Maxwell Render - The Light Simulator

[Anonymous]

If you are interested in a new rendering engine for ArchiCAD, check out Maxwell Render.

Gallery at:
http://www.maxwellrender.com/

If you want THAT TYPE OF REALISM in your images, you need to take the jump into the Maxwell universe.

You might be thinking it is difficult. I used to think that way. Guess what? It isn't all that difficult. Within just a few hours I have been able to come to grips with the interface, navigation and material editor.

"But isn't it Slooooooooow?", you quip... No. In many ways it is actually fast. The reason it is so fast is because it is predictable. You don't need to think about Global Strength, Occlusion, Shadow Sampling settings, etc, etc.

It is extremely architectural, place your crosshairs on the hires Earth globe, think google earth, now position your project with north arrow - specify the year, month and time of day. Check Physical Sky and you have just successfully finished the lighting of an exterior.

It has a function that takes just 1 or 2 minutes to generate a fuzzy preview. Very fast and useful.

Here is the clincher, you can also do much of it from within ArchiCAD 10. Yup, NextLimit is working hard to create the connections (plug-ins) between ArchiCAD 10 and Maxwell. PC will come first (as usual Mac comes next) What's exciting about the Mac development is Universal App - Mactel support. Have you heard about the Quad Core Intel chips coming out soon? Imagine a MacPro with dual Quads. All of them working on your images at once. The future is looking kinda bright.

I will post within this thread more info as it become available to me, and I will give you a peek at some of the programs more useful features.

[Anonymous]

Justin, it is too noisy and dull. Perhaps you have to increase the quallity controls of the lights and shadows.

[Anonymous]

Learn how to add head lamp (flash effect) to interiors, it will reduce noise, render time and increase fidelity.

[Anonymous]

Maxwell Render dot it have realized the number 01 of maxwell magazine

Contents:

• Interview with Gianni Melis. Italian CG artist.
• Contest Render Tutorial by Patrick Panda.
• Using Thomas Luft's Ivy Generator with Maxwell by Tim Ellis.
• Glare System. The diffraction of light by Tiziano.
• The material editor by TIziano.
• Plugin area: ArchiCAD, Cinemaxwell, 3DSMax.
• Gallery.

[Anonymous]

I haven't Posted in a very long time. Jus another update to my W.I.P when i have time to work on it.

[Anonymous]

Is it me or your car is floating over a ground?

1. Try to avoid Lambartain in your materials
2. Burn 0.8 - 1.0 and Gamma 2.15 - 2.25 are the good values for sunny day
3. Palm green is too...plain.
4. More variety in ground and grass texture will be nice
5. The guy in blue shirt blew the realism.

Nice to see it getting better and better, keep it up mate.

[Anonymous]

The scene looks good, but the car looks like it's floating.

Justin

[Anonymous]

This is my second attempt at Maxwell. Any suggestions?

Justin

[Anonymous]

This is my latest attempt at Maxwell, any suggestions? Where can I get some good vegetation?

Justin

[Rafal SLEK]

Could You write us something about rendering time?

[Anonymous]

I am sorry.

S.L. -18.37
Render Time- 15 h
Benchmark- 35.21

Justin