diff --git a/core/io/marshalls.cpp b/core/io/marshalls.cpp
index a52fb6e99b6..87fb4c825c7 100644
--- a/core/io/marshalls.cpp
+++ b/core/io/marshalls.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V((size_t)len < sizeof(double) * 9, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 				for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 					for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-						val.elements[i][j] = decode_double(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(double)]);
+						val.rows[i][j] = decode_double(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(double)]);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V((size_t)len < sizeof(float) * 9, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 				for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 					for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-						val.elements[i][j] = decode_float(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(float)]);
+						val.rows[i][j] = decode_float(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(float)]);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V((size_t)len < sizeof(double) * 12, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 				for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 					for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-						val.basis.elements[i][j] = decode_double(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(double)]);
+						val.basis.rows[i][j] = decode_double(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(double)]);
 					}
 				}
 				val.origin[0] = decode_double(&buf[sizeof(double) * 9]);
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ Error decode_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int
 				ERR_FAIL_COND_V((size_t)len < sizeof(float) * 12, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
 				for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 					for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-						val.basis.elements[i][j] = decode_float(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(float)]);
+						val.basis.rows[i][j] = decode_float(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(float)]);
 					}
 				}
 				val.origin[0] = decode_float(&buf[sizeof(float) * 9]);
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ Error encode_variant(const Variant &p_variant, uint8_t *r_buffer, int &r_len, bo
 				Basis val = p_variant;
 				for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 					for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-						memcpy(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(real_t)], &val.elements[i][j], sizeof(real_t));
+						memcpy(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(real_t)], &val.rows[i][j], sizeof(real_t));
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ Error encode_variant(const Variant &p_variant, uint8_t *r_buffer, int &r_len, bo
 				Transform3D val = p_variant;
 				for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 					for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-						memcpy(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(real_t)], &val.basis.elements[i][j], sizeof(real_t));
+						memcpy(&buf[(i * 3 + j) * sizeof(real_t)], &val.basis.rows[i][j], sizeof(real_t));
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
index 91b43b76eee..c535c2bfebb 100644
--- a/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
+++ b/core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp
@@ -277,29 +277,29 @@ Error ResourceLoaderBinary::parse_variant(Variant &r_v) {
 		} break;
 		case VARIANT_BASIS: {
 			Basis v;
-			v.elements[0].x = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[0].y = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[0].z = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[1].x = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[1].y = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[1].z = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[2].x = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[2].y = f->get_real();
-			v.elements[2].z = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[0].x = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[0].y = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[0].z = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[1].x = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[1].y = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[1].z = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[2].x = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[2].y = f->get_real();
+			v.rows[2].z = f->get_real();
 			r_v = v;
 
 		} break;
 		case VARIANT_TRANSFORM3D: {
 			Transform3D v;
-			v.basis.elements[0].x = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[0].y = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[0].z = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[1].x = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[1].y = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[1].z = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[2].x = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[2].y = f->get_real();
-			v.basis.elements[2].z = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[0].x = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[0].y = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[0].z = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[1].x = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[1].y = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[1].z = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[2].x = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[2].y = f->get_real();
+			v.basis.rows[2].z = f->get_real();
 			v.origin.x = f->get_real();
 			v.origin.y = f->get_real();
 			v.origin.z = f->get_real();
@@ -1484,29 +1484,29 @@ void ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance::write_variant(Ref<FileAccess> f, const V
 		case Variant::BASIS: {
 			f->store_32(VARIANT_BASIS);
 			Basis val = p_property;
-			f->store_real(val.elements[0].x);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[0].y);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[0].z);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[1].x);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[1].y);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[1].z);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[2].x);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[2].y);
-			f->store_real(val.elements[2].z);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[0].x);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[0].y);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[0].z);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[1].x);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[1].y);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[1].z);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[2].x);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[2].y);
+			f->store_real(val.rows[2].z);
 
 		} break;
 		case Variant::TRANSFORM3D: {
 			f->store_32(VARIANT_TRANSFORM3D);
 			Transform3D val = p_property;
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[0].x);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[0].y);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[0].z);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[1].x);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[1].y);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[1].z);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[2].x);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[2].y);
-			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[2].z);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[0].x);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[0].y);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[0].z);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[1].x);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[1].y);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[1].z);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[2].x);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[2].y);
+			f->store_real(val.basis.rows[2].z);
 			f->store_real(val.origin.x);
 			f->store_real(val.origin.y);
 			f->store_real(val.origin.z);
diff --git a/core/math/basis.cpp b/core/math/basis.cpp
index eb6703aff2e..faec5735b99 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.cpp
+++ b/core/math/basis.cpp
@@ -34,32 +34,32 @@
 #include "core/string/print_string.h"
 
 #define cofac(row1, col1, row2, col2) \
-	(elements[row1][col1] * elements[row2][col2] - elements[row1][col2] * elements[row2][col1])
+	(rows[row1][col1] * rows[row2][col2] - rows[row1][col2] * rows[row2][col1])
 
 void Basis::from_z(const Vector3 &p_z) {
 	if (Math::abs(p_z.z) > (real_t)Math_SQRT12) {
 		// choose p in y-z plane
 		real_t a = p_z[1] * p_z[1] + p_z[2] * p_z[2];
 		real_t k = 1.0f / Math::sqrt(a);
-		elements[0] = Vector3(0, -p_z[2] * k, p_z[1] * k);
-		elements[1] = Vector3(a * k, -p_z[0] * elements[0][2], p_z[0] * elements[0][1]);
+		rows[0] = Vector3(0, -p_z[2] * k, p_z[1] * k);
+		rows[1] = Vector3(a * k, -p_z[0] * rows[0][2], p_z[0] * rows[0][1]);
 	} else {
 		// choose p in x-y plane
 		real_t a = p_z.x * p_z.x + p_z.y * p_z.y;
 		real_t k = 1.0f / Math::sqrt(a);
-		elements[0] = Vector3(-p_z.y * k, p_z.x * k, 0);
-		elements[1] = Vector3(-p_z.z * elements[0].y, p_z.z * elements[0].x, a * k);
+		rows[0] = Vector3(-p_z.y * k, p_z.x * k, 0);
+		rows[1] = Vector3(-p_z.z * rows[0].y, p_z.z * rows[0].x, a * k);
 	}
-	elements[2] = p_z;
+	rows[2] = p_z;
 }
 
 void Basis::invert() {
 	real_t co[3] = {
 		cofac(1, 1, 2, 2), cofac(1, 2, 2, 0), cofac(1, 0, 2, 1)
 	};
-	real_t det = elements[0][0] * co[0] +
-			elements[0][1] * co[1] +
-			elements[0][2] * co[2];
+	real_t det = rows[0][0] * co[0] +
+			rows[0][1] * co[1] +
+			rows[0][2] * co[2];
 #ifdef MATH_CHECKS
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(det == 0);
 #endif
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ bool Basis::is_orthogonal() const {
 
 bool Basis::is_diagonal() const {
 	return (
-			Math::is_zero_approx(elements[0][1]) && Math::is_zero_approx(elements[0][2]) &&
-			Math::is_zero_approx(elements[1][0]) && Math::is_zero_approx(elements[1][2]) &&
-			Math::is_zero_approx(elements[2][0]) && Math::is_zero_approx(elements[2][1]));
+			Math::is_zero_approx(rows[0][1]) && Math::is_zero_approx(rows[0][2]) &&
+			Math::is_zero_approx(rows[1][0]) && Math::is_zero_approx(rows[1][2]) &&
+			Math::is_zero_approx(rows[2][0]) && Math::is_zero_approx(rows[2][1]));
 }
 
 bool Basis::is_rotation() const {
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ bool Basis::is_rotation() const {
 #ifdef MATH_CHECKS
 // This method is only used once, in diagonalize. If it's desired elsewhere, feel free to remove the #ifdef.
 bool Basis::is_symmetric() const {
-	if (!Math::is_equal_approx(elements[0][1], elements[1][0])) {
+	if (!Math::is_equal_approx(rows[0][1], rows[1][0])) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	if (!Math::is_equal_approx(elements[0][2], elements[2][0])) {
+	if (!Math::is_equal_approx(rows[0][2], rows[2][0])) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	if (!Math::is_equal_approx(elements[1][2], elements[2][1])) {
+	if (!Math::is_equal_approx(rows[1][2], rows[2][1])) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@ Basis Basis::diagonalize() {
 #endif
 	const int ite_max = 1024;
 
-	real_t off_matrix_norm_2 = elements[0][1] * elements[0][1] + elements[0][2] * elements[0][2] + elements[1][2] * elements[1][2];
+	real_t off_matrix_norm_2 = rows[0][1] * rows[0][1] + rows[0][2] * rows[0][2] + rows[1][2] * rows[1][2];
 
 	int ite = 0;
 	Basis acc_rot;
 	while (off_matrix_norm_2 > (real_t)CMP_EPSILON2 && ite++ < ite_max) {
-		real_t el01_2 = elements[0][1] * elements[0][1];
-		real_t el02_2 = elements[0][2] * elements[0][2];
-		real_t el12_2 = elements[1][2] * elements[1][2];
+		real_t el01_2 = rows[0][1] * rows[0][1];
+		real_t el02_2 = rows[0][2] * rows[0][2];
+		real_t el12_2 = rows[1][2] * rows[1][2];
 		// Find the pivot element
 		int i, j;
 		if (el01_2 > el02_2) {
@@ -179,19 +179,19 @@ Basis Basis::diagonalize() {
 
 		// Compute the rotation angle
 		real_t angle;
-		if (Math::is_equal_approx(elements[j][j], elements[i][i])) {
+		if (Math::is_equal_approx(rows[j][j], rows[i][i])) {
 			angle = Math_PI / 4;
 		} else {
-			angle = 0.5f * Math::atan(2 * elements[i][j] / (elements[j][j] - elements[i][i]));
+			angle = 0.5f * Math::atan(2 * rows[i][j] / (rows[j][j] - rows[i][i]));
 		}
 
 		// Compute the rotation matrix
 		Basis rot;
-		rot.elements[i][i] = rot.elements[j][j] = Math::cos(angle);
-		rot.elements[i][j] = -(rot.elements[j][i] = Math::sin(angle));
+		rot.rows[i][i] = rot.rows[j][j] = Math::cos(angle);
+		rot.rows[i][j] = -(rot.rows[j][i] = Math::sin(angle));
 
 		// Update the off matrix norm
-		off_matrix_norm_2 -= elements[i][j] * elements[i][j];
+		off_matrix_norm_2 -= rows[i][j] * rows[i][j];
 
 		// Apply the rotation
 		*this = rot * *this * rot.transposed();
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ Basis Basis::inverse() const {
 }
 
 void Basis::transpose() {
-	SWAP(elements[0][1], elements[1][0]);
-	SWAP(elements[0][2], elements[2][0]);
-	SWAP(elements[1][2], elements[2][1]);
+	SWAP(rows[0][1], rows[1][0]);
+	SWAP(rows[0][2], rows[2][0]);
+	SWAP(rows[1][2], rows[2][1]);
 }
 
 Basis Basis::transposed() const {
@@ -226,15 +226,15 @@ Basis Basis::from_scale(const Vector3 &p_scale) {
 // Multiplies the matrix from left by the scaling matrix: M -> S.M
 // See the comment for Basis::rotated for further explanation.
 void Basis::scale(const Vector3 &p_scale) {
-	elements[0][0] *= p_scale.x;
-	elements[0][1] *= p_scale.x;
-	elements[0][2] *= p_scale.x;
-	elements[1][0] *= p_scale.y;
-	elements[1][1] *= p_scale.y;
-	elements[1][2] *= p_scale.y;
-	elements[2][0] *= p_scale.z;
-	elements[2][1] *= p_scale.z;
-	elements[2][2] *= p_scale.z;
+	rows[0][0] *= p_scale.x;
+	rows[0][1] *= p_scale.x;
+	rows[0][2] *= p_scale.x;
+	rows[1][0] *= p_scale.y;
+	rows[1][1] *= p_scale.y;
+	rows[1][2] *= p_scale.y;
+	rows[2][0] *= p_scale.z;
+	rows[2][1] *= p_scale.z;
+	rows[2][2] *= p_scale.z;
 }
 
 Basis Basis::scaled(const Vector3 &p_scale) const {
@@ -268,14 +268,14 @@ Basis Basis::scaled_orthogonal(const Vector3 &p_scale) const {
 }
 
 float Basis::get_uniform_scale() const {
-	return (elements[0].length() + elements[1].length() + elements[2].length()) / 3.0f;
+	return (rows[0].length() + rows[1].length() + rows[2].length()) / 3.0f;
 }
 
 void Basis::make_scale_uniform() {
-	float l = (elements[0].length() + elements[1].length() + elements[2].length()) / 3.0f;
+	float l = (rows[0].length() + rows[1].length() + rows[2].length()) / 3.0f;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		elements[i].normalize();
-		elements[i] *= l;
+		rows[i].normalize();
+		rows[i] *= l;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -285,14 +285,14 @@ Basis Basis::scaled_local(const Vector3 &p_scale) const {
 
 Vector3 Basis::get_scale_abs() const {
 	return Vector3(
-			Vector3(elements[0][0], elements[1][0], elements[2][0]).length(),
-			Vector3(elements[0][1], elements[1][1], elements[2][1]).length(),
-			Vector3(elements[0][2], elements[1][2], elements[2][2]).length());
+			Vector3(rows[0][0], rows[1][0], rows[2][0]).length(),
+			Vector3(rows[0][1], rows[1][1], rows[2][1]).length(),
+			Vector3(rows[0][2], rows[1][2], rows[2][2]).length());
 }
 
 Vector3 Basis::get_scale_local() const {
 	real_t det_sign = SIGN(determinant());
-	return det_sign * Vector3(elements[0].length(), elements[1].length(), elements[2].length());
+	return det_sign * Vector3(rows[0].length(), rows[1].length(), rows[2].length());
 }
 
 // get_scale works with get_rotation, use get_scale_abs if you need to enforce positive signature.
@@ -462,27 +462,27 @@ Vector3 Basis::get_euler(EulerOrder p_order) const {
 			//       -cx*cz*sy+sx*sz  cz*sx+cx*sy*sz  cx*cy
 
