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When the render destination is set to Window, the renderer automatically
opens the Render Window and the image is processed. Upon completion, the
image is displayed and a history entry is created. As more renderings occur,
they are added to the render history so you can quickly look at previous images
and compare to see which have the desired results. Images that you want to
keep can be saved from the Render Window.
If you choose to set the render destination to Viewport, the generated image
is rendered and displayed directly in the active viewport. In essence, this is a
one-time rendering because there is no render history entry that you can
compare with later images. If you want to keep the image that you rendered
to the viewport, you can use the SAVEIMG command to save the images.
Rendering to a viewport always renders against the background color you set
for the drawing area. The Render Window background color matches the
background color. Use the REGEN command to refresh the display.
See also:
■ Render Window
To set the render destination
1 At the Command prompt, enter rpref.
2 In the Advanced Render Settings palette, scroll to the top of the palette.
Under General, open the Render Context rollout, if necessary.
3 Open the Destination list and select Window or Viewport.
4 Render the scene.
Quick Reference
Commands
RENDER
Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface
model.
RPREF
Displays or hides the Advanced Render Settings palette for access to advanced
rendering settings.
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