Snapshots

When garment simulation is finished, VStitcher saves the final simulated garment as a snapshot. (For exceptions, refer to Creating a Snapshot.) Snapshots work as a reference point, allowing you to quickly retrieve previously simulated output of a dressed garment.

There are the following types of snapshot:

Automatic: created each time a simulation finishes, overwriting the previous snapshot for the same avatar.
Manual: user created. Manual snapshots are not overwritten, but only drape is captured. Therefore, if you change stitching, fabric, or a pattern piece, you need to update the manual snapshot.

For more information, expand the following:

Creating a Snapshot

When garment simulation is finished, VStitcher automatically saves the final simulated garment as a snapshot.

Snapshots are automatically generated for each different avatar, avatar pose, and garment size used in a garment file.
Snapshots are not automatically created for a change in stitching, pattern shape, or fabric unless you dress the avatar again.
Each time a simulation finishes, any newly generated snapshot is automatically saved over the previous snapshot for the same avatar.
If you want a snapshot to persist, you must manually create a snapshot.

To manually create a snapshot:

Ensure the avatar has been dressed and the garment simulation has finished:
1. On the Main toolbar, click Dress.
2. On the Main toolbar, click Finish.
On the Resources tabs, click 3D.
On the 3D tab, click Snapshots.
On the Snapshots tab, click Save Snapshot.

The Choose Snapshot Name dialog box is displayed.
Type a name for the snapshot and click OK.

Only manually saved snapshots have a name, making it easy to distinguish them from automatically generated snapshots.

Using Snapshots

When you select a snapshot, the dressed garment and avatar are displayed in the 3D window.

Some typical uses of snapshots are:

For quick transitions between avatars and poses
For saving garment adjustments made with the 3D styling tools
For saving views with pieces hidden, subtracted, or added
To reduce the need to re-dress and re-simulate the garment when making minor aesthetic adjustments

To use a snapshot:

On the Main toolbar, click Snapshots. Snapshots are displayed.
Click the snapshot you want.
If you hover over a snapshot thumbnail which is a different colorway from the currently displayed snapshot, the following options are displayed:
- Saved - click to load the snapshot in the colorway it was saved in.
- Current - click to load the snapshot in the currently active colorway.
The selected snapshot is displayed in the 3D window.

Snapshots and Edited Poses

2020 January Edition and newer

Snapshots are saved in a pose. If you open a snapshot with an editable pose which is not in your list of available poses:

The snapshot opens in the pose it was saved in
The Poses pop-up pane is displayed with:
- The pose name marked with a blue circle
- A message about adding the pose

The following image, when expanded, shows an example of the Poses pop-up pane with the blue circle and the message.

To add the pose to your list of poses:

Click Add Pose.
In the Context view, the Edit Pose pane is displayed.
In the Edit Pose pane, type the pose name, and click Save.

For more information, refer to Designing Avatar Poses.

Loading a Snapshot on a Different Avatar

2020 May Edition and newer

This feature allows you to load a snapshot on a different avatar without needing to trigger simulation.

To load a snapshot on a different avatar:

On the Resources tabs, click 3D, then Avatars.
Double-click the avatar you want to use.
On the Resources tabs, click Snapshots.
On the Snapshots tab, hover over the thumbnail of the snapshot you want to use.
Click . A menu is displayed.

Click Saved Colorway - Garment Only. The saved colorway garment from the snapshot is loaded on the avatar that is in the 3D window.

The following table describes the options available in the menu.

Option	Description
Saved Colorway & Avatar	Loads the current snapshot on the saved avatar and the saved colorway.
Current Colorway & Avatar	Loads the snapshot on the saved avatar and the current colorway. Note: If the saved colorway and the current colorway are the same, this option is disabled.
Saved Colorway - Garment Only	Loads the snapshot on the avatar that is in the 3D window using the saved colorway.
Current Colorway - Garment Only	Loads the snapshot on the avatar that is in the 3D window using the current colorway. Note: If the saved colorway and the current colorway are the same, this option is disabled.

Once you have loaded a snapshot on a different avatar, you can use the new move tool in 3D styling to move the snapshot to better align it with the avatar.