Cinema - Scene Object
Exporting and rendering of MXS files with the Maxwell for Cinema 4D plugin is always accomplished through the use of a Scene object. A new Scene is created using the 'Scene' item, found in the plugin's main menu:
A C4D document may contain as many Maxwell Scene objects as you wish. Each Scene holds a complete set of parameters, and the values for any given Scene object are used when that Scene is exported to an MXS file. The various parameters are divided into four basic tabs:
Tab | Description |
|---|---|
Contains parameters which affect properties of the MXS file being exported, and how that export is to be accomplished. | |
Contains parameters related various options exposed in the Maxwell rendering engine, Maxwell Render. | |
Contains parameters related to the MXS environment, i.e. whether the Scene will use the Maxwell Sky Dome, Physical Sky, or Image Based environmental lighting. | |
Contains parameters which control how the plugin exports native C4D lights and procedural textures, as well as a global scale modifier you can use to scale the exported mesh geometry. |
At the top of the Scene object's user-interface, you will find several buttons which are used for exporting that Scene to MXS files and rendering in various ways:
Icon | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
  | Render (Render View & Active View) | The 'Render Render View' button exports this Scene to an MXS using the resolution defined in C4D's Render Settings > Output section. The 'Render Active View' button does the same, but uses the resolution of the active viewport. When the export is finished, the resulting MXS file is then rendered using the Maxwell Render render engine. If these buttons are disabled, it means that the plugin was unable to locate Maxwell Render on your system; in that case, you should check that Maxwell Render is properly installed. |
 | Export to Studio | This button exports this Scene to an MXS file and then opens it in Maxwell Studio. If this button is disabled, it means that the plugin was unable to locate Maxwell Studio on your system; in that case, you should check that Maxwell Render is properly installed. |
 | Export to the Maxwell Network | This button exports this Scene to an MXS file and then sends it to the Maxwell Network Render system. |
 | Export to the Maxwell Cloud | |
 | Export MXS | This button simply exports this Scene to an MXS file. |
 | Send to Maxwell Fire | This button exports and links this Scene to Maxwell Fire. |
In addition to these per-Scene MXS-export controls, the plugin also provides duplicates located in the plugin's main menu/toolbar:
These commands will act on the Scene that was last 'touched'; if no Scene has yet been created or selected, they will be disabled.
Output Tab
Engine Tab
Environment Tab
Cinema Tab