Tal HershkovichAnimation Layers is a Blender add-on that enhances animation editing by introducing a standard animation layers workflow directly in the 3D viewport. It simplifies the use of Blender’s NLA Editor, allowing users to create, edit, and manage animation layers with ease while viewing the combined results in real-time.
Key Features:
- Layer-Based Animation Editing: Quickly create, select, and edit individual animation layers while observing the final animation result in the viewport.
- Layer Management Tools: Add or remove layers, control influence using NLA’s Mute, Influence, Solo, and Blending modes, and merge or bake layers when the animation is finalized.
- Smart Bake Functionality: Retains the original amount of overall keyframes after baking layers for a streamlined workflow.
- Advanced Animation Tools: Includes features like ‘Select Bones in Layer,’ ‘Reset Key Layer,’ Layer Breakdowner, ‘Share Layer Keys,’ ‘Multikey,’ ‘Extract Bones,’ and ‘Extract from Markers.’
- Simplified NLA Settings: Offers custom frame range, speed, and offset adjustments for greater flexibility and control.
