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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.
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.
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I used Maxwell as a Sketchup plugin for rendering.
21 out of 22 Total Reviews for 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fast rendering, Quick support, lots of learning materials available online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Rendering speeds could be optimized to match the competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the thing called real world scale of maxwell render !! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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.
