Creating a Render Pass

Overview

In order to start a render, it is necessary to have at least one render pass defined. There are several ways to create a new Render Pass:

Using the Maya -> 3Delight menu

Creating a render pass can be done uusing the various items found in the following Maya menu:

3Delight -> Create Render Pass

Selecting this menu item will create a new Render Pass node with all available attributes, set to their default values. The new render pass is selected upon creation, and displayed in the Attribute Editor.

3Delight -> Create Render Pass From Template -> ...

This item displays a sub menu listing all existing Render Pass Templates.  Selecting a template will create a new render pass with using only the template's attributes and their values. See 

Using the 3Delight Shelf

 Create Render Pass shelf button

Left-clicking on this shelf button will create a new render pass node with all available attributes set to their default values.  See Create Render Pass shelf button for details and right-click operations.

Using the Maya Render Settings window

In the 3Delight tab, clicking on the Create Render Pass button will create a new render pass node with all available attributes set to their default values. See The 3Delight Render Settings for details.