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Output (main group)
This group contains parameters which control where the files created by the plugin and Maxwell will be written.
Name
This is the name which will be used to generate the various filenames required to write MXS files. This includes the file name of the
MXS file, the image-output file, and the MXI file. This should be specified as a name with no extension; the appropriate extensions will
be inserted as necessary by the plugin. The Name should therefore also not contain characters which are illegal for use in file paths. If
no name is entered here, the plugin will first try to use the name specified in Options > Default Output > scene Name, or else it will try
to use the current document name.
Image Format/Output Bit-depth
This determines the format of the image output path written into the exported MXS; this is the file which Maxwell Render will write
the primary (RGB) render output to. Depending on the image format selected, output may be written in 8-, 16-, or 32bpp.
Folder
This is the root folder used for the plugin’s output. MXS, image, and MXI files will be written to this location. If no folder is specified
here, the plugin will try to use the location specified in Options > Default Output > Working Folder, or else it will try to use the current
document location. If it is not possible to determine the current document location (for example, when the document has not yet
been saved), the plugin will try to write output to [documents]\Maxwell\output.
Append Camera Name
Sometimes it is useful to keep track of output files using the name of the view being rendered; enabling this option accomplishes this
by appending the name of the current view to whatever is entered in the Name field. So, rendering to a file named output with a
current view named perspective would result in files named output_perspective.mxs, etc.
Both the Name and Folder parameters accept relative folders as input. So, if values were set like this:
If added_folder and make_this_folder did not currently exist, the plugin would create the necessary intermediate folders, and the
output files written would be:
C:\output_folder\make_this_folder\added_folder\filename.mxs
C:\output_folder\make_this_folder\added_folder\filename.mxi
C:\output_folder\make_this_folder\added_folder\filename.png
Additionally, rather than setting Folder to an absolute path like C:\output_folder, it would also be possible to simply specify
output_folder. In this case, the plugin would create a folder named output_folder at the current document location and write the
output there. Furthermore, it is possible to set these values using environment variables; to do so, an environment variable must exist
and point to a valid location. To use it, enclose the name of the variable in percent symbols: %MAXWELL_OUTPUT_PATH%; the plugin
will retrieve the value of this environment variable and use it for the rendered output.
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