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Asked: 2026-05-18T07:09:15+00:00

I have a moving 3d scene set up, and I want to make a

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I have a moving 3d scene set up, and I want to make a stationary 2d GUI overlay that is always on top, when I try making 2d shapes I don’t see anything. When I call: glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION); my 3d scene disappears and I’m left with a blank window…

here is the code I’m using for the overlay

EDIT: updated code

    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluOrtho2D(-100, 100, -100, 100);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);
glColor3f(1, 1, 1);
glPushMatrix();
glBegin(GL_QUADS); 
glVertex3f(-5.0f, 5.0f, 0.0f); 
glVertex3f(-5.0f, -5.0f, 0.0f); 
glVertex3f(5.0f, -5.0f, 0.0f); 
glVertex3f(5.0f, 5.0f, 0.0f); 
glEnd();   
glPopMatrix();
glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glutSwapBuffers();
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  1. Editorial Team

    You must draw your quad in the other order. By default, OpenGL use counterclockwise front facing polygons. That means that you don’t see your polygon because you see only its back face.

    You might take a look at glFrontFace.

    EDIT:

    Also, if that doesn’t work, you could try to disable the following states:

    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
glLoadIdentity();
glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
glLoadIdentity();
gluOrtho2D(-100, 100, -100, 100);
glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
glDisable(GL_BLENDING);
glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
glDisable(GL_LIGHTING);

    You might want use glPushAttrib and glPopAttrib in order not to mess your state.

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