There are several parts to Lux's rendering API:

LuxRays

This library handles ray intersection on OpenCL devices. More information can be found on the wiki: LuxRays overview

LibLux

This library is the full LuxRender system. Its API is C-style and exposed via api.h.

This is an OO python wrapper around the C API, providing access to LuxRender via the python programming language.

PyLux is documented here: PyLux Documentation.

At long last we have released a new RC for the next version of LuxRender, and it is really going to be labelled 1.0.

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Showcase your talent in our new competition. Get all the details in the forum.

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The entries are available in the gallery, and you can see the voting results in the forum.

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Our new competition brings the focus on our materials system. Go get the most out of LuxRender and submit your work to our materials database.

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