Package rendering.raytracing

Class PhongRayTracer

java.lang.Object

rendering.raytracing.RayTracer

rendering.raytracing.PhongRayTracer

public class PhongRayTracer
extends RayTracer

This RayTracer implements the Phong model.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class rendering.raytracing.RayTracer

scene

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PhongRayTracer(Scene scene, int maxRecursionLevel, double minEffectCoefficient)	Construct a new PhongRayTracer for the given scene.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Colour	trace(Ray ray)	Trace the given ray to calculate the Colour that ray results in.

Methods inherited from class rendering.raytracing.RayTracer

trace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

PhongRayTracer

public PhongRayTracer(Scene scene,
int maxRecursionLevel,
double minEffectCoefficient)

Construct a new PhongRayTracer for the given scene.

Parameters:

scene - The scene to trace.

maxRecursionLevel - The maximum number of times to trace reflections and refractions.

minEffectCoefficient - The minimum coefficient to consider calculating.

Method Details

trace

public Colour trace(Ray ray)

Description copied from class: RayTracer

Trace the given ray to calculate the Colour that ray results in.

Specified by:

trace in class RayTracer

Parameters:

ray - The ray to trace in the scene.

Returns:

The Colour resulting from the trace of the ray.