Question

How to draw 2D & 3D stuffs in OpenGL together? If possible, please show me some C++ code.
Please show both how to draw behind & in front of 3D objects.

Answer 1

About that way:

void render_perspective_scene(void);

void render_ortho_scene(void);

void render_HUD();

void display()
{
    float const aspect = (float)win_width/(float)win_height;

    glViewport(0,0,win_width,win_height);
    glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);

    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
    glLoadIdentity();
    glFrustum(-aspect*near/lens, aspect*near/lens, -near/lens, near/lens, near, far);
    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
    glLoadIdentity();
    render_perspective_scene();

    // just clear the depth buffer, so that everything that's
    // drawn next will overlay the previously rendered scene.
    glClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
    glLoadIdentity();
    glOrtho(-aspect*scale, aspect*scale, -scale, scale, 0, 1);
    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
    glLoadIdentity();
    render_ortho_scene();

    // Same for the HUD, only that we render
    // that one in pixel coordinates.
    glClear(GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
    glLoadIdentity();
    glOrtho(0, win_width, 0, win_height, 0, 1);
    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
    glLoadIdentity();
    render_HUD();
}