diff --git a/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js b/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js
index 7ae09e45..a6c47238 100644
--- a/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js
+++ b/lib/graph3d/Graph3d.js
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ Graph3d.prototype._redrawAxis = function() {
   var xLabel = this.xLabel;
   if (xLabel.length > 0) {
     yOffset = 0.1 / this.scale.y;
-    xText   = xRange.center() / 2;
+    xText   = (xRange.max + 3*xRange.min)/4;
     yText   = (armVector.x > 0) ? yRange.min - yOffset: yRange.max + yOffset;
     text    = new Point3d(xText, yText, zRange.min);
     this.drawAxisLabelX(ctx, text, xLabel, armAngle);
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@ Graph3d.prototype._redrawAxis = function() {
   if (yLabel.length > 0) {
     xOffset = 0.1 / this.scale.x;
     xText   = (armVector.y > 0) ? xRange.min - xOffset : xRange.max + xOffset;
-    yText   = yRange.center() / 2;
+    yText   = (yRange.max + 3*yRange.min)/4;
     text    = new Point3d(xText, yText, zRange.min);
 
     this.drawAxisLabelY(ctx, text, yLabel, armAngle);
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ Graph3d.prototype._redrawAxis = function() {
     offset = 30;  // pixels.  // TODO: relate to the max width of the values on the z axis?
     xText  = (armVector.x > 0) ? xRange.min : xRange.max;
     yText  = (armVector.y < 0) ? yRange.min : yRange.max;
-    zText  = zRange.center() / 2;
+    zText  = (zRange.max + 3*zRange.min)/4;
     text   = new Point3d(xText, yText, zText);
 
     this.drawAxisLabelZ(ctx, text, zLabel, offset);