5 files changed, 16 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/core/math/basis.cpp b/core/math/basis.cpp
index eec9caf149..a7f89522d7 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.cpp
+++ b/core/math/basis.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ Basis Basis::transposed() const {
 	return tr;
 }
 
+Basis Basis::from_scale(const Vector3 &p_scale) {
+	return Basis(p_scale.x, 0, 0, 0, p_scale.y, 0, 0, 0, p_scale.z);
+}
+
 // 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) {
@@ -246,10 +250,7 @@ void Basis::make_scale_uniform() {
 }
 
 Basis Basis::scaled_local(const Vector3 &p_scale) const {
-	Basis b;
-	b.set_diagonal(p_scale);
-
-	return (*this) * b;
+	return (*this) * Basis::from_scale(p_scale);
 }
 
 Vector3 Basis::get_scale_abs() const {
@@ -991,21 +992,23 @@ void Basis::set_axis_angle(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi) {
 }
 
 void Basis::set_axis_angle_scale(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi, const Vector3 &p_scale) {
-	set_diagonal(p_scale);
+	_set_diagonal(p_scale);
 	rotate(p_axis, p_phi);
 }
 
 void Basis::set_euler_scale(const Vector3 &p_euler, const Vector3 &p_scale) {
-	set_diagonal(p_scale);
+	_set_diagonal(p_scale);
 	rotate(p_euler);
 }
 
 void Basis::set_quaternion_scale(const Quaternion &p_quaternion, const Vector3 &p_scale) {
-	set_diagonal(p_scale);
+	_set_diagonal(p_scale);
 	rotate(p_quaternion);
 }
 
-void Basis::set_diagonal(const Vector3 &p_diag) {
+// 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;
diff --git a/core/math/basis.h b/core/math/basis.h
index 9d8ed16e29..eb107d7e4e 100644
--- a/core/math/basis.h
+++ b/core/math/basis.h
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "core/math/vector3.h"
 
 class Basis {
+private:
+	void _set_diagonal(const Vector3 &p_diag);
+
 public:
 	Vector3 elements[3] = {
 		Vector3(1, 0, 0),
@@ -166,8 +169,6 @@ public:
 	int get_orthogonal_index() const;
 	void set_orthogonal_index(int p_index);
 
-	void set_diagonal(const Vector3 &p_diag);
-
 	bool is_orthogonal() const;
 	bool is_diagonal() const;
 	bool is_rotation() const;
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ public:
 
 	Basis(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi) { set_axis_angle(p_axis, p_phi); }
 	Basis(const Vector3 &p_axis, real_t p_phi, const Vector3 &p_scale) { set_axis_angle_scale(p_axis, p_phi, p_scale); }
+	static Basis from_scale(const Vector3 &p_scale);
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Basis(const Vector3 &row0, const Vector3 &row1, const Vector3 &row2) {
 		elements[0] = row0;
diff --git a/core/math/vector3.cpp b/core/math/vector3.cpp
index 401c3ccd9c..fa212c178a 100644
--- a/core/math/vector3.cpp
+++ b/core/math/vector3.cpp
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ Basis Vector3::outer(const Vector3 &p_b) const {
 	return Basis(row0, row1, row2);
 }
 
-Basis Vector3::to_diagonal_matrix() const {
-	return Basis(x, 0, 0,
-			0, y, 0,
-			0, 0, z);
-}
-
 bool Vector3::is_equal_approx(const Vector3 &p_v) const {
 	return Math::is_equal_approx(x, p_v.x) && Math::is_equal_approx(y, p_v.y) && Math::is_equal_approx(z, p_v.z);
 }
diff --git a/core/math/vector3.h b/core/math/vector3.h
index 6a4c42f41b..e65ac31c02 100644
--- a/core/math/vector3.h
+++ b/core/math/vector3.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ struct Vector3 {
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 cross(const Vector3 &p_b) const;
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ real_t dot(const Vector3 &p_b) const;
 	Basis outer(const Vector3 &p_b) const;
-	Basis to_diagonal_matrix() const;
 
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 abs() const;
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ Vector3 floor() const;
diff --git a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
index 39207df9e7..49a0b455df 100644
--- a/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
+++ b/core/variant/variant_call.cpp
@@ -1568,7 +1568,6 @@ static void _register_variant_builtin_methods() {
 	bind_method(Vector3, dot, sarray("with"), varray());
 	bind_method(Vector3, cross, sarray("with"), varray());
 	bind_method(Vector3, outer, sarray("with"), varray());
-	bind_method(Vector3, to_diagonal_matrix, sarray(), varray());
 	bind_method(Vector3, abs, sarray(), varray());
 	bind_method(Vector3, floor, sarray(), varray());
 	bind_method(Vector3, ceil, sarray(), varray());
@@ -1732,6 +1731,7 @@ static void _register_variant_builtin_methods() {
 	bind_method(Basis, is_equal_approx, sarray("b"), varray());
 	bind_method(Basis, get_rotation_quaternion, sarray(), varray());
 	bind_static_method(Basis, looking_at, sarray("target", "up"), varray(Vector3(0, 1, 0)));
+	bind_static_method(Basis, from_scale, sarray("scale"), varray());
 
 	/* AABB */