Asking On OPENGL

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  1. Tango Issac Debian

    Tango Issac Debian New Member

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    hi,guys...
    i am a newbie in OpenGL...some tpoics create conflicts
    to me .....Ples help me.....

    1) what is the default Axis and origin of the OpenGL??
    2)When we draw a point as

    glBegin(GL_POINTS);
    glVertex3f(9.0f,0.8f,89.0f);
    glEnd();

    Here,in some codes the different programmers use (-ve) as
    notifying vertex position...how is this possible??how
    they think here as their Axis and origin???
    pls help me...
    regards tango
     
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    You are probably talking about specific program and I dont see anything that is such a strictness of assigning -ve values.

    You can refer to the OpenGL program in SolarSystem--My first OpenGL program.
     
  4. Tango Issac Debian

    Tango Issac Debian New Member

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    hai
    Guys,
    Thank very much to give me a
    so good resource....

    But, my asking is
    1)in this program what is the position of
    your 3D axis??Please say me
    this i cannot understand...

    2)At glTranslatef(-1.0,0.0f,-9.4f);

    pLease explain me the meaning of the
    Function??
    Please!!!!!
    Thanks guys
    Tango
     

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