How to position object using forward, top and center coordinates in opengl.

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Published on 2010-04-10T14:44:31Z Indexed on 2010/04/10 14:53 UTC
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Hello

I have a scene and an object placed in some coordinates. I can transform the object using glTranslate(center) and then glRotate...

But how do I rotate an object not using angles but rather directions top and forward?

Thanks

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