hdRstr and blRstr will become open source! (but no ETA yet...)

hdRstr and blRstr will become open source! (but no ETA yet...) Learn more

blRstr v1.0.4-beta available

blRstr v1.0.4-beta is available on github.
Changes:

• Fix bounces > 1
• Fixes for Environment Texture Node and World Node (environment lights)

blRstr: Real-time path tracing for Blender

A ReSTIR/RTXDI-based Blender Render Engine.

Now in open beta! https://stkrake.de/blRstr

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hdRstr v0.1.3-beta available

Changes:

• Added version for Autodesk Maya 2022 (with maya-usd 0.12.0)
• Subdivision is working now. CPU based for now (not the fastest...)
• Added first version of UsdLuxShaping (ConeAngle works, ConeSoftness is buggy, IES profiles not yet, ShapingFocus* not yet)
• Texture cache is now a singleton. Switching views (delegate instances) preserves loaded textures.
• Added importance sampling for dome lights. Better directional light.
• Light emission from invisible objects is fixed.
• Fixed multiplication of color and texture values.
• Some fixes for material changes.

Learn more: https://stkrake.de/hdRstr

hdRstr: v0.1.2-beta available

Changes:

• Primitive lights (UsdLux*) are working.
• Specular shading is implemented. Including normal mapping.
• UsdSkel is working now.
• Backbuffer size is fully dynamic.

Learn more: https://stkrake.de/hdRstr

hdRstr: First beta version available

Learn more: https://stkrake.de/hdRstr

Coming soon: hdRstr: A ReSTIR/RTXDI-based Hydra Render Delegate

Direct lighting from tens of thousands of lights with real-time frame rates directly inside the viewport.

Read more here: https://stkrake.de/hdRstr.

Read the Press release