https://maxkruf.com/tag/raytracing/Recent content in Raytracing on Max KrufHugoenSun, 07 Mar 2021 16:47:11 +0000https://maxkruf.com/ray-tracer/Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:38:00 +0000https://maxkruf.com/ray-tracer/<p>A ray tracer made in C++ to learn about math, data structures, algorithms and of course ray tracing.</p> <p>It uses SFML to display the output. The math library is made by hand.</p> <p><img src="https://maxkruf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RayTracingStats_01.png" alt="" loading="lazy"></p> <h2 id="features">Features</h2> <ul> <li>Primitive shapes.</li> <li>Hard/soft shadows.</li> <li>Roughness.</li> <li>Phong shading.</li> <li>Reflection and refraction.</li> <li>(Prototype) sphere based acceleration structure.</li> <li>Directional and point lights.</li> </ul> <h2 id="project-details">Project Details</h2> <p>For this assignment we had to create our own math library and then build a ray tracer using it. The base course was focused on getting a basic understanding about ray tracing, light, math and optimizations. The extra course I followed was about path tracing, low level optimizations and building towards a real-time ray/path tracer.</p>