glLoadIdentity

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Name

glLoadIdentity - replace the current matrix with the identity matrix

C Specification

void glLoadIdentity( void )

Description

glLoadIdentity replaces the current matrix with the identity matrix. It is semantically equivalent to calling glLoadMatrix with the identity matrix ( 1 0 0 0 ) | | | 0 1 0 0 | | 0 0 1 0 | | | ( 0 0 0 1 ) but in some cases it is more efficient.

Errors

GL_INVALID_OPERATION is generated if glLoadIdentity 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_MODELVIEW_MATRIX
glGet with argument GL_PROJECTION_MATRIX
glGet with argument GL_TEXTURE_MATRIX

See Also

glLoadMatrix
glMatrixMode
glMultMatrix
glPushMatrix

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