diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/CMakeLists.txt b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/CMakeLists.txt
index fffd82a7d..c8a9a86af 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 set(SOURCES
 	baseio.cpp
+	load_project.cpp
 	${VCGDIR}/wrap/openfbx/src/miniz.c
 	${VCGDIR}/wrap/openfbx/src/ofbx.cpp
 	${VCGDIR}/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp)
 
 set(HEADERS
 	baseio.h
+	load_project.h
 	${VCGDIR}/wrap/io_trimesh/export_obj.h
 	${VCGDIR}/wrap/io_trimesh/export_off.h
 	${VCGDIR}/wrap/io_trimesh/export_ply.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp
index 26657a0da..2748c9eba 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "baseio.h"
+#include "load_project.h"
 
 #include <QTextStream>
-#include <QDir>
 
 #include <wrap/io_trimesh/import_ply.h>
 #include <wrap/io_trimesh/import_stl.h>
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@
 #include <wrap/io_trimesh/export_gts.h>
 #include <wrap/io_trimesh/export.h>
 
-#include <wrap/io_trimesh/alnParser.h>
-
-#include <common/utilities/load_save.h>
-#include <common/ml_document/mesh_document.h>
-#include <common/meshlabdocumentbundler.h>
-
 using namespace std;
 using namespace vcg;
 
@@ -668,70 +662,4 @@ void BaseMeshIOPlugin::initSaveParameter(const QString &format, const MeshModel
 	}
 }
 
-std::list<MeshModel*> BaseMeshIOPlugin::loadALN(
-		const QString& filename,
-		MeshDocument& md,
-		CallBackPos* cb)
-{
-	std::list<MeshModel*> meshList;
-	std::vector<RangeMap> rmv;
-	int retVal = ALNParser::ParseALN(rmv, qUtf8Printable(filename));
-	if(retVal != ALNParser::NoError) {
-		throw MLException("Unable to open ALN file");
-	}
-	QFileInfo fi(filename);
-
-	for(const RangeMap& rm : rmv) {
-		QString relativeToProj = fi.absoluteDir().absolutePath() + "/" + rm.filename.c_str();
-		try {
-			std::list<MeshModel*> tmp =
-					meshlab::loadMeshWithStandardParameters(relativeToProj, md, cb);
-			md.mm()->cm.Tr.Import(rm.transformation);
-			meshList.insert(meshList.end(), tmp.begin(), tmp.end());
-		}
-		catch (const MLException& e){
-			for (MeshModel* m : meshList)
-				md.delMesh(m);
-			throw e;
-		}
-	}
-	return meshList;
-}
-
-std::list<MeshModel*> BaseMeshIOPlugin::loadOUT(
-		const QString& filename,
-		const QString& imageListFile,
-		MeshDocument& md,
-		CallBackPos*)
-{
-	std::list<MeshModel*> meshList;
-
-	QString model_filename;
-	QFileInfo fi(filename);
-
-	//todo: move here this function...
-	if(!MeshDocumentFromBundler(md, filename, imageListFile, fi.baseName())){
-		throw MLException("Unable to open OUTs file");
-	}
-
-	return meshList;
-}
-
-std::list<MeshModel*> BaseMeshIOPlugin::loadNVM(
-		const QString& filename,
-		MeshDocument& md,
-		CallBackPos*)
-{
-	std::list<MeshModel*> meshList;
-
-	QString model_filename;
-	QFileInfo fi(filename);
-
-	if(!MeshDocumentFromNvm(md, filename, model_filename)){
-		throw MLException("Unable to open NVMs file");
-	}
-
-	return meshList;
-}
-
 MESHLAB_PLUGIN_NAME_EXPORTER(BaseMeshIOPlugin)
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.h b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.h
index aaf8ceb7f..312f68c5e 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/baseio.h
@@ -90,23 +90,6 @@ public:
 
 	void initPreOpenParameter(const QString &formatName, RichParameterList &parlst);
 	void initSaveParameter(const QString &format, const MeshModel &/*m*/, RichParameterList & par);
-
-private:
-	std::list<MeshModel*> loadALN(
-			const QString& filename,
-			MeshDocument& md,
-			vcg::CallBackPos* cb);
-
-	std::list<MeshModel*> loadOUT(
-			const QString& filename,
-			const QString& imageListFile,
-			MeshDocument& md,
-			vcg::CallBackPos* cb);
-
-	std::list<MeshModel*> loadNVM(
-			const QString& filename,
-			MeshDocument& md,
-			vcg::CallBackPos* cb);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/io_base.pro b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/io_base.pro
index 3649f4c2d..a99a0ef1e 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/io_base.pro
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/io_base.pro
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ include (../../shared.pri)
 
