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Here you can define custom properties that can be used for scripting.

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Sidebar - Custom Properties
Sidebar - Custom Properties

Here you can define custom properties that can be used for scripting.

Add

Adds a new property.

Edit

Edit

Opens a panel where you can adjust the settings for the custom property.

Remove

Removes the property.

Sidebar - Action panel
Sidebar - Action panel
Sidebar - Action panel
Sidebar - Action panel

In Dope Sheet and Action Editor sub mode.

Manual Frame Range

Manual Frame Range

Use a manual frame range.

EntryWhat it does
Start / EndThe start and end frame of the manual range.
Cyclic AnimationIf the animation in the manual frame range should cycle.
Sidebar - Layer panel
Sidebar - Layer panel

Grease Pencil mode only. This panel contains further settings for the grease pencil layers. And also exists with nearly same content in the properties editor in the object data properties tab when you have a grease pencil object selected.

Blend

Blend

The blend mode for the current layer.

EntryWhat it does
OpacityThe layer opacity.
LightsEnable the use of lights on stroke and fill materials.

Masks subpanel

Masks subpanel

Use masking.

Enable

Activate the use of masks. Every existing grease pencil layer can be used as mask.

Layer Specials

Layer Specials

Choose the grease pencil layer that you want to add and use as a mask.

Mask layer list

Mask layer list

The list of the mask layers.

EntryWhat it does
Layer nameThe name of the layer. Double clicking at it enables to edit the name.
InvertInvert the mask.
HideShow or hide the mask.
Search

At the end of the list you will find a search field. It can be revealed by clicking at the triangle button. Type in the term that you want to search for.

Invert

Inverts the filtering of the content.

Resize

The list can be resized by the handler with the two lines at the bottom.

Transform subpanel

Transform subpanel

Transform values.

Adjustment subpanel

Adjustment subpanel
EntryWhat it does
Tint colorColor for tinting stroke colors.
FactorFactor of tinting color.
Stroke ThicknessRadius change to apply to current strokes.

Relations subpanel

Relations subpanel
EntryWhat it does
ParentParent object.
TypeThe object type to parent to.

Display subpanel

Display subpanel

Custom channel color

Custom channel color

Give the selected channels another color in the channels list.

Show only on keyframed

In Paint mode display only layers with keyframe in current frame.

Sidebar - Create Pose Asset panel
Sidebar - Create Pose Asset panel

This panel just shows when you have a armature selected and when you are in pose mode in the 3d view.

Create Pose Asset

Create Pose Asset

Creates a pose asset from the selected armature in pose mode. It opens a dialog. The dialog is pretty self explaining.

EntryWhat it does
Pose nameName of the pose.
LibraryThe library where you want to store the pose.
CatalogCatalog to use for the new asset.
Copy Pose as AssetCopies the current pose of the selected armature as an asset. You can then paste it into the asset library.