diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/ObjUtils.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/ObjUtils.java
index 288d2672e..8f3446b0c 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/ObjUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/ObjUtils.java
@@ -355,6 +355,39 @@ public class ObjUtils {
         return normalizeVector(crossProduct(u, v));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Calculates the normal vector for a given face of the object.
+     *
+     * @param obj  The object.
+     * @param face The face of the object for which to calculate the normal vector.
+     * @return The calculated normal vector.
+     */
+    public static FloatTuple calculateNormalVector(DefaultObj obj, DefaultObjFace face) {
+        FloatTuple[] vertices = getVertices(obj, face);
+        return calculateNormalNewell(vertices);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calculates the normal of a polygon using the Newell's method.
+     *
+     * @param vertices a list of vertices representing the polygon
+     * @return the normalized normal vector of the polygon
+     */
+    private static FloatTuple calculateNormalNewell(FloatTuple[] vertices) {
+        float x = 0f;
+        float y = 0f;
+        float z = 0f;
+        for (int i = 0; i < vertices.length; i++) {
+            FloatTuple current = vertices[i];
+            FloatTuple next = vertices[(i + 1) % vertices.length];
+
+            x += (current.getY() - next.getY()) * (current.getZ() + next.getZ());
+            y += (current.getZ() - next.getZ()) * (current.getX() + next.getX());
+            z += (current.getX() - next.getX()) * (current.getY() + next.getY());
+        }
+        return normalizeVector(new DefaultFloatTuple(x, y, z));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Subtracts two vectors.
      *
diff --git a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/TriangulationHelper.java b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/TriangulationHelper.java
index 4da9ee6b1..a286a53d7 100644
--- a/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/TriangulationHelper.java
+++ b/core/src/net/sf/openrocket/file/wavefrontobj/TriangulationHelper.java
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ public abstract class TriangulationHelper {
 		Map<Integer, Integer> vertexToTexCoordMap = mapVertexIndicesToTexCoordIndices(face);
 
 		// Calculate the face normal
-		Coordinate normal = vertexToCoordinate(ObjUtils.calculateNormalVector(
-				obj.getVertex(face.getVertexIndices()[0]),
-				obj.getVertex(face.getVertexIndices()[1]),
-				obj.getVertex(face.getVertexIndices()[2])));
+		Coordinate normal = vertexToCoordinate(ObjUtils.calculateNormalVector(obj, face));
 
 		// Project the 3D face to a 2D polygon with only X and Y coordinates.
 		// This is necessary because the JTS library only works with 2D polygons for triangulation.