Maya Tutorial 6: Rendering
Software Rendering
Select the Rendering section of Maya, or select from upper left, status line.
Select View->Camera Settings->Resolution Gate to see what will be rendered.
Select Window->Rendering Editors->Render Settings (opens the dialogue
window).
Select the Image File Output tab and Input
File Name Prefix "title of document"
Image Format TIFF
Select the Common tab, select Image Size.
Input:
Width 1024
Height 768
Resolution 300
OR for test renders
Width 640
Height 480
Resolution 72
Select the Maya Software tab, select Anti-aliasing Quality and from Quality select 3D motion blur production.
Select Render->Batch Render for final renders. The image will be saved to your "maya/images" pathway.
OR for test renders
Select the Render the Current Frame button 
Select Window->Rendering Editors->Render Settings.
From Render Using, select Maya Vector.
In the Common tab, name the File Name Prefix.
From Image Format, select PNG or JPG (you will need to open this file in Illustrator or Photoshop, so test to see which one works better for you).
From Renderable Camera select Cam1 (Camera1).
Select a larger Image Size and Resolution (i.e. above 1000 by 1000 and a 300 DPI will get you a better image).
In the Maya Vector tab, under Edge Options, select Include Edges. Set a thin Edge Weight and select Edge Detail.
Close Render Settings.
Select Rendering mode from the upper left drop-down. Select Render->Batch Render.
The Camera view image will be rendered out to a file stored in the pathway indicated in your Render Settings.