Rendering a single Render Layer

[nreeves]

Hi,

I'm quickly wondering if there's a way to render only a single Render Layer at render time, and if not - if this could be added as a feature request.

For example, let's say I have a control panel with some knobs on it; I want to render the control panel once, and then render an isolated sequence of the knobs rotating.
All objects not being rendered should still contribute to reflections etc. - the idea is merely to have a way to toggle primary visibility 'off' for the things that aren't animating.

This is something I need to do very commonly in my work.
Obliged for any help.

Thanks,
Nate

[PerFotoVDB]

+1 on that