GLUTSOLIDCUBE(3)
π glutSolidCube(3) β the OpenGLUT glow-up edition π
okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about glutSolidCube from the OpenGLUT geometry squad. this one is literally the moment you need a whole entire cube, filled in, sitting pretty at the origin. it's giving "starter block for your 3D empire." periodt. β¨
π LIBRARY π
OpenGLUT β geometry, babes. that's the aisle we're shopping in. π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
#include <openglut.h>
void
glutSolidCube(GLdouble width);
like, one function, one argument, zero drama. we love a low-maintenance icon. π«Ά
π PARAMETERS π
widthβ the width, the height and the depth of the cube. yep, all three. it's a cube, bestie, all the sides match, that's the whole point. π
π DESCRIPTION π
so here's the tea: glutSolidCube() draws a solid-shaded cube whose side-length is whatever you handed it as width.
and where does it live? the vertices of the cube sit at:
(+/- width/2, +/- width/2, +/- width/2)
which means β and this is the important part, write it down β the cube is centered at the origin. not off to the side, not floating in some random corner. dead center. main character energy, fr fr. π
so if you pass in a small width, you get a lil baby cube. big width, big chonky cube. it's all proportional, no cap. π¦
π AUTHORS π
code contributed by Andreas Umbach <marvin@dataway.ch> β absolute legend, we stan. π
π§ SEE ALSO π§
glutWireCube(3)β the see-through sibling, if you're feeling skeletal instead. same cube, but wireframe vibes. πΈοΈ
and that's the whole page, bestie!! no more notes, no warnings, no exit statuses to stress about β just a cube, centered, solid, slaying. iykyk. π
sending you off with the official receipts: this page is from the OpenGLUT manual, it's stamped UNDATED, and the footer just says UNTITLED() β mysterious of it, honestly. anyway ily, go draw a cube. πβ¨π₯πΈ
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