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We show that by introducing small quantities of a terpolymer, based on polyvinyl butyral we can switch the symmetry axis of the final lamellar orientation from parallel to perpendicular to the melt flow direction. During shear flow of the polymer melt, the dibenzylidene sorbitol forms highly extended nanoparticles which adopt a preferred alignment with respect to the flow field and on cooling, polymer crystallisation is directed by these particles. The presence of the terpolymer, based on polyvinyl butyral, limits the aspect ratio of the dibenzylidene sorbitol (DBS) particles, such that the preferred orientation of the particles in the polymer melt changes from parallel to normal to the flow direction. 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