Affect Engineering organizes the valuations of entities for purposes along six dimensions:
- The first dimension is time, and is measured along the x-axis.
- The second dimension is the valuation of an entity for a specific purpose, measured in Emotional Units (i.e., anxiety invested in the entity). This is measured along the y-axis.
- The third dimension organizes different entities being valued for the same purpose along the z-axis. If desired, the valuations of entities for the purpose may be organized along positive z-values, while the valuations of those same entities for the complementary purpose may be organized along negative z-values.
- The fourth dimension organizes all of the purposes that an individual harbors. These would be measured along the d-axis, for drive, and only positive d-values would be used, with zero being reserved for the purpose with the highest priority.
- The fifth dimension organizes vicarious valuations of entities for specific purposes along the c-axis, for complex numbers. Like the fourth dimension, only positive c-values would be used, with zero being reserved for valuations made by the self that are not vicarious.
- The sixth dimension organizes valuations of entities for purposes (both those made for the self and those that are vicariously experienced) for everyone being modeled. This is measured along the e-axis, for everyone. Like the fourth and fifth dimensions, only positive e-values would be used. Zero is not reserved for anything on the e-axis.