---
name: "gluDeleteTess"
section: "3x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xlibmesa-glu-dev"
version: "4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gluDeleteTess"
---

# gluDeleteTess(3x)

destroy a tessellation object

## NAME

**gluDeleteTess** - destroy a tessellation object

## C SPECIFICATION

void **gluDeleteTess**( GLUtesselator\* *tess* )

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## PARAMETERS

- *tess*

  Specifies the tessellation object to destroy.

## DESCRIPTION

**gluDeleteTess** destroys the indicated tessellation object (which was created with **gluNewTess**) and frees any memory that it used.

## SEE ALSO

**gluBeginPolygon(3G)**, **gluNewTess(3G)**, **gluTessCallback(3G)**