Editing

Transform

Todo.

Snap

Todo.

Duplicate

Reference

Menu

Edit ‣ Duplicate

Hotkey

Shift-D

Creates a new instance of the selected strips with a copy of the action.

Linked Duplicate

Reference

Menu

Edit ‣ Linked Duplicate

Hotkey

Alt-D

The contents of one Action strip can be instanced multiple times. To instance another strip, select a strip, go to Edit ‣ Linked Duplicate. It will uses the same action as the selected strips.

Now, when any strip is tweaked, the others will change too. If a strip other than the original is tweaked, the original will turn to red.

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Linked duplicated strip being edited.

Split Strips

Todo.

Delete Strips

Todo.

Delete Tracks

Todo.

Toggle Muting

Todo.

Apply Scale

Todo.

Clear Scale

Todo.

Sync Action Length

Todo.

Make Single User

Reference

Menu

Edit ‣ Make Single User

Hotkey

U

This tool ensures that none of the selected strips use an action which is also used by any other strips.

Note

This does not recursively go inside meta strips.

Swap Strips

Todo.

Move Strips Up

Todo.

Move Strips Down

Todo.

Track Ordering

Todo.

Remove Empty Animation Data

Reference

Menu

Edit ‣ Remove Empty Animation Data

This operator removes AnimData data-blocks (restricted to only those which are visible in the animation editor where it is run from) which are “empty” (i.e. that is, have no active action, drivers, and NLA tracks or strips).

It is sometimes possible to end up with a lot of data-blocks which have old and unused Animation Data containers still attached. This most commonly happens when doing motion graphics work (i.e. when some linked-in objects may have previously been used to develop a set of reusable assets), and is particularly distracting in the NLA Editor.

Start Editing Stashed Action

Reference

Menu

Edit ‣ Start Editing Stashed Action

Hotkey

Shift-Tab

It will enter and exit Tweak Mode as usual, but will also make sure that the action can be edited in isolation (by flagging the NLA track that the action strip comes from as being “solo”). This is useful for editing stashed actions, without the rest of the NLA Stack interfering.

Start Tweaking Strips Action

Reference

Menu

Edit ‣ Start Tweaking Strips Action

Hotkey

Tab

The contents of Action strips can be edited, but you must be in Tweak Mode to do so. The keyframes of the action can then be edited in the Dope Sheet.

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Strip in NLA mode.
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Strip in Tweak mode.

When you finished editing the strip, simply go to Edit ‣ Tweaking Strips Action or press Tab.