diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiMath.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiMath.cpp
index a5123cdbd..d1ab3920f 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiMath.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiMath.cpp
@@ -162,4 +162,17 @@ namespace wiMath
 		XMVECTOR Closest = A + AB_ * t;
 		return Closest;
 	}
+	float GetPointSegmentDistance(const XMVECTOR& point, const XMVECTOR& segmentA, const XMVECTOR& segmentB)
+	{
+		// Return minimum distance between line segment vw and point p
+		const float l2 = XMVectorGetX(XMVector3LengthSq(segmentB - segmentA));  // i.e. |w-v|^2 -  avoid a sqrt
+		if (l2 == 0.0) return Distance(point, segmentA);   // v == w case
+												// Consider the line extending the segment, parameterized as v + t (w - v).
+												// We find projection of point p onto the line. 
+												// It falls where t = [(p-v) . (w-v)] / |w-v|^2
+												// We clamp t from [0,1] to handle points outside the segment vw.
+		const float t = max(0, min(1, XMVectorGetX(XMVector3Dot(point - segmentA, segmentB-segmentA)) / l2));
+		const XMVECTOR projection = segmentA + t * (segmentB - segmentA);  // Projection falls on the segment
+		return Distance(point, projection);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiMath.h b/WickedEngine/wiMath.h
index 1dcf85dcb..4565608ef 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiMath.h
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiMath.h
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ namespace wiMath
 	XMFLOAT3 QuaternionToRollPitchYaw(const XMFLOAT4& quaternion);
 
 	XMVECTOR GetClosestPointToLine(const XMVECTOR& A, const XMVECTOR& B, const XMVECTOR& P, bool segmentClamp = false);
+	float GetPointSegmentDistance(const XMVECTOR& point, const XMVECTOR& segmentA, const XMVECTOR& segmentB);
 };
 
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiTranslator.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiTranslator.cpp
index 1b11f39e6..9bc1087e1 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiTranslator.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiTranslator.cpp
@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ void wiTranslator::Update()
 			y = o + XMVectorSet(0, 3, 0, 0) * dist;
 			z = o + XMVectorSet(0, 0, 3, 0) * dist;
 			p = XMLoadFloat4(&pointer);
-			xy = o + XMVectorSet(1, 1, 0, 0) * dist;
-			xz = o + XMVectorSet(1, 0, 1, 0) * dist;
-			yz = o + XMVectorSet(0, 1, 1, 0) * dist;
+			xy = o + XMVectorSet(0.5f, 0.5f, 0, 0) * dist;
+			xz = o + XMVectorSet(0.5f, 0, 0.5f, 0) * dist;
+			yz = o + XMVectorSet(0, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0) * dist;
 
 
 			o = XMVector3Project(o, 0, 0, cam->width, cam->height, 0, 1, P, V, W);
@@ -181,17 +181,14 @@ void wiTranslator::Update()
 			xz = XMVector3Project(xz, 0, 0, cam->width, cam->height, 0, 1, P, V, W);
 			yz = XMVector3Project(yz, 0, 0, cam->width, cam->height, 0, 1, P, V, W);
 
-			XMVECTOR xDisV = XMVector2LinePointDistance(o, x, p);
-			XMVECTOR yDisV = XMVector2LinePointDistance(o, y, p);
-			XMVECTOR zDisV = XMVector2LinePointDistance(o, z, p);
 			XMVECTOR oDisV = XMVector3Length(o - p);
 			XMVECTOR xyDisV = XMVector3Length(xy - p);
 			XMVECTOR xzDisV = XMVector3Length(xz - p);
 			XMVECTOR yzDisV = XMVector3Length(yz - p);
 
-			float xDis = XMVectorGetX(xDisV);
-			float yDis = XMVectorGetX(yDisV);
-			float zDis = XMVectorGetX(zDisV);
+			float xDis = wiMath::GetPointSegmentDistance(p, o, x);
+			float yDis = wiMath::GetPointSegmentDistance(p, o, y);
+			float zDis = wiMath::GetPointSegmentDistance(p, o, z);
 			float oDis = XMVectorGetX(oDisV);
 			float xyDis = XMVectorGetX(xyDisV);
 			float xzDis = XMVectorGetX(xzDisV);
@@ -201,15 +198,15 @@ void wiTranslator::Update()
 			{
 				state = TRANSLATOR_XYZ;
 			}
-			else if (xyDis < 10)
+			else if (xyDis < 20)
 			{
 				state = TRANSLATOR_XY;
 			}
-			else if (xzDis < 10)
+			else if (xzDis < 20)
 			{
 				state = TRANSLATOR_XZ;
 			}
-			else if (yzDis < 10)
+			else if (yzDis < 20)
 			{
 				state = TRANSLATOR_YZ;
 			}
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index 95d76c6ae..5691a653f 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace wiVersion
 	// minor features, major bug fixes
 	const int minor = 8;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors
-	const int revision = 25;
+	const int revision = 26;
 
 
 	long GetVersion()