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. |