Return to the default view and previous views

You can toggle through the different views that the camera has had in a session, or save views as a bookmark so that you can return to them at any time.

To... Do this

Return to a camera's default view

Press Alt+Home

or

Choose View > Default View in a view panel

Go back in the view history.

Press [

Go forward in the view history.

Press ]

Undo or Redo the current camera view.

Choose View > Undo View Change or Redo View Change in a view panel

Bookmark (save) the current camera view.

Click the Bookmark icon in the view panel toolbar.

or

  1. Choose View > Bookmarks > Edit bookmarks.

  2. Click New bookmark to save the current camera view to a bookmark.

Change the name of the bookmark to something descriptive.

Bookmarks are saved to that camera, not the view panel.

Return to a bookmarked view.

Right-click on the Bookmark icon and select a bookmark.

or

Choose View > Bookmarks and then click the name of the bookmark.

Add the bookmark to a shelf

  1. Open the shelf to which you want to add the bookmark.

  2. Choose View > Bookmarks > Edit bookmarks.

  3. Click the bookmark.

  4. Click Add to shelf.

Related topics

Parent topic: Navigate with the camera in Maya