 HEADERS += \
     baseio.h \
+    load_project.h \
     $$VCGDIR/wrap/io_trimesh/import_ply.h \
     $$VCGDIR/wrap/io_trimesh/import_obj.h \
     $$VCGDIR/wrap/io_trimesh/import_off.h \
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ HEADERS += \
 
 SOURCES += \
     baseio.cpp \
+    load_project.cpp \
     $$VCGDIR/wrap/ply/plylib.cpp \
     $$VCGDIR/wrap/openfbx/src/ofbx.cpp \
     $$VCGDIR/wrap/openfbx/src/miniz.c \
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/load_project.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/load_project.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..683aade59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/load_project.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#include "load_project.h"
+
+#include <QDir>
+
+#include <wrap/io_trimesh/alnParser.h>
+#include <common/ml_document/mesh_document.h>
+#include <common/utilities/load_save.h>
+#include <common/meshlabdocumentbundler.h>
+
+std::list<MeshModel*> loadALN(
+		const QString& filename,
+		MeshDocument& md,
+		vcg::CallBackPos* cb)
+{
+	std::list<MeshModel*> meshList;
+	std::vector<RangeMap> rmv;
+	int retVal = ALNParser::ParseALN(rmv, qUtf8Printable(filename));
+	if(retVal != ALNParser::NoError) {
+		throw MLException("Unable to open ALN file");
+	}
+	QFileInfo fi(filename);
+
+	for(const RangeMap& rm : rmv) {
+		QString relativeToProj = fi.absoluteDir().absolutePath() + "/" + rm.filename.c_str();
+		try {
+			std::list<MeshModel*> tmp =
+					meshlab::loadMeshWithStandardParameters(relativeToProj, md, cb);
+			md.mm()->cm.Tr.Import(rm.transformation);
+			meshList.insert(meshList.end(), tmp.begin(), tmp.end());
+		}
+		catch (const MLException& e){
+			for (MeshModel* m : meshList)
+				md.delMesh(m);
+			throw e;
+		}
+	}
+	return meshList;
+}
+
+std::list<MeshModel*> loadOUT(
+		const QString& filename,
+		const QString& imageListFile,
+		MeshDocument& md,
+		vcg::CallBackPos*)
+{
+	std::list<MeshModel*> meshList;
+
+	QFileInfo fi(filename);
+
+	//todo: move here this function...
+	if(!MeshDocumentFromBundler(md, filename, imageListFile, fi.baseName())){
+		throw MLException("Unable to open OUTs file");
+	}
+
+	return meshList;
+}
+
+std::list<MeshModel*> loadNVM(
+		const QString& filename,
+		MeshDocument& md,
+		vcg::CallBackPos*)
+{
+	std::list<MeshModel*> meshList;
+
+	QFileInfo fi(filename);
+
+	//todo: move here this function...
+	if(!MeshDocumentFromNvm(md, filename, fi.baseName())){
+		throw MLException("Unable to open NVMs file");
+	}
+
+	return meshList;
+}
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/load_project.h b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/load_project.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a812aa6a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/io_base/load_project.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef LOAD_PROJECT_H
+#define LOAD_PROJECT_H
+
+#include <common/ml_document/mesh_model.h>
+
+std::list<MeshModel*> loadALN(
+		const QString& filename,
+		MeshDocument& md,
+		vcg::CallBackPos* cb);
+
+std::list<MeshModel*> loadOUT(
+		const QString& filename,
+		const QString& imageListFile,
+		MeshDocument& md,
+		vcg::CallBackPos* cb);
+
+std::list<MeshModel*> loadNVM(
+		const QString& filename,
+		MeshDocument& md,
+		vcg::CallBackPos* cb);
+
+#endif // LOAD_PROJECT_H