diff --git a/gz3d/build/gz3d.js b/gz3d/build/gz3d.js
index 9c42f5f0cb716e68f567ddf3c3096344b0544335..99eefa78c64b27de3da16d54bf9ff965b497b508 100644
--- a/gz3d/build/gz3d.js
+++ b/gz3d/build/gz3d.js
@@ -4981,6 +4981,9 @@ GZ3D.Manipulator = function(camera, mobile, domElement, doc)
         }
         else if(scope.selected === 'RXYZE')
         {
+          // commented out for now since it throws an error message at quaternionE.setFromEuler('not a THREE.Euler')
+          // and has unexpected results when actually followed through with a THREE.Euler passed to setFromEuler()
+          /*
           quaternionE.setFromEuler(point.clone().cross(tempVector).normalize()); // has this ever worked?
 
           tempQuaternion.setFromRotationMatrix(tempMatrix.getInverse(parentRotationMatrix));
@@ -4991,6 +4994,7 @@ GZ3D.Manipulator = function(camera, mobile, domElement, doc)
           tempQuaternion.multiplyQuaternions(tempQuaternion, quaternionXYZ);
 
           scope.object.quaternion.copy(tempQuaternion);
+          */
         }
         else
         {