Maxwell是一个基于真实光线物理特性的全新渲染引擎，按照完全精确的算法和公式来重现光线的行为。 Maxwell中所有的元素，比如灯光发射器，材质，灯光等等，都是完全依靠精确的物理模型产生的。可以纪录场境内所有元素之间相互影响的信息，所有的光线计算都是使用光谱信息和高动态区域数据来执行的。

主要功能：

1、内部没有采用传统的RGB色彩空间，而是用光谱来定义光线的颜色。完全把光线当作携带能量的电磁波来看待。

2、声称可以避免传统的Photon Map、Radiocity等算法的缺点。

3、内置真实的摄影机镜头算法，而不用Post的 Camera Shader。直接可以计算白光色散等光学现象

3、先进的Caustics算法

4、严格的光源定义，不允许没有面积的光源，并且支持众多数量的光源。

5、完全真实的Motion Blur

NextLimit Maxwell Render Studio 4.0.0.11 x64 Win/Mac

Maxwell – 3D rendering software for architects and designers. Maxwell is legendary for its quality and realism, and delivers great results via a simple set-up, which lets you focus on lighting.

Next Limit has announced the upcoming release of v4 of its renderer. New features include:

GPU rendering – the new engine runs on NVidia graphic cards. All the technology under the hood is identical to the classic CPU engine – which means your images are exactly the same.

Maxwell Multilight Standalone – save infinite lighting variations from one single render

Lighting setups in real time

Work faster by editing lights before and after the render finishes

Create a lighting catalog for your client

Automatically update your catalog with different lighting positions or geometry

New materials gallery – the renovated gallery features a hand-picked selection of high-quality, optimized Maxwell materials ready to use in your scenes. You can search using the usual tags, such as wood, plastic or metal, but also by performance level – so that you can filter materials depending on your exact needs.

Rhino for Mac support – new Rhino for Mac plugin workflow, providing a live-link between Rhino and Maxwell Studio

Significantly improved Revit integration