Editing

Insert Keyframes

Reference

Mode: Object Mode

Panel: Tool Shelf ‣ Animation ‣ Animation ‣ Keyframes: Insert

Menu: Object ‣ Animation ‣ Insert Keyframe...

Hotkey: I

There are several methods of adding new keys. Namely:

• In the 3D View, pressing I will bring up a menu to choose what to add a keyframe to.
• Hovering over a property and pressing I or with the context menu by RMB a property and choose Insert Keyframe from the menu.

Auto Keyframe

Timeline Auto Keyframe.

Auto Keyframe is the red record button in the Timeline header. Auto Keyframe adds keyframes automatically to the set frame if the value for transform type properties changes.

See Timeline Keyframe Control for more info.

Delete Keyframes

Reference

Mode: Object Mode

Panel: Tool Shelf ‣ Animation ‣ Animation ‣ Keyframes: Remove

Menu: Object ‣ Animation ‣ Delete Keyframes...

Hotkey: Alt-I

There are several methods of removing keyframes:

• In the 3D View press Alt-I to remove keys on the current frame for selected objects.
• When the mouse is over a value press Alt-I.
• RMB a value and choose Delete Keyframe from the menu.

Clear Keyframes

Reference

Mode: Object Mode

Menu: Object ‣ Animation ‣ Clear Keyframes...

ToDo.

Editing Keyframes

Keyframes can be edited in two editors. To do so go to either the Graph Editor or the Dopesheet.

Examples

Keyframe Animation

This example shows you how to animate a cubes location, rotation, and scale.

1. First, in the Timeline, or other animation editors, set the frame to 1.
2. With the Cube selected in Object Mode, press I in the 3D View.
3. From the Insert Keyframe Menu select LocRotScale. This will record the location, rotation, and scale, for the Cube on frame 1.
4. Set the frame to 100.
5. Use Grab/Move G, Rotate R, Scale S, to transform the cube.
6. Press I in the 3D View. From the Insert Keyframe Menu select LocRotScale.

Insert Keyframes.

To test the animation, press Alt-A to play.

The animation on frames 1, 50, 100.