diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/LineGraph.js b/lib/timeline/component/LineGraph.js
index 275a4f76..32aa5d58 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/LineGraph.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/LineGraph.js
@@ -591,8 +591,6 @@ LineGraph.prototype._updateGraph = function () {
   DOMutil.prepareElements(this.svgElements);
   if (this.props.width != 0 && this.itemsData != null) {
     var group, i;
-    var preprocessedGroupData = {};
-    var processedGroupData = {};
     var groupRanges = {};
     var changeCalled = false;
     // this is the range of the SVG canvas
@@ -620,11 +618,11 @@ LineGraph.prototype._updateGraph = function () {
 
       // we transform the X coordinates to detect collisions
       for (i = 0; i < groupIds.length; i++) {
-        preprocessedGroupData[groupIds[i]] = this._convertXcoordinates(groupsData[groupIds[i]]);
+        this._convertXcoordinates(groupsData[groupIds[i]]);
       }
 
       // now all needed data has been collected we start the processing.
-      this._getYRanges(groupIds, preprocessedGroupData, groupRanges);
+      this._getYRanges(groupIds, groupsData, groupRanges);
 
       // update the Y axis first, we use this data to draw at the correct Y points
       // changeCalled is required to clean the SVG on a change emit.
@@ -650,7 +648,7 @@ LineGraph.prototype._updateGraph = function () {
           if (this.options.stack === true && this.options.style === 'line' && i > 0) {
             this._stack(groupsData[groupIds[i]], groupsData[groupIds[i - 1]]);
           }
-          processedGroupData[groupIds[i]] = this._convertYcoordinates(groupsData[groupIds[i]], group);
+          this._convertYcoordinates(groupsData[groupIds[i]], group);
         }
 
         //Precalculate paths and draw shading if appropriate. This will make sure the shading is always behind any lines.
@@ -658,7 +656,7 @@ LineGraph.prototype._updateGraph = function () {
         for (i = 0; i < groupIds.length; i++) {
           group = this.groups[groupIds[i]];
           if (group.options.style === 'line' && group.options.shaded.enabled == true) {
-            var dataset = processedGroupData[groupIds[i]];
+            var dataset = groupsData[groupIds[i]];
             if (!paths.hasOwnProperty(groupIds[i])) {
               paths[groupIds[i]] = Lines.calcPath(dataset, group);
             }
@@ -669,7 +667,7 @@ LineGraph.prototype._updateGraph = function () {
                 continue;
               }
               if (!paths.hasOwnProperty(subGroupId)) {
-                paths[subGroupId] = Lines.calcPath(processedGroupData[subGroupId], this.groups[subGroupId]);
+                paths[subGroupId] = Lines.calcPath(groupsData[subGroupId], this.groups[subGroupId]);
               }
               Lines.drawShading(paths[groupIds[i]], group, paths[subGroupId], this.framework);
             }
@@ -680,20 +678,20 @@ LineGraph.prototype._updateGraph = function () {
         }
 
         // draw the groups, calculating paths if still necessary.
-        Bars.draw(groupIds, processedGroupData, this.framework);
+        Bars.draw(groupIds, groupsData, this.framework);
         for (i = 0; i < groupIds.length; i++) {
           group = this.groups[groupIds[i]];
-          if (processedGroupData[groupIds[i]].length > 0) {
+          if (groupsData[groupIds[i]].length > 0) {
             switch (group.options.style) {
               case "line":
                 if (!paths.hasOwnProperty(groupIds[i])) {
-                  paths[groupIds[i]] = Lines.calcPath(processedGroupData[groupIds[i]], group);
+                  paths[groupIds[i]] = Lines.calcPath(groupsData[groupIds[i]], group);
                 }
                 Lines.draw(paths[groupIds[i]], group, this.framework);
               //explicit no break;
               case "points":
                 if (group.options.style == "points" || group.options.drawPoints.enabled == true) {
-                  Points.draw(processedGroupData[groupIds[i]], group, this.framework);
+                  Points.draw(groupsData[groupIds[i]], group, this.framework);
                 }
                 break;
               case "bar":
@@ -1013,17 +1011,10 @@ LineGraph.prototype._toggleAxisVisiblity = function (axisUsed, axis) {
  * @private
  */
 LineGraph.prototype._convertXcoordinates = function (datapoints) {
-  var extractedData = new Array(datapoints.length);
-  var xValue, yValue;
   var toScreen = this.body.util.toScreen;
-
   for (var i = 0; i < datapoints.length; i++) {
-    xValue = toScreen(datapoints[i].x) + this.props.width;
-    yValue = datapoints[i].y;
-    extractedData[i] = {x: xValue, y: yValue};
+    datapoints[i].screen_x = toScreen(datapoints[i].x) + this.props.width;
   }
-
-  return extractedData;
 };
 
