alimoghimii / lumenforge-cpp-raytracer

A basic Raytracer with no external dependencies, implemented in C/C++ as part of my 3D Computer Simulations learning process.

Lumen Forge - C++ (W.I.P)

A basic Raytracer with no external dependencies, implemented in C/C++ as part of my 3D graphics and computer simulations learning process. feel free to fork, comment suggestions, tips or add pull requests.

Note

This project is a work in progress.

Step-by-Step Results

Manual compile examples

To compile and create an .o file (Compiler)

• g++ -c Raytracer.cpp

To create a output.exe file from the .o files (Linker)

• g++ Raytracer.o Image.o (etc...) -o output

To run the output.exe file

• ./output

Compile using CMake file

Prerequisites

1. Make sure "g++" and "make" are present in your enviroment variables, test with, g++ --version and make --version if missing add the following to "Path" in "User variables for YOURNAME" (VSCode MSYS2)
   

   • Base compiler files : C:\msys64\ucrt64\bin
     
   • CMake : C:\msys64\usr\bin
     

2. Install the Makefile extension by Microsoft and add the "C:\msys64\usr\bin" path to the Make Path extension settings field.

To run the make file

• make

To clear the compiled files

• make clear

To make the files and run the program

• make run

References and resources

Some books and references that helped me learn the basics :

• Raytracing Book Series by Peter Shirley, Trevor David Black, Steve Hollasch
  Ray Tracing in One Weekend
  Ray Tracing: The Next Week
  Ray Tracing: The Rest of Your Life
  

• Arun Ravindran's (ArunRocks) references on raytracing and tutorials
  Website

• LearningTwice's tutorials
  Website