Zooming, Panning, and Framing in the Dopesheet

 
 
 

You can use the Navigate, Zoom, Pan, and Frame tools (available from the Tools menu), or their corresponding shortcut keys to view a specific area of the dopesheet.

Zooming

You can interactively increase or decrease the magnification of the dopesheet view using the zoom tool or the pan & zoom tools.

To zoom, do any of the following:

  • Choose Tools Rectangular Zoom Tool or press Shift+Z, then:

    • To rectangle-zoom in (increase magnification), click+drag in the dopesheet to select a rectangular region to enlarge.

    • To rectangle-zoom out (decrease magnification), right-click and drag to draw a region. The region you draw defines the center of the region you want to see; you define a large region to zoom out less and a small region to zoom out more.

    • To zoom interactively, hold down the middle-mouse button and drag.

Panning and Zooming

You can pan to scroll the area shown in the dopesheet, even specifically in the horizontal and vertical directions. You can use a number of different tools to pan and zoom.

To pan or zoom, do any of the following:

  • Choose Tools Pan & Zoom Tool or press Z, then:

    • To interactively pan, click and drag in the dopesheet.

    • To zoom in, hold down the middle mouse button.

    • To zoom out, hold down the right mouse button.

      TipIf you press Shift while this tool is active, you can switch to the rectangular zoom tool.

To interactively pan or zoom:

  • Choose Tools Navigate Tool or press S, then:

    • To interactively pan, left-click and drag in the dopesheet.

    • To interactively zoom horizontally, middle-click and drag to the left to zoom in, and drag to the right to zoom out.

      Tip
      • To interactively zoom vertically, right-click and drag up to zoom in, and down to zoom out.

      • If you press Ctrl while this tool is active, you can switch to the rectangular zoom tool.

      • If you're using the Maya interaction mode, press Alt+Shift and right-click to zoom only vertically (if View Align tracks with Tree View is off).

Panning or Zooming Vertically

  • Choose Tools Vertical Pan & Zoom Tool, then:

    • To pan vertically, click and drag in the dopesheet.

    • To zoom in vertically, hold down the middle mouse button.

    • To zoom out vertically, hold down the right mouse button.

    • To zoom interactively, press Shift and hold down any mouse button. Moving up/right zooms out, and moving down/left zooms in.

NoteVertical zooming works only when View Align tracks with Tree View is off.

Panning or Zooming Horizontally

  • Choose Tools Horizontal Pan & Zoom Tool or press X, then:

    • To pan horizontally, click and drag in the dopesheet.

    • To zoom in horizontally, hold down the middle mouse button.

    • To zoom out horizontally, hold down the right mouse button.

    • To zoom interactively, press Shift and hold down any mouse button. Up/right movements zoom in, and down/left movements zoom out.

Framing

Framing sets the zoom and pan so that the tracks fit in the dopesheet within a specified range.

To frame selected regions and tracks:

  • Choose View Frame Selection or press the F key. If only regions are selected, only they are framed in the dopesheet.

To frame all keys in the dopesheet:

  • Choose View Frame All or press the A key.

To frame all tracks within the timeline:

  • Choose View Frame Playback Range or press the R key. This is the same as resetting the view.