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neil
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:10 pm Post subject:
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makes very nice lighting but it is still quite noisy imo....any idea how
long this look to render?
BTW now that you have played with it a bit do you think it is a practical
engine for everyday work- I imagine you will need to have another pc set up
just to use for rendering if you need to run for 8 or more hours and someone
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John Layne
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:10 am Post subject:
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neil wrote:
| Quote: | makes very nice lighting but it is still quite noisy imo....any idea how
long this look to render?
BTW now that you have played with it a bit do you think it is a practical
engine for everyday work- I imagine you will need to have another pc set up
just to use for rendering if you need to run for 8 or more hours and someone
who is a dedicated user?
Hi Neil, |
The renders you see on the gallery are all done in the Beta and noise is
an issue. Maxwell have have been sending the pre-order users some images
from the V1.0 pre release the render times have more than halved even
for complex dielectrics and caustics. The test image render times from
the pre-release are VERY impressive.
The new engine in Maxwell will allow an unlimited amount of emitters
without affecting render times, one light or 1000 same render time!
Plus the ability to network render 4 CPUs per licence will shorten
render times dramatically.
If you can join Maxwell's own forum (not sure if you have to join or not
to view), check out the announcements page
http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8079
John Layne
www.solidengineering.co.nz
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JJ
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject:
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The images on the website look amazing.
Does this renderer, compared to PW, actually have some nice predefined
scenes/lightning/models??
Is this program a Goldpartner, or has it only the ability to import SW
files??
How about camera settings??
Kind regards,
JJ |
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John Layne
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Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject:
Re: My favorite Maxwell Render Pic |
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JJ wrote:
| Quote: | The images on the website look amazing.
Does this renderer, compared to PW, actually have some nice predefined
scenes/lightning/models??
Is this program a Goldpartner, or has it only the ability to import SW
files??
How about camera settings??
Kind regards,
JJ
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No it's not a gold partner, not yet anyway.
No predefined scenes, although they are relatively easy to make.
Lights are defined by assigning emitter materials to objects, ie model a
light bulb and assign an emitter to it (and set the wattage) or you can
use the the skydome feature.
There is a SolidWorks plugin, materials and lights are assigned to parts
faces or assemblies. The plugin generates a mxs file that starts
rendering outside SolidWorks immediately after clicking the render
button. The render can be stopped and the mxs file can then be
transferred to another machine or machines (total 4 per licence)to
continue the render.
Maxwell uses the SolidWorks camera to define the view, the integration
is not perfect some settings need to be manually transferred- the
SolidWorks API is apparently lacking in this regard.
I still find it far more user friendly than PhotoWorks, I can achieve
quite good results with far less effort. If you can use an SLR camera
you can use Maxwell.
John Layne
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