Presentation
Differentiable Heightfield Path Tracing With Accelerated Discontinuities
DescriptionWe proposed a novel method for differentiable rendering of heightfields by using maximum mipmap to accelerate discontinuity searching in the backward pass. Our differentiable renderer achieves real-time frame rates and unlocks interactive inverse rendering applications. We demonstrate our method with terrain optimization, geometric illusions, shadow optimization, and text-based shape generation.

Event Type
Technical Paper
TimeTuesday, 8 August 202311:38am - 11:48am PDT
LocationPetree Hall C
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