PLAN 8028

A different light.

Progressive path tracing of Elevation A, using our Blender export.

Location

Render Settings

Render mode

Manual waits for Start render or Record sequence. Automatic updates the render as you edit; sequence recording requires Manual mode.

Bounce mode

Automatic · 3 exterior / 8 interior bounces

Target samplesLight bounces

Resolution Rendering backend

Switching backends restarts the render. Use the same settings and device for a direct timing comparison.

Render scheduling

DenoiseGPU Strength 0.25

Edge-preserving spatial filter. Toggle to compare with the raw samples. Not an AI denoiser.

Sequence captures

Starts a fresh render and saves evenly spaced PNGs, including the final sample. Camera or setting changes stop the sequence. PNG saving time is tracked separately.

Camera

Lens Lens preset

Focal length · mmAperture · f-stop

Depth of Field & Focus

Depth of field Focus mode Focus distance · m

Choose a surface or enter its focus distance.

Lower f-stops soften out-of-focus areas. Autofocus follows the center surface after camera movement. Focus picking also enables depth of field.

Exposure

Exposure mode Exposure 0.25 Exposure compensation 0.0 EV

Metering the rendered light…

Position & look-at point

Camera XYZ Look-at XYZ

Coordinates in metres. Y is up.

Drag to orbit · right-drag to pan · scroll to zoom. Camera changes restart sampling.

Physical Sky & Light

Time of day 15:00 House rotation 90°

Calculating the sun…

Ceiling fixtures

Location & atmosphere

Date

LatitudeLongitude

UTC offsetHaze

Arizona reference location. Time uses this explicit UTC offset. Rotation is clockwise from model north (−Z); change it to match the site.

Hardware

—CPU

—GPU

—RAM

Reading local hardware counters…

About this prototype

GPU path tracing via WebGL2 or experimental WebGPU compute. All rendering stays on this device. Fixed Elevation A base selection; changes made in ZD are not synchronized. The roof remains present for interior shadows.

glTF materials are used directly. The analytic atmosphere illuminates the scene with a solar-position-based sun. Fixture output and overall radiometric scale are prototype calibrations, not a match to ZD or Cycles.

ELEVATION A / KITCHEN

GPU · checking…

Reading the scene…

Live render

Saved render sequences

No sequence selected

Sequences are saved on this computer.

Record a sequence or choose a saved run.

Saved checkpoint details

0 / 256samples per pixel

0.0 sactive render time

PreparingDenoise on

Loading the selected scene configuration.

Render diagnostics