diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Fill.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Fill.pm
index c22b9186c..de1dc68af 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Fill.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Fill.pm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use Slic3r::Fill::OctagramSpiral;
 use Slic3r::Fill::PlanePath;
 use Slic3r::Fill::Rectilinear;
 use Slic3r::Flow ':roles';
-use Slic3r::Geometry qw(X Y PI scale chained_path);
+use Slic3r::Geometry qw(X Y PI scale chained_path deg2rad);
 use Slic3r::Geometry::Clipper qw(union union_ex diff diff_ex intersection_ex offset offset2);
 use Slic3r::Surface ':types';
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ sub make_fill {
     # in case of bridge surfaces, the ones with defined angle will be attached to the ones
     # without any angle (shouldn't this logic be moved to process_external_surfaces()?)
     {
-        my @surfaces_with_bridge_angle = grep defined $_->bridge_angle, @{$layerm->fill_surfaces};
+        my @surfaces_with_bridge_angle = grep { $_->bridge_angle >= 0 } @{$layerm->fill_surfaces};
         
         # group surfaces by distinct properties
         my @groups = @{$layerm->fill_surfaces->group};
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ sub make_fill {
         }
         
         # give priority to bridges
-        @groups = sort { defined $a->[0]->bridge_angle ? -1 : 0 } @groups;
+        @groups = sort { ($a->[0]->bridge_angle >= 0) ? -1 : 0 } @groups;
         
         foreach my $group (@groups) {
             my $union_p = union([ map $_->p, @$group ], 1);
             
             # subtract surfaces having a defined bridge_angle from any other
-            if (@surfaces_with_bridge_angle && !defined $group->[0]->bridge_angle) {
+            if (@surfaces_with_bridge_angle && $group->[0]->bridge_angle < 0) {
                 $union_p = diff(
                     $union_p,
                     [ map $_->p, @surfaces_with_bridge_angle ],
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ sub make_fill {
         
         my $f = $self->filler($filler);
         $f->layer_id($layerm->id);
-        $f->angle($layerm->config->fill_angle);
+        $f->angle(deg2rad($layerm->config->fill_angle));
         my ($params, @polylines) = $f->fill_surface(
             $surface,
             density         => $density/100,
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Fill/Base.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Fill/Base.pm
index 348e22383..f71367215 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Fill/Base.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Fill/Base.pm
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package Slic3r::Fill::Base;
 use Moo;
 
-use Slic3r::Geometry qw(PI);
+use Slic3r::Geometry qw(PI rad2deg);
 
 has 'layer_id'            => (is => 'rw');
-has 'angle'               => (is => 'rw');
+has 'angle'               => (is => 'rw'); # in radians, ccw, 0 = East
 has 'bounding_box'        => (is => 'ro', required => 0);  # Slic3r::Geometry::BoundingBox object
 
 sub angles () { [0, PI/2] }
@@ -19,28 +19,29 @@ sub infill_direction {
     }
     
     # set infill angle
-    my (@rotate, @shift);
-    $rotate[0] = Slic3r::Geometry::deg2rad($self->angle);
+    my (@rotate);
+    $rotate[0] = $self->angle;
     $rotate[1] = $self->bounding_box
         ? $self->bounding_box->center
         : $surface->expolygon->bounding_box->center;
-    @shift = @{$rotate[1]};
+    my $shift = $rotate[1]->clone;
     
     if (defined $self->layer_id) {
         # alternate fill direction
         my $layer_num = $self->layer_id / $surface->thickness_layers;
         my $angle = $self->angles->[$layer_num % @{$self->angles}];
-        $rotate[0] = Slic3r::Geometry::deg2rad($self->angle) + $angle if $angle;
+        $rotate[0] = $self->angle + $angle if $angle;
     }
         
     # use bridge angle
-    if ($surface->bridge_angle != -1) {
-        Slic3r::debugf "Filling bridge with angle %d\n", $surface->bridge_angle;
-        $rotate[0] = Slic3r::Geometry::deg2rad($surface->bridge_angle);
+    if ($surface->bridge_angle >= 0) {
+        Slic3r::debugf "Filling bridge with angle %d\n", rad2deg($surface->bridge_angle);
+        $rotate[0] = $surface->bridge_angle;
     }
     
-    @shift = @{ +(Slic3r::Geometry::rotate_points(@rotate, \@shift))[0] };
-    return [\@rotate, \@shift];
+    $rotate[0] += PI/2;
+    $shift->rotate(@rotate);
+    return [\@rotate, $shift];
 }
 
 # this method accepts any object that implements rotate() and translate()
@@ -49,18 +50,21 @@ sub rotate_points {
     my ($expolygon, $rotate_vector) = @_;
     
     # rotate points
-    $expolygon->rotate(@{$rotate_vector->[0]});
-    $expolygon->translate(@{$rotate_vector->[1]});
+    my ($rotate, $shift) = @$rotate_vector;
+    $rotate = [ -$rotate->[0], $rotate->[1] ];
+    $expolygon->rotate(@$rotate);
+    $expolygon->translate(@$shift);
 }
 
 sub rotate_points_back {
     my $self = shift;
     my ($paths, $rotate_vector) = @_;
-    my @rotate = (-$rotate_vector->[0][0], $rotate_vector->[0][1]);
-    my $shift  = [ map -$_, @{$rotate_vector->[1]} ];
+    
+    my ($rotate, $shift) = @$rotate_vector;
+    $shift = [ map -$_, @$shift ];
     
     $_->translate(@$shift) for @$paths;
-    $_->rotate(@rotate) for @$paths;
+    $_->rotate(@$rotate) for @$paths;
 }
 
 sub adjust_solid_spacing {
diff --git a/xs/src/Surface.hpp b/xs/src/Surface.hpp
index 162c9cb66..4c776089a 100644
--- a/xs/src/Surface.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/Surface.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class Surface
     SurfaceType     surface_type;
     double          thickness;          // in mm
     unsigned short  thickness_layers;   // in layers
-    double          bridge_angle;
+    double          bridge_angle;       // in radians, ccw, 0 = East, only 0+ (negative means undefined)
     unsigned short  extra_perimeters;
     double area() const;
     bool is_solid() const;