GLU Functions

This section includes reference pages, in alphabetical order, for all OpenGL Utility Library functions. For background information about these functions, see OpenGL Utility Library.

Function	Description
gluBeginCurve, gluEndCurve	The gluBeginCurve and gluEndCurve functions delimit a Non-Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS) curve definition.
gluBeginPolygon, gluEndPolygon	The gluBeginPolygon and gluEndPolygon functions delimit a polygon description.
gluBeginSurface, gluEndSurface	The gluBeginSurface and gluEndSurface functions delimit a NURBS surface definition.
gluBeginTrim, gluEndTrim	The gluBeginTrim and gluEndTrim functions delimit a NURBS trimming loop definition.
gluBuild1DMipmaps	The gluBuild1DMipmaps function creates 1-D mipmaps.
gluBuild2DMipmaps	The gluBuild2DMipmaps function creates 2-D mipmaps.
gluCylinder	The gluCylinder function draws a cylinder.
gluDeleteNurbsRenderer	The gluDeleteNurbsRenderer function destroys a NURBS object.
gluDeleteQuadric	The gluDeleteQuadric function destroys a quadric object.
gluDeleteTess	The gluDeleteTess function destroys a tessellation object.
gluDisk	The gluDisk function draws a disk.
gluErrorString	The gluErrorString function produces an error string from an OpenGL or GLU error code. The error string is ANSI only.
gluGetNurbsProperty	The gluGetNurbsProperty function gets a NURBS property.
gluGetString	The gluGetString function gets a string that describes the GLU version number or supported GLU extension calls.
gluGetTessProperty	The gluGetTessProperty function gets a tessellation object property.
gluLoadSamplingMatrices	The gluLoadSamplingMatrices function loads NURBS sampling and culling matrices.
gluLookAt	The gluLookAt function defines a viewing transformation.
gluNewNurbsRenderer	The gluNewNurbsRenderer function creates a NURBS object.
gluNewQuadric	The gluNewQuadric function creates a quadric object.
gluNewTess	The gluNewTess function creates a tessellation object.
gluNextContour	The gluNextContour function marks the beginning of another contour.
gluNurbsCallback	The gluNurbsCallback function defines a callback for a NURBS object.
gluNurbsCurve	The gluNurbsCurve function defines the shape of a NURBS curve.
gluNurbsProperty	The gluNurbsProperty function sets a NURBS property.
gluNurbsSurface	The gluNurbsSurface function defines the shape of a NURBS surface.
gluOrtho2D	The gluOrtho2D function defines a 2-D orthographic projection matrix.
gluPartialDisk	The gluPartialDisk function draws an arc of a disk.
gluPerspective	The gluPerspective function sets up a perspective projection matrix.
gluPickMatrix	The gluPickMatrix function defines a picking region.
gluProject	The gluProject function maps object coordinates to window coordinates.
gluPwlCurve	The gluPwlCurve function describes a piecewise linear NURBS trimming curve.
gluQuadricCallback	The gluQuadricCallback function defines a callback for a quadric object.
gluQuadricDrawStyle	The gluQuadricDrawStyle function specifies the draw style desired for quadrics.
gluQuadricNormals	The gluQuadricNormals function specifies what kind of normals are to be used for quadrics.
gluQuadricOrientation	The gluQuadricOrientation function specifies inside or outside orientation for quadrics.
gluQuadricTexture	The gluQuadricTexture function specifies whether quadrics are to be textured.
gluScaleImage	The gluScaleImage function scales an image to an arbitrary size.
gluSphere	The gluSphere function draws a sphere.
gluTessBeginContour, gluTessEndContour	The gluTessBeginContour and gluTessEndContour functions delimit a contour description.
gluTessBeginPolygon, gluTessEndPolygon	The gluTessBeginPolygon and gluTessEndPolygon functions delimit a polygon description.
gluTessCallback	The gluTessCallback function defines a callback for a tessellation object.
gluTessNormal	The gluTessNormal function specifies a normal for a polygon.
gluTessProperty	The gluTessProperty function sets the property of a tessellation object.
gluTessVertex	The gluTessVertex function specifies a vertex on a polygon.
gluUnProject	The gluUnProject function maps window coordinates to object coordinates.