diff --git a/src/cgmath/ray.rs b/src/cgmath/ray.rs
index 3b1096c..f9d4125 100644
--- a/src/cgmath/ray.rs
+++ b/src/cgmath/ray.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use point::{Point,Point2, Point3};
-use vector::{Vector,Vec2, Vec3};
+use point::{Point, Point2, Point3};
+use vector::{Vector, Vec2, Vec3};
 
+/// A generic ray
 #[deriving(Clone, Eq)]
 pub struct Ray<P,V>
 {
diff --git a/src/cgmath/rotation.rs b/src/cgmath/rotation.rs
index 28dc015..4da5b96 100644
--- a/src/cgmath/rotation.rs
+++ b/src/cgmath/rotation.rs
@@ -17,49 +17,65 @@ use angle::Rad;
 use matrix::Matrix;
 use matrix::{Mat2, ToMat2};
 use matrix::{Mat3, ToMat3};
-use point::{Point2, Point3};
+use point::{Point, Point2, Point3};
 use quaternion::{Quat, ToQuat};
-use ray::{Ray2, Ray3};
+use ray::{Ray, Ray2, Ray3};
 use vector::{Vector, Vec2, Vec3};
 
+/// A trait for generic rotation
+pub trait Rotation
+<
+    S: Primitive + Clone,
+    Slice,
+    V: Vector<S,Slice>,
+    P: Point<S,V,Slice> + Clone
+>
+:   Eq
++   ApproxEq<S>
+{
+    fn rotate_point(&self, point: &P) -> P;
+    fn rotate_vec(&self, vec: &V) -> V;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn rotate_ray(&self, ray: &Ray<P,V>) -> Ray<P,V>    {
+        Ray::new( ray.origin.clone(), self.rotate_vec(&ray.direction) )
+    }
+
+    fn concat(&self, other: &Self) -> Self;
+    fn invert(&self) -> Self;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn concat_self(&mut self, other: &Self) {
+        *self = self.concat(other);
+    }
+    
+    #[inline]
+    fn invert_self(&mut self)   {
+        *self = self.invert();
+    }
+}
+
 /// A two-dimensional rotation
 pub trait Rotation2
 <
     S
 >
-:   Eq
-+   ApproxEq<S>
+:   Rotation<S, [S, ..2], Vec2<S>, Point2<S>>
 +   ToMat2<S>
 +   ToBasis2<S>
-{
-    fn rotate_point2(&self, point: &Point2<S>) -> Point2<S>;
-    fn rotate_vec2(&self, vec: &Vec2<S>) -> Vec2<S>;
-    fn rotate_ray2(&self, ray: &Ray2<S>) -> Ray2<S>;
-    fn concat(&self, other: &Self) -> Self;
-    fn concat_self(&mut self, other: &Self);
-    fn invert(&self) -> Self;
-    fn invert_self(&mut self);
-}
+{}
 
 /// A three-dimensional rotation
 pub trait Rotation3
 <
     S
 >
-:   Eq
-+   ApproxEq<S>
+:   Rotation<S, [S, ..3], Vec3<S>, Point3<S>>
 +   ToMat3<S>
 +   ToBasis3<S>
 +   ToQuat<S>
-{
-    fn rotate_point3(&self, point: &Point3<S>) -> Point3<S>;
-    fn rotate_vec3(&self, vec: &Vec3<S>) -> Vec3<S>;
-    fn rotate_ray3(&self, ray: &Ray3<S>) -> Ray3<S>;
-    fn concat(&self, other: &Self) -> Self;
-    fn concat_self(&mut self, other: &Self);
-    fn invert(&self) -> Self;
-    fn invert_self(&mut self);
-}
+{}
+
 
 /// A two-dimensional rotation matrix.
 ///
@@ -91,15 +107,15 @@ impl<S: Float> ToMat2<S> for Basis2<S> {
     fn to_mat2(&self) -> Mat2<S> { self.mat.clone() }
 }
 
-impl<S: Float> Rotation2<S> for Basis2<S> {
+impl<S: Float> Rotation<S, [S, ..2], Vec2<S>, Point2<S>> for Basis2<S> {
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_point2(&self, _point: &Point2<S>) -> Point2<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
+    fn rotate_point(&self, _point: &Point2<S>) -> Point2<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_vec2(&self, vec: &Vec2<S>) -> Vec2<S> { self.mat.mul_v(vec) }
+    fn rotate_vec(&self, vec: &Vec2<S>) -> Vec2<S> { self.mat.mul_v(vec) }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_ray2(&self, _ray: &Ray2<S>) -> Ray2<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
+    fn rotate_ray(&self, _ray: &Ray2<S>) -> Ray2<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
 
