Bookmarks

A specific camera configuration can be saved as bookmark. Bookmarks are accessible from the Bookmarks menu . The home bookmark can also be activated by pressing H.

Create a bookmark

Bookmarks belong to the camera they were created from and can only be applied to this camera.

To create a new bookmark, do the following:

  1. Adjust the camera as desired for the bookmark.
  2. Click the Bookmarks menu .
  3. Click New Bookmark...
    The first ten bookmarks are mapped to the numeric keypad and can be activated by pressing the corresponding key on the numeric keypad.
  4. Choose a name and confirm.

Edit a bookmark

To edit a bookmark, do the following:

  1. Click the Bookmarks menu .
  2. Click Edit Bookmarks....

    You can also access Edit Bookmarks... by selecting Edit > Preferences > General > Viewport > Bookmarks.

In the Bookmarks manager, you can create new bookmarks, change the order of the bookmarks in the list, rename bookmarks, and update the camera properties.

A bookmark has the same settings as a camera.

Tip:
  • Bookmarks can be selected and transformed directly in the Viewport using the Move, Scale, Rotate tools.
  • Press Ctrl + [Numpad] to create a new bookmark or update the current bookmark to the corresponding number entered.

Bookmarks visibility

Toggle visibility of Bookmark gizmos in the View Settings menu . With Bookmark gizmos visible, you can see the bookmark position and camera orientation in the Viewport for each bookmark.

Tip:

Turn on Bookmarks visibility when creating a CityEngine scene that will be exported to 360 VR Experience.