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# snapshot(atTime:with:antialiasingMode:)

Creates an image by drawing the renderer’s content at the specified system time.

```
func snapshot(atTime time: CFTimeInterval, with size: CGSize, antialiasingMode: SCNAntialiasingMode) -> UIImage
```

## Parameters

`time`

The timestamp, in seconds, at which to render the scene.

`size`

The size, in pixels, of the image to create.

`antialiasingMode`

The antialiasing mode to use for the image output.

## Return Value

An image object reflecting the contents of the scene.

## Discussion

When you call this method, SceneKit updates its hierarchy of presentation nodes based on the specified timestamp, and then draws the scene into a new image object of the specified size.

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