Source/Render/Cycles

Cycles Renderer

For source code and contact details, see the Cycles project page on developer.blender.org.

The workboard has an overview of ongoing and planned tasks.

Design

• Design Goals
• Node Guidelines

Code

• Source Layout
• Style Guide
• Cycles Standalone

Implementation

Scene Graph

• Scene Graph
• BVH

Device Abstraction

• Devices
• Kernel Language

Scheduling

• Render Scheduling
• Kernel Scheduling
• Multi Device Scheduling

Output

• Tiling and OpenEXR Cache
• Output and Display Drivers

Algorithms

• Sampling Patterns
• Closures
• Volumes
• Light Sampling
• Units & Colors
• Light and Shadow Linking

Outdated

To be updated or removed.

• Threads
• Papers
• Optimization Ideas
• Network Render
• Volume Render