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'''DKBTrace''' was a graphical [[ray tracing]] program which was the forerunner of [[POV-Ray]]. It had no [[GUI]] and ran via the [[command line]]. It featured [[quadric]] shapes (spheres, ellipsoids, planes, etc), constructive solid geometry (intersection, difference, union), and procedural textures like wood and marble. |
'''DKBTrace''' was a graphical [[ray tracing]] program which was the forerunner of [[POV-Ray]]. It had no [[GUI]] and ran via the [[command line]]. It featured [[quadric]] shapes (spheres, ellipsoids, planes, etc), constructive solid geometry (intersection, difference, union), and procedural textures like wood and marble. |
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It was originally written for the [[Amiga]] by David |
It was originally written for the [[Amiga]] by David Kirk Buck (1986). Aaron Collins ported it to the PC and worked with David to produce subsequent versions. The last version (DKBTrace 2.12) was built in 1991 and ran on Unix systems, PC's and Amiga's. Version 2.12 was released to the [[POV-Ray]] team to use as the basis of [[POV-Ray]]. |
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You can find some early history written by David K. Buck at the [[POV-Ray]] site: |
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*[http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.0/7/ The Early History of POV-Ray] |
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*[http://www.povray.org/documentation/view/3.6.0/8/ The Original Creation Message] |
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Some of the old versions of DKBTrace are still available on the [[Aminet]] site. They were also released on disks 397, 513, and 514 of the famous [Fish disks] distributed by [Fred Fish]. |
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Revision as of 11:40, 24 March 2006
DKBTrace was a graphical ray tracing program which was the forerunner of POV-Ray. It had no GUI and ran via the command line. It featured quadric shapes (spheres, ellipsoids, planes, etc), constructive solid geometry (intersection, difference, union), and procedural textures like wood and marble.
It was originally written for the Amiga by David Kirk Buck (1986). Aaron Collins ported it to the PC and worked with David to produce subsequent versions. The last version (DKBTrace 2.12) was built in 1991 and ran on Unix systems, PC's and Amiga's. Version 2.12 was released to the POV-Ray team to use as the basis of POV-Ray.
You can find some early history written by David K. Buck at the POV-Ray site:
Some of the old versions of DKBTrace are still available on the Aminet site. They were also released on disks 397, 513, and 514 of the famous [Fish disks] distributed by [Fred Fish].
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