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Render a single frame

When you render or re-render a single frame from Maya’s main window, the render appears in Render View. For more information about using Render View, see Render View rendering.

The image is automatically saved to the images directory of the current project.

Tip Render at 1:1 resolution for fastest feedback.

Note Navigation in the Render View panel is like most other Maya view panels. You can zoom and track the view using the same keyboard shortcuts.

To render a frame from within Maya

From the main Maya window, click the Render Current Frame button, or select Render > Render Current Frame.
Maya renders the current scene and displays the image as it renders in Render View.

To re-render a frame from within Maya

From the main Maya window, select Render > Redo Previous Render.
Maya renders the scene from the previous camera and displays the image as it renders in the Render View window.

To cancel the in-progress render

Press Esc.

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