 			Vector3 euler;
-			real_t sy = elements[0][2];
+			real_t sy = rows[0][2];
 			if (sy < (1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 				if (sy > -(1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 					// is this a pure Y rotation?
-					if (elements[1][0] == 0 && elements[0][1] == 0 && elements[1][2] == 0 && elements[2][1] == 0 && elements[1][1] == 1) {
+					if (rows[1][0] == 0 && rows[0][1] == 0 && rows[1][2] == 0 && rows[2][1] == 0 && rows[1][1] == 1) {
 						// return the simplest form (human friendlier in editor and scripts)
 						euler.x = 0;
-						euler.y = atan2(elements[0][2], elements[0][0]);
+						euler.y = atan2(rows[0][2], rows[0][0]);
 						euler.z = 0;
 					} else {
-						euler.x = Math::atan2(-elements[1][2], elements[2][2]);
+						euler.x = Math::atan2(-rows[1][2], rows[2][2]);
 						euler.y = Math::asin(sy);
-						euler.z = Math::atan2(-elements[0][1], elements[0][0]);
+						euler.z = Math::atan2(-rows[0][1], rows[0][0]);
 					}
 				} else {
-					euler.x = Math::atan2(elements[2][1], elements[1][1]);
+					euler.x = Math::atan2(rows[2][1], rows[1][1]);
 					euler.y = -Math_PI / 2.0f;
 					euler.z = 0.0f;
 				}
 			} else {
-				euler.x = Math::atan2(elements[2][1], elements[1][1]);
+				euler.x = Math::atan2(rows[2][1], rows[1][1]);
 				euler.y = Math_PI / 2.0f;
 				euler.z = 0.0f;
 			}
@@ -497,21 +497,21 @@ Vector3 Basis::get_euler(EulerOrder p_order) const {
 			//        cy*sx*sz          cz*sx           cx*cy+sx*sz*sy
 
 			Vector3 euler;
-			real_t sz = elements[0][1];
+			real_t sz = rows[0][1];
 			if (sz < (1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 				if (sz > -(1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
-					euler.x = Math::atan2(elements[2][1], elements[1][1]);
-					euler.y = Math::atan2(elements[0][2], elements[0][0]);
+					euler.x = Math::atan2(rows[2][1], rows[1][1]);
+					euler.y = Math::atan2(rows[0][2], rows[0][0]);
 					euler.z = Math::asin(-sz);
 				} else {
 					// It's -1
-					euler.x = -Math::atan2(elements[1][2], elements[2][2]);
+					euler.x = -Math::atan2(rows[1][2], rows[2][2]);
 					euler.y = 0.0f;
 					euler.z = Math_PI / 2.0f;
 				}
 			} else {
 				// It's 1
-				euler.x = -Math::atan2(elements[1][2], elements[2][2]);
+				euler.x = -Math::atan2(rows[1][2], rows[2][2]);
 				euler.y = 0.0f;
 				euler.z = -Math_PI / 2.0f;
 			}
@@ -527,29 +527,29 @@ Vector3 Basis::get_euler(EulerOrder p_order) const {
 
 			Vector3 euler;
 
-			real_t m12 = elements[1][2];
+			real_t m12 = rows[1][2];
 
 			if (m12 < (1 - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 				if (m12 > -(1 - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 					// is this a pure X rotation?
-					if (elements[1][0] == 0 && elements[0][1] == 0 && elements[0][2] == 0 && elements[2][0] == 0 && elements[0][0] == 1) {
+					if (rows[1][0] == 0 && rows[0][1] == 0 && rows[0][2] == 0 && rows[2][0] == 0 && rows[0][0] == 1) {
 						// return the simplest form (human friendlier in editor and scripts)
-						euler.x = atan2(-m12, elements[1][1]);
+						euler.x = atan2(-m12, rows[1][1]);
 						euler.y = 0;
 						euler.z = 0;
 					} else {
 						euler.x = asin(-m12);
-						euler.y = atan2(elements[0][2], elements[2][2]);
-						euler.z = atan2(elements[1][0], elements[1][1]);
+						euler.y = atan2(rows[0][2], rows[2][2]);
+						euler.z = atan2(rows[1][0], rows[1][1]);
 					}
 				} else { // m12 == -1
 					euler.x = Math_PI * 0.5f;
-					euler.y = atan2(elements[0][1], elements[0][0]);
+					euler.y = atan2(rows[0][1], rows[0][0]);
 					euler.z = 0;
 				}
 			} else { // m12 == 1
 				euler.x = -Math_PI * 0.5f;
-				euler.y = -atan2(elements[0][1], elements[0][0]);
+				euler.y = -atan2(rows[0][1], rows[0][0]);
 				euler.z = 0;
 			}
 
@@ -564,21 +564,21 @@ Vector3 Basis::get_euler(EulerOrder p_order) const {
 			//        -cz*sy            cy*sx+cx*sy*sz     cy*cx-sy*sz*sx
 
 			Vector3 euler;
-			real_t sz = elements[1][0];
+			real_t sz = rows[1][0];
 			if (sz < (1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 				if (sz > -(1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
-					euler.x = Math::atan2(-elements[1][2], elements[1][1]);
-					euler.y = Math::atan2(-elements[2][0], elements[0][0]);
+					euler.x = Math::atan2(-rows[1][2], rows[1][1]);
+					euler.y = Math::atan2(-rows[2][0], rows[0][0]);
 					euler.z = Math::asin(sz);
 				} else {
 					// It's -1
-					euler.x = Math::atan2(elements[2][1], elements[2][2]);
+					euler.x = Math::atan2(rows[2][1], rows[2][2]);
 					euler.y = 0.0f;
 					euler.z = -Math_PI / 2.0f;
 				}
 			} else {
 				// It's 1
-				euler.x = Math::atan2(elements[2][1], elements[2][2]);
+				euler.x = Math::atan2(rows[2][1], rows[2][2]);
 				euler.y = 0.0f;
 				euler.z = Math_PI / 2.0f;
 			}
@@ -592,22 +592,22 @@ Vector3 Basis::get_euler(EulerOrder p_order) const {
 			//        cy*sz+cz*sx*sy    cz*cx                 sz*sy-cz*cy*sx
 			//        -cx*sy            sx                    cx*cy
 			Vector3 euler;
-			real_t sx = elements[2][1];
+			real_t sx = rows[2][1];
 			if (sx < (1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 				if (sx > -(1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 					euler.x = Math::asin(sx);
-					euler.y = Math::atan2(-elements[2][0], elements[2][2]);
-					euler.z = Math::atan2(-elements[0][1], elements[1][1]);
+					euler.y = Math::atan2(-rows[2][0], rows[2][2]);
+					euler.z = Math::atan2(-rows[0][1], rows[1][1]);
 				} else {
 					// It's -1
 					euler.x = -Math_PI / 2.0f;
-					euler.y = Math::atan2(elements[0][2], elements[0][0]);
+					euler.y = Math::atan2(rows[0][2], rows[0][0]);
 					euler.z = 0;
 				}
 			} else {
 				// It's 1
 				euler.x = Math_PI / 2.0f;
-				euler.y = Math::atan2(elements[0][2], elements[0][0]);
+				euler.y = Math::atan2(rows[0][2], rows[0][0]);
 				euler.z = 0;
 			}
 			return euler;
@@ -620,23 +620,23 @@ Vector3 Basis::get_euler(EulerOrder p_order) const {
 			//        cy*sz             cz*cx+sz*sy*sx        cx*sz*sy-cz*sx
 			//        -sy               cy*sx                 cy*cx
 			Vector3 euler;
-			real_t sy = elements[2][0];
+			real_t sy = rows[2][0];
 			if (sy < (1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
 				if (sy > -(1.0f - (real_t)CMP_EPSILON)) {
-					euler.x = Math::atan2(elements[2][1], elements[2][2]);
+					euler.x = Math::atan2(rows[2][1], rows[2][2]);
 					euler.y = Math::asin(-sy);
-					euler.z = Math::atan2(elements[1][0], elements[0][0]);
+					euler.z = Math::atan2(rows[1][0], rows[0][0]);
 				} else {
 					// It's -1
 					euler.x = 0;
 					euler.y = Math_PI / 2.0f;
-					euler.z = -Math::atan2(elements[0][1], elements[1][1]);
+					euler.z = -Math::atan2(rows[0][1], rows[1][1]);
 				}
 			} else {
 				// It's 1
 				euler.x = 0;
 				euler.y = -Math_PI / 2.0f;
-				euler.z = -Math::atan2(elements[0][1], elements[1][1]);
+				euler.z = -Math::atan2(rows[0][1], rows[1][1]);
 			}
 			return euler;
 		} break;
@@ -688,13 +688,13 @@ void Basis::set_euler(const Vector3 &p_euler, EulerOrder p_order) {
 }
 
 bool Basis::is_equal_approx(const Basis &p_basis) const {
-	return elements[0].is_equal_approx(p_basis.elements[0]) && elements[1].is_equal_approx(p_basis.elements[1]) && elements[2].is_equal_approx(p_basis.elements[2]);
+	return rows[0].is_equal_approx(p_basis.rows[0]) && rows[1].is_equal_approx(p_basis.rows[1]) && rows[2].is_equal_approx(p_basis.rows[2]);
 }
 
 bool Basis::operator==(const Basis &p_matrix) const {
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-			if (elements[i][j] != p_matrix.elements[i][j]) {
+			if (rows[i][j] != p_matrix.rows[i][j]) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ Quaternion Basis::get_quaternion() const {
 #endif
 	/* Allow getting a quaternion from an unnormalized transform */
 	Basis m = *this;
-	real_t trace = m.elements[0][0] + m.elements[1][1] + m.elements[2][2];
+	real_t trace = m.rows[0][0] + m.rows[1][1] + m.rows[2][2];
 	real_t temp[4];
 
 	if (trace > 0.0f) {
@@ -727,23 +727,23 @@ Quaternion Basis::get_quaternion() const {
 		temp[3] = (s * 0.5f);
 		s = 0.5f / s;
 
-		temp[0] = ((m.elements[2][1] - m.elements[1][2]) * s);
-		temp[1] = ((m.elements[0][2] - m.elements[2][0]) * s);
-		temp[2] = ((m.elements[1][0] - m.elements[0][1]) * s);
+		temp[0] = ((m.rows[2][1] - m.rows[1][2]) * s);
+		temp[1] = ((m.rows[0][2] - m.rows[2][0]) * s);
+		temp[2] = ((m.rows[1][0] - m.rows[0][1]) * s);
 	} else {
-		int i = m.elements[0][0] < m.elements[1][1]
-				? (m.elements[1][1] < m.elements[2][2] ? 2 : 1)
-				: (m.elements[0][0] < m.elements[2][2] ? 2 : 0);
+		int i = m.rows[0][0] < m.rows[1][1]
+				? (m.rows[1][1] < m.rows[2][2] ? 2 : 1)
+				: (m.rows[0][0] < m.rows[2][2] ? 2 : 0);
 		int j = (i + 1) % 3;
 		int k = (i + 2) % 3;
 
-		real_t s = Math::sqrt(m.elements[i][i] - m.elements[j][j] - m.elements[k][k] + 1.0f);
+		real_t s = Math::sqrt(m.rows[i][i] - m.rows[j][j] - m.rows[k][k] + 1.0f);
 		temp[i] = s * 0.5f;
 		s = 0.5f / s;
 
-		temp[3] = (m.elements[k][j] - m.elements[j][k]) * s;
-		temp[j] = (m.elements[j][i] + m.elements[i][j]) * s;
-		temp[k] = (m.elements[k][i] + m.elements[i][k]) * s;
+		temp[3] = (m.rows[k][j] - m.rows[j][k]) * s;
+		temp[j] = (m.rows[j][i] + m.rows[i][j]) * s;
+		temp[k] = (m.rows[k][i] + m.rows[i][k]) * s;
 	}
 
 	return Quaternion(temp[0], temp[1], temp[2], temp[3]);
@@ -820,11 +820,11 @@ void Basis::get_axis_angle(Vector3 &r_axis, real_t &r_angle) const {
 	real_t epsilon = 0.01; // margin to allow for rounding errors
 	real_t epsilon2 = 0.1; // margin to distinguish between 0 and 180 degrees
 
-	if ((Math::abs(elements[1][0] - elements[0][1]) < epsilon) && (Math::abs(elements[2][0] - elements[0][2]) < epsilon) && (Math::abs(elements[2][1] - elements[1][2]) < epsilon)) {
+	if ((Math::abs(rows[1][0] - rows[0][1]) < epsilon) && (Math::abs(rows[2][0] - rows[0][2]) < epsilon) && (Math::abs(rows[2][1] - rows[1][2]) < epsilon)) {
 		// singularity found
 		// first check for identity matrix which must have +1 for all terms
 		// in leading diagonal and zero in other terms
-		if ((Math::abs(elements[1][0] + elements[0][1]) < epsilon2) && (Math::abs(elements[2][0] + elements[0][2]) < epsilon2) && (Math::abs(elements[2][1] + elements[1][2]) < epsilon2) && (Math::abs(elements[0][0] + elements[1][1] + elements[2][2] - 3) < epsilon2)) {
+		if ((Math::abs(rows[1][0] + rows[0][1]) < epsilon2) && (Math::abs(rows[2][0] + rows[0][2]) < epsilon2) && (Math::abs(rows[2][1] + rows[1][2]) < epsilon2) && (Math::abs(rows[0][0] + rows[1][1] + rows[2][2] - 3) < epsilon2)) {
 			// this singularity is identity matrix so angle = 0
 			r_axis = Vector3(0, 1, 0);
 			r_angle = 0;
@@ -832,13 +832,13 @@ void Basis::get_axis_angle(Vector3 &r_axis, real_t &r_angle) const {
 		}
 		// otherwise this singularity is angle = 180
 		angle = Math_PI;
-		real_t xx = (elements[0][0] + 1) / 2;
-		real_t yy = (elements[1][1] + 1) / 2;
-		real_t zz = (elements[2][2] + 1) / 2;
-		real_t xy = (elements[1][0] + elements[0][1]) / 4;
-		real_t xz = (elements[2][0] + elements[0][2]) / 4;
-		real_t yz = (elements[2][1] + elements[1][2]) / 4;
-		if ((xx > yy) && (xx > zz)) { // elements[0][0] is the largest diagonal term
+		real_t xx = (rows[0][0] + 1) / 2;
+		real_t yy = (rows[1][1] + 1) / 2;
+		real_t zz = (rows[2][2] + 1) / 2;
+		real_t xy = (rows[1][0] + rows[0][1]) / 4;
+		real_t xz = (rows[2][0] + rows[0][2]) / 4;
+		real_t yz = (rows[2][1] + rows[1][2]) / 4;
+		if ((xx > yy) && (xx > zz)) { // rows[0][0] is the largest diagonal term
 			if (xx < epsilon) {
 				x = 0;
 				y = Math_SQRT12;
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ void Basis::get_axis_angle(Vector3 &r_axis, real_t &r_angle) const {
 				y = xy / x;
 				z = xz / x;
 			}
-		} else if (yy > zz) { // elements[1][1] is the largest diagonal term
+		} else if (yy > zz) { // rows[1][1] is the largest diagonal term
 			if (yy < epsilon) {
 				x = Math_SQRT12;
 				y = 0;
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ void Basis::get_axis_angle(Vector3 &r_axis, real_t &r_angle) const {
 				x = xy / y;
 				z = yz / y;
 			}
-		} else { // elements[2][2] is the largest diagonal term so base result on this
+		} else { // rows[2][2] is the largest diagonal term so base result on this
 			if (zz < epsilon) {
 				x = Math_SQRT12;
 				y = Math_SQRT12;
@@ -874,15 +874,15 @@ void Basis::get_axis_angle(Vector3 &r_axis, real_t &r_angle) const {
 		return;
 	}
 	// as we have reached here there are no singularities so we can handle normally
-	real_t s = Math::sqrt((elements[1][2] - elements[2][1]) * (elements[1][2] - elements[2][1]) + (elements[2][0] - elements[0][2]) * (elements[2][0] - elements[0][2]) + (elements[0][1] - elements[1][0]) * (elements[0][1] - elements[1][0])); // s=|axis||sin(angle)|, used to normalise
+	real_t s = Math::sqrt((rows[1][2] - rows[2][1]) * (rows[1][2] - rows[2][1]) + (rows[2][0] - rows[0][2]) * (rows[2][0] - rows[0][2]) + (rows[0][1] - rows[1][0]) * (rows[0][1] - rows[1][0])); // s=|axis||sin(angle)|, used to normalise
 
