Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 846

The Render buttons let you render the scene using the settings without using the Render Setup dialog on page 6067. Choosing one of these buttons also changes which rendering settings are active on the Render Setup dialog. Invoking the Render command from the Rendering menu or by pressing Shift+Q uses the active mode on the Render flyout. By default, all the rendering options use the default scanline renderer on page 6141. You can change the renderer assigned to Production or ActiveShade by using the Assign Renderer rollout on page 6135 on the Render Setup dialog > Common panel. Render Production Main toolbar > Render flyout > Render Production The Render Production command, available on the Render flyout on page 6100 on the main toolbar, renders the scene using the current production render settings without opening the Render Setup dialog on page 6067. You can activate Production rendering mode without rendering from the drop-down list in the bottom-left corner of the Render Setup dialog, and in the top-right corner of the Rendered Frame Window. You assign which renderer to use for production rendering on the Assign Renderer rollout on page 6135 of the Render Setup dialog > Common panel. See also: ■ Render Iterative on page 6101 ■ ActiveShade on page 6102 Render Iterative Main toolbar > Render flyout > Render Iterative The Render Iterative command, available from the Render flyout on page 6100 on the main toolbar, renders the scene in iterative mode without opening the Render Setup dialog on page 6067. You can activate Iterative rendering mode without rendering from the drop-down list in the bottom-left corner of the Render Production | 6101