diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0600e95..7e56fbf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ qt_standard_project_setup()
 # glm
 find_package(glm REQUIRED)
 
+# eigen (math)
+find_package (Eigen3 3.3 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+
 
 
 qt_add_executable(${AppExec}
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ qt_add_executable(${AppExec}
     src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(${AppExec} PRIVATE Qt6::Core Qt6::Widgets Qt6::SvgWidgets Qt6::OpenGLWidgets glm::glm)
+target_link_libraries(${AppExec} PRIVATE Qt6::Core Qt6::Widgets Qt6::SvgWidgets Qt6::OpenGLWidgets glm::glm Eigen3::Eigen)
 target_include_directories(${AppExec} PUBLIC src)
 
 # tests
@@ -56,5 +59,5 @@ add_executable(${TestExec}
     src/Engine/Operator/Geometry.cpp
 )
 find_package(Catch2 3 REQUIRED)
-target_link_libraries(${TestExec} PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
+target_link_libraries(${TestExec} PRIVATE Catch2::Catch2WithMain Eigen3::Eigen)
 target_include_directories(${TestExec} PUBLIC src)
diff --git a/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.cpp b/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.cpp
index a074f56..c240e48 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ ga::Attribute::Attribute(std::string name, ga::AttributeType type)
         case(AttrType::floatT):
             floatStore_=std::make_shared<std::vector<float>>();
             break;
+        case(AttrType::vectorT):
+            vector3Store_=std::make_shared<std::vector<enzo::bt::Vector3>>();
+            break;
         default:
             throw std::runtime_error("Type " + std::to_string(static_cast<int>(type_)) + " was not properly accounted for");
 
diff --git a/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.h b/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.h
index 2820bc1..c4e1142 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Operator/Attribute.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace enzo{
             // data stores
             std::shared_ptr<std::vector<int>> intStore_;
             std::shared_ptr<std::vector<float>> floatStore_;
+            std::shared_ptr<std::vector<enzo::bt::Vector3>> vector3Store_;
         };
 
 
diff --git a/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h b/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h
index 257bdfd..9f17c7e 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Operator/AttributeHandle.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 #include "Engine/Operator/Attribute.h"
+#include "Engine/Types.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -23,14 +24,24 @@ public:
         // get attribute data pointer
         // TODO: check types match
         // TODO: add the other types
+
+        // int
         if constexpr (std::is_same<int, T>::value)
         {
             data_=attribute->intStore_;
         }
+
+        // float
         else if constexpr (std::is_same<float, T>::value)
         {
             data_=attribute->floatStore_;
         }
+
+        // vector 3
+        else if constexpr (std::is_same<enzo::bt::Vector3, T>::value)
+        {
+            data_=attribute->vector3Store_;
+        }
         else
         {
                 throw std::runtime_error("Type " + std::to_string(static_cast<int>(type_)) + " was not properly accounted for");
@@ -75,5 +86,6 @@ private:
 
 using AttributeHandleInt = AttributeHandle<int>;
 using AttributeHandleFloat = AttributeHandle<float>;
+using AttributeHandleVector3 = AttributeHandle<enzo::bt::Vector3>;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/Engine/Types.h b/src/Engine/Types.h
index e01cd0e..9b1cca8 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Types.h
+++ b/src/Engine/Types.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
+#include <Eigen/Dense>
 
 namespace enzo
 {
@@ -22,4 +23,10 @@ namespace enzo
         using AttrType = AttributeType;
         using AttrOwner = AttributeOwner;
     }
+    // basic types types
+    namespace bt
+    {
+        using Vector3 = Eigen::Vector3d;
+        using Vector4 = Eigen::Vector4d;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Engine/Types/Vector.cpp b/src/Engine/Types/Vector.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp b/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
index 041d56e..a40c0f5 100644
--- a/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#include "gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.h" #include "gui/viewport/GLMesh.h"
+#include "gui/viewport/ViewportGLWidget.h"
+#include "gui/viewport/GLMesh.h"
 #include <glm/mat4x4.hpp>
 #include <glm/ext/matrix_clip_space.hpp>
 #include <glm/gtc/matrix_transform.hpp>
diff --git a/tests/OperatorTests.cpp b/tests/OperatorTests.cpp
index 170cf25..8655b06 100644
--- a/tests/OperatorTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/OperatorTests.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,18 @@ TEST_CASE("attrHandleFloat")
     REQUIRE(myHandle.getValue(1)==6.9f);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("attrHandleVector3")
+{
+    using namespace enzo;
+
+    std::shared_ptr<ga::Attribute> myAttrib = std::make_shared<ga::Attribute>("test", ga::AttrType::vectorT);
+    ga::AttributeHandleVector3 myHandle(myAttrib);
+    myHandle.addValue(bt::Vector3(5,10,15));
+    myHandle.addValue(bt::Vector3(1,2,3));
+    REQUIRE(myHandle.getValue(0)==bt::Vector3(5,10,15));
+    REQUIRE(myHandle.getValue(1)==bt::Vector3(1,2,3));
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("Attribute Type")
 {
     using namespace enzo;
@@ -64,3 +76,27 @@ TEST_CASE("Attribute Type")
     REQUIRE(ga::AttributeType::vectorT ==   ga::AttributeType::vectorT);
 
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("Vector3")
+{
+    using namespace enzo;
+    bt::Vector3 u(1,2,3);
+    bt::Vector3 v(1,2,3);
+    REQUIRE(u == v);
+    REQUIRE(u*2 == bt::Vector3(2,4,6));
+    REQUIRE(2*u == bt::Vector3(2,4,6));
+    REQUIRE(u.x() == 1);
+    REQUIRE(u.y() == 2);
+    REQUIRE(u.z() == 3);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Vector4")
+{
+    using namespace enzo;
+    bt::Vector4 u(1,2,3,4);
+    REQUIRE(u.x() == 1);
+    REQUIRE(u.y() == 2);
+    REQUIRE(u.z() == 3);
+    REQUIRE(u.w() == 4);
+}
+