Timeline View Modes

The View Modes button lets you streamline the process of working with elements in the Timeline view. There are three different view modes you can choose to work in. With each mode you select, certain elements may or may not be visible in the Timeline view. Depending on your workflow, this can be useful for quickly hiding elements when you want to focus on specific ones. To select a view mode, use the drop-down menu in the bottom-left corner of the Timeline view—see Timeline View Modes.

Closed Normal View Mode

Normal View mode is the default Timeline view mode. It shows everything connected to the chosen display. In this mode, anything not connected to the currently set default display will not be shown in the Timeline view. This also means that you cannot add certain elements to the Timeline view, as by default, when added they are not connected to any display or composite node. An example of such an element is a peg.

NOTE: If you prefer to work as you did before, where you see everything in the Timeline whether it is connected to a Display or not, you can change the Always Display Unconnected Nodes setting in the Preferences dialog box, Timeline tab.
ClosedSelection Only Mode

When working in Selection Only mode, only elements currently selected in the Camera or Node view will be visible in the Timeline. This makes it easier to concentrate on one or a few elements at a time.

ClosedView Tagged Layers

The View Tagged Nodes mode lets

you see only elements which have been assigned a Tagged status. An item that has been tagged will appear in the Timeline view with a small asterisk beside its name.

Once your elements are tagged and you have switched over to View Tagged Layers mode, the Timeline view will display only tagged elements. The red bar on the left of the layers indicates you are in this view mode.

While in this mode, the asterisks are not displayed beside the tagged elements.

ClosedHow to tag or untag elements in the Timeline or Node view
  1. In the Timeline or Node view, select one or more elements.
  1. Do one of the following:
‣ Right-click and select Tag and one of the following:
‣ In the Timeline or Node view menu, select Edit > Tag and one of the following:

Timeline Tag: Tags selected elements in the Timeline or Node views.

Timeline Untag: Untags selected layer in the Timeline view.

Timeline Untag All: Untags all tagged elements.

Timeline Untag All Others: Untags all elements except the selected one.

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