Creating snapshots

You create a snapshot by saving the current view as a snapshot. A snapshot does not include any entities on layers that are not currently visible. The contents of the snapshot also depend on the current drawing space. In model space, the snapshot shows only the current viewport. In paper space, the snapshot contains all visible viewports.

If you are creating a slide (.sld) file to use in an image tile menu, make sure the image fills the screen before you create the snapshot. Image tiles display with a 3:2 ratio in image tile menus.

To create a snapshot

   1   Display the drawing exactly as you want to capture it as a snapshot.

   2   Do one of the following to choose Make Snapshot ():

    On the ribbon, choose Tools > Make Snapshot (in Manage).

    On the menu, choose Tools > Make Snapshot.

    On the Tools toolbar, click the Make Snapshot tool.

    Type msnapshot and then press Enter.

   3   In the dialog box that displays, specify the name of the snapshot file you want to create.

   4   From the Files Of Types list, choose either .emf, .wmf, or .sld.

    5    Click Save.

The current drawing remains on the screen, and the snapshot is saved to the directory that you specify. Slide (.sld) files that are used in image tile menus should be located in the programs installation folder.