Tools · R3D Explorer

R3D Coordinate Explorer.

A lighting position reference tool from the ALPE system — pinpoint exactly where a light, camera, or subject sits within the frame, measured from E5 (the absolute center of the Midground plane).

— R3D Coordinate

R3D~E5

0.00 units from E5

Midground

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— How to Use

  • CLICK any grid point to place the marker.
  • DRAG the white marker to slide it along its plane.
  • DRAG empty space to orbit · scroll to zoom.

— The Grid

D–F · horizontal axis (E = center)

4–6 · vertical axis (5 = center)

3 PLANES · Foreground · Midground · Background

E5 · absolute origin (Midground)

— Reference Photo

Optionally overlay the grid on a reference frame to plot real positions.

R3D Coordinate System · part of the ALPE methodology

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