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Point (x,y,z) is
located x units
along the x-axis, y
units along the y-
axis, and z units
along the z-axis
from the origin.
+z goes into
screen
Use your left
hand
Thumb is +x
Index finger is +y
Second finger is
+z
3D Math Primer for Graphics &
Chapter 1 Notes 25
Game Dev
Right-handed Coordinates
+ z goes out
from screen
Use your right
hand
Thumb is +x
Index finger is +y
Second finger is
+z
(Same fingers,
Chapter 1 Notes
Game Dev different hand)
3D Math Primer for Graphics &
26
Changing Conventions
For the
remainder of
these lecture
notes, as in the
book, we will use
a left-handed
coordinate
system.
Consider the
angle between
the +x axis and
a ray to the
point (x,y) in this
diagram.
sin2 + cos2 = 1
1 + tan2 = sec2
1 + cot2 = csc2