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  • Published 27 Oct 2020

NLA - Folders for Stashed Actions

Problem: the current way the NLE displays multiple actions is by simply putting all of them together. This not only clutters the workspace, making it hard to find specific Actions, but also requires users to manually rearrange the order of Actions and rename them to make them easier to find.

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A solution to this would be to simply implement folders inside the NLE. In the image above, animations which serve a similar purpose have been grouped together manually, and have been given prefixes to show they are serving a similar purpose. For example, 'move_', 'idle_', 'talk_' and 'act_'.

If it was possible to create folders inside the NLE and put Actions inside them, it would save needing to add these prefixes. Furthermore, it would de-clutter the space and make it easier for the user to find the specific Action they were looking for.

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In the image above, all Actions concerned with talking, moving, etc., have been put into folders which have been collapsed. Meanwhile, the folder 'Idle' is open, showing the Actions which have been put in there. This image theoretically contains more Actions than in the image above, yet in a much smaller and easier to navigate space. (image modified using Microsoft Paint)

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Development Status: Open

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jacksavage.ztp
27 Oct 2020

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I think the outliner should get an extra tab specifically for actions. Then you can just have two outliners in the animation workspace if wanted.

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jacksavage.ztp Author

* @3d -illusions.co.uk * This could work well. If this function can work with the actions in the outliner, it would surely speed things up, while also making it easier to manage actions.

peter.boos

though visually it should look more alike the outliner then i believe. Keeping the same visuals for showing folder. And perhaps it could then bennefit from other stuf thats allready in that code. Ea hide elements hide (its own?) collections etc

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