From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Software
License
Platforms
Notes
Screenshot
3Delight
Proprietary
Amiga Reflections
Proprietary
Amiga
Autodesk 3ds max
Proprietary
Autodesk Maya
Proprietary
Autodesk Softimage
Proprietary
Anim8or
Freeware
ASAP
Proprietary
Blender
GPL
Brazil r/s
Proprietary
BRL-CAD
BSD , LGPL
Linux , Microsoft Windows
Bryce
Proprietary
Microsoft Windows
Cinema 4D
Proprietary
form•Z RenderZone Plus
Proprietary
Gelato
Proprietary , Freeware
Holomatix Rendition
Proprietary
Microsoft Windows
30 days free trial
Imagine 3D
Proprietary
MSDOS , Microsoft Windows
Indigo Renderer
Proprietary
Kerkythea
Freeware
Microsoft, Mac OS X, Linux
LightWave 3D
Proprietary
LuxRender
GPLv3
Linux
Manta Interactive Ray Tracer
MIT
Mac OS X, Linux
Maxwell Render
Proprietary
Mental ray
Proprietary
Modo
Proprietary
OptiX
Proprietary
Microsoft, Mac OS X, linux
Picogen
GPLv3
Linux , Microsoft Windows
Pixie
GPL
PhotoRealistic RenderMan
POV-Ray
Proprietary POV-Ray License
Microsoft (32,64 bit), Mac OS 9.2.2, Mac OS X, linux
Radiance
Real3D (3D modeling software)
Realsoft3D
Proprietary
Sunflow
TurboSilver
Proprietary
Amiga
V-Ray
Proprietary
YafaRay
LGPL