rotating tire rims of car opengl transformations

Question

Here is the draw function which draws the parts of the car, in this function car rims is checked and flag is checked, and i need to rotate the tire rim as i move the car. Someth

Answer 1

In order to rotate a part about its own center, you need to translate it to the origin, rotate it, and translate it back.

So your

        glRotatef(45,1,0,0) # rotate 45 deg about x axis (thru the world origin)

needs to be preceded and followed by translations.

See the accepted answer to this question.