CaRMetal

CaRMetal

CaRMetal is an open-source photorealistic renderer focused on automotive visualization. It is designed for applications like configurators and virtual showrooms.
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CaRMetal: Open-Source Automotive Photorealistic Renderer

CaRMetal is an open-source photorealistic renderer focused on automotive visualization, designed for applications like configurators and virtual showrooms.

What is CaRMetal?

CaRMetal is an open-source, physically-based renderer focused on high-quality automotive visualization and aimed at applications like online configurators, virtual showrooms, augmented reality, and more.

It utilizes Apple's Metal graphics framework, running on both macOS and iOS platforms. Key features include:

  • Physically-based rendering of car paints, interiors, lights, and environment maps
  • High-quality rendering of car geometry and components
  • Support for glTF 2.0 format models
  • Integrations for React Native, SceneKit, and RealityKit
  • Custom shaders, materials, and lighting
  • Free and open-source under the Mozilla Public License

Originally developed by BMW, CaRMetal delivers photorealistic, high-performance rendering tailored for the needs of automotive visualization and configuration applications.

CaRMetal Features

Features

  1. Physically based rendering
  2. High quality materials
  3. HDR environment lighting
  4. Real-time ray tracing
  5. VR support

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Photorealistic rendering quality

Free and open source

Active development community

Good performance

Cons

Limited documentation

Steep learning curve

Not as feature rich as commercial solutions


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