Snapshots

Snapshots are frozen graphs that reflect an Aqueduct project at a specific moment of capture. You can:

• Restore a project from an older snapshot.
• Duplicate a snapshot into a new project.
• Make a snapshot public and share its permanent link.

Saving snapshots

Aqueduct adds an automatic snapshot during editing when at least five minutes have passed since the last automatic snapshot and the graph has changed.

To create a manual save point, open Snapshot History and select Save graph snapshot. You can enter a name in its Snapshot History row. A snapshot is an immutable copy of the complete graph at that time.

Snapshot pages

Graph snapshot

The Graph Snapshot page shows the frozen graph in the editor. You can change parameters and resolution to explore the graph, but those changes are not saved. This page also contains publication controls.

Example graph snapshot: Lava 002

Material snapshot

The Material Snapshot is a simplified, more aesthetically pleasing view of the material for sharing or showcasing.

It shows the material in 3D, its graph outputs, and a 2D output inspector. Its Actions menu can download the outputs, open the Graph Snapshot, or duplicate the snapshot into a new project.

Example material snapshot: Lava 002

Making a snapshot public

In Snapshot History, open the snapshot menu and turn on Publicly accessible, then select Copy material link or Copy graph link. Anyone with the link can view and duplicate the public snapshot, including its graph. Turning the toggle off makes both views private again. Publishing a snapshot does not publish the live project or future snapshots.