Check was misc-const-correctness, combined with readability-isolate-declaration
as suggested by the docs.
Temporarily clang-format "QualifierAlignment: Left" was used to get consistency
with the prevailing order of keywords.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/132361
* Use .empty() and .data()
* Use nullptr instead of 0
* No else after return
* Simple class member initialization
* Add override for virtual methods
* Include C++ instead of C headers
* Remove some unused includes
* Use default constructors
* Always use braces
* Consistent names in definition and declaration
* Change typedef to using
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/132361
The same random number was used when sampling from the volume segment
and from the direct scattering position, causing correlation issues with
light tree.
To solve this problem, we ensure the same light is picked for
volume segment/direct scattering, equiangular/distance sampling by
sampling the light tree only once in volume segment. From the direct
scattering position in volume, we sample a position on the picked light
as usual. If sampling from the light tree fails, we continue with
indirect scattering.
For unbiased MIS weight for forward sampling, we retrieve the `P`, `D`
and `t` used in volume segment for traversing the light tree.
The main changes are:
1. `light_tree_sample()` and `light_distribution_sample()` now only pick
lights. Sampling a position on light is done separately via
`light_sample()`.
2. `light_tree_sample()` is now only called only once from volume
segment. For direct lighting we call `light_sample()`.
3. `light_tree_pdf()` now has a template `<in_volume_segment>`.
4. A new field `emitter_id` is added to struct `LightSample`, which just
stores the picked emitter index.
5. Additional field `previous_dt = ray->tmax - ray->tmin` is added to
`state->ray`, because we need this quantity for computing the pdf.
6. Distant/Background lights are also picked by light tree in volume
segment now, because we have no way to pick them afterwards. The direct
sample event for these lights will be handled by
`VOLUME_SAMPLE_DISTANCE`.
7. Original paper suggests to use the maximal importance, this results
in very poor sampling probability for distant and point lights therefore
excessive noise. We have a minimal importance for surface to balance, we
could do the same for volume but I do not want to spend much time on
this now. Just doing `min_importance = 0.0f` seems to do the job
okayish. This way we still won't sample the light with zero
`max_importance`.
The current solution might perform worse with distance sampling, because
the light tree measure is biased towards equiangular sampling. However,
it is difficult to perform MIS between equiangular and distance sampling
if different lights are picked for each method. This is something we can
look into in the future if proved to be a serious regression.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/119389
Add new "Soft Falloff" option on point and spot light that uses
the old light behavior from Blender versions before 4.0. Blend
files saved with those older versions will use the option.
This option is enabled by default on new lights.
Fix#114241
Co-authored-by: Weizhen Huang <weizhen@blender.org>
Co-authored-by: Clément Foucault <foucault.clem@gmail.com>
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/117832
based on concentric disk mapping.
Concentric disk mapping was already present, but not used everywhere.
Now `sample_cos_hemisphere()`, `sample_uniform_hemisphere()`, and
`sample_uniform_cone()` use concentric disk mapping.
This changes the noise in many test images.
Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/109774
* Split light types into own files, move light type specific code from
light tree and MNEE.
* Move flat light distribution code into own kernel file and host side
building function, in preparation of light tree addition. Add light/sample.h
as main entry point to kernel light sampling.
* Better separate calculation of pdf for selecting a light, and pdf for
sampling a point on the light. The selection pdf is now also stored in
LightSampling for MNEE to correctly recalculate the full pdf when the
shading position changes but the point on the light remains fixed.
* Improvement to kernel light storage, using packed_float3, better variable
names, etc.
Includes contributions by Brecht Van Lommel and Weizhen Huang.
Ref T77889
* Replace license text in headers with SPDX identifiers.
* Remove specific license info from outdated readme.txt, instead leave details
to the source files.
* Add list of SPDX license identifiers used, and corresponding license texts.
* Update copyright dates while we're at it.
Ref D14069, T95597
Remove prefix of filenames that is the same as the folder name. This used
to help when #includes were using individual files, but now they are always
relative to the cycles root directory and so the prefixes are redundant.
For patches and branches, git merge and rebase should be able to detect the
renames and move over code to the right file.