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Units and axes

This section describes the units and axis systems used in Marilou modeling.

Measurement system:

Marilou uses the SI measurement system. When needed, the various property editing panes show units being used. The units for most cases are shown in this table:

 

Description 
Units 
Length (L) , Width (W) , Height (H) 
M (meter) 
Weight 
Kg (Kilogram) 
Torque 
Nm (Newton-meter) 
Angle 
rd (Rad) or ° (Deg) 

 

Axis system:

 

Situation 
Description 

Modeling in the Marilou editor. 

The direct reference that is used to assign and display properties:

Internally, vectors and matrices use the Direct X system. 
.PHX files, .World 
Direct X system 
Execution: display 
Direct X system 
Execution: ODE physics engine 
Direct X system 
Documentation v4.7 (09/08/2010), Copyright (c) 2009 anyKode. All rights reserved.
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