Timeline View Menu

Import

Imports drawings from a TWAIN scanner.

Imports bitmap images which you can choose to vectorize—see About Importing Bitmap Images.

Lets you import sound files into your project.

Edit

Removes selected objects. You can then paste the object or its properties to another object.

Copies selected objects and properties.

Places an object you cut or copied into the location you select in a view.

Lets you copy and paste selected drawings into a different layer or paste the selection in the same layer to duplicate the drawings.

Pastes new drawings with the previous Paste Special settings.

Cycles a portion of an animation. You can increase or decrease the number of cycles to paste and select a type of cycle: Normal, Reverse, Forward-Reverse and Reverse-Forward.

Reverses the timing of drawings or keyframes in range of selection after copying.

Removes selected objects.

Lets you modify existing presets when pasting keyframes and exposures. There are three presets you can modify: the default presets for both key frames and exposures, key frames only and exposures only. See Modifying Paste Presets.

Selects all drawing objects in the current drawing window in the Drawing, Timeline and Camera views. This helps you manage multiple objects as one when moving them.

Deselects all selected objects in the Drawing and Camera views.

Deselects the currently selected items and selects all other items that were not selected. For example, if some lines are selected in a drawing, this command will deselect them and select any other lines in the drawing that were not selected.

Lets you select the first element parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline view skipping effects in the hierarchy.

Lets you select the first element parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline view.

Lets you select all elements parented to the selected peg element in the Timeline view.

Lets you select the parent of the selected element in the Timeline view skipping effects in the hierarchy.

Lets you select the parent of the selected element in the Timeline view.

Lets you select the previous element (above current element) in the Timeline view.

Lets you select the next element (below current element) in the Timeline view.

Lock: Locks Locks one or a multiple selection of layers.

Unlock: Unlocks Unlocks one or a multiple selection of locked layers.

Lock All: Locks Locks all the layers in the Timeline view.

Unlock All: Unlocks Unlocks all the layers in the Timeline view.

Lock All Others: Locks Locks every layer except the selected ones.

Timeline Tag: You can tag elements in the Timeline or Node views to view only those elements. When you tag elements, an asterisk appears beside the item in the Timeline view. 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. See About Timeline View Modes.

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.

Mark Current Frame: Places a scene marker on the current frame on which the playhead is parked. The marker appears in the frame counter area of the Timeline view. You can customize the colour of the scene marker and add text to display as a tooltip when you hover over the marker—see .

Create Scene Marker: Creates a scene marker from a selected frame range in the frame counter area of the Timeline view.

Edit Scene Marker: Lets you edit an existing scene marker.

NOTE: It's important to select the entire length of the scene marker, otherwise the Timeline Scene Marker dialog box will not open for editing.

Delete Scene Marker: Removes an existing scene marker.

Lets you share an existing function curve. By default, all function curves can only be used and modified using their original parameter. If you want another layer or parameter to use the same function curve, you must share it. See About Functions.

View

Displays the new view mode.

Displays the Normal view mode, the default in the Timeline view. 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.

Displays only elements currently selected in the Camera or Node view. This makes it easier to concentrate on one or a few elements at a time.

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.

Scrolls the layers list to the currently selected layer. This is useful if you want to select a layer in the Camera view, then manipulate its timing Timeline view.

Lets you set a marker that synchronizes your animation with a musical score. This lets you reproduce the FPB (Frames Per Beat) and use the tempo signature as tempo markers. The Xsheet view lets you pace your animation according to the tempo or beat of the soundtrack music or to any rhythmic sound, such as the ticking of a clock or water leaking from a spout. See .