Timeline#
The Timeline editor is used to jump to different frames, manipulate keyframes, and control animation playback.
Vue principale#
The X axis represents time, with the numbers 0/50/100/… being frame numbers. The blue line is the Playhead indicating the current frame, and the diamond shapes are Keyframes, points where you specified a certain value for a certain property at a certain time.
Ajustement de la vue#
Panning is done by dragging MMB.
Zooming is done by dragging Ctrl-MMB, rolling the mouse Wheel, or pressing NumpadMinus/NumpadPlus.
You can also use the scrollbars located at the bottom and the right of the editor.
Playhead#
The Playhead is the blue vertical line showing the current frame number.
It can be moved to a new position by clicking or dragging LMB in the scrubbing area at the top.
You can also move it in single-frame increments by pressing Left or Right, or jump to the beginning or end frame by pressing Shift-Left or Shift-Right.
Frame Range#
The Frame Range determines the length of the scene’s animation. By default, it’s set to start at frame 1 and end at frame 250. You can change this using the Start/End inputs in the Timeline header, or in the Output Properties.
Keyframes#
By default, the timeline only shows keyframes for selected items. You can make it show all keyframes by unchecking
.You can click a keyframe to select it (and deselect all others), or click it while holding Shift to add it to the selection (or remove it if it was already selected). You can also drag a box to select multiple keyframes in one go.
To move the selected keyframes, simply drag one of them. Alternatively, you can press G, move the mouse, and click LMB to confirm (or RMB to cancel). You can also press S to scale the keyframes in relation to the Playhead.
Marqueurs#
Voir la page des Marqueurs pour plus d’informations.
Header (Entête)#
Menus Popovers#
Popover Playback#
- Sync
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If animation playback can’t keep up with the desired Frame Rate, the actual frame rate (shown in the top left corner of the 3D Viewport) will turn red, and the Sync option determines how the situation should be handled.
- Play Every Frame
Play every frame, even if this results in the animation playing slower than intended.
- Frame Dropping
Défausser des trames si la lecture devient plus lente que le débit de trame de la scène.
- Sync to Audio
Supprimer des images si la lecture devient trop lente pour rester synchronisée avec l’audio.
- Audio
- Scrubbing
Play bits of the sound in the animation (if there is any) while you drag the Playhead around.
- Play Audio
Uncheck to mute all sound.
- Playback
- Limit to Frame Range
Don’t allow moving the Playhead outside of the Frame Range using the mouse.
- Follow Current Frame
Automatically pan the view to catch up when the Playhead goes off screen.
- Play In
Which editors to update on each animation frame. If an editor is unchecked, it’ll only be updated once playback stops (with some exceptions where it’ll update on each frame anyway).
- Show
- Subframes
Afficher et autoriser le changement de la sous-trame de la scène courante.
- Set Start/End Frame
Set the scene’s start/end frame to the current frame. If the Preview Range is active (see Frame Controls), that one is changed instead.
Keying Popover#
Le menu Keying contient des options qui affectent l’insertion de trame clé.
- Active Keying Set
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A Keying Set is a named collection of animatable properties. If you select one and then press I while not hovering over any input field, Blender will create keyframes for the properties in that keying set.
If you don’t have a keying set selected, you’ll get keyframes on a default set of properties instead (e.g. Location/Rotation/Scale for objects).
There are a number of predefined keying sets, but you can also create your own in the Keying Sets panel.
- Insert Keyframes (plus icon) I
Insert keyframes on the current frame.
- Delete Keyframes (cross icon) Alt-I
Delete keyframes on the current frame.
- New Keyframe Type
The keyframe type for newly created keyframes.
- Cycle-Aware Keying
À l’insertion de trames clés dans des courbes trivialement cycliques, un traitement spécial est appliqué pour préserver l’intégrité du cycle (le plus utile lors du peaufinage d’un cycle établi) :
Si une insertion de clé est tentée en dehors de la plage de temps principale du cycle, elle est réaffectée dans la plage.
Lors de l’écrasement d’une des clés terminales, l’autre est mise à jour en conséquence.
In addition, when adding a new curve into an action with a Manual Frame Range and Cyclic Animation enabled, the curve is automatically made cyclic with the period matching the frame range. For convenience, this check and conversion is also done before adding the second keyframe to such a curve.
Auto Keying#
When the record button (⏺) is enabled, Blender will automatically create keyframes on the current frame whenever you transform an object or bone in the 3D Viewport (or change one of its transform properties in the Properties Editor).
One special use case is to record a camera path as you fly through the scene. See Fly/Walk Navigation.
Note
Auto Keying only works for transform properties (Location, Rotation, Scale). It won’t create a keyframe if you change, say, the color of a material – you still have to do that manually.
- Mode
- Add & Replace
Add or replace keyframes as needed.
- Replace
Ne remplacer que les trames clés existantes.
- Only Active Keying Set
By default, Auto Keying will create keyframes even for properties that are not in the active keying set. Use this checkbox to change that.
- Layered Recording
Adds a new NLA Track for every pass made over the animation to allow non-destructive tweaking.
Contrôles de défilement#
These buttons are used to set the current frame and control playback.
- Jump to Start (❙⏴) Maj-Gauche
Sets the Playhead to the start of the frame range.
- Jump to Previous Keyframe (◆⏴) Bas
Moves the Playhead to the previous keyframe.
- Rembobinage (◀) Maj-Ctrl-Espace
Starts playing the animation in reverse.
- Play (▶) BarreEspace
Starts playing the animation.
- Jump to Next Keyframe (⏵◆) Haut
Moves the Playhead to the next keyframe.
- Jump to End (⏵❙) Maj-Droite
Sets the Playhead to the end of the frame range.
- Pause (⏸) BarreEspace
Stops playing the animation.
Contrôle de trames#
- Current Frame Alt-Molette
The number of the frame that’s currently being displayed in the 3D Viewport. This is also the location of the Playhead.
- Use Preview Range (clock icon)
The Preview Range is an alternative Frame Range that you can use for focusing on a particular part of the animation. It lets you repeatedly play a short segment without having to manually rewind or change the frame range of the entire scene.
This range only affects the preview in the 3D Viewport; it doesn’t affect rendering.
The boundaries of the Preview Range are shown in dark orange. You can quickly configure and enable it by pressing P and dragging a box. To disable it, you can press Alt-P.
- Start/End Frame
The start/end frame of the scene (or the preview range, if active).