Making a billboard in OpenGL?

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I am going to make a billboard for a OpenGL Demo. But how to i rotate it so it allways faces the camera, if i know the camera's X, Y, and Z coordinates, and the billboards X, Y, and Z coordinates?

Posted 17-Feb-12 15:17pm

Liam S. Crouch

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enhzflep · Answer 1 · 2012-02-18T14:32:00

Solution 3

Try this on for size!
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Posted 18-Feb-12 14:32pm

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