Editing
Transform
Todo.
Snap
Todo.
Duplicate
Reference
- Menu
- Shortcut
Shift-D
Creates a new instance of the selected strips with a copy of the action.
Linked Duplicate
Reference
- Menu
- Shortcut
Alt-D
The contents of one Action strip can be instanced multiple times. To instance another strip, select a strip, go to
. 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.
![../../_images/editors_nla_editing_linked-strip-edit.png](../../_images/editors_nla_editing_linked-strip-edit.png)
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
- Shortcut
U
This tool ensures that none of the selected strips use an action which is also used by any other strips.
Obs
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
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
- Shortcut
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
- Shortcut
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.
![]() Strip in NLA mode. |
![]() Strip in Tweak mode. |
When you finished editing the strip, simply go to
or press Tab.