Batch render your render layers

Click the button on each render layer to set it as renderable. Upon batch rendering, a separate folder is created for each render layer that is set as renderable. In addition, a masterLayer folder is also created. Render layers not set as renderable are not rendered.

For example, if two of your render layers are set as renderable, and one is called character, and the other called room, then after batch rendering, three folders are created in your image output directory as follows:

• masterLayer, containing the rendered image of your master layer
• character, containing the rendered image of the character layer
• room, containing the rendered image of the room layer

Batch render scene files with either render setup or legacy render layers without having to switch the Preferred Render Setup System in your Maya preferences. For more information about the two systems, see Render setup versus legacy render layers.

Note: You can use the File name prefix attribute in the Render Settings window, Common tab to name your images. If you include the <RenderLayer> token in this field, your rendered images are not saved to individual folders. Instead, a list of images are produced, and the render layer name is added to the name of each output image.