Fast ray tracing 3D models
Author
İşler, Veysi
Özgüç, Bülent
Date
1991Source Title
Computers and Graphics
Print ISSN
0097-8493
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
205 - 216
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
In many computer graphics applications such as CAD, realistic displays have very important and positive effects on the users of the system. There are several techniques to generate realistic images with the computer. Ray tracing gives the most effective results by simulating the interaction of light with its environment. However, it may require an excessive amount of time to generate an image. In this article, we present a survey of methods developed to speed up the ray tracing algorithm and introduce a fast ray tracer to process a 3D scene that is defined by interactive 3D modeling software.
Keywords
Computer aided designComputer software, applications
Graphic methods
Mathematical techniques
Global shading
Ray tracing algorithms
Realistic displays
Computer graphics