Applying a texture to a sphere, using QUAD_STRIPS

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#1

I have a method for drawing a sphere:


    static public void drawSphere(GL gl, double radius, int lats, int longs) {
        /*
         * This algorithm moves along the z-axis, for PI radians and then at
         * each point rotates around the z-axis drawing a QUAD_STRIP.
         * 
         * If you you start i at a non-zero value then you will see an open
         * end along the z-axis. If you start j at a none zero-axis then you
         * will see segements taken out.
         */
        gl.glEnable(GL.GL_TEXTURE_GEN_S);                          // Enable Texture Coord Generation For S (NEW)
        gl.glEnable(GL.GL_TEXTURE_GEN_T);                          // Enable Texture Coord Generation For T (NEW)


        for ( int i = 0; i <= lats; i++) {
            double lat0 = Math.PI * (-0.5 + (double) (i - 1) / lats);
            double z0 = Math.sin(lat0) * radius;
            double zr0 = Math.cos(lat0) * radius;

            double lat1 = Math.PI * (-0.5 + (double) i / lats);
            double z1 = Math.sin(lat1) * radius;
            double zr1 = Math.cos(lat1) * radius;

            gl.glBegin(GL.GL_QUAD_STRIP);
            for ( int j = 0; j <= longs; j++) {
                double lng = 2 * Math.PI * (double) (j - 1) / longs;
                double x = Math.cos(lng) *radius;
                double y = Math.sin(lng) *radius;
                
                gl.glNormal3d(x * zr0, y * zr0, z0);
                gl.glVertex3d(x * zr0, y * zr0, z0);
                
                gl.glNormal3d(x * zr1, y * zr1, z1);
                gl.glVertex3d(x * zr1, y * zr1, z1);
            }
            gl.glEnd();
        }

        gl.glDisable(GL.GL_TEXTURE_GEN_S);                      
        gl. glDisable(GL.GL_TEXTURE_GEN_T);       
    }

I now want to modify this to allow for applying a texture around the globe. If I had split the sphere into QUADs, then I would probably have applied the texture as a percentage of the rotation, but I am not sure how I would do this with a quad strip?

I would like the texture to wrap around the object, like a map around a globe, rather than repeat.

#2

Hi, to map a rectangle texture of earth onto a quad you have to disable the automatic texture coordinates generation and provide yourself the texture coordinates of you vertex defining your quads mesh. It’s quite easy using latitude and longitude…

I think that i have the code somewhere on my hard drive but it’s quite a good exercise to do it yourself.

Hope it helps.

#3

First google hit for “spherical mapping”: http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/texture_colour/spheremap/. Haven’t read it, but from the pictures it appears to be what you want :wink:

#4

Thanks, looks like what I was looking for :slight_smile:

BTW Google is great, but you just need to know the right search terms.