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Filter the display of animation layers

You can filter which animation layers display in the Animation Layer Editor, as well as which layers display in other animation tools like the Graph Editor, Dope Sheet, and Time Slider.

You can set which display option all of the animation tools use in the Show menu of the Animation Layer Editor, or you can set the layer filtering options individually for each tool.

By default, the Time Slider displays keyframes from active and selected layers, and the Graph Editor and Dope Sheet display information for all affected layers.

To set which layers display in other animation tools

1. In the Animation Layer Editor, select Show > Other Animation Tools, then select the display option you want all animation tools to use.
2. Set up each animation tool to use the display option you have selected by doing the following:
   • In the Time Slider, -click and select Display Key Ticks > From Layer Editor Show Options.
   • In the Dope Sheet and Graph Editor, -click in the Outliner area and select Animation Layers Filter > From Layer Editor Show Options.

To filter what displays in the Time Slider

1. -click the Time Slider, select Display Key Ticks, then select a layer display option.

To filter which layers display in the Dope Sheet or Graph Editor

1. -click the Outliner area of the Dope Sheet or Graph Editor, select Animation Layers Filter from the pop-up menu, then select a layer display option.

To set which layers display in the Animation Layer Editor

1. Select from the following options in the Show menu of the Animation Layer Editor:
   • All Affected Layers: Displays only layers that contain attributes of the selected objects.
   • All Layers: Displays all animation layers regardless of what you have selected in the scene.