This is a parallel ray tracing library that can be used on distributed memory parallel computers, shared memory computers, and clusters to improve performance.
One of the most noteworthy things about Tachyon is its inclusion in the SPEC MPI2007 benchmark suite. As for features, Tachyon offers all the typical ray tracer capabilities, including support for common geometric primitives, shading and texturing modes, and more. But Tachyon also stands out from the competition by offering some less common features such as HDR image output and ambient occlusion lighting. Furthermore, this software provides support for various triangle mesh and volumetric texture formats that are especially beneficial for molecular visualization. For example, Tachyon is capable of rendering VMD scenes with impressive detail and accuracy.
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