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Version 0.6 RC3 (Released on May 2009)
Thank you for taking the time to download LuxRender, the open-source rendering engine to create realistic and photographic-quality images. We recommend you take a look at some screenshots and the gallery to see the capabilities of LuxRender.
To get you started, you will need two things, the render engine itself (LuxRender) and an exporter to get your 3D models into LuxRender. On this page you can download them both. After you got LuxRender installed or extracted you need to download and place the exporter in your 3D Modelling program. We recommend you take the Blender Exporter (called LuxBlend). This exporter is always up-to-date and can be used with the free program Blender.
If you need help, you can try our wiki pages or our forums.
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Please also take a look at this topic. SSE2 • Windows XP/Vista [32bit] (3.3MB) SSE2 • Windows XP/Vista [64bit] (5.4MB) SSE (old) • Windows [32bit] (3.3MB)
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Mac OSX Mac OSX 10.4+ (32bit) Download (9.1MB) Mac OSX 10.5+ (64bit) Download (9.1MB) To run LuxRender with Blender on OS X, you will need a version of Blender that is using Python 2.5. For details, see OSX installation instructions. PowerPC G4/G5A verson for older Apple computers using G4 or G5 processors is not currently available. This version will be provided once the final version of LuxRender 0.6 is ready. |
Linux Static Executables (SSE2) Linux 32bit: - LuxRender v0.6 RC3 (11.6MB) Linux 64bit: - LuxRender v0.6 (9.2MB) If you run into any issues (which is possible due to differences between distributions) you can compile LuxRender yourself by following the 'Building on Linux page'. |
Exporters
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LuxBlend LuxBlend for LuxRender version 0.6 RC3 is packed with the LuxRender download above. The latest version of LuxBlend can be downloaded from http://www.luxrender.net/hg/luxblend/. It is intended for Blender 2.45 or newer. More information can be found in this forum. |
LuxMaya A new LuxMaya for LuxRender version 0.6 RC3 is in development, please look on the forums here.
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LuXSI Softimage XSI Exporter: Download page LuXSI documentation can be downloaded at pdf link (774KB). |
LuxC4D LuxC4D 0.05 is released on the forums. (works with CINEMA 4D R9.6 - 11.0 (32-bit only) on Windows and Mac) |
Source Code
In case you want to compile LuxRender yourself, please check the Building_on_Windows, Building_on_OSX or Building_on_Linux pages.
LuxRender - development versions
Development versions of LuxRender contain the improvements that have been made since the most recent official release. At the moment, the release candidates for LuxRender 0.6 are the most up to date.
Development versions for Windows and OS X
Development versions of LuxRender for Windows and OS X are regularly posted on our forum; please check the weekly CVS builds forum for the latest version.
Development versions for Linux
Binaries of development versions for Linux are provided for Fedora 8/9/10, OpenSUSE 11.0/11.1, and Mandriva 2009.
You can find the latest packages and repositories here.
For other distributions, please follow the instructions at Building on Linux or use a stable version instead.