     #[inline]
     fn concat(&self, other: &Basis2<S>) -> Basis2<S> { Basis2 { mat: self.mat.mul_m(&other.mat) } }
@@ -136,6 +152,8 @@ impl<S: Float> ApproxEq<S> for Basis2<S> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<S: Float> Rotation2<S> for Basis2<S>   {}
+
 /// A three-dimensional rotation matrix.
 ///
 /// The matrix is guaranteed to be orthogonal, so some operations, specifically
@@ -207,15 +225,15 @@ impl<S: Float> ToQuat<S> for Basis3<S> {
     fn to_quat(&self) -> Quat<S> { self.mat.to_quat() }
 }
 
-impl<S: Float> Rotation3<S> for Basis3<S> {
+impl<S: Float> Rotation<S, [S, ..3], Vec3<S>, Point3<S>> for Basis3<S> {
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_point3(&self, _point: &Point3<S>) -> Point3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
+    fn rotate_point(&self, _point: &Point3<S>) -> Point3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_vec3(&self, vec: &Vec3<S>) -> Vec3<S> { self.mat.mul_v(vec) }
+    fn rotate_vec(&self, vec: &Vec3<S>) -> Vec3<S> { self.mat.mul_v(vec) }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_ray3(&self, _ray: &Ray3<S>) -> Ray3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
+    fn rotate_ray(&self, _ray: &Ray3<S>) -> Ray3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
 
     #[inline]
     fn concat(&self, other: &Basis3<S>) -> Basis3<S> { Basis3 { mat: self.mat.mul_m(&other.mat) } }
@@ -252,6 +270,8 @@ impl<S: Float> ApproxEq<S> for Basis3<S> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<S: Float> Rotation3<S> for Basis3<S>    {}
+
 // Quaternion Rotation impls
 
 impl<S: Float> ToBasis3<S> for Quat<S> {
@@ -264,15 +284,15 @@ impl<S: Float> ToQuat<S> for Quat<S> {
     fn to_quat(&self) -> Quat<S> { self.clone() }
 }
 
-impl<S: Float> Rotation3<S> for Quat<S> {
+impl<S: Float> Rotation<S, [S, ..3], Vec3<S>, Point3<S>> for Quat<S> {
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_point3(&self, _point: &Point3<S>) -> Point3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
+    fn rotate_point(&self, _point: &Point3<S>) -> Point3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_vec3(&self, vec: &Vec3<S>) -> Vec3<S> { self.mul_v(vec) }
+    fn rotate_vec(&self, vec: &Vec3<S>) -> Vec3<S> { self.mul_v(vec) }
 
     #[inline]
-    fn rotate_ray3(&self, _ray: &Ray3<S>) -> Ray3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
+    fn rotate_ray(&self, _ray: &Ray3<S>) -> Ray3<S> { fail!("Not yet implemented") }
 
     #[inline]
     fn concat(&self, other: &Quat<S>) -> Quat<S> { self.mul_q(other) }
@@ -286,3 +306,5 @@ impl<S: Float> Rotation3<S> for Quat<S> {
     #[inline]
     fn invert_self(&mut self) { *self = self.invert() }
 }
+
+impl<S: Float> Rotation3<S> for Quat<S> {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cgmath/transform.rs b/src/cgmath/transform.rs
index 2eefb44..08ae398 100644
--- a/src/cgmath/transform.rs
+++ b/src/cgmath/transform.rs
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use matrix::Mat4;
-use point::{Point,Point3};
+use point::{Point, Point3};
 use ray::Ray;
 use rotation::Rotation3;
-use vector::{Vector,Vec3};
+use vector::{Vector, Vec3};
 
 /// A trait of affine transformation, that can be applied to points or vectors
 pub trait Transform
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ impl<S: Float, R: Rotation3<S>> Transform3<S, R> {
 impl <S: Float, R: Rotation3<S>> Transform<S, [S, .. 3], Vec3<S>, Point3<S>> for Transform3<S,R>   {
     #[inline]
     fn transform_vec(&self, vec: &Vec3<S>) -> Vec3<S>   {
-        self.rot.rotate_vec3( &vec.mul_s( self.scale.clone() ))
+        self.rot.rotate_vec( &vec.mul_s( self.scale.clone() ))
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn transform_point(&self, point: &Point3<S>) -> Point3<S>   {
-        self.rot.rotate_point3( &point.mul_s( self.scale.clone() )).add_v( &self.disp )
+        self.rot.rotate_point( &point.mul_s( self.scale.clone() )).add_v( &self.disp )
     }
 }