Top 15 Kerkythea Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Powerful, feature-rich and fast standalone raytracing renderer.

Exporters from Blender and Google SketchUp are also available.
Allows network rendering of images and animation

Supported Features*
- Bump Mapping
- Normal Mapping
- Clip Mapping
- Bevel Mapping (an innovative KT feature!)
- Edge Outlining
- Depth of Field
- Absorption/Fog
- Isotropic Volume Scattering
- Faked Caustics & Translucency for Simple Ray Tracing Modes
- Dispersion
- Antialiasing (Texture Filtering, Edge Antialiasing, Supersampling)
- Selection Rendering
- Surface, Material and Object Instancing
- Object and Light Grouping
- Sun/Sky Portals
- Multithreading
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