title: Exploring a Boeing 777: ray tracing large-scale CAD data.
abstract: Unlike rasterization, which draws and shades triangles individually, ray tracing simulates propagation of light between surfaces in a scene and enables advanced effects such as transparency, shadows, and ambient occlusion--effects not easily accomplished in other massive-model rendering approaches. This article describes the application of ray tracing to several aircraft manufacturing scenarios.
authors.affiliation: Saarland University. dietrich@cs.uni-sb.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: Abe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003199:Computer Systems; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014584:User-Computer Interface