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title: "Creating Snapshots"
slug: "truview-creating-snapshots"
updated: 2026-09-07T08:46:33Z
published: 2026-09-07T08:46:33Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Creating Snapshots

Snapshots can be used to capture and annotate frames within TruView project. These frames can contain markup features such as coordinates, measurements, text, and shapes.

- To create a Snapshot, open the left-hand panel and go to the **Snapshots tab** at the top.

![image-20260127-155052.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image-20260127-155052.png)
- Adjust your view to the scene you want to Markup and click the **Take a Snapshot** button.

> [!NOTE]
> Note: Snapshots can only be taken from Setup positions.
- Your Snapshot will appear in the list of Snapshots in the top section with a default name. To re-name a Snapshot, double-click the name of the Snapshot. ![rename snapshot.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/rename%20snapshot.PNG)
- The Snapshot will be created based on the current state of the main view at the time that the Snapshot was taken. The following combinations are supported:
  - Pano On/Off
  - Cloud On/Off
  - GeoTags On/Off
  - Labels On/Off
  - Cloud Color (color from scanner, hue intensity, greyscale)
  - Background (gradient or black)
  - Pano HDR Gain (or auto)
  - Clip or QuickClip On/Off
- To copy a Snapshot, click the **Duplicate Snapshot** button. All information associated with that Snapshot, including Markups will be duplicated. ![image205.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image205.png)
- To delete a Snapshot, click the **Delete Snapshot** button.

![image206.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image206.png)
- To update the layer contained in the Snapshot itself click the Update Snapshot button. For example if the original snapshot was created using the Hue/Intensity Map and you would like to change it to the Greyscale Intensity Map, select the renderer you would like to use then click the **Update Snapshot** button. The Snapshot will now contain the new rendered layer. ![image208.png](https://cdn.document360.io/820e11db-8ed5-45ae-ac86-f6b77dcb2aa7/Images/Documentation/image208.png)