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26 lines
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title: The coordinate system
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order: 30
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---
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The coordinate system in FreeSewing -- and in SVG -- follows the same rules as text on a page.
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You start at the top-left, and as you go to the right, the X-coordinate will increase.
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As you go down the Y-coordinate will increase.
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<Example part="docs_coords">
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The SVG coordinate system
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</Example>
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The image above illustrates both the X-axis and Y-axis.
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On the X-axis, `20` is further to the right than `10`.
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On the Y-axis, `50` is lower than `20`.
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<Note>
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The Y-axis is inverted in many drawing programs, with the origin
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`(0,0)` being the lower left corner, rather than the upper left corner.
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This is a common point of confusion so keep in mind that the Y-axis may
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not behave as you would have intuitively expected.
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</Note>
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