Dope Sheet Keys menu

This topic explains options found in the Dope Sheet Keys menu. For information on using the Dope Sheet Editor, see Edit Keys using the Dope Sheet.

Convert to Key

Converts selected breakdowns to keys. Breakdown keys are shown in the Dope Sheet Editor by a dot in the lower right corner of the cell.

Convert to Breakdown

Converts selected keys to breakdowns.

For more information and examples of Breakdowns, see Breakdowns. Converting a Breakdown key to a key in the Dope Sheet Editor removes the dot in the lower right corner of the cell.

Add/Remove Inbetween

Inserts or deletes an Inbetween key at the current time to shift the animation forward or back one time unit. For more on Inbetweens, see the Inbetweens topic.

Mute Key

Muted keys appear as striped keys

Mutes the selected keys. Keys that are muted do not contribute to the animation on their channels. You can still add keys to channels that are Muted.

Note: Muting a key using Keys > Mute Key affects the selected keys only. You can Mute the entire channel using the Mute icon in the Dope Sheet Outliner.

Unmute Key

Unmutes the selected keys. Keys that are not muted influence the animation on their channels. Unmuting keys disables their Muted status (indicated by the striped lines through the key cell Dope Sheet Outliner) but does not remove them.

Note: Unmuting a key using Keys > Unmute Key affects the selected keys only. Unmute the entire channel using the Mute icon in the Dope Sheet Outliner.

See also Mute keys in the Dope Sheet or Graph Editor.

Remove Key

Opens the Remove Key submenu which lets you use the following options to delete the selected key or keys:

• Unsnapped: deletes all keys that are not snapped to whole frames. Click to view the Remove Unsnapped Keys options.
• Before Current Frame: deletes all keys that precede the current time marker. Click to view the Before Current Frame options.
• After Current Frame: deletes all keys that follow the current time marker. Click to view the After Current Frame options.
• Outside Selected Range: deletes all keys outside of the selected range. Click to view the Outside Selected Range options.
• Ripple Delete: deletes all keys between the specified frames, and closes the gap created by the deletion. Click to view the Ripple Delete Options
• Redundant Keys: deletes all keys with similar values to streamline animation. Click to view the Remove Redundant Keys Options