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RC 1 - How Do I...?
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:30 am
by mverta
Post your questions here until a manual is available. Myself and my beta team friends will do our best to help you get started with RC 1. For the benefit of all, let's keep this thread for operation of Maxwell only, not "when will X be available, etc."
Thanks!
_Mike
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STUDIO
*You can load .mxs files directly into Studio for editing.
*Navigate by Alt+LMB, Alt+MMB and Alt+RMB
*Prevew Render - Ctrl+P.
*Real-Time Sky Preview - Ctrl+K
*Right-Click in the 3d Viewport and scroll to the bottom of the pop-up menu to select cameras
*The uppermost left icon in the window title bar lets you change the function of a window.
*The maximize icon in the window title bar lets you pull a window off so you can place it elsewhere.
*Windows can be resized as you see fit
MAXWELL RENDERER
GENERAL
*Double-clicking an .mxs file will launch the rendering engine directly.
*You now have 2 programs, mxcl (the rendering engine) and Maxwell Studio where you will apply your materials, etc.
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:36 am
by deesee
Ok. How do I use this? I tried rendering through 3ds max, but the plugin is still looking for mxcl.exe (which is no longer there). I have an mxst.exe now.
I tried using that and importing geometry, but its crashed twice so far.
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:38 am
by Becco_UK
Will the existing Cinema4D plugin drive RC enough to transfer a scene to Maxwell?
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:41 am
by smeggy
why are the viewport gridlines so friggin fat and low rez?
File->Import?
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:43 am
by ch9
Okay--I too am having lock-ups when trying to import .3DS files. I'm going to restart the machine and try .OBJ -- I uninstalled the last beta before I installed RC1; was that a bad idea?
ch9
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:43 am
by DELETED
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:46 am
by smeggy
whiskey wrote:why are the viewport gridlines so friggin fat and low rez?
mine look nice and antialiased and fade out at the horizon..what card do you have?
A sh1tty one but it works fine with all my other 3d apps
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:50 am
by markps
Is this my bad or simply nothing is working... OH MY!
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:52 am
by mverta
Please be specific...
_Mike
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:54 am
by deesee
Ok, I opened an mxs file in Studio and I can see my model. I chose a camera. Now what? I hit the render button, but nothing is happening.
maybe I am doing something wrong
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:54 am
by tikal26
I am using my windows computer
amd 64 3200
512 memory
windows xp sp2
I imported a rhino files as an obj into maxwell studion and everytime I change the shading to preview or render I crash.
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:56 am
by Eric Lagman
deesee wrote:Ok. How do I use this? I tried rendering through 3ds max, but the plugin is still looking for mxcl.exe (which is no longer there). I have an mxst.exe now.
Same here when I render from solidworks with the RC1 and updatded plugin. It exports my scene, but then i get the same error message once it goes to launch the maxwell viewer. Not a good start I must say.
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:57 am
by rushes
deesee wrote:Ok, I opened an mxs file in Studio and I can see my model. I chose a camera. Now what? I hit the render button, but nothing is happening.
same here! oh my god this freeze the pc! things are going wrong and im getting mad!
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:58 am
by dynaraton
Nothing is importing. Doesn't crash but nothing is there. Am I not doing something right?
Upon rendering.....it waits a bit and the program disappears!
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:58 am
by AndreD
Becco_UK wrote:Will the existing Cinema4D plugin drive RC enough to transfer a scene to Maxwell?
no