diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp
index b15ee4fe29..cd4f4d7d2c 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.cpp
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ void Batch::setViewTransform(const Transform& view) {
     _params.push_back(_transforms.cache(view));
 }
 
-void Batch::setProjectionTransform(const Transform& proj) {
+void Batch::setProjectionTransform(const Mat4& proj) {
     ADD_COMMAND(setProjectionTransform);
 
-    _params.push_back(_transforms.cache(proj));
+    _params.push_back(cacheData(sizeof(Mat4), &proj);
 }
 
 void Batch::setUniformBuffer(uint32 slot, const BufferPointer& buffer, Offset offset, Offset size) {
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
index 0657eacd6e..b9467f7fdc 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
     // with the ModelTransformu to create the equivalent of the glModelViewMatrix
     void setModelTransform(const Transform& model);
     void setViewTransform(const Transform& view);
-    void setProjectionTransform(const Transform& proj);
+    void setProjectionTransform(const Mat4& proj);
 
     // Shader Stage
     void setUniformBuffer(uint32 slot, const BufferPointer& buffer, Offset offset, Offset size);
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Config.slh b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Config.slh
index b17bd7b2b8..0ef68c9fd0 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Config.slh
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Config.slh
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@
 
 <@if GLPROFILE == PC_GL @>
     <@def VERSION_HEADER #version 330 compatibility@>
+
+<@func inputPosition name@>
+layout(location = 0) in vec3 <$name$>;
+<@endfunc@>
+
+<@func inputNormal name@>
+layout(location = 1) in vec3 <$name$>;
+<@endfunc@>
+
+<@func inputTexcoord name@>
+layout(location = 4) in vec2 <$name$>;
+<@endfunc@>
+
+<@func inputColor name@>
+layout(location = 4) vec3 <$name$>;
+<@endfunc@>
+
 <@elif GLPROFILE == MAC_GL @>
     <@def VERSION_HEADER #version 120@>
 <@else@>
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h
index b8cba3ded1..2bbf9ea032 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.h
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ class Batch;
 class Backend {
 public:
 
+    class TransformObject {
+    public:
+        Mat4 _model;
+        Mat4 _modelInverse;
+        Mat4 _modelView;
+        Mat4 _modelViewInverseTranspose;
+    };
+
+    class TransformCamera {
+    public:
+        Mat4 _view;
+        Mat4 _viewInverse;
+        Mat4 _projection;
+    };
+
     template< typename T >
     static void setGPUObject(const Buffer& buffer, T* bo) {
         buffer.setGPUObject(reinterpret_cast<GPUObject*>(bo));
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h
index 6274c294ec..cbf90384ce 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef hifi_gpu_Format_h
 #define hifi_gpu_Format_h
 
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
 #include <assert.h>
 
 namespace gpu {
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ typedef char int8;
 
 typedef uint32 Offset;
 
+typedef glm::mat4 Mat4;
+typedef glm::mat3 Mat3;
+typedef glm::vec4 Vec4;
+typedef glm::vec3 Vec3;
+typedef glm::vec2 Vec2;
+
 // Description of a scalar type
 enum Type {
 
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
index 34ca47f300..7cc3958497 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.cpp
@@ -386,18 +386,49 @@ void GLBackend::do_setViewTransform(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset) {
 }
 
 void GLBackend::do_setProjectionTransform(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset) {
-    _transform._projection = batch._transforms.get(batch._params[paramOffset]._uint);
+    memcpy(&_transform._projection, batch.editData(batch._params[paramOffset]._uint), sizeof(Mat4));
     _transform._invalidProj = true;
 }
 
+void GLBackend::initTransform() {
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    glGenBuffers(1, &_transform._transformObjectBuffer);
+    glGenBuffers(1, &_transform._transformCameraBuffer);
+
+    glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, _transform._transformObjectBuffer);
+    glBufferData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, sizeof(_transform._transformObject), (const void*) &_transform._transformObject, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+
+    glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, _transform._transformCameraBuffer);
+    glBufferData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, sizeof(_transform._transformCamera), (const void*) &_transform._transformCamera, GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+
+
+    glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
+#else
+#endif
+}
+
+void GLBackend::killTransform() {
+#if defined(Q_OS_MAC)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_WIN)
+    glDeleteBuffers(1, &_transform._transformObjectBuffer);
+    glDeleteBuffers(1, &_transform._transformCameraBuffer);
+#else
+#endif
+}
+
 void GLBackend::updateTransform() {
+#define LEGACY_TRANSFORM_PIPELINE
+#ifdef LEGACY_TRANSFORM_PIPELINE
     if (_transform._invalidProj) {
         // TODO: implement the projection matrix assignment to gl state
-    /*    if (_transform._lastMode != GL_PROJECTION) {
+        if (_transform._lastMode != GL_PROJECTION) {
             glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
             _transform._lastMode = GL_PROJECTION;
         }
-        CHECK_GL_ERROR();*/
+        glLoadMatrixf(reinterpret_cast< const GLfloat* >(&_transform._projection));
+
+        CHECK_GL_ERROR();
     }
 
