- Move to the level of the map hierarchy that you want to render.
- Right-click the sample slot and choose Render Map from the pop-up menu.
3ds Max opens the Render Map Dialog.
- Choose Single or the range of frames to render.
- In the Dimensions group box, specify the pixel resolution to render to.
- Click the Files button, and specify a path and file name for the file. Make sure Save To File is on unless you want to see the image only in a Rendered Frame Window.
- Click Render.
A Rendered Frame Window appears displaying the map. If Save To File is on, the image is also saved to disk.