C++ Ray Tracer following Peter Shirley's 'Ray Tracing in One Weekend'
This project demonstrates fundamental ray tracing concepts including realistic lighting, materials, and 3D rendering.
Features
Realistic Materials Lambertian (matte) surfaces with accurate light scattering Metallic materials with configurable fuzziness Dielectric (glass) materials with refraction
Advanced Camera System Adjustable field of view and focus Depth of field effects Anti-aliasing through supersampling
Physical Light Simulation Accurate ray bouncing and light transport Gamma correction for realistic color output Configurable ray depth for performance tuning
Building
Clone this repository Open the .sln file in Visual Studio Build the solution (Ctrl + Shift + B) Navigate to the Debug folder in command prompt
Running bash# Navigate to debug folder cd "path/to/project/x64/Debug"
myfirstraytracer.exe > image.ppm
Viewing Output The ray tracer outputs in PPM format. You can:
Use online PPM viewers Convert to PNG/JPG using online tools
Some more examples of things you can do with this Ray Tracer:
