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I'm trying to render exactly what I see in the viewport.

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I have unchecked Scene World but it still renders with the scene world. I'm trying to render the precise image I look at and I'm not quite sure how to do it.

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    $\begingroup$ maybe check this answer: blender.stackexchange.com/questions/158336/… $\endgroup$
    – moonboots
    Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 22:21
  • $\begingroup$ If you uncheck the Scene World checkbox then Blender uses a build-in HDRI instead of the settings in World Properties tab. It's the sphere that you see in the drop-down menu. If you click on it you can choose another and in the tooltip you can see its name. Moonboots' linked question shows how to use this HDRI in the World Properties for render. $\endgroup$
    – Blunder
    Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 22:35
  • $\begingroup$ hi, that answer helped. it is still not exactly what I see, but it's a huge improvement and good enough that I can work with it. Honestly, I wish it was a bit more intuitive here because that answer was pretty involved but there's no way I would have figured it out so thanks so much!!! $\endgroup$
    – Arthur H
    Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 22:58

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Blender doesn't automatically use the 3D viewport HDRI in render mode. If you wish to use the “exact” same HDRI image in your actual render, you'll need to manually setup the HDRI in your scene’s world nodes by using a Environment node:

World Nodes - Setup

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Environment Map - Path

Native HDRIs that ship with Blender can be found under:

\\Blender\%BLENDER_VERSION%\datafiles\studiolights\world\forest.exr

  • forest.exr is the default HDRI used in the 3D Viewport, but you can use any of the HDRIs found in the Blender HDRI folder.

  • You can also use one of your own HDRI images, if you wish.

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To render the viewport, goto: 3D Viewport > View (Menu) > Viewport Render Image

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You need to choose Render > Film > Transparent

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  • $\begingroup$ In the post, this option is already enabled. $\endgroup$
    – Lutzi
    Commented Mar 7 at 17:29

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