Snapshots

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Toolbar

Panel

Not on toolbars.

Window

Show Snapshots Panel

Snapshots

The Snapshots command saves and restores:

Views

Camera (Including Focal Blur in the Raytraced display mode)

Construction Plane

Display Mode

Wallpaper

Snapshots panel

To create a snapshot

Select a viewport.
Click the Save button.
Type a name for the snapshot.
Select the parameters to include in the snapshot.
Save the snapshot.

Create a new snapshot when an existing snapshot is selected. The new snapshot will be added behind the selected snapshot.

To restore a snapshot

Double-click a snapshot name.
Or, select a snapshot name and click the Restore button.
Or, right-click a snapshot thumbnail, and on the menu, click Restore Snapshot.

Note

When restoring a snapshot to a non-saved view, you will be prompted to save a snapshot.

Show Details...

Reports what information will be lost if you answer "No".

Yes

Saves a snapshot of the current model state before restoring the snapshot.

No

Restores the snapshot and ignores the unsaved information.

Cancel

Stops restoring the snapshot.

Do not show this message again

Saves the current settings and turns off the dialog display.

To turn the message back on

To overwrite a snapshot

Select a snapshot name.
Click the Save button.

Toolbar

Save As

Saves and names the position of the selected objects.

Delete

Deletes the specified position.

Restore

Restores the specified saved object position.

Double-click a position name to restore the objects.

Restore partial

Restore a partial list of the selected settings.

Edit

Specify which items will be used for saving and restoring snapshots.

Import from 3dm file

Import Snapshots from a Rhino file.

Move up

Moves the selected snapshot up in the list.

Move down

Moves the selected snapshot down in the list.

You can also use drag & drop to reorder snapshots.

Animation

Animates the restoration of the snapshot. When you change to a different snapshot, the snapshot transitions smoothly from the current conditions to the selected snapshot. This allows you to see the transition and can also be used to build presentations.

Double-click the snapshot thumbnail to start the animation.

Start Slideshow

Creates an animated slide show that steps through the list of snapshots.

While in slide show mode the following keys are active:

Space = pause

Esc = stop

Left ◄ and Right ► arrow keys step through snapshots.

Slideshow Settings

Fullscreen

Floating view

Maximize active view

Repeat

Loop the animation.

Show each snapshot for <x> seconds

Set interval for displaying each snapshot.

Snapshots

Layers

Lights

Mesh Modifiers

Objects

Rendering

Views

To create a snapshot

To restore a snapshot

Note

Show Details...

Yes

No

Cancel

Do not show this message again

To turn the message back on

To overwrite a snapshot

Toolbar

Save As

Delete

Restore

Restore partial

Edit

Import from 3dm file

Move up

Move down

Animation

Start Slideshow

Slideshow Settings

Fullscreen

Floating view

Maximize active view

Repeat

Show each snapshot for <x> seconds

Thumbnail right-click menu

View Mode

List

Thumbnails

Restore Snapshot

Restore Snapshot Partial

Edit Snapshot

Delete Snapshot

Start Slideshow

See also