Note from the Author - August 2007
This site refers to Maxwell v1.0 and the addin for SolidWorks 2006.
I hope to update the site at some point in the future with details of the current versions of Maxwell and SolidWorks addin. Time is the only thing from preventing me from doing this at the moment.
In the meantime I hope you can find something useful during your visit.
What is Maxwell?
Maxwell from Next Limit, is Rendering Software for producing photo-realistic images of computer generated 3D models.
This image was produced using the Maxwell Addin for SolidWorks. The model is a 3D model of a robot arm available from 3D Content Central. The render reached SL 13.34 after 60 minutes, camera settings include iso 400, f8 @ 1/30 sec. Material is Aluminium generated using the Material Wizard launched by the addin.
More Details about Maxwell
Quotes from the Maxwell Website
Maxwell is a new render engine based on the physics of real light. Its algorithms and equations reproduce the behavior of light in a completely accurate way. All of the elements in Maxwell, such as light emitters, material shaders, cameras etc., are entirely based on physically accurate models.
Maxwell’s method of calculation always converges to the correct solution without introducing artifacts due to the fact that it is an unbiased renderer.
It can fully capture all light interactions between all elements in a scene. All lighting calculations are performed using spectral information and high dynamic range data.
Maxwell operates as a stand-alone command line application that targets many different enviroments like high-end rendering, architectural, production, and scientific.
Find out more from the Maxwell Website