IPathGenerator Class Reference

Interface responsible for generating valid light-to-eye paths. More...

#include <IPathGenerator.h>

Inheritance diagram for IPathGenerator:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
Main usage interface
virtual bool	generate (Path &outPath)=0
	Generates a complete, valid path from scratch.
virtual void	generateL (Path &outPath)=0
	Generates a light subpath which is assumed to start at an emitter.
virtual void	generateE (Path &outPath)=0
	Generates an eye subpath which is assumed to end at a sensor.

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Detailed Description

Interface responsible for generating valid light-to-eye paths.

Author:

Travis Fischer (fisch0920@gmail.com)

Matthew Jacobs (jacobs.mh@gmail.com)

Date:

Fall 2008

See also:

also PathTracer and BidirectionalPathTracer

Definition at line 18 of file IPathGenerator.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual bool IPathGenerator::generate

(

Path &

outPath

)

[pure virtual]

Generates a complete, valid path from scratch.

Note:

path generated is assumed to start at an emitter (light) and end at a sensor (camera)

Returns:

true on success or false on failure (if an invalid path was encountered)

Implemented in BidirectionalPathTracer.

virtual void IPathGenerator::generateL

(

Path &

outPath

)

[pure virtual]

Generates a light subpath which is assumed to start at an emitter.

Implemented in BidirectionalPathTracer.

virtual void IPathGenerator::generateE

(

Path &

outPath

)

[pure virtual]

Generates an eye subpath which is assumed to end at a sensor.

Implemented in BidirectionalPathTracer.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• IPathGenerator.h