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Ray Tracing

Implementation of a path tracer

GT

July 27, 2023


Introduction

Path Tracing
• Recall a standard ray tracing approach in which rays can
branch into multiple directions.
• Kajiya (1986) proposed an extension, termed path tracing.
• It consists of only following the most probable path at each
intersection.

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Introduction

Path Tracing
• Recall a standard ray tracing approach in which rays can
branch into multiple directions.
• Kajiya (1986) proposed an extension, termed path tracing.
• It consists of only following the most probable path at each
intersection.
• Brute force path tracing: Send rays to the entire scene
• Importance sampling: Prioritize light sources

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Materials

Diffuse
The ray is scattered in a random direction:
• Uniformly sampled from hemisphere, or
• Cosine distribution

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Materials

Diffuse
The ray is scattered in a random direction:
• Uniformly sampled from hemisphere, or
• Cosine distribution

Metal
• The ray is reflected.
• Mildly randomized direction depending on fuzziness.

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Materials

Diffuse
The ray is scattered in a random direction:
• Uniformly sampled from hemisphere, or
• Cosine distribution

Metal
• The ray is reflected.
• Mildly randomized direction depending on fuzziness.

Dielectric
The ray is refracted (or internally reflected.)

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Materials

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Digressions

Camera
• Geometry: Wide angle lens, camera position, camera angle

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Digressions

Camera
• Geometry: Wide angle lens, camera position, camera angle

• Defocus Blur: Depth of field

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Digressions

Camera
• Geometry: Wide angle lens, camera position, camera angle

• Defocus Blur: Depth of field


• Motion Blur: Space-time ray tracing

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Digressions

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Digressions

Textures

3D Checker Texture

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Digressions

Textures

3D Checker Texture Image Mapping

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Light Source

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Light Source

Cornell Box Lite

200 rays per pixel, Uniform Hemisphere Sampling

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Importance Sampling

Prioritizing the Light Source

200 rays per pixel, Cosine


Distribution

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Importance Sampling

Prioritizing the Light Source

200 rays per pixel, Cosine 10 rays per pixel, Importance


Distribution Sampling

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Importance Sampling

Prioritizing the Light Source

200 rays per pixel, Cosine 10 rays per pixel, Importance 200 rays per pixel, Importance
Distribution Sampling Sampling

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Conclusion

Source Code

https://github.com/GauravTalreja/path-tracer/

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