     if (_transform._invalidModel || _transform._invalidView) {
@@ -434,6 +465,46 @@ void GLBackend::updateTransform() {
         _transform._invalidModel = false;
         _transform._invalidView = false;
     }
+#else
+
+    if (_transform._invalidProj) {
+        _transform._transformCamera._projection = _transform._projection;
+    }
+
+    if (_transform._invalidView) {
+        _transform._view.getInverseMatrix(_transform._transformCamera._view);
+        _transform._view.getMatrix(_transform._transformCamera._viewInverse);
+    }
+
+    if (_transform._invalidModel) {
+        _transform._model.getMatrix(_transform._transformObject._model);
+        _transform._model.getInverseMatrix(_transform._transformObject._modelInverse);
+    }
+
+    if (_transform._invalidView || _transform._invalidModel) {
+        Transform mvx;
+        Transform::inverseMult(mvx, _transform._view, _transform._model);
+        mvx.getMatrix(_transform._transformObject._modelView);
+        mvx.getInverseTransposeMatrix(_transform._transformObject._modelViewInverseTranspose);
+    }
+     
+    if (_transform._invalidView || _transform._invalidProj) {
+        glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, _transform._transformCameraBuffer);
+        glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0, sizeof(_transform._transformCamera), (const void*) &_transform._transformCamera);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
+   }
+
+    if (_transform._invalidView || _transform._invalidModel) {
+        glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, _transform._transformObjectBuffer);
+        glBufferSubData(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0, sizeof(_transform._transformObject), (const void*) &_transform._transformObject);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0);
+    }
+
+    glBindBufferRange(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 0, _transform._transformCameraBuffer, 0, sizeof(TransformCamera));
+    glBindBufferRange(GL_UNIFORM_BUFFER, 1, _transform._transformObjectBuffer, 0, sizeof(TransformObject));
+
+    _transform._invalidView = _transform._invalidProj = _transform._invalidModel = false;
+#endif
 }
 
 void GLBackend::do_setUniformBuffer(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset) {
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
index e3450ae71a..1c5906525b 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
@@ -113,11 +113,17 @@ protected:
     void do_setViewTransform(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset);
     void do_setProjectionTransform(Batch& batch, uint32 paramOffset);
 
+    void initTransform();
+    void killTransform();
     void updateTransform();
     struct TransformStageState {
+        TransformObject _transformObject;
+        TransformCamera _transformCamera;
+        GLuint _transformObjectBuffer;
+        GLuint _transformCameraBuffer;
         Transform _model;
         Transform _view;
-        Transform _projection;
+        Mat4 _projection;
         bool _invalidModel;
         bool _invalidView;
         bool _invalidProj;
@@ -125,6 +131,8 @@ protected:
         GLenum _lastMode;
 
         TransformStageState() :
+            _transformObjectBuffer(0),
+            _transformCameraBuffer(0),
             _model(),
             _view(),
             _projection(),
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
index 04ed408b03..1ae422cd08 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
@@ -13,19 +13,19 @@
 struct TransformObject { 
     mat4 _model;
     mat4 _modelInverseTranspose;
+    mat4 _modelView;
+    mat4 _modelViewInverseTranspose;
 };
 
 struct TransformCamera { 
     mat4 _view;
-    mat4 _viewInverseTranspose;
-    mat4 _proj;
-    mat4 _projInverseTranspose;
-    mat4 _viewProj;
-    mat4 _viewProjInverseTranspose;
+    mat4 _viewInverse;
+    mat4 _projection;
+
 };
 
 vec4 transform(TransformCamera camera, TransformObject object, vec4 pos) {
-    return camera._proj * (camera._view * (object._model * pos)));
+    return camera._projection * (object._modelView * pos);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.cpp
index 81ce31d767..8181a1098b 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.cpp
@@ -866,4 +866,11 @@ float ViewFrustum::distanceToCamera(const glm::vec3& point) const {
     return distanceToPoint;
 }
 