 
@@ -1038,25 +1029,15 @@ LineGraph.prototype._convertXcoordinates = function (datapoints) {
  * @private
  */
 LineGraph.prototype._convertYcoordinates = function (datapoints, group) {
-  var extractedData = new Array(datapoints.length);
-  var xValue, yValue, labelValue;
-  var toScreen = this.body.util.toScreen;
   var axis = this.yAxisLeft;
   var svgHeight = Number(this.svg.style.height.replace('px', ''));
   if (group.options.yAxisOrientation == 'right') {
     axis = this.yAxisRight;
   }
-
   for (var i = 0; i < datapoints.length; i++) {
-    labelValue = datapoints[i].label ? datapoints[i].label : null;
-    xValue = toScreen(datapoints[i].x) + this.props.width;
-    yValue = Math.round(axis.convertValue(datapoints[i].y));
-    extractedData[i] = {x: xValue, y: yValue, label: labelValue};
+    datapoints[i].screen_y = Math.round(axis.convertValue(datapoints[i].y));
   }
-
   group.setZeroPosition(Math.min(svgHeight, axis.convertValue(0)));
-
-  return extractedData;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/bar.js b/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/bar.js
index 2bc81a32..58467c74 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/bar.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/bar.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Bargraph.draw = function (groupIds, processedGroupData, framework) {
       if (group.visible === true && (framework.options.groups.visibility[groupIds[i]] === undefined || framework.options.groups.visibility[groupIds[i]] === true)) {
         for (j = 0; j < processedGroupData[groupIds[i]].length; j++) {
           combinedData.push({
-            x: processedGroupData[groupIds[i]][j].x,
-            y: processedGroupData[groupIds[i]][j].y,
+            screen_x: processedGroupData[groupIds[i]][j].screen_x,
+            screen_y: processedGroupData[groupIds[i]][j].screen_y,
             groupId: groupIds[i],
             label: processedGroupData[groupIds[i]][j].label
           });
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ Bargraph.draw = function (groupIds, processedGroupData, framework) {
 
   // sort by time and by group
   combinedData.sort(function (a, b) {
-    if (a.x === b.x) {
+    if (a.screen_x === b.screen_x) {
       return a.groupId < b.groupId ? -1 : 1;
     }
     else {
-      return a.x - b.x;
+      return a.screen_x - b.screen_x;
     }
   });
 
@@ -57,29 +57,29 @@ Bargraph.draw = function (groupIds, processedGroupData, framework) {
     group = framework.groups[combinedData[i].groupId];
     var minWidth = 0.1 * group.options.barChart.width;
 
-    key = combinedData[i].x;
+    key = combinedData[i].screen_x;
     var heightOffset = 0;
     if (intersections[key] === undefined) {
-      if (i+1 < combinedData.length) {coreDistance = Math.abs(combinedData[i+1].x - key);}
-      if (i > 0)                     {coreDistance = Math.min(coreDistance,Math.abs(combinedData[i-1].x - key));}
+      if (i+1 < combinedData.length) {coreDistance = Math.abs(combinedData[i+1].screen_x - key);}
+      if (i > 0)                     {coreDistance = Math.min(coreDistance,Math.abs(combinedData[i-1].screen_x - key));}
       drawData = Bargraph._getSafeDrawData(coreDistance, group, minWidth);
     }
     else {
       var nextKey = i + (intersections[key].amount - intersections[key].resolved);
       var prevKey = i - (intersections[key].resolved + 1);
-      if (nextKey < combinedData.length) {coreDistance = Math.abs(combinedData[nextKey].x - key);}
-      if (prevKey > 0)                   {coreDistance = Math.min(coreDistance,Math.abs(combinedData[prevKey].x - key));}
+      if (nextKey < combinedData.length) {coreDistance = Math.abs(combinedData[nextKey].screen_x - key);}
+      if (prevKey > 0)                   {coreDistance = Math.min(coreDistance,Math.abs(combinedData[prevKey].screen_x - key));}
       drawData = Bargraph._getSafeDrawData(coreDistance, group, minWidth);
       intersections[key].resolved += 1;
 
