5. 3Delight and RenderMan
There are two ways to describe a scene to 3Delight: the first is by using the RenderMan Application Programming Interface (API) and the second is by using the RenderMan Interface Bytestream (RIB) files. The RenderMan API and the RIB format are well described in RenderMan Interface Version 3.2. This document is available electronically at https://renderman.pixar.com/products/rispec/index.htm.
A RIB file is a set of commands meant to be interpreted by a RIB reader such as renderdl. There is almost a one to one correspondence between the API calls and RIB commands.
For in depth documentation about RenderMan and the RenderMan API, consult the following two classics:
- The RenderMan Companion. Steve UPSTILL. Addison Wesley.
- Advanced RenderMan: Creating CGI for Motion Pictures. Larry GRITZ and Anthony A. APODACA. Morgan Kauffman.
Check http://www.3delight.com/links.htm for a direct link to those references.
| 5.1 Options | ||
| 5.2 Attributes | ||
| 5.3 Geometric Primitives | ||
| 5.4 External Resources | ||
| 5.5 Configuration file (`rendermn.ini') |
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