[Opensim-users] Comments on mapping defintions

[Frisby, Adam]

We use doubles for Z coordinates.

Doubles do handle infinite values (although useful numbers are obviously finite), so it is technically +inf/-inf in range.

Adam

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Diva Canto wrote:

> 1 Logical Space
> 1.1 A region is 65,536 sq. meters and infinite Z space, which provides
> a 3D space *service*

The statement about "infinite" Z space really doesn't make sense. The Sim Coordinates do not include a "Z' and if they did it would have a finite range.

I'm also thinking  that the notion of a "meter" is a implementation dependent convention. I'd sure like to see more places that have changed the scale on both a micro and macro scale. The "Greenie's Kitchen" sim in SL is an example in this direction.


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