List of ray tracing software
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Ray tracing is a technique that can generate near photo-realistic computer images. A wide range of free software and commercial software is available for producing these images. This article lists notable ray-tracing software.
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License |
Platforms |
Notes |
Screenshot |
| 3Delight |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Amiga Reflections |
Proprietary |
Amiga |
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| Art of Illusion |
GPL |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Autodesk 3ds max |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows |
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| Autodesk Maya |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Autodesk Softimage |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Linux |
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| Anim8or |
Freeware |
Microsoft Windows |
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| ASAP |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows |
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| Blender |
GPL |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
"Internal" renderer is hybrid scanline/raytracing, "Cycles" renderer is entirely raytracing |
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| Brazil r/s |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows |
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| BRL-CAD |
BSD, LGPL |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Bryce |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Carrara |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Cheetah3D |
Proprietary |
Mac OS X |
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| Cinema 4D |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| form•Z RenderZone Plus |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Gelato |
Proprietary, Freeware |
Microsoft Windows, Linux |
Created by Nvidia |
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| Holomatix Rendition |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
30 days free trial |
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| Houdini |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Imagine 3D |
Proprietary |
MSDOS, Microsoft Windows |
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| Indigo Renderer |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Kerkythea |
Freeware |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| LightWave 3D |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| LuxRender |
GPLv3 |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Manta Interactive Ray Tracer |
MIT |
Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Maxwell Render |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Mental ray |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Modo |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Octane Render |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| OptiX |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Picogen |
GPLv3 |
Linux, Microsoft Windows |
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| Pixie |
GPL |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| PhotoRealistic RenderMan |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| POV-Ray |
Proprietary POV-Ray License |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Radiance |
BSD |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Real3D (3D modeling software) |
Proprietary |
Amiga |
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| Realsoft3D |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Shade |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| Sunflow |
Open Source |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
Written in Java |
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| Tachyon |
GPL |
Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Terragen |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| TurboSilver |
Proprietary |
Amiga |
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| V-Ray |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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| Vue |
Proprietary |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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| YafaRay |
LGPL |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
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