RenderDude!

RenderDude! is my project for CSC2522 - Advanced Image Synthesis. taught by James Stewart and Eugene Fiume. It is a 3d rendering framework in which a variety of visibility and rendering algorithms can be implemented. It currently only runs on Windows NT. You can download a WinZipped archive of all the source code, docs, and executables below:

• Get RenderDude!

The important components of the system are described in the following sections:

• 1. General Overview and File Format
  • 1.1 Entities and Attributes
  • 1.2 Textured Attributes
  • 1.3 Animated Attributes
• 2. Cameras
  • 2.1 Cameras Overview
  • 2.2 CamZB - The Z-buffer Camera
  • 2.3 CamHCM - The Hierarchical Coverage Mask Camera
    • 2.3.1 Visibility Determination
    • 2.3.2 Shading Computations
    • 2.3.3 The Complete Algorithm
    • 2.3.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of the HCM Approach
• 3. Shading
  • 3.1 Shading Overview
  • 3.2 Shaders
  • 3.3 Textures
  • 3.4 Lights
• 4. Geometry and the Scene Hierarchy
• 5. Animation
• 6. Z-buffer vs. HCM Results
  • 6.1 The Fonz Meets Jurassic Park
  • 6.2 Conclusions
• 7. Interesting Implementation Details
  • 7.1 Coverage Masks
  • 7.2 Tessellations, Octrees, and BSP trees
    • 7.2.1 Tessellations
    • 7.2.2 Octrees
    • 7.2.3 BSP Trees
  • 7.3 Attributes
    • 7.3.1 Attributes Overview
    • 7.3.2 Attribute Types
    • 7.3.3 Attribute Implementation
  • 7.4 Generic Lists
  • 7.5 Floating-Point Weirdness and Other Stories
    • 7.5.1 Floating-Point Weirdness
    • 7.5.2 Other Stories
• 8. Acknowledgements and Future Plans
  • 8.1 Acknowledgements
  • 8.2 Future Plans