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The plugin adds a new Maxwell menu to SketchUp's Plugins menu. The actual items will vary, depending on the actual installed plugin version.

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The plugin also adds a new Maxwell toolbar, with commands which duplicate most of those found in the menu:

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The Render Suite plugin adds commands which are related to writing, editing, and rendering MXS files:

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Rendering & Export

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Command	SA	RS	Function
Render			Exports the scene to an MXS file and renders it using Maxwell Render.
Export to Studio			Exports the scene to an MXS file and opens it for editing in Maxwell Studio.
Network Render			Exports the scene to an MXS file and renders it using the Maxwell Network Rendering system.
Maxwell Fire			Opens or closes the Maxwell Fire window.
Export MXS			Exports the model to an MXS file.

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When the scene is to be rendered in Maxwell Fire, the exported data will be loaded into memory for rendering. It is possible afterward, to write an MXS file directly from this data, rather than performing a completely new export from the SketchUp model. This may not always be desired, though, and this is the purpose of the MXS Cache Policy option.

MXM Functions

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Command	SA	RS	Function
Browse for an MXM file			Allows you to browse for an MXM file from the local disk.
Browse the MXM Gallery			Allows you to browse for an MXM file from the Maxwell Render MXM Gallery.
MXM Status Report			Shows a list of all materials and the status of their MXM paths.

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Shows a listing of all materials in the scene, along with the status of their MXM links:

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MXM files and their directories are shown as hyperlinks; clicking them will open MXM files for editing in Maxwell MXED (provided that it is installed), or open their location in Windows Explorer or OSX Finder. MXM files which cannot be found are indicated as such.

Scene & Camera Tools

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Command	SA	RS	Function
Scene Manager			Shows the plugin's Scene Manager window.
Select Tool			Provides an eye-dropper for selecting the materials of entities in the model.
Set DOF, Z-Clip, or Z-Buffer			Prompts for two points in the scene and once chosen, adjusts either the camera's DOF (Depth of Field), Z-Clip Planes, or Z-Buffer distances.
Set Focal Distance			Prompts for a single point which, once chosen, is used to set the focal distance of the camera.

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Note that this Focal Distance is only used when the camera is using Manual focus mode.

Help & Info

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Command	SA	RS	Function
Plugin Manual			Opens the plugin's PDF manual.
Maxwell Manual			Opens the Maxwell Render manual. If Maxwell Render Suite is not installed, attempts to show online help.
About			Opens the plugin's About box, which contains information about the currently-installed plugin.

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