Re: Coordinate system

Neophytos Iacovou ([email protected])
Sun, 21 May 1995 22:59:39 -0500 (CDT)


Don Brutzman writes:

> > I also was interested in what the coordinate system
> > would be. I looked through the spec. and the earlier
> > posts and didn't seem to see a consensus, so I will
> > enter a thought or two. First, definitely not a left
> > handed coordinate system, reason being that so much
> > [...]
>
> Yes I think that coordinate system definition needs to be in the
> specification too. Great idea. Right-hand rule is of course essential.

I do too, but I hope this isn't going to spark a 100trillion message
battle over which way is up. I say we all agree to live with whatever
coordinate system Tony decides to put in the spec, if this even makes
the spec ..... Tony?

BTW: if he comes back and says "Polar Coordinates" he owes us all lunch;-)

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