diff --git a/src/mesh/build.js b/src/mesh/build.js
index e60feba4..c25598ec 100644
--- a/src/mesh/build.js
+++ b/src/mesh/build.js
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ function ui_build() {
         tool_item('bi-layers', 'Flatten', sketch.boolean.flatten),
         tool_item('bi-cookie', 'Even Odd', sketch.boolean.evenodd),
         tool_item('bi-arrow-bar-up', 'Extrude', () => sketch.extrude()),
-]));
+    ]));
 
     // bind object chiclets
     bind(objecttools, div([
@@ -588,13 +588,13 @@ function ui_build() {
         tool_item('bi-subtract', 'Subtract', tool.subtract),
         tool_item('bi-intersect', 'Intersect', tool.intersect),
         tool_item('bi-exclude', 'Difference', tool.difference),
-]));
+    ]));
 
     // create slid in/out logging window
     bind(logger, [ div({ id: 'logtext' }) ]);
 
     // for group/model/box/area/mesh dashboard grids
-    function grid(v1, v2, side = [ "pos", "rot"], top = [ "X", "Y", "Z" ], root) {
+    function grid3(v1, v2, side = [ "pos", "rot"], top = [ "X", "Y", "Z" ], root) {
         let v = 'val', l = 'lbl';
         let [ X, Y, Z ] = top;
         let [ pos, rot ] = side;
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ function ui_build() {
                 center: sketch.center
             };
             let sel = sketch.selection.mesh_items();
-            let sk_vars = sblock('sketch', sketch.file || sketch.id, grid(
+            let sk_vars = sblock('sketch', sketch.file || sketch.id, grid3(
                 util.extract(bounds.center, map),
                 util.extract(bounds.size, map),
                 [ "center", "scale" ], und, 'sketch'
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ function ui_build() {
         let g_pos = util.average(s_grp.map(g => g.object.position));
         let g_rot = util.average(s_grp.map(g => g.object.rotation));
         let g_id = s_grp.map(g => g.id).join(' ');
-        let h_grp = sblock('orient', g_id, grid(
+        let h_grp = sblock('orient', g_id, grid3(
             util.extract(g_pos, map),
             util.extract(g_rot).map(r => (r * rad).round(2).toFixed(map.fixed)),
             und, und, 'group'
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ function ui_build() {
         let m_id = s_mdl.map(m => m.id).join(' ');
 
         let bounds = util.bounds(s_mdl);
-        let h_ara = sblock('span', m_id, grid(
+        let h_ara = sblock('span', m_id, grid3(
             util.extract(bounds.center, map),
             util.extract(bounds.size, map),
             [ "center", "size" ], und, 'span'
@@ -972,16 +972,13 @@ function ui_build() {
             e.classList.add('editable');
         });
         group_val_X_rot.onclick = field_edit('x rotation', (group, val) => {
-            let r = group.rotation();
-            group.rotation(val/rad, r.y, r.z);
+            group.rotate(val,0,0);
         });
         group_val_Y_rot.onclick = field_edit('y rotation', (group, val) => {
-            let r = group.rotation();
-            group.rotation(r.x, val/rad, r.z);
+            group.rotate(0,val,0);
         });
         group_val_Z_rot.onclick = field_edit('z rotation', (group, val) => {
-            let r = group.rotation();
-            group.rotation(r.x, r.y, val/rad);
+            group.rotate(0,0,val);
         });
 
         // bind position editable fields
diff --git a/src/mesh/group.js b/src/mesh/group.js
index 7ab4cc2e..2e3887e1 100644
--- a/src/mesh/group.js
+++ b/src/mesh/group.js
@@ -109,17 +109,11 @@ mesh.group = class MeshGroup extends mesh.object {
         return this;
     }
 
-    xrotate(x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) {
+    rotate(x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) {
         console.log('group rotate', ...arguments);
-        // super.rotate(...arguments);
         for (let model of this.models) {
-            worker.model_rotate({ id: model.id, x, y, z });
+            model.rotate(...arguments);
         }
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            for (let model of this.models) {
-                model.attributes.position.needsUpdate = true;
-            }
-        }, 250);
     }
 
     scale(x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) {
diff --git a/src/mesh/model.js b/src/mesh/model.js
index f1d4b0d0..f61fd402 100644
--- a/src/mesh/model.js
+++ b/src/mesh/model.js
@@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ mesh.model = class MeshModel extends mesh.object {
 
     rotate(x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) {
         console.log('model rotate', ...arguments);
-        super.rotate(...arguments);
+        worker.model_rotate({ id: this.id, x, y, z }).then(() => {
+            this.attributes.position.needsUpdate = true;
+            moto.space.update();
+        });
     }
 
     // override and translate mesh
-    move(x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) {
+    xmove(x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) {
         let attr = this.attributes;
         let arr = attr.position.array;
         for (let i=0, l=arr.length; i<l; ) {
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ mesh.model = class MeshModel extends mesh.object {
     }
 
     // override and translate mesh
-    scale(x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) {
+    xscale(x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) {
         let attr = this.attributes;
         let arr = attr.position.array;
         for (let i=0, l=arr.length; i<l; ) {
@@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ mesh.model = class MeshModel extends mesh.object {
     reload(vertices) {
         let local = mesh.util.toLocal32(vertices);
         let shared = mesh.util.toSharedF32(vertices);
-        console.log('reload', { vertices, local, shared });
+        console.trace('reload', { vertices, local, shared });
         let was = this.wireframe(false);
         let geo = this.mesh.geometry;
         geo.setAttribute('position', new BufferAttribute(shared, 3));
diff --git a/src/mesh/object.js b/src/mesh/object.js
index 4f7258d7..662f9a03 100644
--- a/src/mesh/object.js
+++ b/src/mesh/object.js
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ mesh.object = class MeshObject {
     }
 
     rotate(x = 0, y = 0, z = 0) {
-        console.log('rotate', ...arguments);
+        throw "rotate() requires implementation";
+        console.log('object rotate', ...arguments);
         if (x) this.object.rotateOnWorldAxis(new Vector3(1,0,0), x);
         if (y) this.object.rotateOnWorldAxis(new Vector3(0,1,0), y);
         if (z) this.object.rotateOnWorldAxis(new Vector3(0,0,1), z);
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ mesh.object = class MeshObject {
     }
 
     rotation() {
+        throw "rotate() requires implementation";
         let rotation = this.object.rotation;
         if (arguments.length === 0) {
             return rotation;
diff --git a/src/mesh/work.js b/src/mesh/work.js
index dc9a4d8e..eef0f3fa 100644
--- a/src/mesh/work.js
+++ b/src/mesh/work.js
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ let model = {
         if (x) geo.applyQuaternion(new Quaternion().setFromAxisAngle(new Vector3(1,0,0), x));
         if (y) geo.applyQuaternion(new Quaternion().setFromAxisAngle(new Vector3(0,1,0), y));
         if (z) geo.applyQuaternion(new Quaternion().setFromAxisAngle(new Vector3(0,0,1), z));
-        console.log({ rec, data, geo: geo.attributes.position.array });
     },
 
     load(data) {