diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33bdbf8f..399deea5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
   * Add `.slerp` and `.try_slerp` to unit vectors.
   * Add `.to_projective` and `.as_projective` to `Perspective3` and `Orthographic3` in order to
   use them as `Projective3` structures.
+  * Add impl for `From/Into` to allow the conversion of any transformation type to a matrix.
+
 
 ## [0.16.0]
 All dependencies have been updated to their latest versions.
diff --git a/src/base/conversion.rs b/src/base/conversion.rs
index 23654c4f..930fc24d 100644
--- a/src/base/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/base/conversion.rs
@@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ use std::convert::{AsMut, AsRef, From, Into};
 use std::mem;
 use std::ptr;
 
+use generic_array::ArrayLength;
 use std::ops::Mul;
 use typenum::Prod;
-use generic_array::ArrayLength;
 
 use base::allocator::{Allocator, SameShapeAllocator};
 use base::constraint::{SameNumberOfColumns, SameNumberOfRows, ShapeConstraint};
-use base::dimension::{Dim, DimName, Dynamic, U1, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, U8, U9};
+use base::dimension::{
+    Dim, DimName, Dynamic, U1, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U2, U3, U4, U5, U6, U7, U8, U9,
+};
 use base::iter::{MatrixIter, MatrixIterMut};
 use base::storage::{ContiguousStorage, ContiguousStorageMut, Storage, StorageMut};
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix, MatrixMN, MatrixArray, MatrixSlice, MatrixSliceMut, Scalar};
 #[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "alloc"))]
 use base::MatrixVec;
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix, MatrixArray, MatrixMN, MatrixSlice, MatrixSliceMut, Scalar};
 
 // FIXME: too bad this won't work allo slice conversions.
 impl<N1, N2, R1, C1, R2, C2> SubsetOf<MatrixMN<N2, R2, C2>> for MatrixMN<N1, R1, C1>
@@ -333,7 +335,6 @@ impl_from_into_mint_2D!(
     (U4, U4) => ColumnMatrix4{x, y, z, w}[4];
 );
 
-
 impl<'a, N, R, C, RStride, CStride> From<MatrixSlice<'a, N, R, C, RStride, CStride>>
     for Matrix<N, R, C, MatrixArray<N, R, C>>
 where
@@ -403,8 +404,7 @@ where
     RStride: Dim,
     CStride: Dim,
 {
-    fn from(matrix_slice: MatrixSliceMut<'a, N, Dynamic, C, RStride, CStride>) -> Self
-    {
+    fn from(matrix_slice: MatrixSliceMut<'a, N, Dynamic, C, RStride, CStride>) -> Self {
         matrix_slice.into_owned()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/geometry/isometry_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/isometry_conversion.rs
index 3a19de5c..a896caf6 100644
--- a/src/geometry/isometry_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/isometry_conversion.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use alga::general::{Real, SubsetOf, SupersetOf};
 use alga::linear::Rotation;
 
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
-use base::dimension::{DimMin, DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
 use base::allocator::Allocator;
+use base::dimension::{DimMin, DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
 
 use geometry::{Isometry, Point, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf, TAffine, Transform, Translation};
 
@@ -146,3 +146,15 @@ where
         Self::from_parts(t, ::convert_unchecked(m.clone_owned()))
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real, D: DimName, R> From<Isometry<N, D, R>> for MatrixN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>
+where
+    D: DimNameAdd<U1>,
+    R: SubsetOf<MatrixN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>>,
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>, DimNameSum<D, U1>> + Allocator<N, D>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(iso: Isometry<N, D, R>) -> Self {
+        iso.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/orthographic.rs b/src/geometry/orthographic.rs
index 253b1110..d76e8c5a 100644
--- a/src/geometry/orthographic.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/orthographic.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use quickcheck::{Arbitrary, Gen};
 use rand::distributions::{Distribution, Standard};
 use rand::Rng;
 #[cfg(feature = "serde-serialize")]
-use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize, Serializer, Deserializer};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::mem;
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use base::helper;
 use base::storage::Storage;
 use base::{Matrix4, Vector, Vector3};
 
-use geometry::{Projective3, Point3};
+use geometry::{Point3, Projective3};
 
