Code sample for Spinning Coin

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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Hi–

Does anyone know of a code sample which shows how to do a spinning coin?

Thanks :slight_smile:

All My Best,
Jeffrey

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You could create a really short cylinder and rotate it over time. Look at the primitves like GL_QUADS or GL_TRIANGLES (with optional _STRIP) for the sides and GL_TRIANGLE_FAN for the caps, and look at glRotatef to spin your coins with a time variable or frame counter for starters. Then you could add textures and lighting to it.

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