Ray Tracing: A Tool for All

• Main Author: Peddie, Jon (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Computer graphics.; Computer simulation.; Computer-aided engineering.; Animated films.; Computer Graphics.; Simulation and Modeling.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Animation.

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview for anyone wanting to understand the benefits and opportunities of ray tracing, as well as some of the challenges, without having to learn how to program or be an optics scientist. It demystifies ray tracing and brings forward the need and ben...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword.-Preface
• Introduction
• The Rendering Industry
• The Continuum
• Work Flow and Material Standards
• Applications of Ray Tracing
• Ray Tracing Hardware
• Ray Tracing Programs and Plug-Ins
• Appendix
• Glossary
• Index
• List of Figures
• List of Tables.