PA 1 Open GL Basics

Deadline: September 9th, 11:59pm (2014)

Your tasks in this assignment are listed below

Setup your programming environment and compile the provided code
- Here is the code: ~~cs451-PA1.7z~~ Δ
- Here is a newer version of the code: cs451-PA1-new.7z Δ
Create a random tetrahedron in obj file format

You will need 4 vertices and therefore 12 numbers

Use http://www.random.org/integers/ to generate these numbers between 10 and 100

Use the provided code to render your tetrahedron

Keep trying different numbers until your tetrahedron has a positive volume

What and How to submit

How to set up your programming environment for OpenGL on Windows

Things that you need for this assignment should be inside cs451-PA1\lib and cs451-PA1\GL However,

If you want to install your own glut (freeglut), you can download it here: http://freeglut.sourceforge.net/
If you are using Visual C++ 2013, a solution file is already provided in cs451-PA1\vc_files
If you are using older versions of Visual C++, such as VC 2010, or if you would like to use Eclips with Cygwin or MingGW, this link provides you a detailed description on how you can do it: https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/opengl/HowTo_OpenGL_C.html

Here is another link with very detailed instruction that can help you step up your programming environment: http://web.eecs.umich.edu/~sugih/courses/eecs487/glut-howto/#win

From a terminal, follow the commands below

You might want to setup an IDE for your future assignments.

sudo apt-get install eclipse eclipse-cdt

Then the easiest way is to use the provided makefile in eclipse by creating a makefile (empty) project

OpenGL and GLUT come with the system. Ideally, you should be able to compile the code by just typing

However, you might want to setup an IDE for your future assignments.

If you would like to use Eclipse, then the easiest way is to use the make file in eclipse by creating a makefile project