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Here is something worth looking into, this program is the best I have found for eliminating guesswork on your surface finish, material, and lighting effect. Visualize your design and let this nifty program save you time in accomplishing the task.

Maxwell Render™ is a physically correct, unbiased rendering engine. By calculating complex light interactions, Maxwell Render is capable of simulating light exactly as in the real world. Unbiased means Maxwell Render™ does not use tricks to imitate real world behavior like other renderers – everything is reproduced as it is through governing physical equations.
Maxwell Render™ can fully capture all light interactions between all elements in a scene no matter how complex they are. All lighting calculations are performed using spectral information and high dynamic range data.
Maxwell Render™ is more than just a render – its core is completely different from other engines. The concept of “rendering” falls short of Maxwell Render’s scope and potential. What we are dealing with isn’t just another render, it’s The Light Simulator.
Maxwell Render™ has been acclaimed as a landmark in the next-gen rendering technology, having produced the best photorealistic images to date.
Maxwell Render™ is the perfect solution for high end rendering for photographic quality and advanced lighting, especially in areas like architectural visualization, industrial and product design, prototyping and 3D production.

Most 3D applications are supported: 3DS MAX, LIGHTWAVE, ARCHICAD, MAYA, CINEMA 4D, SOLIDWORKS, XSi, and RHINOCEROS.

These are plugins that can be downloaded from the Maxwell Render™ site.

Here are some examples: Visit the main site for many more.