Update Background Image

This command updates the background image displayed in the active viewport. If the active viewport is not displaying a background image, this command is unavailable.

[Available only as a CUI action]
Keyboard > Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B

Use this command to update the background for changes that are not updated automatically, such as the following:

Reassigning the map, or changing any parameters affecting the map in the Materials Editor, the Environment dialog, or the Viewport Background dialog.
Changing the rendering resolution and aspect ratio.

The following changes update the viewport background image automatically:
Changing the camera view.
Undo (for views).
Undo (for objects).
Assigning a different view type.
Toggling Safe Frames display on or off.
Changing the rendering parameters.
Moving the time slider when the viewport contains an animated background image.

Note: Viewports can use the current Environment Map (set on the Environment panel of the Environment and Effects dialog) as the background image.

Procedures

To update the background image displayed in a viewport:

Activate a viewport that contains a background image.
Press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+B.