1. Open a command prompt.
2. Set up environment variables:

   call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\setvars.bat"

   NOTE:

   If you installed the Render Kit to a custom location, make sure to replace C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\oneAPI\ with the custom installation path before running the command.
3. Go to a writable directory and create a directory to store supporting files. For example, create the rk_gsg folder :

   cd %USERPROFILE%
   

   mkdir rk_gsg

   cd rk_gsg

4. Run the sample application:

   vklExamples.exe

   The sample results will open in a new GUI window.

The following controls are available:

• Left-click (Mouse1) and drag to rotate camera.
• Right-click (Mouse2) and drag to zoom camera.
• Middle-click (Mouse3) and drag to pan camera.
• Select different transfer functions, Intel Open VKL API values, and rendering controls to visualize the volume.

Tips and Observations

• Different renderer modes are available from the rendering drop-down. These modes correspond to contemporary volume sampling and rendering applications.
• Density Path Tracer renderer demonstrates path tracing within a volume. It uses vklComputeSample() in support of a Woodcock-tracking sampling algorithm. Use the dialog boxes to control algorithm parameters. See DensityPathTracer.cpp.
• Hit-iterator renderer demonstrates hit-iterator and gradient computation functionality. It uses vklIterateHit() and vklComputeGradient(). This example also demonstrates shadow testing. See HitIteratorRenderer.cpp.
• Ray-march iterator demonstrates interval iteration and computation of a volume sample. It uses vklIterateInterval() and vklComputeSample(). See RayMarchIteratorRenderer.cpp.
• When exploring the samples, note that the code is aliased and modular to support the interactive rendering window. To better understand the code, start with the renderPixel() function.
• ISPC modes correspond with code implementations built on the Intel® Implicit SPMD Program Compiler. These implementations take advantage of SIMD capabilities of modern processors and provide more opportunity for performance.