by Hydrocallis·Motion Graphics
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Keyframe Tools earns its place in the blender_extensions library for narrowing keyframe work into a simplified panel display, surfacing track constraint influence values and a real-time operator alongside the standard insert, delete, and move actions.
Keyframe Tools is an add-on for Blender by Hydrocallis that inserts, deletes, and moves keyframes. It lets you insert keyframes for the rotation, scaling, and movement of specified objects at any location, giving you a way to work with both object and camera keys.
The add-on was built to link an object or another parameter with a camera in an animation, simplifying the task of switching the camera from one object to another. It works for other cameras but is mainly designed for the camera currently in use. When moving the camera, you can lock the view and operate it with the mouse. The keymap appears in the add-on panel, and its display is simplified so the timeline stays easier to read than Blender's standard keymap view.
Influence values of the track constraint feature keyframes are shown in the panel, and a real-time animation operator lets you observe changes in those influence property values. Keyframe Tools is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Keyframe Tools is best for blender animators managing object and camera keyframes, particularly when linking objects or parameters to a camera.
Keyframe Tools is completely free to download and use.
Keyframe Tools is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on current long-term-support releases and later versions. If you are on an older build, you would need to update Blender to at least 4.2 before using it. The add-on is distributed through the Blender extensions platform, where you can drag and drop it into Blender or download the file and install it from disk. It requires no special permissions to run, so setup stays straightforward once your Blender version meets the requirement.
Keyframe Tools can be added by dragging and dropping the extension into Blender, or by downloading the file and installing it from disk through Blender's extensions preferences. It requires no special permissions to run. The current release is version 1.0.7, published July 19th, 2024, and it works with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. Once installed, its keymap is displayed in the add-on panel, so you can review the available shortcuts directly there rather than hunting through the timeline.
Keyframe Tools was created to link an object or another parameter with a camera in an animation, simplifying the process of switching the camera from one object to another. It works with other cameras but is mainly designed for the camera currently in use. When moving the camera, you can lock the view and operate it with the mouse. The add-on also displays the influence values of track constraint feature keyframes in its panel, and a real-time animation operator lets you observe changes in those values.
Keyframe Tools is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. In version 1.0.7, the license was changed to SPDX:GPL-3.0-or-later. The add-on requires no special permissions within Blender. This catalog lists the add-on as free, but for current licensing and terms it is best to check the developer's page on the Blender extensions platform. Issues can be reported through the developer's GitLab tracker linked from that page.
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