Hi!

I found some tutorial code how to create a sphere using Opengl API's.

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typedef struct
{
int X;
int Y;
int Z;

double U;
double V;
}VERTICES;

void CreateSphere (double R, double H, double K, double Z) {
int n;
double a;
double b;

n = 0;

for( b = 0; b <= 90 - space; b+=space){
for( a = 0; a <= 360 - space; a+=space){

VERTEX[n].X = R * sin((a) / 180 * PI) * sin((b) / 180 * PI) - H;
VERTEX[n].Y = R * cos((a) / 180 * PI) * sin((b) / 180 * PI) + K;
VERTEX[n].Z = R * cos((b) / 180 * PI) - Z;
VERTEX[n].V = (2 * b) / 360;
VERTEX[n].U = (a) / 360;
n++;

VERTEX[n].X = R * sin((a) / 180 * PI) * sin((b + space) / 180 * PI) - H;
VERTEX[n].Y = R * cos((a) / 180 * PI) * sin((b + space) / 180 * PI) + K;
VERTEX[n].Z = R * cos((b + space) / 180 * PI) - Z;
VERTEX[n].V = (2 * (b + space)) / 360;
VERTEX[n].U = (a) / 360;
n++;

VERTEX[n].X = R * sin((a + space) / 180 * PI) * sin((b) / 180 * PI) - H;
VERTEX[n].Y = R * cos((a + space) / 180 * PI) * sin((b) / 180 * PI) + K;
VERTEX[n].Z = R * cos((b) / 180 * PI) - Z;
VERTEX[n].V = (2 * b) / 360;
VERTEX[n].U = (a + space) / 360;
n++;

VERTEX[n].X = R * sin((a + space) / 180 * PI) * sin((b + space) / 180 * PI) - H;
VERTEX[n].Y = R * cos((a + space) / 180 * PI) * sin((b + space) / 180 * PI) + K;
VERTEX[n].Z = R * cos((b + space) / 180 * PI) - Z;
VERTEX[n].V = (2 * (b + space)) / 360;
VERTEX[n].U = (a + space) / 360;
n++;

}
}
}

The problem is that the calculated values of X, Y and Z are integers.

I would like to use glVertexPointer to be able do draw this sphere.
Could someone please help me here.
Do I need to do something with the calculated values to be able to use glVertexPointer and glDrawElements?

Thanks

Just cast it to a a float.

The problem is that some of the values or higher then 1.0f.

Do I need to convert the values somehow to fit the screen coordinates ?

Thanks