diff -Nauwr Irrlicht/include/ISceneNode.h Irrlicht/include/ISceneNode.h
--- Irrlicht/include/ISceneNode.h	2005-08-24 17:26:56.000000000 +0200
+++ Irrlicht/include/ISceneNode.h	2005-09-23 11:22:24.000000000 +0200
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 			if (Parent)
 				Parent->addChild(this);
 
+			calcRelativeTransformation();
 			updateAbsolutePosition();			
 		}
 
@@ -161,18 +162,20 @@
 		//! \return Returns the relative transformation matrix.
 		virtual core::matrix4 getRelativeTransformation() const
 		{
-			core::matrix4 mat;
-			mat.setRotationDegrees(RelativeRotation);
-			mat.setTranslation(RelativeTranslation);
+			return RelativeTransformation;
+		}
+
+		virtual void calcRelativeTransformation()
+		{
+			RelativeTransformation.setRotationDegrees( RelativeRotation );
+			RelativeTransformation.setTranslation( RelativeTranslation );
 
-			if (RelativeScale != core::vector3df(1,1,1))
+			if( RelativeScale != core::vector3df( 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f ) )
 			{
 				core::matrix4 smat;
 				smat.setScale(RelativeScale);
-				mat *= smat;
+				RelativeTransformation *= smat;
 			}
-
-			return mat;
 		}
 
 
@@ -368,6 +371,7 @@
 		virtual void setScale(const core::vector3df& scale)
 		{
 			RelativeScale = scale;
+			calcRelativeTransformation();
 		}
 
 		//! Rotate the node around an arbitrary axis
@@ -388,6 +392,7 @@
 		virtual void setRotation(const core::vector3df& rotation)
 		{
 			RelativeRotation = rotation;
+			calcRelativeTransformation();
 		}
 
 
@@ -406,6 +411,7 @@
 		virtual void setPosition(const core::vector3df& newpos)
 		{
 			RelativeTranslation = newpos;
+			calcRelativeTransformation();		
 		}
 
 
@@ -513,9 +519,9 @@
 		{
 			if (Parent)
 				AbsoluteTransformation = 
-					Parent->getAbsoluteTransformation() * getRelativeTransformation();
+					Parent->getAbsoluteTransformation() * RelativeTransformation;
 			else
-				AbsoluteTransformation = getRelativeTransformation();
+				AbsoluteTransformation = RelativeTransformation;
 		}
 		
 		//! Returns the parent of this scene node
@@ -541,6 +547,9 @@
 		//! relative scale of the scene node.
 		core::vector3df RelativeScale;
 
+		//! relative transformation of the node.
+		core::matrix4 RelativeTransformation;
+
 		//! Pointer to the parent
 		ISceneNode* Parent;