42 miniRt Project

Welcome to the 42 minirt project! This project is a simple raytracer that is capable of rendering basic geometric shapes in a 3D space. The project is written in C and is intended for educational purposes.

Requirements

• A C compiler (such as GCC)
• The 42mlx library
• The Makefile

Compiling and Running

To compile the project, navigate to the project directory in your terminal and run the following command:

make

This will create an executable file called "minirt". To run the program, use the following command:

./minirt scene_file

Where scene_file is the path to a scene file that describes the objects, lights, and camera for the scene you want to render. An example scene file is provided in the "scenes" directory.

Scene File Format

The scene file is a simple text file that describes the objects, lights, and camera for the scene you want to render. Each object, light, and camera is defined by a single line in the file, with the following format:

[object/light/camera] [properties]

For example, to define a blue sphere with a radius of 12.6 and a position of (0.0, 0.0, 20.6), you would use the following line :

sp 0.0,0.0,20.6 12.6 0,0,255

Please refer to the example scene file for more information on the specific properties and format for each object, light, and camera.

Limitations

This project is a basic implementation of a raytracer and as such has several limitations. Some of the most notable limitations include:

Only basic geometric shapes are supported (spheres and planes) Shadows and reflections are not currently supported The number of objects and lights that can be rendered is limited

Conclusion

This project is intended as an educational tool to help understand the basic concepts of a raytracer. It is not intended for production use. If you have any questions or encounter any issues while using this project, please contact us.