diff --git a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs
index 364434596c0..6513290feb1 100644
--- a/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoCoreWpf/ViewModels/Watch3D/HelixWatch3DViewModel.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ public class HelixWatch3DViewModel : DefaultWatch3DViewModel
         private int currentFrameSkipCount;
 
         private const double EqualityTolerance = 0.000001;
-        private double nearPlaneDistanceFactor = 0.001;
+        //near plane distance also affects depth precision.
+        //https://developer.nvidia.com/content/depth-precision-visualized
+        private double nearPlaneDistanceFactor = 0.01;
         internal const double DefaultNearClipDistance = 0.1f;
         internal const double DefaultFarClipDistance = 100000;
 
@@ -2483,6 +2485,10 @@ internal static void ComputeClipPlaneDistances(Vector3 cameraPosition, Vector3 c
             // Set the near clip plane to some fraction of the 
             // of the distance to the first point.
             var closest = distances.First(d => d >= 0);
+
+            //near plane distance disproportionately affects depth (zbuffer) precision.
+            //keep it as far away as possible.
+            //https://developer.nvidia.com/content/depth-precision-visualized
             near = closest.AlmostEqualTo(0, EqualityTolerance) ? DefaultNearClipDistance : Math.Max(DefaultNearClipDistance, closest * nearPlaneDistanceFactor);
             far = distances.Last() * 2;