diff --git a/shared/components/rstack-tab-bar.ts b/shared/components/rstack-tab-bar.ts
index 5ff05ea..bcda473 100644
--- a/shared/components/rstack-tab-bar.ts
+++ b/shared/components/rstack-tab-bar.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ export class RStackTabBar extends HTMLElement {
 	#flowDialogTargetId = "";
 	// 3D scene state
 	#sceneRotX = 55;
+	#sceneRotY = 0;
 	#sceneRotZ = -15;
 	#scenePerspective = 1200;
 	#orbitDragging = false;
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ export class RStackTabBar extends HTMLElement {
 		const layerCount = this.#layers.length;
 		if (layerCount === 0) return "";
 
-		const layerSpacing = 80;
+		const layerSpacing = 120;
 		const animDuration = 2 / this.#simSpeed;
 
 		// Build layer planes
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ export class RStackTabBar extends HTMLElement {
 				<div class="stack-view-3d" id="stack-3d"
 				     style="perspective:${this.#scenePerspective}px;">
 					<div class="stack-scene" id="stack-scene"
-					     style="transform: rotateX(${this.#sceneRotX}deg) rotateZ(${this.#sceneRotZ}deg);">
+					     style="transform: rotateX(${this.#sceneRotX}deg) rotateY(${this.#sceneRotY}deg) rotateZ(${this.#sceneRotZ}deg);">
 						${layersHtml}
 						${tubesHtml}
 						${particlesHtml}
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ export class RStackTabBar extends HTMLElement {
 				</div>
 				<div class="stack-legend">${legendHtml}</div>
 				${scrubberHtml}
-				${this.#layers.length >= 2 ? `<div class="stack-hint">Click an output port to wire, or drag between layers · Drag empty space to orbit</div>` : ""}
+				${this.#layers.length >= 2 ? `<div class="stack-hint">Drag to orbit · Shift+drag to roll · Scroll to zoom · Click output ports to wire</div>` : ""}
 				${this.#flowDialogOpen ? this.#renderFlowDialog() : ""}
 			</div>
 		`;
@@ -777,7 +778,7 @@ export class RStackTabBar extends HTMLElement {
 		scene.querySelectorAll(".flow-tube, .flow-particle").forEach(el => el.remove());
 
 		const layerZMap = new Map<string, number>();
-		const layerSpacing = 80;
+		const layerSpacing = 120;
 		this.#layers.forEach((layer, i) => layerZMap.set(layer.id, i * layerSpacing));
 
 		const animDuration = 2 / this.#simSpeed;
@@ -1123,12 +1124,18 @@ export class RStackTabBar extends HTMLElement {
 				if (this.#orbitDragging) {
 					const dx = e.clientX - this.#orbitLastX;
 					const dy = e.clientY - this.#orbitLastY;
-					this.#sceneRotZ += dx * 0.3;
-					this.#sceneRotX = Math.max(10, Math.min(80, this.#sceneRotX - dy * 0.3));
+					if (e.shiftKey) {
+						// Shift+drag: rotate around Z axis
+						this.#sceneRotZ += dx * 0.3;
+					} else {
+						// Normal drag: rotate around X and Y axes
+						this.#sceneRotY += dx * 0.3;
+						this.#sceneRotX = Math.max(-180, Math.min(180, this.#sceneRotX - dy * 0.3));
+					}
 					this.#orbitLastX = e.clientX;
 					this.#orbitLastY = e.clientY;
 					const scene = this.#shadow.getElementById("stack-scene");
-					if (scene) scene.style.transform = `rotateX(${this.#sceneRotX}deg) rotateZ(${this.#sceneRotZ}deg)`;
+					if (scene) scene.style.transform = `rotateX(${this.#sceneRotX}deg) rotateY(${this.#sceneRotY}deg) rotateZ(${this.#sceneRotZ}deg)`;
 				}
 
 				// Drag-to-connect: track target via bounding rects (robust for 3D)
@@ -1781,8 +1788,8 @@ const STYLES = `
 
 .stack-view {
   padding: 12px;
-  overflow: hidden;
-  max-height: 60vh;
+  overflow: visible;
+  max-height: 80vh;
   transition: max-height 0.3s ease;
   position: relative;
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--rs-bg-surface) 50%, transparent);
@@ -1790,14 +1797,15 @@ const STYLES = `
 }
 
 .stack-view-3d {
-  perspective-origin: 50% 40%;
+  perspective-origin: 50% 50%;
   width: 100%;
-  height: 340px;
+  height: 420px;
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   cursor: grab;
   user-select: none;
+  overflow: visible;
 }
 
 .stack-scene {
@@ -1819,7 +1827,6 @@ const STYLES = `
   cursor: pointer;
   transition: border-color 0.2s, box-shadow 0.2s;
   transform-style: preserve-3d;
-  backface-visibility: hidden;
   background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--rs-bg-surface) 65%, transparent);
   backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
   -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
@@ -2297,7 +2304,7 @@ const STYLES = `
   .tab-label { display: none; }
   .tab { padding: 4px 8px; }
   .stack-view { max-height: 40vh; }
-  .stack-view-3d { height: 260px; }
+  .stack-view-3d { height: 320px; }
   .stack-scene { width: 240px; }
   .layer-plane { width: 240px; min-height: 40px; padding: 8px 10px; }
   .io-chip { font-size: 0.5rem; padding: 1px 5px; max-width: 100px; }