Name

rtexample — shoots a single ray at objects in a geometry database

Synopsis

rtexample model.g objects ...

DESCRIPTION


        This is an example of a program that uses librt to shoot a single ray at some
        geometry in a geometry (.g) database.

        librt is a big library with lots of code, but basically all that the programmer
        needs to do is include `raytrace.h` and specify the following:
          a_rt_i    a raytrace instance, from 'rt_dirbuild()'
          a_ray     ray origin and direction
          a_hit     function to be called if ray hits something
          a_miss    function to be called if ray misses everything

        rtexample defines simple functions for a_hit and a_miss which simply
        output information about hit region (if hit) and log misses. Applications will
        typically define more complex tasks to fo if the ray hits, such as describing a
        reflected ray.
        

EXAMPLE

rtexample car.g wheel door

Here, a single ray will be shot at the geometry database car.g and hit reports generated if the ray hits the specified objects.

SEE ALSO

mged(1), rt(1), librt(3)

AUTHORS

BRL-CAD Team

COPYRIGHT

This software is Copyright (c) 2004-2016 United States Government as represented by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.

BUG REPORTS

Reports of bugs or problems should be submitted via electronic mail to <devs@brlcad.org>.