What are the two parameters in a glPolygonOffset() call and what do they mean?
Polygon offset allows the application to specify a depth offset with two parameters, factor and units. factor scales the maximum Z slope, with respect to X or Y of the polygon, and units scales the minimum resolvable depth buffer value. The results are summed to produce the depth offset. This offset is applied in screen space, typically with positive Z pointing into the screen. The factor parameter is required to ensure correct results for filled primitives that are nearly edge-on to the viewer. In this case, the difference between Z values for the same pixel generated by two coplanar primitives can be as great as the maximum Z slope in X or Y. This Z slope will be large for nearly edge-on primitives, and almost non-existent for face-on primitives. The factor parameter lets you add this type of variable difference into the resulting depth offset. A typical use might be to set factor and units to 1.0 to offset primitives into positive Z (into the screen) and enable polygon offset for fi
