OpenGL API

#1

Hi
I’m interested in OpenGL programming but don’t have the required API. Please tell me if OpenGL API is downloadable for free & if yes then from where can I download it.

Robin

#2

http://www.opengl.org/

#3

well, it depends on what system you are on. Check the NeHe tutorials at:
http://nehe.gamedev.net/lesson.asp?index=01

A great page of resources for people who wants to startup and learn OpenGL. You should also take a look at the “Red Book”: [b]OpenGL Programming Guide: The Official Guide to Learning OpenGL, Version 1.4, Fourth Edition

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Amazon, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0321173481/qid=1096297216/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/002-8435403-9721634?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

You should also take a look at the GLUT package which is good if you want to get up and running with OpenGL without a lot of OS specific code.

-mk-

#4

ignore this one, posted twice … :shrug:

#5

Hi,

I’ve been frantically roaming around the opengl.org but in vain.Please give a link to the download page.

Robin

#6

Try google it works wonders.

http://www.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html
http://www.berkelium.com/OpenGL/sgi-opengl.html

OpenGL is just a bunch of specifications. Don’t confuse it with different implementations (mesa: a software based impl. for linux, etc etc).

#7

You will most likely also find that your compiler package already comes with the needed headers and libs for OpenGL C/C++ development, though they will probably be at the 1.2 version level. For someone just getting started, though, I don’t think that should matter.

The tutorials already mentioned are, in terms of the basics, all v1.2-oriented. Just get yourself a decent reference along with the info on opengl.org and in those tutorials and you should find what you need.

#8

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