diff --git a/src/math.h b/src/math.h
index 649bfa34..252ec2a3 100644
--- a/src/math.h
+++ b/src/math.h
@@ -459,6 +459,12 @@ INLINE struct mat4x4 mat4x4_mul(struct mat4x4 m1, struct mat4x4 m2)
  * Xform
  * ========================== */
 
+/* Construct identity xform */
+#define XFORM_IDENT ((struct xform) { .bx.x = 1, .by.y = 1 })
+
+/* Takes a translation, rotation, and scale as optional parameters for constructing an xform */
+#define XFORM_TRS(...) xform_from_trs((struct trs) { .t = V2(0,0), .s = V2(1, 1), .r = 0, __VA_ARGS__ })
+
 INLINE struct xform xform_translate(struct xform xf, struct v2 v);
 INLINE struct xform xform_rotate(struct xform xf, f32 angle);
 INLINE struct xform xform_scale(struct xform xf, struct v2 v);
@@ -468,16 +474,7 @@ INLINE f32 xform_get_determinant(struct xform xf);
 INLINE struct trs trs_from_xform(struct xform m);
 INLINE struct trs trs_lerp(struct trs a, struct trs b, f32 t);
 
-INLINE struct xform xform_ident(void)
-{
-    return (struct xform) {
-        .bx = { 1, 0 },
-        .by = { 0, 1 },
-        .tl = { 0, 0 }
-    };
-}
-
-INLINE struct xform xform_from_translate(struct v2 v)
+INLINE struct xform xform_from_pos(struct v2 v)
 {
     return (struct xform) {
         .bx = {1, 0},
@@ -488,7 +485,7 @@ INLINE struct xform xform_from_translate(struct v2 v)
 
 INLINE struct xform xform_from_trs(struct trs trs)
 {
-    struct xform m = xform_from_translate(trs.t);
+    struct xform m = xform_from_pos(trs.t);
     m = xform_rotate(m, trs.r);
     m = xform_scale(m, trs.s);
     return m;
diff --git a/src/user.c b/src/user.c
index de7dafbf..bc5ce29c 100644
--- a/src/user.c
+++ b/src/user.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ INTERNAL struct xform view_get_xform(struct view view)
     );
 
     struct v2 pivot = view.center;
-    struct xform res = xform_ident();
+    struct xform res = XFORM_IDENT;
     res = xform_translate(res, pivot);
     res = xform_trs_pivot_rs(res, trs, pivot);