outline cube

[joey]

void DrawCube(void)
{
static GLfloat wAngleX = 0.0f;

glClearColor(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);

glPushMatrix();

glTranslatef(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glRotatef(wAngleX, 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);

wAngleX += 0.1f;

glBegin(GL_QUAD_STRIP);
glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, 0.5f, -0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, -0.5f, -0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, 0.5f, -0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, -0.5f, -0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f);
glEnd();

glBegin(GL_QUADS);
glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, 0.5f, -0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, 0.5f, -0.5f);
glEnd();

glBegin(GL_QUADS);
glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(0.5f, -0.5f, -0.5f);

glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
glVertex3f(-0.5f, -0.5f, -0.5f);
glEnd();

glPopMatrix();

glFinish();

glutSwapBuffers();
}


The above is part of my program to draw a red rotating cube.
Now, i am only able to see a solid red cube without its outline...
how can i edit the code to display the outline of the cube??
Pls help!!

[Bob]

If you mean drawing it as wireframe, then insert glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_LINE) before drawing the cube. GL_FILL instead of GL_LINE will take you back to filled polygon rendering.

[joey]

Ok...
Then how do i apply color to this wireframe now? i.e red cube with black wireframe...

[Sebbi]

i think you didn't understand what glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_LINE) does ... it does NOT draw the wireframe and the filled cube at once ... instead it draws the cube just as a wireframe object ... if you want the wireframe to be green or something like that plus the solid red cube you need to render the cube twice using polygon offset ...

the best is to look here :
http://www.opengl.org/developers/faq...ygonoffset.htm

if you draw the cube with the help of triangles you will se every line ... but if you just want the lines on the edge of the cube to be seen use glEdgeFlag ...


[This message has been edited by Sebbi (edited 12-01-2001).]