-	angle = Math::acos((elements[0][0] + elements[1][1] + elements[2][2] - 1) / 2);
+	angle = Math::acos((rows[0][0] + rows[1][1] + rows[2][2] - 1) / 2);
 	if (angle < 0) {
 		s = -s;
 	}
-	x = (elements[2][1] - elements[1][2]) / s;
-	y = (elements[0][2] - elements[2][0]) / s;
-	z = (elements[1][0] - elements[0][1]) / s;
+	x = (rows[2][1] - rows[1][2]) / s;
+	y = (rows[0][2] - rows[2][0]) / s;
+	z = (rows[1][0] - rows[0][1]) / s;
 
 	r_axis = Vector3(x, y, z);
 	r_angle = angle;
@@ -907,27 +907,27 @@ void Basis::set_axis_angle(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi) {
 #endif
 	Vector3 axis_sq(p_axis.x * p_axis.x, p_axis.y * p_axis.y, p_axis.z * p_axis.z);
 	real_t cosine = Math::cos(p_phi);
-	elements[0][0] = axis_sq.x + cosine * (1.0f - axis_sq.x);
-	elements[1][1] = axis_sq.y + cosine * (1.0f - axis_sq.y);
-	elements[2][2] = axis_sq.z + cosine * (1.0f - axis_sq.z);
+	rows[0][0] = axis_sq.x + cosine * (1.0f - axis_sq.x);
+	rows[1][1] = axis_sq.y + cosine * (1.0f - axis_sq.y);
+	rows[2][2] = axis_sq.z + cosine * (1.0f - axis_sq.z);
 
 	real_t sine = Math::sin(p_phi);
 	real_t t = 1 - cosine;
 
 	real_t xyzt = p_axis.x * p_axis.y * t;
 	real_t zyxs = p_axis.z * sine;
-	elements[0][1] = xyzt - zyxs;
-	elements[1][0] = xyzt + zyxs;
+	rows[0][1] = xyzt - zyxs;
+	rows[1][0] = xyzt + zyxs;
 
 	xyzt = p_axis.x * p_axis.z * t;
 	zyxs = p_axis.y * sine;
-	elements[0][2] = xyzt + zyxs;
-	elements[2][0] = xyzt - zyxs;
+	rows[0][2] = xyzt + zyxs;
+	rows[2][0] = xyzt - zyxs;
 
 	xyzt = p_axis.y * p_axis.z * t;
 	zyxs = p_axis.x * sine;
-	elements[1][2] = xyzt - zyxs;
-	elements[2][1] = xyzt + zyxs;
+	rows[1][2] = xyzt - zyxs;
+	rows[2][1] = xyzt + zyxs;
 }
 
 void Basis::set_axis_angle_scale(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi, const Vector3 &p_scale) {
@@ -948,24 +948,24 @@ void Basis::set_quaternion_scale(const Quaternion &p_quaternion, const Vector3 &
 // This also sets the non-diagonal elements to 0, which is misleading from the
 // name, so we want this method to be private. Use `from_scale` externally.
 void Basis::_set_diagonal(const Vector3 &p_diag) {
-	elements[0][0] = p_diag.x;
-	elements[0][1] = 0;
-	elements[0][2] = 0;
+	rows[0][0] = p_diag.x;
+	rows[0][1] = 0;
+	rows[0][2] = 0;
 
-	elements[1][0] = 0;
-	elements[1][1] = p_diag.y;
-	elements[1][2] = 0;
+	rows[1][0] = 0;
+	rows[1][1] = p_diag.y;
+	rows[1][2] = 0;
 
-	elements[2][0] = 0;
-	elements[2][1] = 0;
-	elements[2][2] = p_diag.z;
+	rows[2][0] = 0;
+	rows[2][1] = 0;
+	rows[2][2] = p_diag.z;
 }
 
 Basis Basis::lerp(const Basis &p_to, const real_t &p_weight) const {
 	Basis b;
-	b.elements[0] = elements[0].lerp(p_to.elements[0], p_weight);
-	b.elements[1] = elements[1].lerp(p_to.elements[1], p_weight);
-	b.elements[2] = elements[2].lerp(p_to.elements[2], p_weight);
+	b.rows[0] = rows[0].lerp(p_to.rows[0], p_weight);
+	b.rows[1] = rows[1].lerp(p_to.rows[1], p_weight);
+	b.rows[2] = rows[2].lerp(p_to.rows[2], p_weight);
 
 	return b;
 }
@@ -976,9 +976,9 @@ Basis Basis::slerp(const Basis &p_to, const real_t &p_weight) const {
 	Quaternion to(p_to);
 
 	Basis b(from.slerp(to, p_weight));
-	b.elements[0] *= Math::lerp(elements[0].length(), p_to.elements[0].length(), p_weight);
-	b.elements[1] *= Math::lerp(elements[1].length(), p_to.elements[1].length(), p_weight);
-	b.elements[2] *= Math::lerp(elements[2].length(), p_to.elements[2].length(), p_weight);
+	b.rows[0] *= Math::lerp(rows[0].length(), p_to.rows[0].length(), p_weight);
+	b.rows[1] *= Math::lerp(rows[1].length(), p_to.rows[1].length(), p_weight);
+	b.rows[2] *= Math::lerp(rows[2].length(), p_to.rows[2].length(), p_weight);
 
 	return b;
 }
@@ -1004,15 +1004,15 @@ void Basis::rotate_sh(real_t *p_values) {
 
 	const real_t src[9] = { p_values[0], p_values[1], p_values[2], p_values[3], p_values[4], p_values[5], p_values[6], p_values[7], p_values[8] };
 
-	real_t m00 = elements[0][0];
-	real_t m01 = elements[0][1];
-	real_t m02 = elements[0][2];
-	real_t m10 = elements[1][0];
-	real_t m11 = elements[1][1];
-	real_t m12 = elements[1][2];
-	real_t m20 = elements[2][0];
-	real_t m21 = elements[2][1];
-	real_t m22 = elements[2][2];
+	real_t m00 = rows[0][0];
+	real_t m01 = rows[0][1];
+	real_t m02 = rows[0][2];
+	real_t m10 = rows[1][0];
+	real_t m11 = rows[1][1];
+	real_t m12 = rows[1][2];
+	real_t m20 = rows[2][0];
+	real_t m21 = rows[2][1];
+	real_t m22 = rows[2][2];
 
 	p_values[0] = src[0];
 	p_values[1] = m11 * src[1] - m12 * src[2] + m10 * src[3];
diff --git a/core/math/basis.h b/core/math/basis.h
index 683f05150cc..7bd75be0912 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.h
+++ b/core/math/basis.h
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@
 #include "core/math/vector3.h"
 
 struct _NO_DISCARD_ Basis {
-	Vector3 elements[3] = {
+	Vector3 rows[3] = {
 		Vector3(1, 0, 0),
 		Vector3(0, 1, 0),
 		Vector3(0, 0, 1)
 	};
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ const Vector3 &operator[](int axis) const {
-		return elements[axis];
+		return rows[axis];
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 &operator[](int axis) {
-		return elements[axis];
+		return rows[axis];
 	}
 
 	void invert();
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ struct _NO_DISCARD_ Basis {
 	void from_z(const Vector3 &p_z);
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 get_axis(int p_axis) const {
-		// get actual basis axis (elements is transposed for performance)
-		return Vector3(elements[0][p_axis], elements[1][p_axis], elements[2][p_axis]);
+		// get actual basis axis column (we store transposed as rows for performance)
+		return Vector3(rows[0][p_axis], rows[1][p_axis], rows[2][p_axis]);
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set_axis(int p_axis, const Vector3 &p_value) {
-		// get actual basis axis (elements is transposed for performance)
-		elements[0][p_axis] = p_value.x;
-		elements[1][p_axis] = p_value.y;
-		elements[2][p_axis] = p_value.z;
+		// get actual basis axis column (we store transposed as rows for performance)
+		rows[0][p_axis] = p_value.x;
+		rows[1][p_axis] = p_value.y;
+		rows[2][p_axis] = p_value.z;
 	}
 
 	void rotate(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi);
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ struct _NO_DISCARD_ Basis {
 
 	// transposed dot products
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ real_t tdotx(const Vector3 &v) const {
-		return elements[0][0] * v[0] + elements[1][0] * v[1] + elements[2][0] * v[2];
+		return rows[0][0] * v[0] + rows[1][0] * v[1] + rows[2][0] * v[2];
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ real_t tdoty(const Vector3 &v) const {
-		return elements[0][1] * v[0] + elements[1][1] * v[1] + elements[2][1] * v[2];
+		return rows[0][1] * v[0] + rows[1][1] * v[1] + rows[2][1] * v[2];
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ real_t tdotz(const Vector3 &v) const {
-		return elements[0][2] * v[0] + elements[1][2] * v[1] + elements[2][2] * v[2];
+		return rows[0][2] * v[0] + rows[1][2] * v[1] + rows[2][2] * v[2];
 	}
 
 	bool is_equal_approx(const Basis &p_basis) const;
@@ -176,15 +176,15 @@ struct _NO_DISCARD_ Basis {
 	/* create / set */
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set(real_t xx, real_t xy, real_t xz, real_t yx, real_t yy, real_t yz, real_t zx, real_t zy, real_t zz) {
-		elements[0][0] = xx;
-		elements[0][1] = xy;
-		elements[0][2] = xz;
-		elements[1][0] = yx;
-		elements[1][1] = yy;
-		elements[1][2] = yz;
-		elements[2][0] = zx;
-		elements[2][1] = zy;
-		elements[2][2] = zz;
+		rows[0][0] = xx;
+		rows[0][1] = xy;
+		rows[0][2] = xz;
+		rows[1][0] = yx;
+		rows[1][1] = yy;
+		rows[1][2] = yz;
+		rows[2][0] = zx;
+		rows[2][1] = zy;
+		rows[2][2] = zz;
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set(const Vector3 &p_x, const Vector3 &p_y, const Vector3 &p_z) {
 		set_axis(0, p_x);
@@ -192,39 +192,39 @@ struct _NO_DISCARD_ Basis {
 		set_axis(2, p_z);
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 get_column(int i) const {
-		return Vector3(elements[0][i], elements[1][i], elements[2][i]);
+		return Vector3(rows[0][i], rows[1][i], rows[2][i]);
 	}
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 get_row(int i) const {
-		return Vector3(elements[i][0], elements[i][1], elements[i][2]);
+		return Vector3(rows[i][0], rows[i][1], rows[i][2]);
 	}
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 get_main_diagonal() const {
-		return Vector3(elements[0][0], elements[1][1], elements[2][2]);
+		return Vector3(rows[0][0], rows[1][1], rows[2][2]);
 	}
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set_row(int i, const Vector3 &p_row) {
-		elements[i][0] = p_row.x;
-		elements[i][1] = p_row.y;
-		elements[i][2] = p_row.z;
+		rows[i][0] = p_row.x;
+		rows[i][1] = p_row.y;
+		rows[i][2] = p_row.z;
 	}
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void set_zero() {
-		elements[0].zero();
-		elements[1].zero();
-		elements[2].zero();
+		rows[0].zero();
+		rows[1].zero();
+		rows[2].zero();
 	}
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Basis transpose_xform(const Basis &m) const {
 		return Basis(
-				elements[0].x * m[0].x + elements[1].x * m[1].x + elements[2].x * m[2].x,
-				elements[0].x * m[0].y + elements[1].x * m[1].y + elements[2].x * m[2].y,
-				elements[0].x * m[0].z + elements[1].x * m[1].z + elements[2].x * m[2].z,
-				elements[0].y * m[0].x + elements[1].y * m[1].x + elements[2].y * m[2].x,
-				elements[0].y * m[0].y + elements[1].y * m[1].y + elements[2].y * m[2].y,
-				elements[0].y * m[0].z + elements[1].y * m[1].z + elements[2].y * m[2].z,
-				elements[0].z * m[0].x + elements[1].z * m[1].x + elements[2].z * m[2].x,
-				elements[0].z * m[0].y + elements[1].z * m[1].y + elements[2].z * m[2].y,
-				elements[0].z * m[0].z + elements[1].z * m[1].z + elements[2].z * m[2].z);
+				rows[0].x * m[0].x + rows[1].x * m[1].x + rows[2].x * m[2].x,
+				rows[0].x * m[0].y + rows[1].x * m[1].y + rows[2].x * m[2].y,
+				rows[0].x * m[0].z + rows[1].x * m[1].z + rows[2].x * m[2].z,
+				rows[0].y * m[0].x + rows[1].y * m[1].x + rows[2].y * m[2].x,
+				rows[0].y * m[0].y + rows[1].y * m[1].y + rows[2].y * m[2].y,
+				rows[0].y * m[0].z + rows[1].y * m[1].z + rows[2].y * m[2].z,
+				rows[0].z * m[0].x + rows[1].z * m[1].x + rows[2].z * m[2].x,
+				rows[0].z * m[0].y + rows[1].z * m[1].y + rows[2].z * m[2].y,
+				rows[0].z * m[0].z + rows[1].z * m[1].z + rows[2].z * m[2].z);
 	}
 	Basis(real_t xx, real_t xy, real_t xz, real_t yx, real_t yy, real_t yz, real_t zx, real_t zy, real_t zz) {
 		set(xx, xy, xz, yx, yy, yz, zx, zy, zz);
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ struct _NO_DISCARD_ Basis {
 	static Basis from_scale(const Vector3 &p_scale);
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Basis(const Vector3 &row0, const Vector3 &row1, const Vector3 &row2) {
-		elements[0] = row0;
-		elements[1] = row1;
-		elements[2] = row2;
+		rows[0] = row0;
+		rows[1] = row1;
+		rows[2] = row2;
 	}
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Basis() {}
@@ -267,22 +267,22 @@ private:
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ void Basis::operator*=(const Basis &p_matrix) {
 	set(
-			p_matrix.tdotx(elements[0]), p_matrix.tdoty(elements[0]), p_matrix.tdotz(elements[0]),
-			p_matrix.tdotx(elements[1]), p_matrix.tdoty(elements[1]), p_matrix.tdotz(elements[1]),
-			p_matrix.tdotx(elements[2]), p_matrix.tdoty(elements[2]), p_matrix.tdotz(elements[2]));
+			p_matrix.tdotx(rows[0]), p_matrix.tdoty(rows[0]), p_matrix.tdotz(rows[0]),
+			p_matrix.tdotx(rows[1]), p_matrix.tdoty(rows[1]), p_matrix.tdotz(rows[1]),
+			p_matrix.tdotx(rows[2]), p_matrix.tdoty(rows[2]), p_matrix.tdotz(rows[2]));
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator*(const Basis &p_matrix) const {
 	return Basis(
-			p_matrix.tdotx(elements[0]), p_matrix.tdoty(elements[0]), p_matrix.tdotz(elements[0]),
-			p_matrix.tdotx(elements[1]), p_matrix.tdoty(elements[1]), p_matrix.tdotz(elements[1]),
-			p_matrix.tdotx(elements[2]), p_matrix.tdoty(elements[2]), p_matrix.tdotz(elements[2]));
+			p_matrix.tdotx(rows[0]), p_matrix.tdoty(rows[0]), p_matrix.tdotz(rows[0]),
+			p_matrix.tdotx(rows[1]), p_matrix.tdoty(rows[1]), p_matrix.tdotz(rows[1]),
+			p_matrix.tdotx(rows[2]), p_matrix.tdoty(rows[2]), p_matrix.tdotz(rows[2]));
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ void Basis::operator+=(const Basis &p_matrix) {
-	elements[0] += p_matrix.elements[0];
-	elements[1] += p_matrix.elements[1];
-	elements[2] += p_matrix.elements[2];
+	rows[0] += p_matrix.rows[0];
+	rows[1] += p_matrix.rows[1];
+	rows[2] += p_matrix.rows[2];
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator+(const Basis &p_matrix) const {
@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator+(const Basis &p_matrix) const {
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ void Basis::operator-=(const Basis &p_matrix) {
-	elements[0] -= p_matrix.elements[0];
-	elements[1] -= p_matrix.elements[1];
-	elements[2] -= p_matrix.elements[2];
+	rows[0] -= p_matrix.rows[0];
+	rows[1] -= p_matrix.rows[1];
+	rows[2] -= p_matrix.rows[2];
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator-(const Basis &p_matrix) const {
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator-(const Basis &p_matrix) const {
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ void Basis::operator*=(const real_t p_val) {
-	elements[0] *= p_val;
-	elements[1] *= p_val;
-	elements[2] *= p_val;
+	rows[0] *= p_val;
+	rows[1] *= p_val;
+	rows[2] *= p_val;
 }
 
