glutSolidSphere (3) Linux Manual Page

glutSolidSphere – Draw a solid sphere centered at the origin.

Library

OpenGLUT – geometry

Synopsis

In openglut.h Ft void Fn glutSolidSphere GLdouble radius GLint slices GLint stacks

Parameters

Bf Em
 radius Ef
        Sphere radius.

Bf Em
 slices Ef
        The number of divisions around the z axis. (latitudal)

Bf Em
 stacks Ef
        The number of divisions along the z axis. (longitudal)

Description

The glutSolidSphere() function draws a shaded sphere centered at the origin. The surface is created from quadrangles (except for triangles as degenerate quads at the poles) in a longitude/latitude pattern. The equatorial great circle lies in the xy-plane and is centered on the origin.

Caveats

The number of polygons representing the spherical surface is proportional to (slices*stacks).

See Also

glutWireSphere(3)