diff --git a/lib/common/src/integer.rs b/lib/common/src/integer.rs
index 4e71f734..4f105bc2 100644
--- a/lib/common/src/integer.rs
+++ b/lib/common/src/integer.rs
@@ -552,6 +552,12 @@ impl TryFrom<[f32;3]> for Unit32Vec3{
 }
 */
 
+// placeholder until bnum supports u8
+#[derive(Clone,Copy,Hash,Eq,PartialEq,Ord,PartialOrd)]
+pub struct Planar32(i32);
+pub type Planar32Vec3=linear_ops::types::Vector3<Planar32>;
+pub type Planar32Mat3=linear_ops::types::Matrix3<Planar32>;
+
 pub type Planar64TryFromFloatError=fixed_wide::fixed::FixedFromFloatError;
 pub type Planar64=fixed_wide::types::I32F32;
 pub type Planar64Vec3=linear_ops::types::Vector3<Planar64>;