 /// A 3D orthographic projection stored as an homogeneous 4x4 matrix.
 pub struct Orthographic3<N: Real> {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl<N: Real> Orthographic3<N> {
     /// Computes the corresponding homogeneous matrix.
     #[inline]
     pub fn to_homogeneous(&self) -> Matrix4<N> {
-        self.matrix.clone_owned()
+        self.matrix
     }
 
     /// A reference to the underlying homogeneous transformation matrix.
@@ -356,3 +356,10 @@ where
         Self::new(left, right, bottom, top, znear, zfar)
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real> From<Orthographic3<N>> for Matrix4<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(orth: Orthographic3<N>) -> Self {
+        orth.unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/perspective.rs b/src/geometry/perspective.rs
index 4b4dfeae..1537b327 100644
--- a/src/geometry/perspective.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/perspective.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use rand::distributions::{Distribution, Standard};
 use rand::Rng;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serde-serialize")]
-use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize, Serializer, Deserializer};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::mem;
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use base::helper;
 use base::storage::Storage;
 use base::{Matrix4, Scalar, Vector, Vector3};
 
-use geometry::{Projective3, Point3};
+use geometry::{Point3, Projective3};
 
 /// A 3D perspective projection stored as an homogeneous 4x4 matrix.
 pub struct Perspective3<N: Scalar> {
@@ -282,3 +282,10 @@ impl<N: Real + Arbitrary> Arbitrary for Perspective3<N> {
         Self::new(aspect, Arbitrary::arbitrary(g), znear, zfar)
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real> From<Perspective3<N>> for Matrix4<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(orth: Perspective3<N>) -> Self {
+        orth.unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/point_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/point_conversion.rs
index 8284e275..1b1cbaf7 100644
--- a/src/geometry/point_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/point_conversion.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
-use num::{One, Zero};
 use alga::general::{ClosedDiv, SubsetOf, SupersetOf};
+use num::{One, Zero};
 
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix, Scalar, VectorN};
-use base::dimension::{DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
 use base::allocator::Allocator;
+use base::dimension::{DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix, Scalar, VectorN};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "mint")]
+use base::dimension::{U2, U3};
+#[cfg(feature = "mint")]
+use base::storage::{Storage, StorageMut};
 use geometry::Point;
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 use mint;
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
-use base::dimension::{U2, U3};
-#[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 use std::convert::{AsMut, AsRef, From, Into};
-#[cfg(feature = "mint")]
-use base::storage::{Storage, StorageMut};
 /*
  * This file provides the following conversions:
  * =============================================
  *
  * Point -> Point
  * Point -> Vector (homogeneous)
- * 
+ *
  * mint::Point <-> Point
  */
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-
-
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 macro_rules! impl_from_into_mint_1D(
     ($($NRows: ident => $PT:ident, $VT:ident [$SZ: expr]);* $(;)*) => {$(
@@ -129,3 +127,14 @@ impl_from_into_mint_1D!(
     U2 => Point2, Vector2[2];
     U3 => Point3, Vector3[3];
 );
+
+impl<N: Scalar + Zero + One, D: DimName> From<Point<N, D>> for VectorN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>
+where
+    D: DimNameAdd<U1>,
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D> + Allocator<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(t: Point<N, D>) -> Self {
+        t.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/quaternion_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/quaternion_conversion.rs
index 15c6fc63..451bc9c0 100644
--- a/src/geometry/quaternion_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/quaternion_conversion.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ use alga::linear::Rotation as AlgaRotation;
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 use mint;
 
-use base::{Matrix4, Vector4};
 use base::dimension::U3;
-use geometry::{Isometry, Point3, Quaternion, Rotation, Rotation3, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf,
-               TAffine, Transform, Translation, UnitQuaternion};
+use base::{Matrix3, Matrix4, Vector4};
+use geometry::{
+    Isometry, Point3, Quaternion, Rotation, Rotation3, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf, TAffine,
+    Transform, Translation, UnitQuaternion,
+};
 
