cudafractals

cudafractals is a CUDA-powered fractal renderer that showcases the beauty and computational efficiency of GPU-accelerated Mandelbrot set visualization. This project uses OpenGL and CUDA interop to dynamically generate fractal images with infinite zoom and smooth panning capabilities. The rendering leverages GPU parallelism for real-time performance.

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Features

• Real-time Mandelbrot fractal rendering.
• "Infinite" zoom with double-precision calculations.
• Customizable resolution and interaction.

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Requirements

To build and run this project, ensure the following dependencies are installed:

Hardware

• NVIDIA GPU with CUDA Compute Capability 3.0 or higher.

Software

• CUDA Toolkit (version 10.1 or later)
• CMake (minimum version 3.27)
• OpenGL, GLUT, and GLEW libraries
• A C++17-compatible compiler

Example Install Commands (Ubuntu):

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake freeglut3-dev libglew-dev

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Build Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/leoforney/cuda_fractal_render
   cd cudafractals

2. Create a build directory and navigate into it:

   mkdir build && cd build

3. Run CMake to configure the project:

   cmake ..

4. Build the project:

   make

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Running the Program

Once the build process is complete, you can run the program:

./cudafractals

Controls

• Zoom In/Out: Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and distribute as needed.