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A Gallery of Ray Tracing for Geometers
This gallery of images and animations shows many examples of how the POVray ray-tracing software can be used to display examples in three-dimensional geometry.
WIMS: An Interactive Mathematics Server
An article describing the WWW Interactive Mathematics Server (WIMS), designed for supporting intensive mathematics work via the Internet with server-side interactivity.
Loci: Developers
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Creating Photo-realistic Images and Animations
This article, intended for developers, will explain in detail the POV-Ray code necessary to generate the dodecahedron appearing in our third gallery image (Duality). We will then show how to create an animation based on this scene. This, and the recommended references, should provide a solid foundation for those interested in experimenting with the use of ray tracers for mathematical exposition and exploration.
- Obtaining and Installing POV-ray
- Rendering Your First Scene
- The POV-Ray Scene Description Language
- Creating the Dodecahedron
- Animating the Scene
- Conclusion
- References
- POV-Ray Related Links
- Footnote for Mac Users
The companion article, A Gallery of Ray Tracing for Geometers, introduced ray tracing as a tool for mathematical exposition.
Grady, Michael, "Creating Photo-realistic Images and Animations," Loci (October 2009), DOI: 10.4169/loci003351