diff --git a/src/components/plots/AxisLines.tsx b/src/components/plots/AxisLines.tsx
index 8f272846..fea5d059 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/AxisLines.tsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/AxisLines.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const CubeAxis = ({flipX, flipY, flipDown}: {flipX: boolean, flipY: boolean, fli
 
   const depthRatio = useMemo(()=>dataShape[0]/dataShape[2]*timeScale,[dataShape, timeScale]);
   const shapeRatio = useMemo(()=>dataShape[1]/dataShape[2], [dataShape])
+  const timeRatio = Math.max(dataShape[0]/dataShape[2], 2);
 
   const secondaryColor = useCSSVariable('--text-plot') //replace with needed variable
   const colorHex = useMemo(()=>{
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ const CubeAxis = ({flipX, flipY, flipDown}: {flipX: boolean, flipY: boolean, fli
     return new LineSegments2(geom, lineMat)},[yRange, shapeRatio, lineMat, globalScale])
 
   const zLine = useMemo(()=> {
-    const geom = new LineSegmentsGeometry().setPositions([0, 0, isPC ? zRange[0]*globalScale*depthRatio-tickLength/2 : zRange[0]-tickLength/2, 0, 0, isPC ? zRange[1]*globalScale*depthRatio+tickLength/2 : zRange[1]+tickLength/2]);
+    const geom = new LineSegmentsGeometry().setPositions([0, 0, isPC ? zRange[0]*globalScale*depthRatio-tickLength/2 : (zRange[0]*timeRatio-tickLength)/2, 0, 0, isPC ? zRange[1]*globalScale*depthRatio+tickLength/2 : (zRange[1]*timeRatio+tickLength)/2]);
     return new LineSegments2(geom, lineMat)},[zRange, depthRatio, isPC, lineMat, globalScale])
 
