venkat@brand.usc.edu (V. Venkateswar) (05/21/89)
I want to generate synthetic images of polyhedra (with shadows) given the description of polyhedra in some textual form (as some form of a Boundary representation) and also information like the illuminating vector, ground plane, viewpoint vector. Orthography can be assumed. Also, a simple lambertian reflectance model can be assumed (so looks like my main problem is how to render shadows). Can someone out there on netland point out some references? Any public domain programs that can do the rendering (with shadows)? Please e-mail, as this could be an oft repeated request on this newsgroup! Vad Venkat. venkat@brand.usc.edu