Razix Engine

Razix is a High Performance Research Engine for production pipeline with emphasis on experimenting with different rendering techniques. Razix supports Windows, Mac, Linux, PSVita and PS3 systems.

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⚠️ WARNING:Currently Razix is WIP and the renderer is undergoing major design overhaul thread with caution while using, check the RoadMap below for release information

About

Cross-Platform 2D and 3D engine with multi render API support (Vulkan, DirectX 12). Supports a wide range of Renders with extreme emphasis on scene optimization and implementing state-of-the art rendering techniques. The engine architecture supports a very educational and optimized design.

View the Trello Board and the Architecture notes on Draw.io

Features

• Built using C++17. (Engine will be reverted back to C++14 once entt/sol have been removed and only Jolt will be compiled in C++17 mode)
  • C++14 over C++11 because constexpr and sizeof and improved lamdbas are needed for framegraph.
• Support for Windows, Linux, macOS.
• Support for OpenGL, Vulkan & DirectX 12.
• Data Driven Framegraph based on EA's frostbite engine (based on skaarj 1989's Framegraph implementation)
  • Uses Custom Node Graph Editor

Node based Frame Graph Editor

• 3D audio using OpenAL
• Complete Deferred pipeline + Bindless resources + nanite-like renderers(Future support for customizable render graph editor for complete control).
• Level Editor & tools built using QT
• Multi Physics engine support.
• 3D physics using Jolt.
• Basic lua scripting support for entities.
• Extremely detailed profiling using Tracy and RenderDoc integrated
• Supports GLSL, HLSL shading languages to create custom materials + Custom Razix Shaders files for easy compilation
• Resource Pool base management and custom asset format

Resource Viewer

• Data drive pipeline architecture - FrameGraph uses JSON files
• Custom Razix STL and Razix Memory
• WorldRenderer Passes
  • Lighting and shadows
    • Directional lights with CSM (Cascaded Shadow Mapping)
    • Point lights
    • Spot lights
  • Deferred PBR
  • IBL
  • Skybox (HDR & Procedural)
  • SSAO
  • Debug Drawing
  • ImGUi
  • Tonemapping
  • FXAA
  • TAA (WIP)

Experimental features:

• Machine Learning sandbox (custom NNs class + Transformers WIP) CPU only for now, later might be ported over the engine RHI layer
• Department based memory/frame time budget profiling (inspiration from SMS GDC talk and Insomniac engine)

DirectX11, OpenGL has been deprecated. Only high-level APIs and RTX level GPUs will be supported. PSVita(GXM) and PS3(GCM) will be supported sometime far in future.

Tools

Razix also provides a rich set of GUI and Commmand Line Tools along with the Editor for various purposes such as

• Razix Asset Packer - CLI Tool + API for Editor - Export 3D Models into custom razix format Meshes and Materials

RoadMap

V 1.0.0 - RC

Contributing

More information will be update on creating PRs and other ways to contribute to Razix Engine.

Style Guide

Check the style guide for Razix Style enforcements

Screenshots/Demos

Architecture

⚠️ Still a work in progress

ex. Lua Scriping API cheatsheet

Check the Docs folder or Architecture notes on Draw.io for a detailed architecture description

Core Systems	Frame Graph

Changelog and Release Notes

Click to view changelog

Click to view ReleaseNotes

License

Razix Engine is distributed under Apache 2.0 license. LICENSE