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Maxwell for ArchiCAD :: Plug-in Help 1 doc v.1.5

Maxwell for ArchiCAD :: Plug-in Help
The Maxwell for ArchiCAD plugin has been created with the intention of providing a native integration of Maxwell Render with the version 10, 11 or 12 release of ArchiCAD. The ArchiCAD versions supported by the plugin are: ArchiCAD 10., 11. or 12.0 for Windows and Mac OSX (Intel and PPC version)

TheMaxwell Render versions supported by the plugin are: Maxwell Render 1.7. Latest revision of this document: June2008

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Maxwell for ArchiCAD :: Plug-in Help ....................................................................................................2Installation.............................................................................................................................................3 Maxwell Parameters..............................................................................................................................5 Engine Parameters............................................................................................................................7 Camera Parameters.........................................................................................................................9 Environment Parameters ...............................................................................................................11 Channel/Layers Parameters............................................................................................................13 HDRIParameters............................................................................................................................14 Animation Parameters:...................................................................................................................16 Materials..............................................................................................................................................17

Maxwell for ArchiCAD :: Plug-inHelp 2 doc v.1.5

Installation
To install Maxwell rendering engine for ArchiCAD use the installation package provided.
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Pick the ArchiCAD version you want to install Maxwell for (ArchiCAD11 and 10 are supported)
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Maxwell.gmx is copied into Add-Ons/Visualization folder of ArchiCAD installation.

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Start ArchiCAD

Once installed properly, Maxwell rendering engine will appear inArchiCAD add-on manager.

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To use Maxwell rendering engine you have to make it an active rendering engine

To render use “PhotoRender Projection” item in Image menu. Note that Maxwell render will start automatically after the data are passed to it from ArchiCAD. ArchiCAD photo-rendering window will not update (it will remain empty) though...Maxwell for ArchiCAD :: Plug-in Help

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Maxwell Parameters
All Maxwell parameters are accessible from PhotoRendering Settings panel once Maxwell rendering engine is active engine.

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Engine Parameters

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Project Directory: folder location of Maxwell generated files(mxs, mxi, jpg, ...) Pick:opens folder selection dialog which allows to set the project folder Scene Name: name of the Maxwell generated files Export MXS Only: export Maxwell MXS file only and do not render. Rendering can be started from Maxwell Studio or from system command line. Use this option of you want to do the final compositing in Maxwell Studio. Image Type: type of the image to generate (Jpg, Png, Targa, Tiff, ...)Render Time: Maximum render time Max. Sampling: maximum sampling to use Num. Threads: maximum number of threads to use for rendering (0 means to use all available processors without any restrictions).

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Monitor Gamma: gamma value for conversion from spectral space to RGB space. Lower values darken the image, higher values lighten the...