Ray tracing software is a kind of simulation software that is based on ray tracing, a technique that can be used to generate photorealistic images from computer simulations. A wide range of free software and commercial software is available for producing these images; notable examples are listed below.
Software License Platforms Windows macOS Linux Other 3Delight 3DOptix Amiga Reflections Autodesk 3ds max Autodesk Maya Autodesk Softimage Anim8or ASAP Bella Render Blender Brazil R/S BRL-CAD Bryce Carrara Cheetah3D Cinema 4D dbOptic Embree form•Z RenderZone Plus FRED FurryBall Holomatix Rendition Houdini Imagine Indigo Renderer Kerkythea LightWave 3D Lucan LuxCoreRender Manta Interactive Ray Tracer Maxwell Render McXtrace Mental ray MODO Octane Render OptiX Photopia Picogen Pixar RenderMan Pixie Renderer POV-Ray Quadoa Optical CAD Rayshade pre-gpl open source, gpl-like Radiance Realsoft 3D Shade3D Speos Sunflow Tachyon Terragen TracePro TurboSilver V-Ray Visionaray Vue YafaRay Zemax
See also List of computer-aided engineering software List of computer simulation software List of lighting design software