OctaneRender® can render level set surfaces, including those from VDBs, without first converting them to meshes. Below (figure 1) is a rendering of the famed XYZRGB Dragon based on the level set surfaces made available by the original scanned range sets.


XYZRGB Dragon


Figure 1: Level set surface rendering of the XYZRGB Dragon


Stanford Bunny


Figure 2: Level set surface rendering of the VDB level sets of the Stanford Bunny

 

The level sets also work with Vectron, which allows you to add Procedural effects over surfaces defined by VDB level sets.


OSL Texture


Figure 3: A modified OSL texture that adds Procedural effects to level set surfaces


Procedural Displacement


Figure 4: An example of a Procedural displacement added on surfaces defined by VDB level sets