 _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator*(const real_t p_val) const {
@@ -317,22 +317,22 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ Basis Basis::operator*(const real_t p_val) const {
 
 Vector3 Basis::xform(const Vector3 &p_vector) const {
 	return Vector3(
-			elements[0].dot(p_vector),
-			elements[1].dot(p_vector),
-			elements[2].dot(p_vector));
+			rows[0].dot(p_vector),
+			rows[1].dot(p_vector),
+			rows[2].dot(p_vector));
 }
 
 Vector3 Basis::xform_inv(const Vector3 &p_vector) const {
 	return Vector3(
-			(elements[0][0] * p_vector.x) + (elements[1][0] * p_vector.y) + (elements[2][0] * p_vector.z),
-			(elements[0][1] * p_vector.x) + (elements[1][1] * p_vector.y) + (elements[2][1] * p_vector.z),
-			(elements[0][2] * p_vector.x) + (elements[1][2] * p_vector.y) + (elements[2][2] * p_vector.z));
+			(rows[0][0] * p_vector.x) + (rows[1][0] * p_vector.y) + (rows[2][0] * p_vector.z),
+			(rows[0][1] * p_vector.x) + (rows[1][1] * p_vector.y) + (rows[2][1] * p_vector.z),
+			(rows[0][2] * p_vector.x) + (rows[1][2] * p_vector.y) + (rows[2][2] * p_vector.z));
 }
 
 real_t Basis::determinant() const {
-	return elements[0][0] * (elements[1][1] * elements[2][2] - elements[2][1] * elements[1][2]) -
-			elements[1][0] * (elements[0][1] * elements[2][2] - elements[2][1] * elements[0][2]) +
-			elements[2][0] * (elements[0][1] * elements[1][2] - elements[1][1] * elements[0][2]);
+	return rows[0][0] * (rows[1][1] * rows[2][2] - rows[2][1] * rows[1][2]) -
+			rows[1][0] * (rows[0][1] * rows[2][2] - rows[2][1] * rows[0][2]) +
+			rows[2][0] * (rows[0][1] * rows[1][2] - rows[1][1] * rows[0][2]);
 }
 
 #endif // BASIS_H
diff --git a/core/math/camera_matrix.cpp b/core/math/camera_matrix.cpp
index f4392c74b7a..9443addd223 100644
--- a/core/math/camera_matrix.cpp
+++ b/core/math/camera_matrix.cpp
@@ -714,17 +714,17 @@ CameraMatrix::operator Transform3D() const {
 	Transform3D tr;
 	const real_t *m = &matrix[0][0];
 
-	tr.basis.elements[0][0] = m[0];
-	tr.basis.elements[1][0] = m[1];
-	tr.basis.elements[2][0] = m[2];
+	tr.basis.rows[0][0] = m[0];
+	tr.basis.rows[1][0] = m[1];
+	tr.basis.rows[2][0] = m[2];
 
-	tr.basis.elements[0][1] = m[4];
-	tr.basis.elements[1][1] = m[5];
-	tr.basis.elements[2][1] = m[6];
+	tr.basis.rows[0][1] = m[4];
+	tr.basis.rows[1][1] = m[5];
+	tr.basis.rows[2][1] = m[6];
 
-	tr.basis.elements[0][2] = m[8];
-	tr.basis.elements[1][2] = m[9];
-	tr.basis.elements[2][2] = m[10];
+	tr.basis.rows[0][2] = m[8];
+	tr.basis.rows[1][2] = m[9];
+	tr.basis.rows[2][2] = m[10];
 
 	tr.origin.x = m[12];
 	tr.origin.y = m[13];
@@ -737,17 +737,17 @@ CameraMatrix::CameraMatrix(const Transform3D &p_transform) {
 	const Transform3D &tr = p_transform;
 	real_t *m = &matrix[0][0];
 
-	m[0] = tr.basis.elements[0][0];
-	m[1] = tr.basis.elements[1][0];
-	m[2] = tr.basis.elements[2][0];
+	m[0] = tr.basis.rows[0][0];
+	m[1] = tr.basis.rows[1][0];
+	m[2] = tr.basis.rows[2][0];
 	m[3] = 0.0;
-	m[4] = tr.basis.elements[0][1];
-	m[5] = tr.basis.elements[1][1];
-	m[6] = tr.basis.elements[2][1];
+	m[4] = tr.basis.rows[0][1];
+	m[5] = tr.basis.rows[1][1];
+	m[6] = tr.basis.rows[2][1];
 	m[7] = 0.0;
-	m[8] = tr.basis.elements[0][2];
-	m[9] = tr.basis.elements[1][2];
-	m[10] = tr.basis.elements[2][2];
+	m[8] = tr.basis.rows[0][2];
+	m[9] = tr.basis.rows[1][2];
+	m[10] = tr.basis.rows[2][2];
 	m[11] = 0.0;
 	m[12] = tr.origin.x;
 	m[13] = tr.origin.y;
diff --git a/core/math/math_fieldwise.cpp b/core/math/math_fieldwise.cpp
index d74e19f223d..4be4809e3f4 100644
--- a/core/math/math_fieldwise.cpp
+++ b/core/math/math_fieldwise.cpp
@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ Variant fieldwise_assign(const Variant &p_target, const Variant &p_source, const
 		case Variant::BASIS: {
 			SETUP_TYPE(Basis)
 
-			/**/ TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xx", elements[0][0])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xy", elements[0][1])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xz", elements[0][2])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yx", elements[1][0])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yy", elements[1][1])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yz", elements[1][2])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zx", elements[2][0])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zy", elements[2][1])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zz", elements[2][2])
+			/**/ TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xx", rows[0][0])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xy", rows[0][1])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xz", rows[0][2])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yx", rows[1][0])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yy", rows[1][1])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yz", rows[1][2])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zx", rows[2][0])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zy", rows[2][1])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zz", rows[2][2])
 
 			return target;
 		}
@@ -144,15 +144,15 @@ Variant fieldwise_assign(const Variant &p_target, const Variant &p_source, const
 		case Variant::TRANSFORM3D: {
 			SETUP_TYPE(Transform3D)
 
-			/**/ TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xx", basis.elements[0][0])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xy", basis.elements[0][1])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xz", basis.elements[0][2])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yx", basis.elements[1][0])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yy", basis.elements[1][1])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yz", basis.elements[1][2])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zx", basis.elements[2][0])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zy", basis.elements[2][1])
-			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zz", basis.elements[2][2])
+			/**/ TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xx", basis.rows[0][0])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xy", basis.rows[0][1])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xz", basis.rows[0][2])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yx", basis.rows[1][0])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yy", basis.rows[1][1])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yz", basis.rows[1][2])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zx", basis.rows[2][0])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zy", basis.rows[2][1])
+			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zz", basis.rows[2][2])
 			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("xo", origin.x)
 			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("yo", origin.y)
 			else TRY_TRANSFER_FIELD("zo", origin.z)
diff --git a/core/math/transform_3d.h b/core/math/transform_3d.h
index 3b4762e2210..3f2f62b548c 100644
--- a/core/math/transform_3d.h
+++ b/core/math/transform_3d.h
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 Transform3D::xform_inv(const Vector3 &p_vector) const {
 	Vector3 v = p_vector - origin;
 
 	return Vector3(
-			(basis.elements[0][0] * v.x) + (basis.elements[1][0] * v.y) + (basis.elements[2][0] * v.z),
-			(basis.elements[0][1] * v.x) + (basis.elements[1][1] * v.y) + (basis.elements[2][1] * v.z),
-			(basis.elements[0][2] * v.x) + (basis.elements[1][2] * v.y) + (basis.elements[2][2] * v.z));
+			(basis.rows[0][0] * v.x) + (basis.rows[1][0] * v.y) + (basis.rows[2][0] * v.z),
+			(basis.rows[0][1] * v.x) + (basis.rows[1][1] * v.y) + (basis.rows[2][1] * v.z),
+			(basis.rows[0][2] * v.x) + (basis.rows[1][2] * v.y) + (basis.rows[2][2] * v.z));
 }
 
 // Neither the plane regular xform or xform_inv are particularly efficient,
diff --git a/core/variant/variant.cpp b/core/variant/variant.cpp
index ef0be13b981..c41af32c3f6 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant.cpp
@@ -1908,10 +1908,10 @@ Variant::operator Transform3D() const {
 	} else if (type == TRANSFORM2D) {
 		const Transform2D &t = *_data._transform2d;
 		Transform3D m;
-		m.basis.elements[0][0] = t.columns[0][0];
-		m.basis.elements[1][0] = t.columns[0][1];
-		m.basis.elements[0][1] = t.columns[1][0];
-		m.basis.elements[1][1] = t.columns[1][1];
+		m.basis.rows[0][0] = t.columns[0][0];
+		m.basis.rows[1][0] = t.columns[0][1];
+		m.basis.rows[0][1] = t.columns[1][0];
+		m.basis.rows[1][1] = t.columns[1][1];
 		m.origin[0] = t.columns[2][0];
 		m.origin[1] = t.columns[2][1];
 		return m;
@@ -1926,10 +1926,10 @@ Variant::operator Transform2D() const {
 	} else if (type == TRANSFORM3D) {
 		const Transform3D &t = *_data._transform3d;
 		Transform2D m;
-		m.columns[0][0] = t.basis.elements[0][0];
-		m.columns[0][1] = t.basis.elements[1][0];
-		m.columns[1][0] = t.basis.elements[0][1];
-		m.columns[1][1] = t.basis.elements[1][1];
+		m.columns[0][0] = t.basis.rows[0][0];
+		m.columns[0][1] = t.basis.rows[1][0];
+		m.columns[1][0] = t.basis.rows[0][1];
+		m.columns[1][1] = t.basis.rows[1][1];
 		m.columns[2][0] = t.origin[0];
 		m.columns[2][1] = t.origin[1];
 		return m;
@@ -2834,7 +2834,7 @@ uint32_t Variant::recursive_hash(int recursion_count) const {
 			uint32_t hash = 5831;
 			for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 				for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-					hash = hash_djb2_one_float(_data._basis->elements[i][j], hash);
+					hash = hash_djb2_one_float(_data._basis->rows[i][j], hash);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@ uint32_t Variant::recursive_hash(int recursion_count) const {
 			uint32_t hash = 5831;
 			for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 				for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++) {
-					hash = hash_djb2_one_float(_data._transform3d->basis.elements[i][j], hash);
+					hash = hash_djb2_one_float(_data._transform3d->basis.rows[i][j], hash);
 				}
 				hash = hash_djb2_one_float(_data._transform3d->origin[i], hash);
 			}
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ bool Variant::hash_compare(const Variant &p_variant, int recursion_count) const
 			const Basis *r = p_variant._data._basis;
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-				if (!(hash_compare_vector3(l->elements[i], r->elements[i]))) {
+				if (!(hash_compare_vector3(l->rows[i], r->rows[i]))) {
 					return false;
 				}
 			}
@@ -3175,7 +3175,7 @@ bool Variant::hash_compare(const Variant &p_variant, int recursion_count) const
 			const Transform3D *r = p_variant._data._transform3d;
 
 			for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-				if (!(hash_compare_vector3(l->basis.elements[i], r->basis.elements[i]))) {
+				if (!(hash_compare_vector3(l->basis.rows[i], r->basis.rows[i]))) {
 					return false;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp b/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp
index 5ce313fd3c4..205b7fd93fa 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_parser.cpp
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 					if (i != 0 || j != 0) {
 						s += ", ";
 					}
-					s += rtos_fix(m3.elements[i][j]);
+					s += rtos_fix(m3.rows[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ Error VariantWriter::write(const Variant &p_variant, StoreStringFunc p_store_str
 					if (i != 0 || j != 0) {
 						s += ", ";
 					}
-					s += rtos_fix(m3.elements[i][j]);
+					s += rtos_fix(m3.rows[i][j]);
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp
index 2f84f1e83aa..1197f4aac13 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_gles3.cpp
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ void RasterizerCanvasGLES3::_update_transform_2d_to_mat2x3(const Transform2D &p_
 }
 
 void RasterizerCanvasGLES3::_update_transform_to_mat4(const Transform3D &p_transform, float *p_mat4) {
-	p_mat4[0] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][0];
-	p_mat4[1] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][0];
-	p_mat4[2] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][0];
+	p_mat4[0] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][0];
+	p_mat4[1] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][0];
+	p_mat4[2] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][0];
 	p_mat4[3] = 0;
-	p_mat4[4] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][1];
-	p_mat4[5] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][1];
-	p_mat4[6] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][1];
+	p_mat4[4] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][1];
+	p_mat4[5] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][1];
+	p_mat4[6] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][1];
 	p_mat4[7] = 0;
-	p_mat4[8] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][2];
-	p_mat4[9] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][2];
-	p_mat4[10] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][2];
+	p_mat4[8] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][2];
+	p_mat4[9] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][2];
+	p_mat4[10] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][2];
 	p_mat4[11] = 0;
 	p_mat4[12] = p_transform.origin.x;
 	p_mat4[13] = p_transform.origin.y;
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp b/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp
index a4c0debeaa8..09bd24d0118 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp
@@ -574,19 +574,19 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ static void _fill_std140_variant_ubo_value(ShaderLanguage::DataTy
 				}
 			} else {
 				Basis v = value;
-				gui[0] = v.elements[0][0];
-				gui[1] = v.elements[1][0];
-				gui[2] = v.elements[2][0];
+				gui[0] = v.rows[0][0];
+				gui[1] = v.rows[1][0];
+				gui[2] = v.rows[2][0];
 				gui[3] = 0; // ignored
 
