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AxisOrder Enumeration

Enumeration of the 6 possible orderings of XYZ axis order

  • AxisOrder encodes handedness as well. There are 3 right-handed axis orderings (XYZ, YZX, ZXY) and 3 left-handed orderings (XZY, YXZ, ZYX).
  • Given an axis ordering, the cross product of axis i with axis i+1 yields axis i+2.

Members

Name Value Description
XYZ Right-handed system, X then Y then Z.
XZY Left-handed system, X then Z then Y. For a right-handed alternative, swap the first two axes and use AxisOrder.ZXY.
YXZ Left-handed system, Y then X then Z. For a right-handed alternative, swap the first two axes and use AxisOrder.XYZ.
YZX Right-handed system, Y then Z then X.
ZXY Right-handed system, Z then X then Y.
ZYX Left-handed system, Z then Y then X. For a right-handed alternative, swap the first two axes and use AxisOrder.YZX.

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Last Updated: 28 April, 2026