Maxwell Render

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Maxwell Render
Developer(s)	Next Limit Technologies
Initial release	26 April 2006; 18 years ago (2006-04-26)

Stable release	5.0 / 30 October 2019; 5 years ago (2019-10-30)

Operating system	Linux (on x86-64) Mac OS X (on IA-32 and PowerPC) Microsoft Windows (on IA-32 and x86-64)
Available in	English
Type	Raytracer
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	www.maxwellrender.com

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 global illumination (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 animation 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 SketchUp 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

Version history

2004	Maxwell Render Alpha version
2005	Maxwell Render Beta version
2006	Maxwell Render 1.0 Maxwell Render 1.1
2007	Maxwell Render 1.5 Maxwell Render 1.6 Maxwell Render 1.6.1
2008	Maxwell Render 1.7
2009	Maxwell Render 2.0
2011	Maxwell Render Suite 2.6 Maxwell for Google SketchUp
2012	Maxwell Render 2.7 Maxwell Render Learning Edition Maxwell Render 2.7.1
2013	Maxwell for SketchUp Maxwell Render 3.0
2014	Maxwell Render 3.0.1 Maxwell Render 3.0.1.1 beta
2015	Maxwell Render 3.1 Maxwell Render 3.1.0.2 Maxwell Render 3.2
2016	Maxwell Render 4.0.0.11
2017	Maxwell Render 4.0.1.1 Maxwell Render 4.1
2018	Maxwell Render 4.2.0.2 Maxwell Render 4.2.0.3
2019	Maxwell Render 5.0

References

"Latest release". nextlimit.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
"What is Maxwell Render? | High quality 3d rendering". Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
"Maxwell Render". Easy Render. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
"Maxwell Render | Compatible with 17 3D/CAD/Post production platforms". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
"Review: Next Limit's Maxwell Render - Computer Graphics World". www.cgw.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
"Next Limit Technologies - All Products - (866) 362-8970 Novedge, Authorized Reseller". novedge.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
"Multilight_features". nextlimit.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
"10 things you didn't know about Maxwell Render". NOVEDGE blog. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
"Plug-ins - Maxwell Render V4 Documentation - Next Limit support site". support.nextlimit.com. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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