Feature Request: Pause Real-Time Rendering in Rendering Studio

DHattingh951

Dear Onshape Team,

I hope you're well. I’d like to suggest a feature enhancement for the Rendering Studio that I believe would significantly improve the user experience and workflow efficiency.

Currently, real-time rendering updates continuously as changes are made to the scene. While this is helpful for immediate visual feedback, it can also slow down the process when working on complex models or adjusting multiple appearance settings.

It would be incredibly useful to have the option to manually pause real-time rendering. This would allow users to make several changes—such as tweaking materials, lighting, or geometry—without waiting for the renderer to update after each adjustment. Once the scene is ready, rendering could be resumed to preview the final result.

This feature would:

• Enhance performance during scene setup.
• Reduce lag and improve responsiveness.
• Allow for more focused and efficient design iterations.

Thank you for considering this request. I appreciate the continued development of Onshape and look forward to seeing how the platform evolves.

Warm regards,
Dewald Hattingh
Draughtsman

MichaelPascoe

Here is a similar improvement request you can vote on:

Render Studio: Turn off live preview - Improvement Request
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Paul_Arden

Please do vote in the existing improvement request as it helps with tracking. In the meantime I have a question I will ask in that thread for those interested to respond.