Rhino 5 - Version History

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Last updated: 06 Jul, 2021 by Next Limit
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Maxwell Rhino v5.2.510 - 06 Jul 2021

COMPATIBILITY:

  • Built for Maxwell Render 5.2.1.49

Maxwell Rhino v5.2.500 - 09 Mar 2021

COMPATIBILITY:

  • Built for Maxwell Render 5.2.0.45

IMPROVED:

  • New Denoiser implementation in Maxwell Render. Only one pass is needed, the denoiser information is now stored in the mxi file as another channel, better memory management for the denoising process, and more consistency in general.

    • New Tiling option with maximum tile size option.

    • New Denoiser channel added in the Scene Manager > Output tab > Channels section as now the Denoiser is treated as another channel. This channel activation is synced with the Denoiser section.

CHANGED:

  • The Denoiser "Start with SL" max value has been changed to 50 (it was 10).

  • The Denoiser "Start with SL" default value has been changed to 8 (it was 4).

  • Removed the field to set the Denoiser output path; as it is now treated as another channel, the denoised image is saved with the main output name + _denoiser.

FIXED:

  • Material “Type” menu didn’t have the “Substance Painter” item.

  • Substance Painter extension didn’t show in the Materials tab > right-click menu > New Extension menu.

 

Version 5.1.501 - 16 Jul 2020

COMPATIBILITY: 

  • Built for Maxwell Render 5.1.1.33

CHANGES:

  • Scatter extension "Direction" has been renamed to "Toward Y"

  • Scatter extension "Direction" changed from list type to percentage control. Now, in-between values are possible.

 

Version 5.1.500 - 13 May 2020

COMPATIBILITY:

  • Built for Maxwell Render 5.1.0.29.

 

Version 5.0.502 - 06 Feb 2020

COMPATIBILITY:

  • Built with Maxwell Render 5.0.2.21 SDK

 

Version 5.0.501 - 27 Nov 2019

COMPATIBILITY:

  • Built with Maxwell Render 5.0.1.16 SDK

Fixes:

  • Plugin help opened Maxwell 4 documentation page instead of Maxwell 5 one.

 

Version 5.0.500 - 30 Oct 2019

ADDITIONS:

  • New command Maxwell_RenderToCloud to send a scene to Maxwell Cloud

  • New button to send a job to Maxwell Cloud with right-click action to send only the selected objects to Maxwell Cloud.

  • New Multilight Group feature. Now Group box in the Material Editor, when used with emitters also groups the lights in Multilight.

  • New MultiGPU Preferences button added next to Engine selector in Scene Manager > Output tab to set your active GPUs.

CHANGES:

  • Built with the new Maxwell Render 5.0.0.14 SDK 

  • Replaced main rendering toolbar icons to use their Maxwell 5 versions.











If you are looking for the Release Notes for Maxwell | Rhino 6 version, please follow this link: Rhino 6 - Version History



Version 4.2.1 - 21 Feb 2018

  • Update to Maxwell 4.2.0.3.

Version 4.2.0 - 09 Feb 2018

  • Update to Maxwell 4.2.0.2.

  • Add Triangle ID channel.

Version 4.1.7 - 27 Jul 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.1.1.1.

  • Change Grass default blade type to Flat.

  • Add Daylight Savings Time environment option.

Version 4.1.4 - 03 Jul 2017

  • Fixed problem with Table Brdf not loading .binary files and not rendering correctly.

  • Add support for "Custom" Maxwell Render installation.

Version 4.1.3 - 26 Jun 2017

  • Add Table Brdf and Xrite AxF material types.

  • Add support for custom plugin install directory.

Version 4.1.2 - 19 Jun 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.1.0.4.

Version 4.1.1 - 08 Jun 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.1.0.3.

  • Change installers to include embedded Maxwell installer.

  • Change plugin to use central Maxwell installation.

  • Add support for Altus Denoiser.

  • Allow negative threads value.

  • Win: Maxwell Sea Choppiness Factor was not working.

Version 4.0.6 - 12 Feb 2017

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.18.

  • Win: add support for stereo lenses.

  • Win: add support for blocked emitters.

Version 4.0.5 - 17 Dec 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.12.

  • OSX: engine was not read from template MXS correctly.

Version 4.0.3 - 28 Nov 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.11.

  • Add Maxwell_RemoveDuplicateMaterials command.

  • Add Maxwell_RemoveSimilarlyNamedMaterials command.

  • Fix: Select/Remove Unused materials could remove block materials.

Version 4.0.2 - 21 Nov 2016

  • Win: MXED MXM Gallery browsing was not working.

  • Note: the Release Notes tab is showing this as version 4.0.1, but as shown on the Download tab, it is version 4.0.2, for Windows

Version 4.0.1 - 02 Nov 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 4.0.0.8.

