diff --git a/pycbc/distributions/constraints.py b/pycbc/distributions/constraints.py
index 6c830c8bdb1..151ded3529c 100644
--- a/pycbc/distributions/constraints.py
+++ b/pycbc/distributions/constraints.py
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 This modules provides classes for evaluating multi-dimensional constraints.
 """
 
+import scipy.spatial
+import numpy
+import h5py
 from pycbc import transforms
 from pycbc.io import record
 
+
 class Constraint(object):
     """Creates a constraint that evaluates to True if parameters obey
     the constraint and False if they do not.
@@ -60,7 +64,46 @@ def _constraint(self, params):
         return params[self.constraint_arg]
 
 
+class SupernovaeConvexHull(Constraint):
+    """Pre defined constraint for core-collapse waveforms that checks
+    whether a given set of coefficients lie within the convex hull of
+    the coefficients of the principal component basis vectors.
+    """
+    name = "supernovae_convex_hull"
+    required_parameters = ["coeff_0", "coeff_1"]
+
+    def __init__(self, constraint_arg, transforms=None, **kwargs):
+        super(SupernovaeConvexHull,
+              self).__init__(constraint_arg, transforms=transforms, **kwargs)
+
+        if 'principal_components_file' in kwargs:
+            pc_filename = kwargs['principal_components_file']
+            hull_dimention = numpy.array(kwargs['hull_dimention'])
+            self.hull_dimention = int(hull_dimention)
+            pc_file = h5py.File(pc_filename, 'r')
+            pc_coefficients = numpy.array(pc_file.get('coefficients'))
+            pc_file.close()
+            hull_points = []
+            for dim in range(self.hull_dimention):
+                hull_points.append(pc_coefficients[:, dim])
+            hull_points = numpy.array(hull_points).T
+            pc_coeffs_hull = scipy.spatial.Delaunay(hull_points)
+            self._hull = pc_coeffs_hull
+
+    def _constraint(self, params):
+
+        output_array = []
+        points = numpy.array([params["coeff_0"],
+                              params["coeff_1"],
+                              params["coeff_2"]])
+        for coeff_index in range(len(params["coeff_0"])):
+            point = points[:, coeff_index][:self.hull_dimention]
+            output_array.append(self._hull.find_simplex(point) >= 0)
+        return numpy.array(output_array)
+
+
 # list of all constraints
 constraints = {
     Constraint.name : Constraint,
+    SupernovaeConvexHull.name : SupernovaeConvexHull,
 }
diff --git a/pycbc/waveform/generator.py b/pycbc/waveform/generator.py
index 18b2f2893ba..c29e4c8c5e0 100644
--- a/pycbc/waveform/generator.py
+++ b/pycbc/waveform/generator.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from . import waveform
 from .waveform import (NoWaveformError, FailedWaveformError)
 from . import ringdown
+from . import supernovae
 from pycbc import filter
 from pycbc import transforms
 from pycbc.types import TimeSeries
@@ -631,6 +632,16 @@ def generate(self, **kwargs):
         return h
 
 
+class TDomainSupernovaeGenerator(BaseGenerator):
+    """Uses supernovae.py to create time domain core-collapse supernovae waveforms
+    using a set of Principal Components provided in a .hdf file.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, variable_args=(), **frozen_params):
+        super(TDomainSupernovaeGenerator,
+              self).__init__(supernovae.get_corecollapse_bounce,
+           variable_args=variable_args, **frozen_params)
+
+
 class FDomainDetFrameGenerator(object):
     """Generates frequency-domain waveform in a specific frame.
 
@@ -869,6 +880,11 @@ def select_waveform_generator(approximant):
         elif approximant == 'TdQNMfromFreqTau':
             return TDomainFreqTauRingdownGenerator
 
+    # check if supernovae waveform:
+    elif approximant in supernovae.supernovae_td_approximants:
+        if approximant == 'CoreCollapseBounce':
+            return TDomainSupernovaeGenerator
+
     # otherwise waveform approximant is not supported
     else:
         raise ValueError("%s is not a valid approximant." % approximant)
diff --git a/pycbc/waveform/supernovae.py b/pycbc/waveform/supernovae.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e274cb4da5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pycbc/waveform/supernovae.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+"""Generate core-collapse supernovae waveform for core bounce and
+subsequent postbounce oscillations.
+"""
+
+import numpy
+import h5py
+from pycbc.types import TimeSeries
+
+_pc_dict = {}
+
+
+def get_corecollapse_bounce(**kwargs):
+    """ Generates core bounce and postbounce waveform by using principal
+    component basis vectors from a .hdf file. The waveform parameters are the
+    coefficients of the principal components and the distance. The number of
+    principal components used can also be varied.
+    """
+
+    try:
+        principal_components = _pc_dict['principal_components']
+    except KeyError:
+        with h5py.File(kwargs['principal_components_file'], 'r') as pc_file:
+            principal_components = numpy.array(pc_file['principal_components'])
+            _pc_dict['principal_components'] = principal_components
+
+    if 'coefficients_array' in kwargs:
+        coefficients_array = kwargs['coefficients_array']
+    else:
+        coeffs_keys = [x for x in kwargs if x.startswith('coeff_')]
+        coeffs_keys = numpy.sort(numpy.array(coeffs_keys))
+        coefficients_array = numpy.array([kwargs[x] for x in coeffs_keys])
+
+    no_of_pcs = int(kwargs['no_of_pcs'])
+    coefficients_array = coefficients_array[:no_of_pcs]
+    principal_components = principal_components[:no_of_pcs]
+
+    pc_len = len(principal_components)
+    assert len(coefficients_array) == pc_len
+
+    distance = kwargs['distance']
+    mpc_conversion = 3.08567758128e+22
+    distance *= mpc_conversion
+
+    strain = numpy.dot(coefficients_array, principal_components) / distance
+    delta_t = kwargs['delta_t']
+    outhp = TimeSeries(strain, delta_t=delta_t)
+    outhc = TimeSeries(numpy.zeros(len(strain)), delta_t=delta_t)
+    return outhp, outhc
+
+
+# Approximant names ###########################################################
+supernovae_td_approximants = {'CoreCollapseBounce': get_corecollapse_bounce}