diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/editor/Graphical3DEditorBase.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/editor/Graphical3DEditorBase.java
index af9ee94fa70ceece433ff98b5a5f8421a95093b9..83c04726371445d008c9d511ba1b0c0d66db887c 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/editor/Graphical3DEditorBase.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/editor/Graphical3DEditorBase.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public abstract class Graphical3DEditorBase<T extends EObject> extends EditorBas
 
 	/** Performs the object rendering operation. */
 	private void performRendering() throws LWJGLException {
-		clearCanvasAndLoadIdentity(new Color(0.9f, 0.9f, 0.9f, 1.0f));
+		clearCanvasAndLoadIdentity(new Color(0.95f, 0.95f, 0.95f, 1.0f));
 		getCamera().applyForRendering();
 		beginRenderLoop();
 		getSceneModelObject().renderObject(getCamera());
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/objects/Graph3DViewObject.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/objects/Graph3DViewObject.java
index b6a5b5bd456e34d6e99e126bf038b1592238009e..bc81ec96b9a6fadd1066bb10b666b941c42a0ccd 100644
--- a/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/objects/Graph3DViewObject.java
+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui/trunk/src/org/fortiss/tooling/graphicsGL/ui/objects/Graph3DViewObject.java
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ $Id$
 +--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 package org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.objects;
 
-import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.multiplyCurrentMatrixWith;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.createBillboardMatrix;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.drawLine;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.drawMaterialGroups;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.flushName;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.moveTo;
+import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.multiplyCurrentMatrixWith;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.normalize;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.prepareName;
 import static org.fortiss.tooling.graphicsGL.ui.util.GLPrimitives.restoreMatrix;
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ public class Graph3DViewObject extends ViewObjectBase {
 		// rotate text so it is readable from left to right
 		rotate(new Vector4f(0, 0, 1, -90));
 
+		GLPrimitives.scale(1.75f, 1.75f, 1.75f);
+
 		// draw the Text
 		for(Object3D o : objects) {
 			if(o != null)
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ public class Graph3DViewObject extends ViewObjectBase {
 	private void renderPoint(GraphPoint3D p) {
 		saveMatrix();
 		moveTo(p.getPosition());
+		GLPrimitives.scale(1.5f, 1.5f, 1.5f);
 		SPHERE.draw(0.2f, 9, 4);
 		restoreMatrix();
 	}