diff --git a/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp b/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp
index 72d69d022b13..c03e24bc0018 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Converter/BL_BlenderDataConversion.cpp
@@ -344,9 +344,9 @@ SCA_IInputDevice::SCA_EnumInputs BL_ConvertKeyCode(int key_code)
 	return gReverseKeyTranslateTable[key_code];
 }
 
-static void BL_GetUvRgba(const RAS_MeshObject::LayerList& layers, std::vector<MLoopUV *>& uvLayers, std::vector<MLoopCol *>& colorLayers,
-                      unsigned short uvCount, unsigned short colorCount,
-                      unsigned int loop, MT_Vector2 uvs[RAS_Texture::MaxUnits], unsigned int rgba[RAS_Vertex::MAX_UNIT])
+static void BL_GetUvRgba(const RAS_MeshObject::LayerList& layers, std::vector<MLoopUV *>& uvLayers,
+		std::vector<MLoopCol *>& colorLayers, unsigned short uvCount, unsigned short colorCount,
+		unsigned int loop, float uvs[RAS_Texture::MaxUnits][2], unsigned int rgba[RAS_Vertex::MAX_UNIT])
 {
 	// No need to initialize layers to zero as all the converted layer are all the layers needed.
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static void BL_GetUvRgba(const RAS_MeshObject::LayerList& layers, std::vector<ML
 			case RAS_MeshObject::Layer::UV:
 			{
 				const MLoopUV& uv = uvLayers[index][loop];
-				uvs[index].setValue(uv.uv);
+				copy_v2_v2(uvs[index], uv.uv);
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void BL_GetUvRgba(const RAS_MeshObject::LayerList& layers, std::vector<ML
 	 * when no uv or color layer exist.
 	 */
 	if (uvCount == 0) {
-		uvs[0] = MT_Vector2(0.0f, 0.0f);
+		zero_v2((uvs[0]));
 	}
 	if (colorCount == 0) {
 		rgba[0] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
@@ -564,15 +564,15 @@ void BL_ConvertDerivedMeshToArray(DerivedMesh *dm, Mesh *me, const std::vector<B
 			const unsigned int vertid = mloop.v;
 			const MVert& mvert = mverts[vertid];
 
-			const MT_Vector3 pt(mvert.co);
-			const MT_Vector3 no(normals[j]);
-			const MT_Vector4 tan = tangent ? MT_Vector4(tangent[j]) : MT_Vector4(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
-			MT_Vector2 uvs[RAS_Texture::MaxUnits];
+			static const float dummyTangent[4] = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
+			const float (&tan)[4] = tangent ? tangent[j] : dummyTangent;
+
+			float uvs[RAS_Texture::MaxUnits][2];
 			unsigned int rgba[RAS_Texture::MaxUnits];
 
 			BL_GetUvRgba(layersInfo.layers, uvLayers, colorLayers, layersInfo.uvCount, layersInfo.colorCount, j, uvs, rgba);
 
-			RAS_Vertex vertex = array->CreateVertex(pt, uvs, tan, rgba, no);
+			RAS_Vertex vertex = array->CreateVertex(mvert.co, uvs, tan, rgba, normals[j]);
 
 			BL_SharedVertexList& sharedList = sharedMap[vertid];
 			BL_SharedVertexList::iterator it = std::find_if(sharedList.begin(), sharedList.end(),
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_DisplayArray.h b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_DisplayArray.h
index 9e9ac75ea014..0bf7db9a563e 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_DisplayArray.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_DisplayArray.h
@@ -143,6 +143,17 @@ friend class RAS_BatchDisplayArray<VertexData>;
 		return RAS_Vertex(data, m_format);
 	}
 
+	virtual RAS_Vertex CreateVertex(
+				const float xyz[3],
+				const float (*uvs)[2],
+				const float tangent[4],
+				const unsigned int *rgba,
+				const float normal[3])
+	{
+		VertexData *data = new VertexData(xyz, uvs, tangent, rgba, normal);
+		return RAS_Vertex(data, m_format);
+	}
+
 	virtual void UpdateCache()
 	{
 		const unsigned int size = GetVertexCount();
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IDisplayArray.h b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IDisplayArray.h
index 4ed6690a59f4..52ab3ac91f63 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IDisplayArray.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_IDisplayArray.h
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ class RAS_IDisplayArray
 				const unsigned int *rgba,
 				const MT_Vector3& normal) = 0;
 
+	virtual RAS_Vertex CreateVertex(
+				const float xyz[3],
+				const float (*uvs)[2],
+				const float tangent[4],
+				const unsigned int *rgba,
+				const float normal[3]) = 0;
+
 	/** Copy vertex data from an other display array. Different vertex type is allowed.
 	 * \param other The other display array to copy from.
 	 * \param flag The flag coresponding to datas to copy.
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_VertexData.h b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_VertexData.h
index 349da379c57a..5ccd9d6aba41 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_VertexData.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Rasterizer/RAS_VertexData.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include "MT_Vector4.h"
 
+#include "BLI_math_vector.h"
+
 struct RAS_VertexDataBasic
 {
 	float position[3];
@@ -17,6 +19,13 @@ struct RAS_VertexDataBasic
 		_normal.getValue(normal);
 		_tangent.getValue(tangent);
 	}
+
+	inline RAS_VertexDataBasic(const float _position[3], const float _normal[3], const float _tangent[4])
+	{
+		copy_v3_v3(position, _position);
+		copy_v3_v3(normal, _normal);
+		copy_v4_v4(tangent, _tangent);
+	}
 };
 
 template <unsigned short uvSize, unsigned short colorSize>
@@ -38,6 +47,16 @@ struct RAS_VertexDataExtra
 		}
 	}
 
+	inline RAS_VertexDataExtra(const float _uvs[uvSize][2], const unsigned int _colors[colorSize])
+	{
+		for (unsigned short i = 0; i < uvSize; ++i) {
+			copy_v2_v2(uvs[i], _uvs[i]);
+		}
+
+		for (unsigned short i = 0; i < colorSize; ++i) {
+			colors[i] = _colors[i];
+		}
+	}
 };
 
 struct RAS_IVertexData : RAS_VertexDataBasic
@@ -48,6 +67,11 @@ struct RAS_IVertexData : RAS_VertexDataBasic
 		:RAS_VertexDataBasic(position, normal, tangent)
 	{
 	}
+
+	inline RAS_IVertexData(const float position[3], const float normal[3], const float tangent[4])
+		:RAS_VertexDataBasic(position, normal, tangent)
+	{
+	}
 };
 
 template <unsigned short uvSize, unsigned short colorSize>
@@ -69,6 +93,16 @@ struct RAS_VertexData : RAS_IVertexData, RAS_VertexDataExtra<uvSize, colorSize>
 		RAS_VertexDataExtra<uvSize, colorSize>(uvs, rgba)
 	{
 	}
+
+	inline RAS_VertexData(const float xyz[3],
+						  const float uvs[uvSize][2],
+						  const float tangent[4],
+						  const unsigned int rgba[colorSize],
+						  const float normal[3])
+		:RAS_IVertexData(xyz, normal, tangent),
+		RAS_VertexDataExtra<uvSize, colorSize>(uvs, rgba)
+	{
+	}
 };
 
 #endif  // __RAS_VERTEX_DATA_H__