# OpenGL Coodinates ## Metadata **Status**:: #x **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Created**:: [[2024-07-04]] **AI**:: [Perplexity](https://www.perplexity.ai/search/opengl-coordinates-SdUVc2.4RE.vfhxYS8wMzA) ## Synopsis OpenGL uses a coordinate system that can be customized, but by default: 1. The origin (0,0,0) is at the center of the viewport. 2. The x-axis goes from left (-1) to right (+1). 3. The y-axis goes from bottom (-1) to top (+1). 4. The z-axis goes from near (-1) to far (+1), with negative z going into the screen. 5. This creates a cube-shaped "clip space" from (-1,-1,-1) to (1,1,1).