diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index be1918594a..e2dd788f49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ cocos2d-x-3.0rc0 Feb.?? 2014
      [NEW]          Action: RotateBy supports 3D rotations
      [NEW]          Bindings: Using python to automatically generate script bindings
      [NEW]          Bindings: Added JS bindings support for Linux
+     [NEW]          ccConfig.h: removed support for CC_TEXTURE_ATLAS_USE_TRIANGLE_STRIP
      [NEW]          Console: Added 'resolution', 'projection' commands. Improved API
      [NEW]          Console: Added more commands: director resume|pause|stopanimation|startanimation.
      [NEW]          Console: Added command: 'touch tap|swipe' to simulating touch events.
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ cocos2d-x-3.0rc0 Feb.?? 2014
      [FIX]          EGLView improvements: renamed to GLView, no longer a singleton, easier to customize
      [FIX]          Removes samples except testcpp|testjavascript|testlua. Moves sample games to `cocos2d/samples` repo.
      [FIX]          cc.BuilderReader.load( path, null, parentSize ); was not allowed.
+     [FIX]          Node: setAdditionalTransform receives a pointer and not a const reference
+
 
 cocos2d-x-3.0beta2 Jan.24 2014
 [All]
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCActionCamera.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCActionCamera.cpp
index 45560f7ede..b11f6e40cd 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCActionCamera.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCActionCamera.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void ActionCamera::updateTransform()
     // But that operation needs to be done after all the 'updates'.
     // So the Director should emit an 'director_after_update' event.
     // And this object should listen to it
-    _target->setAdditionalTransform(mv);
+    _target->setAdditionalTransform(&mv);
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
index ff3c938ed9..57dbdd415a 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
@@ -1361,16 +1361,20 @@ void Node::setNodeToParentTransform(const kmMat4& transform)
 
 void Node::setAdditionalTransform(const AffineTransform& additionalTransform)
 {
-    CGAffineToGL(additionalTransform, _additionalTransform.mat);
-    _transformUpdated = _transformDirty = _inverseDirty = true;
-    _useAdditionalTransform = true;
+    kmMat4 tmp;
+    CGAffineToGL(additionalTransform, tmp.mat);
+    setAdditionalTransform(&tmp);
 }
 
-void Node::setAdditionalTransform(const kmMat4& additionalTransform)
+void Node::setAdditionalTransform(kmMat4* additionalTransform)
 {
-    _additionalTransform = additionalTransform;
+    if(additionalTransform == nullptr) {
+        _useAdditionalTransform = false;
+    } else {
+        _additionalTransform = *additionalTransform;
+        _useAdditionalTransform = true;
+    }
     _transformUpdated = _transformDirty = _inverseDirty = true;
-    _useAdditionalTransform = true;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCNode.h b/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
index 312615ef5c..7e13a8fb1d 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
@@ -1347,54 +1347,12 @@ public:
 	/**
      *  Sets an additional transform matrix to the node.
      *
-     *  In order to remove it, set the Identity Matrix to the additional transform.
+     *  In order to remove it, call it again with the argument `nullptr`
      *
      *  @note The additional transform will be concatenated at the end of getNodeToParentTransform.
      *        It could be used to simulate `parent-child` relationship between two nodes (e.g. one is in BatchNode, another isn't).
-     @code
-     // create a batchNode
-     SpriteBatchNode* batch= SpriteBatchNode::create("Icon-114.png");
-     this->addChild(batch);
-
-     // create two sprites, spriteA will be added to batchNode, they are using different textures.
-     Sprite* spriteA = Sprite::createWithTexture(batch->getTexture());
-     Sprite* spriteB = Sprite::create("Icon-72.png");
-
-     batch->addChild(spriteA);
-
-     // We can't make spriteB as spriteA's child since they use different textures. So just add it to layer.
-     // But we want to simulate `parent-child` relationship for these two node.
-     this->addChild(spriteB);
-
-     //position
-     spriteA->setPosition(Point(200, 200));
-
-     // Gets the spriteA's transform.
-     auto t = spriteA->getNodeToParentTransform();
-
-     // Sets the additional transform to spriteB, spriteB's postion will based on its pseudo parent i.e. spriteA.
-     spriteB->setAdditionalTransform(t);
-
-     //scale
-     spriteA->setScale(2);
-
-     // Gets the spriteA's transform.
-     t = spriteA->getNodeToParentTransform();
-
-     // Sets the additional transform to spriteB, spriteB's scale will based on its pseudo parent i.e. spriteA.
-     spriteB->setAdditionalTransform(t);
-
-     //rotation
-     spriteA->setRotation(20);
-
-     // Gets the spriteA's transform.
-     t = spriteA->getNodeToParentTransform();
-
-     // Sets the additional transform to spriteB, spriteB's rotation will based on its pseudo parent i.e. spriteA.
-     spriteB->setAdditionalTransform(t);
-     @endcode
      */
-    void setAdditionalTransform(const kmMat4& additionalTransform);
+    void setAdditionalTransform(kmMat4* additionalTransform);
     void setAdditionalTransform(const AffineTransform& additionalTransform);
 
     /// @} end of Coordinate Converters
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCTransition.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCTransition.cpp
index 7344a28306..0777474369 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCTransition.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCTransition.cpp
@@ -112,21 +112,18 @@ void TransitionScene::draw(Renderer *renderer, const kmMat4 &transform, bool tra
 
 void TransitionScene::finish()
 {
-    kmMat4 identity;
-    kmMat4Identity(&identity);
-
     // clean up
     _inScene->setVisible(true);
     _inScene->setPosition(Point(0,0));
     _inScene->setScale(1.0f);
     _inScene->setRotation(0.0f);
-    _inScene->setAdditionalTransform(identity);
+    _inScene->setAdditionalTransform(nullptr);
 
     _outScene->setVisible(false);
     _outScene->setPosition(Point(0,0));
     _outScene->setScale(1.0f);
     _outScene->setRotation(0.0f);
-    _outScene->setAdditionalTransform(identity);
+    _outScene->setAdditionalTransform(nullptr);
 
     //[self schedule:@selector(setNewScene:) interval:0];
     this->schedule(schedule_selector(TransitionScene::setNewScene), 0);
diff --git a/cocos/editor-support/cocostudio/CCDisplayFactory.cpp b/cocos/editor-support/cocostudio/CCDisplayFactory.cpp
index 72428edfff..d3f894cf42 100644
--- a/cocos/editor-support/cocostudio/CCDisplayFactory.cpp
+++ b/cocos/editor-support/cocostudio/CCDisplayFactory.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ void DisplayFactory::updateDisplay(Bone *bone, float dt, bool dirty)
         break;
     default:
     {
-        display->setAdditionalTransform(bone->getNodeToArmatureTransform());
+        kmMat4 transform = bone->getNodeToArmatureTransform();
+        display->setAdditionalTransform(&transform);
     }
     break;
     }
diff --git a/tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp b/tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp
index 900de637a2..27dcc0f6ce 100644
--- a/tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp
@@ -1107,8 +1107,8 @@ CameraTest2::CameraTest2()
     kmMat4 lookupMatrix;
     kmMat4LookAt(&lookupMatrix, &eye, &center, &up);
 
-    _sprite1->setAdditionalTransform(lookupMatrix);
-    _sprite2->setAdditionalTransform(lookupMatrix);
+    _sprite1->setAdditionalTransform(&lookupMatrix);
+    _sprite2->setAdditionalTransform(&lookupMatrix);
 
 }