9

138 Chapter 17: Rendering
R ender El ement Ou tput Fil e D ia lo g
Rendering menu > Render > Render Scene dial og >
Render Elements panel > Render Elements Rollout >
Selected Element Parameters g roup > Files button
Main toolbar > Render Scene button > Render Scene
dialog > Render Elements panel > Render Elements
Rollout > Selected Element Parameters group > Files
button
The Render E lement Output File dialog lets you
assign a name to a file that saves one element
of the rendering. You can also determine the
type of file you render, and set up options such
as compression, and color depth and quality,
depending on your choice of file type.
See also
Image File Formats (page 3–608)
Pr ocedur es
To specify t he r ender element output fi le a nd its
settings:
1.
Choose Rendering > Render , and then on
the Render Elements rollout, in the Selected
Element Parameters group, click Files.
The Render Element Output File dialog is
displayed.
2. IntheFileNamefield,enterthenameforthe
file to be rendered.
3. NavigatetheSaveInfieldtochoosethe
directory where you want the rendered file to
be saved.
4. IntheSaveAsTypefield,choosethetypeof
file you want to render.
5. Click Save to open the Setup dia log for the
specified output file type.
Thereafter, the Setup button becomes available
on the Render Element Output File dialog; you
can click this to change the settings.
6. Change any settings as necessar y, and then click
OK to close the Render Element Output File
dialog. Alternatively, clicking Cancel returns
you to the Render Element Output File dialog.
7. Click Render to render and save the file.
Interfa ce
Histor y —Displays a list of the most recent
directories searched. Whenever an image is
selected, t he path used is added to the top of the
history list as the most recently used path.
The history information is saved in the 3dsmax.ini
(page 1–18) fi le.
Save In—Opens a drop-down list to browse other
directories or drives.
Up One Level—Moves to the next-highest
level in the directory structure.
Cr e ate N e w Folde r—Lets you create a new
folder while in this dialog.
View Menu—Provides several options for
how information is displayed in t he list window: