #include "gui/viewport/GLMesh.h"
 #include <glm/mat4x4.hpp>
 #include <glm/ext/matrix_clip_space.hpp>
@@ -141,7 +143,25 @@ void ViewportGLWidget::paintGL()
 
 std::unique_ptr<GLMesh> ViewportGLWidget::meshFromGeo(std::unique_ptr<enzo::geo::Geometry>& geometry)
 {
+    using namespace enzo;
+
     auto mesh = std::make_unique<GLMesh>();
+        
+    std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute> PAttr = geometry->getAttribByName(ga::AttrOwner::POINT, "P");
+    ga::AttributeHandleVector3 PAttrHandle = ga::AttributeHandleVector3(PAttr);
+    PAttrHandle.addValue(bt::Vector3(-0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f));
+    PAttrHandle.addValue(bt::Vector3(0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f));
+    PAttrHandle.addValue(bt::Vector3(0.0f,  0.5f, 0.0f));
+    PAttrHandle.addValue(bt::Vector3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.0f));
+
+    mesh->setPosBuffer(PAttrHandle.getData());
+    // mesh->setPosBuffer(std::vector<bt::Vector3>{
+    //     bt::Vector3(-0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f),
+    //     bt::Vector3(0.5f, -0.5f, 0.0f),
+    //     bt::Vector3(0.0f,  0.5f, 0.0f),
+    //     bt::Vector3(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.0f),
+    // });
+
     return mesh; 
 }