       if (group.options.stack === true) {
         if (combinedData[i].y < group.zeroPosition) {
           heightOffset = intersections[key].accumulatedNegative;
-          intersections[key].accumulatedNegative += group.zeroPosition - combinedData[i].y;
+          intersections[key].accumulatedNegative += group.zeroPosition - combinedData[i].screen_y;
         }
         else {
           heightOffset = intersections[key].accumulatedPositive;
-          intersections[key].accumulatedPositive += group.zeroPosition - combinedData[i].y;
+          intersections[key].accumulatedPositive += group.zeroPosition - combinedData[i].screen_y;
         }
       }
       else if (group.options.barChart.sideBySide === true) {
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ Bargraph.draw = function (groupIds, processedGroupData, framework) {
         else if (group.options.barChart.align === 'right') {drawData.offset += 0.5*drawData.width;}
       }
     }
-    DOMutil.drawBar(combinedData[i].x + drawData.offset, combinedData[i].y - heightOffset, drawData.width, group.zeroPosition - combinedData[i].y, group.className + ' vis-bar', framework.svgElements, framework.svg, group.style);
+    DOMutil.drawBar(combinedData[i].screen_x + drawData.offset, combinedData[i].screen_y - heightOffset, drawData.width, group.zeroPosition - combinedData[i].screen_y, group.className + ' vis-bar', framework.svgElements, framework.svg, group.style);
     // draw points
     if (group.options.drawPoints.enabled === true) {
       let pointData = {
-        x:combinedData[i].x,
-        y:combinedData[i].y - heightOffset,
+        screen_x:combinedData[i].screen_x,
+        screen_y:combinedData[i].screen_y - heightOffset,
         groupId: combinedData[i].groupId,
         label: combinedData[i].label,
       };
@@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ Bargraph._getDataIntersections = function (intersections, combinedData) {
   var coreDistance;
   for (var i = 0; i < combinedData.length; i++) {
     if (i + 1 < combinedData.length) {
-      coreDistance = Math.abs(combinedData[i + 1].x - combinedData[i].x);
+      coreDistance = Math.abs(combinedData[i + 1].screen_x - combinedData[i].screen_x);
     }
     if (i > 0) {
-      coreDistance = Math.min(coreDistance, Math.abs(combinedData[i - 1].x - combinedData[i].x));
+      coreDistance = Math.min(coreDistance, Math.abs(combinedData[i - 1].screen_x - combinedData[i].screen_x));
     }
     if (coreDistance === 0) {
-      if (intersections[combinedData[i].x] === undefined) {
-        intersections[combinedData[i].x] = {amount: 0, resolved: 0, accumulatedPositive: 0, accumulatedNegative: 0};
+      if (intersections[combinedData[i].screen_x] === undefined) {
+        intersections[combinedData[i].screen_x] = {amount: 0, resolved: 0, accumulatedPositive: 0, accumulatedNegative: 0};
       }
-      intersections[combinedData[i].x].amount += 1;
+      intersections[combinedData[i].screen_x].amount += 1;
     }
   }
 };
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ Bargraph.getStackedYRange = function(combinedData, groupRanges, groupIds, groupL
   if (combinedData.length > 0) {
     // sort by time and by group
     combinedData.sort(function (a, b) {
-      if (a.x === b.x) {
+      if (a.screen_x === b.screen_x) {
         return a.groupId < b.groupId ? -1 : 1;
       } 
       else {
-        return a.x - b.x;
+        return a.screen_x - b.screen_x;
       }
     });
     var intersections = {};
@@ -190,20 +190,20 @@ Bargraph.getStackedYRange = function(combinedData, groupRanges, groupIds, groupL
 
