Lynda - Maxwell Render Essential Training

Size: 1.28 GB | Duration: 3h 56m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Beginner | Language: English

Maxwell Render—the 3D rendering software for designers and architects—boasts a suite of tools that can help you create stunningly realistic 3D renders. It's also a recognized standard in product design, architectural visualization, film production, and other high-end rendering markets. In this beginner's course, learn how to get up and running with Maxwell Render. Instructor Leon van den Heever provides an overview of the functions, capabilities, and material system of this powerful, physically-based renderer. He covers how to navigate the user interface and work with objects and the Material Assistant, primarily focusing on Maxwell Studio as the staging interface of the Maxwell suite, and on tackling actual rendering in Maxwell Render. Plus, he goes into the different types of emitters or lights that you can use to light your scenes, how to create and position the camera, and how to set render options.

Topics include:

* Customizing the interface layout

* Navigating the viewport

* Transforming objects in the viewport

* Adjusting the appearance of objects

* Using Maxwell modifiers and extensions

* Using the Maxwell Studio Material Assistant

* Applying materials to objects

* Lighting environments with the Sky Dome, Physical Sky, and HDR

* Creating and transforming cameras

* Creating depth of field with the camera

* Understanding Maxwell Render options