 /*
  * This file provides the following conversions:
@@ -213,3 +215,17 @@ impl<N: Real> Into<mint::Quaternion<N>> for UnitQuaternion<N> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real> From<UnitQuaternion<N>> for Matrix4<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: UnitQuaternion<N>) -> Matrix4<N> {
+        q.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Real> From<UnitQuaternion<N>> for Matrix3<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: UnitQuaternion<N>) -> Matrix3<N> {
+        q.to_rotation_matrix().unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/rotation_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/rotation_conversion.rs
index 5e98fbb8..ecabb71f 100644
--- a/src/geometry/rotation_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/rotation_conversion.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ use alga::linear::Rotation as AlgaRotation;
 #[cfg(feature = "mint")]
 use mint;
 
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
-use base::dimension::{DimMin, DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
 use base::allocator::Allocator;
+use base::dimension::{DimMin, DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, Matrix2, Matrix3, Matrix4, MatrixN};
 
-use geometry::{Isometry, Point, Rotation, Rotation2, Rotation3, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf,
-               TAffine, Transform, Translation, UnitComplex, UnitQuaternion};
+use geometry::{
+    Isometry, Point, Rotation, Rotation2, Rotation3, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf, TAffine,
+    Transform, Translation, UnitComplex, UnitQuaternion,
+};
 
 /*
  * This file provides the following conversions:
@@ -214,3 +216,31 @@ impl<N: Real> From<mint::EulerAngles<N, mint::IntraXYZ>> for Rotation3<N> {
         Self::from_euler_angles(euler.a, euler.b, euler.c)
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real> From<Rotation2<N>> for Matrix3<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: Rotation2<N>) -> Matrix3<N> {
+        q.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Real> From<Rotation2<N>> for Matrix2<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: Rotation2<N>) -> Matrix2<N> {
+        q.unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Real> From<Rotation3<N>> for Matrix4<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: Rotation3<N>) -> Matrix4<N> {
+        q.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Real> From<Rotation3<N>> for Matrix3<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: Rotation3<N>) -> Matrix3<N> {
+        q.unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/similarity_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/similarity_conversion.rs
index 2c7a1eac..8da75f38 100644
--- a/src/geometry/similarity_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/similarity_conversion.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use alga::general::{Real, SubsetOf, SupersetOf};
 use alga::linear::Rotation;
 
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
-use base::dimension::{DimMin, DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
 use base::allocator::Allocator;
+use base::dimension::{DimMin, DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
 
 use geometry::{Isometry, Point, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf, TAffine, Transform, Translation};
 
@@ -103,13 +103,16 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn is_in_subset(m: &MatrixN<N2, DimNameSum<D, U1>>) -> bool {
         let mut rot = m.fixed_slice::<D, D>(0, 0).clone_owned();
-        if rot.fixed_columns_mut::<U1>(0)
+        if rot
+            .fixed_columns_mut::<U1>(0)
             .try_normalize_mut(N2::zero())
             .is_some()
-            && rot.fixed_columns_mut::<U1>(1)
+            && rot
+                .fixed_columns_mut::<U1>(1)
                 .try_normalize_mut(N2::zero())
                 .is_some()
-            && rot.fixed_columns_mut::<U1>(2)
+            && rot
+                .fixed_columns_mut::<U1>(2)
                 .try_normalize_mut(N2::zero())
                 .is_some()
         {
@@ -157,3 +160,15 @@ where
         Self::from_parts(t, ::convert_unchecked(mm), ::convert_unchecked(scale))
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real, D: DimName, R> From<Similarity<N, D, R>> for MatrixN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>
+where
+    D: DimNameAdd<U1>,
+    R: SubsetOf<MatrixN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>>,
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D> + Allocator<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>, DimNameSum<D, U1>>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(sim: Similarity<N, D, R>) -> Self {
+        sim.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/transform_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/transform_conversion.rs
index 1dd02681..0ab96221 100644
--- a/src/geometry/transform_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/transform_conversion.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use alga::general::{Real, SubsetOf};
 
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
-use base::dimension::{DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
 use base::allocator::Allocator;
+use base::dimension::{DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN};
 
 use geometry::{SuperTCategoryOf, TCategory, Transform};
 
