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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer is a high-quality, totally free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics. It is available in official versions for Windows, Mac OS/Mac OS X and i86 Linux. The source code is available for those wanting to do their own ports.


  Download and Navigation  

To navigate about this site please use the navigation links at the top of this page. If you want to download POV-Ray, please visit our download page. If you are interested in our beta-test for SMP and multi-core systems, please visit our beta-test page. We also have a RTR (real-time raytracing) demo available via our RTR beta page. We recommend at least a dual-core for the latter.


  What's New  
K3DSurf 0.6.2

A new release of the mathematical surface modeller K3DSurf is now available. Version 0.6.2 includes a new GUI, performance and OpenGL display enhancements, new examples, config file system and the implementation of a fast mathematical function calculation system. Additionally the K3DSurf Forum is now open for discussion and support.

[July 04, 2007]
PovClipse 0.7.2

The Eclipse editor plug-in PovClipse now includes Portuguese support, default include directory settings for POV-Ray and MegaPOV, performance optimisations, bugfixes and more ... [read more]

[June 26, 2007]
GDesign 1.0

The first version of GDesign ("Generative Design"), an application for creating 2D/3D objects using DOL, stochastic, parametric and context-sensitive L-systems, has been released ... [read more]

[June 25, 2007]
PoseRay 3.11.0

The object format converter/renderer PoseRay, useful for converting various formats to POV-Ray SDL, has received another update ... [read more]

[June 12, 2007]
Instant-Grid 1.0

Version 1.0 of Instant-Grid, a Knoppix-based live Linux system for easily building computing grids, has now been released ... [read more]

[June 12, 2007]
Some examples of POV-Ray use in Chemistry

Milo's ChemicalMusings blog is featuring some examples of his use ... [read more]

[May 19, 2007]
Using POV-Ray to create slices for 3D sugar printing

Due to the flexibility of its scene description language POV-Ray is routinely applied to a wide variety of tasks which fall outside raytracing photo realistic scenes. From creating technical drawings to visualising physics and medical datasets, the possibilities are only limited by imagination. One such recent creative application drawn to our attention is the use of POV-Ray in creating slices for 3D printing objects in sugar. Delicious!

[May 10, 2007]
PovClipse 0.7.1 and Logo Challenge

PovClipse 0.7.1 has been released and a logo challenge proposed ... [read more]

[May 10, 2007]
SymLab to POV-Ray export add-on released

Symscape's free SymLab 3D fluid-flow simulation viewer utility now supports export to POV-Ray via a new add-on, SymLab Viz Export ... [read more]

[April 26, 2007]
Pigmentator and Texies

A set of useful tools and scripts have been released, including Pigmentator and Texies ... [read more]

[April 26, 2007]
Y.A.P.R.M. 0.5.5 released

A new version of "Yet Another POV-Ray Modeller" has been released ... [read more]

[April 26, 2007]
PovClipse 0.7.0

PovClipse has received another update, now with improved help (including optional MegaPOV help), outline view ... [read more]

[April 01, 2007]
Bishop3D 1.0.1.3 beta

The next beta version of the Windows POV-Ray modeller Bishop3D has been released. ... [read more]

[March 19, 2007]
POV-Ray for Maya 7.0

Pantheon Studios has released an alpha version of their "POV-Ray for Maya 7.0" export plug-in. ... [read more]

[March 12, 2007]
Geomorph - Linux terrain heightfield editor

Geomorph, an advanced terrain heightfield Linux editor for POV-Ray, has been updated. Version 0.40 includes a significant number of new features ... [read more]

[March 01, 2007]
PovClipse 0.6.3

A new version of PovClipse, an Eclipse editor plug-in for POV-Ray scene file editing, is now available. ... [read more]

[February 24, 2007]
LionSnake 1.6.6

Revision 1.6.6 of the surface subdivision modeller LionSnake has been released ... [read more]

[February 19, 2007]
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