Light Tracer Render 1.6.6

Light Tracer Render
3 min readAug 13, 2020

We are pleased to announce a fresh release of Light Tracer Render 1.6.6! The new release comes full of new features like improved FBX animation support, new HDRI switcher, Blockbench integration, and lots of others.

Light Tracer Render is an easy to use tool for photorealistic rendering. It works in browser and have a native version. It’s fast and works on any GPU!

Model by Alex

Improved FBX and DAE animation import

Starting from version 1.6.5 Standalone version of Light Tracer Render can open FBX and DAE (Collada) files natively. Now in 1.6.6 the skeletal animation in these files could be played and recorded!

Model from https://skfb.ly/6Dqyp
Model from https://skfb.ly/69Qty

Easy HDRI switcher

Quickly switch HDR environment with built-in options or add your own favorite maps to the collection!

Built-in maps are from https://hdrihaven.com/

Blockbench app integration

Blockbench is an awesome tool for creating blocky Minecraft-style 3D models. Thanks to efforts of its creator Jannis it is possible now to upload a model directly to the web version of Light Tracer render!

“Desktop Setup with RGB Keyboard/Mouse” by 3XH6R
Available for download at https://blockmodels.com/model/377/
Light Tracer Uploader is available as a plugin, accessible directly from Blockbench plugin catalog.
After installing plugin simply use export menu.

And more!

Scene by Gatostao https://lighttracer.org/dash/user/406/
  • Estimate time to finish rendering
  • Composition guide (rule of thirds)
  • Custom watermark
  • Gradient backplate
Scene by Brynn https://lighttracer.org/dash/model/142/
  • Add Alpha channel for PNG sequence recording
  • Blur HDRIs
  • Export HDRIs with parametric lights

Light Tracer Standalone delivers fast GPU rendering at a fantastic price — $39 for permanent individual license. You are welcome to a free 14-day trial period without any restrictions in functionality and watermarks. As for Web version, it is absolutely free and even does not require registration! Try it right now at https://lighttracer.org/.

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Light Tracer Render

Light Tracer Render is an easy to use tool for photorealistic rendering. It works in browser and have a native version. It’s fast and works on any GPU!