diff --git a/embeddings.cpp b/embeddings.cpp
index 893546f8..7b2cf1e4 100644
--- a/embeddings.cpp
+++ b/embeddings.cpp
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ EX }
     virtual transmatrix get_lti() { return logical_scaled_to_intermediate; }
     virtual hyperpoint base_to_logical(hyperpoint h) = 0;
     virtual hyperpoint logical_to_base(hyperpoint h) = 0;
+    virtual ld anim_center_z() { return center_z(); }
+    virtual hyperpoint anim_tile_center();
     
     virtual bool is_euc_in_product() { return false; }
     virtual bool is_product_embedding() { return false; }
@@ -276,6 +278,12 @@ hyperpoint embedding_method::tile_center() {
   return lzpush(z) * C0;
   }
 
+hyperpoint embedding_method::anim_tile_center() {
+  ld z = anim_center_z();
+  if(z == 0) return C0;
+  return lzpush(z) * C0;
+  }
+
 transmatrix embedding_method::map_relative_push(hyperpoint a) {
   auto i = actual_to_intermediate(a);
   return intermediate_to_actual_translation(i);  
@@ -522,6 +530,7 @@ struct emb_euc_in_hyp : emb_actual {
     }
   hyperpoint actual_to_base(hyperpoint h) override { return deparabolic13(h); }
   transmatrix actual_to_base(const transmatrix& T) override { hyperpoint h = deparabolic13(T * C0); return eupush(h[0], h[1]); }
+  ld anim_center_z() override { return vid.depth; }
   };
 
 /** sphere into a isotropic space of higher curvature */
diff --git a/graph.cpp b/graph.cpp
index 543317af..8c5c470d 100644
--- a/graph.cpp
+++ b/graph.cpp
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ EX bool applyAnimation(cell *c, shiftmatrix& V, double& footphase, int layer) {
   ld aspd = td / 1000.0 * exp(vid.mspeed);
   ld R;
   again:
-  auto TC0 = tile_center();
+  auto TC0 = cgi.emb->anim_tile_center();
 
   if(among(a.attacking, 1, 3))
     R = hdist(a.attackat * TC0, a.wherenow * TC0);
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ EX bool applyAnimation(cell *c, shiftmatrix& V, double& footphase, int layer) {
     }
   else {
     transmatrix T = inverse(a.wherenow);
-    ld z = cgi.emb->center_z();
+    ld z = cgi.emb->anim_center_z();
     if(z) T = lzpush(-z) * T;
 
     hyperpoint wnow;
@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ EX bool applyAnimation(cell *c, shiftmatrix& V, double& footphase, int layer) {
       wnow = T * TC0;
     
     shift_v_towards(T, shiftless(wnow), aspd, shift_method(smaAnimation));
-    if(z) T = lzpush(1) * T;
+    if(z) T = lzpush(z) * T;
     a.wherenow = inverse(T);
     fixmatrix(a.wherenow);
 
@@ -2666,10 +2666,10 @@ EX bool applyAnimation(cell *c, shiftmatrix& V, double& footphase, int layer) {
 double chainAngle(cell *c, shiftmatrix& V, cell *c2, double dft, const shiftmatrix &Vwhere) {
   if(cgi.emb->no_spin()) return 0;
   if(!gmatrix0.count(c2)) return dft;
-  hyperpoint h = tile_center();
+  hyperpoint h = cgi.emb->anim_tile_center();
   if(animations[LAYER_BIG].count(c2)) h = animations[LAYER_BIG][c2].wherenow * h;
   h = inverse_shift(V, Vwhere) * calc_relative_matrix(c2, c, C0) * h;
-  ld z = cgi.emb->center_z();
+  ld z = cgi.emb->anim_center_z();
   if(z) h = lzpush(-z) * h;
   return atan2(h[1], h[0]);
   }
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ double chainAngle(cell *c, shiftmatrix& V, cell *c2, double dft, const shiftmatr
 // equivalent to V = V * spin(-chainAngle(c,V,c2,dft));
 bool chainAnimation(cell *c, cell *c2, shiftmatrix& V, const shiftmatrix &Vwhere, ld& length) {
   if(cgi.emb->no_spin()) return false;
-  hyperpoint h = tile_center();
+  hyperpoint h = cgi.emb->anim_tile_center();
   if(animations[LAYER_BIG].count(c2)) h = animations[LAYER_BIG][c2].wherenow * h;
   h = inverse_shift(V, Vwhere) * h;
   length = hdist(h, tile_center());