+void ViewFrustum::evalProjectionMatrix(glm::mat4& proj) const {
+    if (isOrthographic()) {
+        proj = glm::ortho(getWidth() * -0.5, getWidth() * +0.5, getHeight() * -0.5, getHeight() * 0.5);
+    } else {
+        proj = glm::perspective(getFieldOfView(), getAspectRatio(), getNearClip(), getFarClip());
+    }
+}
 
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.h b/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.h
index c40bc37652..a74140b94f 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.h
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/ViewFrustum.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public:
 
     float distanceToCamera(const glm::vec3& point) const;
     
+    void evalProjectionMatrix(glm::mat4& proj) const;
 private:
     // Used for keyhole calculations
     ViewFrustum::location pointInKeyhole(const glm::vec3& point) const;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
index f166aecae9..edbce6b814 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/Model.cpp
@@ -1659,11 +1659,26 @@ void Model::setupBatchTransform(gpu::Batch& batch) {
 void Model::endScene(RenderMode mode, RenderArgs* args) {
     PROFILE_RANGE(__FUNCTION__);
 
+    
     RenderArgs::RenderSide renderSide = RenderArgs::MONO;
     if (args) {
         renderSide = args->_renderSide;
     }
 
+    if (args) {
+        glm::mat4 proj;
+        args->_viewFrustum->evalProjectionMatrix(proj); 
+        gpu::Batch batch;
+        batch.setProjectionTransform(proj);
+        ::gpu::GLBackend::renderBatch(batch);
+        
+    }
+
+    _viewState->getViewTransform();
+    // apply entity translation offset to the viewTransform  in one go (it's a preTranslate because viewTransform goes from world to eye space)
+    _transforms[0].preTranslate(-_translation);
+
+
     // Do the rendering batch creation for mono or left eye, not for right eye
     if (renderSide != RenderArgs::STEREO_RIGHT) {
         // Let's introduce a gpu::Batch to capture all the calls to the graphics api
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv b/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv
index 260dd8f0f9..1da88a3876 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/model.slv
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 <@include gpu/Transform.slh@>
 const int MAX_TEXCOORDS = 2;
 
+<$inputPosition(vin_position)$>
+<$inputNormal(vin_normal)$>
+<$inputTexcoord(vin_texcoord)$>
+<$inputColor(vin_color)$>
+
 uniform mat4 texcoordMatrices[MAX_TEXCOORDS];
 
 // the interpolated normal
@@ -30,6 +35,23 @@ void main(void) {
     gl_TexCoord[0] = texcoordMatrices[0] * vec4(gl_MultiTexCoord0.xy, 0.0, 1.0);
     
     // use standard pipeline transform
-    gl_Position = ftransform();
+    gl_Position = gl_ModelViewProjectionMatrix * vec4(vin_position, 1.0);
 }
 
+
+
+/*
+void main(void) {
+    // transform and store the normal for interpolation
+    normal = normalize(gl_ModelViewMatrix * vec4(gl_Normal, 0.0));
+    
+    // pass along the diffuse color
+    gl_FrontColor = gl_Color;
+    
+    // and the texture coordinates
+    gl_TexCoord[0] = texcoordMatrices[0] * vec4(gl_MultiTexCoord0.xy, 0.0, 1.0);
+    
+    // use standard pipeline transform
+    gl_Position = ftransform();
+}
+*/
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/Transform.h b/libraries/shared/src/Transform.h
index 346a82a3b0..4f5f441170 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/Transform.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/Transform.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public:
 
     Mat4& getMatrix(Mat4& result) const;
     Mat4& getInverseMatrix(Mat4& result) const;
+    Mat4& getInverseTransposeMatrix(Mat4& result) const;
 
     Transform& evalInverse(Transform& result) const;
 
@@ -329,6 +330,13 @@ inline Transform::Mat4& Transform::getInverseMatrix(Transform::Mat4& result) con
     return inverse.getMatrix(result);
 }
 
+inline Transform::Mat4& Transform::getInverseTransposeMatrix(Transform::Mat4& result) const {
+    getInverseMatrix(result);
+    result = glm::transpose(result);
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 inline void Transform::evalFromRawMatrix(const Mat4& matrix) {
     // for now works only in the case of TRS transformation
     if ((matrix[0][3] == 0) && (matrix[1][3] == 0) && (matrix[2][3] == 0) && (matrix[3][3] == 1.0f)) {