angeluriot/Ray_tracer

A ray tracer for our advanced graphics class.

💡 Ray tracer

This project is a ray tracer made in C++ on the CPU that can render complex 3D scenes with custom models and textures, reflexions and refractions, shadows, and more.

📋 Summary

• 📋 Summary
• ✨ Features
• 🛠️ Install
• 🗓️ Releases
• 🧪 Tests
• 🙏 Credits

✨ Features

• You can specify the scene you want to render in a YAML file

• You can import 3D models and texture files

• The program implements:

  • Normal and Z-buffer rendering
  • Anti-aliasing
  • Projected and soft shadows
  • Reflections and refractions
  • Gooch shading
  • Normal and specular mapping
  • Textures
  • Basic shapes and custom 3D models

🛠️ Install

You can run the buid_vs.bat file to build the project with Visual Studio, or just use the CMake Tools extension on VS Code.

🗓️ Releases

If you just want to test the program without editing the source code, go see the Releases.

🧪 Tests

🙏 Credits

• Angel Uriot: Co-creator of the project.
• Arthur Azambe: Co-creator of the project.
• Guillaume Descomps: Co-creator of the project.