glutsolidsphere(3) - Linux man page

Name

glutSolidSphere - Draw a solid sphere centered at the origin.

Library

OpenGLUT - geometry

Synopsis

#include <openglut.h>

void

glutSolidSphere(GLdouble radius, GLint slices, GLint stacks);

Parameters

radius Sphere radius.

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

stacks 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).