Render library

Classes
class	Class
	Stores meta-information about Object instances. More...
struct	BSDFQueryRecord
	This data structured contains information required to sample or query a BSDF. More...
class	BSDF
	Abstract BSDF base-class. More...
class	Camera
	Abstract camera base class. A camera turns a sample on the image plane into a 3D ray. It uses two supporting child objects: a Sampler and a Film instance. More...
class	ProjectiveCamera
class	PerspectiveCamera
	Base class of all perspective cameras. More...
class	Film
	Abstract Film base class - used to store samples generated by the Integrator. More...
class	GatherPhotonProcess
	Process for parallel photon map construction. More...
class	GenericKDTree
	Optimized KD-tree acceleration data structure for n-dimensional (n<=4) shapes and various queries on them. More...
class	ImageBlock
	Storage for an image sub-block (a.k.a render bucket) More...
class	BlockedImageProcess
class	Integrator
	Abstract integrator base-class; does not make any assumptions on how radiance is computed. More...
struct	RadianceQueryRecord
	Radiance query record data structure used by SampleIntegrator. More...
class	SampleIntegrator
	Abstract base class, which describes integrators capable of computing samples of the scene's radiance function. More...
class	HemisphereSampler
	Utility data structure for hemispherical sampling and translational/rotational gradient computation. More...
class	IrradianceCache
	Irradiance cache data structure based on "A Ray Tracing Solution for Diffuse Interreflection" by Greg J. Ward, Francis M. Rubinstein and Robert D. Clear (Computer Graphics, Volume 22, Number 4, August 1988) More...
struct	LuminaireSamplingRecord
	Data structure used by the direct illumination / shadow ray sampling methods in the class Luminaire. More...
struct	EmissionRecord
	Data structure used to record information associated with emission sampling in the class Luminaire. More...
class	Luminaire
	Abstract implementation of a luminaire. Supports emission and direct illumination sampling strategies, and computes related probabilities. More...
struct	MediumSamplingRecord
	Data record for sampling a point on the in-scattering integral of the RTE. More...
class	Medium
	Abstract participating medium. More...
class	MIPMap
	Isotropic/anisotropic EWA mip-map texture map class based on PBRT. More...
class	SparseMipmap3D
	Sparse mipmap data structure based on an adaptive octree representation. More...
class	Noise
	Contains a few useful noise functions. More...
class	ParticleProcess
	Abstract parallel particle tracing process. More...
class	ParticleTracer
	Abstract particle tracer implementation. More...
struct	PhaseFunctionQueryRecord
	Data structure, which contains information required to sample or query a phase function. More...
class	PhaseFunction
	Abstract phase function. More...
struct	Photon
	Memory-efficient photon representation for use with PointKDTree. More...
class	PhotonMap
	Implementation of the photon map data structure. More...
class	PreviewWorker
class	RangeWorkUnit
	A work unit specifying a range of some quantity to be processed. More...
class	RectangularWorkUnit
	Work unit that specifies a rectangular region in an image. More...
class	RenderJob
	Coordinates the process of rendering a single image. More...
class	BlockedRenderProcess
	Parallel process for rendering with sampling-based integrators. More...
class	RenderListener
	Abstract render listener - can be used to react to progress messages (e.g. in a GUI) More...
class	RenderQueue
	Render queue - used to keep track of a number of scenes that are simultaneously being rendered. More...
class	ReconstructionFilter
	Abstract image reconstruction filter. More...
class	TabulatedFilter
	Tabulates expensive-to-evaluate filters so that they become simple array lookups. More...
class	SurfaceAreaHeuristic
	Implements the surface area heuristic for use by the GenericKDTree construction algorithm. More...
class	SAHKDTree3D
	Specializes GenericKDTree to a three-dimensional tree to be used for ray tracing. More...
class	Sampler
	Base class of all sample generators. More...
class	Scene
	Principal scene data structure. More...
class	VersionException
	This exception is thrown when attempting to load an outdated file. More...
class	SceneHandler
	XML parser for Mitsuba scene files. To be used with the SAX interface of Xerces-C++. More...
class	Shader
	Shader base class for use with a VPL-style renderer. More...
struct	ShapeSamplingRecord
	Data record, which holds sampling-related information for a shape. More...
struct	Intersection
	Container for all information related to a surface intersection. More...
class	Shape
	Abstract base class of all shapes. More...
class	ShapeKDTree
	SAH KD-tree acceleration data structure for fast ray-triangle intersections. More...
class	BlockListener
	Block listener callback for use with the Spiral class. More...
class	Spiral
class	Subsurface
	Abstract subsurface integrator. More...
class	TestCase
	Base class of all testcases. Implementations of this interface can be executed using the 'mtsutil' command. The execution order is as follows: after initializaiton using init(), any tests declared using the MTS_DECLARE_TEST() macro are executed. Finally, the shutdown() method is called. See the files in 'mitsuba/src/tests' for examples. More...
class	TestSupervisor
class	Texture
	Base class of all textures. Computes values for an arbitrary surface point. Texture2D is a specialization to UV-based textures. More...
class	Texture2D
	Base class of all 2D textures. More...
class	AbstractAnimationTrack
	Base class of animation tracks. More...
class	AnimationTrack
	Parameterizable animation track. More...
class	AnimatedTransform
	Animated transformation with an underlying keyframe representation. More...
struct	TriAccel
struct	TangentSpace
	Simple tangent space storage for surfaces. More...
class	TriMesh
	Abstract triangle mesh base class. More...
class	Utility
	Abstract utility class -- can be used to implement loadable utility plugins that perform various actions. They can be started using the 'mtsutil' launcher. More...
class	VolumeDataSource
	Generalized source of volumetric information. More...
struct	VPL
Enumerations
enum	ETransportMode { ERadiance = 0, EImportance = 1, ETransportModes = 2 }
	Specifies the transported quantity when sampling or evaluating a scattering function. More...
enum	EMeasure { ESolidAngle = 1, EInterval, EDiscrete }
	Specifies the measure associated with a scattering function. More...

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Detailed Description

This library contains the rendering-related API of Mitsuba

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Enumeration Type Documentation

enum EMeasure

Specifies the measure associated with a scattering function.

Enumerator:

ESolidAngle
EInterval
EDiscrete

enum ETransportMode

Specifies the transported quantity when sampling or evaluating a scattering function.

Enumerator:

ERadiance	Radiance transport.
EImportance	Importance transport.
ETransportModes	Specifies the number of supported transport modes.