- Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:58 am
#401391
There are so many different rendering software on the market now users can't go wrong. I think it comes down to what works best for the type of work you do, your budget and the market sector you work in. If you also enjoy using it, that's a bonus. Maxwell was way ahead of its time, particularly with quality and realism, and not forgetting it's an unbiased engine so it's not just about good looking renders. In the sector we work in (architecture + construction), the majority of our competition use Lumion, Enscape or Twinmotion and the submissions/DA's lodged to Planning or sales marketing are all starting to look the same. I also see a big gap between what the vendors promote and the actual work offices submit, with many looking like renders from the 90's/early 2000's. The quickness in populating a scene with people, vehicles, landscaping or furniture is the likely reason most firms have migrated across to using those types of software, but if you want quality and realism then I'm not seeing it.
When parametric modelling and BIM came out I've heard client's ask to pay less fees given the software "does it all for you, and much quicker"! I see the same with the push towards real-time rendering, especially for those as CGI artists where the market will likely undercut itself. We continue to use Maxwell for a number of reasons as well as it gives us a point of difference against our competition which helps us win work.
San Francisco's tallest tower (https://salesforcetower.com/ ) has an animated waterfall in its lobby which was created digitally by Fusion CI Studios using Next Limit's Maxwell and Realflow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czmrCp8U4jw They could have used Vray, Max, Arnold etc. but obviously wanted the best quality and realism and chose Maxwell to render the animation.
When parametric modelling and BIM came out I've heard client's ask to pay less fees given the software "does it all for you, and much quicker"! I see the same with the push towards real-time rendering, especially for those as CGI artists where the market will likely undercut itself. We continue to use Maxwell for a number of reasons as well as it gives us a point of difference against our competition which helps us win work.
San Francisco's tallest tower (https://salesforcetower.com/ ) has an animated waterfall in its lobby which was created digitally by Fusion CI Studios using Next Limit's Maxwell and Realflow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czmrCp8U4jw They could have used Vray, Max, Arnold etc. but obviously wanted the best quality and realism and chose Maxwell to render the animation.