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Amelia E.

Designer

Architecture & Planning

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/20/2019

"I used Maxwell as a Sketchup plugin for rendering."

3.5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

It's super easy to use, free, and creates decent renderings. It allows for a decent amount of control, such as colors and textures, lighting, shadows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

It is not the strongest rendering software. It can take a very long time and does not always come out very high resolution. The renders it produces will always need to go through Photoshop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sohail A.

Freelance 3D Artist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/15/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"best render engine ever"

5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

it is cheap renderer engine compare to other like Vray etc.

Best quality shading and lighting with no GI flicking issues

Maxwell IPR Maxwell FIRE is best IPR out there it is fast from other IPR like vray or other render engine.

and the camera work is very very better in the Maxwell render engine, because its controls are very similar to cinema camera, and it is amazing to work with those settings.

I can stop and restart renders very fast like light cache in vray it shows how render will look like in final render on very very early stages that makes it very power full render engine in my opinion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

it is still slow when rendering SSS, but I hope developers are working hard to make SSS faster to render.

there is no No procedural shading, the standard application has some procedural shaders but those are not enough

it is very very hard or impossible to do NPR rendering

there are so many files cache when starting the big scene render. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Maxwell Render solving and how is that benefiting you?

it solve all the problem cheaply :)

IPR works amazing there that makes it better for IPR rendering software out there,

when ever I gets stuck somewhere I get help from documentations, which is a very great way to understand the render engine,

the layers shading system is better .. also the material library of the Maxwell renderer is amazing, so much materials are ready there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sofía L.

Architectural Assistant and Visualizer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/2/2021

"Really good quality renders"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

I really like the overall finish of the images. They look realistic and with lots of detail. What I like the best is the lighting options available, and the finish of the materials. And also, that it is easy to change and customize the materials. You can really see how your project will look like in real life. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

I think it could be more intelligible and easier to use as it is a bit difficult to use sometimes. I am really used to using V-ray for Sketchu Up to do my architectural visualizations and even though I am giving it a try, I still prefer V-ray. But, compared to KeyShot for example, I find it easier. Also, I belive it is a bit more expensive than other programs and rendering takes more time too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Maxwell Render:

Maxwell is worth giving it a try! We get use to some rendering tools sometimes and it is good to try other new tools available in the market. Maybe it will take a while to get use to it, but there are lots of tutorials available. Dont get frustrated!.

It might be a little bit expensive compared to others but it is definitely worth it though. Your project and ideas really come to life with Maxwell Render. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Maxwell Render solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have tried Maxwell for Sketch Up to make architectural visualizations (interior design mostly) and the results have been very good so far. I get really good photo-realistic images and pretty accurate visualizations. The material application is easy, and is easy to cuatomize them too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Akhilesh J.

Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/4/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Really good rendering software"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

It is kind of user friendly and is pretty fast as well. So its kind of powerful rendering software out there, even better than vray usually. The camera is really good as well compared to other softwares. Also, best in the quality of lighting and shadows with probably no or less issues. However, still on the learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

Being used to vray rendering, its a bit confusing at times, but could get used to after a while. Maybe watching tutorials could really help. Also, its a bit slow sometimes and a bit expensive, but other than that everything's good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Maxwell Render:

Sometimes it may need some time to get used to the software, but its a really good software. However, with the help of a few tutorial videos it'll be probably easier. But you may sometimes feel like its kind of user friendly and the rendering time is really good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Maxwell Render solving and how is that benefiting you?

The material library is the best i guess. Usually use this for architecture design renderings both interior and exterior design renderings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ahmad A.

Interior Designer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2021

"Worked pretty well for a beginner like me."

4/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

I’ve only used it to test some interior shots, I’m still learning.

But the overall experience is amazing.

My favorite parts was how my pc handled the rendering process, as well as the need to make everything real world sizes the lighting really has a big difference If you’re precise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

The interface as well as the complicity in the material editor.

I didn’t feel like it was beginner friendly.

But after some time you’ll get used to it.

And again I’m still learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Maxwell Render:

My recommendation is that you need to have a good background in the rendering softwares to have some of understanding while using maxwell render. Nevertheless if you were a beginner like me, you will be spending some time watching some tutorial. But you’ll get by. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Maxwell Render solving and how is that benefiting you?

As I said the complicity in the material editor. But it has bright side that you use real life calculation into it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Architecture & Planning

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/28/2020

"Excellent quality and a very reliable reflection of the nature of the items."

5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

Maxwell is very easy to use. The strongest point of this rendering engine is its incredibly reliable rendering of true reality. It has no comparison to any other engine, especially for more difficult tasks. While many competitors' engines run fast, their work is reminiscent of the reality found in games or fairy tales. Maxwell produces the most reliable images. If someone cares about this aspect more than about the speed and extra colors, I highly recommend it. Ten years ago Maxwell had no any great competition, today there are few great players. It is worth to use the materials based on arrowa textures - they are really the highest quality. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

It is still slow, so I'm not sure about the animations. I'm using that for perfect static shots.

The material library, has also poor quality materials, so You have to check that very well before using. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mohammed A.

Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/14/2021

"Maxwell is easy to use and faster in renders compared to other rendering softwares ."

5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

Very easily adaptable and Very Faster renders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

Nothing is there to dislike maxwell software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Maxwell Render:

Very easily adaptable and faster render time using Maxwell render software. I would reccomend at least to try and see once with the trial version of this product. You will be amazed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Maxwell Render solving and how is that benefiting you?

Submitting the works to clients on committed timelines due to time saving fast renders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rajab A.

Architect

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/11/2021

"Great render and quick support"

5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

Fast rendering, Quick support, lots of learning materials available online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

Rendering speeds could be optimized to match the competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Souradeep Rohan C.

Freelance 3D Artist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/15/2020

"Maxwell Render Rocks"

5/5

What do you like best about Maxwell Render?

I like the thing called real world scale of maxwell render !! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Maxwell Render?

Could have been a faster render engine like redshift !! Overall its a good render engine.. Its really photorealistic !! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.