What is Ray Tracing?

1 - Ray Tracing Software

   1.1 - POV-Ray
   1.2 - Rayshade
   1.3 - Radiance and ADELINE
   1.4 - Blue Moon Rendering Tools (BMRT)
   1.5 - Polyray
   1.6 - Vivid (including BOB)
   1.7 - Tachyon
   1.8 - Others
   1.9 - Non-Ray Tracing Software

2 - FTP Sites, Web Sites, Mailing Lists

   2.1 - FTP and Web Sites
   2.2 - Mailing Lists

3 - Modelling Software

   3.1 - SCED
   3.2 - POVLAB
   3.3 - MORAY
   3.4 - GUM
   3.5 - Breeze Designer
   3.6 - Other Modellers

4 - Utilities and Other Software

   4.1 - Image Display/Conversion Programs
   4.2 - Format Conversion Utilities
   4.3 - Creation Creators
   4.4 - Texture Editors
   4.5 - Animation
   4.6 - Miscellaneous Utilities

5 - Further Information and Resources

   5.1 - On-line Resources
   5.2 - Other Newsgroups
   5.3 - Books
   5.4 - Image Libraries
   5.5 - Texture Libraries
   5.6 - Internet Ray Tracing Competition

6 - Frequently Asked Questions

   6.1 - "Can I post binaries/images to this group?"
   6.2 - "Where can I find model data for..."
   6.3 - "How can I view these pictures?"
   6.4 - "What's the difference between rendering and ray tracing?"
   6.5 - "This picture doesn't trace."
   6.6 - "I traced my picture, but I can't see anything."
   6.7 - "I traced my picture, but the output is garbage."
   6.8 - "What does this mean..."
   6.9 - "Rotating/Scaling this object doesn't work properly."
   6.10 - "Why is the Z axis is pointing the wrong way?"
   6.11 - "Which 3D accelerator card will speed up raytracing best?"
   6.12 - "Who is..."

7 - Roll The Credits...