To Work with Custom Render Presets

To Work with Custom Render Presets

Display the Render Presets Manager

Do one of the following to display the Render Presets Manager palette: 
  1. Click View tab > Palettes panel > Render Presets Manager. 
  2. Click Visualize tab > Render panel > Dialog box launcher. 
  3. At the Command prompt, enter rpref

Create a Custom Render Preset

  1. Display the Render Presets Manager palette. 
  2. On the Render Presets Manager palette, click the Current Preset drop-down list select an existing render preset. 
  3. Click Create Copy. 
  4. The new render preset is set current and available for edit. 

  5. Modify the render preset as needed. 
  6. The changes made to the render preset are automatically saved. 

Modify a Custom Render Preset

  1. Display the Render Presets Manager palette. 
  2. On the Render Presets Manager palette, click the Current Preset drop-down list and select the custom render preset to modify. 
  3. Do any of the following: 
    1. In the Name text box, enter a new meaningful name. 
    2. In the Description text box, revise the description to provide a summary of when to use the render preset. 
    3. In the Render Duration section, select the type of iterative rendering to use. If you select Render by Level or Render by Time, adjust the number of levels (iterations) or time to specify the quality of the rendering. 
    4. In the Lighting and Materials section, select the rendering accuracy to use for lighting and materials. 
The changes made to the render preset are automatically saved. 

Delete a Custom Render Preset

  1. Display the Render Presets Manager palette. 
  2. On the Render Presets Manager palette, click the Current Preset drop-down list and select the custom render preset to remove. 
  3. Click Delete. 
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