POV-Lab - Matlab interface to POV-Ray

Extends Matlab's visualisations with external raytracer - POV-Ray.
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Updated 25 Dec 2023

POV-Lab

Matlab interface to POV-Ray

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Extends Matlab's visualisation system by external raytracer - POV-Ray.
Useful for presentations, learning 3D graphics in schools and universities. Please find live examples here under Examples tab.

To start working with toolbox:

  1. Install it in Matlab.
  2. Install POV-Ray in your system.
  3. Edit ex_setup.m file according to location of POV-Ray and desired image quality.
  4. Play with examples - try to change code, make experiments and explore different behaviour.
  5. Run applications - 'app_surface' for surface and 'app_volume' for volume visualizations.

Please feel free to send feedback about issues and suggestions for future development.

About POV-Ray:
Officail site: povray.org
Documentation: wiki.povray.org
Newsgroups: news.povray.org/groups/
Repository: github.com/POV-Ray/povray

Tutorials:
Basics: https://povlab.online/povtutorial/
Animation: https://povlab.online/animtutorial/
Isosurfaces: https://povlab.online/isotutorial/

Videos: POV-Ray channel on Youtube

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Cite As

Sergey Yanenko (2024). POV-Lab - Matlab interface to POV-Ray (https://github.com/syanenko/POV-Lab/releases/tag/0.073), GitHub. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2022b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
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0.073

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0.071

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0.070

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0.062

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0.061

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0.060

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0.059

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0.058

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0.057

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0.056

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0.055

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0.054

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0.053

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0.04

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0.3.0.0

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0.02

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0.01

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