Maxwell Render is an unbiased 3D render engine, developed by Next Limit Technologies in Madrid, Spain. This stand-alone software is used in the film, animation, and VFX industry, as well as in architectural and product design visualization. It offers various plug-ins for 3D/ CAD and post production applications.

Overview

Maxwell Render was released to the public as an early alpha in December 2004 (after two years of internal development) utilizing a

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(GI) algorithm based on a metropolis light transport variation. Next Limit Technologies released its latest version of Maxwell Render V4.2 in February 2018. The physically correct rendering engine was originally used as a tool for

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and visual effects. Maxwell Render's trademark Multilight feature, which permits the changing of light intensities and colors in real time, was used in the feature film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''.

General features

Physically-based advantages * Accuracy * Advanced Ray Tracing * Physical Sky * Fast scene set-up * Layer-based materials * Multilight Multilight™ FIRE: Fast Interactive Rendering * Immediate feedback to make adjustments to lighting, materials and camera settings Materials Realistic Camera Model * Real camera parameters: f-Stop, Focal length, Shutter speed, ISO, film size, diaphragm blades Memory Saving Instances Accurate 3D Motion Blur Hair, Grass and Fur * Compatible with many hair systems: Maya Shave and a Haircut, Maya hair, 3ds Max hair, CINEMA hair, Ornatrix Volumetrics Particle Rendering * Integration with RealFlow software * Maxwell Sea * Maxwell Volumetric * Maxwell Grass * Maxwell Scatter Industry standard support * Alembic * AxF * Deep compositing * Pixar Open SubDiv * Python scripting * VDB Network Rendering Post Production * Post production plug-ins * Channels * Custom Alphas

Interaction with other software

Maxwell Render for

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is a simplified version of Maxwell Render, fully integrated into the SketchUp software application. Users can set the camera, lighting and environment, apply SketchUp or Maxwell MXM materials, and render and save image files. It is widely used in product design, architectural and engineering visualization.

Plug-ins

3D application plug-ins * SolidWorks * SoftImage * MODO * MAYA * Houdini * Rhinoceros * SketchUp * LightWave * Graphisoft ArchiCAD * Bonzai 3D * REVIT * 3DS MAX * CINEMA 4D * form Z Postproduction application plug-ins * Photoshop * Nuke * After effects Third party supported plug-ins * solidThinking * blender

Overview

General features

Interaction with other software

Plug-ins

Version history

See also

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