Copy and paste keys in the Graph Editor

To copy keys from a curve and paste them to the same curve, at the current time

  1. In the scene view, select the animated object whose keys you want to copy and paste.
  2. In the Graph Editor outliner, select the specific channel whose keys you want to copy and press F to frame the curve in the view.

    The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph Editor curve view.

  3. Select the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl + C.
    • In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Copy.
  4. In the Graph Editor curve view, press K + drag the current time indicator to the time at which you want to paste the copied keys.
  5. In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Paste > .

    The Paste Keys Options window appears.

  6. (Optional) Turn on Selected keys override specified time range if you want to override any keys at the current time.
  7. Select a Paste Method.
  8. Click Paste.

To copy keys from a curve and paste them at the same time, on a different curve on the same object

  1. In the scene view, select the animated object whose keys you want to copy and paste.
  2. In the Graph Editor outliner, select the specific channel whose keys you want to copy and press F to frame the curve in the view.

    The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph Editor curve view.

  3. Select the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl + C.
    • In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Copy.
  4. In the Graph Editor outliner, select the specific channel to which you want to paste the copied keys and press F to frame the curve in the view.

    The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph Editor curve view.

  5. In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Paste > .

    The Paste Keys Options window appears.

  6. Select a Time Range that matches the timing of the copied keys and select a Paste Method.
  7. (Optional) Turn on Selected keys override specified time range if you want to override any keys in the specified Time Range.
  8. Click Paste.

To copy keys from a curve and paste them at the same time, on a different curve on another object

  1. In the scene view, select the animated objects whose keys you want to copy and paste.
  2. In the Graph Editor outliner, select the object and the specific channel whose keys you want to copy, and press F to frame the curve in the view.

    The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph Editor curve view.

  3. Select the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl + C.
    • In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Copy.
  4. In the Graph Editor outliner, select the object and the specific channel to which you want to paste the copied keys, and press F to frame the curve in the view.

    The selected channel’s curve appears in the Graph Editor curve view.

  5. In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Paste > .

    The Paste Keys Options window appears.

  6. Select a Time Range that matches the timing of the copied keys and select a Paste Method.
  7. (Optional) Turn on Selected keys override specified time range if you want to override any keys in the specified time range.
  8. Click Paste.

To copy multiple keys from multiple curves on one object and paste them to other curves on the same object

  1. In the scene view, select the animated object whose keys you want to copy and paste.
  2. In the Graph Editor outliner, Shift-click the channels whose keys you want to copy, and press F to frame the curves in the view.

    The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph Editor curve view.

  3. Select the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl + C.
    • In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Copy.
  4. In the Graph Editor outliner, Shift-click the channels to which you want to paste the copied keys, and press F to frame the curves in the view.

    The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph Editor curve view.

  5. In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Paste > .

    The Paste Keys Options window appears.

  6. Select a Time Range, and select the MergePaste Method.
  7. (Optional) Turn on Selected keys override specified time range if you want to override any keys in the specified time range.
  8. Click Paste.

To copy multiple keys from multiple curves on one object and paste them to multiple curves on another object

  1. In the scene view, select the animated objects whose keys you want to copy and paste.
  2. In the Graph Editor outliner, Ctrl-click the channels from the object whose keys you want to copy, and press F to frame the curves in the view.

    The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph Editor curve view.

  3. Select the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl + C.
    • In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Copy.
  4. In the Graph Editor outliner, Ctrl-click the channels from the object to which you want to paste the copied keys, and press F to frame the curves in the view.

    The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph Editor curve view.

  5. In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Paste > .

    The Paste Keys Options window appears.

  6. Select a Time Range, and select the Merge Paste Method.
  7. (Optional) Turn on Selected keys override specified time range if you want to override any keys in the specified time range.
  8. Click Paste.

To copy multiple keys, from multiple curves, from multiple objects and paste them to multiple curves on multiple different objects

  1. In the scene view, select the animated objects whose keys you want to copy and paste.
  2. In the Graph Editor outliner, Ctrl-click the channels from the object whose keys you want to copy, and press F to frame the curves in the view.

    The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph Editor curve view.

  3. Select the keys you want to copy and do one of the following:
    • Press Ctrl + C.
    • In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Copy.
  4. In the Graph Editor outliner, Ctrl-click the channels from the object to which you want to paste the copied keys, and press F to frame the curves in the view.

    The selected channels’ curves appear in the Graph Editor curve view.

  5. In the Graph Editor menu bar, select Edit > Paste > .

    The Paste Keys Options window appears.

  6. Select a Time Range and a Paste Method.
  7. (Optional) Turn on Selected keys override specified time range if you want to override any keys in the specified time range.
  8. Click Paste.
Parent topic: Edit keys