Example 1 : A Single Sample Ray Tracer

#include<vector>
#include<iostream>
#include"Vector3.h"
#include"rgb.h"
#include"Image.h"
#include"Shape.h"
#include"Triangle.h"
#include"Sphere.h"
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	ofstream testFile("test.ppm");
	HitRecord rec;
	bool is_a_hit;
	float tmax;
	Vector3 dir(0, 0, -1);

	vector<Shape*> shapes;
	shapes.push_back( new Sphere(Vector3(250, 250, -1000), 150, rgb(0.2, 0.2, 0.8), rgb(1, 1, 1), 1));
	shapes.push_back(new Triangle(Vector3(300.0f, 600.0f, -800.0f), Vector3(0, 100, -1000), Vector3(450, 20, -1000),
		rgb(0.8, 0.2, 0.2), rgb(1, 1, 1), 1));

	Image im(500, 500);
	for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++){
		for (int j = 0; j < 500; j++){
			tmax = 100000.0f;
			is_a_hit = false;
			Ray r(Vector3(i, j, 0), dir);
			for (int k = 0; k < shapes.size(); k++){
				if (shapes[k]->hit(r, 0.000001f, tmax, 0, rec)){
					tmax = rec.t;
					is_a_hit = true;
				}
			}
			if (is_a_hit){
				im.set(i, j, rec.color);
			}
			else{
				im.set(i, j, rgb(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f));
			}

		}
	}

	//im.writePPM(cout);
	im.writePPM(testFile);

}

1. generate a simple image using spheres and triangles with an  orthographic 。