Render a single frame

When you render or re-render a single frame from the Maya Viewport, the render appears in Render View. For more information about using Render View, see About render view rendering.

The Render Current Frame button on the menubar

The image is automatically saved to the images directory of the current project.

Tip: Render at 1:1 resolution for fastest feedback.

Note: Navigation in the Render View panel is like most other view panels. You can zoom and track the view using the same keyboard shortcuts.

To render a frame from within Maya

In the main Maya window, click the Render Current Frame button , or select Render > Render Current Frame.

Maya renders the current scene and displays the image as it renders in Render View.

To re-render a frame from within Maya

Select Render > Redo Previous Render from the main menu bar.

Maya renders the scene from the previous camera and displays the image as it renders in the Render View window.

To cancel the in-progress render

Press Esc.