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This page describes all the different parameters the ArchiCAD plugin adds to the UI. All Maxwell parameters are accessible from PhotoRendering Settings panel once Maxwell rendering engine is the active engine.
Please make sure Maxwell Render Engine is the current ArchiCAD render engine!
General Settings and Output
From here you can control the basic render settings such as specify the output, render time, sampling level etc. Please see the Render Options page for the Maxwell Render documentation for details on these parameters as they have exactly the same functionality.
Specific settings to the ArchiCAD plugin
Export Directory: Select the folder location of Maxwell generated files (mxs, mxi, jpg, ...)
- Scene name: Name of the MXS file the plugin generates.
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- Export Light: In ArchiCAD Lamp objects can have light components. These light components are not geometries, only definitions of virtual light models. Plugin converts these virtual lights to simple geometries for Maxwell with emitter materials applied on them. In case you don't want to export these, just turn off this parameters.
SimuLens
For information on using these settings please see the SimuLens chapter in the Maxwell documentation.
Channels Layers
For information on using these settings please see the Channels chapter in the Maxwell documentation.
Environment
Inside the Environment tab you can find the same environment parameters what you have in Maxwell Studio. You can choose between Sky Dome and Physical Sky modes or you can light your scene with HDRI images in Image Based mode. In case FIRE is active you can find the desired environment effect very fast.
For information on using these settings please see the Environment Lighting pages in the Maxwell documentation.
Camera parameters
For details on the Maxwell camera parameters please see the Camera chapter of the Maxwell documentation.
Unique parameters of the plugin
Lens Type: Set the type of the Maxwell camera lens. In default mode "by ArchiCAD" the plugin converts the ArchiCAD camera settings automatically. This is true for parallel and axonometric projections too.
Warning In case of axonometry view please keep in mind that Maxwell can't convert the view in case the spatial axises are not perpendicular or not equally scaled!
In Maxwell V3 it is possible to use other lens types too, you can select the desired type from the drop-down list.
Autofocus: Normally plugin reads the focus distance of the ArchiCAD camera. It can be difficult to set the proper focus distance with the normal ArchiCAD tool, but with this option Maxwell will automatically set the focus distance so the first object that hits the camera line will be in focus.
- Focus Distance: Manual focus distance of the exported ArchiCAD camera.
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