gluQuadricOrientation

specify inside/outside orientation for quadrics

Signature

gluQuadricOrientation( GLUquadric* ( quad ) , GLenum ( orientation ) )-> void
gluQuadricOrientation( quad , orientation )
gluQuadricOrientation( POINTER(GLUquadric)(quad), GLenum(orientation) ) -> None

Parameters

VariablesDescription
quad
Specifies the quadrics object (created with gluNewQuadric ).
orientation
Specifies the desired orientation. Valid values are GLU_OUTSIDE and GLU_INSIDE .

Description

gluQuadricOrientation specifies what kind of orientation is desired for quadrics rendered with quad . The orientation values are as follows:
GLU_OUTSIDE
Quadrics are drawn with normals pointing outward (the initial value).
GLU_INSIDE
Quadrics are drawn with normals pointing inward.
Note that the interpretation of outward and inward depends on the quadric being drawn.

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