Mouse Operations in the Animation Timeline pane
Mouse Operations in the Animation Timeline pane
1. Click a frame ==> The current position of the Time Frame Bar moves to the clicked frame. The view on the Viewport will be updated accordingly.
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You can use the navigation controls to move to the Start, Previous Frame, Previous Key, Next Key, Next Frame, or End easily. |
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2. Click & Drag the Time Frame Bar ==> Move the Time Frame Bar to a new location. The view on the Viewport will be updated accordingly while dragging the Time Frame Bar.
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It is easier to select or move the current Time Frame Bar by click or click & drag inside the row where timeline numbers are indicated. |
3. Click & Drag diagonally (from one of the four corners) ==> Select the region of timeline frames across the Key Type tracks.
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Click a frame outside of the selection or press the Esc key to clear the selection. |
4. Drag horizontally, vertically at the four sides of the selection, or diagonally at the four corners of the selection ==> Resize the selection.
5. Click one of the Key Type tracks ==> Select the enter track/row in the Timeline.
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This selection of a track/row is for only shown keys. If Delete keys is executed after zoomed in, for instance, only keys in the displayed frames will be deleted. |
6. Mouse Wheel Up at the mouse pointer ==> Zoom in the Timeline at the mouse pointer.
7. Mouse Wheel Down at the mouse pointer ==> Zoom out the Timeline at the mouse pointer.
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You can also click the Zoom Out icon at the Toolbar in the Animation Timeline pane. |
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8. Double-click on the Timeline ==> Fit the entire animation to the width of the pane.
9. Press Mouse Wheel & Drag ==> Pan the Timeline.
10. Click on a key and drag it to a new location ==> Move the key to the new location.
11. Ctrl +click on a key and drag it to a new location ==> Create a copy of the key at the new location.
12. Click between the two ends of the Selection Bar and drag the selection to a new location ==> Move the selection along the keys inside it to the new location.
13. Ctrl +click between the 2 ends of the Selection Bar and drag the selection to a new location ==> Create a copy of the selection along the keys inside it at the new location.
14. Click at either of the two ends of the Selection Bar and drag ==> Scale the intervals between all keys in the selection proportionally and shift the keys accordingly.
15. Ctrl +Click at either of the 2 ends of the Selection Bar and drag ==> Create a copy of the keys scaling the intervals between all keys in the selection proportionally.
16. Click the upside-down triangle that extends from the right side of the selection and drag ==> Scale the intervals of all keys in the selection including all of the selected frames proportionally.
17. Right-click any blank area, a key (not Effect keys), or a selection in the Animation Timeline pane ==> Show the context meu.
Context Menu (Main)
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Description |
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Select All Keys |
Selects all keys in the animation by selecting all frames. |
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Delete Keys |
Deletes a key or keys in the selection. |
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Clear Keys |
Deletes all keys in the animation. |
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Copy Keys |
Makes a copy of a key or keys in the selection. |
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Paste Keys |
Pastes the copied key, keys, effect, or effects. |
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Insert View |
When a view is selected in the 3D Views pane, this command gets enabled. It adds the keys of the view in the timeline as well as the marker. |
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Invert Time Selection |
When there is a selection that contains two or more keys, this command gets enabled. It replaces the current selection with the mirrored selection. |
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Delete Time Selection |
Deletes all frames including any keys in the selection. |
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Select Parts of Keys |
Selects the parts, associated with a (non-camera) key or keys in the selection, in the Viewport. |
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Timeline Settings |
Displays the
Timeline Settings dialog box.
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