Photoshop - Requirements and Installation
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Requirements
The plug-in is compatible with the following versions of Photoshop:
 | Windows | MacOS |
|---|---|---|
Photoshop CS3 - CS6 |  | |
Photoshop CC | ||
Photoshop 21 - 2024 |
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The plugin can work with Photoshop Elements too; it can load the MXI files, and the actions offered to edit the Multilight layers, however, Photoshop Elements is limited to 8 bits edition.
Installation
Download the plug-in installer for your particular platform from the Download Area and unpack it.
Windows
Run the plugin .exe installer. Photoshop 64 and 32 bits are supported, you can choose the version of Photoshop you have installed (32 bits, 64 or both) indicating the path where they are installed.
Maxwell Actions.atn and SaveSwatchesRGB.jsx scripts are installed on "C:\Users\Username\Documents\Maxwell\Maxwell Plug-in for Photoshop".
Mac OSX
Unpack the plugin file. Copy the MXI.plugin file to the file format plug-ins folder in Photoshop.
Photoshop plugin folder for CC: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC/Plug-ins/File Formats/
In case "File Formats" folder doesn't exist, create it, or just paste MXI.plugin into "Plug-ins" folder.
SaveSwatchesRGB.jsx
Script that allows the user to save the current Photoshop swatches to an ACO (Adobe Color swatch) file. That file can be readed from the python API (PyMaxwell) in order to create sets of materials from Photoshop swatches (scene_set_from_photoshop_swatches.py).