  • Win: materials linking to the same MXM are considered to be the same material when linking blocks.

  • Mac: fixed environment:none.

Version 3.2.5 - 03 Feb 2016 

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.2 binaries.

Version 3.2.1 - 28 Jan 2016

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.1.1 binaries.

  • Procedurals were not working in FIRE.

Version 3.2.0 - 02 Oct 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.0 binaries.

Version 3.1.6 - 30 Sep 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.2.0.0 RC1 libs.

  • Allow dragging files to IBL channel paths.

  • Add "Grow toward World Y" to MaxwellGrass.

  • Add Maxwell_SetDefaultSubdivisionType command.

  • Add selected-only capability to Maxwell_ExtractMaterials.

  • Remove 255 search dirs max limit.

  • Add max search depth limit of 10.

Version 3.1.5 - 26 Aug 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.99.8 libs.

  • Add material Priority.

  • Add PSD output support.

  • Add new Output modes.

  • Add Reflectance Channel output.

  • Add Maxwell Sea Repeat U/V params.

  • Add Maxwell Scatter Uniform Scale param.

  • Add Maxwell Scatter Remove Overlapped param.

Version 3.1.3 - 20 Apr 2015

  • Update to Maxwell Render 3.1.1 binaries.

  • Maxwell FIRE was restarting unnecessarily in some situations

  • Add support for OpenVDB (i.e. Volume File) to Volumetric extension

  • Add new Maxwell_SetMaxwellSeaReferenceTime command

  • Add more parameters to Maxwell_EnvironmentSettings command

  • Add more parameters to Maxwell_OutputSettings command

  • Color param was not working properly in the Transparent material type

Version 3.1.2 - 02 Mar 2015

  • Change Search Path strategy

Version 3.1.1 - 21 Feb 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.1 binaries

  • Extra Sampling feature was not working from the plugin

Version 3.1.0 - 20 Jan 2015

  • Update to Maxwell 3.1.0 (RC1) binaries

Version 3.0.994 - 01 Dec 2014

  • Update to Maxwell 3.0.99.4.

Version 3.0.993 - 26 Nov 2014

  • Add Camera Response

  • Add Exposure Presets

  • Add Floating Shadows (FIRE)

  • Add Floating Reflections (FIRE)

  • Add White Point

  • Add Tint

  • Add Render Zone

  • Add Hide to Camera in Shadow Ch.

  • Add Spotlight Emitter mode

  • Add Material Custom Alphas

  • Add Release License function

  • Fix Select Assigned Extensions

  • Ignore Linked MXM now defaults to off

Version 3.0.6 - 17 Oct 2014

  • Camera parameter values could be lost.

  • Paths with non-English characters could fail.

  • The Update Linked MXM function was not working.

Version 3.0.5 - 11 Sep 2014

  • Switched to Maxwell 3.0.1.3 SDK binaries.

  • Switched to using local versions of extensions.

  • Added new Maxwell Scatter extension.

  • Added Materials list grouping capability.

  • Added Output > Export > Displacement option.

  • Added Output > Export > Dispersion option.

  • Added Output > Export > Motion Blur option.

  • Added a command for updating MXS references.

  • Added customization of FIRE window background.

  • Added new camera Focus method options.

  • Added Transparent > Dispersion parameter.

  • Removed +/- 100% Shift Lens limits.

  • Remove Unused Materials missed Grass materials.

  • Some extensions were missed when exporting a 3DM.

  • Lumen/Candela items were swapped in the Emitter UI.

  • Material names were not updated in the Layers list.

  • Global map was not correctly read from MXM files.

Important Note

  • Maxwell 3.0.1.3 is crashing with MXS References containing instances; this also affects MXS References used in the plugin, as well as the new Maxwell Scatter feature, which operates in terms of MXS References. The workaround is to disable instances when exporting an MXS intended to be used for referencing (which is not generally a bad idea, regardless).

Version 3.0.3 - 03 Feb 2014

  • Added new Maxwell_RemoveUnusedMaterials command.

  • Added new real-time features for Maxwell Sea extension.

  • Zero-thickness Volumetric & Sea are now auto-corrected.

  • Plugins now point to the Next Limit support site for help.

  • Updated to Maxwell 3.0 icons in toolbars and installers.

  • Cameras from linked blocks were read into the current 3DM.

  • Camera settings for standard views were not always saved.

  • Maxwell FIRE resolution was mistakenly clamped to 720 px.

  • Active texture path could be set to the name of a directory.

  • Pack & Go was mistakenly leaving out displacement maps.

  • Worked around a registry bug with the MSI installers.

  • Readme files mistakenly referred to Maxwell 2.7.20.

  • Extensions could fail to be removed in some cases.

  • The current camera could initially be unset in Maxwell FIRE.