diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3b5c70eb..0b81b78c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl GraphicsCamera{
 	pub fn proj(&self)->glam::Mat4{
 		perspective_rh(self.fov.x, self.fov.y, 0.5, 2000.0)
 	}
-	pub fn view(&self,pos:glam::Vec3,angles:glam::Vec2)->glam::Mat4{
+	pub fn world(&self,pos:glam::Vec3,angles:glam::Vec2)->glam::Mat4{
 		//f32 good enough for view matrix
 		glam::Mat4::from_translation(pos) * glam::Mat4::from_euler(glam::EulerRot::YXZ, angles.x, angles.y, 0f32)
 	}
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ impl GraphicsCamera{
 		self.fov.x=self.fov.y*(screen_size.x as f32)/(screen_size.y as f32);
 	}
 
-	pub fn to_uniform_data(&self,(pos,angles): (glam::Vec3,glam::Vec2)) -> [f32; 16 * 3 + 4] {
+	pub fn to_uniform_data(&self,(pos,angles): (glam::Vec3,glam::Vec2)) -> [f32; 16 * 4] {
 		let proj=self.proj();
 		let proj_inv = proj.inverse();
-		let view=self.view(pos,angles);
-		let view_inv = view.inverse();
+		let view_inv=self.world(pos,angles);
+		let view=view_inv.inverse();
 
-		let mut raw = [0f32; 16 * 3 + 4];
+		let mut raw = [0f32; 16 * 4];
 		raw[..16].copy_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 16]>::as_ref(&proj)[..]);
 		raw[16..32].copy_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 16]>::as_ref(&proj_inv)[..]);
-		raw[32..48].copy_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 16]>::as_ref(&view_inv)[..]);
-		raw[48..52].copy_from_slice(AsRef::<[f32; 4]>::as_ref(&view.col(3)));
+		raw[32..48].copy_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 16]>::as_ref(&view)[..]);
+		raw[48..64].copy_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 16]>::as_ref(&view_inv)[..]);
 		raw
 	}
 }
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl GlobalState{
 				}else{
 					Some(ModelGraphicsInstance{
 						transform: glam::Mat4::from(instance.transform),
-						normal_transform: glam::Mat4::from(instance.transform.inverse()).transpose(),
+						normal_transform: glam::Mat3::from(instance.transform.matrix3.inverse().transpose()),
 						color: instance.color,
 					})
 				}
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ impl GlobalState{
 	}
 }
 
-const MODEL_BUFFER_SIZE:usize=4*4 + 4*4 + 4;//let size=std::mem::size_of::<ModelInstance>();
+const MODEL_BUFFER_SIZE:usize=4*4 + 12 + 4;//let size=std::mem::size_of::<ModelInstance>();
 const MODEL_BUFFER_SIZE_BYTES:usize=MODEL_BUFFER_SIZE*4;
 fn get_instances_buffer_data(instances:&[ModelGraphicsInstance]) -> Vec<f32> {
 	let mut raw = Vec::with_capacity(MODEL_BUFFER_SIZE*instances.len());
@@ -383,7 +383,12 @@ fn get_instances_buffer_data(instances:&[ModelGraphicsInstance]) -> Vec<f32> {
     	//model transform
     	raw.extend_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 4*4]>::as_ref(&mi.transform)[..]);
     	//normal transform
-    	raw.extend_from_slice(&AsRef::<[f32; 4*4]>::as_ref(&mi.normal_transform)[..]);
+    	raw.extend_from_slice(AsRef::<[f32; 3]>::as_ref(&mi.normal_transform.x_axis));
+    	raw.extend_from_slice(&[0.0]);
+    	raw.extend_from_slice(AsRef::<[f32; 3]>::as_ref(&mi.normal_transform.y_axis));
+    	raw.extend_from_slice(&[0.0]);
+    	raw.extend_from_slice(AsRef::<[f32; 3]>::as_ref(&mi.normal_transform.z_axis));
+    	raw.extend_from_slice(&[0.0]);
     	//color
     	raw.extend_from_slice(AsRef::<[f32; 4]>::as_ref(&mi.color));
     	raw.append(&mut v);
diff --git a/src/model.rs b/src/model.rs
index 64347340..3040a61d 100644
--- a/src/model.rs
+++ b/src/model.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct ModelSingleTexture{
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct ModelGraphicsInstance{
 	pub transform:glam::Mat4,
-	pub normal_transform:glam::Mat4,
+	pub normal_transform:glam::Mat3,
 	pub color:glam::Vec4,
 }
 pub struct ModelInstance{
diff --git a/src/shader.wgsl b/src/shader.wgsl
index 5e2a7e10..f993df47 100644
--- a/src/shader.wgsl
+++ b/src/shader.wgsl
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ struct Camera {
 	proj_inv: mat4x4<f32>,
 	// from world to camera
 	view: mat4x4<f32>,
-	// camera position
-	cam_pos: vec4<f32>,
+	// from camera to world
+	view_inv: mat4x4<f32>,
 };
 
 //group 0 is the camera
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ fn vs_sky(@builtin(vertex_index) vertex_index: u32) -> SkyOutput {
 		1.0
 	);
 
-	// transposition = inversion for this orthonormal matrix
-	let inv_model_view = transpose(mat3x3<f32>(camera.view[0].xyz, camera.view[1].xyz, camera.view[2].xyz));
+	let inv_model_view = mat3x3<f32>(camera.view_inv[0].xyz, camera.view_inv[1].xyz, camera.view_inv[2].xyz);
 	let unprojected = camera.proj_inv * pos;
 
 	var result: SkyOutput;
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ fn vs_sky(@builtin(vertex_index) vertex_index: u32) -> SkyOutput {
 
 struct ModelInstance{
 	transform:mat4x4<f32>,
-	normal_transform:mat4x4<f32>,
+	normal_transform:mat3x3<f32>,
 	color:vec4<f32>,
 }
 //my fancy idea is to create a megatexture for each model that includes all the textures each intance will need
@@ -78,11 +77,11 @@ fn vs_entity_texture(
 ) -> EntityOutputTexture {
 	var position: vec4<f32> = model_instances[instance].transform * vec4<f32>(pos, 1.0);
 	var result: EntityOutputTexture;
-	result.normal = (model_instances[instance].normal_transform * vec4<f32>(normal, 1.0)).xyz;
+	result.normal = model_instances[instance].normal_transform * normal;
 	result.texture = texture;
 	result.color = color;
 	result.model_color = model_instances[instance].color;
-	result.view = position.xyz - camera.cam_pos.xyz;
+	result.view = position.xyz - camera.view_inv[3].xyz;//col(3)
 	result.position = camera.proj * camera.view * position;
 	return result;
 }