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    2021-09-23

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  • The Apparent Simplicity of RGB Rendering
    Another one like this is (was? Not sure if it's maintained any more) Lux Render: https://luxcorerender.org/ I played my part in this back in the 2010s maintaining the blender integration, fun times :) But both the renderer and the integrations got pretty much entirely re-written in the move to GPU compute shortly after that time. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago
  • Appleseed – open-source, physically-based global illumination rendering engine
    My go-to for a pbrt-type renderer Lux[0] which ticks all the same boxes. If you're willing to go closed source then the standard used to be Maxwell Render, but I don't know if that's changed in the last couple of years. [0] https://luxcorerender.org/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
  • Glass topology and caustics study
    I agree that Blender is probably limited here. Someone else suggested running the scene with LuxCore. It's been on my radar for a while, but I haven't had time to try it. If I find the time to use it for this scene, I'll come back and post a result for you. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Apparently Blender doesn't see light as waves
    Might want to use something like this for these type of renders: https://luxcorerender.org/ Dunno if it works but think it will be closer than cycles. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Flounder Heights at 8am
    LuxCore, free, open-source renderer for Blender. Source: about 1 year ago
  • Splatsville at the start of a new day
    Some technicalities: ripped models and textures from Splatoon 3, imported into Blender and shaders/materials recreated from the game assets (over 200 different ones), this time rendered with LuxCoreRender for Blender. Render times have been around 15 mins per frame more or less, could be sped up if I'd have more GPU memory. Source: over 1 year ago
  • I made this little glass vase we have in the house in Blender.
    Try rendering it with https://luxcorerender.org/ to get cool caustics and dispersion. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Need help with lights and noises
    Or you can try a different render engine, like LuxCoreRender which is much better at caustic lighting. Source: over 1 year ago
  • 3d rendering- Are there any other options
    Out of these options, Cycles and Kerkythea are only free ones. I think free and opensource is the way to go with almost all software including renderers. Kerkythea is very outdated and hasn't had an update in a very long time, so I wouldn't use it but still Cycles works great and gets updates all the time. There is another good free one that isn't on your list https://luxcorerender.org/ Luxcore is particularly... Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation
    Yeah, except that Cycles focus isn't on accurate physical rendering, but rather on quick and dirty, visually pleasing approximations. Its primary purpose is to be be used by artists for special fxs, but if you're looking to make really accurate renderings of complex lighting scenes, for e.g. Accurate architectural renderings, I would not use cycles and look at luxcore [0] instead. [0] https://luxcorerender.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
  • Caustics: LuxCoreRender vs. Blender
    LuxCoreRender is a free addon for Blender. It currently works with Blender 2.92 Https://luxcorerender.org/. Source: about 2 years ago
  • Another pool I made in blender.
    It's rendered in Luxcore. Here is the tile texture I used, and here is how I did the water. Source: over 2 years ago
  • It's not great, but here's a pool i made in blender inspired by the ones on here.
    You will also need to get Luxcore before opening the file. Source: over 2 years ago
  • I made this pool render. What do you think of it?
    I love the design! If I could give one critique, I think something that would really help sell the lighting would be to include reflective caustics) from the pool water. Have you looked in to LuxCoreRender at all? It seems to handle caustics particularly well compared to others. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Caustics Series No.006 - Mirror Communication - Blender + LuxCore 2.5
    Luxcore is a free and open-source render engine which has a free add-on for Blender. It's known for being very physically-based and accurate, and can render caustic rays realistically - which is something elusive in cycles at the moment. That being said, this particular scene probably could be done in cycles if I wanted, but I used it as a scene to learn more about Luxcore. You can find more about that here;... Source: almost 3 years ago
  • Is it possible to create something like this in Blender? (More info in my comment)
    That said you can use Luxcore renderer addon (it's free), it's material nodes are a bit harder to get around then Cycles but for doing car render it should be easy enough. Source: almost 3 years ago
  • Trying to make my product renders realistic and eye catching. Any tips on how to improve?
    I know it’s a lot to ask and it’s not simple advice like “change the roughness on this material” or “add another light in this spot” but I wholly recommend switching renderers from Cycles to LuxCore. It’s a free, open source, and non-biased renderer that’s based on state of the art physically accurate light transport simulations, and personally I’ve seen huge gains in render quality with Lux—especially for product... Source: almost 3 years ago
  • First time posting - How would I go about achieving this look?
    One such engine is LuxCore. Although it only officially supports up to version 2.83, it works well enough on 2.92 as well. Source: almost 3 years ago

External sources with reviews and comparisons of LuxCoreRender

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LuxCoreRender has various rendering algorithms. Depending on the type of scene and whether you are rendering a single image or animation, you should choose the right algorithm to cope with rendering quicker. The program uses path or light tracking with different caching systems for more accurate results. What I like most of all is that LuxCoreRender supports true motion blur for both a camera and individual objects.
10 Best Rendering Software by Price: Render Within Your Budget
LuxCoreRender is an open source-licensed, ray tracing rendering software tool that utilizes complex processes like subsurface scattering, volumetrics, and physically based materials to mimic the flow of natural light in physically accurate space (this type of rendering is called Physically Based Rendering, or PBR), making for convincing photorealistic final images.

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