diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java
index 607403d84..1fa1c5c97 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/bounding/BoundingSphere.java
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public class BoundingSphere extends BoundingVolume {
     private void setSphere(Vector3f O, Vector3f A) {
         radius = FastMath.sqrt(((A.x - O.x) * (A.x - O.x) + (A.y - O.y)
                 * (A.y - O.y) + (A.z - O.z) * (A.z - O.z)) / 4f) + RADIUS_EPSILON - 1f;
-        center.interpolate(O, A, .5f);
+        center.interpolateLocal(O, A, .5f);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java
index 593724ece..72ec73279 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Transform.java
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ public final class Transform implements Savable, Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
      */
     public void interpolateTransforms(Transform t1, Transform t2, float delta) {
         this.rot.slerp(t1.rot,t2.rot,delta);
-        this.translation.interpolate(t1.translation,t2.translation,delta);
-        this.scale.interpolate(t1.scale,t2.scale,delta);
+        this.translation.interpolateLocal(t1.translation,t2.translation,delta);
+        this.scale.interpolateLocal(t1.scale,t2.scale,delta);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Vector3f.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Vector3f.java
index 16755af57..b5d2d8fc6 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Vector3f.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/math/Vector3f.java
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ public final class Vector3f implements Savable, Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
      * @param changeAmnt An amount between 0.0 - 1.0 representing a precentage
      *  change from beginVec towards finalVec
      */
-    public Vector3f interpolate(Vector3f beginVec,Vector3f finalVec, float changeAmnt) {
+    public Vector3f interpolateLocal(Vector3f beginVec,Vector3f finalVec, float changeAmnt) {
         this.x=(1-changeAmnt)*beginVec.x + changeAmnt*finalVec.x;
         this.y=(1-changeAmnt)*beginVec.y + changeAmnt*finalVec.y;
         this.z=(1-changeAmnt)*beginVec.z + changeAmnt*finalVec.z;