Render a 3D file for final output (Photoshop Extended)

When you’ve finished working with your 3D file, create a final render to produce the highest quality version for output to web, print, or animation. Final rendering uses ray tracing and a higher sampling rate to capture more realistic lighting and shadow effects.

Use final render mode to enhance the following effects in your 3D scene:

  • Image based lighting and global ambient color.

  • Lighting from object reflectance (color bleed).

  • Reduced noise in soft shadows.

Note: A final render can be time-consuming, depending on the model, lighting, and maps in your 3D scene.

  1. Make any necessary adjustments to your model, including lighting and shadow effects.

    You don’t need to change Anti-Alias settings for the scene before rendering. By default, theBest setting is used.

  2. Choose 3D > Render for Final Output.

After the render is complete, you can flatten the 3D scene for output in anther format, composite the 3D scene with 2D content, or print directly from the 3D layer.

Any change to the 3D layer, such as moving the model or changing the lighting, disables the final render and returns to the previous render setting.

Render for Final Output is available as an option when exporting a 3D animation. Each frame in the animation is rendered for final output when the animation is created. See Change render settings for 3D models (Photoshop Extended).