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]

Yes, HDRI can be fun once you set it up properly. Here is San Diego - Denver style.

Model by Planet 9 Studios: http://www.planet9.com/demos_data.html

[Anonymous]

Nice Renders!
Remember that using HDRI environment you'll cut down render time soooo much 😉

[Djordje]

Burginger wrote:
Wonderful work,... see DJ the software works if someone takes it out of neutral.

These are on SportShift ... 😉 Very good composition, good story.

A lot of us drive. Not a lot of us drive Formula 1. There is one world champion.

Burginger wrote:
The Shopping cart cracks me up, is that the bag lady's livingroom? I always suspected that she was rich.

Just quirky enough ... LeCorbusier sofa/chair and the shopping cart, with very teracotta floor and a flood of Mediterranean (or Middle Eastern?) light flooding the space.

Lots could be read into this.

[Dwight]

Don't you guys forget that Artlantis claims to not need a gearshift at all.
It's a continuously variable transmission.

[Anonymous]

i'm having problems with the windows and door glasses when i make a render with maxwell all glasses are in black, any suggestion

macintel dual 2.66

[Anonymous]

Hi Khourid,
Apply an AGS (architectural glass) .MXM material to all of your glasses and try again 😉

[Anonymous]

Yes, using the wizard in the material editor makes it a snap to create new materials, Glass is one of the presets. If you want to have fun with the mxed program, join in on the monthly contests at : http://mxmgallery.maxwellrender.com/search.php?search=contest-december

Sure, just check out that "Jack Frost" entry, wink, wink,

[Anonymous]

After weeks of putting in whatever time i had to spear, i am done with my modelling of these townhouses. Don't worry about my soffit not shown in the rendering. I added it in after doing these test. I have posted some images in the past for you guys to experience some "Bahamian Architecture". Now i just need you guys to give me some ideas on adding some materials to these Townhomes. I have some spaces in the grass for some 3ds trees which i will import using maxwell studio.

[Anonymous]

another view

[Anonymous]

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