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Ok I really do not like the camera part of rendering. I can easily line up a good looking model without the camera but I keep realizing you need the camera to render into an image file. Is there anyway I can render without the camera and then download into a image?

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    short answer is: no. You can render from the viewport, but that is a bit different and much more limited. – David Dec 02 '15 at 00:02
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    Set the camera to view Ctrl Alt Numpad0 Read also: http://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/43/whats-the-quickest-easiest-way-to-point-the-camera-somewhere-in-blender/487#487 –  Dec 02 '15 at 00:42
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    ....And there's the N toolbar > View > Lock Camera to View. Mine's on a shortcut. Then you can move the camera with your normal viewport controls. – Robin Betts Apr 22 '21 at 17:54

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In some way, you can do this with: 3D Viewport ‣ View ‣ Viewport Render but you have to keep in mind it won't be standard render. You will have to disable from rendering viewport overlays, like: floor, axis etc.

Examples:

Standard render: enter image description here

Standard viewport render: enter image description here

Viewport render without viewport overlays: enter image description here

More info: https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/3dview/viewport_render.html

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    Hi, thanks for the post. This site is not a regular forum, answers should be substantial and thoroughly explain the solution and required workflow. One liners and short tips rarely make for a good answer. If you can [edit] your post and provide some more details about the procedure and why it works feel free to restore it, otherwise it may be deleted or converted into a comment. Perhaps add a few images illustrating the workflow and final results. See How do I write a good answer? – Duarte Farrajota Ramos Apr 22 '21 at 23:51
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Technically you need a camera to render, however you could use viewport rendering as user1660210 mentioned, this however does not allow for you to save an image.

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  • Hi, thanks for the post. This site is not a regular forum, answers should be substantial and thoroughly explain the solution and required workflow. One liners and short tips rarely make for a good answer. If you can [edit] your post and provide some more details about the procedure and why it works feel free to restore it, otherwise it may be deleted or converted into a comment. Perhaps add a few images illustrating the workflow and final results. See How do I write a good answer? – Duarte Farrajota Ramos Apr 22 '21 at 23:52
  • You can save a viewport render. On the render popup window, look on the menu options. – Nathan Apr 23 '21 at 00:34