diff --git a/src/dlangui/core/math3d.d b/src/dlangui/core/math3d.d
index 027fbb4f..767983e2 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/core/math3d.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/core/math3d.d
@@ -1512,9 +1512,94 @@ struct mat4 {
         return res;
     }
 
+    /**
+    * Decomposes the scale, rotation and translation components of this matrix.
+    *
+    * @param scale The scale.
+    * @param rotation The rotation.
+    * @param translation The translation.
+    */
+    bool decompose(vec3 * scale, vec4 * rotation, vec3 * translation) const {
+        if (translation)
+        {
+            // Extract the translation.
+            translation.x = m[12];
+            translation.y = m[13];
+            translation.z = m[14];
+        }
 
+        // Nothing left to do.
+        if (!scale && !rotation)
+            return true;
+
+        // Extract the scale.
+        // This is simply the length of each axis (row/column) in the matrix.
+        vec3 xaxis = vec3(m[0], m[1], m[2]);
+        float scaleX = xaxis.length();
+
+        vec3 yaxis = vec3(m[4], m[5], m[6]);
+        float scaleY = yaxis.length();
+
+        vec3 zaxis = vec3(m[8], m[9], m[10]);
+        float scaleZ = zaxis.length();
+
+        // Determine if we have a negative scale (true if determinant is less than zero).
+        // In this case, we simply negate a single axis of the scale.
+        float det = determinant();
+        if (det < 0)
+            scaleZ = -scaleZ;
+
+        if (scale)
+        {
+            scale.x = scaleX;
+            scale.y = scaleY;
+            scale.z = scaleZ;
+        }
+
+        // Nothing left to do.
+        if (!rotation)
+            return true;
+
+        //// Scale too close to zero, can't decompose rotation.
+        //if (scaleX < MATH_TOLERANCE || scaleY < MATH_TOLERANCE || fabs(scaleZ) < MATH_TOLERANCE)
+        //    return false;
+        // TODO: support rotation
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Gets the translational component of this matrix in the specified vector.
+    *
+    * @param translation A vector to receive the translation.
+    */
+    void getTranslation(ref vec3 translation) const
+    {
+        decompose(null, null, &translation);
+    }
+
+    @property float determinant() const
+    {
+        float a0 = m[0] * m[5] - m[1] * m[4];
+        float a1 = m[0] * m[6] - m[2] * m[4];
+        float a2 = m[0] * m[7] - m[3] * m[4];
+        float a3 = m[1] * m[6] - m[2] * m[5];
+        float a4 = m[1] * m[7] - m[3] * m[5];
+        float a5 = m[2] * m[7] - m[3] * m[6];
+        float b0 = m[8] * m[13] - m[9] * m[12];
+        float b1 = m[8] * m[14] - m[10] * m[12];
+        float b2 = m[8] * m[15] - m[11] * m[12];
+        float b3 = m[9] * m[14] - m[10] * m[13];
+        float b4 = m[9] * m[15] - m[11] * m[13];
+        float b5 = m[10] * m[15] - m[11] * m[14];
+        // Calculate the determinant.
+        return (a0 * b5 - a1 * b4 + a2 * b3 + a3 * b2 - a4 * b1 + a5 * b0);
+    }
+
+    static __gshared const mat4 IDENTITY;
 }
 
+
+
 unittest {
     vec3 a, b, c;
     a.clear(5);
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/glsupport.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/glsupport.d
index 19c84e16..f807d076 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/glsupport.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/glsupport.d
@@ -351,6 +351,15 @@ class GLProgram : dlangui.graphics.scene.mesh.GraphicsEffect {
         checkgl!glUniformMatrix4fv(getUniformLocation(id), 1, false, matrix.m.ptr);
     }
 
+    /// returns true if effect has uniform
+    override bool hasUniform(DefaultUniform id) {
+        return getUniformLocation(id) >= 0;
+    }
+
+    /// returns true if effect has uniform
+    override bool hasUniform(string uniformName) {
+        return getUniformLocation(uniformName) >= 0;
+    }
 
     /// draw mesh using this program (program should be bound by this time and all uniforms should be set)
     override void draw(Mesh mesh) {
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/camera.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/camera.d
index ecf5d485..cbf595bc 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/camera.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/camera.d
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Camera : Node3d {
         _dirtyView = true;
     }
 
-    @property ref const(mat4) viewMatrix() {
+    override @property ref const(mat4) viewMatrix() {
         if (_dirtyView) {
             _viewMatrix = matrix.invert();
             _dirtyView = false;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Camera : Node3d {
     }
 
