Dopesheet

The dopesheet view of the channel editor lets you work with blocks of keys. You can also use the graph view and the table view to edit animation. To switch between these views, use the buttons in the top left corner of the pane.

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Select a range of keys	Drag-select with . Drag left/right to select frames, and up/down to select multiple parameters.
Change the extent of a selection	Drag the handles at the ends of the selected range.
Move the selection (not the selected keys)	Drag the selection with . Drag left/right to move the selection through time, and up/down to move the selection across parameters.
Move the selected keys	Drag the selection with .
Enable or disable keys	Select the keys and choose Dopesheet > Enable Keys or Dopesheet > Disable Keys. To enable/disable all keys on a parameter, click the Enable/Disable icon on the right side of the parameter name.

Channels menu

When a channel is displayed, it means that it is visible for viewing/editing in the channel editor’s graph, table, and dopesheet panes. This status is also indicated by the colored background of the channel name in the channel list. Clicking on the colored background of the channel toggles its display status.

Sample Values at Current Time	Copies the values of the scoped parameters at the current time to the clipboard. Move to a different time and choose Paste sampled values at current time to use the same values at another frame.
Paste Sampled Values at Current Time	Pastes values copied with Sample values at current time.
Import into Displayed Parameters	Opens a dialog to load previously saved animation data from Export Displayed Channels into the parameters which are currently displayed.
Export Displayed Channels as	This brings up a dialog that allows you to save the data from the displayed channels.

Edit menu

Deselect All

Deselects all current selections.

Adjust Selection

Select Entire Column	Adjusts the current dopesheet selection to include entire columns, which expands it vertically.
Select Entire Rows	Adjusts the current dopesheet selection to include entire rowswhich expands it horizontally.
Snap Current Selection to Keys	Shrinks the current selection (horizontally) so that the left and right sides touch the minimum/maximum keys in time.

Key Selection

Creates a key at the selected frame. If you have multiple frames selected, every frame becomes a keyframe.

Delete Keys

Removes keys from the selected frames.

Disable keys

Disables the selected keys so they don’t affect animation.

Enable keys

Enables the selected keys so they affect animation.

Cut

Copy the selected keys to the clipboard and remove them.

Copy

Copy the selected keys to the clipboard.

Paste

Copies keys from the clipboard into the current selection.

Replace

Replaces the current selection with the contents of the clipboard.

Paste Special

Stretch	Stretches the contents of the clipboard to fill the selection.
Repeat	Repeats the contents of the clipboard to fill the selection (see Repeat vs. cycle ).
Cycle	Cycles (repeats with offset) the contents of the clipboard to fill the selection (see Repeat vs. cycle ).

Paste at Selection

Lets you interactively position the clipboard data on the dopesheet.

Replace at Selection

Lets you interactively position the clipboard data on the dopesheet, replacing the current contents.

Paste Special at Selection

Stretch	Lets you interactively position the clipboard data on the dopesheet. Stretches the clipboard data to match the current size of the selection.
Repeat	Lets you interactively position the clipboard data on the dopesheet. Repeats the clipboard data to match the current size of the selection (see Repeat vs. cycle ).
Cycle	Lets you interactively position the clipboard data on the dopesheet. Cycles (repeats with offset) the clipboard data to match the current size of the selection (see Repeat vs. cycle ).

Snap selected keys to nearest frame

Moves keys inside the selection to integer frame values.

View menu

Home All Channels	Pans and zooms the view to show all data.
Home Playback Range	Zooms the dopesheet to the playback range. The playback range is the range between the Start Frame and End Frame.
Home Global Range	Pans and zooms the view to show the frame range set in the playbar.
Frame Selection	Zooms the dopesheet so that the selection is visible.
One Line Per Group	Collapses the channel rows so that there is one row per group. This only has an effect when there are channel groups.
One Line Per Channel	Each row represents a single channel. This is the default behavior.
Show All-Channels Row	This controls whether an additional row is shown at the top representing all displayed channels.
Show/Hide Scale Handle	Shows/Hides handles that let you scale and move blocks of keys.
Show Scope Button, Show Filter Field, Show Template Field	See channel editor toolbar.

Settings menu

Add keys at pasted selection boundary	When this option is on, Houdini automatically adds keys at the frames on the edges of pasted data. Turn this option on to help preserve the original look of the copied animation. Turn this option off if you need to blend the copied animation into the existing animation.
Always Snap Selection to Keys	If this option is turned on, any selection you make will snap to the first and last keys inside.
Show Full Channel Path Names	If this option is turned on, the dopesheet rows will show the full channel path (ie. include the node path as well) instead of just the channel name.
Show Channel Colors	If this option is turned on, the color swatches to the left of the channel names/paths in the dopesheet are displayed.
Snap Scaled Keys to Nearest Frame	When scaling keys (ie. MMB dragging on the ends of the selection handle), they when be snapped to the nearest integer frame once the mouse is released.
Reset Channels Settings	Resets all channel settings to their factory default settings.