diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
index 0d7d2a7652..0a2310e43e 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ const Transform SpatiallyNestable::getTransform(int jointIndex) const {
     // this returns the world-space transform for this object.  It finds its parent's transform (which may
     // cause this object's parent to query its parent, etc) and multiplies this object's local transform onto it.
     Transform worldTransform = getTransform();
-    Transform jointInObjectFrame = getJointTransformInObjectFrame(jointIndex);
+    Transform jointInObjectFrame = getJointTransformInModelFrame(jointIndex);
     Transform jointInWorldFrame;
     Transform::mult(jointInWorldFrame, worldTransform, jointInObjectFrame);
     return jointInWorldFrame;
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ QList<SpatiallyNestablePointer> SpatiallyNestable::getChildren() const {
     return children;
 }
 
-const Transform SpatiallyNestable::getJointTransformInObjectFrame(int jointIndex) const {
+const Transform SpatiallyNestable::getJointTransformInModelFrame(int jointIndex) const {
     Transform jointInObjectFrame;
     glm::vec3 position = getJointTranslation(jointIndex);
     glm::quat orientation = getJointRotation(jointIndex);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h
index f3056d9a4f..da7aff6b52 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
     NestableTypes::NestableType getNestableType() const { return _nestableType; }
 
     // this object's frame
-    virtual const Transform getJointTransformInObjectFrame(int jointIndex) const;
+    virtual const Transform getJointTransformInModelFrame(int jointIndex) const;
     virtual glm::quat getJointRotation(int index) const { assert(false); return glm::quat(); }
     virtual glm::vec3 getJointTranslation(int index) const { assert(false); return glm::vec3(); }