diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 9ab73a5..8f19b1b 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ void Window::free(float* data) {
 
 
 void Window::tick() {
+  std::cout << "tick tick\n";
   // manually track time diff
 	std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point now = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
   float diff = (float) std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now - this->last_frame).count();
@@ -100,10 +101,12 @@ void Window::tick() {
   // input
   this->widget->tick(1000.0/diff);
   
+  std::cout << "setting tick render\n";
   // tick render
 	glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
 	glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 
+  std::cout << "blabla\n";
   if (!this->widget->paused) this->quad->render();
   this->shader->use();
 	glBindVertexArray(this->quad->VAO);
@@ -111,11 +114,14 @@ void Window::tick() {
 	glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 6); // draw current frame to texture
   
   // render ImGui context
+  std::cout << "rendering\n";
   this->widget->render();
+  std::cout << "done rendering\n";
 
   // check for events
 	glfwSwapBuffers(this->window);
 	glfwPollEvents();
+  std::cout << "done tick tick\n";
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp b/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
index c7e6699..b03a795 100644
--- a/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/input/Widget.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "consts.h"
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iostream>
 
 
 Widget::Widget(GLFWwindow* window) {
@@ -13,9 +14,17 @@ Widget::Widget(GLFWwindow* window) {
   ImGui_ImplGlfw_InitForOpenGL(window, true);
   ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init();
 
-  this->cameraPos = Point3::init(64.0f, 42.5f, 250.0f);  // Camera for partially trimmed data set
+  // this->cameraPos = Point3::init(64.0f, 42.5f, 250.0f);  // Camera for partially trimmed data set
+  this->cameraPos = Point3::init(59.0f, 77.5f, -18.0f);  // Camera for partially trimmed data set
   // this->cameraPos = Point3::init(300.0f, 200.0f, -700.0f);  // Camera for full data set
-  this->cameraDir = Point3::init(0.074f, -0.301f, -2.810f);
+  // this->pitch = -1.7;
+  // this->yaw = 1.475;
+  // this->roll = 0;
+  this->pitch = 0.7;
+  this->yaw = 4.85;
+  this->roll = -0.010;
+  this->cameraDir = Vec3::getDirectionFromEuler(pitch, yaw, roll);
+  // this->cameraDir = Point3::init(0.074f, -0.301f, -2.810f);
   
   // Vec3 h_center = Vec3::init((float)VOLUME_WIDTH/2.0f, (float)VOLUME_HEIGHT/2.0f, (float)VOLUME_DEPTH/2.0f);
   // this->cameraDir = (h_center - this->cameraPos).normalize();
@@ -119,11 +128,22 @@ void Widget::tick(double fps) {
   ImGui::DragScalar("X position", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraPos.x, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Y position", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraPos.z, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::DragScalar("Z position", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraPos.y, 0.5f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
-  ImGui::DragScalar("X direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.x, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
-  ImGui::DragScalar("Y direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.z, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
-  ImGui::DragScalar("Z direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.y, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  // ImGui::DragScalar("X direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.x, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  // ImGui::DragScalar("Y direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.z, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  // ImGui::DragScalar("Z direction", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->cameraDir.y, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  ImGui::DragScalar("Pitch", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->pitch, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  ImGui::DragScalar("Yaw", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->yaw, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
+  ImGui::DragScalar("Roll", ImGuiDataType_Double, &this->roll, 0.005f, &min, &max, "%.3f");
   ImGui::End();
 
