Visualization of 3D Printing via Ray Tracing

This thesis focuses on rendering images using ray tracing technique from instructions for a 3D printed called G-code. Problem of converting G-code instructions into geometrical representation of a 3D printed part. This thesis also discusses the problem of rendering the geometrical representation generated from G-code using CPU and utilizing measured reflectance data of materials used by a 3D printer in the rendering process to achieve photo-realistic results