Functionality

The PyMaxwell Python module is a binding of the Maxwell Render SDK. You can get the full documentation for the SDK and its Python correspondences at Maxwell 2.7.

Python-only functions

Furthermore, PyMaxwell provides some extra functions:

Name	Description
getFromPath	Gets all file names given a path and an extension.
runMaxwell	Runs Maxwell Render with the given parameters.
getPyMaxwellModuleVersion	Gets the PyMaxwell Python module version.
Cmaxwell::getMaterialNames	Gets all material names from the scene.
Cmaxwell::getCameraNames	Gets all camera names from the scene.
Cmaxwell::readACO	Reads an Adobe Color (.aco) file containing a set of color swatches.

getFromPath

Obtain all file names from within a directory given its extension.

Syntax
getFromPath( path, extension )

Examples

Python

files = getFromPath('c:/scenes/,'mxs');
for file in files:
  print(file);

runMaxwell

Runs Maxwell Render with the given parameters.

Syntax
runMaxwell( parameters )

Examples

Python

parameters = [];
parameters.append('-mxs:c:/scenes/sphere.mxs');
parameters.append('-o:c:/scenes/sphere-render.exr');
parameters.append('-mxi:c:/scenes/sphere-render.mxi');
parameters.append('-res:1920x1080');
parameters.append('-time:10');
runMaxwell(parameters);

getPyMaxwellModuleVersion

Gets the PyMaxwell Python module version. It always will be > Cmaxwell.getEngineVersion().

Syntax
getPyMaxwellModuleVersion()

readACO

Reads an Adobe Color (.aco) file containing a set of color swatches. Supports RGB, CMYK, HSB, Lab and Greyscale colors, but CMYK, HSB, Lab and Grayscale may not be accurate. Better export all swatches to RGB using the script provided with the Maxwell Render plug-in for Photoshop: SaveSwatchesRGB.jsx http://www.maxwellrender.com/index.php/maxwell_render_suite/plugins.

Syntax
(Crgb16[] colors, str[] names) readACO(filename)

Examples

See the scene_set_from_photoshop_swatches.py example code at the PyMaxwell examples (Maxwell 2.7) page.