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>> Perhaps I wasn't clear on my problems with rendering regions. My initial intent was to make a complete rendering that was a 1500 x 1050 TIF. But the model was far to large and complex for my computer to render the entire view in a decent time frame. So my idea was to keep the putput resolution the same (1500 x 1050), but this time render 4 regions of the complete intended image, ie: with safe frame turned on, I quartered the visible frame and rendered each quarter by using render region. This would leave me with four 1500 x 1050 images to be pasted together in another program. Each of the four 1500 x 1050 TIF's would look like 1/4 image and the other 3/4 black. This should have worked. Instead each of the four TIF's was not the complete REGION I selected. Each was just a PORTION of the REGION I selected. Is there some setting I have to change? << You would have to set your output resolution to 3000×1050 and then do region to make this work, which wouldn't save you very much. You could use the technique and do a render/blowup, but it will be hard to get the same size area selected each time. If you do not, you will get different scales for each section. One other method is to use a camera for each of the 4 sections. You will need to create a camera that covers slightly more than a quarter of the image area. then shift-move that camera to each of the other three sections. You would then have overlapping camera for each section and you can paste them together in Photoshop or the equivalent. It might help if you built-in a border with markings that will help you to align the parts. This is going to be a lot of work and has lots of room for error. If 3ds had a way to specify the blowup region by numbers it might work. Your best bet is probably to go ahead and do a straight render to the full size. It will probably not really make that much difference in render time and will free you up to do something productive while you're waiting.