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      • Menu Operators
        • Add New Action
        • Import And Load FBX Actions
        • Choose and Append Blend File Action
        • Append All Actions From Multiple Blend Files
        • Load Multiple Actions
        • Load Single Actions
        • Push All Action to NLA
        • Batch Rename Actions
        • Sort Action Slot
        • Clear Action List
        • Remove Action By Condition
        • Clean List
        • Fake User On
        • Fake User Off
        • Bake Selected Actions
        • Duplicate and Replace All Slot
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Menu Operators

Operators to Manage Object Action List

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Add New Action

Add New Empty Action to this Object

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Name: New Action Name

Sync: Also Update Scene Frame Range Live

Manual Frame Range: Use Manual Frame Range

Manual Frame Range = True

Start: Start Frame

End: End Frame

Use Fake User: New Action Will Use Fake User


Import And Load FBX Actions

A Wrapper Operator for Import FBX, Also Have Options to Use BetterFBX for Importing if is installed

It Will Import the FBX and Remove All the Imported Items except Actions

The Action is Then Loaded to the Object

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Use File Name as Action Name: Imported Action Will Use Its own File name, Useful for importing in Mixamo Animation

FBX Importer: Import Method

  • Build In: Uses Build in FBX importer

  • BetterFBX: Uses BetterFBX if Better FBX is Installed.

Import Settings: These is the Same as either import fbx settings or betterfbx settings.

Warning

This Operator Will Remove Orphan Data, Make Sure all wanted data are not orphan data


Choose and Append Blend File Action

Pick and Choose Action from One Blend File to Append From and Load to this Object

After Choosing a blend file, a pop up similar to Action Loader will appear, You can Pick and Choose which action to append by clicking on the action

Search Filter Also works like Action Loader

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Append All Actions From Multiple Blend Files

Append All or Filtered Actions From Multiple Blend Files and Load to Action

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Use Filter: Enable Filter

Use Filter: Filter Appended Action

Include / Exclude: Filter Method

  • Include: Check if Action Name Include Filter String

  • Exclude: Check if Action Name Exclude Filter String


Load Multiple Actions

Operator Version of Action Loader, Loads Filtered Existing Action in Blend File

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All, Name Include, Name Exclude: Filter Method

  • All: No Filter

  • Name Include: Check if Action Name Include Filter String

  • Name Exclude: Check if Action Name Exclude Filter String

Filter String: Filter String

Detected Action: Preview Detected Actions that will be loaded to the object when after running operator


Load Single Actions

Load One Action to Object

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Action: Action to Load


Push All Action to NLA

Push All Action in Object Action Manager to NLA

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Selected Only: Only Push Selected Action in the List

Preclear NLA: Method of Dealing with Existing NLA Strips

  • Skip Push if Exist: Skip Pushing Action if the Action Already in NLA

  • Clear All NLA Tracks: Clear All NLA Tracks Before Pushing

  • None: Do Nothing

Clear Empty NLA Tracks: Remove NLA Tracks if Empty


Batch Rename Actions

Batch Rename All the Actions in List, Adding Prefix, Suffix, or Find and Replace

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Mode: Method of Rename

  • Prefix: Prepend String A to the Start of the Name

  • Suffix: Append String A to the End of the Name

  • Replace: Find String A and Replace with String Batch

  • Remove: Remove String A from Name

String A (Prefix / Suffix / Find): Use for Prefix, Suffix, Find and Remove

String B (Replace): Stirng to be Replaced


Sort Action Slot

Sort Action Slot in Order

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Reverse: Sort in Reverse Order

Mode: Sort By Method

  • Name: Sort by Action Name

  • Range Size: Sort by Action Frame Range Size


Clear Action List

Clear All Action in List

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Remove Action From File: Also Remove Action from Blend File instead of Just Unload from object


Remove Action By Condition

Remove Action from List By Condition

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Condition: Condition to Remove Action

  • Name: Sort by Action Name

  • Range Size: Sort by Action Frame Range Size

Condition = Name

Include / Exclude: Filter Method

  • Name Include: Check if Action Name Include Filter String

  • Name Exclude: Check if Action Name Exclude Filter String

Condition = Range Size

  • Operator: Type of Operator for Comparison

    • Greater or Equal: Match if Action Frame Range Size is Greater or Equal than Search Size

    • Lesser or Equal: Match if Action Frame Range Size is Lesser or Equal than Search Size

    • Equal: Match if Action Frame Range Size is Equal than Search Size

  • Frame Range Size: Frame Range Size Use to Compare

Use Curve Frame Range: Ignore Manual Frame Range

Remove Action: Also Remove Action from Blend File instead of Just Unload from object

Deteced Action: Preview Detected Actions that will be removed


Clean List

Remove Action Slot with Missing Action


Fake User On

Turn On All Fake User of Action in Object’s Action List


Fake User Off

Turn Off All Fake User of Action in Object’s Action List


Bake Selected Actions

Bake Selected Actions in the Object Action List

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Bake to New Action / Bake to Self: Bake action into a new action, or bake to current action

Replace if Exist: Replace Action if Already Exist Action with Name

Move Slot to Bottom: Move Baked Action to the Bottom of the List

Rename: Rename Settings for Baked Action

  • Prefix: Prepend String A to the Start of the Name

  • Suffix: Append String A to the End of the Name

  • Replace: Find String A and Replace with String Batch

String A (Prefix / Suffix / Find): Use for Prefix, Suffix, Find and Remove

String B (Replace): Stirng to be Replaced

Use Bake Name When Available: Uses Bake Name in Misc Settings of Action if is not empty

Use Fake User: Enable Fake User for Baked Action

Bake Settings: Same Settings with the Blender Build in Bake Operator


Duplicate and Replace All Slot

Duplicate All Action in the List and Replace it All in Slot

Useful when you want to make a variation set of animation

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Mode: Rename Method

  • Prefix: Prepend String A to the Start of the Name

  • Suffix: Append String A to the End of the Name

  • Replace: Find String A and Replace with String Batch

String A (Prefix / Suffix / Find): Use for Prefix, Suffix, Find and Remove

String B (Replace): Stirng to be Replaced

Use Fake User: Enable Fake User for Baked Action

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