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Features- Code as you normally would in Processing, just ray-trace render the result.
- The library reads what's on Processing's display, and returns the exact same view, only rendered.
- It uses an external render template (an SC file), so all of Sunflow's functionalities just work, which means you can render inside Processing:
- Textures
- Light sources
- Depth-of-field
- External file objects
- .. among other things
- The library works with all the latest versions of Processing.
Changes Log- 02/Nov/2010 v0.70 implemented box(width, height, depth), pushMatrix() and popMatrix(), thanks to P1r and archieboytom.
- 11/Oct/2010 v0.69 implemented beginShape(QUAD_STRIP), thanks to koeberle.
- 08/Oct/2010 v0.68 fixed the incompatibility issue on Mac and Linux, thanks to andreas schlegel, monkstone and davephillips.
Todo's- Add ready-to-render examples to the library zip
- Update the rendering engine to Sunflow v0.07.3
- Enable multi-thread rendering
AboutI've written a library which enables users to render ray-traced images of their Processing sketches. It's based on Sunflow. I wrote it for personal use, but thought I could share.If you are unfamiliar with Processing(a.k.a. P5) or Sunflow: - Processing is a java-based visual programming language written by a group of MIT CS gurus,
- and makes computational art easy and painless for artists.
- Sunflow is a java-based open-source ray-tracing engine,
- which means that it can track down the actual trajectories of individual light particles and render photo-realistic pictures.
My library works in between them. It takes geometrical information from Processing to Sunflow, gets it rendered, and brings the final rendered result back to Processing. Have a visit to Sunflow's website(link on the right), go to the gallery, and take a look at the gorgeous pictures there. All that's possible(theoretically) with Processing plus my library. I'm no programming expert, and with this being my first library I expect many errors. If something doesn't work, please write to me on the "Issues" page so that I can fix it ASAP. SamplesFrom left to right: 1. the original Processing sketch, 2. glossy texture rendered using my library, 3. mirror-y texture   
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