re what is the difference between raytracing and rendering zlg uxa cso uiuc edu zhenhai li writes hello i ve raytraced and rendered and the only difference i ve found is that raytracing takes a hell of a lot longer am i missing something yes there are many methods of rendering raytracing is one of them you didn t say what you mean by rendering so i won t guess methods of rendering include o pencil and graph paper doing the math by hand o wireframe rendering of the d projection o hidden line rendering o scanline rendering using painter s algorithm bsp trees z buffer other o raytracing o radiosity o holographic projection to film o combination of any of the above steve hollasch kubota pacific computer inc hollasch kpc com santa clara california
