user3499: I'm an absolute noob to After Effects. I'm not using it for video. I just want to use the 3D ray tracing to get a single image. I've created the 3D image, set the lighting I want and have a camera angle that I like. If I try to save the frame using Composition -> Save Frame As, I lose the camera angle - it saves just a front-on view.
How do I save the image as it looks in the composition?

user2178: The following steps work for me for an arbitrary camera.

Create the desired composition.
Create a camera by going to Layer -> New -> Camera. For now just accept the default settings..
Position the camera as you desire by changing the Transform parameters or by dragging it to the desired position. Here below an image of the Transform parameters:

Make sure that all the layers are 3D layers.
In the bar between your composition and the timeline there is a camera dropdown menu:

Make sure that you choose the camera angle you wish to export. In this case it is Camera 1:

Go to Composition -> Save Frame As...


3499: <p>I'm an absolute noob to After Effects. I'm not using it for video. I just want to use the 3D ray tracing to get a single image. I've created the 3D image, set the lighting I want and have a camera angle that I like. If I try to save the frame using <code>Composition -&gt; Save Frame As</code>, I lose the camera angle - it saves just a front-on view.</p>

<p>How do I save the image as it looks in the composition?</p>
 2178: <p>The following steps work for me for an arbitrary camera.</p>

<ol>
<li>Create the desired composition.</li>
<li>Create a camera by going to <code>Layer -&gt; New -&gt; Camera</code>. For now just accept the default settings..</li>
<li>Position the camera as you desire by changing the <code>Transform</code> parameters or by dragging it to the desired position. Here below an image of the <code>Transform</code> parameters:
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/7Mpfo.png" alt="enter image description here"></li>
<li>Make sure that all the layers are 3D layers.</li>
<li>In the bar between your composition and the timeline there is a camera dropdown menu:
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/2u35x.png" alt="enter image description here"></li>
<li>Make sure that you choose the camera angle you wish to export. In this case it is <code>Camera 1</code>:
<img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HlPDn.png" alt="enter image description here"></li>
<li>Go to <code>Composition -&gt; Save Frame As...</code></li>
</ol>
