Hi,
How to control cube rotation using Keyboard keys(Left,Right,Up, Bottom arrow keys) ?
Please Help me…
I am Thankful for your answer.
Hi Sindhu - If you using windows, it is a good idea to start looking how to use a switch statement to check what key is pressed.
i.e
LRESULT CALLBACK MainWndProc( HWND hwnd, UINT wMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam )
{
switch( wMsg )
{
case WM_KEYDOWN:
switch( LOWORD( wParam ) )
{
case VK_LEFT: // left key press
// do this rotation
break;
case VK_RIGHT: // right key press
//do this rotation
break;
case VK_UP: // up key press
// do this rotation
break;
case VK_DOWN: // down key press
//do this rotation
break;
}Here’s a simple OpenGL program that rotates objects in a scene using the arrow keys. As burrows111 recommends, I use the ‘switch’ statement to handle my keyboard inputs.
//******************************************************************************
//************************ Rotate Box With Arrow Keys **********************
//************************ MaxH - Feb. 11, 2010 **********************
#include <glut.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>
#define RADDEG 57.29577951f
float XUP[3] = {1,0,0}, XUN[3] = {-1, 0, 0},
YUP[3] = {0,1,0}, YUN[3] = { 0,-1, 0},
ZUP[3] = {0,0,1}, ZUN[3] = { 0, 0,-1},
ORG[3] = {0,0,0};
GLfloat viewangle = 0, tippangle = 0, traj[120][3];
GLfloat d[3] = {0.1, 0.1, 0.1};
GLfloat xAngle = 0.0, yAngle = 0.0, zAngle = 0.0;
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
// Use arrow keys to rotate entire scene !!!
void Special_Keys (int key, int x, int y)
{
switch (key) {
case GLUT_KEY_LEFT : viewangle -= 5; break;
case GLUT_KEY_RIGHT: viewangle += 5; break;
case GLUT_KEY_UP : tippangle -= 5; break;
case GLUT_KEY_DOWN : tippangle += 5; break;
default: printf (" Special key %c == %d
", key, key);
}
glutPostRedisplay();
}
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
void Keyboard (unsigned char key, int x, int y)
{
switch (key) {
case 'j' : d[0] += 0.1; break;
case 'k' : d[1] += 0.1; break;
case 'l' : d[2] += 0.1; break;
case 'x' : xAngle += 5; break;
case 'y' : yAngle += 5; break;
case 'z' : zAngle += 5; break;
default: printf (" Keyboard %c == %d
", key, key);
}
glutPostRedisplay();
}
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
void Triad (void)
{
glColor3f (1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
glBegin (GL_LINES);
glVertex3fv (ORG); glVertex3fv (XUP);
glVertex3fv (ORG); glVertex3fv (YUP);
glVertex3fv (ORG); glVertex3fv (ZUP);
glEnd ();
glRasterPos3f (1.1, 0.0, 0.0);
glutBitmapCharacter (GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18, 'X');
glRasterPos3f (0.0, 1.1, 0.0);
glutBitmapCharacter (GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18, 'Y');
glRasterPos3f (0.0, 0.0, 1.1);
glutBitmapCharacter (GLUT_BITMAP_HELVETICA_18, 'Z');
}
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
void Draw_Box (void)
{
glBegin (GL_QUADS);
glColor3f ( 0.0, 0.7, 0.1); // Front - green
glVertex3f (-1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f (-1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
glColor3f ( 0.9, 1.0, 0.0); // Back - yellow
glVertex3f (-1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
glVertex3f (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
glColor3f ( 0.2, 0.2, 1.0); // Top - blue
glVertex3f (-1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
glVertex3f (-1.0, 1.0, -1.0);
glColor3f ( 0.7, 0.0, 0.1); // Bottom - red
glVertex3f (-1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
glVertex3f ( 1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
glVertex3f (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0);
glEnd();
}
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
void redraw (void)
{
int v;
glClear (GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
glEnable (GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glLoadIdentity ();
glTranslatef (0, 0, -3);
glRotatef (tippangle, 1,0,0); // Up and down arrow keys 'tip' view.
glRotatef (viewangle, 0,1,0); // Right/left arrow keys 'turn' view.
glDisable (GL_LIGHTING);
Triad ();
glPushMatrix ();
glTranslatef (d[0], d[1], d[2]); // Move box down X axis.
glScalef (0.2, 0.2, 0.2);
glRotatef (zAngle, 0,0,1);
glRotatef (yAngle, 0,1,0);
glRotatef (xAngle, 1,0,0);
Draw_Box ();
glPopMatrix ();
glutSwapBuffers();
}
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
int main (int argc, char **argv)
{
glutInit (&argc, argv);
glutInitWindowSize (900, 600);
glutInitWindowPosition (300, 300);
glutInitDisplayMode (GLUT_DEPTH | GLUT_DOUBLE);
glutCreateWindow ("Orbital Font Demo");
glutDisplayFunc ( redraw );
glutKeyboardFunc ( Keyboard );
glutSpecialFunc (Special_Keys);
glClearColor (0.1, 0.0, 0.1, 1.0);
glMatrixMode (GL_PROJECTION);
gluPerspective (60, 1.5, 1, 10);
glMatrixMode (GL_MODELVIEW);
glutMainLoop ();
return 1;
}
//---+----3----+----2----+----1----+---<>---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
Hi,
Thank You So much for your replies.
i got the concept. Very very Thanks.
Hi,
I am using Linux for execution.
How to place different images on each side of the cube in openGL(GLUT) ?
I need to place 6 images on 6 sides of the cube.
Please guide Me…
I am Thankful for reply.
Texture Mapping.
Just put all pictures into one image, load that, bind the texture and use “glTexture2f” for texture mapping 
There is an extremely simple library called SOIL. All you have to do is write:
texture = SOIL_load_OGL_texture ("MyImage.png", SOIL_LOAD_AUTO, SOIL_CREATE_NEW_ID, SOIL_FLAG_MIPMAPS | SOIL_FLAG_INVERT_Y | SOIL_FLAG_NTSC_SAFE_RGB | SOIL_FLAG_COMPRESS_TO_DXT );
in main(void)
and
glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture);
glBegin(GL_QUADS);
//draw things
glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
to draw things!
P.S. Once you have the texture loaded it’s plain sailing.