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Created June 7, 2016 07:30
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Very simple ray tracing engine in (almost) pure Python. Depends on NumPy and Matplotlib. Diffuse and specular lighting, simple shadows, reflections, no refraction. Purely sequential algorithm, slow execution.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
w = 400
h = 300
def normalize(x):
x /= np.linalg.norm(x)
return x
def intersect_plane(O, D, P, N):
# Return the distance from O to the intersection of the ray (O, D) with the
# plane (P, N), or +inf if there is no intersection.
# O and P are 3D points, D and N (normal) are normalized vectors.
denom = np.dot(D, N)
if np.abs(denom) < 1e-6:
return np.inf
d = np.dot(P - O, N) / denom
if d < 0:
return np.inf
return d
def intersect_sphere(O, D, S, R):
# Return the distance from O to the intersection of the ray (O, D) with the
# sphere (S, R), or +inf if there is no intersection.
# O and S are 3D points, D (direction) is a normalized vector, R is a scalar.
a = np.dot(D, D)
OS = O - S
b = 2 * np.dot(D, OS)
c = np.dot(OS, OS) - R * R
disc = b * b - 4 * a * c
if disc > 0:
distSqrt = np.sqrt(disc)
q = (-b - distSqrt) / 2.0 if b < 0 else (-b + distSqrt) / 2.0
t0 = q / a
t1 = c / q
t0, t1 = min(t0, t1), max(t0, t1)
if t1 >= 0:
return t1 if t0 < 0 else t0
return np.inf
def intersect(O, D, obj):
if obj['type'] == 'plane':
return intersect_plane(O, D, obj['position'], obj['normal'])
elif obj['type'] == 'sphere':
return intersect_sphere(O, D, obj['position'], obj['radius'])
def get_normal(obj, M):
# Find normal.
if obj['type'] == 'sphere':
N = normalize(M - obj['position'])
elif obj['type'] == 'plane':
N = obj['normal']
return N
def get_color(obj, M):
color = obj['color']
if not hasattr(color, '__len__'):
color = color(M)
return color
def trace_ray(rayO, rayD):
# Find first point of intersection with the scene.
t = np.inf
for i, obj in enumerate(scene):
t_obj = intersect(rayO, rayD, obj)
if t_obj < t:
t, obj_idx = t_obj, i
# Return None if the ray does not intersect any object.
if t == np.inf:
return
# Find the object.
obj = scene[obj_idx]
# Find the point of intersection on the object.
M = rayO + rayD * t
# Find properties of the object.
N = get_normal(obj, M)
color = get_color(obj, M)
toL = normalize(L - M)
toO = normalize(O - M)
# Shadow: find if the point is shadowed or not.
l = [intersect(M + N * .0001, toL, obj_sh)
for k, obj_sh in enumerate(scene) if k != obj_idx]
if l and min(l) < np.inf:
return
# Start computing the color.
col_ray = ambient
# Lambert shading (diffuse).
col_ray += obj.get('diffuse_c', diffuse_c) * max(np.dot(N, toL), 0) * color
# Blinn-Phong shading (specular).
col_ray += obj.get('specular_c', specular_c) * max(np.dot(N, normalize(toL + toO)), 0) ** specular_k * color_light
return obj, M, N, col_ray
def add_sphere(position, radius, color):
return dict(type='sphere', position=np.array(position),
radius=np.array(radius), color=np.array(color), reflection=.5)
def add_plane(position, normal):
return dict(type='plane', position=np.array(position),
normal=np.array(normal),
color=lambda M: (color_plane0
if (int(M[0] * 2) % 2) == (int(M[2] * 2) % 2) else color_plane1),
diffuse_c=.75, specular_c=.5, reflection=.25)
# List of objects.
color_plane0 = 1. * np.ones(3)
color_plane1 = 0. * np.ones(3)
scene = [add_sphere([.75, .1, 1.], .6, [0., 0., 1.]),
add_sphere([-.75, .1, 2.25], .6, [.5, .223, .5]),
add_sphere([-2.75, .1, 3.5], .6, [1., .572, .184]),
add_plane([0., -.5, 0.], [0., 1., 0.]),
]
# Light position and color.
L = np.array([5., 5., -10.])
color_light = np.ones(3)
# Default light and material parameters.
ambient = .05
diffuse_c = 1.
specular_c = 1.
specular_k = 50
depth_max = 5 # Maximum number of light reflections.
col = np.zeros(3) # Current color.
O = np.array([0., 0.35, -1.]) # Camera.
Q = np.array([0., 0., 0.]) # Camera pointing to.
img = np.zeros((h, w, 3))
r = float(w) / h
# Screen coordinates: x0, y0, x1, y1.
S = (-1., -1. / r + .25, 1., 1. / r + .25)
# Loop through all pixels.
for i, x in enumerate(np.linspace(S[0], S[2], w)):
if i % 10 == 0:
print i / float(w) * 100, "%"
for j, y in enumerate(np.linspace(S[1], S[3], h)):
col[:] = 0
Q[:2] = (x, y)
D = normalize(Q - O)
depth = 0
rayO, rayD = O, D
reflection = 1.
# Loop through initial and secondary rays.
while depth < depth_max:
traced = trace_ray(rayO, rayD)
if not traced:
break
obj, M, N, col_ray = traced
# Reflection: create a new ray.
rayO, rayD = M + N * .0001, normalize(rayD - 2 * np.dot(rayD, N) * N)
depth += 1
col += reflection * col_ray
reflection *= obj.get('reflection', 1.)
img[h - j - 1, i, :] = np.clip(col, 0, 1)
plt.imsave('fig.png', img)
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