Plug-ins
   
 

Please note: plugins are not directly available from this webpage but are fully accessible for free from our customer Download Area.

Next Limit Technologies has created plug-in interfaces between Maxwell Render and the most popular 3D design and CAD applications. 

By using the available Maxwell plug-ins for each 3D application you can assign Maxwell materials from the advanced material editor (MXED) and export the scene to MXCL for rendering. The plug-ins create a Maxwell scene file (.mxs) which can either be rendered direcly  or imported into MXST for further advanced editing.

It is recommended you check the documentation of the plug-ins for specific usage as all plug-ins work slightly differently.

Below is a list of plug-ins developed and supported by Next Limit, and below that a list of plug-ins developed and supported by third parties – click on the icon or links to get more specific information about each plug-in.

PLATFORMS SUPPORTED THROUGH PLUG-INS
> 3DS MAX (7, 8, 9, 2008 and 2009 plus VIZ 06, 07 and    08)
 
Maxwell Render for 3ds Max
 
 
> ARCHICAD (10, 11 and 12)
 
Maxwell Render for Archicad
 
> CINEMA 4D ( 9.6 and up)
 
Maxwell Render for Cinema 4D
> FORM·Z (6.1 and up. -6.5 recommended-)
 
Maxwell Render for form·Z
 
> LIGHTWAVE (8.x* and 9.x) *Only for W32
 
Maxwell Render for LightWave
 
>MAYA (7, 8, 8.5 and 2008)
 
Maxwell Render for Maya
         
> RHINOCEROS (4 SR3)
 
Maxwell Render for Rhino
 
>SKETCHUP PRO (5 -limited- and 6)
 
Maxwell Render for SketchUp
 
> SOLIDWORKS (2007 -SP 3- and 2008)
 
Maxwell Render for SolidWorks
         
> XSi (5.x and 6.01)
 
Maxwell Render for XSi
       
OTHER MAXWELL RENDER PLUG-INS DEVELOPED AND/OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIRD PARTIES

A number of third party developers and companies have created plug-in interfaces for other 3D design and CAD applications. 

Below is a list of plug-ins developed and supported by these third parties - click on the icon to get more specific information about each one.

Please note these plug-ins are not supported directly by Next Limit Technologies.

> ALLPLAN
 

Allplan 2008 supports
MXS importing / exporting.
Please contact Nemetschek for more information.

 
> HOUDINI
 
Maxwell Render fo Houdini
 
> NEW! MICROSTATION
 
Maxwell Render for MicroStation
         
> SOLIDTHINKING
 
Maxwell Render for solidThinking