Hi, I''m pretty new to OpenGL programming, and I''m trying out the tutorials on basic polys and translation. I''m writing my code in Java using gl4java, because I don''t know C. (I''m a servlet/jsp/applet programmer). Actually it''s kind of nice not to have to worry about the memory issues that I see in the C programs. (I''m lazy.) The problem I''m having is a fairly stupid one, and I don''t get why it won''t work. I took the tutorial on translating basic 2d polys (the triangle and the quad), cut out the quad, and made a pyramid that translates on whatever axis. This works all well and fine, but I can''t seem to put a bottom on the damn thing. The four sides of the pyramid show up just fine (I color them differently so I can see the difference) but I can''t seem to draw the bottom. Does the bottom of the pyramid need to be a different type? I tried putting a quad on the bottom, but it acts like a separate entity. Thanks!

Perhaps the problem is that I''m a blazing idiot and didn''t think of that. DOH!

Thanks

Well, I tried this and it doesn't look right. Attached is the source. Credits to Darren Hodges for the original source which I have mucked up. This is taken from lesson 4 of the java conversion:
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public void display()
{
if (glj.gljMakeCurrent(true) == false)
return;
gl.glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
gl.glLoadIdentity();
gl.glTranslatef(-0.0f, 0.0f, -8.0f);
gl.glRotatef(rtri, -10.0f, 10.0f, 0.0f);

gl.glBegin(GL_POLYGON);
//first side
gl.glColor3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); //Set The Color To Red
gl.glVertex3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f); //Top
gl.glColor3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f); //Set The Color Green
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); //Bottom Left
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f); //Color To Blue
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //Bottom Right

//second side
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
gl.glColor3f(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); //point 2-2
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,1.0f,1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //point 3-2

//third side
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
gl.glColor3f(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); //point 2 -2
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); //point 2 -1

//fourth side
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
gl.glColor3f(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //point 2 -3
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //point 2 -1

//Bottom side1
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
gl.glColor3f(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //point 2 -3
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //point 2 -1

//bottom side2
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,1.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f);
gl.glColor3f(1.0f,0.0f,0.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(1.0f, -1.0f, 1.0f); //point 2 -3
gl.glColor3f(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f);
gl.glVertex3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f); //point 2 -1

gl.glEnd();
gl.glLoadIdentity();
rtri += 0.2f;

glj.gljSwap();
}

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Notice bottom side1 and side2. These appear correctly when they're all by themselves as a square, like they should. If I include the other sides, what I get is a triangle thru the center of the other sides.

This looks like a triangle who's point is at the apex of the pyramid, and splits the other triangles, halving the pyramid.
Any ideas?

Edited by - borzwazie on July 18, 2000 1:22:06 AM

Thanks for all your help, everyone!