@@ -60,3 +60,15 @@ where
         Transform::from_matrix_unchecked(::convert_ref_unchecked(m))
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real, D: DimName, C> From<Transform<N, D, C>> for MatrixN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>
+where
+    D: DimNameAdd<U1>,
+    C: TCategory,
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>, DimNameSum<D, U1>>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(t: Transform<N, D, C>) -> Self {
+        t.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/translation_conversion.rs b/src/geometry/translation_conversion.rs
index c75a401a..0d0b20ea 100644
--- a/src/geometry/translation_conversion.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/translation_conversion.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+use num::{One, Zero};
+
 use alga::general::{Real, SubsetOf, SupersetOf};
 use alga::linear::Rotation;
 
-use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN, Scalar, VectorN};
-use base::dimension::{DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
 use base::allocator::Allocator;
+use base::dimension::{DimName, DimNameAdd, DimNameSum, U1};
+use base::{DefaultAllocator, MatrixN, Scalar, VectorN};
 
 use geometry::{Isometry, Point, Similarity, SuperTCategoryOf, TAffine, Transform, Translation};
 
@@ -146,3 +148,14 @@ where
         Self::from_vector(::convert_unchecked(t.into_owned()))
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Scalar + Zero + One, D: DimName> From<Translation<N, D>> for MatrixN<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>>
+where
+    D: DimNameAdd<U1>,
+    DefaultAllocator: Allocator<N, D> + Allocator<N, DimNameSum<D, U1>, DimNameSum<D, U1>>,
+{
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(t: Translation<N, D>) -> Self {
+        t.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/geometry/unit_complex.rs b/src/geometry/unit_complex.rs
index d58e7b82..9e91b1f1 100644
--- a/src/geometry/unit_complex.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/unit_complex.rs
@@ -173,3 +173,17 @@ impl<N: Real> UlpsEq for UnitComplex<N> {
             && self.im.ulps_eq(&other.im, epsilon, max_ulps)
     }
 }
+
+impl<N: Real> From<UnitComplex<N>> for Matrix3<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: UnitComplex<N>) -> Matrix3<N> {
+        q.to_homogeneous()
+    }
+}
+
+impl<N: Real> From<UnitComplex<N>> for Matrix2<N> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from(q: UnitComplex<N>) -> Matrix2<N> {
+        q.to_rotation_matrix().unwrap()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/matrix.rs b/tests/core/matrix.rs
index 50a2f860..05e98384 100644
--- a/tests/core/matrix.rs
+++ b/tests/core/matrix.rs
@@ -242,12 +242,8 @@ fn from_rows_with_different_dimensions() {
 #[test]
 fn copy_from_slice() {
     let mut a = Matrix3::zeros();
-    let data = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 ];
-    let expected_a = Matrix3::new(
-        1.0, 4.0, 7.0,
-        2.0, 5.0, 8.0,
-        3.0, 6.0, 9.0
-    );
+    let data = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0];
+    let expected_a = Matrix3::new(1.0, 4.0, 7.0, 2.0, 5.0, 8.0, 3.0, 6.0, 9.0);
 
     a.copy_from_slice(&data);
 
@@ -258,7 +254,7 @@ fn copy_from_slice() {
 #[test]
 fn copy_from_slice_too_small() {
     let mut a = Matrix3::zeros();
-    let data = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0 ];
+    let data = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0];
     a.copy_from_slice(&data);
 }
 
@@ -266,7 +262,7 @@ fn copy_from_slice_too_small() {
 #[test]
 fn copy_from_slice_too_large() {
     let mut a = Matrix3::zeros();
-    let data = [ 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 ];
+    let data = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0];
     a.copy_from_slice(&data);
 }
 
@@ -727,6 +723,7 @@ fn partial_clamp() {
     assert_eq!(*inter.unwrap(), n);
 }
 
+#[test]
 fn swizzle() {
     let a = Vector2::new(1.0f32, 2.0);
     let b = Vector3::new(1.0f32, 2.0, 3.0);
@@ -761,7 +758,6 @@ fn swizzle() {
     assert_eq!(b.zxz(), Vector3::new(3.0, 1.0, 3.0));
     assert_eq!(b.zyz(), Vector3::new(3.0, 2.0, 3.0));
 
-
     assert_eq!(c.xy(), Vector2::new(1.0, 2.0));
     assert_eq!(c.yx(), Vector2::new(2.0, 1.0));
     assert_eq!(c.xx(), Vector2::new(1.0, 1.0));