diff --git a/src/visGeometry/index.ts b/src/visGeometry/index.ts
index c1f1377e..9298c6c7 100644
--- a/src/visGeometry/index.ts
+++ b/src/visGeometry/index.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class VisGeometry {
     public lightsGroup: Group;
     public agentPathGroup: Group;
     public instancedMeshGroup: Group;
-    public tempVolumeGroup: Group; // TODO remove
+    public volumeGroup: Group; // TODO remove
     private supportsWebGL2Rendering: boolean;
     private lodBias: number;
     private lodDistanceStops: number[];
@@ -220,9 +220,9 @@ class VisGeometry {
         this.instancedMeshGroup = new Group();
         this.instancedMeshGroup.name = "instanced meshes for agents";
         this.scene.add(this.instancedMeshGroup);
-        this.tempVolumeGroup = new Group();
-        this.tempVolumeGroup.name = "volumes";
-        this.scene.add(this.tempVolumeGroup);
+        this.volumeGroup = new Group();
+        this.volumeGroup.name = "volumes";
+        this.scene.add(this.volumeGroup);
 
         this.resetBounds(DEFAULT_VOLUME_DIMENSIONS);
 
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ class VisGeometry {
         for (let i = this.instancedMeshGroup.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             this.instancedMeshGroup.remove(this.instancedMeshGroup.children[i]);
         }
-        for (let i = this.tempVolumeGroup.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            this.tempVolumeGroup.remove(this.tempVolumeGroup.children[i]);
+        for (let i = this.volumeGroup.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+            this.volumeGroup.remove(this.volumeGroup.children[i]);
         }
 
         const volRenderContext: HasThreeJsContext = {
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ class VisGeometry {
                             canvasHeight,
                             orthoScale
                         );
-                        this.tempVolumeGroup.add(volObj);
+                        this.volumeGroup.add(volObj);
                     }
                 } else {
                     const meshEntry = entry as MeshGeometry;
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ class VisGeometry {
             this.boundingBoxMesh.visible = false;
             this.tickMarksMesh.visible = false;
             this.agentPathGroup.visible = false;
-            this.tempVolumeGroup.visible = false;
+            this.volumeGroup.visible = false;
             this.renderer.render(
                 this.threejsrenderer,
                 this.scene,
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ class VisGeometry {
             this.boundingBoxMesh.visible = true;
             this.tickMarksMesh.visible = true;
             this.agentPathGroup.visible = true;
-            this.tempVolumeGroup.visible = true;
+            this.volumeGroup.visible = true;
 
             this.threejsrenderer.autoClear = false;
             // hide everything except the wireframe and paths, and render with the standard renderer