Dopesheet Preferences

Dopesheet Preferences

Controls the dopesheet’s default functions and colors, as well as the keys in the timeline.

For information on the dopesheet in general, see Overview of the Dopesheet [ Animation ].

To display, do one of the following:

• Choose File > Preferences from the main menu bar, then click the Editors > Dopesheet icon or node in the explorer in the Preferences property editor.

• Choose Edit > Preferences in the dopesheet command bar.

Dopesheet

Display Options	Determines which tracks are displayed in the dopesheet: • Show Animated Parameters: Displays tracks only for the animated parameters. • Show Marked Parameters: Displays tracks only for the marked parameters. • Show Selected Parameters: Displays tracks only for the selected parameters.
Ripple Mode	Moves all frames “down” the track when frames and keys are inserted; otherwise, the frames and keys replace the frames over which they are placed.
Auto Snap to Frames	Keeps keys on frames when scaling regions.
Align Tracks with Tree View	Aligns tracks with the parameters displayed in the animation explorer (tree). The labels above each track are not displayed, but the track is exactly across from its associated parameter.

Paste Operation

For information on pasting in the dopesheet, see Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Keys [ Animation ].

When Pasting

• Merge Keys: Cut/copied keys are merged with any existing keys in the destination region (with Ripple off).

• Replace Keys: Any existing keys in the destination region are removed before the cut/copied keys are pasted in (with Ripple off).

Phoneme Keys

For information on these keys, see Displaying Phoneme Shape Weight Keys in the Dopesheet [ Shape Animation ].

Enable Phoneme Key Display	Displays keys for weight fcurves, notably shape weight fcurves. Keys are displayed as empty dark brown boxes. The shape parameter’s name is also displayed if their weight value is above the current Threshold value (see below).
Show Phoneme In-betweens	Displays the parameter name for all frames inbetween the shape keys.
Threshold	The weight value above which the shape parameter’s name is displayed for the key. For example, if you set this value to 0.75, only shape keys whose weight is above 0.75 have their parameter name displayed in the empty box. This makes it easy to see which keys have the most influence on the shape. All keys whose values are lower than 0.75 appear as an empty box without their parameter name.

Summary Tracks

For information on these tracks, see The Summary Tracks [ Animation ].

Display Scene Summary Track

Displays the Scene Summary track at the top of the dopesheet. This track displays all keys for all objects in the scene, making it easy to retime a scene’s entire animation.

Display Dopesheet Summary Track

Displays the Dopesheet Summary track at the top of the dopesheet (displayed by default), below the Scene Summary track if it’s displayed as well. The Dopesheet Summary track displays all keys for all objects displayed in the dopesheet.

Key Frame Labels

Determines which keyframes are labelled with frame numbers above the summary tracks. If both summary tracks are visible, only the top one (Scene Summary) displays the frame numbers above it.

• None displays no frame numbers above the summary tracks.

• Only In/Out displays frame numbers for only the first and last keys in the summary track.

• All Frames displays frame numbers for all keys in the summary track.

Default Tool

For information on selecting keys with either tool in the dopesheet, see Selecting Keys [ Animation ].

Select Tool	Selects keys individually. This is the default selection tool.
Region Tool	Selects keys within a region you draw on the tracks. This is useful for manipulating larger regions of keys.

Colors

Determines the default colors used for all elements of the dopesheet interface. To set the colors, click the color chip and select a color from the mini color editor that appears.

For more information on setting colors, see Defining Colors with the Color Editors [ Interface and Tools ].

Timeline Dopesheet

Determines the default active commands available in the timeline’s context menu (right-click in the timeline) for editing keys in the timeline.

For information about keys in the timeline, see Editing Keys in the Timeline [ Animation ].

Ripple on the timeline dopeseet	Select this option to have the Ripple command active by default. With rippling, keys are pushed down the timeline when you move, scale, or paste cut or copied keys.
Interaction Mode	Determines which tool is active by default: • Scale and Translate Tool lets you move or scale keys in the timeline. • Translate Tool lets you only move keys in the timeline.
Paste Key Model	• Merge keys when pasting: Cut/copied keys are merged with any existing keys in the destination region (with Ripple off). • Replace keys when pasting: Any existing keys in the destination region are removed before the cut/copied keys are pasted in (with Ripple off).
Display Keys	Determines the default parameters types used to display keys in the timeline. These are shown in the Show Keys menu when you right-click in the timeline. • None displays no keys. • Keyable Parameters displays keys only for parameters that are displayed and set as keyable in the keying panel. • Marked Parameters displays keys only for marked parameters. • Marked Keyable Parameters displays keys only for parameters that are both marked and set as keyable in the keying panel. • Current Character Key Set displays keys on for parameters that are in the current character key set. • All displays keys for all the options listed in the Show Keys menu, except the None option :-). • Kinematics displays keys only for the local position, rotation, and scaling parameters. • Position/Rotation/Scaling displays keys only for each of these type of parameters. • Colors displays keys only for the individual color parameters. The parameters displayed depends on the color model you have chosen: RGB, HLS, or HSV. • Activation Regions displays keys only for the Active or Mute parameters.

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