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Chrome

Click here to download (6.7 MB, updated May 17, 1998)

Samples:

[Sample1] [Sample2] [Sample3]

Description:

Chrome is a ray-tracer written for the Windows95 environment. It attempts to combine the complexity of producing realistic images from mathematical models with the simplicity of a user-friendly graphical user interface.

Key Benefits

• Create your own objects from mathematical equations, or choose from some pre-defined ones.
• Creates different image formats, sizes, and qualities.
• Extensive help.
• Handles reflections, shading, shadows, image mapping, glare, intersected objects, and more.
• Easy to use graphical interface, with saveable projects.

Dr. Doug Burkholder first approached me with the idea for Chrome. He described a box with a tiny peephole. The inside of the box would be plastered with images. Differently shaped objects would be placed inside the box. The objective of the program would be to produce a realistic image of the view through the peephole.

I immediately liked the idea. I was also interested in Windows programming, and thought that combining the two would result in a unique and interesting project.

Instructions:

Here is my program. Unzip and install. Before you hit the big R button, you should look at the help file to at least get a general idea of what you are doing.

The program is as turned in for my senior project. There are still some bugs, I know. Save your project frequently. Sometimes it will exit the program for no apparent reason. However, it should not lock up. I would be interested in suggestions.

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