Chapter 11. It's All About the Pipeline: Faster Geometry Throughput

by Richard S. Wright, Jr.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER:

How To	Functions You'll Use
Assemble polygons to create 3D objects	`glBegin`/`glEnd`/`glVertex`
Optimize object display with display lists	`glNewList`/`glEndList`/`glCallList`
Store and transfer geometry more efficiently	`glEnableClientState`/
	`glDisableClientState`/
	`glVertexPointer`/`glNormalPointer`/
	`glTexCoordPointer`/`glColorPointer`/
	`glEdgeFlagPointer`/
	`glFogCoordPointer/`
	`glSecondaryColorPointer/`
	`glArrayElement`/`glDrawArrays`/
	`glInterleavedArrays`
`Reduce geometric bandwidth`	`glDrawElements/`
	`glDrawRangeElements/`
	`glMultiDrawElements`

In the preceding chapters, we covered the basic OpenGL rendering techniques and technologies. Using this knowledge, there ...

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OpenGL® SuperBible, Third Edition by Richard S. Wright, Benjamin Lipchak