Terminology

Locale

• A Locale object

• An anchor position in the universe at which to attach 3D content

• There can be multiple locales per universe

• There can be multiple branches of 3D content per locale

Below the VirtualUniverse object is a Locale object. The Locale object defines the origin, in high-resolution coordinates, of its attached branch graphs. A virtual universe may contain as many Locales as needed. By default, a single Locale object is defined with its origin at (0.0, 0.0, 0.0).

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