Method GL.glFrustum()

Method glFrustum

void glFrustum(float left, float right, float bottom, float top, float zNear, float zFar)

Description

glFrustum describes a perspective matrix that produces a perspective projection. The current matrix (see glMatrixMode) is multiplied by this matrix and the result replaces the current matrix, as if glMultMatrix were called with the following matrix as its argument:

.sp 5 .ce .EQ down 130 {left ( ~~ matrix { ccol { {{2 ~ "zNear"} over {"right" - "left"}} above 0 above 0 above 0 } ccol { 0 above {{2 ~ "zNear"} over {"top" - "bottom"}} ~ above 0 above 0 } ccol { A ~~~~ above B ~~~~ above C ~~~~ above -1 ~~~~} ccol { 0 above 0 above D above 0} } ~~~ right )} .EN .sp .ce .EQ down 130 {A ~=~ {"right" + "left"} over {"right" - "left"}} .EN .sp .ce .EQ down 130 {B ~=~ {"top" + "bottom"} over {"top" - "bottom"}} .EN .sp .ce .EQ down 130 {C ~=~ -{{"zFar" + "zNear"} over {"zFar" - "zNear"}}} .EN .sp .ce .EQ down 130 {D ~=~ -{{2 ~ "zFar" ~ "zNear"} over {"zFar" - "zNear"}}} .EN .sp

Typically, the matrix mode is GL_PROJECTION, and (left, bottom, -zNear) and (right, top, -zNear) specify the points on the near clipping plane that are mapped to the lower left and upper right corners of the window, assuming that the eye is located at (0, 0, 0). -zFar specifies the location of the far clipping plane. Both zNear and zFar must be positive.

Use glPushMatrix and glPopMatrix to save and restore the current matrix stack.

Parameter left

Specify the coordinates for the left and right vertical clipping planes.

Parameter bottom

Specify the coordinates for the bottom and top horizontal clipping planes.

Parameter zNear

Specify the distances to the near and far depth clipping planes. Both distances must be positive.

Throws

GL_INVALID_VALUE is generated if zNear or zFar is not positive.

GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glFrustum is executed between the execution of glBegin and the corresponding execution of glEnd.