Exploring a Boeing 777: Ray Tracing Large-Scale CAD Data

  • Authors:
  • Andreas Dietrich;Abe Stephens;Ingo Wald

  • Affiliations:
  • Saarland University;University of Utah;University of Utah

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Unlike rasterization, which draws and shades triangles individually, ray tracing simulates propagation of light between surfaces in a scene and enables advanced effects such as transparency, shadows, and ambient occlusion--effects not easily accomplished in other massive-model rendering approaches. This article describes the application of ray tracing to several aircraft manufacturing scenarios.