Delete keys

Deleting a keyset is removing the keyset from animated objects without saving the keyset to the keys clipboard.

Note: There is no deleteKeys MEL command. The related MEL command for deleting keys is cutKey -clear.

To set Delete Keys options

1. From the Key menu, select Key > Delete > .
2. In the Delete Key Options window, do one of the following:
   • Click Delete Keys to set the Delete Keys options and delete the current key(s).
   • Click Apply to set the Delete Keys options and delete the current key(s).
   • Click Close to disregard any changes made to the Delete Keys options and close the Delete Keys Options window.

To delete keys

1. Do one of the following:
   • To select a single key, click the key in the Time Slider.

   The Current Time Indicator moves to the clicked position and the key is now selected.

   • To select multiple keys, Shift-drag over the range of keys in the Time Slider. See also To delete a custom range of keys, To ripple-delete a custom range of keys and To delete only unsnapped keys (subframes) in this topic.

   The range of keys is now selected and highlighted in red.

2. Do one of the following:
   • Right-click the key and select Delete from the pop-up menu that appears.
   • Select Edit > Keys > Delete Keys.

     If Time Range-All is active in the Delete Keys options, all keys for the current object are deleted. If Time Range-Start/End is on in the Delete Keys options, only keys between the specified Start and End times are deleted. If Time Range-Time Slider is on in the Delete Keys options, only the keys between the Range Slider’s Start and End times are deleted.

   • Shift + S, click and select Delete Keys from the marking menu that appears.

To delete a custom range of keys

1. In the Graph Editor Keys menu, select Remove Key > Before Current Frame, After Current Frame or Outside Selected Range > to open the options window.
2. In the options window set a range for the deletion. You can also choose All to remove every key.

To ripple delete a custom range of keys

Ripple deletion removes keys between the range set in the Ripple Delete > options, and closes the gap created by the deletion.
1. In the Graph Editor Keys menu, select Remove Key > Ripple Delete > to open the options window.
2. In the options window you have the option to set a key at the deletion point.

To delete only unsnapped keys (subframes)

These steps let you remove subframes (keys that are not snapped to a whole frame) without deleting associated full (snapped) keyframes.

1. In the Graph Editor Keys menu, select Remove Key > Unsnapped> to open the Remove Unsnapped Keys options.
2. In the Remove Unsnapped Keys options set a range for the deletion. You can also choose All to remove every subframe.