Access to Maxwell Render is provided via a SolidWorks Addin which is fully integrated into the SolidWorks environment.
The main User Interface is provided as a set of pages within a single SolidWorks style Property Manager.
The Property Manager is launched from the Maxwell menu item and is used to set all the parameters necessary to produce a rendered image.
In addition an option Maxwell Scene (mxs) is added to the SolidWorks File...Save As menu to enable a user to quickly generate a Maxwell scene using default settings.
The Maxwell Property Manager is divided into 4 main pages, or tabs, as shown
This article will explore each of these pages (tabs) in turn as follows
- Render - General rendering settings
- Materials - Material creation, editing and assignment
- Sky - Sky and Environment settings
- Camera - Camera settings