+  this->cameraDir.setDirectionFromEuler(pitch, yaw, roll);
+
+  // Calculate upCamera
+  Vec3 arbitraryVector = Vec3::init(1, 0, 0);
+  cameraUp = arbitraryVector.cross(cameraDir);
+  cameraUp.normalize();
+  cameraUp.rotateAroundAxis(cameraDir, roll);
+
   copyToDevice();
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +154,7 @@ void Widget::render() {
 
 void Widget::copyToDevice() {
   cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_cameraPos, &this->cameraPos, sizeof(Point3));
+  cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_cameraUp, &this->cameraUp, sizeof(Point3));
   cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_cameraDir, &this->cameraDir, sizeof(Vec3));
   cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_lightPos, &this->lightPos, sizeof(Point3));
   cudaMemcpyToSymbol(&d_backgroundColor, &this->bgColor, sizeof(Color3));
diff --git a/src/gui/input/Widget.h b/src/gui/input/Widget.h
index 99a1ef2..34799c4 100644
--- a/src/gui/input/Widget.h
+++ b/src/gui/input/Widget.h
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 
 class Widget {
 public:
-  Point3 cameraDir;
-  Vec3 cameraPos;
+  double pitch, yaw, roll;
+  Vec3 cameraUp;
+  Vec3 cameraDir;
+  Point3 cameraPos;
   Point3 lightPos;
   Color3 bgColor; // TODO: widget
 
diff --git a/src/illumination/Raycaster.cu b/src/illumination/Raycaster.cu
index 94ac55c..8086e38 100644
--- a/src/illumination/Raycaster.cu
+++ b/src/illumination/Raycaster.cu
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ __global__ void raycastKernel(float* volumeData, FrameBuffer framebuffer, const
         u *= tanHalfFov;
         v *= tanHalfFov;
 
-        // Find ray direction
+
         Vec3 cameraRight = (d_cameraDir.cross(d_cameraUp)).normalize();
         d_cameraUp = (cameraRight.cross(d_cameraDir)).normalize();
         Vec3 rayDir = (d_cameraDir + cameraRight*u + d_cameraUp*v).normalize();
diff --git a/src/illumination/transferFunction.cu b/src/illumination/transferFunction.cu
index a6b9087..6fc6fc8 100644
--- a/src/illumination/transferFunction.cu
+++ b/src/illumination/transferFunction.cu
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ __device__ float4 transferFunction(float density, const Vec3& grad, const Point3
     result.x = 0.0f;
     result.y = 0.0f;
     result.z = 0.0f;
-    result.w = alpha;
+    // result.w = alpha;
+    result.w = d_opacityConst;
   }
 
   return result;
diff --git a/src/linalg/vec.h b/src/linalg/vec.h
index a243cb9..a017ba1 100644
--- a/src/linalg/vec.h
+++ b/src/linalg/vec.h
@@ -31,6 +31,33 @@ struct Vec3 {
     __host__ __device__ Vec3 cross(const Vec3& b) const { return Vec3::init(y * b.z - z * b.y, z * b.x - x * b.z, x * b.y - y * b.x); }
     __host__ __device__ Vec3 normalize() const { double len = sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z); return Vec3::init(x / len, y / len, z / len); }
     __host__ __device__ double length() const { return sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z); }
+
+    __host__ __device__ void setDirectionFromEuler(double pitch, double yaw, double roll) {
+        // Compute the direction vector using the Euler angles in radians
+        double cosPitch = cos(pitch);
+        double sinPitch = sin(pitch);
+        double cosYaw = cos(yaw);
+        double sinYaw = sin(yaw);
+
+        // Direction vector components
+        x = cosPitch * cosYaw;
+        y = cosPitch * sinYaw;
+        z = sinPitch;
+    }
+
+    static __host__ __device__ Vec3 getDirectionFromEuler(double pitch, double yaw, double roll) {
+        Vec3 v = Vec3::init(1,0,0);
+        v.setDirectionFromEuler(pitch, yaw, roll);
+        return v;
+    }
+
+    __host__ __device__ void rotateAroundAxis(const Vec3& axis, double angle) {
+        double cosA = cos(angle);
+        double sinA = sin(angle);
+
+        Vec3 rotated = *this * cosA + axis.cross(*this) * sinA + axis * axis.dot(*this) * (1 - cosA);
+        *this = rotated;
+    }
 };
 
 typedef Vec3 Point3;