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{{Infobox Software
| name = Aqsis
| name = Aqsis
| logo =
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| screenshot = Aqsis - Utah teapot displacement shader.png
| author =
| caption = Aqsis render of the [[Utah teapot]] with a [[displacement shader]]
| author =
| developer = Paul Gregory
| developer = Paul Gregory
| latest release version = 1.2.0
| latest release version = 1.8.2
| latest release date = [[February 19]], [[2007]]
| latest release date = August 24, 2012
| latest preview version =
| latest preview version =
| latest preview date =
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| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]]
| operating system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[Mac OS X]]
| platform =
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<!--| genre = [[Raytracer]] Aqsis is not a ray tracer should fix this? -->
| genre = Rendering
| license = GPL
| license = [[BSD Licenses|BSD]]
| website = [http://www.aqsis.org/ www.aqsis.org]
| website = [http://www.aqsis.org/ www.aqsis.org]
}}
}}
[[File:Aqsis - CSG example.png|thumb|left|[[Constructive solid geometry]] example rendered with Aqsis]]
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'''Aqsis''' is an [[free Software|free]] rendering suite compliant with the [[RenderMan Interface Specification|RenderMan]] standard. It is available under [[GNU General Public License|GPL]], with some parts under [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]. Its main author and project manager is Paul Gregory.
[[File:Menger.tif|thumb|A [[Algorithmic art|procedural image]] rendered with Aqsis]]
'''Aqsis''' is a [[free Software|free]] rendering suite compliant with the [[RenderMan Interface Specification|RenderMan]] standard. It is available under the [[BSD Licenses|BSD]], previously under GPL. Its main author and project manager is Paul Gregory.


The Aqsis project consists of a [[Rendering (computer graphics)|renderer]], shader compiler and a few other supporting components. Like the original PRMan from Pixar, it is an implementation of the '''[[Reyes rendering]]''' algorithm, which is famous for its high speed and efficiency in handling even very large scenes, and has good support for displacement shaders. Like many other open source projects, Aqsis is hosted on SourceForge and is in continuous and active development.
The Aqsis project consists of a [[Rendering (computer graphics)|renderer]], shader compiler and a few other supporting components. Like the original PRMan from Pixar, it is an implementation of the [[Reyes rendering]] [[rendering algorithm|algorithm]], which is famous for its high speed and efficiency in handling even very large scenes, and has good support for displacement shaders. Like many other open source projects, Aqsis is hosted on [[SourceForge]] and is in continuous and active development.


Because of its Reyes heritage, Aqsis lacks some advanced [[global illumination]] features like ray tracing, although active efforts are underway to support some such features. Its current stable version is 1.8.2.
The stable 1.0 version is becoming outdated. Version 1.1, although formally an unstable development version which could change at any time, is well tested by automated regression tests and should be stable enough for production use. The time frame for the upcoming release of a stable version 1.2 is not set.


The [[MakeHuman]] project uses Aqsis to produce realistic renderings of the human body.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.makehuman.org/blog/index.php?post=s1210243808|title = Redirect page}}</ref>
Because of its Reyes heritage, Aqsis lacks some advanced global illumination features like ray tracing, although active efforts are underway to support some such features. A ray tracing subsystem is planned for version 1.2.


==References==
Aqsis is necessary to produce a render from [[MakeHuman]].
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.aqsis.org/ Home page]
* [http://www.aqsis.org/ Home page]
* [http://wiki.aqsis.org/ wiki.aqsis.org] - Aqsis wiki
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070809222929/http://wiki.aqsis.org/ wiki.aqsis.org] - Aqsis wiki
*https://github.com/aqsis/aqsis - Source Code



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Latest revision as of 03:09, 14 November 2021

Aqsis
Developer(s)Paul Gregory
Stable release
1.8.2 / August 24, 2012
Repository
Operating systemWindows, Linux, Mac OS X
LicenseBSD
Websitewww.aqsis.org
Constructive solid geometry example rendered with Aqsis
A procedural image rendered with Aqsis

Aqsis is a free rendering suite compliant with the RenderMan standard. It is available under the BSD, previously under GPL. Its main author and project manager is Paul Gregory.

The Aqsis project consists of a renderer, shader compiler and a few other supporting components. Like the original PRMan from Pixar, it is an implementation of the Reyes rendering algorithm, which is famous for its high speed and efficiency in handling even very large scenes, and has good support for displacement shaders. Like many other open source projects, Aqsis is hosted on SourceForge and is in continuous and active development.

Because of its Reyes heritage, Aqsis lacks some advanced global illumination features like ray tracing, although active efforts are underway to support some such features. Its current stable version is 1.8.2.

The MakeHuman project uses Aqsis to produce realistic renderings of the human body.[1]

References

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