1991-2006
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
glTexGen
3G
glTexGen
control the generation of texture coordinates
C Specification
void glTexGeni
GLenum coord
GLenum pname
GLint param
void glTexGenf
GLenum coord
GLenum pname
GLfloat param
void glTexGend
GLenum coord
GLenum pname
GLdouble param
Parameters
coord
Specifies a texture coordinate.
Must be one of GL_S, GL_T, GL_R, or GL_Q.
pname
Specifies the symbolic name of the texture-coordinate generation function.
Must be GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE.
param
Specifies a single-valued texture generation parameter,
one of GL_OBJECT_LINEAR, GL_EYE_LINEAR, GL_SPHERE_MAP,
GL_NORMAL_MAP, or GL_REFLECTION_MAP.
C Specification
void glTexGeniv
GLenum coord
GLenum pname
const GLint * params
void glTexGenfv
GLenum coord
GLenum pname
const GLfloat * params
void glTexGendv
GLenum coord
GLenum pname
const GLdouble * params
Parameters
coord
Specifies a texture coordinate.
Must be one of GL_S, GL_T, GL_R, or GL_Q.
pname
Specifies the symbolic name of the texture-coordinate generation function
or function parameters.
Must be
GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE,
GL_OBJECT_PLANE, or
GL_EYE_PLANE.
params
Specifies a pointer to an array of texture generation parameters.
If pname is GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE,
then the array must contain a single symbolic constant,
one of
GL_OBJECT_LINEAR,
GL_EYE_LINEAR,
GL_SPHERE_MAP,
GL_NORMAL_MAP, or
GL_REFLECTION_MAP.
Otherwise,
params holds the coefficients for the texture-coordinate generation function
specified by pname.
Description
glTexGen selects a texture-coordinate generation function
or supplies coefficients for one of the functions.
coord names one of the (s, t, r, q) texture
coordinates; it must be one of the symbols
GL_S,
GL_T,
GL_R, or
GL_Q.
pname must be one of three symbolic constants:
GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE,
GL_OBJECT_PLANE, or
GL_EYE_PLANE.
If pname is GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE,
then params chooses a mode,
one of
GL_OBJECT_LINEAR,
GL_EYE_LINEAR,
GL_SPHERE_MAP,
GL_NORMAL_MAP, or
GL_REFLECTION_MAP.
If pname is either GL_OBJECT_PLANE or GL_EYE_PLANE,
params contains coefficients for the corresponding
texture generation function.
If the texture generation function is GL_OBJECT_LINEAR,
the function
g
=
p
1
×
x
o
+
p
2
×
y
o
+
p
3
×
z
o
+
p
4
×
w
o
is used, where
g
is the value computed for the coordinate named in coord,
p
1
,
p
2
,
p
3
,
and
p
4
are the four values supplied in params, and
x
o
,
y
o
,
z
o
,
and
w
o
are the object coordinates of the vertex.
This function can be used, for example, to texture-map terrain using sea level
as a reference plane
(defined by
p
1
,
p
2
,
p
3
,
and
p
4
).
The altitude of a terrain vertex is computed by the GL_OBJECT_LINEAR
coordinate generation function as its distance from sea level;
that altitude can then be used to index the texture image to map white snow
onto peaks and green grass onto foothills.
If the texture generation function is GL_EYE_LINEAR, the function
g
=
p
1
″
×
x
e
+
p
2
″
×
y
e
+
p
3
″
×
z
e
+
p
4
″
×
w
e
is used, where
p
1
″
⁢
p
2
″
⁢
p
3
″
⁢
p
4
″
=
p
1
⁢
p
2
⁢
p
3
⁢
p
4
⁢
M
-1
and
x
e
,
y
e
,
z
e
,
and
w
e
are the eye coordinates of the vertex,
p
1
,
p
2
,
p
3
,
and
p
4
are the values supplied in params, and
M
is the modelview matrix when glTexGen is invoked.
If
M
is poorly conditioned or singular,
texture coordinates generated by the resulting function may be inaccurate
or undefined.
Note that the values in params define a reference plane in eye coordinates.
The modelview matrix that is applied to them may not be the same one
in effect when the polygon vertices are transformed.
This function establishes a field of texture coordinates
that can produce dynamic contour lines on moving objects.
If the texture generation function is GL_SPHERE_MAP and coord is either
GL_S or
GL_T,
s
and
t
texture coordinates are generated as follows.
Let u be the unit vector pointing from the origin to the polygon vertex
(in eye coordinates).
Let n sup prime be the current normal,
after transformation to eye coordinates.
Let
f
=
f
x
⁢
f
y
⁢
f
z
T
be the reflection vector such that
f
=
u
-
2
⁢
n
″
⁢
n
″
T
⁢
u
Finally, let
m
=
2
⁢
f
x
2
+
f
y
2
+
f
z
+
1
2
.
Then the values assigned to the
s
and
t
texture coordinates are
s
=
f
x
m
+
1
2
t
=
f
y
m
+
1
2
To enable or disable a texture-coordinate generation function, call
glEnable or glDisable
with one of the symbolic texture-coordinate names
(GL_TEXTURE_GEN_S,
GL_TEXTURE_GEN_T,
GL_TEXTURE_GEN_R, or
GL_TEXTURE_GEN_Q) as the argument.
When enabled,
the specified texture coordinate is computed
according to the generating function associated with that coordinate.
When disabled,
subsequent vertices take the specified texture coordinate
from the current set of texture coordinates. Initially, all texture
generation functions are set to GL_EYE_LINEAR and are disabled.
Both
s
plane equations are (1, 0, 0, 0),
both
t
plane equations are (0, 1, 0, 0),
and all
r
and
q
plane equations are (0, 0, 0, 0).
When the ARB_multitexture
extension is supported, glTexGen sets the
texture generation parameters for the currently active texture unit,
selected with glActiveTexture.
Errors
GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated when coord or pname is not an
accepted defined value,
or when pname is GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE and params is not an
accepted defined value.
GL_INVALID_ENUM is generated when pname is GL_TEXTURE_GEN_MODE,
params is GL_SPHERE_MAP,
and coord is either GL_R or GL_Q.
GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glTexGen
is executed between the execution of glBegin
and the corresponding execution of glEnd.
Associated Gets
glGetTexGen
glIsEnabled with argument GL_TEXTURE_GEN_S
glIsEnabled with argument GL_TEXTURE_GEN_T
glIsEnabled with argument GL_TEXTURE_GEN_R
glIsEnabled with argument GL_TEXTURE_GEN_Q
See Also
glActiveTexture,
glCopyPixels,
glCopyTexImage2D,
glCopyTexSubImage1D,
glCopyTexSubImage2D,
glCopyTexSubImage3D,
glTexEnv,
glTexImage1D,
glTexImage2D,
glTexImage3D,
glTexParameter,
glTexSubImage1D,
glTexSubImage2D,
glTexSubImage3D
Copyright
Copyright 1991-2006
Silicon Graphics, Inc. This document is licensed under the SGI
Free Software B License. For details, see
http://oss.sgi.com/projects/FreeB/.