diff --git a/bzGraflow.js b/bzGraflow.js
index 98766be..ac6044a 100644
--- a/bzGraflow.js
+++ b/bzGraflow.js
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
                 right: -1em;
                 color: #A00;      
             }
-            .bzgf-nodes-container .bzgf-node.scaler {
-                transform-origin: top left;
-                transform:
-                    translate(var(--tx, 0), var(--ty, 0))
-                    scale(var(--sx, 1), var(--sy, 1));
-                transition: transform 300ms ease-in-out;
-            }
         `
         this.mainContainer.appendChild(style)
         this.nodesContainer = document.createElement('div')
@@ -159,18 +152,18 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         this.stagedNodes[id].dataset.id = id
         this.stagedNodes[id].ports = Object.fromEntries(Array.from(portEls).map(item => ([item.dataset.id, { ...item.dataset, el:item }])))
         if(node.subflow) {
-            const btnZoomIn = document.createElement('button')
-            btnZoomIn.classList.add('bzgf-zoom-in', 'icon-copy')
-            btnZoomIn.addEventListener('click', () => {
-                this.zoomIn(id)
+            const btnEnterSubflow = document.createElement('button')
+            btnEnterSubflow.classList.add('bzgf-zoom-in', 'icon-copy')
+            btnEnterSubflow.addEventListener('click', () => {
+                this.EnterSubflow(id)
             })
-            this.stagedNodes[id].appendChild(btnZoomIn)
+            this.stagedNodes[id].appendChild(btnEnterSubflow)
         }
         this.nodesContainer.append(this.stagedNodes[id])
         return(this.stagedNodes[id])
     }
 
-    zoomIn(id){
+    EnterSubflow(id){
         const nodeEl = this.stagedNodes[id]
         if(!nodeEl) return
 
@@ -185,10 +178,17 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         const childEl = document.createElement('bz-graflow')
         childEl.setAttribute('flow', flowUrl)
         childEl.setAttribute('tension', this.getBZAttribute('tension') || '60')
-        childEl.style.zIndex = '9999'
+        // Match the clicked node's border so the transition feels like we're "expanding" it.
+        const nodeStyle = getComputedStyle(nodeEl)
+        childEl.style.border = nodeStyle.border
+        childEl.style.borderRadius = nodeStyle.borderRadius
 
         // Put the child in the exact same viewport rect as the parent (fixed overlay)
-        this.Invade(this, childEl, { hideOld:false })
+        this.Invade(this, childEl)
+
+        // Fade out the current (host) graflow while the child scales up
+        this.hostContainer.style.opacity = '1'
+        this.hostContainer.style.transition = 'opacity 1000ms ease-in-out'
 
         // Initial transform so the full-size child "fits" inside the node
         const sx0 = nodeBB.width / parentBB.width
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         // Inline "scaler" (shadow styles don't apply to the child element)
         childEl.style.transformOrigin = 'top left'
         childEl.style.willChange = 'transform'
-        childEl.style.transition = 'transform 300ms ease-in-out'
+        childEl.style.transition = 'transform 1000ms ease-in-out'
         childEl.style.transform = 'translate(var(--tx, 0px), var(--ty, 0px)) scale(var(--sx, 1), var(--sy, 1))'
         childEl.style.setProperty('--tx', tx0 + 'px')
         childEl.style.setProperty('--ty', ty0 + 'px')
@@ -213,24 +213,24 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
             childEl.style.setProperty('--ty', '0px')
             childEl.style.setProperty('--sx', 1)
             childEl.style.setProperty('--sy', 1)
+            this.hostContainer.style.opacity = '0'
         })
 
         childEl.addEventListener('transitionend', (e) => {
             if(e.propertyName !== 'transform') return
-            this.style.visibility = 'hidden'
+            this.hostContainer.style.visibility = 'hidden'
         }, { once:true })
     }
 
-    Invade(oldEl, newEl, { hideOld=true } = {}){
+    Invade(oldEl, newEl){
         const r = oldEl.getBoundingClientRect()
-        if(hideOld) oldEl.style.visibility = 'hidden'
         newEl.style.position = 'fixed'
         newEl.style.left = r.left + 'px'
         newEl.style.top  = r.top  + 'px'
         newEl.style.width  = r.width + 'px'
         newEl.style.height = r.height + 'px'
         newEl.style.display = 'block'
-        oldEl.parentNode.appendChild(newEl)
+        oldEl.appendChild(newEl)
     }
 
