Learning OpenGL Series - Lesson 1

1. Lesson 1 - OpenGL
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OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
Lesson 1

2. OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
What is OpenGL
Graphics rendering API
Software interface to graphics software
Windows system independent
Operating system independent
Standard for graphics programming
Available on various platforms
Open Graphics Library
Benefits of using OpenGL

3. OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
Related API
Many modeling features: quadric surfaces,
NURBS, tessellators
Windowing and user interface API
Provides handy shape primitives(torus,
teapot, cube)
GLU(OpenGL Utility Library)
GLUT(OpenGL Utility Toolkit)

4. OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
Graphics HW/SW and API

5. OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
OpenGL Pipeline

6. OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
Graphics Software Stacks

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Copy OpenGL Files Test Program
Setting up OpenGL
Install a fresh copy of
Visual Studio 2010.
Install VS 2010
Copy required files Run the provided code to
check if OpenGL is
working properly
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Nkn-t1NjRyFo48UHtPiE4TDNaAQE0BXr?usp=sharing
Installation Files

8. OPENGL FUNDAMENTALS
Preliminaries
#include <gl.h>
#include <glu.h>
#include <glut.h>
Header Files
GL
GLU
GLUT
Libraries
GLfloat
GLint
GLdouble
GLenum
Built in types

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01 OpenGL
Documentation:
https://docs.gl/
02 Wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/OpenGL
03 OpenGL Book:
https://learnopengl.c
om/book/book_pdf.p
df
04 OpenGL Examples:
https://www.opengl.o
rg/archives/resource
s/code/samples/glut
_examples/examples
/examples.html
Readings and Links