OpenGL


      Protos: Object

    Summary

      The GL add-on provides access to the OpenGL 2d/3d graphics API.

    Methods

      GLUT

        summary
        functions

      GLU

        summary
        functions

      OpenGL

        functions
        summary (see Notes).

      Notes:

      GLU and GLUT APIs are only partially implemented.

      • Although function versions of all numerical formats (float, integer, etc.) are exposed, only the float or double implementation is implemented and gets ultimately called. For example in the set of functions glNormal3b, glNormal3d, glNormal3f, glNormal3i, glNormal3s only the function glNormal3d is really called.
      • Number-valued output vectors (i.e. as in glGetDoublev) are always mapped to list elements. The input list has to be initialized with a sufficient number of elements to receive the return values. No further size checking is done - if the list is too short, the additional output values are discarded.
      • Number-valued input vectors (i.e. as for the function glVertex2dv, glVertex2fv, glVertex2iv, glVertex2sv, glVertex3dv, glVertex3fv, glVertex3iv, glVertex3sv, glVertex4dv, glVertex4fv, glVertex4iv, glVertex4sv) are always taken from lists. If the list is too short, additional input values are either set to 0.0 (for fixed length input) or a segfault can result (for variable length inputs).
      • Input and output pointers (i.e. as for function glReadPixels)operate on the byte of Buffer objects. The byte arrays have to be pre-allocated for output operations and sized correctly for both input and output operations to avoid segfaults.


      For some examples, see the Io version of the NeHe OpenGL tutorial.