The Render Message window displays errors and other messages from some renderers.
- Default menu: Rendering menu > Render Message Window
- Alt menu: Rendering menu > Tools (Rendering Set) > Render Message Window
Example of Render Message window
Three status fields appear above the messages area, on the right side of the window:
- [renderer and version] Shows the current renderer and its detailed version number.
- Num. CPUs Shows the number of CPUs in use.
- Num. threads Shows the number of threads being rendered.
In addition, the message area is organized into three tabs (for the distinctions between the Production, Material Editor, and ActiveShade renderers:
- Production Shows messages from the Production renderer.
- Material Editor Shows messages from the Material Editor renderer
- ActiveShade Shows messages from the ActiveShade renderer.
Open on Error
The Render Message window is displayed if the renderer logs an error message. Default=on.
This is identical to the Rendering preference, Open Message Window On Error. 3ds Max synchronizes the state of the two toggles.Open on WarningThe Render Message window is displayed if a warning occurs.Auto-ScrollAutomatically scrolls to the bottom of all error messages. Default=on.If there are multiple messages, turning off Auto-Scroll allows you to scroll through and read all messages.Clear
Click to clear all messages from the messages area.
Note: Your settings are not scene specific, they carry over into your next session.