Time Slider Bookmarks

Use Time Slider Bookmarks to flag events on the Time Slider, drawing attention to moments in time for animation or layout, instead of individual keys or animation. Bookmarks are useful in a many different workflows when you work with events in time.

Time Slider Bookmarks consist of a Start and End frame (which can be as small as single frame), a name, and color.

Note: Bookmarks are visible only on the Time Slider, and are linked to time and frames, not keys; if you move a key, the Bookmark does not update when you move keys.
To... Do this
Create a bookmark Alt (Option) + T or click the Bookmark icon on the Range Slider to open the Create Bookmarks window.
Quick create bookmark Alt (Option) + Shift + T adds an unnamed bookmark with a random color to the selected frames without opening the Create Bookmarks window.
Edit a bookmark Right-click on the Time Slider Bookmark icon , and Bookmark Manager where you can see all the bookmarks in the scene. Select the Bookmark you want to change from the list, and
  • Enter a new Start and End Frame time in the time fields
  • Double click the color tile to open a color picker to change colors
  • Rename the bookmark in the name filed
  • Update your bookmark with the frames selected on the Time Slider
Update with selection

To update the selected Time Slider Bookmark with the new Time Slider selection

  1. Shift + drag on the Time Slider to select the area for updating.
  2. Right-click on the Bookmark icon , and choose Bookmark Manager.
  3. Click the Update Bookmark with Selection icon.
Delete a bookmark

To delete a Time Slider bookmark

  1. Right-click on the Bookmark icon , and choose Bookmark Manager.
  2. Click the Delete Bookmark icon next to the bookmark you want to remove.

To remove all Time Slider Bookmarks from the scene

  1. Right-click on the Bookmark icon , and choose Bookmark Manager.
  2. Click the Delete all Bookmarks icon in the Bookmark Manager toolbar (at the top of the window).
Frame Bookmark

To frame a bookmark on the Time Slider

  1. Make sure the Bookmark you want to center is selected.
  2. Right-click on the Bookmark icon , and choose Bookmark Manager.
  3. Click the Frame currently selected Bookmark icon in the Bookmark Manager toolbar (at the top of the window).

To frame all Time Slider Bookmarks in the scene

  1. Right-click on the Bookmark icon , and choose Bookmark Manager.
  2. Click the Frame All Bookmarks icon in the Bookmark Manager toolbar (at the top of the window).

To frame the Time Slider Bookmark before or after the selected Bookmark

  1. Make sure the Bookmark is selected.
  2. Right-click on the Bookmark icon and choose Bookmark Manager.
  3. Click the Frame Previous Bookmark or Frame Next Bookmark icon in the Bookmark Manager toolbar (at the top of the window).
Unframe Bookmark Click the Frame All Bookmarks icon in the Bookmark Manager toolbar (at the top of the window).
Show/Hide Bookmark

To show/Hide Time Slider Bookmarks

  1. Right-click on the Bookmark icon , and choose Bookmark Manager.
  2. Click the Show Bookmark icon in the Bookmark Manager toolbar (at the top of the window). Click it again to turn bookmarks back on.
Edit all at once Right-click the Time Slider, or the Bookmark icon to open the Bookmark Manager. Use the icons Bookmark Manager toolbar, at the top of the window, to edit multiple Bookmarks at the same time.
Show Bookmark name and time range Hover the cursor over the Time Slider Bookmark to see the name and range.
Note: If the name and range do not appear, check that Display Toolclips is on in the Preferences > Help > Popup Help
Select frames on the Time Slider. Shift + drag across the Time Slider to select frames.
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Parent topic: Animation Basics
Parent topic: Animation Tools