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Introduction

• Introduction to LuxRender
• Goals and Philosophy
• Features
• Gallery
• Authors
• How to get involved

Download

• Download
• Luxrender 0.5 Release Notes
• Installation guide
• License

Using LuxRender

• Getting Started
• LuxRender Manual
  • LuxRender_Interface
  • Lighting
  • Cameras
  • Materials and Exit Portals
  • Textures
  • Tone Mapping
  • Render Settings
  • Multi-thread & Network rendering support
• Exporter Manuals
  • Blender:
    • LuxBlend Manual
    • LuxBlend tutorial: installing LuxBlend
    • LuxBlend tutorial: your first scene and render
    • LuxBlend tutorial: creating a simple interior scene
    • LuxBlend tutorial: image textures and mix materials
    • LuxBlend tutorial: procedural textures and displacement
    • LuxBlend tutorial: volume rendering
  • Softimage XSI: LuXSI Manual
  • Maya:
    • LuxMaya Overview
    • LuxMaya Installation
    • LuxMaya Getting started
    • LuxMaya Manual
  • Cinema 4D: LuxC4D Manual
• Material Library
• Known Issues
• Where to find Help
  • Forum
  • IRC
• Glossary
• Frequently Asked Questions

Developer documentation

Developers

• What needs doing?
• Getting the Source & Building
  • CVS
  • Git
  • Building on Linux
  • Building on OSX
  • Building on Windows
• Source code guide
  • Lux Logging System
• Coding Style Conventions
• Patch Submission
• Tests & Benchmarks
• Scene file format
• Feature list
• API Usage example
• Exporters
  • Blender: LuxBlend
  • Softimage XSI: LuXSI
  • Cinema 4D: LuxC4D
  • LuxMaya: LuxMaya
• Papers
• Bug Tracker

Documentation Writers

• Wiki HowTo & Guidelines
• Documentation ToDo
• Templates and Files
• Sandbox
• MediaWiki FAQ