-				gui[4] = v.elements[0][1];
-				gui[5] = v.elements[1][1];
-				gui[6] = v.elements[2][1];
+				gui[4] = v.rows[0][1];
+				gui[5] = v.rows[1][1];
+				gui[6] = v.rows[2][1];
 				gui[7] = 0; // ignored
 
-				gui[8] = v.elements[0][2];
-				gui[9] = v.elements[1][2];
-				gui[10] = v.elements[2][2];
+				gui[8] = v.rows[0][2];
+				gui[9] = v.rows[1][2];
+				gui[10] = v.rows[2][2];
 				gui[11] = 0; // ignored
 			}
 		} break;
@@ -642,19 +642,19 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ static void _fill_std140_variant_ubo_value(ShaderLanguage::DataTy
 				}
 			} else {
 				Transform3D v = value;
-				gui[0] = v.basis.elements[0][0];
-				gui[1] = v.basis.elements[1][0];
-				gui[2] = v.basis.elements[2][0];
+				gui[0] = v.basis.rows[0][0];
+				gui[1] = v.basis.rows[1][0];
+				gui[2] = v.basis.rows[2][0];
 				gui[3] = 0;
 
-				gui[4] = v.basis.elements[0][1];
-				gui[5] = v.basis.elements[1][1];
-				gui[6] = v.basis.elements[2][1];
+				gui[4] = v.basis.rows[0][1];
+				gui[5] = v.basis.rows[1][1];
+				gui[6] = v.basis.rows[2][1];
 				gui[7] = 0;
 
-				gui[8] = v.basis.elements[0][2];
-				gui[9] = v.basis.elements[1][2];
-				gui[10] = v.basis.elements[2][2];
+				gui[8] = v.basis.rows[0][2];
+				gui[9] = v.basis.rows[1][2];
+				gui[10] = v.basis.rows[2][2];
 				gui[11] = 0;
 
 				gui[12] = v.origin.x;
@@ -1874,19 +1874,19 @@ void MaterialStorage::_global_variable_store_in_buffer(int32_t p_index, RS::Glob
 		case RS::GLOBAL_VAR_TYPE_MAT3: {
 			GlobalVariables::Value *bv = &global_variables.buffer_values[p_index];
 			Basis v = p_value;
-			bv[0].x = v.elements[0][0];
-			bv[0].y = v.elements[1][0];
-			bv[0].z = v.elements[2][0];
+			bv[0].x = v.rows[0][0];
+			bv[0].y = v.rows[1][0];
+			bv[0].z = v.rows[2][0];
 			bv[0].w = 0;
 
-			bv[1].x = v.elements[0][1];
-			bv[1].y = v.elements[1][1];
-			bv[1].z = v.elements[2][1];
+			bv[1].x = v.rows[0][1];
+			bv[1].y = v.rows[1][1];
+			bv[1].z = v.rows[2][1];
 			bv[1].w = 0;
 
-			bv[2].x = v.elements[0][2];
-			bv[2].y = v.elements[1][2];
-			bv[2].z = v.elements[2][2];
+			bv[2].x = v.rows[0][2];
+			bv[2].y = v.rows[1][2];
+			bv[2].z = v.rows[2][2];
 			bv[2].w = 0;
 
 		} break;
@@ -1941,19 +1941,19 @@ void MaterialStorage::_global_variable_store_in_buffer(int32_t p_index, RS::Glob
 		case RS::GLOBAL_VAR_TYPE_TRANSFORM: {
 			GlobalVariables::Value *bv = &global_variables.buffer_values[p_index];
 			Transform3D v = p_value;
-			bv[0].x = v.basis.elements[0][0];
-			bv[0].y = v.basis.elements[1][0];
-			bv[0].z = v.basis.elements[2][0];
+			bv[0].x = v.basis.rows[0][0];
+			bv[0].y = v.basis.rows[1][0];
+			bv[0].z = v.basis.rows[2][0];
 			bv[0].w = 0;
 
-			bv[1].x = v.basis.elements[0][1];
-			bv[1].y = v.basis.elements[1][1];
-			bv[1].z = v.basis.elements[2][1];
+			bv[1].x = v.basis.rows[0][1];
+			bv[1].y = v.basis.rows[1][1];
+			bv[1].z = v.basis.rows[2][1];
 			bv[1].w = 0;
 
-			bv[2].x = v.basis.elements[0][2];
-			bv[2].y = v.basis.elements[1][2];
-			bv[2].z = v.basis.elements[2][2];
+			bv[2].x = v.basis.rows[0][2];
+			bv[2].y = v.basis.rows[1][2];
+			bv[2].z = v.basis.rows[2][2];
 			bv[2].w = 0;
 
 			bv[3].x = v.origin.x;
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/storage/mesh_storage.cpp b/drivers/gles3/storage/mesh_storage.cpp
index fc804e6f4ff..41b5107b6c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/storage/mesh_storage.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/storage/mesh_storage.cpp
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ AABB MeshStorage::mesh_get_aabb(RID p_mesh, RID p_skeleton) {
 
 					Transform3D mtx;
 
-					mtx.basis.elements[0].x = dataptr[0];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1].x = dataptr[1];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0].x = dataptr[0];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1].x = dataptr[1];
 					mtx.origin.x = dataptr[3];
 
-					mtx.basis.elements[0].y = dataptr[4];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1].y = dataptr[5];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0].y = dataptr[4];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1].y = dataptr[5];
 					mtx.origin.y = dataptr[7];
 
 					AABB baabb = mtx.xform(skbones[j]);
@@ -411,17 +411,17 @@ AABB MeshStorage::mesh_get_aabb(RID p_mesh, RID p_skeleton) {
 
 					Transform3D mtx;
 
-					mtx.basis.elements[0][0] = dataptr[0];
-					mtx.basis.elements[0][1] = dataptr[1];
-					mtx.basis.elements[0][2] = dataptr[2];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0][0] = dataptr[0];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0][1] = dataptr[1];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0][2] = dataptr[2];
 					mtx.origin.x = dataptr[3];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1][0] = dataptr[4];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1][1] = dataptr[5];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1][2] = dataptr[6];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1][0] = dataptr[4];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1][1] = dataptr[5];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1][2] = dataptr[6];
 					mtx.origin.y = dataptr[7];
-					mtx.basis.elements[2][0] = dataptr[8];
-					mtx.basis.elements[2][1] = dataptr[9];
-					mtx.basis.elements[2][2] = dataptr[10];
+					mtx.basis.rows[2][0] = dataptr[8];
+					mtx.basis.rows[2][1] = dataptr[9];
+					mtx.basis.rows[2][2] = dataptr[10];
 					mtx.origin.z = dataptr[11];
 
 					AABB baabb = mtx.xform(skbones[j]);
@@ -975,26 +975,26 @@ void MeshStorage::_multimesh_re_create_aabb(MultiMesh *multimesh, const float *p
 		Transform3D t;
 
 		if (multimesh->xform_format == RS::MULTIMESH_TRANSFORM_3D) {
-			t.basis.elements[0][0] = data[0];
-			t.basis.elements[0][1] = data[1];
-			t.basis.elements[0][2] = data[2];
+			t.basis.rows[0][0] = data[0];
+			t.basis.rows[0][1] = data[1];
+			t.basis.rows[0][2] = data[2];
 			t.origin.x = data[3];
-			t.basis.elements[1][0] = data[4];
-			t.basis.elements[1][1] = data[5];
-			t.basis.elements[1][2] = data[6];
+			t.basis.rows[1][0] = data[4];
+			t.basis.rows[1][1] = data[5];
+			t.basis.rows[1][2] = data[6];
 			t.origin.y = data[7];
-			t.basis.elements[2][0] = data[8];
-			t.basis.elements[2][1] = data[9];
-			t.basis.elements[2][2] = data[10];
+			t.basis.rows[2][0] = data[8];
+			t.basis.rows[2][1] = data[9];
+			t.basis.rows[2][2] = data[10];
 			t.origin.z = data[11];
 
 		} else {
-			t.basis.elements[0].x = data[0];
-			t.basis.elements[1].x = data[1];
+			t.basis.rows[0].x = data[0];
+			t.basis.rows[1].x = data[1];
 			t.origin.x = data[3];
 
-			t.basis.elements[0].y = data[4];
-			t.basis.elements[1].y = data[5];
+			t.basis.rows[0].y = data[4];
+			t.basis.rows[1].y = data[5];
 			t.origin.y = data[7];
 		}
 
@@ -1021,17 +1021,17 @@ void MeshStorage::multimesh_instance_set_transform(RID p_multimesh, int p_index,
 
 		float *dataptr = w + p_index * multimesh->stride_cache;
 
-		dataptr[0] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][0];
-		dataptr[1] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][1];
-		dataptr[2] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][2];
+		dataptr[0] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][0];
+		dataptr[1] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][1];
+		dataptr[2] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][2];
 		dataptr[3] = p_transform.origin.x;
-		dataptr[4] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][0];
-		dataptr[5] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][1];
-		dataptr[6] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][2];
+		dataptr[4] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][0];
+		dataptr[5] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][1];
+		dataptr[6] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][2];
 		dataptr[7] = p_transform.origin.y;
-		dataptr[8] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][0];
-		dataptr[9] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][1];
-		dataptr[10] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][2];
+		dataptr[8] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][0];
+		dataptr[9] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][1];
+		dataptr[10] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][2];
 		dataptr[11] = p_transform.origin.z;
 	}
 
@@ -1138,17 +1138,17 @@ Transform3D MeshStorage::multimesh_instance_get_transform(RID p_multimesh, int p
 
 		const float *dataptr = r + p_index * multimesh->stride_cache;
 
-		t.basis.elements[0][0] = dataptr[0];
-		t.basis.elements[0][1] = dataptr[1];
-		t.basis.elements[0][2] = dataptr[2];
+		t.basis.rows[0][0] = dataptr[0];
+		t.basis.rows[0][1] = dataptr[1];
+		t.basis.rows[0][2] = dataptr[2];
 		t.origin.x = dataptr[3];
-		t.basis.elements[1][0] = dataptr[4];
-		t.basis.elements[1][1] = dataptr[5];
-		t.basis.elements[1][2] = dataptr[6];
+		t.basis.rows[1][0] = dataptr[4];
+		t.basis.rows[1][1] = dataptr[5];
+		t.basis.rows[1][2] = dataptr[6];
 		t.origin.y = dataptr[7];
-		t.basis.elements[2][0] = dataptr[8];
-		t.basis.elements[2][1] = dataptr[9];
-		t.basis.elements[2][2] = dataptr[10];
+		t.basis.rows[2][0] = dataptr[8];
+		t.basis.rows[2][1] = dataptr[9];
+		t.basis.rows[2][2] = dataptr[10];
 		t.origin.z = dataptr[11];
 	}
 
diff --git a/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_protocol.cpp b/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_protocol.cpp
index 632d9a5eb35..fea4c2b156a 100644
--- a/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_protocol.cpp
+++ b/editor/debugger/debug_adapter/debug_adapter_protocol.cpp
@@ -357,12 +357,12 @@ int DebugAdapterProtocol::parse_variant(const Variant &p_var) {
 			x.type = type_vec3;
 			y.type = type_vec3;
 			z.type = type_vec3;
-			x.value = basis.elements[0];
-			y.value = basis.elements[1];
-			z.value = basis.elements[2];
-			x.variablesReference = parse_variant(basis.elements[0]);
-			y.variablesReference = parse_variant(basis.elements[1]);
-			z.variablesReference = parse_variant(basis.elements[2]);
+			x.value = basis.rows[0];
+			y.value = basis.rows[1];
+			z.value = basis.rows[2];
+			x.variablesReference = parse_variant(basis.rows[0]);
+			y.variablesReference = parse_variant(basis.rows[1]);
+			z.variablesReference = parse_variant(basis.rows[2]);
 