   const tickLine = useMemo(()=> {
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ const CubeAxis = ({flipX, flipY, flipDown}: {flipX: boolean, flipY: boolean, fli
     {/* Horizontal Group */}
     <group position={[0, isPC ? shapeRatio*globalScale*yRange[0] : shapeRatio*yRange[0], 0]}  >
       {/* X Group */}
-      <group position={[0, 0, flipX ? isPC ? zRange[0]*depthRatio*(globalScale)-tickLength/2 : zRange[0]-tickLength/2 : isPC ? zRange[1] * (globalScale) * depthRatio +tickLength/2 : zRange[1]+tickLength/2]} rotation={[flipDown ? flipX ? -Math.PI/2 : Math.PI/2 : 0, 0, 0]}> 
+      <group position={[0, 0, flipX ? isPC ? zRange[0]*depthRatio*(globalScale)-tickLength/2 : (zRange[0]*timeRatio-tickLength)/2 : isPC ? zRange[1] * (globalScale) * depthRatio +tickLength/2 : (zRange[1]*timeRatio+tickLength)/2]} rotation={[flipDown ? flipX ? -Math.PI/2 : Math.PI/2 : 0, 0, 0]}> 
         <primitive key={'xLine'} object={xLine} />
         {Array(xResolution).fill(null).map((_val,idx)=>(
           (((xRange[0] + 1)/2) <= (idx*xDimScale)/xResolution &&
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ const CubeAxis = ({flipX, flipY, flipDown}: {flipX: boolean, flipY: boolean, fli
           (((zRange[0] + 1)/2) <= (idx*zDimScale)/zResolution  &&
           ((zRange[1] + 1)/2) >= (idx*zDimScale)/zResolution )
           && 
-          <group key={`zGroup_${idx}`} position={[0, 0, isPC ? -depthRatio*globalScale + idx*zDimScale/(zResolution/2)*depthRatio*(globalScale) : -1 + idx*zDimScale/(zResolution/2)]}>
+          <group key={`zGroup_${idx}`} position={[0, 0, isPC ? -depthRatio*globalScale + idx*zDimScale/(zResolution/2)*depthRatio*(globalScale) : -0.5*timeRatio + idx*zDimScale/(zResolution/2)*timeRatio/2]}>
             <primitive key={idx} object={tickLine.clone()}  rotation={[0, flipY ? Math.PI/2 : -Math.PI/2 , 0]} />
             <Text 
               key={`textY_${idx}`}
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ const CubeAxis = ({flipX, flipY, flipDown}: {flipX: boolean, flipY: boolean, fli
       </group>
     </group>
     {/* Vertical Group */}
-    <group position={[flipY ? xRange[0]*globalScale - tickLength/2 : xRange[1]*globalScale + tickLength/2, 0, flipX ? isPC ? zRange[0]*depthRatio*(globalScale) - tickLength/2 : zRange[0] - tickLength/2 : isPC ? zRange[1]*depthRatio*(globalScale) + tickLength/2 : zRange[1] +tickLength/2]}> 
+    <group position={[flipY ? xRange[0]*globalScale - tickLength/2 : xRange[1]*globalScale + tickLength/2, 0, flipX ? isPC ? zRange[0]*depthRatio*(globalScale) - tickLength/2 : (zRange[0]*timeRatio - tickLength)/2 : isPC ? zRange[1]*depthRatio*(globalScale) + tickLength/2 : (zRange[1]*timeRatio +tickLength)/2]}> 
       <primitive key={'yLine'} object={yLine} />
       {Array(yResolution).fill(null).map((_val,idx)=>(
            (((yRange[0] + 1)/2) <= (idx*yDimScale)/yResolution &&
diff --git a/src/components/plots/DataCube.tsx b/src/components/plots/DataCube.tsx
index 82c982cc..ddca7957 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/DataCube.tsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/DataCube.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const DataCube = ({ volTexture }: DataCubeProps ) => {
     })))
     const meshRef = useRef<THREE.Mesh>(null!);
     const aspectRatio = shape.y/shape.x
+    const timeRatio = shape.z/shape.x;
     const shaderMaterial = useMemo(()=>new THREE.ShaderMaterial({
       glslVersion: THREE.GLSL3,
       uniforms: {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export const DataCube = ({ volTexture }: DataCubeProps ) => {
           cScale: {value: cScale},
           threshold: {value: new THREE.Vector2(valueRange[0],valueRange[1])},
           scale: {value: shape},
-          flatBounds:{value: new THREE.Vector4(-xRange[1],-xRange[0],zRange[0],zRange[1])},
+          flatBounds:{value: new THREE.Vector4(-xRange[1],-xRange[0],zRange[0] * timeRatio, zRange[1] * timeRatio)},
           vertBounds:{value: new THREE.Vector2(yRange[0]*aspectRatio,yRange[1]*aspectRatio)},
           steps: { value: quality },
           animateProg: {value: animProg},
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ export const DataCube = ({ volTexture }: DataCubeProps ) => {
         uniforms.cScale.value = cScale;
         uniforms.threshold.value.set(valueRange[0], valueRange[1]);
         uniforms.scale.value = shape;
-        uniforms.flatBounds.value.set(-xRange[1], -xRange[0], zRange[0], zRange[1]);
+        uniforms.flatBounds.value.set(-xRange[1], -xRange[0], zRange[0] * timeRatio, zRange[1] * timeRatio);
         uniforms.vertBounds.value.set(yRange[0] * aspectRatio, yRange[1] * aspectRatio);
         uniforms.steps.value = quality;
         uniforms.animateProg.value = animProg;
diff --git a/src/components/plots/Plot.tsx b/src/components/plots/Plot.tsx
index fd084e2f..73f8228a 100644
--- a/src/components/plots/Plot.tsx
+++ b/src/components/plots/Plot.tsx
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ const Plot = ({ZarrDS}:{ZarrDS: ZarrDataset}) => {
         else{
           setIsFlat(false)
         }
-        const shapeRatio = result.shape[shapeLength-2] / result.shape[shapeLength-1] * 2;
-        setShape(new THREE.Vector3(2, shapeRatio, 2));
+        const aspectRatio = result.shape[shapeLength-2] / result.shape[shapeLength-1];
+        const timeRatio = result.shape[shapeLength-3] / result.shape[shapeLength-1];
+        setShape(new THREE.Vector3(2, aspectRatio * 2, Math.max(timeRatio, 2)));
         setDataShape(result.shape)
         setShow(true)
         setPlotOn(true)