Hello - I'm a new Maxwell user, using the Learning Edition system for Sketchup 8 (Free).
I am trying to see previews of my renders in FIRE and despite having an appropriate-ish EV value and constant dome sun, everything is black. Why???
Additionally, on the interior, some of my white materials are also very dark, if not also black. What setting am I missing??
I've attached photos to illustrate.
Hi - I'm a new Maxwell user, using the free version for the free Sketchup 8 platform.
I'm teaching myself how to use the program via Youtube videos, google, forums, etc and have a few questions that I can't seem to find the answers to using the above methods.
I have a pretty detailed SU model (15 MB) and want to create some interior and exterior renderings. First, can I even achieve this with such a big file and the free Maxwell version with the draft engine/dpi limit? If all of the materials are simply a generic grey or "clay" and I use sun/emitters, will it even be possible to get a decent image?
Likewise, I was reading elsewhere that trying to do an interior scene with emitters AND turning the sun on is too much for the draft engine and you won't get good results (noise, bad quality, super long render time). True?
Let's say I want to set up a scene that is fairly zoomed in, meaning the vast bulk of my 15 MB worth of model is out of view. Will it speed up my render time/up my quality if I delete everything out of view?
My model was made in SU 8 before I installed Maxwell. The components are all a generic white material. Will it affect my render time/quality if I simply leave all the materials as generic SU materials, or is it worth my time to go through and change just "white" to "slightly off white, plaster, semigloss, etc"? Basically, do generic SU materials slow down Maxwell?
Even if you only have an answer to one of my above questions, any and all info is appreciated!