Re: Standardizing coordinate systems, units of measure

David Cheney (dcheney@dcheney.austin.ibm.com)
Tue, 02 Aug 94 23:56:07 -0600

> Going with OpenGL does have some advantages ... except that most
> "ordinary" (what ever that is) people think of x to the right, y
> is forward, and z is up. Certainly, that's what is taught in grade
> school, high school, and college ....

The model I was taught was x right, y up (toward the top of the graph
paper, and z away.

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