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Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:15 pm
by B.Y.O.B.
CodeHD wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:50 pm
Hi,
I am currently trying to read myself a bit thorugh the C++ code to get some better understanding of how it works, but it is difficult for me to see how the different bits and pieces connect.
While I know general C++ syntax, I have never done a project like this in this language (I worked more in python), so I lack the experience or the feeling for where to expect the connecting code.
What I am looking for is a bit of an introduction, something like "The directory /samples/luxcoreui/... contains the user interface. The function to read scene is in /xyz/abc.cpp. When you start a render, the selected render engine is connceted to the sampelr by the code in the file /src/abc/xyz.cpp, then the bvh traversal in ..." etc.
If that example doesn't help: I just want to get some help about how to dig through the code
This could be a could thing to have as a pinned and locked thread.
Here's a bit on the OpenCL side:
https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/User:Jbak ... /LuxRender
A tutorial on writing imagepipeline plugins:
https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/Writing_ ... ine_Plugin
And here's an incomplete one on how to add a texture, unfortunately I never finished it:
https://wiki.luxcorerender.org/Implementing_a_Texture
Apart from these (probably not too helpful) pointers I can only recommend to install a powerful IDE/text editor where you can click on a class name to go to the definition, easily switch header/source and so on, this helps a lot when exploring the source code.
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:25 pm
by CodeHD
Thanks for the responses. I wasn't looking for a whole book, don't worry
The links provided by B.Y.O.B. are a good start, I should read them first.
A the moment I am still stuck with installing all sorts of IDEs and dependencies (new computer). I am at the point where it compiles luxcore without warnings, but I can't run anything becasue of missing dlls.
Also, installing Visual Studio with multiple language packs seems to have been a bad idea. The start menu entries for the different command prompts are mixed trilingual between english, german and italian, and its not the same language as it executes
I will come back to specific questions once i have this sh*t figured out...
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 10:17 pm
by CodeHD
Dade wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:04 pm
Pick a specific topic: textures, image pipeline plugin, camera, volumes or whatever and start to try to understanding a specific aspect.
I've started now to get familiar with the camera. Seems like a good starting point so far. I now have to work myself through all the derived-class function-implementations
My idea for an exercise (after gaining the neccessary understanding) is implementing a "detector", as I worked around here with a matte-translucent slab + ortho camera:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=793&start=10#p8335
For after that, I thought of continuing with the light sources, with the practical exercise of figuring out issue #2 in this post:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=943
Do you think this is a good idea, or do you have any objections to starting like this?
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2019 6:51 pm
by motaman
Plugin/exporter developer
maya
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:55 pm
by TAO
Hi.
In the last luxrender, I was one of 3dsmax plugin developer Omid Ghotbi (TAO). And I'm curious if I can continue my work.
Thank you.
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:22 pm
by Sharlybg
TAO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:55 pm
Hi.
In the last luxrender, I was one of 3dsmax plugin developer Omid Ghotbi (TAO). And I'm curious if I can continue my work.
Thank you.
This is good news
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 7:25 pm
by Dade
TAO wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2019 4:55 pm
In the last luxrender, I was one of 3dsmax plugin developer Omid Ghotbi (TAO). And I'm curious if I can continue my work.
Indeed, sure
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:47 am
by TAO
That's great.
Here is my GitHub id:
omidt.gh@gmail.com
please add my id so I can upload the last code and start working on it.
Also, I need access to the forum (LuxMax plugin) to moderate it, of course, if it's possible and access to write LuxMax wiki too.
Thank you so much.
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:53 am
by Dade
TAO wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:47 am
That's great.
Here is my GitHub id:
omidt.gh@gmail.com
please add my id so I can upload the last code and start working on it.
Also, I need access to the forum (LuxMax plugin) to moderate it, of course, if it's possible and access to write LuxMax wiki too.
I invited you on GitHub and created a new empty repository for 3ds Max:
https://github.com/LuxCoreRender/MaxLuxCore
You should have read/write access as soon as you accept the invite. I created also the Wiki account, you should have received an email with the temporary password.
Re: LuxCoreRender Project wants you!
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:43 am
by TAO
Thank you so much, I renamed the forum topic to MaxLuxCore as you named it in github.
