You can render a scene on a computer that
has more than one processor and make use of some or all of its available
processors.
NoteWe recommend that
you use a single processor when batch rendering a scene that contains
a spotlight, material transparency, and raytrace shadows.
To render on a computer with several
processors from within Maya
- From the Maya window, select
Render > Batch Render >
.
The Batch
Render Frame window displays.
- To
use all available processors on your computer for rendering, turn
on Use all available processors.
- To
use only some of the available processors on your computer for rendering,
turn off Use all available processors and
set Number of Processors to Use to
the number of processors you want to use.
- Click Batch Render.
Maya renders the animation.
To render on a computer with several
processors from a shell or command line (Maya software rendering
only)
- Type:
Render
-r sw -n <# of processors to render on> <scene>
(If you do not use the -n option,
only one processor is used for rendering.)
Examples (for Maya software
rendering only):
- To use one processor for rendering, type:
Render
<scene>
- To use two processors for rendering,
type:
Render
-n 2 <scene>
- To use all processors on your computer
for rendering, type:
Render
-n 0 <scene>