     Evade(oldEl, newEl){
@@ -291,15 +291,39 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         
         if(forceAutoplace){
             const bb=this.getBoundingClientRect()
-            //TODO compute tensions from ports
-            if(bb.width > bb.height) this.autoPlace('horizontal', 80, 30, 500)
-            else this.autoPlace('vertical', 80, 30, 200)    
+            //TODO compute tensions from ports, height and width
+            if(bb.width > bb.height) this.autoPlace('horizontal', 60, 60)
+            else this.autoPlace('vertical', 60, 60)    
         } 
     }
 
+    // Convert viewport (client) coordinates to this instance's SVG local coordinates.
+    // Required when the whole graflow is CSS-transformed (scale/translate), otherwise wire paths
+    // will be computed in the wrong coordinate space.
+    clientToSvg(x, y){
+        const svg = this.wiresContainer
+        const ctm = svg?.getScreenCTM?.()
+        if(ctm && ctm.inverse){
+            const inv = ctm.inverse()
+            if(svg?.createSVGPoint){
+                const pt = svg.createSVGPoint()
+                pt.x = x
+                pt.y = y
+                const p = pt.matrixTransform(inv)
+                return({ x: p.x, y: p.y })
+            }
+            if(typeof DOMPoint !== 'undefined'){
+                const p = new DOMPoint(x, y).matrixTransform(inv)
+                return({ x: p.x, y: p.y })
+            }
+        }
+        // Fallback: approximate using boundingClientRect (works only at scale=1)
+        const r = svg.getBoundingClientRect()
+        return({ x: x - r.left, y: y - r.top })
+    }
+
     bezierNodes(idNode1, idPort1, idNode2, idPort2, tension=60) {
         tension = parseInt(tension)
-        const svgRect = this.wiresContainer.getBoundingClientRect()
         const node1 = this.stagedNodes[idNode1]
         const port1 = node1.ports[idPort1]
         const node2 = this.stagedNodes[idNode2]
@@ -310,10 +334,12 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         }
         const bb1 = port1.el.getBoundingClientRect()
         const bb2 = port2.el.getBoundingClientRect()
-        const x1 = Math.floor(bb1.x + (bb1.width/2)) - svgRect.left
-        const y1 = Math.floor(bb1.y + (bb1.height/2)) - svgRect.top
-        const x2 = Math.floor(bb2.x + (bb2.width/2)) - svgRect.left
-        const y2 = Math.floor(bb2.y + (bb2.height/2)) - svgRect.top
+        const p1 = this.clientToSvg(bb1.x + (bb1.width/2), bb1.y + (bb1.height/2))
+        const p2 = this.clientToSvg(bb2.x + (bb2.width/2), bb2.y + (bb2.height/2))
+        const x1 = Math.floor(p1.x)
+        const y1 = Math.floor(p1.y)
+        const x2 = Math.floor(p2.x)
+        const y2 = Math.floor(p2.y)
         const loop = (idNode1==idNode2) && (idPort1==idPort2)
         const dist = Math.abs(x2 - x1) + Math.abs(y2 - y1)
 
@@ -336,7 +362,6 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
 
     bezierInterNodes(idNode1, idPort1, idNode2, idPort2, interNodes, orientation='horizontal', tension=60) {
         tension = parseInt(tension)        
-        const svgRect = this.wiresContainer.getBoundingClientRect()
         const node1 = this.stagedNodes[idNode1]
         let port1 = node1.ports[idPort1]
 
@@ -365,18 +390,23 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         const endPath = directPath.substring(directPath.lastIndexOf(',')+1).trim()
         let path = startPath
         let [ , x1, y1] = startPath.split(' ')
-        x1 = parseInt(x1)
-        y1 = parseInt(y1)
+        x1 = parseFloat(x1)
+        y1 = parseFloat(y1)
         for(const interNode of interNodes){
             const bb = this.stagedNodes[interNode].getBoundingClientRect()
-            let x2; let y2;
+            // Entry/exit points on the placeholder box, converted to SVG coords (handles CSS transforms)
+            let entryClient; let exitClient
             if(orientation=='horizontal'){
-                x2 = bb.x -svgRect.left
-                y2 =Math.floor(bb.y + (bb.height/2)) - svgRect.top
+                entryClient = { x: bb.left,  y: bb.top + (bb.height/2) }
+                exitClient  = { x: bb.right, y: bb.top + (bb.height/2) }
             } else {
-                x2 = Math.floor(bb.x + (bb.width/2)) - svgRect.left
-                y2 = bb.y - svgRect.top
+                entryClient = { x: bb.left + (bb.width/2), y: bb.top }
+                exitClient  = { x: bb.left + (bb.width/2), y: bb.bottom }
             }
+            const entry = this.clientToSvg(entryClient.x, entryClient.y)
+            const exit  = this.clientToSvg(exitClient.x,  exitClient.y)
+            let x2 = Math.floor(entry.x)
+            let y2 = Math.floor(entry.y)
 
             if(port1){
                 path += makeCubicBezier(x1, y1, x2, y2, ['w','e'].includes(port1.direction) ? 'horizontal' : 'vertical', orientation)
@@ -385,26 +415,21 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
                 path += makeCubicBezier(x1, y1, x2, y2, orientation, orientation)
             }
 