 Bargraph._getStackedYRange = function (intersections, combinedData) {
   var key;
-  var yMin = combinedData[0].y;
-  var yMax = combinedData[0].y;
+  var yMin = combinedData[0].screen_y;
+  var yMax = combinedData[0].screen_y;
   for (var i = 0; i < combinedData.length; i++) {
-    key = combinedData[i].x;
+    key = combinedData[i].screen_x;
     if (intersections[key] === undefined) {
-      yMin = yMin > combinedData[i].y ? combinedData[i].y : yMin;
-      yMax = yMax < combinedData[i].y ? combinedData[i].y : yMax;
+      yMin = yMin > combinedData[i].screen_y ? combinedData[i].screen_y : yMin;
+      yMax = yMax < combinedData[i].screen_y ? combinedData[i].screen_y : yMax;
     }
     else {
-      if (combinedData[i].y < 0) {
-        intersections[key].accumulatedNegative += combinedData[i].y;
+      if (combinedData[i].screen_y < 0) {
+        intersections[key].accumulatedNegative += combinedData[i].screen_y;
       }
       else {
-        intersections[key].accumulatedPositive += combinedData[i].y;
+        intersections[key].accumulatedPositive += combinedData[i].screen_y;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/line.js b/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/line.js
index ae63871b..4091f237 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/line.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/line.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Line._catmullRomUniform = function (data) {
     // catmull rom
     var p0, p1, p2, p3, bp1, bp2;
     var d = [];
-    d.push( [ Math.round(data[0].x) , Math.round(data[0].y) ]);
+    d.push( [ Math.round(data[0].screen_x) , Math.round(data[0].screen_y) ]);
     var normalization = 1 / 6;
     var length = data.length;
     for (var i = 0; i < length - 1; i++) {
@@ -132,13 +132,19 @@ Line._catmullRomUniform = function (data) {
         //    0       0       1       0
 
         //    bp0 = { x: p1.x,                               y: p1.y };
-        bp1 = {x: ((-p0.x + 6 * p1.x + p2.x) * normalization), y: ((-p0.y + 6 * p1.y + p2.y) * normalization)};
-        bp2 = {x: (( p1.x + 6 * p2.x - p3.x) * normalization), y: (( p1.y + 6 * p2.y - p3.y) * normalization)};
+        bp1 = {
+            screen_x: ((-p0.screen_x + 6 * p1.screen_x + p2.screen_x) * normalization),
+            screen_y: ((-p0.screen_y + 6 * p1.screen_y + p2.screen_y) * normalization)
+        };
+        bp2 = {
+            screen_x: (( p1.screen_x + 6 * p2.screen_x - p3.screen_x) * normalization),
+            screen_y: (( p1.screen_y + 6 * p2.screen_y - p3.screen_y) * normalization)
+        };
         //    bp0 = { x: p2.x,                               y: p2.y };
 
-        d.push( [ bp1.x , bp1.y ]);
-        d.push( [ bp2.x , bp2.y ]);
-        d.push( [ p2.x  , p2.y  ]);
+        d.push( [ bp1.screen_x , bp1.screen_y ]);
+        d.push( [ bp2.screen_x , bp2.screen_y ]);
+        d.push( [ p2.screen_x  , p2.screen_y  ]);
     }
 
     return d;
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ Line._catmullRom = function (data, group) {
         var p0, p1, p2, p3, bp1, bp2, d1, d2, d3, A, B, N, M;
         var d3powA, d2powA, d3pow2A, d2pow2A, d1pow2A, d1powA;
         var d = [];
-        d.push( [ Math.round(data[0].x) , Math.round(data[0].y) ]);
+        d.push( [ Math.round(data[0].screen_x) , Math.round(data[0].screen_y) ]);
         var length = data.length;
         for (var i = 0; i < length - 1; i++) {
 
@@ -173,9 +179,9 @@ Line._catmullRom = function (data, group) {
             p2 = data[i + 1];
             p3 = (i + 2 < length) ? data[i + 2] : p2;
 
