ArchiCAD plugin - User Interface

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Last updated: 03 Dec, 2013 by Mihai Iliuta (Unlicensed)Version comment
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ArchiCAD plugin is smoothly integrated into the ArchiCAD work environment.

It has four main UI components: Maxwell menu, Maxwell plugin Palette and the plugin modules inside the PhotoRendering Settings and Material Settings dialogs.

 

Maxwell menu

You can find the Maxwell menu items under

Documents > Creative Imaging > Maxwell

From the Maxwell menu you can start the the main plugin commands with a single click, and you can open/close the Maxwell plugin Palette.

 

Maxwell plugin Palette

Maxwell plugin has its own Palette from where you can you can start Maxwell Render, Maxwell Studio, FIRE, etc. with a single click. You can also manage your Maxwell proxy scenes from here!

 

PhotoRendering Settings...

To follow the conventional ArchiCAD workflow the plugin has its own render parameters inside the PhotoRendering Settings window.

To reach the Maxwell parameters set the Engine control to Maxwell Rendering Engine.

For more information about Maxwell Render parameters inside ArchiCAD please read ArchiCAD plugin - PhotoRendering Settings.

Material...

You can adjust the additional Maxwell material parameters inside the Material Settings window.

To reach these Maxwell parameters set the Create Preview with control to Maxwell Rendering Engine.

For more information about Maxwell materials inside ArchiCAD please read ArchiCAD plugin - Material Settings.