-            if(orientation=='horizontal'){
-                x2 += bb.width
-                path += ` L ${x2} ${y2} `
-            } else {
-                y2 += bb.height
-                path += ` L ${x2} ${y2} `
-            }
+            const x3 = Math.floor(exit.x)
+            const y3 = Math.floor(exit.y)
+            path += ` L ${x3} ${y3} `
 
-            x1 = x2
-            y1 = y2
+            x1 = x3
+            y1 = y3
         }
         let [x2, y2] = endPath.split(' ')
-        x2 = parseInt(x2)
-        y2 = parseInt(y2)
+        x2 = parseFloat(x2)
+        y2 = parseFloat(y2)
         path += ' '+makeCubicBezier(x1, y1, x2, y2, orientation, orientation)
         return(path)
     }
 
-    autoPlace(orientation = 'horizontal', gapx = 80, gapy = 80, tween=1000, align='center'){
-        console.log('autoPlace', orientation, gapx, gapy, tween, align)
+    autoPlace(orientation = 'horizontal', gapx = 80, gapy = 80, tween=500, align='center'){
         // Loops create infinite recursion in dfs for getting parents & adjacency lists: Remove them !
         let linksWithoutBackEdges
         if(this.hasAnyLoop(this.flow.nodes, this.flow.links)){
@@ -425,9 +450,12 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
         for(const layer of layers){
             let totHeight = 0; let totWidth = 0
             for(const [idx, nid] of layer.entries()){
+                // Use offset* (not impacted by CSS transforms) to keep autoPlace stable during zoom animations.
                 const bb = this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect()
-                totHeight += bb.height + gapy
-                totWidth += bb.width + gapx
+                const h = this.stagedNodes[nid].offsetHeight || bb.height
+                const w = this.stagedNodes[nid].offsetWidth  || bb.width
+                totHeight += h + gapy
+                totWidth += w + gapx
                 indexes[nid] = { base: idx, ports: this.computePortOffsets(nid, orientation) }
             }
             if(totHeight>maxHeight) maxHeight = totHeight
@@ -488,9 +516,9 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
                 }
                 for(const nid of layer){
                     if(!nid.startsWith('longLinkPlaceHolder_')) {
-                        const bb = this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect()
+                        const bb =  this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect()
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
-                        y +=  gapy + bb.height
+                        y +=  gapy + (this.stagedNodes[nid].offsetHeight || bb.height)
                     } else {
                         this.addFakeNode(nid, x, y, wMax*0.75, fakeNodeHeight)
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
@@ -509,7 +537,7 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
                     if(!nid.startsWith('longLinkPlaceHolder_')){
                         const bb = this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect()
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
-                        x +=  gapx + bb.width
+                        x +=  gapx + (this.stagedNodes[nid].offsetWidth || bb.width)
                     } else {
                         this.addFakeNode(nid, x, y, fakeNodeWidth, hMax*0.75)
                         this.moveNode(nid, x, y, orientation, tween)
@@ -524,7 +552,8 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
     getMaxWidth(layer){
         return(layer.filter(nid => 
             !nid.startsWith('longLinkPlaceHolder_'))
-            .map(nid => this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect().width)
+            // Use offsetWidth (not impacted by CSS transforms) to keep autoPlace stable during zoom animations.
+            .map(nid => (this.stagedNodes[nid].offsetWidth || this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect().width))
             .reduce((a, b) => a > b ? a : b, 0)
         )
     }
@@ -532,7 +561,8 @@ class BZgraflow extends Buildoz{
     getMaxHeight(layer){
         return(layer.filter(nid => 
             !nid.startsWith('longLinkPlaceHolder_'))
-            .map(nid => this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect().height)
+            // Use offsetHeight (not impacted by CSS transforms) to keep autoPlace stable during zoom animations.
+            .map(nid => (this.stagedNodes[nid].offsetHeight || this.stagedNodes[nid].getBoundingClientRect().height))
             .reduce((a, b) => a > b ? a : b, 0)
         )
     }