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<refmeta >
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<refmetainfo >
<copyright >
<year > 1991-2006</year>
<holder > Silicon Graphics, Inc.</holder>
</copyright>
</refmetainfo>
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<refentrytitle > glCullFace</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum > 3G</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv >
<refname > glCullFace</refname>
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<refpurpose > specify whether front- or back-facing polygons can be culled</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv > <title > C Specification</title>
<funcsynopsis >
<funcprototype >
<funcdef > void <function > glCullFace</function> </funcdef>
<paramdef > GLenum <parameter > mode</parameter> </paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id= "parameters" > <title > Parameters</title>
<variablelist >
<varlistentry >
<term > <parameter > mode</parameter> </term>
<listitem >
<para >
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Specifies whether front- or back-facing polygons are candidates for culling.
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Symbolic constants
<constant > GL_FRONT</constant> , <constant > GL_BACK</constant> , and <constant > GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</constant> are accepted.
The initial value is <constant > GL_BACK</constant> .
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id= "description" > <title > Description</title>
<para >
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<function > glCullFace</function> specifies whether front- or back-facing polygons are culled
(as specified by <emphasis > mode</emphasis> ) when polygon culling is enabled. Polygon
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culling is initially disabled.
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To enable and disable polygon culling, call the
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<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glEnable</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> and <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glDisable</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> commands
with the argument <constant > GL_CULL_FACE</constant> .
</para>
<para >
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<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glFrontFace</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> specifies which of the clockwise and counterclockwise polygons
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are front-facing and back-facing.
See <citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glFrontFace</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> .
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id= "notes" > <title > Notes</title>
<para >
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If <parameter > mode</parameter> is <constant > GL_FRONT_AND_BACK</constant> , no polygons are drawn, but other
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primitives such as points and lines are drawn.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id= "errors" > <title > Errors</title>
<para >
<constant > GL_INVALID_ENUM</constant> is generated if <parameter > mode</parameter> is not an accepted value.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id= "associatedgets" > <title > Associated Gets</title>
<para >
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glIsEnabled</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> with argument <constant > GL_CULL_FACE</constant>
</para>
<para >
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glGet</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> with argument <constant > GL_CULL_FACE_MODE</constant>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id= "seealso" > <title > See Also</title>
<para >
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glEnable</refentrytitle> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > glFrontFace</refentrytitle> </citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id= "copyright" > <title > Copyright</title>
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<para >
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Copyright <trademark class= "copyright" > </trademark> 1991-2006
Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
Free Software B License. For details, see
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<ulink url= "http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/" > http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/</ulink> .
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>