POV-Lab - Matlab interface to POV-Ray

Version 0.073 (6.15 MB) by Sergey Yanenko
Extends Matlab's visualisations with external raytracer - POV-Ray.
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POV-Lab

Matlab interface to POV-Ray

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Extends Matlab's visualisation system by external raytracer - POV-Ray.
Useful for presentations, learning 3D graphics in schools and universities. Please find live examples here under Examples tab.

To start working with toolbox:

  1. Install it in Matlab.
  2. Install POV-Ray in your system.
  3. Edit ex_setup.m file according to location of POV-Ray and desired image quality.
  4. Play with examples - try to change code, make experiments and explore different behaviour.
  5. Run applications - 'app_surface' for surface and 'app_volume' for volume visualizations.

Please feel free to send feedback about issues and suggestions for future development.

About POV-Ray:
Officail site: povray.org
Documentation: wiki.povray.org
Newsgroups: news.povray.org/groups/
Repository: github.com/POV-Ray/povray

Tutorials:
Basics: https://povlab.online/povtutorial/
Animation: https://povlab.online/animtutorial/
Isosurfaces: https://povlab.online/isotutorial/

Videos: POV-Ray channel on Youtube

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Cite As

Sergey Yanenko (2026). POV-Lab - Matlab interface to POV-Ray (https://github.com/syanenko/POV-Lab/releases/tag/0.073), GitHub. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2022b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
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