Conference hydra::amiga_v1

4043.0. "DKB Ray Tracer for Amiga" by TLE::ELLENBERGER () Thu Aug 23 1990 15:12

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Article        13191
From: [email protected] (Dave Buck)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: DKBTrace 2.01 available
Date: 21 Aug 90 21:14:11 GMT
Sender: [email protected] (David K. Buck)
Organization: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
 
For those interested in raytracing, the newest version of my raytracer
DKBTrace version 2.01 is now available by anonymous ftp from
alfred.ccs.carleton.ca in the directory pub/dkbtrace.
 
 
  This raytracer supports:
 
    - Spheres, planes, quadrics, triangles, smooth triangles
    - CSG (Constructive Solid Geometry)
    - Hierarchical bounding volumes
    - Procedural Textures (wood, marble, bozo, agate, wrinkled, ...)
    - Transparency
    - Texture Mapping (IFF and GIF supported)
    - Antialiasing
    - 24 bit output
    - Fog
    - Usual raytrace stuff (reflections, refractions, shadows, etc)
    - Resolutions up to 32K by 32K
    - Optional Targa format output files
    - Utility to import Sculpt3D format files
    
 
The program is freely distributable and C source is included.  DKBTrace
runs on all Amiga's (a special 68881 version is included for A2500's),
IBM PC's (running Turbo C), and UNIX systems (some customizations may be
needed depending on the system).
 
Responses to this post are being directed to comp.graphics.
 
Questions and comments may be sent to [email protected] or
to [email protected].
 
Enjoy.
 
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    The files mentioned are in:
    
    	labrea::/nfs_mnt/tracers/dkb
    
    The tars for the latest version are marked "2.01.tar.Z".  The previous
    version (which is still in the directory) is 2.0.  The tars are divided
    into:
    
        Name       What it appears to contain 
       ------      --------------------------
    	Amiga      The Amiga version
    	Sources    The sources (for UNIX, PCs I assume)
    	Docs       Docs
    	Data       Stuff to trace
    
    There is also something called "StPauls.dat.Z" which was in the
    directory, so I copied it too.  No idea what it is.
    
    Unfortunately I don't really have the time to play much at all these
    days, so if anybody wants to share DKB experience or feedback, please go
    ahead and post it here.  Also let me know if theres any problems.
    

    Does anyone have or know where I can fine DKBpics.lzh?
    
    mark