Integrator Class Reference

Abstract integrator (i.e. a rendering technique) More...

#include <integrator.h>

Inheritance diagram for Integrator:

Collaboration diagram for Integrator:

Public Member Functions
virtual	~Integrator ()
	Release all memory.
virtual void	preprocess (const Scene *scene)
	Perform an (optional) preprocess step.
virtual Color3f	Li (const Scene *scene, Sampler *sampler, const Ray3f &ray) const =0
	Sample the incident radiance along a ray. More...
virtual EClassType	getClassType () const override
	Return the type of object (i.e. Mesh/BSDF/etc.) provided by this instance.
Public Member Functions inherited from NoriObject
virtual	~NoriObject ()
	Virtual destructor.
virtual void	addChild (NoriObject *child)
	Add a child object to the current instance. More...
virtual void	setParent (NoriObject *parent)
	Set the parent object. More...
virtual void	activate ()
	Perform some action associated with the object. More...
virtual std::string	toString () const =0
	Return a brief string summary of the instance (for debugging purposes)
void	setIdName (const std::string &name)
	Allow to assign a name to the object.
const std::string &	getIdName () const

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from NoriObject
enum	EClassType {   EScene = 0 , EMesh , ETexture , EBSDF ,   EPhaseFunction , EEmitter , EMedium , ECamera ,   EIntegrator , ESampler , ETest , EReconstructionFilter ,   EClassTypeCount }
Static Public Member Functions inherited from NoriObject
static std::string	classTypeName (EClassType type)
	Turn a class type into a human-readable string.
Protected Attributes inherited from NoriObject
std::string	m_idname

Detailed Description

Abstract integrator (i.e. a rendering technique)

In Nori, the different rendering techniques are collectively referred to as integrators, since they perform integration over a high-dimensional space. Each integrator represents a specific approach for solving the light transport equation—usually favored in certain scenarios, but at the same time affected by its own set of intrinsic limitations.

Definition at line 35 of file integrator.h.

Member Function Documentation

Li()

virtual Color3f Integrator::Li ( const Scene *  scene, Sampler *  sampler, const Ray3f &  ray  ) const

pure virtual

Sample the incident radiance along a ray.

Parameters

scene	A pointer to the underlying scene
sampler	A pointer to a sample generator
ray	The ray in question

Returns

A (usually) unbiased estimate of the radiance in this direction

Implemented in PhotonMapper.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• integrator.h