osx man page for glrotate

GLROTATE(3G)															      GLROTATE(3G)

NAME
       glRotated, glRotatef - multiply the current matrix by a rotation matrix

C SPECIFICATION
       void glRotated( GLdouble angle,
		       GLdouble x,
		       GLdouble y,
		       GLdouble z )
       void glRotatef( GLfloat angle,
		       GLfloat x,
		       GLfloat y,
		       GLfloat z )

PARAMETERS
       angle  Specifies the angle of rotation, in degrees.

       x, y, z
	      Specify the x, y, and z coordinates of a vector, respectively.

DESCRIPTION
       glRotate  produces a rotation of angle degrees around the vector (x, y, z).  The current matrix (see glMatrixMode) is multiplied by a rota-
       tion matrix with the product replacing the current matrix, as if glMultMatrix were called with the following matrix as its argument:

	 x^2(1-c)+c	xy(1-c)-zs     xz(1-c)+ys     0
	 yx(1-c)+zs	y^2(1-c)+c     yz(1-c)-xs     0
	 xz(1-c)-ys	yz(1-c)+xs     z^2(1-c)+c     0
	      0 	     0		     0	      1

       Where c = cos (angle), s = sin (angle), and ||(x, y, z)|| = 1 (if not, the GL will normalize this vector).

       If the matrix mode is either GL_MODELVIEW or GL_PROJECTION, all objects drawn after glRotate is called are rotated.  Use  glPushMatrix  and
       glPopMatrix to save and restore the unrotated coordinate system.

NOTES
       This rotation follows the right-hand rule, so if the vector (x, y, z) points toward the user, the rotation will be counterclockwise.

ERRORS
       GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glRotate is executed between the execution of glBegin and the corresponding execution of glEnd.

ASSOCIATED GETS
       glGet with argument GL_MATRIX_MODE
       glGet with argument GL_COLOR_MATRIX
       glGet with argument GL_MODELVIEW_MATRIX
       glGet with argument GL_PROJECTION_MATRIX
       glGet with argument GL_TEXTURE_MATRIX

SEE ALSO
       glMatrixMode, glMultMatrix, glPushMatrix, glScale, glTranslate

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