diff --git a/stim/math/quaternion.h b/stim/math/quaternion.h
index 57bfa45..1475037 100644
--- a/stim/math/quaternion.h
+++ b/stim/math/quaternion.h
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ public:
 		z = u_hat[2]*(T)sin(theta/2);
 	}
 
-	CUDA_CALLABLE void CreateRotation(vec<T> from, vec<T> to){
+	void CreateRotation(vec<T> from, vec<T> to){
 
 		vec<T> r = from.cross(to);			//compute the rotation vector
 		T theta = asin(r.len());				//compute the angle of the rotation about r
 		//deal with a zero vector (both k and kn point in the same direction)
-		if(theta == (T)0)
+		if(theta == (T)0){
 			return;
+		}
 
 		//create a quaternion to capture the rotation
 		CreateRotation(theta, r.norm());
diff --git a/stim/math/rect.h b/stim/math/rect.h
index 79179f5..ee49845 100644
--- a/stim/math/rect.h
+++ b/stim/math/rect.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 	///@param c: x,y,z location of the center.
 	///@param n: x,y,z direction of the normal.
 	CUDA_CALLABLE rect(vec<T> c, vec<T> n = vec<T>(0, 0, 1))
-		: plane<T>(n, c)
+		: plane<T>()
 	{
 		init();			//start with the default setting
 		normal(n);		//orient
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@ public:
 	///@param s: size of the rectangle.
 	///@param n: x,y,z direction of the normal.
 	CUDA_CALLABLE rect(vec<T> c, T s, vec<T> n = vec<T>(0, 0, 1))
-		: plane<T>(n, c)
+		: plane<T>()
 	{
 		init();			//start with the default setting
 		scale(s);
+		center(c);
+		rotate(n, X, Y);
 	}
 
 	///creates a rectangle from a centerpoint and an X and Y direction vectors.
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