ok i just started with OpenGl so im probably looking at this the wrong way, but heres my problem:
I got a list of polygons and their respective verticies, this all in one list to make up a object, like a cube, i have two of three of these for now, when render the scene i want to render one of these objects a certian amount above the y-axis of the second object, how do i determine where to translate it to?, also is there anyway to move the camera? as in leave everything in a static position and rotation and just move where your looking at it from?

thank you for your time, and hopefully your answer,

regards,
matt bell

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