GLUQUADRICNORMALS

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NAME

gluQuadricNormals - specify what kind of normals are desired for quadrics

 

C SPECIFICATION

void gluQuadricNormals( GLUquadric* quad,

                          GLenum normal )

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PARAMETERS

quad
Specifes the quadrics object (created with gluNewQuadric).
normal
Specifies the desired type of normals. Valid values are GLU_NONE, GLU_FLAT, and GLU_SMOOTH.
 

DESCRIPTION

gluQuadricNormals specifies what kind of normals are desired for quadrics rendered with quad. The legal values are as follows:
GLU_NONE
No normals are generated.
GLU_FLAT
One normal is generated for every facet of a quadric.
GLU_SMOOTH
One normal is generated for every vertex of a quadric. This is the initial value.
 

SEE ALSO

gluNewQuadric(3G), gluQuadricDrawStyle(3G), gluQuadricOrientation(3G), gluQuadricTexture(3G)