 			Array arr;
 			arr.push_back(x.to_json());
diff --git a/editor/import/collada.cpp b/editor/import/collada.cpp
index af91ced5704..e68c5e9a225 100644
--- a/editor/import/collada.cpp
+++ b/editor/import/collada.cpp
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ Transform3D Collada::fix_transform(const Transform3D &p_transform) {
 static Transform3D _read_transform_from_array(const Vector<float> &array, int ofs = 0) {
 	Transform3D tr;
 	// i wonder why collada matrices are transposed, given that's opposed to opengl..
-	tr.basis.elements[0][0] = array[0 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[0][1] = array[1 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[0][2] = array[2 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[1][0] = array[4 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[1][1] = array[5 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[1][2] = array[6 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[2][0] = array[8 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[2][1] = array[9 + ofs];
-	tr.basis.elements[2][2] = array[10 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[0][0] = array[0 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[0][1] = array[1 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[0][2] = array[2 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[1][0] = array[4 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[1][1] = array[5 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[1][2] = array[6 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[2][0] = array[8 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[2][1] = array[9 + ofs];
+	tr.basis.rows[2][2] = array[10 + ofs];
 	tr.origin.x = array[3 + ofs];
 	tr.origin.y = array[7 + ofs];
 	tr.origin.z = array[11 + ofs];
@@ -210,15 +210,15 @@ Vector<float> Collada::AnimationTrack::get_value_at_time(float p_time) const {
 				ret.resize(16);
 				Transform3D tr;
 				// i wonder why collada matrices are transposed, given that's opposed to opengl..
-				ret.write[0] = interp.basis.elements[0][0];
-				ret.write[1] = interp.basis.elements[0][1];
-				ret.write[2] = interp.basis.elements[0][2];
-				ret.write[4] = interp.basis.elements[1][0];
-				ret.write[5] = interp.basis.elements[1][1];
-				ret.write[6] = interp.basis.elements[1][2];
-				ret.write[8] = interp.basis.elements[2][0];
-				ret.write[9] = interp.basis.elements[2][1];
-				ret.write[10] = interp.basis.elements[2][2];
+				ret.write[0] = interp.basis.rows[0][0];
+				ret.write[1] = interp.basis.rows[0][1];
+				ret.write[2] = interp.basis.rows[0][2];
+				ret.write[4] = interp.basis.rows[1][0];
+				ret.write[5] = interp.basis.rows[1][1];
+				ret.write[6] = interp.basis.rows[1][2];
+				ret.write[8] = interp.basis.rows[2][0];
+				ret.write[9] = interp.basis.rows[2][1];
+				ret.write[10] = interp.basis.rows[2][2];
 				ret.write[3] = interp.origin.x;
 				ret.write[7] = interp.origin.y;
 				ret.write[11] = interp.origin.z;
diff --git a/editor/property_editor.cpp b/editor/property_editor.cpp
index b09072ff4f1..adbaad9d7c8 100644
--- a/editor/property_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/property_editor.cpp
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ bool CustomPropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_owner, const String &p_name, Variant::
 
 			Basis basis = v;
 			for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-				value_editor[i]->set_text(String::num(basis.elements[i / 3][i % 3]));
+				value_editor[i]->set_text(String::num(basis.rows[i / 3][i % 3]));
 			}
 
 		} break;
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ bool CustomPropertyEditor::edit(Object *p_owner, const String &p_name, Variant::
 
 			Transform3D tr = v;
 			for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-				value_editor[(i / 3) * 4 + i % 3]->set_text(String::num(tr.basis.elements[i / 3][i % 3]));
+				value_editor[(i / 3) * 4 + i % 3]->set_text(String::num(tr.basis.rows[i / 3][i % 3]));
 			}
 
 			value_editor[3]->set_text(String::num(tr.origin.x));
@@ -1580,7 +1580,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_modified(String p_string) {
 		case Variant::BASIS: {
 			Basis m;
 			for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-				m.elements[i / 3][i % 3] = _parse_real_expression(value_editor[i]->get_text());
+				m.rows[i / 3][i % 3] = _parse_real_expression(value_editor[i]->get_text());
 			}
 
 			v = m;
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_modified(String p_string) {
 		case Variant::TRANSFORM3D: {
 			Basis basis;
 			for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
-				basis.elements[i / 3][i % 3] = _parse_real_expression(value_editor[(i / 3) * 4 + i % 3]->get_text());
+				basis.rows[i / 3][i % 3] = _parse_real_expression(value_editor[(i / 3) * 4 + i % 3]->get_text());
 			}
 
 			Vector3 origin;
diff --git a/gles3_builders.py b/gles3_builders.py
index 3211e65d079..6b2d3156035 100644
--- a/gles3_builders.py
+++ b/gles3_builders.py
@@ -375,17 +375,17 @@ def build_gles3_header(filename, include, class_suffix, output_attribs):
             const Transform3D &tr = p_transform;
 
             GLfloat matrix[16]={ /* build a 16x16 matrix */
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[0][0],
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[1][0],
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[2][0],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[0][0],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[1][0],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[2][0],
                 (GLfloat)0,
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[0][1],
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[1][1],
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[2][1],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[0][1],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[1][1],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[2][1],
                 (GLfloat)0,
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[0][2],
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[1][2],
-                (GLfloat)tr.basis.elements[2][2],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[0][2],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[1][2],
+                (GLfloat)tr.basis.rows[2][2],
                 (GLfloat)0,
                 (GLfloat)tr.origin.x,
                 (GLfloat)tr.origin.y,
diff --git a/modules/lightmapper_rd/lightmapper_rd.cpp b/modules/lightmapper_rd/lightmapper_rd.cpp
index faa1d214908..214c60091c3 100644
--- a/modules/lightmapper_rd/lightmapper_rd.cpp
+++ b/modules/lightmapper_rd/lightmapper_rd.cpp
@@ -1028,17 +1028,17 @@ LightmapperRD::BakeError LightmapperRD::bake(BakeQuality p_quality, bool p_use_d
 		push_constant.atlas_slice = 0;
 		push_constant.region_ofs[0] = 0;
 		push_constant.region_ofs[1] = 0;
-		push_constant.environment_xform[0] = p_environment_transform.elements[0][0];
-		push_constant.environment_xform[1] = p_environment_transform.elements[1][0];
-		push_constant.environment_xform[2] = p_environment_transform.elements[2][0];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[0] = p_environment_transform.rows[0][0];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[1] = p_environment_transform.rows[1][0];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[2] = p_environment_transform.rows[2][0];
 		push_constant.environment_xform[3] = 0;
-		push_constant.environment_xform[4] = p_environment_transform.elements[0][1];
-		push_constant.environment_xform[5] = p_environment_transform.elements[1][1];
-		push_constant.environment_xform[6] = p_environment_transform.elements[2][1];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[4] = p_environment_transform.rows[0][1];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[5] = p_environment_transform.rows[1][1];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[6] = p_environment_transform.rows[2][1];
 		push_constant.environment_xform[7] = 0;
-		push_constant.environment_xform[8] = p_environment_transform.elements[0][2];
-		push_constant.environment_xform[9] = p_environment_transform.elements[1][2];
-		push_constant.environment_xform[10] = p_environment_transform.elements[2][2];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[8] = p_environment_transform.rows[0][2];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[9] = p_environment_transform.rows[1][2];
+		push_constant.environment_xform[10] = p_environment_transform.rows[2][2];
 		push_constant.environment_xform[11] = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/mobile_vr/mobile_vr_interface.cpp b/modules/mobile_vr/mobile_vr_interface.cpp
index 8cd23ffb24e..f5aef56724b 100644
--- a/modules/mobile_vr/mobile_vr_interface.cpp
+++ b/modules/mobile_vr/mobile_vr_interface.cpp
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ Basis MobileVRInterface::combine_acc_mag(const Vector3 &p_grav, const Vector3 &p
 
 	// We use our gravity and magnetometer vectors to construct our matrix
 	Basis acc_mag_m3;
-	acc_mag_m3.elements[0] = -magneto_east;
-	acc_mag_m3.elements[1] = up;
-	acc_mag_m3.elements[2] = magneto;
+	acc_mag_m3.rows[0] = -magneto_east;
+	acc_mag_m3.rows[1] = up;
+	acc_mag_m3.rows[2] = magneto;
 
 	return acc_mag_m3;
 };
diff --git a/modules/mono/mono_gd/gd_mono_marshal.h b/modules/mono/mono_gd/gd_mono_marshal.h
index 1be94298210..778e52b6cb9 100644
--- a/modules/mono/mono_gd/gd_mono_marshal.h
+++ b/modules/mono/mono_gd/gd_mono_marshal.h
@@ -412,9 +412,9 @@ struct M_Basis {
 
 	static _FORCE_INLINE_ M_Basis convert_from(const Basis &p_from) {
 		M_Basis ret = {
-			M_Vector3::convert_from(p_from.elements[0]),
-			M_Vector3::convert_from(p_from.elements[1]),
-			M_Vector3::convert_from(p_from.elements[2])
+			M_Vector3::convert_from(p_from.rows[0]),
+			M_Vector3::convert_from(p_from.rows[1]),
+			M_Vector3::convert_from(p_from.rows[2])
 		};
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/webxr/webxr_interface_js.cpp b/modules/webxr/webxr_interface_js.cpp
index debfe8e9507..74e744402b2 100644
--- a/modules/webxr/webxr_interface_js.cpp
+++ b/modules/webxr/webxr_interface_js.cpp
@@ -291,15 +291,15 @@ void WebXRInterfaceJS::uninitialize() {
 Transform3D WebXRInterfaceJS::_js_matrix_to_transform(float *p_js_matrix) {
 	Transform3D transform;
 
-	transform.basis.elements[0].x = p_js_matrix[0];
-	transform.basis.elements[1].x = p_js_matrix[1];
-	transform.basis.elements[2].x = p_js_matrix[2];
-	transform.basis.elements[0].y = p_js_matrix[4];
-	transform.basis.elements[1].y = p_js_matrix[5];
-	transform.basis.elements[2].y = p_js_matrix[6];
-	transform.basis.elements[0].z = p_js_matrix[8];
-	transform.basis.elements[1].z = p_js_matrix[9];
-	transform.basis.elements[2].z = p_js_matrix[10];
+	transform.basis.rows[0].x = p_js_matrix[0];
+	transform.basis.rows[1].x = p_js_matrix[1];
+	transform.basis.rows[2].x = p_js_matrix[2];
+	transform.basis.rows[0].y = p_js_matrix[4];
+	transform.basis.rows[1].y = p_js_matrix[5];
+	transform.basis.rows[2].y = p_js_matrix[6];
+	transform.basis.rows[0].z = p_js_matrix[8];
+	transform.basis.rows[1].z = p_js_matrix[9];
+	transform.basis.rows[2].z = p_js_matrix[10];
 	transform.origin.x = p_js_matrix[12];
 	transform.origin.y = p_js_matrix[13];
 	transform.origin.z = p_js_matrix[14];
diff --git a/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp b/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
index 0befda41682..d244fd1a1b0 100644
--- a/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/cpu_particles_3d.cpp
@@ -1187,17 +1187,17 @@ void CPUParticles3D::_update_particle_data_buffer() {
 		}
 
 		if (r[idx].active) {
-			ptr[0] = t.basis.elements[0][0];
-			ptr[1] = t.basis.elements[0][1];
-			ptr[2] = t.basis.elements[0][2];
+			ptr[0] = t.basis.rows[0][0];
+			ptr[1] = t.basis.rows[0][1];
+			ptr[2] = t.basis.rows[0][2];
 			ptr[3] = t.origin.x;
-			ptr[4] = t.basis.elements[1][0];
-			ptr[5] = t.basis.elements[1][1];
-			ptr[6] = t.basis.elements[1][2];
+			ptr[4] = t.basis.rows[1][0];
+			ptr[5] = t.basis.rows[1][1];
+			ptr[6] = t.basis.rows[1][2];
 			ptr[7] = t.origin.y;
-			ptr[8] = t.basis.elements[2][0];
-			ptr[9] = t.basis.elements[2][1];
-			ptr[10] = t.basis.elements[2][2];
+			ptr[8] = t.basis.rows[2][0];
+			ptr[9] = t.basis.rows[2][1];
+			ptr[10] = t.basis.rows[2][2];
 			ptr[11] = t.origin.z;
 		} else {
 			memset(ptr, 0, sizeof(Transform3D));
@@ -1293,17 +1293,17 @@ void CPUParticles3D::_notification(int p_what) {
 					Transform3D t = inv_emission_transform * r[i].transform;
 
 					if (r[i].active) {
-						ptr[0] = t.basis.elements[0][0];
-						ptr[1] = t.basis.elements[0][1];
-						ptr[2] = t.basis.elements[0][2];
+						ptr[0] = t.basis.rows[0][0];
+						ptr[1] = t.basis.rows[0][1];
+						ptr[2] = t.basis.rows[0][2];
 						ptr[3] = t.origin.x;
-						ptr[4] = t.basis.elements[1][0];
-						ptr[5] = t.basis.elements[1][1];
-						ptr[6] = t.basis.elements[1][2];
+						ptr[4] = t.basis.rows[1][0];
+						ptr[5] = t.basis.rows[1][1];
+						ptr[6] = t.basis.rows[1][2];
 						ptr[7] = t.origin.y;
-						ptr[8] = t.basis.elements[2][0];
-						ptr[9] = t.basis.elements[2][1];
-						ptr[10] = t.basis.elements[2][2];
+						ptr[8] = t.basis.rows[2][0];
+						ptr[9] = t.basis.rows[2][1];
+						ptr[10] = t.basis.rows[2][2];
 						ptr[11] = t.origin.z;
 					} else {
 						memset(ptr, 0, sizeof(float) * 12);
diff --git a/scene/animation/tween.cpp b/scene/animation/tween.cpp
index 8467b8af5ef..66cfb4c17e3 100644
--- a/scene/animation/tween.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/tween.cpp
@@ -491,15 +491,15 @@ Variant Tween::interpolate_variant(Variant p_initial_val, Variant p_delta_val, f
 			Basis d = p_delta_val;
 			Basis r;
 
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[0][0]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[0][1]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[0][2]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[1][0]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[1][1]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[1][2]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[2][0]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[2][1]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(elements[2][2]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[0][0]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[0][1]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[0][2]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[1][0]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[1][1]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[1][2]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[2][0]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[2][1]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(rows[2][2]);
 			return r;
 		}
 
@@ -508,15 +508,15 @@ Variant Tween::interpolate_variant(Variant p_initial_val, Variant p_delta_val, f
 			Transform3D d = p_delta_val;
 			Transform3D r;
 
