From e77261f306a5959c617d70fbb166c0a7c571f600 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pablo Vazquez <pablo@blender.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:24:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] UI: Move Render Preview operators to View menu

Move operators inside the "Render Preview" menu back to the View menu.

This does not include "Render Viewport Keyframes", see #146749

See PR for details and screenshots.

Pull Request: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/pulls/146756
---
 scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_sequencer.py |  7 +++--
 scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py    | 38 +++++++-----------------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_sequencer.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_sequencer.py
index 812cdfcd256..953e488dce3 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_sequencer.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_sequencer.py
@@ -547,7 +547,11 @@ class SEQUENCER_MT_view(Menu):
             layout.menu("SEQUENCER_MT_range")
             layout.separator()
 
-        layout.menu("SEQUENCER_MT_view_render")
+        layout.operator("render.opengl", text="Render Still Preview", icon='RENDER_STILL').sequencer = True
+        props = layout.operator("render.opengl", text="Render Sequence Preview", icon='RENDER_ANIMATION')
+        props.animation = True
+        props.sequencer = True
+
         layout.separator()
 
         layout.operator("sequencer.export_subtitles", text="Export Subtitles", icon='EXPORT')
@@ -3169,7 +3173,6 @@ classes = (
     SEQUENCER_HT_playback_controls,
     SEQUENCER_MT_editor_menus,
     SEQUENCER_MT_range,
-    SEQUENCER_MT_view_render,
     SEQUENCER_MT_view,
     SEQUENCER_MT_preview_zoom,
     SEQUENCER_MT_proxy,
diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
index 74aa4506760..77a35c16e4b 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_view3d.py
@@ -1481,7 +1481,17 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_view(Menu):
 
         layout.separator()
 
-        layout.menu("VIEW3D_MT_view_render")
+        layout.operator(
+            "render.opengl",
+            text="Render Viewport Preview",
+            icon='RENDER_STILL',
+        )
+        layout.operator(
+            "render.opengl",
+            text="Render Playblast",
+            icon='RENDER_ANIMATION',
+        ).animation = True
+
         layout.separator()
 
         layout.menu("INFO_MT_area")
@@ -1639,31 +1649,6 @@ class VIEW3D_MT_view_regions(Menu):
         layout.operator("view3d.clear_render_border")
 
 
-class VIEW3D_MT_view_render(Menu):
-    bl_label = "Render Preview"
-
-    def draw(self, _context):
-        layout = self.layout
-        layout.operator(
-            "render.opengl",
-            text="Render Viewport Image",
-            icon='RENDER_STILL',
-        )
-        layout.operator(
-            "render.opengl",
-            text="Render Viewport Animation",
-            icon='RENDER_ANIMATION',
-        ).animation = True
-
-        layout.separator()
-        props = layout.operator(
-            "render.opengl",
-            text="Render Viewport Keyframes",
-        )
-        props.animation = True
-        props.render_keyed_only = True
-
-
 # ********** Select menus, suffix from context.mode **********
 
 class VIEW3D_MT_select_object_more_less(Menu):
@@ -9152,7 +9137,6 @@ classes = (
     VIEW3D_MT_view_align_selected,
     VIEW3D_MT_view_viewpoint,
     VIEW3D_MT_view_regions,
-    VIEW3D_MT_view_render,
     VIEW3D_MT_select_object,
     VIEW3D_MT_select_object_more_less,
     VIEW3D_MT_select_pose,