Use the Maya Hardware 2.0 renderer to perform command line rendering for
Viewport 2.0, or to batch render to disc or to
Render View.
You can select the Maya Hardware 2.0 renderer using the following methods:
-
Render View window
-
Render Settings window
-
(For information, see
Batch Render Options)
- From the command line using the
Render command
- From the command line in prompt mode (-prompt)
- From the command line in batch mode (-batch)
- From the MEL tab in the Script Editor (ogsRender)
Note: You must first select
in the Panel menu before you can render with the Maya Hardware 2.0 renderer in the
Render View window or with the ogsRender command in the Script Editor.
Supported features
-
File Output settings in the
Common tab in the
Render Settings window are supported.
- Rendering from different camera types (including stereo cameras) are supported.
Limitations of the Hardware 2.0 renderer
- In the
Render View window:
- Render region is not supported.
- IPR is not supported.
- Render layers is not supported.
- Only color output is supported. Depth channel is currently not supported.