Animation Editor Shortcuts

View
L	Switch to Logic View
T	Switch to Time View
D	Switch to Diagram View

Drag&Drop
If a Property or a Method is dragged from the Property Editor to the edit area of the Animation Editor, an animation channel is created automatically.

Channel Tree

	View
drag		Pan
	Slice
double	Slice name	Rename Slice
	Channels
click	Channel	Select
double	Channel	Rename
drag	Channel	Drag&Drop, rearrange
hold	Channel	Open context menu
click	Channel	Collapse/Expand Folder
	Time
drag	Time value	Move Timeline

Drag&Drop
Properties and Methods can be connected to existing Channels by dragging them from the Property Editor to the Channel (right most element). A single Channel can supply values for multiple properties of multiple nodes.

Value Area

	View
drag		Pan
	State
double	State name	Edit State Name
	Values
double	Value box	Edit Value
drag	Value box	Edit Value

Time/Diagram View

	View
double		Zoom into View
drag		Pan
double		Toggle between Time and Diagram View
	Timeline
click	free Area	Set Timeline
drag	free Area	Move Timeline
CTRL drag	free Area	Move Timeline, limited to State Markers
drag SHIFT	free Area	Move Timeline without refreshing editor
SPACE		Play forward from current timeline - Pause
SHIFT SPACE		Play backward from current timeline
	State Marker
	State Marker name	Select State Marker
drag	State Marker name	Move State Marker
double	State Marker name	Select State Marker and Jump
DEL	selected State Marker	Delete State Marker
S		Create Hard-State and State Marker at current position
SHIFT S		Create Soft-State and State Marker at current position
	Keyframes
	Keyframe	Select Keyframe
SHIFT	Keyframe	Add Keyframe to Selection
SHIFT drag	free Area	Selection Box
drag	Selection border	Scale Selection in time
INSERT		Create Keyframes on selected channels
double	Keyframe	Edit or change Keyframe value

Time View only

	View
wheel		Zoom time
	Keyframes
drag	Keyframe	Move selected Keyframes horizontally

Diagram View only

	View
wheel		Zoom time and scale
CTRL wheel		Zoom time only
SHIFT wheel		Zoom scale only
	Keyframes
drag	Keyframe	Move selected Keyframes horizontally and vertically
SHIFT drag	Keyframe	Move selected Keyframes vertically
CTRL drag	Keyframe	Move selected Keyframes horizontally
	Spline Handles
drag	Spline handle	Move Spline Handle horizontally and vertically
CTRL drag	Spline handle	Move Spline Handle horizontally only
double	Spline handle	Open spline context menu
click	Spline handle	Open spline context menu

Logic View

	View
wheel		Zoom
double		Zoom into View
drag		Pan
	States
double	free Area	Create Hard-State
SHIFT double	free Area	Create Soft-State
S		Create Hard-State
SHIFT + S		Create Soft-State
click	State	Select State
double	State	Jump to State
drag	State	Drag State
double	State name	Rename State
drag	State name	Change name location
B	selected State	Set Begin State
E	selected State	Set End State
P	selected State	Set Present State
N	selected State	Set Normal State
DEL	selected State	Delete State
	Annotations
drag	Annotation	Drag Annotation
drag	Annotation border	Resize Annotation
double	Annotation	Edit Annotation
	Connections
drag	State	Create Connection
click	Connection Handle	Select Connection
double	Connection Handle	Navigate to Connection
drag	Connection Handle	Move Connection Handle
CTRL drag	Connection Handle	Change Connection Style

Drag&Drop
Inputs Methods of the State Machine can be assigned to the Endpoints of a Connection (Begin and End Rules) or to States (Jump Rule). Either select the corresponding Animation Node and drag&drop the name label from the Property Editor or drag&drop one of the Input Method buttons from the tool bar in the Animation Editor.