Picogen
7.2#4 in 3d rendering softwareFree planFree planLinuxWindows
VisitPicogen vs POV-Ray
What both publish
| Fact | Picogen | POV-Ray |
|---|---|---|
| License | The project states that it is licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or later. | Version 3.7 onward is released under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 or later. |
| Purpose | Picogen is an outdoor ray tracing system for large-scale terrain with realistic day and night illumination and detailed plant populations. | POV-Ray is a free software tool for creating three-dimensional graphics. |
| Source code | The downloads page says the source code is hosted on Savannah and Gitorious and provides Git clone commands. | Full source code, documentation, and example scenes are available from the project’s GitHub repository. |
Picogen plans
- FreeFree
- PicogenFree
POV-Ray plans
- POV-Ray 3.7.0Free
Pick Picogen if…
Picogen is aimed at users building and rendering large terrain scenes on Linux or Windows. Its terrain modeling, scripting, and rendering features may suit people comfortable with a technical toolset.
Pick POV-Ray if…
POV-Ray suits people who want to create rendered 3D scenes with a scene description language and configurable geometry. Linux and macOS users should be prepared to build from source, since official binaries are listed only for Windows.