Hello,
just a random question that I have kept for years:
Why in minetest are y and z reversed? In all maths lessons I had and in all games I have played, x and y were always used on the plane and z is used for height.
Is this by choice? and why?
(don't hesitate to correct my english, i'm french).
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Why is Y the vertical axis and not Z ?
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Re: Why is Y the vertical axis and not Z ?
On computer, X is usualy on horizontal axis, Y on vertical axis and Z stands for depth. I guess minetest coordinate system inherited that.
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Re: Why is Y the vertical axis and not Z ?
It's because the screen is vertical, and is the x y plane. Nearly all games and rendering engines use this convention
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