[Bf-funboard] Fixed actions length

[Julio Iglesias]

Hi Maxim,

Here is an addon which among other few things, lets you cycle through
actions and automatically sets the preview range for each one, so it
minimizes the hassle of reviewing a list of cyclic animations:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zafio/blender_addons/master/Frame_Hotkeys_v0_3.py

Works with D and F keys at Timeline, Dopesheet and Graph editors.
If you want to use frame start/end instead of preview range, it's easy to
change in the code.

Also, be aware there is a context (which I don't fully understand yet)
where Blender adds an extra frame at the end of the preview range, even if
there is no keyframe there... I think it has something to do with bones
that have a single keyframe only at the end or the start of the anim
(compared to other bones) but sometimes even adding keyframes at the start
and end for all bones doesn't seem to fix that.
Maybe a developer can bring some light on the matter?


Regards.

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 5:44 PM, Julio Iglesias <j at zafio.com> wrote:

> Hi Maxim,
>
> Do you mean saving Start / End frames for each action? I would love to be
> wrong, but I don't think so.
>
> Have you tried "autoset preview range" (CTRL+ALT+P) at dope/graph editors?
> You still have to use it every time the action is switched, but with a
> comfortable hotkey, it isn't that bad.
>
> However, it would be nice to have an option to automatically set the
> preview range (and start/end range) on action change, or even set it
> automatically as we add/or remove keyframes. Not sure about that last one,
> but the first one can probably be done in Python, I'll add it to my todo
> list.
>
> Regards.
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Maxim Tkachenko <malefic.max at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi all!
>>
>> Is it possible to save active timeline length for each action? I animate
>> characters and all the actions have different length. I have to manually
>> enter animation length each time I switch 'em.
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> --
>> Sincerely,
>> Maxim
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