Open GL : Geometric Primitive Names and Meanings

Geometric Primitive Names and Meanings

Value	Meaning
GL_POINTS	Individual points
GL_LINES	Pairs of vertices interpreted as individual line segments
GL_LINE_STRIP	Series of connected line segments
GL_LINE_LOOP	Same as above, with a segment added between last and first vertices
GL_TRIANGLES	Triples of vertices interpreted as triangles
GL_TRIANGLE_STRIP	Linked strip of triangles
GL_TRIANGLE_FAN	Linked fan of triangles
GL_QUADS	Quadruples of vertices interpreted as four-sided polygons
GL_QUAD_STRIP	Linked strip of quadrilaterals
GL_POLYGON	Boundary of a simple, convex polygon

void glTranslatef ( GLfloat x,   GLfloat y,   GLfloat z )PARAMETERS x, y, z

 Specify the x, y, and z coordinates of a translation vector.

DESCRIPTION:

 glTranslate produces a translation by (x,y,z).  The current matrix (seeglMatrixMode)  is multiplied by this translation matrix, with the product replacing the current matrix, as if glMultMatrix were  called  with

 the following matrix for its argument:

                                       1 0 0 x

                                       0 1 0 y

                                       0 0 1 z

                                       0 0 0 1