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       Handedness  cartesian coordinate system in 3D.
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       Based on  en:Image:Coordinate_system_handedness.PNG, which was donated to Wikipedia under GFDL by  en:User:Tarquin
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       Created by  Gustavb using  PSTricks.
 Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.tex (PSTricks source)
\input pst-eps
\input pst-plot
\input pst-node
\TeXtoEPS
\psset{linecolor=black,linewidth=1pt,arrowsize=8pt}
\psset{unit=0.29cm}
\pspicture*(-4,-7)(29,13)
% left-handed
\psline{->}(0,0)(0,11)   % z
\psline{->}(0,0)(10,4)   % x
\psline{->}(0,0)(10,-5)  % y
\uput{8pt}[-20](0,11){\psscalebox{1.8}{\it z}}
\uput{10pt}[145](10,4){\psscalebox{1.8}{\it x}}
\uput{8pt}[90](10,-5){\psscalebox{1.8}{\it y}}
\newrgbcolor{darkred}{.8 .2 .2}
\psscalebox{1 .5}{
 \psarc[linecolor=darkred, arrowsize=6pt]{<-}(0,11){3}{220}{60}
}
% right-handed
\psline{->}(15,0)(15,11)  % z
\psline{->}(15,0)(25,4)   % y
\psline{->}(15,0)(25,-5)  % x
\uput{8pt}[-20](15,11){\psscalebox{1.8}{\it z}}
\uput{10pt}[145](25,4){\psscalebox{1.8}{\it y}}
\uput{8pt}(25,-5){\psscalebox{1.8}{\it x}}
\newrgbcolor{darkred}{.8 .2 .2}
\psscalebox{1 .5}{
 \psarc[linecolor=darkred, arrowsize=6pt]{->}(15,11){3}{220}{60}
}
\endpspicture
\endTeXtoEPS
\nopagenumbers
\end
 Instructions
       
        - Create EPS
$ tex Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.tex && dvips -E Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.dvi
 - Outline fonts
$ eps2eps -dNOCACHE Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.ps Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness2.eps
 - Fix bounding box
$ ps2epsi Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness2.eps Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.eps
 - Convert to Sketch
$ pstoedit -f sk Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.eps Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.sk
 - Convert to SVG
$ skconvert Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.sk Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.svg
 - Fix Cartesian_coordinate_system_handedness.svg with  Inkscape
 
       
       
       
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