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Each history entry contains information about the images that have been
recently rendered. The information stored in history entries includes
Date and time of the rendering task
Statistics for the rendering task
Current view or the name of a stored view
Active render preset name
Active render settings, such as output resolution
Size of a cropped region, if crop was used for the render task
NOTE Rendered images are not stored in the history entry, only a link to the image
location.
History Entry Information
Aside from the statistics, history entries contain five pertinent pieces of
information.
Output File Name Holds two pieces of information: the name of the rendering
and its state. If you specify an output file, that name is listed in the field. If
you have not specified an output file, the drawing name is listed with a
temporary suffix.
Output Size Tells you the output resolution for the rendered image.
View Is always the current view unless youve chosen to render a saved view.
In that case, the view name is displayed.
Render Time Shows the date when the image was rendered and the amount
of time it took to render.
Render Preset Displays whatever render preset was used by the renderer to
generate the image.
History Entry Creation
There are some rules that delegate when a history entry is created and if that
history entry is stored with the current drawing. The destination setting is the
primary factor that determines if a history entry is created. The following table
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