Volume rendering

What is it?

• I’m researching to understand NeRF.

• How to display images: surface rendering and volume rendering | Basics of CT | CT Tekijyuku

  • Different from surface rendering which only draws the surface.
  • It seems that it can also draw transparent objects like fog.
  • Each Voxel has its own brightness and transparency.

• What is volume rendering? Benefits & drawbacks and use cases - Render Pool

  • Rendering is difficult.

• Graphics Runner: Volume Rendering 101

  • Looks like a reliable source.

• Volume Visualization | CT Reconstruction Software TomoShop®

  • Explains the mechanism (ray casting) used.
  • It seems to overlay the color and transparency of the Voxels that the line of sight passes through.

• Rendering