A new updated Softimage Plugin for Maxwell Render has been released,
opening up "Maxwell Fire" to Softimage users.
There's also mention of the followingMaxwell Fire is an interactive tool which provides instant results while setting up a scene.
Now Maxwell Render users can preview scene lighting and materials in seconds.
(But being a non-Maxwell user I don't know what that would entail...Added an embedded Maxwell Material
http://www.maxwellrender.com/mw2_updates.php
Thanks to Eugen for pointing this out at the German Softimage Community...