Pyrayts is ray tracer package by python.

New BSD License

• OS on intel CPU(powerPC not supported)
• python 2.5 or later
• wxPython (if you use preview function)
• pypy (if you wanna rendering more faster)

Move "pyrayts" folder into PYTHONPATH.

if you want to try soon, you can execurate test rendering by next command.

python main.py

General procedure of using pyrayts as python module is described below:

1. import pyrayts package and create scene instance.

    import pyrayts
    renderScene = pyrayts.scene()
   

2. set output image buffer in the scene instance and define image size(width and height).

    renderScene.setImageBuffer(width=320, height=240)
   

3. add camera object ,light object ,shape object and shader object in the scene instance. (require minimum 4 objects)

    cam = pyrayts.camera()
    lit = pyrayts.directionalLight()
    shp = pyrayts.sphere()
    lmb = pyrayts.lambert()
    shp.setShader(lmb)
    renderScene.setCamera(cam)
    renderScene.append(lit)
    renderScene.append(shp)
   

4. execurate render method

    renderScene.render()
   

   if you want to check rendered image, you can use preview method.(wxPython module required)

    renderScene.preview()
   

5. export rendered image. (only BMP format)

    import pyrayts.bmpLib 
    outbmp = pyrayts.bmpLib.bmpLib("./test.bmp", 320, 240)
    outbmp.save(renderScene.imageBuffer)
   

if you want to know more, analyze in 'main.py'