dsmax 5's two render presets and 3dsmax 6/7's render preset system and 3dsmax8+'s batch render system only begin to touch the solution for a rendering management system in heavy production environments. Settings generally needed for a complete pass - camera settings, object properties, object visibility, background setup, etc. - need to be manually organized and reset for each render pass.

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