Summer of Code Update: LANPR Realtime engine for Blender

nicksbest · June 8, 2018

YimingWu writes:

Hi, Blender GSoC student YimingWu here, I’m very glad that I got this opportunity to implement the NPR line rendering feature into blender. Here I present some of the progress. Currently the solution is focused on realtime, later on I will migrate the offline rendering code for accurate line extraction. the progress seems fluent so far, and the feedback looks promising too.
Some artefacts can be seen but there’s still a lot to improve. blender’s infrastructure turns out to be fairly easy to use when coding.
Suggestions are always welcomed!

Author nicksbest

18 responses

tosule

8 June 2018 at 12:49

Awesome, can’t believe this is blender 2.8

dddjef

8 June 2018 at 14:13

Very impressive, congrats! the rabbit is realtime?
Have you plan to combine this with grease pencil, to draw example line? (like in the old cup video)
Can you have line that extends beyond the geometry in the viewport?

nicksbest
9 June 2018 at 03:10
1)rabbit is realtime (all images are realtime actually :) ).
2)Many people have suggested g-pencil, will look into it when I get a finer line quality.
3)Could have, but a little tricky
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claas e kuhnen

8 June 2018 at 14:34

I cannot believe how much 2.8 is maturing AMAZING

this realtime NPR renderer is incredible and super useful for product and furniture design

issa

8 June 2018 at 14:42

Awesome !!
I wonder if LANPR can work with shadow like Eevee does in the shading panel?

nicksbest
9 June 2018 at 03:13
I guess so, but maybe implemented later
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DreamOfMore

8 June 2018 at 16:01

YimmingWu: “blender’s infrastructure turns out to be fairly easy to use when coding.”

Now that is good news.
:)
Many thanks Mr Wu.

Marc Rohrer

8 June 2018 at 16:44

Amazing work congrats!!

CultLess

8 June 2018 at 18:29

Amazing work congrats!!

Joe Kubler

8 June 2018 at 20:30

Any more info on strokes styles, such as image 4/8 with the two Suzannes? Specifically, the one on the right.

nicksbest
9 June 2018 at 03:12
will add more input to create variable styles like thickness on lighting direction/ camera distance or such things….
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Big_Fan

9 June 2018 at 00:10

Looks very good and surprisingly responsive. I hope the line thickness is adjustable though – it seems a bit fuzzy at the moment… Thanks for your work. Another amazing development for Blender 2.8 – an epic release in the making.