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Visualisation of embree computations

Coolid
Beginner
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Hi everyone,

 

I have a question regarding intel embree. I get that it's used for ray tracing, but I'm wondering how I visualise the results. Do I need to use a graphics framework like Vulkan or OpenGL or is there something in the intel embree library that I can use?  

 

All help is welcome! Thanks in advance!

 

Kind regards,

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FlorianR_Intel
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Hi,

 

Embree does not provide any visualization functionality. What kind of visualization are you talking about? Do you want to visualize Embree's BVH acceleration structure? Usually, the result of raytracing is "visualized" by generating a synthetic image by shooting many rays from a virtual camera into a virtual scene (for example, the Embree tutorials). 

 

Best

Embree Team

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Coolid
Beginner
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Hi Florian,

 

I was looking for a way to visualise how my ray tracing algorithm works. For example casting a few (10) rays into a scene and illustrating how they interact with the objects. 

 

I was thinking about using OpenGL/Vulkan for realising this but I am not sure if there is an easier way. 

 

Kind Regards,

 

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