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Dimension started out two years ago as my attempt to write a multi-threaded clone of POV-Ray, since version 3.7 has been in development for quite some time. Recently, though, I've decided to make it into my own vision for POV-Ray 4.0, their proposed rewrite with a new Scene Description Language. Dimension now uses scene files written in Python 3, which is quite a bit faster to parse than POV-Ray's SDL, and gives a lot more flexibility. Now, you can simply write a scene file like this:
background = White
lights.append(PointLight(location = 5*Y, color = White))
objects.append(Sphere(radius = 1, center = 2*Z, pigment = Red))and "dimension <scene>.dmnsn" will render what looks like a 3D Japanese flag. The directory dimension/tests has some more intricate examples.
You can get the source code from here, and the C interface is documented here. It is released under the GPLv3.
Quick instructions for trying out:
# pacman -S cython # If you don't have it already
$ git clone git://tavianator.com/dimension
$ cd dimension
$ ./autogen.sh && ./configure CFLAGS="-g -O2 -Wall"
$ make check
$ display dimension/tests/complex.png
$ PYTHONPATH=libdimension-python/.libs ./dimension/dimension <scene>.dmnsn # Needed to use the 'dimension' program while it's not installedAUR Package: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=34998
Last edited by tavianator (2011-06-17 20:12:47)
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Bump, as it's changed significantly from when I first posted this here.
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