Arnold Render selected objects?

[lou4uandme2]

Hi All,

I am trying to render in Arnold just 1 object I'm my scene. When I check the box that said "selected objects only" it renders just the object, however, the buckets still render the entire frame.

For example,

if I had a sphere oject in the center of frame, the buckets start from the outer edge and spiral inward towards the object.

I watch 1 minute of the buckets rendering blank areas until it gets to my object.

Is there a way to JUST render the object ONLY and not waste time scanning the blank areas?

Thanks,

Lou

[mspeer]

Hi!

With Maya 2017 on Windows it works correct (and the render spiral starts from inner).Only the Environment like Background and Atmosphere seems to be rendered anyway. I tested with a big background cube and a small sphere in front, can you do a test with such an easy scene too, to see if it's a general problem or scene-dependent?

[lou4uandme2]

Ok, I will start a new scene to test. Because the scene I am using now renders a clear background but it's taking just as long to render the emptiness as it is to render the object.
Thanks!