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