Bookmarks

A specific camera configuration can be saved as a 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 from they were created and can only be applied to that camera.

To create a bookmark, do the following:

1. Adjust the camera as desired for the bookmark.
2. Click the Bookmarks menu .
3. Click New Bookmark.
   The first 10 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 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, and Rotate tools.
• Press Ctrl+[Numpad] to create a bookmark or update the current bookmark to the corresponding number entered.

Bookmarks visibility

Turn on or off 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.

Bookmark positions with gizmos are shown.

Tip:

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