GLUTSOLIDSPHERE

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NAME

glutSolidSphere - Draw a solid sphere centered at the origin.

LIBRARY

OpenGLUT - geometry

SYNOPSIS

In openglut.h Ft void Fn glutSolidSphere GLdouble radius GLint slices GLint stacks

PARAMETERS

Bf Em
radius Ef
Sphere radius.

Bf Em
slices Ef
The number of divisions around the z axis. (latitudal)

Bf Em
stacks Ef
The number of divisions along the z axis. (longitudal)

DESCRIPTION

The glutSolidSphere() function draws a shaded sphere centered at the origin. The surface is created from quadrangles (except for triangles as degenerate quads at the poles) in a longitude/latitude pattern. The equatorial great circle lies in the xy-plane and is centered on the origin.

CAVEATS

The number of polygons representing the spherical surface is proportional to (slices*stacks).