Following is a list of the subroutines available in the OpenGL utility library and the purpose of each subroutine.
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| gluBeginCurve | |
| Delimits the beginning or end of a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) curve definition. | |
| gluBeginPolygon | |
| Delimits the beginning or end of a polygon description. | |
| gluBeginSurface | |
| Delimits the beginning or end of a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) surface definition. | |
| gluBeginTrim | |
| Delimits the beginning or end of a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) trimming loop definition. | |
| gluBuild1DMipmaps | |
| Creates 1-dimensional (1D) mipmaps. | |
| gluBuild2DMipmaps | |
| Creates 2-dimensional (2D) mipmaps. | |
| gluCylinder | |
| Draws a cylinder. | |
| gluDeleteNurbsRenderer | |
| Destroys a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) object. | |
| gluDeleteQuadric | |
| Destroys a quadrics object. | |
| gluDeleteTess | |
| Destroys a tessellation object. | |
| gluDisk | |
| Draws a disk. | |
| gluErrorString | |
| Produces an error string from an OpenGL or GLU error code. | |
| gluGetNurbsProperty | |
| Gets a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) property. | |
| gluGetString | |
| Returns a pointer to a static string describing the GLU version or the GLU extensions that are supported. | |
| gluGetTessProperty | |
| Gets a tessellation object property. | |
| gluLoadSamplingMatrices | |
| Loads non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) sampling and culling matrices. | |
| gluLookAt | |
| Defines a viewing transformation. | |
| gluNewNurbsRenderer | |
| Creates a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) object. | |
| gluNewQuadric | |
| Creates a quadrics object. | |
| gluNewTess | |
| Creates a tessellation object. | |
| gluNextContour | |
| Marks the beginning of another contour. | |
| gluNurbsCallback | |
| Defines a callback for a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) object. | |
| gluNurbsCurve | |
| Defines the shape of a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) curve. | |
| gluNurbsProperty | |
| Sets a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) property. | |
| gluNurbsSurface | |
| Defines the shape of a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) surface. | |
| gluOrtho2D | |
| Defines a 2-dimensional (2D) orthographic projection matrix. | |
| gluPartialDisk | |
| Draws an arc of a disk. | |
| gluPerspective | |
| Sets up a perspective projection matrix. | |
| gluPickMatrix | |
| Defines a picking region. | |
| gluProject | |
| Maps object coordinates to window coordinates. | |
| gluPwlCurve | |
| Defines a piecewise linear non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) trimming curve. | |
| gluQuadricCallback | |
| Defines a callback for a quadrics object. | |
| gluQuadricDrawStyle | |
| Specifies the desired quadric drawing style. | |
| gluQuadricNormals | |
| Specifies the desired normals for quadrics. | |
| gluQuadricOrientation | |
| Specifies the desired inside/outside orientation for quadrics. | |
| gluQuadricTexture | |
| Specifies if texturing is desired for quadrics. | |
| gluScaleImage | |
| Scales an image to an arbitrary size. | |
| gluSphere | |
| Draws a sphere. | |
| gluTessBeginContour | |
| Delimits a contour description. | |
| gluTessBeginPolygon | |
| Delimits a polygon description. | |
| gluTessCallback | |
| Defines a callback for a tessellation object. | |
| gluTessEndPolygon | |
| Delimits a polygon description. | |
| gluTessNormal | |
| Specifies a normal for a polygon. | |
| gluTessProperty | |
| Sets a tessellation object property. | |
| gluTessVertex | |
| Specifies a vertex on a polygon. | |
| gluUnProject | |
| Projects world space coordinates to object space. | |