Cloven

Cloven is a 3D fractal rendering application for Mandelbulb visualization. It provides an interface for manipulating fractal parameters and other rendering settings in real-time. The program was developed with an RTX 3080 and may perform poorly on lower-end GPUs. Windows is the only supported operating system.

Features

• Real-time Fractal Rendering
  • Customizable fractal parameters
  • Gradient editor for coloring
• Shading and Lighting
  • Blinn-Phong shading
  • Soft shadows
  • Bloom
  • Noise
• Coloring
  • Distance-based coloring
  • Orbit trap coloring
• User Interface
  • Interactive camera controls
  • GUI for adjusting rendering settings

Controls

• W/A/S/D: Move camera horizontally
• Space: Move camera up
• C: Move camera down
• F: Toggle fullscreen
• G: Toggle GUI
• Left-Alt: Toggle between GUI interaction and camera interaction
• Esc: Close the program

Installation and Usage

Building and Running in Visual Studio

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/grantranda/cloven.git

2. Enable Vcpkg Manifest:

• Open project in Visual Studio.
• Set Use Vcpkg Manifest to Yes in Configuration Properties.

3. Install Dependencies with Vcpkg:

   vcpkg install

4. Build and Run the Solution:

• Build the solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).
• Run the program (F5).

(Optional) Generating an Executable with CMake in Visual Studio

1. Create a Build Directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build

2. Run CMake:

   cmake ..

3. Open Generated ".sln" File in Visual Studio:

• Navigate to the build directory.
• Open the generated .sln file.

4. Set the Build Configuration:

• In Visual Studio, set the build configuration to Release or Debug.

5. Enable Vcpkg Manifest:

• Set Use Vcpkg Manifest to Yes in Configuration Properties.

6. Build and Run the Executable:

• Build the Solution (Ctrl+Shift+B).
• Run the executable from the build/Release or build/Debug directory.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License. See the LICENSE file for more information.