Maxwell Render

This stand-alone software is used in the film, animation, and VFX industry, as well as in architectural and product design visualization.

[4] Maxwell Render was released to the public as an early alpha in December 2004 (after two years of internal development) utilizing a global illumination (GI) algorithm based on a metropolis light transport variation.

[5] Next Limit Technologies released its latest version of Maxwell Render V4.2 in February 2018.

[6] The physically correct rendering engine was originally used as a tool for animation and visual effects.

Users can set the camera, lighting and environment, apply SketchUp or Maxwell MXM materials, and render and save image files.