Not all renderers have batch render options, so if you click the box beside the Batch Render menu command:
then you’ll get a warning:
// Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2017/scripts/others/batchRenderOptions.mel line 19: Renderer "arnold" does not provide batch rendered options. // // Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2017/scripts/others/batchRenderOptions.mel line 19: Renderer "mayaHardware" does not provide batch rendered options. // // Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2017/scripts/others/batchRenderOptions.mel line 19: Renderer "mayaHardware2" does not provide batch rendered options. // // Warning: file: C:/Program Files/Autodesk/Maya2017/scripts/others/batchRenderOptions.mel line 19: Renderer "mayaVector" does not provide batch rendered options. //
All the rendering options for Arnold are in the Arnold Render Settings.
To start a batch render, click the Batch Render text in the Render menu: