Then open POV-Ray install directory, by default C:\Program Files\POV-Ray\v3.7, and in the bin subdirectory rename the POV-Ray executable, so that you do not replace it. The latest release of the official development branch is POV-Ray v3.8.0-alpha.10064268.įirst of all you need to install POV-Ray 3.7, see the install instructions for the stable version. You can try to compile it from source, but be advised that it might not even be possible. There hasn't been a macOS build of POV-Ray since the closed source 3.6x version. The latest development releases (not part of the official development branch) are POV-Ray v3.8.0-x.freetype.3 and POV-Ray v3.8.0-x.10064738. The latest release of the official development branch is POV-Ray v3.8.0-alpha.10064268. There are no official POV-Ray development binaries, you should compile it from source. As it is experimental, you are adviced against using it in production environments. Then, before trying to render something, start POV-Ray separately and set I/O restrictions according to POV-Ray documentation, otherwise rendering will not work properly (or will not work at all).ĭevelopment seems to be halted, nonethless the latest experimental builds and source code are available. Set the POV-Ray executable path to point to your installation of POV-Ray, usually it is C:/Program Files/POV-Ray/v3.7/bin/pvengine64.exe, and apply. Download it from GitHub, launch the installer and follow the proposed steps.īy default the destination folder is C:\Program Files\POV-Ray\v3.7, with documents and scenes in C:\Users\\Documents\POV-Ray\v3.7. The latest stable version of POV-Ray to have compiled Windows binaries is POV-Ray 3.7.0.0. The most recent available binaries are of the old closed source POV-Ray 3.6x. There is no official binary of POV-Ray 3.7 or newer for macOS, if you want to compile it from source, probably you are on your own. Set the POV-Ray executable path to point to your installation of POV-Ray, usually it is /usr/bin/povray, and apply. Download the source code of POV-Ray 3.7.0.8 from GitHub.Īfter installing POV-Ray, launch FreeCAD, open the Preferences Editor, load the Raytracing Workbench, and go to the Raytracing Preferences. If your distributions does not have POV-Ray in the repositories, or you wish to, it is possible to compile POV-Ray from source. Such distributions include: Arch Linux, Debian, Gentoo, openSUSE, Ubuntu. If your distribution has it in the official repositories, you can install POV-Ray and all the relative dependencies through the package manager. ![]() The latest stable version of POV-Ray, released only as source code is 3.7.0.8 (). ![]() ![]() The latest stable version of POV-Ray to be provided with binaries is 3.7.0.0 (), the first to be free software, released under the AGP元 (or later). The information here is provided because by default FreeCAD is still shipped (as of 0.19-24276) with the Raytracing Workbench Stable Version The Render Workbench can be installed through the Addon Manager. The Raytracing workbench is being superseded by the new Render Workbench, which is intended as its replacement.
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