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[0][0]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[0][1]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[0][2]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[1][0]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[1][1]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[1][2]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[2][0]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[2][1]);
-			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.elements[2][2]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[0][0]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[0][1]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[0][2]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[1][0]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[1][1]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[1][2]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[2][0]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[2][1]);
+			APPLY_EQUATION(basis.rows[2][2]);
 			APPLY_EQUATION(origin.x);
 			APPLY_EQUATION(origin.y);
 			APPLY_EQUATION(origin.z);
@@ -582,29 +582,29 @@ Variant Tween::calculate_delta_value(Variant p_intial_val, Variant p_final_val)
 		case Variant::BASIS: {
 			Basis i = p_intial_val;
 			Basis f = p_final_val;
-			return Basis(f.elements[0][0] - i.elements[0][0],
-					f.elements[0][1] - i.elements[0][1],
-					f.elements[0][2] - i.elements[0][2],
-					f.elements[1][0] - i.elements[1][0],
-					f.elements[1][1] - i.elements[1][1],
-					f.elements[1][2] - i.elements[1][2],
-					f.elements[2][0] - i.elements[2][0],
-					f.elements[2][1] - i.elements[2][1],
-					f.elements[2][2] - i.elements[2][2]);
+			return Basis(f.rows[0][0] - i.rows[0][0],
+					f.rows[0][1] - i.rows[0][1],
+					f.rows[0][2] - i.rows[0][2],
+					f.rows[1][0] - i.rows[1][0],
+					f.rows[1][1] - i.rows[1][1],
+					f.rows[1][2] - i.rows[1][2],
+					f.rows[2][0] - i.rows[2][0],
+					f.rows[2][1] - i.rows[2][1],
+					f.rows[2][2] - i.rows[2][2]);
 		}
 
 		case Variant::TRANSFORM3D: {
 			Transform3D i = p_intial_val;
 			Transform3D f = p_final_val;
-			return Transform3D(f.basis.elements[0][0] - i.basis.elements[0][0],
-					f.basis.elements[0][1] - i.basis.elements[0][1],
-					f.basis.elements[0][2] - i.basis.elements[0][2],
-					f.basis.elements[1][0] - i.basis.elements[1][0],
-					f.basis.elements[1][1] - i.basis.elements[1][1],
-					f.basis.elements[1][2] - i.basis.elements[1][2],
-					f.basis.elements[2][0] - i.basis.elements[2][0],
-					f.basis.elements[2][1] - i.basis.elements[2][1],
-					f.basis.elements[2][2] - i.basis.elements[2][2],
+			return Transform3D(f.basis.rows[0][0] - i.basis.rows[0][0],
+					f.basis.rows[0][1] - i.basis.rows[0][1],
+					f.basis.rows[0][2] - i.basis.rows[0][2],
+					f.basis.rows[1][0] - i.basis.rows[1][0],
+					f.basis.rows[1][1] - i.basis.rows[1][1],
+					f.basis.rows[1][2] - i.basis.rows[1][2],
+					f.basis.rows[2][0] - i.basis.rows[2][0],
+					f.basis.rows[2][1] - i.basis.rows[2][1],
+					f.basis.rows[2][2] - i.basis.rows[2][2],
 					f.origin.x - i.origin.x,
 					f.origin.y - i.origin.y,
 					f.origin.z - i.origin.z);
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/cluster_builder_rd.h b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/cluster_builder_rd.h
index 7f6750fa7e2..456a7e03f45 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/cluster_builder_rd.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/cluster_builder_rd.h
@@ -331,9 +331,9 @@ public:
 		//extract scale and scale the matrix by it, makes things simpler
 		Vector3 scale = p_half_extents;
 		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-			float s = xform.basis.elements[i].length();
+			float s = xform.basis.rows[i].length();
 			scale[i] *= s;
-			xform.basis.elements[i] /= s;
+			xform.basis.rows[i] /= s;
 		};
 
 		float box_depth = Math::abs(xform.basis.xform_inv(Vector3(0, 0, -1)).dot(scale));
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp
index 17b08eb93f9..38eb8b8c41a 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_canvas_render_rd.cpp
@@ -81,17 +81,17 @@ void RendererCanvasRenderRD::_update_transform_2d_to_mat2x3(const Transform2D &p
 }
 
 void RendererCanvasRenderRD::_update_transform_to_mat4(const Transform3D &p_transform, float *p_mat4) {
-	p_mat4[0] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][0];
-	p_mat4[1] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][0];
-	p_mat4[2] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][0];
+	p_mat4[0] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][0];
+	p_mat4[1] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][0];
+	p_mat4[2] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][0];
 	p_mat4[3] = 0;
-	p_mat4[4] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][1];
-	p_mat4[5] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][1];
-	p_mat4[6] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][1];
+	p_mat4[4] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][1];
+	p_mat4[5] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][1];
+	p_mat4[6] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][1];
 	p_mat4[7] = 0;
-	p_mat4[8] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][2];
-	p_mat4[9] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][2];
-	p_mat4[10] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][2];
+	p_mat4[8] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][2];
+	p_mat4[9] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][2];
+	p_mat4[10] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][2];
 	p_mat4[11] = 0;
 	p_mat4[12] = p_transform.origin.x;
 	p_mat4[13] = p_transform.origin.y;
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_gi_rd.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_gi_rd.cpp
index 0a16bf4bd19..6eebf849340 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_gi_rd.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_gi_rd.cpp
@@ -1228,17 +1228,17 @@ void RendererSceneGIRD::SDFGI::debug_draw(const CameraMatrix &p_projection, cons
 	push_constant.cam_extent[1] = vp_half.y;
 	push_constant.cam_extent[2] = -p_projection.get_z_near();
 
-	push_constant.cam_transform[0] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][0];
-	push_constant.cam_transform[1] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][0];
-	push_constant.cam_transform[2] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][0];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[0] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][0];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[1] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][0];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[2] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][0];
 	push_constant.cam_transform[3] = 0;
-	push_constant.cam_transform[4] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][1];
-	push_constant.cam_transform[5] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][1];
-	push_constant.cam_transform[6] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][1];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[4] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][1];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[5] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][1];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[6] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][1];
 	push_constant.cam_transform[7] = 0;
-	push_constant.cam_transform[8] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][2];
-	push_constant.cam_transform[9] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][2];
-	push_constant.cam_transform[10] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][2];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[8] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][2];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[9] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][2];
+	push_constant.cam_transform[10] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][2];
 	push_constant.cam_transform[11] = 0;
 	push_constant.cam_transform[12] = p_transform.origin.x;
 	push_constant.cam_transform[13] = p_transform.origin.y;
@@ -3070,17 +3070,17 @@ void RendererSceneGIRD::setup_voxel_gi_instances(RID p_render_buffers, const Tra
 
 				Transform3D to_cell = storage->voxel_gi_get_to_cell_xform(gipi->probe) * gipi->transform.affine_inverse() * to_camera;
 
-				gipd.xform[0] = to_cell.basis.elements[0][0];
-				gipd.xform[1] = to_cell.basis.elements[1][0];
-				gipd.xform[2] = to_cell.basis.elements[2][0];
+				gipd.xform[0] = to_cell.basis.rows[0][0];
+				gipd.xform[1] = to_cell.basis.rows[1][0];
+				gipd.xform[2] = to_cell.basis.rows[2][0];
 				gipd.xform[3] = 0;
-				gipd.xform[4] = to_cell.basis.elements[0][1];
-				gipd.xform[5] = to_cell.basis.elements[1][1];
-				gipd.xform[6] = to_cell.basis.elements[2][1];
+				gipd.xform[4] = to_cell.basis.rows[0][1];
+				gipd.xform[5] = to_cell.basis.rows[1][1];
+				gipd.xform[6] = to_cell.basis.rows[2][1];
 				gipd.xform[7] = 0;
-				gipd.xform[8] = to_cell.basis.elements[0][2];
-				gipd.xform[9] = to_cell.basis.elements[1][2];
-				gipd.xform[10] = to_cell.basis.elements[2][2];
+				gipd.xform[8] = to_cell.basis.rows[0][2];
+				gipd.xform[9] = to_cell.basis.rows[1][2];
+				gipd.xform[10] = to_cell.basis.rows[2][2];
 				gipd.xform[11] = 0;
 				gipd.xform[12] = to_cell.origin.x;
 				gipd.xform[13] = to_cell.origin.y;
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_sky_rd.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_sky_rd.cpp
index db7a5250b61..74bba0d4da9 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_sky_rd.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_scene_sky_rd.cpp
@@ -256,17 +256,17 @@ RendererSceneSkyRD::SkyMaterialData::~SkyMaterialData() {
 // Render sky
 
 static _FORCE_INLINE_ void store_transform_3x3(const Basis &p_basis, float *p_array) {
-	p_array[0] = p_basis.elements[0][0];
-	p_array[1] = p_basis.elements[1][0];
-	p_array[2] = p_basis.elements[2][0];
+	p_array[0] = p_basis.rows[0][0];
+	p_array[1] = p_basis.rows[1][0];
+	p_array[2] = p_basis.rows[2][0];
 	p_array[3] = 0;
-	p_array[4] = p_basis.elements[0][1];
-	p_array[5] = p_basis.elements[1][1];
-	p_array[6] = p_basis.elements[2][1];
+	p_array[4] = p_basis.rows[0][1];
+	p_array[5] = p_basis.rows[1][1];
+	p_array[6] = p_basis.rows[2][1];
 	p_array[7] = 0;
-	p_array[8] = p_basis.elements[0][2];
-	p_array[9] = p_basis.elements[1][2];
-	p_array[10] = p_basis.elements[2][2];
+	p_array[8] = p_basis.rows[0][2];
+	p_array[9] = p_basis.rows[1][2];
+	p_array[10] = p_basis.rows[2][2];
 	p_array[11] = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_storage_rd.h b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_storage_rd.h
index 37c76f9c629..1e7e8c27a3b 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_storage_rd.h
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/renderer_storage_rd.h
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@
 class RendererStorageRD : public RendererStorage {
 public:
 	static _FORCE_INLINE_ void store_transform(const Transform3D &p_mtx, float *p_array) {
-		p_array[0] = p_mtx.basis.elements[0][0];
-		p_array[1] = p_mtx.basis.elements[1][0];
-		p_array[2] = p_mtx.basis.elements[2][0];
+		p_array[0] = p_mtx.basis.rows[0][0];
+		p_array[1] = p_mtx.basis.rows[1][0];
+		p_array[2] = p_mtx.basis.rows[2][0];
 		p_array[3] = 0;
-		p_array[4] = p_mtx.basis.elements[0][1];
-		p_array[5] = p_mtx.basis.elements[1][1];
-		p_array[6] = p_mtx.basis.elements[2][1];
+		p_array[4] = p_mtx.basis.rows[0][1];
+		p_array[5] = p_mtx.basis.rows[1][1];
+		p_array[6] = p_mtx.basis.rows[2][1];
 		p_array[7] = 0;
-		p_array[8] = p_mtx.basis.elements[0][2];
-		p_array[9] = p_mtx.basis.elements[1][2];
-		p_array[10] = p_mtx.basis.elements[2][2];
+		p_array[8] = p_mtx.basis.rows[0][2];
+		p_array[9] = p_mtx.basis.rows[1][2];
+		p_array[10] = p_mtx.basis.rows[2][2];
 		p_array[11] = 0;
 		p_array[12] = p_mtx.origin.x;
 		p_array[13] = p_mtx.origin.y;
@@ -64,47 +64,47 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	static _FORCE_INLINE_ void store_basis_3x4(const Basis &p_mtx, float *p_array) {
-		p_array[0] = p_mtx.elements[0][0];
-		p_array[1] = p_mtx.elements[1][0];
-		p_array[2] = p_mtx.elements[2][0];
+		p_array[0] = p_mtx.rows[0][0];
+		p_array[1] = p_mtx.rows[1][0];
+		p_array[2] = p_mtx.rows[2][0];
 		p_array[3] = 0;
-		p_array[4] = p_mtx.elements[0][1];
-		p_array[5] = p_mtx.elements[1][1];
-		p_array[6] = p_mtx.elements[2][1];
+		p_array[4] = p_mtx.rows[0][1];
+		p_array[5] = p_mtx.rows[1][1];
+		p_array[6] = p_mtx.rows[2][1];
 		p_array[7] = 0;
-		p_array[8] = p_mtx.elements[0][2];
-		p_array[9] = p_mtx.elements[1][2];
-		p_array[10] = p_mtx.elements[2][2];
+		p_array[8] = p_mtx.rows[0][2];
+		p_array[9] = p_mtx.rows[1][2];
+		p_array[10] = p_mtx.rows[2][2];
 		p_array[11] = 0;
 	}
 
 	static _FORCE_INLINE_ void store_transform_3x3(const Basis &p_mtx, float *p_array) {
-		p_array[0] = p_mtx.elements[0][0];
-		p_array[1] = p_mtx.elements[1][0];
-		p_array[2] = p_mtx.elements[2][0];
+		p_array[0] = p_mtx.rows[0][0];
+		p_array[1] = p_mtx.rows[1][0];
+		p_array[2] = p_mtx.rows[2][0];
 		p_array[3] = 0;
-		p_array[4] = p_mtx.elements[0][1];
-		p_array[5] = p_mtx.elements[1][1];
-		p_array[6] = p_mtx.elements[2][1];
+		p_array[4] = p_mtx.rows[0][1];
+		p_array[5] = p_mtx.rows[1][1];
+		p_array[6] = p_mtx.rows[2][1];
 		p_array[7] = 0;
-		p_array[8] = p_mtx.elements[0][2];
-		p_array[9] = p_mtx.elements[1][2];
-		p_array[10] = p_mtx.elements[2][2];
+		p_array[8] = p_mtx.rows[0][2];
+		p_array[9] = p_mtx.rows[1][2];
+		p_array[10] = p_mtx.rows[2][2];
 		p_array[11] = 0;
 	}
 
 	static _FORCE_INLINE_ void store_transform_transposed_3x4(const Transform3D &p_mtx, float *p_array) {
-		p_array[0] = p_mtx.basis.elements[0][0];
-		p_array[1] = p_mtx.basis.elements[0][1];
-		p_array[2] = p_mtx.basis.elements[0][2];
+		p_array[0] = p_mtx.basis.rows[0][0];
+		p_array[1] = p_mtx.basis.rows[0][1];
+		p_array[2] = p_mtx.basis.rows[0][2];
 		p_array[3] = p_mtx.origin.x;
-		p_array[4] = p_mtx.basis.elements[1][0];
-		p_array[5] = p_mtx.basis.elements[1][1];
-		p_array[6] = p_mtx.basis.elements[1][2];
+		p_array[4] = p_mtx.basis.rows[1][0];
+		p_array[5] = p_mtx.basis.rows[1][1];
+		p_array[6] = p_mtx.basis.rows[1][2];
 		p_array[7] = p_mtx.origin.y;
-		p_array[8] = p_mtx.basis.elements[2][0];
-		p_array[9] = p_mtx.basis.elements[2][1];
-		p_array[10] = p_mtx.basis.elements[2][2];
+		p_array[8] = p_mtx.basis.rows[2][0];
+		p_array[9] = p_mtx.basis.rows[2][1];
+		p_array[10] = p_mtx.basis.rows[2][2];
 		p_array[11] = p_mtx.origin.z;
 	}
 
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp
index 5a5ae0ec512..28ac42457ac 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/material_storage.cpp
@@ -570,19 +570,19 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ static void _fill_std140_variant_ubo_value(ShaderLanguage::DataTy
 				}
 			} else {
 				Basis v = value;
-				gui[0] = v.elements[0][0];
-				gui[1] = v.elements[1][0];
-				gui[2] = v.elements[2][0];
+				gui[0] = v.rows[0][0];
+				gui[1] = v.rows[1][0];
+				gui[2] = v.rows[2][0];
 				gui[3] = 0; // ignored
 
