The main commands for rendering are on the main toolbar and the Rendered Frame Window . Another way to invoke some of these commands is to use the default Rendering menu, which contains other commands related to rendering.
This command opens the Render Setup dialog, which lets you set the parameters for rendering. Rendering creates a still image or an animation. It shades the scene's geometry using the lighting you've set up, the materials you've applied, and environment settings such as background and atmosphere.
The Area To Render list on the Rendered Frame Window lets you specify the portion of the scene that will be rendered.
The Render flyout provides a few different rendering options.
The Render Production command, available on the Render flyout on the main toolbar, renders the scene using the current production render settings without opening the Render Setup dialog. You can activate Production rendering mode without rendering from the drop-down list in the bottom-left corner of the Render Setup dialog, and in the top-right corner of the Rendered Frame Window.
The Render Iterative command, available from the Render flyout on the main toolbar, renders the scene in iterative mode without opening the Render Setup dialog. You can activate Iterative rendering mode without rendering from the drop-down list in the bottom-left corner of the Render Setup dialog, and in the top-right corner of the Rendered Frame Window.
The ActiveShade button, available from the Render flyout, creates an ActiveShade rendering in a floating window.
Preset rendering options are available on the Render Setup dialog, the Rendered Frame Window , and the Render Shortcuts toolbar. Some of the presets are tailored for relatively quick, preview renderings; others are for slower but higher quality renderings. You can save and load presets as RPS files.
The Render Last command repeats the last render (whether a render view, render region, render blowup, or render selected) using the last viewport from which you rendered.
The Print Size Wizard feature is useful when you plan to print a rendered image. It lets you specify output size, resolution, and orientation in terms of the printed image; that is, using a standard measuring system rather than pixels. It also indicates the approximate uncompressed size of the image file. You can render directly from the wizard on your computer or over a network, or transfer the settings to the Render Setup dialog.
