Raytracer

A simple raytracer and renderer implemented in C++ using OpenGL, GLEW, and GLM

The project uses a basic MFC framework for GUI implementation. The main feature is the Render->Raytrace menu option. When activating this option, the application may freeze intermittently- this is normal, as the ray computation is very CPU/GPU heavy.

Please see releases to download the latest version.

Architecture

Supports Microsoft Windows-32 bit (x86) Builds ONLY

Dependencies

1. OpenGL - A graphics library
2. GLEW - An extension library for OpenGL
3. GLM - A mathematical extensions library
4. Microsoft 2005 C++ Redistributables - Runtime redistributables

Common Issues & Fixes

1. "Application Unable to Start Correctly"

   Your machine does not have the Dependency #4 (C++ runtime redistributables) installed.

   https://community.rti.com/kb/how-resolve-error-application-was-unable-start-correctly-0xc0150002-click-ok-close-application

2. "Fatal Error C1073: Internal error involving incremental compilation"

   Disable Configuration properties | C/C++ | Code generation | "minimal rebuild".

   https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14232613/error-involving-incremental-c1073-compilation-when-compiling-an-external-libra

Attributions

1. Dr. Charles B. Owen (MSU) - Custom graphics operations code and the original GUI framework.