Povray is a freely avaible ray tracing tool available at

http://www.povray.org/


On Thu, 20 Nov 2003, Spartaco Landi wrote:


> Dear All,
> I am looking for some software package to simulate:
> - geometrical optics ray-tracing on analytical mirror surfaces (in 3 -
> d) or curves (2 - d).
>       A very simple software that just computes the direction of rays
> is enough!
> - phenomenological chemical etching of cavities
> (keeping into account the shadowing effects
>       on the radical flow, based on string method or other surface
> advancement algorithm)
> Since I cannot afford any commercial package (as OptiCAD or SPEEDIE or
> SAMPLE) I would like
> to know if anyone has developed
> some simple code in Fortran of MatLAB or analogous that I could use.
> Thank you very much
>
> Spartaco Landi
> PhD  Student
> Microsystems & Nanotechnology Group
> School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science
> Cranfield University
> BEDS - UK
> [email protected]
>

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