Coordinate

An SL coordinate is represented by a vector in the form <x,y,z> that indicates a position in a three-dimensional (3D) space defined by 3 linear axes at right (90-degree) angles to each other. Each axis has an associated unit length (meters in SL) and the combination forms a cubic grid.

The origin of a coordinate system is the point where the axes meet, represented by the vector <0,0,0>. In SL the position of any given object or effect can be simultaneously represented by 3 distinct coordinate system types:

• Global coordinates represent the component distances in meters from a single point on the grid.
• Region coordinates are meters relative to the southwest corner of a given simulator.
• Local coordinates give the position of one object or effect with respect to another.

Note: coordinates also apply to textures via UV.

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Axis | Vector | UV