Outputting Images

Contents

• Smart Control Bar for Rendering Profiles
  

  At the top of the Output Tools dialog box, you can select render profiles from the drop-down list in the Smart Control Bar. The profiles contain preset options to speed up rendering. You can also create custom profiles for each render type and lock them to prevent changes to the settings.

• Creating Snapshots
  

  A snapshot uses the current camera to capture what you see in the 3D Viewport.

• Snapshot Tab
  

  The Snapshot tab in the Output Tools dialog box includes the following settings which appear when you click Output Tools > Snapshot.

• Creating Renderings
  

  You can generate high quality, realistic renderings, but it can take time depending on your hardware, project complexity, and resolution of renders.

• Render Tab
  

  When you click Output Tools > Render, the Render tab in the Output Tools dialog box contains settings that control the rendering process.

• Creating Turntable Renderings
  

  You can make a series of high quality renderings that show models rotating 360º around their own centers, or together around the world origin.

• Turntable Tab
  

  The Turntable tab in the Output Tools dialog box includes the following settings which appear when you click Output Tools > Turntable > Turntable Options.

• Creating a Sun Study
  

  You can animate the rise and fall of sunlight over a specific timeframe.

• Sun Study Options
  

  The Sun Study tab in the Output Tools dialog box includes the following settings which appear when you click Output Tools > Sun Study > Sun Study Options.

• Animation Tab
  

  The Animation tab in the Output Tools dialog box includes the following settings which appear when you click Output Tools > Animation > Animation Options.