diff --git a/src/components.js b/src/components.js
index 8bca5a7..ddefdf9 100644
--- a/src/components.js
+++ b/src/components.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as THREE from "three";
 import { TagComponent, Component, SystemStateComponent, Types } from "ecsy";
+import { VectorComponent } from "./lib/VectorComponent";
 
 class Object3D extends Component {
   constructor() {
@@ -16,32 +17,18 @@ Object3D.schema = {
   value: { type: Types.Ref },
 };
 
-class Rotation extends Component {
+class Rotation extends VectorComponent {
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this.rotation = new THREE.Vector3();
   }
-
-  reset() {}
 }
 
-Rotation.schema = {
-  rotation: { type: Types.Ref },
-};
-
-class Position extends Component {
+class Position extends VectorComponent {
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this.position = new THREE.Vector3();
   }
-
-  reset() {}
 }
 
-Position.schema = {
-  position: { type: Types.Ref },
-};
-
 class ParentObject3D extends Component {
   constructor() {
     super();
@@ -62,7 +49,7 @@ class Text extends Component {
     super();
     this.text = "";
     this.textAlign = "left"; // ['left', 'right', 'center']
-    this.anchorX = "center"; // ['left', 'right', 'center', 'align']
+    this.anchor = "center"; // ['left', 'right', 'center', 'align']
     this.baseline = "center"; // ['top', 'center', 'bottom']
     this.color = "#FFF";
     this.font = "https://code.cdn.mozilla.net/fonts/ttf/ZillaSlab-SemiBold.ttf";
@@ -83,7 +70,7 @@ class Text extends Component {
 Text.schema = {
   text: { type: Types.String },
   textAlign: { type: Types.String },
-  anchorX: { type: Types.String },
+  anchor: { type: Types.String },
   baseline: { type: Types.String },
   color: { type: Types.String },
   font: { type: Types.String },
diff --git a/src/lib/VectorComponent.js b/src/lib/VectorComponent.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50b1681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/VectorComponent.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import * as THREE from "three";
+import { Types } from "ecsy";
+
+class VectorComponent extends THREE.Vector3 {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.componentConstructor();
+  }
+
+  componentConstructor(props) {
+    if (props !== false) {
+      const schema = this.constructor.schema;
+
+      for (const key in schema) {
+        if (props && props.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+          this[key] = props[key];
+        } else {
+          const schemaProp = schema[key];
+          if (schemaProp.hasOwnProperty("default")) {
+            this[key] = schemaProp.type.clone(schemaProp.default);
+          } else {
+            const type = schemaProp.type;
+            this[key] = type.clone(type.default);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && props !== undefined) {
+        this.checkUndefinedAttributes(props);
+      }
+    }
+
+    this._pool = null;
+  }
+
+  copy(source) {
+    const schema = this.constructor.schema;
+
+    for (const key in schema) {
+      const prop = schema[key];
+
+      if (source.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        this[key] = prop.type.copy(source[key], this[key]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // @DEBUG
+    if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
+      this.checkUndefinedAttributes(source);
+    }
+
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  clone() {
+    return new this.constructor().copy(this);
+  }
+
+  reset() {}
+
+  dispose() {
+    if (this._pool) {
+      this._pool.release(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  getName() {
+    return this.constructor.getName();
+  }
+
+  checkUndefinedAttributes(src) {
+    const schema = this.constructor.schema;
+
+    // Check that the attributes defined in source are also defined in the schema
+    Object.keys(src).forEach((srcKey) => {
+      if (!schema.hasOwnProperty(srcKey)) {
+        console.warn(
+          `Trying to set attribute '${srcKey}' not defined in the '${this.constructor.name}' schema. Please fix the schema, the attribute value won't be set`
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+VectorComponent.schema = {
+  x: { type: Types.Number },
+  y: { type: Types.Number },
+  z: { type: Types.Number },
+};
+VectorComponent.isComponent = true;
+VectorComponent.getName = function () {
+  return this.displayName || this.name;
+};
+
+export { VectorComponent };
diff --git a/src/systems/SDFTextSystem.js b/src/systems/SDFTextSystem.js
index f0cf5f2..0c02ab6 100644
--- a/src/systems/SDFTextSystem.js
+++ b/src/systems/SDFTextSystem.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ export class SDFTextSystem extends System {
   updateText(textMesh, textComponent) {
     textMesh.text = textComponent.text;
     textMesh.textAlign = textComponent.textAlign;
-    textMesh.anchor[0] = anchorMapping[textComponent.anchor];
-    textMesh.anchor[1] = baselineMapping[textComponent.baseline];
+    textMesh.anchorX = anchorMapping[textComponent.anchor];
+    textMesh.anchorY = baselineMapping[textComponent.baseline];
     textMesh.color = textComponent.color;
     textMesh.font = textComponent.font;
     textMesh.fontSize = textComponent.fontSize;
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ export class SDFTextSystem extends System {
 
       const textMesh = new TextMesh();
       textMesh.name = "textMesh";
-      textMesh.anchor = [0, 0];
+      textMesh.anchorX = 0;
+      textMesh.anchorY = 0;
       textMesh.renderOrder = 1; //brute-force fix for ugly antialiasing, see issue #67
       this.updateText(textMesh, textComponent);
       e.addComponent(Object3D, { value: textMesh });