How to render objects in smooth mode in Maya

Question

There is smooth mode (3 on keyboard if I'm correct) to show objects 'smooth' in the viewport, but when I render it, there is no smoothing.

What should I do in order to get a smooth render?

I've tried to look for tools for smoothing, but was unable to find anything. In 3ds max I could achieve it by applying the modifier Turbosmooth.

2014/04/29

mhlester · Accepted Answer · 4/29/2014 10:54:00 PM

I'm going to assume you're using V-Ray. It's the most popular renderer that doesn't by default inherit from the smooth mesh settings.

So, you've made a cube, and pressed 3 to smooth it:
When you render, it isn't smooothed:
You have two options.
- Enable subdivision on the shape (attribute editor for the shape node):
- Globally tell V-Ray to render based on the viewport subdivision (render settings):
Either option will smooth your render: