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From: Kenneth
Date: 6 Mar 2013 03:20:03
Message: <web.5136fb11823c8519c2d977c20@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:

>
> Just as an info: The modeller Silo uses the following right-handed
> system coordinate:
>
> X to the right (thumb)
> Y up (index)
> Z towards viewer/out of screen (middle)
>
> Moray, on the other hand (no pun intended), was right-handed as follows:
>
> X to the right (thumb)
> Y towards screen (index)
> Z up (middle)
>

What a mess! :-P

Well, there seems to be at least ONE 'standard' that everyone/every system
agrees on: +x is to the right. Hooray! It's good to know that there's one little
'island of stability' in a chaotic world. ;-)


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