-            d1 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p0.x - p1.x, 2) + Math.pow(p0.y - p1.y, 2));
-            d2 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p1.x - p2.x, 2) + Math.pow(p1.y - p2.y, 2));
-            d3 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p2.x - p3.x, 2) + Math.pow(p2.y - p3.y, 2));
+            d1 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p0.screen_x - p1.screen_x, 2) + Math.pow(p0.screen_y - p1.screen_y, 2));
+            d2 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p1.screen_x - p2.screen_x, 2) + Math.pow(p1.screen_y - p2.screen_y, 2));
+            d3 = Math.sqrt(Math.pow(p2.screen_x - p3.screen_x, 2) + Math.pow(p2.screen_y - p3.screen_y, 2));
 
             // Catmull-Rom to Cubic Bezier conversion matrix
 
@@ -206,24 +212,24 @@ Line._catmullRom = function (data, group) {
             }
 
             bp1 = {
-                x: ((-d2pow2A * p0.x + A * p1.x + d1pow2A * p2.x) * N),
-                y: ((-d2pow2A * p0.y + A * p1.y + d1pow2A * p2.y) * N)
+                screen_x: ((-d2pow2A * p0.screen_x + A * p1.screen_x + d1pow2A * p2.screen_x) * N),
+                screen_y: ((-d2pow2A * p0.screen_y + A * p1.screen_y + d1pow2A * p2.screen_y) * N)
             };
 
             bp2 = {
-                x: (( d3pow2A * p1.x + B * p2.x - d2pow2A * p3.x) * M),
-                y: (( d3pow2A * p1.y + B * p2.y - d2pow2A * p3.y) * M)
+                screen_x: (( d3pow2A * p1.screen_x + B * p2.screen_x - d2pow2A * p3.screen_x) * M),
+                screen_y: (( d3pow2A * p1.screen_y + B * p2.screen_y - d2pow2A * p3.screen_y) * M)
             };
 
-            if (bp1.x == 0 && bp1.y == 0) {
+            if (bp1.screen_x == 0 && bp1.screen_y == 0) {
                 bp1 = p1;
             }
-            if (bp2.x == 0 && bp2.y == 0) {
+            if (bp2.screen_x == 0 && bp2.screen_y == 0) {
                 bp2 = p2;
             }
-            d.push( [ bp1.x , bp1.y ]);
-            d.push( [ bp2.x , bp2.y ]);
-            d.push( [ p2.x  , p2.y  ]);
+            d.push( [ bp1.screen_x , bp1.screen_y ]);
+            d.push( [ bp2.screen_x , bp2.screen_y ]);
+            d.push( [ p2.screen_x  , p2.screen_y  ]);
         }
 
         return d;
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ Line._linear = function (data) {
     // linear
     var d = [];
     for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
-        d.push([ data[i].x , data[i].y ]);
+        d.push([ data[i].screen_x , data[i].screen_y ]);
     }
     return d;
 };
diff --git a/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/points.js b/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/points.js
index 7604145b..8d3d1dfb 100644
--- a/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/points.js
+++ b/lib/timeline/component/graph2d_types/points.js
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ Points.draw = function (dataset, group, framework, offset) {
   for (var i = 0; i < dataset.length; i++) {
     if (!callback) {
       // draw the point the simple way.
-      DOMutil.drawPoint(dataset[i].x + offset, dataset[i].y, getGroupTemplate(), framework.svgElements, framework.svg, dataset[i].label);
+      DOMutil.drawPoint(dataset[i].screen_x + offset, dataset[i].screen_y, getGroupTemplate(), framework.svgElements, framework.svg, dataset[i].label);
     }
     else {
       var callbackResult = callback(dataset[i], group, framework); // result might be true, false or an object
       if (callbackResult === true || typeof callbackResult === 'object') {
-          DOMutil.drawPoint(dataset[i].x + offset, dataset[i].y, getGroupTemplate(callbackResult), framework.svgElements, framework.svg, dataset[i].label);
+          DOMutil.drawPoint(dataset[i].screen_x + offset, dataset[i].screen_y, getGroupTemplate(callbackResult), framework.svgElements, framework.svg, dataset[i].label);
       }
     }
   }