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I have modelled a garage door, five flaps that rise 'up and over'. I laboriously set key frames for five 'Empty's; each flap is parented to its Empty, the Position and Rotation use Delta Transforms. It works, and I'm pleased with it.

I need to duplicate this collection, so as to have several Garage Doors, each with its own animation (the same one, but triggered independently). When I duplicate the Door, the animation runs for both at the same time. How may I have the duplicated door (and others I'll need to do) run independently?

I'm a relative beginner in these giddy heights.

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  • $\begingroup$ That's an easy one - go into each duplicate's keyframe strips in the Dopesheet and slide their keyframes left or right to stagger their start times. $\endgroup$
    – Edgel3D
    Commented Mar 18, 2022 at 23:42
  • $\begingroup$ PS to the above - I'm wondering if you wouldn't be better off making the Empties follow a curve and have the plates rotate around that? Something like Tank-Tracks. $\endgroup$
    – Edgel3D
    Commented Mar 18, 2022 at 23:45
  • $\begingroup$ Thanks for that; I've understood. $\endgroup$
    – Dad3353
    Commented Mar 19, 2022 at 14:57
  • $\begingroup$ @Duarte Farrajota Ramos... I'm rather surprised by the editing of my question. An explanation of the reasons might help me in future redactions. What are the 'rules' on this, please..? $\endgroup$
    – Dad3353
    Commented Mar 19, 2022 at 17:10
  • $\begingroup$ Hi Dad, this post should sum it up. Don't take it personally, edits are always about the post, never about the author $\endgroup$
    – Duarte Farrajota Ramos ♦
    Commented Mar 19, 2022 at 20:52

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You can either duplicate the animation as Edgel3D explains, or, in the Dope Sheet in Action Editor mode, push down the animation into the Non Linear Animation editor:

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It will create as many strips as you have animated objects, now shift the strip of the object you want so that its animation begins later:

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To bring back the original animation, select it again in the Dope Sheet or select a stip and press Tab.

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    – Dad3353
    Commented Mar 19, 2022 at 14:58

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