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Question: The plugin does not seem to be working. What is wrong?
The Maxwell for Rhino plugin requires Rhinoceros 4.0 SR5, and Maxwell Render 2.0. The plugin consists of one Rhino plugin, and five
.NET libraries:
Maxwell.Rhino.rhp
Maxwell.NativeRMATypes.dll
Maxwell.dll
Maxwell.Common.dll
Maxwell.UI.dll
Maxwell.Script.dll
By default, Maxwell.Rhino.rhp is installed to [ProgramFilesX86]\MaxwellDotNET\Maxwell.Rhino, though you may have chosen a different
location during installation. The remaining .dll files are installed in the .Net Framework's Global Assembly Cache, which may be viewed
by going to [system root]\Windows\Assembly. You may view and confirm that these libraries are installed, but you should not attempt
to alter the contents of this directory manually.
If a problem is encountered, the first thing to do is to confirm that Maxwell.Rhino.rhp is actually loaded. If it is not, the plugin will not be
present in Rhino's Renderers list. The plugin installer sets up the registry in such a way that Maxwell should be available immediately
after installation. However, if any errors occur, or if the configuration is not set up correctly, the plugin may not be automatically loaded,
and it would be necessary to perform a manual load:
go to Rhino main menu > File > Properties > Plug-ins
if 'Maxwell for Rhino' is not found, Click 'Install', and browse to [ProgramFilesX86]\MaxwellDotNET\Maxwell.Rhino, choose
Maxwell.Rhino.rhp, and click 'OK'
verify that 'Maxwell for Rhino' is now in the list of plugins
click 'OK' to exit the Document Properties dialog
Maxwell should now be installed correctly, and available in the Renderers menu
If you encounter an error during this process, it may be necessary to manually install the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 C++ Runtime
redistributable, which should normally be done by the plugin's installer, setup.exe. The runtime installer, which is included in the
download, is a file named vcredist_x86.exe (or vcredist_x64.exe), and it is located in a folder of the same name in the plugin download. To
run this, make sure it is located in a directory you have permission to install programs from, double-click the .exe file, and follow the
installer's instructions.
If these steps do not help, please note:
your Maxwell Render version
your Rhinoceros version (SR0, SR1, etc.)
a list of other installed, non-standard, plugins
confirmation that the plugin libraries are present, and located in the correct directories
screen-shots of any error dialogs
any log entries that may be present in Windows Event Viewer
Once you have gathered this information, send it, along with any other information available, to Next Limit tech support.
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