Render a single frame

User Guide > Rendering and Render Setup > Rendering > Visualize and render images > Visualize scenes and render images > Perform final renders from within Maya >

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.

TipRender at 1:1 resolution for fastest feedback.

NoteNavigation 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 scene from the current scene and displays the image as it renders in Render View.

To cancel an in-progress render, press Esc.

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 render

Press Esc.