====== Create Snapshots =====

This page describes the procedure to automatically create snapshots from asset objects and a mapping resource.

{{orbitgis:how_to_find.png?25&nolink |}} Resources Catalog > Asset Resources > Resrouce Context Menu > Generate Data

===== Concepts =====

The asset objects are projected in the mapping resource photos and, depending on the parameters selected, those are used to create snapshots of the objects.

===== Procedure =====

==== Asset Resource ====

Select the asset resource to create the snapshots for.

==== Height attribute ====

Select how the height of the snapshot is defined: from preference or select which theme object attribute to use as height.

==== Width attribute ====

Select how the width of the snapshot is defined: from preference or select which theme object attribute to use as width.

==== Mapping resource ====

Select the mapping resource to use.

==== Camera ====

Select one specific camera to use or all cameras available in mapping resource.

==== Add new / Replace existing ====

Select if the snapshots created should be added or if they should replace existing snapshots in asset resurce.

===== Preferences & Parameters  =====

See [[234:desktop:preferences:assets|]] > Create snapshots