https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer

Basic C++ ray tracing program based on book series by Peter Shirley
https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer

cmake cpp cpp17 geometry graphics path-tracing raytracer raytracing

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Basic C++ ray tracing program based on book series by Peter Shirley

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer
• Owner: allenvox
• Created: 2024-02-29T17:00:22.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-07T01:39:50.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-10T07:07:32.821Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: cmake, cpp, cpp17, geometry, graphics, path-tracing, raytracer, raytracing
• Language: C++
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• Size: 279 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# C++ Ray Tracer

![GitHub last commit](https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/allenvox/ray-tracer)



Build: `cmake --preset release && cmake --build --preset release`


Run: `build/release/bin/raytracer > image.ppm`

### Example images:

###### Final scene with focus distance & camera positioning ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/2baa99a02b6073fc3e651fb14606d44bfc3f6687))

![10](.github/examples/10.jpg)

###### Hollow glass sphere (left) ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/1d11530e40c7f58e5b4530ce218c51b08c3e0353))

![9](.github/examples/9.jpg)

###### Fuzzed metal material on center (fuzz 0.3) & left spheres (fuzz 1.0) ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/4912576d73af69980262939c4155eb8ec0b7e925))

![8](.github/examples/8.jpg)

###### Metal & Lambertian sphere materials ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/98c76d39869021d35ad793d6fbec21954396d843))

![7](.github/examples/7.jpg)

###### Diffuse sphere with no shadow acne ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/8bf74026fe05d62e404a57aa4a8a90bd79651bcd))

![6](.github/examples/6.jpg)

###### Diffuse sphere ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/12f7e0e9929322bcb155471779ce426db12a5cd1))

![5](.github/examples/5.jpg)

###### Sphere with antialiasing ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/580a02dffecbed07362f1b632d736bb5a16b3565))

![4](.github/examples/4.jpg)

###### Gradient sphere in a world with ground & sky ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/266b1e426b31ecb2b4cb4b20fe7b1e9b47c199e9))

![3](.github/examples/3.jpg)

###### Simple sky ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/b34d3c142cb37209aaaf5b242efd3f728f1a0066))

![2](.github/examples/2.jpg)

###### Simple gradients ([commit](https://github.com/allenvox/ray-tracer/tree/8744b4b397affb99e536a181ebe93696a20f33f1))

![1](.github/examples/1.jpg)