diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.cpp
index c6b2a1f3bb..630e6da6e0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,19 @@ bool GeomCurve::tangent(double u, gp_Dir& dir) const
     return false;
 }
 
+bool GeomCurve::tangent(double u, Base::Vector3d& dir) const
+{
+    gp_Dir gdir;
+    
+    if(tangent(u, gdir)) {
+        dir = Base::Vector3d(gdir.X(),gdir.Y(),gdir.Z());
+        
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    return false;
+}
+
 Base::Vector3d GeomCurve::pointAtParameter(double u) const
 {
     Handle(Geom_Curve) c = Handle(Geom_Curve)::DownCast(handle());
@@ -427,7 +440,7 @@ Base::Vector3d GeomCurve::secondDerivativeAtParameter(double u) const
 bool GeomCurve::normalAt(double u, Base::Vector3d& dir) const
 {
     Handle(Geom_Curve) c = Handle(Geom_Curve)::DownCast(handle());
-
+    
     try {
         if (!c.IsNull()) {
             GeomLProp_CLProps prop(c,u,2,Precision::Confusion());
diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.h b/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.h
index 9d25e25b71..ac0254aed6 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/Geometry.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ public:
      */
     virtual GeomBSplineCurve* toNurbs(double first, double last) const;
     bool tangent(double u, gp_Dir&) const;
+    bool tangent(double u, Base::Vector3d& dir) const;
     Base::Vector3d pointAtParameter(double u) const;
     Base::Vector3d firstDerivativeAtParameter(double u) const;
     Base::Vector3d secondDerivativeAtParameter(double u) const;