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About Reality means predictable, reliable first-time results. Maxwell Render™ unleashes your creativity without having to struggle with complex computer graphics terminology and countless parameter tweaks. Maxwell Render is specifically made to help architects, designers, and artists to visualize their projects efficiently and accurately with minimum set-up time. Maxwell 5 is the best rendering software for light simulation. The rendering engine combines physically correct lighting with thousands of Maxwell materials to create accurate and extremely realistic images. It is compatible with most 3D or CAD applications. Best lighting engine for designers, architects, and artists from any industry. We constantly strive to improve the realism quality of the render and make the engine faster and easier to use. Maxwell remains unbiased with an easy transition from GPU to CPU, as well as the best cloud rendering service.	About Advanced technology from Pixar Animation Studios for rendering VFX and animation. With a new state-of-the-art framework optimized for physically-based rendering, RenderMan can deliver unmatched flexibility for any production pipeline. Not only is RenderMan used for our own feature films at Pixar, it is also used throughout the industry for rendering Visual Effects and animation, making scalability and versatility one of its core strengths. Now you can get out-of-box production tools straight from Pixar Animation Studios, including materials and light transport, no development required. Physically based shading allows RenderMan to deliver highly realistic lighting with minimal setup, including full support for multi-bounce ray traced global illumination and ray traced subsurface scattering. Much research and development has gone into making these traditionally expensive effects a production reality. Materials come fully loaded with all of the creative options.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Designers, architects or artists who need a state-of-the-art render engine to enhance their architectural visualization and product design	Audience Animation studios that need a robust, fast and cutting edge rendering solution to render advanced visual effects and animation
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported	API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $60 Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing $5 per lincense Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
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Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Maxwell Render Founded: 1998 Spain maxwellrender.com	Company Information Pixar Founded: 1986 United States renderman.pixar.com
Alternatives Ansys Maxwell Ansys	Alternatives Blender Blender Foundation
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Categories 3D Rendering Supported Architectural Rendering Supported	Categories 3D Rendering Supported

Integrations Maya Supported iRender Supported 3ds Max Supported Cinema 4D Supported Conductor Not Supported Dock Not Supported ForRender Not Supported Fox Renderfarm Not Supported Google Cloud Platform Not Supported GridMarkets Not Supported Houdini Not Supported Katana Not Supported PlantFactory Not Supported Ranch Computing Supported RebusFarm Supported Rhino 8 Supported SketchUp Supported Spark Cloud Studio Not Supported Yellow Dog Inventory Not Supported form•Z Supported Show More Integrations View All 9 Integrations	Integrations Maya Supported iRender Supported 3ds Max Not Supported Cinema 4D Not Supported Conductor Supported Dock Supported ForRender Supported Fox Renderfarm Supported Google Cloud Platform Supported GridMarkets Supported Houdini Supported Katana Supported PlantFactory Supported Ranch Computing Not Supported RebusFarm Not Supported Rhino 8 Not Supported SketchUp Not Supported Spark Cloud Studio Supported Yellow Dog Inventory Supported form•Z Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 13 Integrations
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