Build your own 3D coordinate frame

Coordinate frames are your friend!  Serious engineers use them, the figure is from NASA Technical Memo JSC-09084 “Coordinate systems for the space shuttle program”.

Build your own coordinate frame out of paper

You’ll need scissors and a stapler.  Download the PDF file and start folding:

• Grey
• Red
• Green
• Blue
• One of each color

Print your own coordinate frame out of plastic

Two to choose from.  One is single color, single print run.

This next one is in 3 parts, and the axes can have different colors.

Build your own coordinate frame out of wood