Does anyone know if it is possible to use sprites in OpenGL ? (I know it probably is, but I thought I''d ask just to be sure) If so, how ? Thanks a bunch If you have any info plz email me at galwyn@hotmail.com The Kid I don''''t know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.

I believe that the closest thing to a sprite is 2 texturemapped triangles in the form of a quad. I don''t think OpenGL can do it any other way. (Except maybe by using copypixels, but that''s probably WAY to slow)

Well, I thought there was a way. Boy do I feel stupid now.

Dont feel stupid, there is a way.

It''s called raster graphics.

You should check out the gl command...

glBitmap

You can aloso use bitmap fonts as simple sprites...

glCallLists/glGenLists
glListBase/ wglUseFontBitmaps

or for color images...

glDrawPixels
glReadPixels/glCopyPixels

Theese are the ones you should study closer to make simple
sprites. Some of them are limited to only 2 colors such as
glBitmap and others not. They are not menant for that purpose,
but you can easy use them to simulate sprites.

Good Luck. Allmight

Did you see the tutorials? What do you mean by sprites? There''s a tutorial on making those quads that always face the camera... Aren''t those sprites?

Yes, those quads that always face camera are actually sprites but they are often called as billboards.

Isn''t there a tutorial about displaying a bmp in 3D space ( the star demo thing) Im a newbie but ist that like a sprite

I maybe wrong!

Alan

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