MiniRenderer

A light-weight renderer for testing rendering techniques.

Renderer Features

Implement a 3D scene renderer without relying on open-source rendering tools (e.g., OpenGL). Requirements:

1. Triangle Mesh Model Loading

   • ✅(1) Load triangle mesh models from .obj format files.

2. Camera Model

   • ✅(1) Implement perspective projection.
   • ✅(2) Enable scene navigation (rotation, translation, scaling).
   • Optional:
     • ✅(3) Implement orthographic projection.

3. Rendering

   • ✅(1) Include at least two triangle mesh models in the scene.
   • ✅(2) Implement the Phong lighting model.
   • ✅(3) Implement a ray tracing algorithm.
   • ✅(4) Implement texture mapping.
   • Optional:
     • ✅(1) Implement area light sources.
     • ✅(2) Implement the BRDF reflection model.
     • (3) Implement transparent textures.
     • (4) Implement global illumination.

CMake usage

Build Instructions

1. Create and Navigate to the Build Directory

To initialize the build environment, execute the following commands in your terminal:

mkdir -p build && cd ./build

2. Run CMake to Configure the Project

CMake will automatically scan your system's development environment and generate the necessary build files. Run the following command:

cmake ..

3. Compile the Project

Once the configuration is complete, build the project using the following command:

cmake --build .