diff --git a/hypgraph.cpp b/hypgraph.cpp
index 6383cae2..ac415b32 100644
--- a/hypgraph.cpp
+++ b/hypgraph.cpp
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ EX void applymodel(hyperpoint H, hyperpoint& ret) {
         
         ret[0] = -sin(alpha) * r;
         ret[1] = cos(alpha) * r;
+        if(euclid) ret = models::euclidean_spin * ret;
         ret[2] = (r-1) * sqrt( pow(360/models::spiral_cone, 2) - 1);
         
         models::apply_ball(ret[2], ret[1]);
@@ -861,6 +862,7 @@ EX void applymodel(hyperpoint H, hyperpoint& ret) {
         z = exp(z);
         ret[0] = real(z);
         ret[1] = imag(z);
+        if(euclid) ret = models::euclidean_spin * ret;
 
         if(vid.skiprope) 
           ret = mobius(ret, vid.skiprope, 1);
diff --git a/models.cpp b/models.cpp
index 175f38a6..b2d0b288 100644
--- a/models.cpp
+++ b/models.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ EX namespace models {
   EX ld spiral_cone_rad;
   EX bool ring_not_spiral;
   
+  /** the matrix to rotate the Euclidean view from the standard coordinates to the screen coordinates */
+  EX transmatrix euclidean_spin;
+  
   EX ld product_z_scale = 1;
 
   EX void configure() {
@@ -187,7 +190,9 @@ EX namespace models {
       spiral_multiplier = cld(cos_spiral, sin_spiral) * cld(spiral_cone_rad * mul / 2., 0);
       }
     if(euclid) {
-      hyperpoint h = C0 + (eumove(as_coord({1,0}))*C0 - C0) * spiral_x + (eumove(as_coord({0,1}))*C0 - C0) * spiral_y;
+      euclidean_spin = pispin * inverse(cview() * master_relative(centerover, true));
+      euclidean_spin = gpushxto0(euclidean_spin * C0) * euclidean_spin;
+      hyperpoint h = inverse(euclidean_spin) * (C0 + (eumove(as_coord({1,0}))*C0 - C0) * spiral_x + (eumove(as_coord({0,1}))*C0 - C0) * spiral_y);
       spiral_multiplier = cld(0, 2 * M_PI) / cld(h[0], h[1]);
       }