     /// get projection*view matrix
-    @property ref const(mat4) projectionViewMatrix() {
+    override @property ref const(mat4) projectionViewMatrix() {
         if (_dirtyTransform || _dirtyViewProjection) {
             _viewProjectionMatrix = _projectionMatrix * viewMatrix;
             _dirtyViewProjection = false;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/material.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/material.d
index 85ffe249..fa6c046f 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/material.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/material.d
@@ -75,7 +75,12 @@ class Material : RefCountedObject {
             texture.texture.setSamplerParams(true);
         }
         // TODO: more uniforms
-        _effect.setUniform(DefaultUniform.u_worldViewProjectionMatrix, node.projectionViewModelMatrix);
+        if (_effect.hasUniform(DefaultUniform.u_worldViewProjectionMatrix))
+            _effect.setUniform(DefaultUniform.u_worldViewProjectionMatrix, node.projectionViewModelMatrix);
+        if (_effect.hasUniform(DefaultUniform.u_cameraPosition))
+            _effect.setUniform(DefaultUniform.u_cameraPosition, node.cameraPosition);
+        if (_effect.hasUniform(DefaultUniform.u_worldViewMatrix))
+            _effect.setUniform(DefaultUniform.u_worldViewMatrix, node.worldViewMatrix);
     }
 
     void drawMesh(Mesh mesh) {
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/mesh.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/mesh.d
index 120223d3..54cecb71 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/mesh.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/mesh.d
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ abstract class GraphicsEffect : RefCountedObject {
 
     void setUniform(DefaultUniform id, vec4 vec);
 
+    /// returns true if effect has uniform
+    bool hasUniform(DefaultUniform id);
+
+    /// returns true if effect has uniform
+    bool hasUniform(string uniformName);
+
     void draw(Mesh mesh);
 }
 
@@ -51,9 +57,9 @@ enum DefaultUniform : int {
     u_modulateAlpha, //uniform float u_modulateAlpha;
 
     u_worldViewProjectionMatrix, //uniform mat4 u_worldViewProjectionMatrix;
-    u_matrixPalette, //uniform vec4 u_matrixPalette[SKINNING_JOINT_COUNT * 3];
     u_inverseTransposeWorldViewMatrix, //uniform mat4 u_inverseTransposeWorldViewMatrix;
     u_worldViewMatrix, //uniform mat4 u_worldViewMatrix;
+    u_matrixPalette, //uniform vec4 u_matrixPalette[SKINNING_JOINT_COUNT * 3];
     u_cameraPosition, //uniform vec3 u_cameraPosition;
     u_worldMatrix, //uniform mat4 u_worldMatrix;
     u_clipPlane, //uniform vec4 u_clipPlane;
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/node.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/node.d
index ce0f72f2..440145cd 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/node.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/node.d
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import dlangui.core.collections;
 import dlangui.graphics.scene.scene3d;
 import dlangui.graphics.scene.drawableobject;
 import dlangui.graphics.scene.light;
+import dlangui.graphics.scene.camera;
 
 /// 3D scene node
 class Node3d : Transform {
@@ -97,10 +98,68 @@ class Node3d : Transform {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /// active camera or null of no camera
+    @property Camera activeCamera() {
+        if (!scene)
+            return null;
+        return scene.activeCamera;
+    }
+
+    @property vec3 cameraPosition() {
+        auto cam = activeCamera;
+        if (cam)
+            return cam.translationWorld;
+        return vec3(0, 0, 0);
+    }
+
+    /// get view matrix based on active camera
+    @property ref const(mat4) viewMatrix() {
+        auto cam = activeCamera;
+        if (cam)
+            return cam.viewMatrix;
+        return mat4.IDENTITY;
+    }
+
+    /// get projection*view matrix based on active camera
+    @property ref const(mat4) projectionViewMatrix() {
+        auto cam = activeCamera;
+        if (cam)
+            return cam.projectionViewMatrix;
+        return mat4.IDENTITY;
+    }
+
     protected mat4 _projectionViewModelMatrix;
+
     /// returns projectionMatrix * viewMatrix * modelMatrix
     @property ref const(mat4) projectionViewModelMatrix() {
+        // TODO: optimize
         _projectionViewModelMatrix = _scene.projectionViewMatrix * matrix;
         return _projectionViewModelMatrix;
     }
+
+    /// returns world matrix
+    @property ref const(mat4) worldMatrix() {
+        if (!parent)
+            return matrix;
+        _worldMatrix = parent.worldMatrix * matrix;
+        return _worldMatrix;
+    }
+
+    /**
+    * Gets the world view matrix corresponding to this node.
+    *
+    * @return The world view matrix of this node.
+    */
+    @property ref const(mat4) worldViewMatrix() {
+        static mat4 worldView;
+        worldView = viewMatrix * worldMatrix;
+        return worldView;
+    }
+
+    /// returns translation vector (position) of this node in world space
+    @property vec3 translationWorld() {
+        vec3 translation;
+        worldMatrix.getTranslation(translation);
+        return translation;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/scene3d.d b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/scene3d.d
index 1a0a57c5..6eccef98 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/scene3d.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/graphics/scene/scene3d.d
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Scene3d : Node3d {
 
 
     /// active camera
-    @property Camera activeCamera() {
+    override @property Camera activeCamera() {
         if (_activeCamera)
             return _activeCamera;
         // TODO: find camera in child nodes
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ class Scene3d : Node3d {
         //ignore
     }
 
-    /// get projection*view matrix
-    @property ref const(mat4) projectionViewMatrix() {
-        if (_activeCamera)
-            return _activeCamera.projectionViewMatrix;
-        static mat4 dummyIdentityMatrix;
-        return dummyIdentityMatrix;
-    }
-
     protected bool _wireframe;
     void drawScene(bool wireframe) {
         _wireframe = wireframe;