Coordinate Spaces: A Refresher

Standard Basis

Defines the directions of the x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis.

(1.0, 0.0, 0.0):

x-axis

(0.0, 1.0, 0.0):

y-axis

(0.0, 0.0, 1.0):

z-axis

Tangent-Space
Standard Basis Location:

On the face or vertex.

(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) Location:

On the center of the face or vertex.

Object-Space
Standard Basis Location:

On the object.

(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) Location:

On the center of the object.

World-Space
Standard Basis Location:

On the world.

(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) Location:

On the center of the world.

View-Space
Standard Basis Location:

On the camera.

(0.0, 0.0, 0.0) Location:

On the center of the camera.