DIS Data Dictionary - PDU Data

Current standard: IEEE 1278.1

Entity Coordinate Vector Record

Size: 96
Parent Type: Vector Record
Description: Location with respect to a particular entity shall be specified with respect to three orthogonal axes whose origin shall be the center of the bounding volume of the entity excluding its articulated and attached parts (see Figure 1-2). The x-axis extends in the positive direction out the front of the entity. The y-axis extends in the positive direction out the right side of the entity as viewed from above, facing in the direction of the positive x-axis. The z-axis extends in the positive direction out the bottom of the entity.

Record Components:

Item Name	Bit Length	Opt	Opt Ctl	Rpt	Rpt Ctl
X-Coordinate Field	32
Y-Coordinate Field	32
Z-Coordinate Field	32

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