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Render Setup

To make changes to the Octane render settings, open the 3ds Max® Render Setup window (figure 1).

Figure 1: Render Setup Button

For the most part, you can leave the settings at default.To get started, focus should be placed on a few settings in the Kernel and Devices Tabs which will contribute considerably to render time and quality (figure 2). Specifically:

Kernel Tab

• Render width - Width of the rendered image in OctaneRender^® Viewport (figure 3).
• Render height - Height of the rendered image in OctaneRender Viewport (figure 3).
• Max. Samples- Lower samples render faster, but with lower quality. Higher samples render slower, but with higher quality (figure 4).

Devices Tab

• Active - Select the Active GPUThe GPU is responsible for displaying graphical elements on a computer display. The GPU plays a key role in the Octane rendering process as the CUDA cores are utilized during the rendering process. device(s) used for Octane, then apply the settings (figure 5).

Figure 2: Render Setup Window

Figure 3: Render Width and Height

Figure 4: Max. samples

Figure 5: Active Devices

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