Maxwell Render
With Maxwell Render it is possible to create interactive "snapshots" from the current frame and studio-quality previews from entire your simulations inside RealFlow. All of RealFlow's physical nodes (particles, meshes, mist, objects, RealWave surfaces) are supported. We have also added several → materials for instant use.
You have to differentiate between three basic modes:
"Maxwell Interactive". This mode is also called "FIRE". RealFlow creates a temporary render of the current frame that cannot be saved. When you change → viewport perspective, → lighting, and → materials the render will be updated in realtime.
"Maxwell Preview". RealFlow renders the entire simulation frame by frame. The result is stored as an image sequence and can be viewed in the → "Movie Player".
"Render". If you want to create a render from a single frame or an animation with a fully-featured user interface click on the appropriate button in the "Render" shelf.
An example image made with "Maxwell Interactive".
Furthermore you can
adjust your lighting environment (physical sky with sun position, or image based lighting),
define the render's quality (quality level, render engine, sampling level)
export channel maps (Alpha, velocity, normal)
The "Maxwell Scene Preferences".
Global settings and adjustments, valid for every scene, are available under
If you want to change the render engine's parameters for an individual scene go to