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Version v5.2.4 - 29 Apr 2024
COMPATIBILITY:
Added support for SketchUp 2024
Version v5.2.3 - 06 Mar 2023
COMPATIBILITY:
Added support for SketchUp 2023
FIXES:
Updated the library file libeay32.dll in Maxwell Render installation.
Version v5.2.2 - 24 Feb 2022
COMPATIBILITY:
Added support for SketchUp 2022
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Version v5.2.1 - 06 Jul 2021
COMPATIBILITY:
Built for Maxwell Render 5.2.1.49
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The gizmo of the Spot, Projector and IES lights are now a bit different so the origin of the light coincides with the apex of the spot cone, the projector pyramid or the first disc of the IES gizmo (it was not like that before).
The HDRI, Projector and IES lights are now created with a sample file assigned by default so they work right away.
Maxwell Render denoiser "Feature Influence" parameter default value is now 0.25 so it better preserves the texture details.
FIXES:
The default preview scene was missing; it now shows the right one.
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Version 5.2.0 - 09 Mar 2021
COMPATIBILITY:
Built for Maxwell Render 5.2.0.45.
Added support for SketchUp 2021.
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IMPROVEMENTS:
New Denoiser implementation in Maxwell Render. Only one pass is needed, the denoiser information is now stored in the mxi file as another channel, better memory management for the denoising process, and more consistency in general.
New Denoiser options in the Scene Manager > Output tab > Denoiser section:
New Tiling option with maximum tile size option.
New fine-tuning options: Color Influence 1 and 2, Feature Influence, Final Pass, Filter Radius and Firefly Remover options. Check this link for more information: denoiser documentation page.
Denoiser output path has been removed as now it is treated as another channel, the denoised image is saved with the main output name + _denoiser.
New vector toolbar icons that now adapt to Hi-DPI screens.
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Version 5.1.2 - 17 Jul 2020
FIXES:
The plugin was not working recognizing bundle licenses as valid ones.
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Version 5.1.1 - 16 Jul 2020
COMPATIBILITY:
Built for Maxwell Render 5.1.1.33
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Version 5.1.0 - 13 May 2020
COMPATIBILITY:
Built for Maxwell Render 5.1.0.29.
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Version 5.0.2 - 06 Feb 2020
COMPATIBILITY:
Built for Maxwell Render version 5.0.2.21
Added support for SketchUp 2020
IMPROVEMENTS:
Added Check for Updates functionality.
Added the check for updates option, Cloud Render and some missing light entities in the Maxwell menu.
Now, when a new light object is created from the toolbar, the Scene Manager opens in the Materials tab so you can modify its properties.
Now the instances of the Maxwell lights components (when dragging from the components list) also have the same emitter material applied and they actually work as instances (changes in their material affect all the instances).
FIXES:
Fire now stops instead of restarting when the scene is exported to Maxwell, Studio, Cloud, Network or to a file.
Importing assets from the 3D warehouse could crash SketchUp when the plugin was installed; in most of the cases this will work fine now but the fix is not 100% error-free (In any case, Trimble suggests the following: "Generally it is advisable to download components from the Warehouse into a separate blank file before you add them to your main project file. That gives you an opportunity to examine them to make sure they are OK. Also, you can get rid of unneeded geometry, materials, and layers before adding all that stuff to your main file." You can do this from Window > Model Info > Statistics > Purge Unused and Fix Problems. If it still crashes with Maxwell extension active, you can disable it, import and purge, save the file and import in the main scene; then it will work in Maxwell.
The plugin on Mac added one extra black material to the material list when adding the first Maxwell light from the toolbar.
The DOF tool didn't update fstop or shutter camera values.
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Version 4.1.7 - 27 Jul 2017
Update to Maxwell 4.1.1.1.
Change Grass default blade type to Flat.
Add missing "Grow toward Y" Grass parameter.
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