Create 3D Snapshot

Use the Create Snapshot tool to capture a snapshot of the current state and viewing angle of your 3D View.

3D View snapshots are like “bookmarks” of individual states of your current 3D View; they enable you to capture and return to a favourite location, or state, of a view quickly and easily. For example, if you are working on a complex 3D model and would like to share specific views with your colleagues, you can create a number of snapshots that will save the viewing angle and location, the 3D View extents and display settings, as well as the 3D groups visibility, transparency and clipping settings.

Create a Snapshot

The Create Snapshot option in the 3D Viewer can be found as an icon () on the 3D Navigation Bar, or in the Tools & Settings menu and on the 3D View pop-up menu.

To capture the state of your current view, right-click and from the pop-up menu select Create Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot dialog is displayed.
Specify a descriptive name for your snapshot, add any additional notes (optional) in the Description field and click OK.
The snapshot created will contain a saved state of your current 3D View (i.e. groups visibility, transparency and clipping, 3D view extents and display settings, viewing location and angle settings).

View a Snapshot

Snapshots can be accessed quickly and easily using the View Snapshots menu found on the right-click pop-up menu, in the 3D Viewer.

Open a 3D View that includes Snapshots. Right-click, and from the pop-up menu, select View Snapshots.
A sub-menu will be displayed listing all of the snapshots associated with the current 3D View.
Select one of the previously created snapshots and your current 3D View will move to the saved state and location of the selected snapshot.

To get a dynamic preview of the current snapshots and change the current view to the saved state and location of the selected snapshot, select the Manage Snapshots menu item from the Tools & Settings menu or from the 3D View pop-up menu.

Application Notes

A saved scene does not keep a copy of the data in the 3D view, so if the underlying data is modified (e.g. a voxel or wireframe file is over-written with a newer copy), then the appearance of the 3D view will be different.