C++ Raytracer

Features

• Recursive raytracing (Whitted Integrator)
• Can render Constructive solid geometries
• Can process triangle meshes through the .obj format
• Multithreaded
• Supports reflective and refractive materials

Dependencies

• cmake >= 3.1.3
• gcc

Setup

1. Clone this repository: $ git@github.com:simplay/cpptracer.git
2. Fetch and update all external dependencies: $ git submodule update --init --recursive

Building

Build by making a build directory (i.e. build/), run cmake in that dir, and then use make to build the desired target:

$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=[Debug | Coverage | Release]
$ make

Usage

Inside build/, execute ./main.x

Execute ./main --help to see a list of all available arguments.

Running the tests

Inside build/, execute ./unit_tests.x

Running the benchmarks

Inside build/, execute ./benchmarks.x

Generate Documentation

Inside build/, execute make doc

Contributing

1. Fork this repository
2. Create your feature branch git checkout -b my-new-feature
3. Commit your changes git commit -am "Add some feature"
4. Push to the branch git push origin my-new-feature
5. Create new Pull Request (in your forked repository)

References

• Boilerplate taken from: https://github.com/bsamseth/cpp-project
• Explosion Rendering was inspired by the work of: https://github.com/ssloy/tinykaboom/wiki