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I want to rotate a gluSphere around a fixed point in a circular motion, like a planet going around the sun.
Would it be best to use glRotatef or glTranslate? If so, in which order should I call them?
You’ll have to do a little of both:
gluSphereis ‘facing’ the fixed point, so that translating forward with respect to the sphere puts you closer to the center of its orbitglTranslatefthegluSphereforward to the point around which you want it to rotateglRotatefthe direction you want the sphere to orbitglTranslatefbackwards just as far as you went forwardThat way, your sphere stays the same distance from the center, but gets translated ‘around’ in a nice orbit.