In-Betweens

    In-Betweens Tools.

    There are several tools for editing poses in an animation.

    There are also in Pose Mode a bunch of armature-specific editing options/tools, like , properties switching/enabling/disabling, etc., that were already described in the armature editing pages. See the links above…

    Reference

    Mode

    Pose Mode

    Tool

    Toolbar ‣ In-Betweens Tools ‣ Push

    Menu

    Pose ‣ In-Betweens ‣ Push Pose from Breakdown

    Hotkey

    Ctrl-E

    Push Pose interpolates the current pose by making it closer to the next keyframed position.

    Reference

    Mode

    Pose Mode

    Pose ‣ In-Betweens ‣ Push Pose from Rest

    Similar to Push Pose from Breakdown but interpolates the pose to the rest position instead. Only one keyframe is needed for this tool unlike two for the other.

    Reference

    Mode

    Pose Mode

    Tool

    Toolbar ‣ In-Betweens Tools ‣ Relax

    Menu

    Pose ‣ In-Betweens ‣ Relax Pose to Breakdown

    Hotkey

    Alt-E

    Relax pose is somewhat related to the above topic, but it is only useful with keyframed bones. When you edit such a bone (and hence take it “away” from its “keyed position”), using this tool will progressively “bring it back” to its “keyed position”, with smaller and smaller steps as it comes near it.

    Reference

    Mode

    Pose Mode

    Menu

    Similar to Relax Pose to Breakdown but works to bring the pose back to the rest position instead. Only one keyframe is needed for this tool unlike two for the other.

    Reference

    Mode

    Pose Mode

    Tool

    Toolbar region ‣ In-Betweens Tools ‣ Breakdowner

    Menu

    Pose ‣ In-Betweens ‣ Pose Breakdowner

    Hotkey

    LMB-drag

    Creates a suitable breakdown pose on the current frame.

    The Breakdowner tool can be constrained to work on specific transforms and axes, by pressing the following keys while the tool is active:

    • B: Bendy bones

    • C: custom properties