The settings you use to produce your final rendered image or sequence of images depend on a number of factors, including:

• the renderer you use
• the medium to which you are outputting
• whether you are rendering in layers and passes for compositing
• whether you are preview rendering or producing the final rendered image(s)
  NoteThe changes you make in the Render Settings window affect the entire scene. Often, it makes sense to adjust settings on a per-object setting.

Render settings for the Hardware renderer, the mental ray for Maya renderer, the Maya software renderer, the Maya Vector renderer are available from the Render Settings window.

The Common tab of the Render Settings window contains the attributes common to most of the renderers, which decreases the number of parameters you need to modify when switching between renderers. Settings specific to the chosen renderer are available in a another tab.

For detailed descriptions of the settings in the Render Settings window, see Render Settings window.

To open the Render Settings window

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click Window > Rendering Editors > Render Settings.
   • Click the Display Render Settings Window button on the main toolbar or in Render View.
   • Select Options > Render Settings in Render View.

   You can edit settings in the Common tab and the renderer-specific tab. For more information, see Render Settings window.