Run diagnostics

For Maya software renderer only.

The Render Diagnostics tool lets you monitor how well you optimize the scene for rendering and watch for limitations and potential problems that may occur. For example, surfaces that are far away or blurred may not require the same level of visual accuracy or photo realism as surfaces close to the camera. You can speed render times and reduce memory usage if you know what the renderer is doing.

Run Render Diagnostics after you adjust objects and before you render to obtain valuable information about how you can improve performance and avoid limitations. You can run the diagnostics while experimenting with rendering settings, or before you start the final rendering.

To run render diagnostics

  1. Do either of the following:
    • From the main Maya window, select Render > Run Render Diagnostics.
    • From the Render View window, select File > Render Diagnostics.

Maya opens the Script Editor and displays a list of potential problems in the scene.

Sample diagnostic messages

The following are some of the diagnostic messages Maya software rendering displays: