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Each category corresponds to one panel of the
Render Scene dialog. Choose which panel’s
settings you want to save, and then click Save.
Once you save a custom preset file, its name
appears on the drop-down list, along with the
default choices.
Impor tant: Even though the renderer is assigned in the
Common panel of the Render Scene dialog, renderer
assignments are
not
savedwiththeCommoncategory
in the RPS file. The current renderer assign ment has
its
own category
in the Select Preset Categories dialog. Fo r
example, if the current renderer is the Default Scanline
Renderer, the Select Preset Categories dialog will have a
category labele d
Default Scanline Renderer
.
TheRPSfilesthatprovidethedefaultpresetsare
in the
\renderpresets
subfolder of your
\3dsmax
folder. We recommend you save your own presets
in this sub folder as well. If you choose a different
location, 3ds Max saves the full path name. (You
can a lso use the Configure User Paths dialog >
File
I/O panel (page 3–856)
to specify your custom
location.)
Show Last Rendering
Rendering menu > Show Last Rendering
Show Last Rendering displays the last rendered
image. If no image has yet been rendered, this
command is not available.
Render Last
Keyboard > F9
The Render Last command repeats the last render
(whether a render view, render reg ion, render
blowup, or render selected) using the last viewport
from which you rendered.
Wa rn in g: Render Last does not save to a file, even if the
previous renderi ng did so.
Print Size Wizard
Rendering menu > Print Size Wizard
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 appro ximate uncompressed size of
the image file. You can render directly from the
w izard on your computer or over a network, or
transfer the settings to the
Render Scene dialog
(page 3–2)
.
Procedure
To use the Pr int Size wizard:
1.
Set up a scene to render.
2. FromtheRenderingmenu,choosePrintSize
Wizard.