The 3D display is capable of capturing and storing named bookmarks of the current display scene to enable viewing again at another time without having to set the scene up again by hand. Bookmarks are saved in state files and are particularly useful when trying to communicate multiple pieces of information to other users.
All bookmarks have names and are stored in order. Bookmarks can be created from the top-level Bookmark menu by selecting the ``Add" option. The order of the bookmarks can be organized by selecting the ``Organize" option in the same menu. The Bookmark menu also contains an ``Animated" option which controls whether VIDA animates the transition between the current scene and the newly selected bookmark. A list of all the currently available bookmarks populate the rest of the menu. Bookmarks can also be created by clicking on the ``Add Bookmark" button in the 3D display Style toolbar (see Section 5.7.1).
The 3D display also provides a bookmark display widget (see Section 5.8.2) which displays a clickable list of all the available bookmarks directly in the 3D display.