https://github.com/giuliom/basicrenderer

A simple renderer
https://github.com/giuliom/basicrenderer

3d-graphics cplusplus cplusplus-14 cplusplus-17 cpp cpp11 cpp14 cpp17 path-tracing pathtracing rasterizer ray-tracing raytracer raytracing-engine software-rendering

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A simple renderer

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/giuliom/basicrenderer
• Owner: giuliom
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2017-11-01T21:23:37.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-01-08T19:19:10.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-19T23:44:52.832Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: 3d-graphics, cplusplus, cplusplus-14, cplusplus-17, cpp, cpp11, cpp14, cpp17, path-tracing, pathtracing, rasterizer, ray-tracing, raytracer, raytracing-engine, software-rendering
• Language: C++
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.3 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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# BasicRenderer

A simple renderer

![Build and Tests](https://github.com/giuliom/BasicRenderer/actions/workflows/CI.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)

![Screenshot](basicrenderer.JPG?raw=true "Screenshot")

## Description

Basic Renderer is a simple renderer made with fun and learning in mind.

Development is currently on hold.

Features planned:

* Rasterization

* Classic Ray-Tracing

* Path-Tracing

The solution includes two projects:

- BasicRenderer aka the actual renderer itself that can be built as standalone executable

- QtGUI a graphical interface for BasicRenderer made with Qt 5.15.0

## Getting Started

### BasicRenderer

The project root folder contains a BasicRenderer.sln Visual Studio file but this project is made to use CMake

- Install CMake

- Move into the BasicRenderer folder

- Run shell scripts `build.sh` and `run_tests.sh` to build the project and run the tests

- Otherwise CMake can be used directly, these targets are provided:

  - The library `BasicRendererLib`

  - The executable `BasicRenderer`

  - The Google Test executable `BasicRendererTest`

### QtGUI

Due to time constraints this project only supports Windows

- Install Qt 5.15.0

- Open BasicRenderer.sln with Visual Studio

- Build and Run the QtGUI project