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minus-squareReddfugee42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoZ is depth. Why should it ever be up? Honest question.
minus-squareegerlach@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoIt depends if you view the X-Y plane as the camera/viewport/screen or the ground. If X-Y is the ground, then Z is either up or down.
minus-squarenlgranger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoFor cameras, the convention is Z depth but right handed: X rightward / pixel column from the left Y downward / pixel row from the top
Z is depth. Why should it ever be up? Honest question.
It depends if you view the X-Y plane as the camera/viewport/screen or the ground. If X-Y is the ground, then Z is either up or down.
Ahh ofc
For cameras, the convention is Z depth but right handed: