Individual Render Elements

[caustics77]

Hey Everyone,

I see this question was asked once but it went unanswered. I have a multi-matte pass that was missing an element or 2. I've rendered all the color passes and I don't need them at all.

How can I get just the multi-matte back out without rendering all the passes?

When I un-check all the elements they all stop rendering, but the RGB still gets produced. This makes it take just as long for a matte frame as it does for every pass.

Any help would be outstanding, thanks in advance!

-Patrick

[vlado]

There is no way to generate just render elements without the beauty, but you can create a layer override where all objects have some default material and no lighting.

Best regards,
Vlado

[caustics77]

Thanks Vlado,

I've never done that. Is that VRay or Maya specific?

-Patrick

[vlado]

The render layers are a feature of Maya itself.

Best regards,
Vlado