Animations Panel Right-Click Menu

Use

The Animations panel menu contains a number of commands; the commands differ depending on the current object selection and grouping.

Various right-click menus are available from within the Animations panel. For example, if you right-click a sequence name you can duplicate the sequence, and if you right-click an object name you can display the object properties, and add new tracks.

Some of the commands are common to both menus. The following tables describes all commands across all the animation timeline right-click menus.

Features

Sequence

The following right-click options perform various functions for the selected sequence:

Menu Option

Functional Description

Sort Sequences

Sorts the sequences

  • Sort by name: Sorts the sequences by name

  • Reverse Order: Reverses the current order of the sequences

All Sequences to Start

Moves all sequences to their first frame

All Sequences to End

Moves all sequences to their last frame

Activate

Activates the selected sequence

Create Sequence

Creates a new empty sequence

Create Snapshot

Creates a single frame sequence based on the currently selected sequence. When objects are activated, they have the same position as at the time of creating the sequence.

Create Snapshot with Opacity

Creates a single frame sequence based on the currently selected sequence, and with an opacity track

Update Snapshot
Explicitly updates an active snapshot when manually selected

Delete

Deletes the selected sequence

Duplicate

Duplicates the selected sequence

Combine Sequences

Opens the Combine multi-sequences into a Single Sequence window, and allows you to combine multiple sequences into a new single sequence

Bundle Sequences

Opens the Animation Options window, and allows you to merge key types from multiple sequences into a single sequence

Duplicate and Reverse

Duplicates the selected sequence but as a reverse copy. That is, the first sequence becomes the last, and the last becomes the first.

Reverse

Reverses the sequences of the animation so that the first sequence becomes the last, and the last becomes the first.

Rescale

Opens the Rescale Animation window, and allows you to re-scale the animation.

Properties

Opens the Sequence Properties window, and allows you to modify the selected sequence's properties.

Object

The following right-click options perform various functions for the selected object:

Menu Option

Functional Description

Tools

Performs a number of functions including moving pivot points and removing duplicated elements

Select All

Selects all objects in the scene

Select None

Removes the selection

Select Same Level Objects

Selects all objects that are on the same hierarchy level. This is helpful when creating layers that you want to be made from objects that are at the same hierarchy level.

Deselect Same Level Objects

Clears all objects that are on the same hierarchy level from selection.

Select Sub-Objects

Selects all sub-objects of the selected object

Invert Selection

Inverts the current selection

Show All Objects

Displays all objects

Show Selection

Displays all selected objects

Hide All Objects

Hides all objects in the scene

Hide Selection

Hides the selected object

Hide Unselected

Hides all unselected objects

Attach to Group

Attaches the selected objects to an existing group or creates a new group

Detach from Group

Detaches the selected object from the selected

New Empty Group

Creates a new group

Duplicate

Duplicates the selected object and all sub-objects

Delete Objects

Deletes all selected objects

Remove Animation Track

Removes the selected animation track

Object Properties

Opens the Object Properties window, and allows you to modify the selected object properties

Step

The following right-click options perform various functions for the selected step:

Menu Option

Functional Description

Sort Sequences

Sorts the sequences

  • Sort by name: Sorts the sequences by name

  • Reverse Order: Reverses the current order of the sequences

All Sequences to Start

Moves all sequences to their first frame

All Sequences to End

Moves all sequences to their last frame

Activate

Activates the selected sequence

Create Sequence

Creates a new empty sequence

Create Snapshot

Creates a single frame sequence based on the currently selected sequence. When objects are activated, they have the same position as at the time of creating the sequence.

Create Snapshot with Opacity

Creates a single frame sequence based on the currently selected sequence, and with an opacity track

More Information

Tools Right-Click Menu

Create Menu

Keyboard Shortcuts

Grouping and Hierarchies