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This is related to the system environment variables. This error message shows up when you are trying to load Maxwell Studio without a layout. This happens because you had a previous version of Maxwell Render installed in another path and your MAXWELL5_ROOT environment variable has not been changed correctly when you installed a new version. This means that the software is still referenced to the old path. It’s easy to resolve this issue. Revise the MAXWELL5_ROOT environment variable and update the path, rewriting the new installation path in the corresponding window.

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“Maxwell Render could not be found” error message during the installation.

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It has come to our attention that the installer is apparently having difficulty satisfying the prerequisite of finding MAXWELL5_ROOT on some installations. The installer has always required this, but it seems that the Maxwell installer may be setting MAXWELL5_ROOT only at the User level. So, if you get an error during the installation, indicating that Maxwell Render could not be found, or Maxwell Render doesn't start, please edit your machine's Environment variables, adding a System Environment variable called MAXWELL5_ROOT, which points to your Maxwell Render directory, and another called MAXWELL5_MATERIALS_DATABASE environment variable pointing to your material database folder (usually inside the Maxwell 3 Render 5 installation folder).

The two environment variables should be:

  • Name: MAXWELL5_ROOT Value: C:\Program Files\Next Limit\Maxwell Studio 4 (or the location of your Maxwell install if different from this default one).

  • Name: MAXWELL5_MATERIALS_DATABASE Value: C:\Program Files\Next Limit\Maxwell Studio 4\materials database (or the location where you installed the Material Database, if different from this default location)

The System Environment variables are located in the lower box, as seen here:

Environment variables may be accessed from:

Windows Vista

  • going to the Start menu

  • right-clicking 'Computer' 

  • clicking 'Properties' 

  • in the dialog box, clicking the 'Advanced System Settings' link

  • clicking 'Environment variables'

Windows 7

  • going to the Start menu

  • right-click 'Computer'

  • choose 'Properties'

  • click 'Advanced system settings' on the left hand side of the window that opens

  • in the window that opens go to the 'Advanced' tab and click the Environment Variables button

Windows 8 or 10

  • tap Windows key

  • type Environment Variables and hit Enter

  • System Properties window will open

  • Click Environment Variables button

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