Rt - A simple raytracer in C++/Python

This project is from 2003 and hasn't been maintained. Enjoy for what it's worth!

Features

Standard Whitted style raytracer
Light sources: ambient, point, directional, spotlight
Phong lighting model
Reflections
Refractions (aka transmission or transparency)
Primitives: plane, sphere, box
Texture coordinate generation (planar, spherical)

Unfinished Features

Python as SDL (scene description language)
Render farm using Python
Integrated previewer using PyGame

High-level Tasklist

Advanced materials using maps (reflection map, gloss map, diffuse map, etc)
Triangle and triangle meshes
Bounding box hierarchy
Colored shadows via transparent surfaces

Tools To Implement

OpenGL scene composer
Material editor
Converter from POV