Engine Directories

An overview of engine directory structure.

Engine's source code is organized into directories based on the functionalities they provide. The information listed here might help you to find what you are looking for if a quick search gives no useful results.

Root Directories

Home of header and source files that provides functionalities Photon has to offer.

• Include
• Source

Generally speaking, the Include folder contains public APIs for the engine, while the Source folder contains its implementation. For those who want direct access to all engine functionalities, you can choose to compile and link code from both Include and Source.

Standalone/Composite Data Containers

These directories contains raw data descriptions for a scene. They will contribute to the final image after being cooked.

• Source/Actor
• Source/Actor/Geometry
• Source/Actor/Image
• Source/Actor/Light
• Source/Actor/Material
• Source/Actor/MotionSource

Math functions

• Common math utilities and types for 3D rendering
  • Source/Math
• Color management and conversion functions
  • Source/Math/Color
• Mathematic constructs of geometries
  • Source/Math/Geometry
• Probabilistic utilities such as RNGs and distributions
  • Source/Math/Random
• Coordinate transformation
  • Source/Math/Transform