View & accessibility
Thumbnails
Motion
Bforartists
5.1
Editors

NLA Editor - View Menu

The View menu contains all View related tools.

2
 min read
Up to date for 
5.1
draft

NLA Editor - View Menu

NLA Editor - View Menu
NLA Editor - View Menu

The View menu contains all View related tools.

Channels List

Channels List

Shows or hides the Channels list at the left in the viewport.

Sidebar

Shows or hides the sidebar at the right in the viewport.

Adjust Last Operation

Shows the adjust last operator panel down left.

Playback Controls

Playback Controls

Reveals the footer with the playback controls.

Set Preview Range

Rectangle select an area of the timeline that gets previewed. The playback now just happens in this marked area.

Set Preview Range
Set Preview Range
EntryWhat it does
Clear Preview RangeClears an existing preview range.
Set Preview Range to selectedSets the preview range to fit the first and last selected keyframe.
Frame Scene RangeWith Use Preview Range off , reset the horizontal view to the current scene frame range.
Zoom InZooms into the viewport.
Zoom OutZooms out of the viewport.
Zoom to BorderDraws a rectangle and zooms then to fit the size of this rectangle. Zooming in is done with drawing the rectangle with left mouse button. Zooming out is done with drawing the rectangle with middle mouse button.
Frame AllZooms in or out in the viewport until all objects in the scene are displayed fitting in the viewport.
Frame SelectedCenters the view at the currently selected keyframe(s).
Go to current FrameCenters the view at the frame slider.

Pie menus submenu

Pie menus submenu

Lists the available pie menus, and gives you the ability to read the hotkeys and assign own hotkeys.

Area submenu

Area submenu

This menu contains general view functionality. And exists in most other editor types too.

EntryWhat it does
Horizontal SplitSplits the current view horizontally into two independent editor windows.
Vertical SplitSplits the current view vertically into two independent editor windows.

Duplicate Area into New Window

Duplicate Area into New Window
Duplicate Area into New Window

Duplicate Area into New Window makes the selected editor window floating. You can then drag it around at the monitor. It is not connected with the rest of the UI any more.

A separated window cannot be merged into the main window again. You have to close it when not longer needed.

EntryWhat it does
Toggle Maximize AreaDisplays the editor maximized with menus. To return from the maximized view press hotkey Ctrl + Space. Or reuse the menu item in the area menu.
Toggle Full screen AreaDisplays the editor maximized without menus. To return from the full screen view press hotkey Ctrl + Alt + Space.
Close AreaCloses the area window.