-				gui[4] = v.elements[0][1];
-				gui[5] = v.elements[1][1];
-				gui[6] = v.elements[2][1];
+				gui[4] = v.rows[0][1];
+				gui[5] = v.rows[1][1];
+				gui[6] = v.rows[2][1];
 				gui[7] = 0; // ignored
 
-				gui[8] = v.elements[0][2];
-				gui[9] = v.elements[1][2];
-				gui[10] = v.elements[2][2];
+				gui[8] = v.rows[0][2];
+				gui[9] = v.rows[1][2];
+				gui[10] = v.rows[2][2];
 				gui[11] = 0; // ignored
 			}
 		} break;
@@ -638,19 +638,19 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ static void _fill_std140_variant_ubo_value(ShaderLanguage::DataTy
 				}
 			} else {
 				Transform3D v = value;
-				gui[0] = v.basis.elements[0][0];
-				gui[1] = v.basis.elements[1][0];
-				gui[2] = v.basis.elements[2][0];
+				gui[0] = v.basis.rows[0][0];
+				gui[1] = v.basis.rows[1][0];
+				gui[2] = v.basis.rows[2][0];
 				gui[3] = 0;
 
-				gui[4] = v.basis.elements[0][1];
-				gui[5] = v.basis.elements[1][1];
-				gui[6] = v.basis.elements[2][1];
+				gui[4] = v.basis.rows[0][1];
+				gui[5] = v.basis.rows[1][1];
+				gui[6] = v.basis.rows[2][1];
 				gui[7] = 0;
 
-				gui[8] = v.basis.elements[0][2];
-				gui[9] = v.basis.elements[1][2];
-				gui[10] = v.basis.elements[2][2];
+				gui[8] = v.basis.rows[0][2];
+				gui[9] = v.basis.rows[1][2];
+				gui[10] = v.basis.rows[2][2];
 				gui[11] = 0;
 
 				gui[12] = v.origin.x;
@@ -1733,19 +1733,19 @@ void MaterialStorage::_global_variable_store_in_buffer(int32_t p_index, RS::Glob
 		case RS::GLOBAL_VAR_TYPE_MAT3: {
 			GlobalVariables::Value *bv = &global_variables.buffer_values[p_index];
 			Basis v = p_value;
-			bv[0].x = v.elements[0][0];
-			bv[0].y = v.elements[1][0];
-			bv[0].z = v.elements[2][0];
+			bv[0].x = v.rows[0][0];
+			bv[0].y = v.rows[1][0];
+			bv[0].z = v.rows[2][0];
 			bv[0].w = 0;
 
-			bv[1].x = v.elements[0][1];
-			bv[1].y = v.elements[1][1];
-			bv[1].z = v.elements[2][1];
+			bv[1].x = v.rows[0][1];
+			bv[1].y = v.rows[1][1];
+			bv[1].z = v.rows[2][1];
 			bv[1].w = 0;
 
-			bv[2].x = v.elements[0][2];
-			bv[2].y = v.elements[1][2];
-			bv[2].z = v.elements[2][2];
+			bv[2].x = v.rows[0][2];
+			bv[2].y = v.rows[1][2];
+			bv[2].z = v.rows[2][2];
 			bv[2].w = 0;
 
 		} break;
@@ -1800,19 +1800,19 @@ void MaterialStorage::_global_variable_store_in_buffer(int32_t p_index, RS::Glob
 		case RS::GLOBAL_VAR_TYPE_TRANSFORM: {
 			GlobalVariables::Value *bv = &global_variables.buffer_values[p_index];
 			Transform3D v = p_value;
-			bv[0].x = v.basis.elements[0][0];
-			bv[0].y = v.basis.elements[1][0];
-			bv[0].z = v.basis.elements[2][0];
+			bv[0].x = v.basis.rows[0][0];
+			bv[0].y = v.basis.rows[1][0];
+			bv[0].z = v.basis.rows[2][0];
 			bv[0].w = 0;
 
-			bv[1].x = v.basis.elements[0][1];
-			bv[1].y = v.basis.elements[1][1];
-			bv[1].z = v.basis.elements[2][1];
+			bv[1].x = v.basis.rows[0][1];
+			bv[1].y = v.basis.rows[1][1];
+			bv[1].z = v.basis.rows[2][1];
 			bv[1].w = 0;
 
-			bv[2].x = v.basis.elements[0][2];
-			bv[2].y = v.basis.elements[1][2];
-			bv[2].z = v.basis.elements[2][2];
+			bv[2].x = v.basis.rows[0][2];
+			bv[2].y = v.basis.rows[1][2];
+			bv[2].z = v.basis.rows[2][2];
 			bv[2].w = 0;
 
 			bv[3].x = v.origin.x;
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/mesh_storage.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/mesh_storage.cpp
index afb6b1b1cd7..9b7b0d2c256 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/mesh_storage.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_rd/storage_rd/mesh_storage.cpp
@@ -609,12 +609,12 @@ AABB MeshStorage::mesh_get_aabb(RID p_mesh, RID p_skeleton) {
 
 					Transform3D mtx;
 
-					mtx.basis.elements[0].x = dataptr[0];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1].x = dataptr[1];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0].x = dataptr[0];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1].x = dataptr[1];
 					mtx.origin.x = dataptr[3];
 
-					mtx.basis.elements[0].y = dataptr[4];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1].y = dataptr[5];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0].y = dataptr[4];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1].y = dataptr[5];
 					mtx.origin.y = dataptr[7];
 
 					AABB baabb = mtx.xform(skbones[j]);
@@ -636,17 +636,17 @@ AABB MeshStorage::mesh_get_aabb(RID p_mesh, RID p_skeleton) {
 
 					Transform3D mtx;
 
-					mtx.basis.elements[0][0] = dataptr[0];
-					mtx.basis.elements[0][1] = dataptr[1];
-					mtx.basis.elements[0][2] = dataptr[2];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0][0] = dataptr[0];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0][1] = dataptr[1];
+					mtx.basis.rows[0][2] = dataptr[2];
 					mtx.origin.x = dataptr[3];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1][0] = dataptr[4];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1][1] = dataptr[5];
-					mtx.basis.elements[1][2] = dataptr[6];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1][0] = dataptr[4];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1][1] = dataptr[5];
+					mtx.basis.rows[1][2] = dataptr[6];
 					mtx.origin.y = dataptr[7];
-					mtx.basis.elements[2][0] = dataptr[8];
-					mtx.basis.elements[2][1] = dataptr[9];
-					mtx.basis.elements[2][2] = dataptr[10];
+					mtx.basis.rows[2][0] = dataptr[8];
+					mtx.basis.rows[2][1] = dataptr[9];
+					mtx.basis.rows[2][2] = dataptr[10];
 					mtx.origin.z = dataptr[11];
 
 					AABB baabb = mtx.xform(skbones[j]);
@@ -1331,26 +1331,26 @@ void MeshStorage::_multimesh_re_create_aabb(MultiMesh *multimesh, const float *p
 		Transform3D t;
 
 		if (multimesh->xform_format == RS::MULTIMESH_TRANSFORM_3D) {
-			t.basis.elements[0][0] = data[0];
-			t.basis.elements[0][1] = data[1];
-			t.basis.elements[0][2] = data[2];
+			t.basis.rows[0][0] = data[0];
+			t.basis.rows[0][1] = data[1];
+			t.basis.rows[0][2] = data[2];
 			t.origin.x = data[3];
-			t.basis.elements[1][0] = data[4];
-			t.basis.elements[1][1] = data[5];
-			t.basis.elements[1][2] = data[6];
+			t.basis.rows[1][0] = data[4];
+			t.basis.rows[1][1] = data[5];
+			t.basis.rows[1][2] = data[6];
 			t.origin.y = data[7];
-			t.basis.elements[2][0] = data[8];
-			t.basis.elements[2][1] = data[9];
-			t.basis.elements[2][2] = data[10];
+			t.basis.rows[2][0] = data[8];
+			t.basis.rows[2][1] = data[9];
+			t.basis.rows[2][2] = data[10];
 			t.origin.z = data[11];
 
 		} else {
-			t.basis.elements[0].x = data[0];
-			t.basis.elements[1].x = data[1];
+			t.basis.rows[0].x = data[0];
+			t.basis.rows[1].x = data[1];
 			t.origin.x = data[3];
 
-			t.basis.elements[0].y = data[4];
-			t.basis.elements[1].y = data[5];
+			t.basis.rows[0].y = data[4];
+			t.basis.rows[1].y = data[5];
 			t.origin.y = data[7];
 		}
 
@@ -1377,17 +1377,17 @@ void MeshStorage::multimesh_instance_set_transform(RID p_multimesh, int p_index,
 
 		float *dataptr = w + p_index * multimesh->stride_cache;
 
-		dataptr[0] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][0];
-		dataptr[1] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][1];
-		dataptr[2] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][2];
+		dataptr[0] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][0];
+		dataptr[1] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][1];
+		dataptr[2] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][2];
 		dataptr[3] = p_transform.origin.x;
-		dataptr[4] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][0];
-		dataptr[5] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][1];
-		dataptr[6] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][2];
+		dataptr[4] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][0];
+		dataptr[5] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][1];
+		dataptr[6] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][2];
 		dataptr[7] = p_transform.origin.y;
-		dataptr[8] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][0];
-		dataptr[9] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][1];
-		dataptr[10] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][2];
+		dataptr[8] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][0];
+		dataptr[9] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][1];
+		dataptr[10] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][2];
 		dataptr[11] = p_transform.origin.z;
 	}
 
@@ -1485,17 +1485,17 @@ Transform3D MeshStorage::multimesh_instance_get_transform(RID p_multimesh, int p
 
 		const float *dataptr = r + p_index * multimesh->stride_cache;
 
-		t.basis.elements[0][0] = dataptr[0];
-		t.basis.elements[0][1] = dataptr[1];
-		t.basis.elements[0][2] = dataptr[2];
+		t.basis.rows[0][0] = dataptr[0];
+		t.basis.rows[0][1] = dataptr[1];
+		t.basis.rows[0][2] = dataptr[2];
 		t.origin.x = dataptr[3];
-		t.basis.elements[1][0] = dataptr[4];
-		t.basis.elements[1][1] = dataptr[5];
-		t.basis.elements[1][2] = dataptr[6];
+		t.basis.rows[1][0] = dataptr[4];
+		t.basis.rows[1][1] = dataptr[5];
+		t.basis.rows[1][2] = dataptr[6];
 		t.origin.y = dataptr[7];
-		t.basis.elements[2][0] = dataptr[8];
-		t.basis.elements[2][1] = dataptr[9];
-		t.basis.elements[2][2] = dataptr[10];
+		t.basis.rows[2][0] = dataptr[8];
+		t.basis.rows[2][1] = dataptr[9];
+		t.basis.rows[2][2] = dataptr[10];
 		t.origin.z = dataptr[11];
 	}
 
@@ -1800,17 +1800,17 @@ void MeshStorage::skeleton_bone_set_transform(RID p_skeleton, int p_bone, const
 
 	float *dataptr = skeleton->data.ptrw() + p_bone * 12;
 
-	dataptr[0] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][0];
-	dataptr[1] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][1];
-	dataptr[2] = p_transform.basis.elements[0][2];
+	dataptr[0] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][0];
+	dataptr[1] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][1];
+	dataptr[2] = p_transform.basis.rows[0][2];
 	dataptr[3] = p_transform.origin.x;
-	dataptr[4] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][0];
-	dataptr[5] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][1];
-	dataptr[6] = p_transform.basis.elements[1][2];
+	dataptr[4] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][0];
+	dataptr[5] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][1];
+	dataptr[6] = p_transform.basis.rows[1][2];
 	dataptr[7] = p_transform.origin.y;
-	dataptr[8] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][0];
-	dataptr[9] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][1];
-	dataptr[10] = p_transform.basis.elements[2][2];
+	dataptr[8] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][0];
+	dataptr[9] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][1];
+	dataptr[10] = p_transform.basis.rows[2][2];
 	dataptr[11] = p_transform.origin.z;
 
 	_skeleton_make_dirty(skeleton);
@@ -1827,17 +1827,17 @@ Transform3D MeshStorage::skeleton_bone_get_transform(RID p_skeleton, int p_bone)
 
 	Transform3D t;
 
-	t.basis.elements[0][0] = dataptr[0];
-	t.basis.elements[0][1] = dataptr[1];
-	t.basis.elements[0][2] = dataptr[2];
+	t.basis.rows[0][0] = dataptr[0];
+	t.basis.rows[0][1] = dataptr[1];
+	t.basis.rows[0][2] = dataptr[2];
 	t.origin.x = dataptr[3];
-	t.basis.elements[1][0] = dataptr[4];
-	t.basis.elements[1][1] = dataptr[5];
-	t.basis.elements[1][2] = dataptr[6];
+	t.basis.rows[1][0] = dataptr[4];
+	t.basis.rows[1][1] = dataptr[5];
+	t.basis.rows[1][2] = dataptr[6];
 	t.origin.y = dataptr[7];
-	t.basis.elements[2][0] = dataptr[8];
-	t.basis.elements[2][1] = dataptr[9];
-	t.basis.elements[2][2] = dataptr[10];
+	t.basis.rows[2][0] = dataptr[8];
+	t.basis.rows[2][1] = dataptr[9];
+	t.basis.rows[2][2] = dataptr[10];
 	t.origin.z = dataptr[11];
 
 	return t;
diff --git a/servers/rendering/renderer_scene_cull.cpp b/servers/rendering/renderer_scene_cull.cpp
index 528f381139f..885b37d462c 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/renderer_scene_cull.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/renderer_scene_cull.cpp
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ void RendererSceneCull::instance_set_transform(RID p_instance, const Transform3D
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-		const Vector3 &v = i < 3 ? p_transform.basis.elements[i] : p_transform.origin;
+		const Vector3 &v = i < 3 ? p_transform.basis.rows[i] : p_transform.origin;
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(Math::is_inf(v.x));
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(Math::is_nan(v.x));
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(Math::is_inf(v.y));
diff --git a/servers/xr_server.cpp b/servers/xr_server.cpp
index e32b41c7aef..6e231237e4d 100644
--- a/servers/xr_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/xr_server.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ void XRServer::center_on_hmd(RotationMode p_rotation_mode, bool p_keep_height) {
 	// remove our tilt
 	if (p_rotation_mode == 1) {
 		// take the Y out of our Z
-		new_reference_frame.basis.set_axis(2, Vector3(new_reference_frame.basis.elements[0][2], 0.0, new_reference_frame.basis.elements[2][2]).normalized());
+		new_reference_frame.basis.set_axis(2, Vector3(new_reference_frame.basis.rows[0][2], 0.0, new_reference_frame.basis.rows[2][2]).normalized());
 
 		// Y is straight up
 		new_reference_frame.basis.set_axis(1, Vector3(0.0, 1.0, 0.0));