• R&D updates: Maxwell Render :: RealFlow4
• Latest News
• Maxwell Render for Rhino 4 Technical Preview
• Next Limit meet&greet :: Maya Velásquez
• Image of the moment :: Jeong-ho Kim

• The development of the next version of Maxwell Render continues and is going to schedule. It is not yet possible to reveal features or release dates, but we will keep you updated.


• The updated Maxwell Render plug-ins for CINEMA 4D, Maya, Archicad, SketchUp and 3ds Max have been out for a while now and we are happy to report very positive feedback from our users. We will continue to focus on development of the plug-ins so as to strengthen them even further. .


• Development of the Rhinoceros 4.0 plug-in is going extremely well and we target to release it in February. For a short list outlining some of the features of the new Maxwell for Rhino 4 plug-in, see below.


• News and updates regarding the SolidWorks 2007 plug-in will be announced during SolidWorks World 2007 in February. Stay tuned!

• The long-awaited RealFlow4 plug-in for XSI has been released and is available for download from the regular customer download area.


• We are aware that some RealFlow/ Lightwave users are having problems with the installation of the Lightwave plug-in and a revision of the plug-in is on our agenda. For now, the plug-in is working. If you are having installation problems with the LW plug-in, please note that in some configurations you need to install the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 update to get the plug-in working. Please click here.


• We have now added several tutorial videos about connectivity that show the workflow between RealFlow4 and the Maya, Lightwave, 3ds Max and Cinema4D platforms. See how you can import and export data, and make your life easier at http://www.nextlimit.com/realflow/features.htm#conect. We will continue to upload more videos.

The upcoming Maxwell Render plug-in for the soon-to-be-released Rhinoceros V4.0 aims to offer all functions necessary to allow complete Maxwell Scene creation, management, and rendering, all without ever leaving the Rhinoceros environment. In addition to providing access to all the necessary Maxwell parameters, the new plug-in also offers many other user-convenience features, allowing for a smooth and flexible workflow.

- Modeless, dockable tool-window
- Individual control of parameters for multiple Maxwell Cameras
- Export .mxs, render in MXCL, or export and open in MXST from the plug-in
- Maxwell Scene Parameter sets are grouped into Date & Time, Location, Environment, Output, Render, and Channels components. Each of these may be saved to global Favorites lists, to be recalled at any time for quick scene setup.

- Modeless, dockable tool-window
- Fully-integrated Maxwell Material Editor
- Provides in-plug-in access to all Maxwell Material properties
- Multi-threaded, real-time (progressive), cancelable Material preview doesn’t lock up the user-interface while generating new preview images
- Per-Material setting of Material preview scene and maximum refresh time
- Custom texture picker supports all Maxwell parameters, with the added capability of viewing non-Windows-native textures (.mxi, .hdr .tga, etc.). Textures may be previewed either normal or RGB-inverted
- ‘Copy Texture’ feature retrieves all settings from an existing texture (path, tiling, scale, etc.) and places them into the texture being edited
- Custom color-picker, allows RGB, HSB, CMYK, or hex input
- Interactive Color Temperature picker
- Unique features include: enable/disable all textures, Material delete/undelete, and update or revert to original .mxm file

- Modeless, dockable tool-window
- Fully-resizable Material thumbnails
- Previously-browsed folder list
- Drag-n-drop Materials from the MXM Browser to the Material Editor, or to the Maxwell Embedded Materials Browser

- Modeless, dockable tool-window
- Fully-resizable Material thumbnails
- Maxwell Materials are embedded directly in the .3dm
- Drag-and-drop MXM Materials to/from the MXM Material Browser (file system) and the MXED Material browser or Material Editor
- Apply Materials to the scene directly from the browser
- Upon import, Material textures are checked for valid paths, and corrected as necessary when possible.

- Installer-based setup
- Maxwell toolbar collection
- Many Rhino-scriptable commands
- Native Rhino Materials exported as usefully as possible
- Reliable viewport-rendering of Maxwell Materials
- User-defined names and notes may be attached to most objects in the Scene (Materials, Material Layers, Scene settings, etc.)
- Per-user persistence of appropriate user-interface elements
- Real-time context-sensitive help.

Name.......... Maya Velásquez
Age............. 29
From........... Born in Palmira, Colombia.

Education: "I do not have any degree. I finished my studies in high school and learned everything I know in practice. ” 

Work: “I work with resellers of both RealFlow4 and Maxwell Render. My job consists of setting up a worldwide reseller network. I also support them with anything that they might need to make it easier for them to introduce our products to their customers..”

Best aspect: “I like being in contact with people from all over the world.”

Worst aspect: “The hardest part is the day before a major release, hahaha. However, I need to add that the minute after the release is the best moment.”

Funny fact : “Well, when I started to work for Next Limit, I had no idea about 3D and it was funny to discover that there was a 3D application called Maya, like me. It is a big coincidence.”

Free time: “I love traveling, watching movies and reading.”

Hi to: “I would like to say hi to all our resellers, beta testers and of course, to our customers.”

Future: “I think that Next Limit’s products will develop a huge customer base and community that could be compared to those of the major 3D software development companies. So the future looks good.”

Image details: "I made this image with 3ds Max and Maxwell Render on a Pentium4 2.6C with 1GB of RAM. The light set-up consists of emitters and skydome with the Multilight option enabled. The bottles are not my models; they are free models from someone else."

Artist details: "My name is Jeong-ho Kim and I am 34-years old. I was born in Pusan, a port city in South Korea, and now live in Seoul. I used to work for Somfy Korea, a rolling shutters company, in the CS division. I also worked for Cornerstone INC, a small animation studio in Korea, in the lighting department. Now I am a freelance and looking for work."

About Maxwell Render: “Maxwell is my favorite rendering engine because it produces the most realistic images and it is very easy to use with simple rendering options. I sometimes refer to Maxwell Render images as ‘Maxwell photos’. Maxwell enables me to create all the images I dream of.”