Ray Tracing In One Weekend

C++ project following the "Ray Tracing in One Weekend" book. Used to learn more about ray tracing, C++, and computer graphics.

This program is built and tested only on Linux (Fedora 34). As such can not guarantee compatibility with other operating systems.

Prerequisites

• Make (Tested using 3.81)
• A C++ compiler (Tested using g++ and clang++)
• An image viewer that can read .ppm file formats (Ex. feh on Linux)
• A terminal from which to build and run the program

How to Run the Project

1. Clone the project to your computer
2. Navigate into the project directory
3. Run the following command: make
4. Run the project with the following command: ray_tracer
   • If you would like to pipe the programs output to a file simply use the following command on Unix systems: ray_tracer > image.ppm