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Is it possible to use the green bar in the Timeline to erase keyframes?

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Is there someway to do something like erasing keyframes by scrolling over them instead of removing them one by one?

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For 2.8 and newer:

This is now possible. Keys are shown as diamonds, like in the dope sheet. Mark them and hit X to delete them.

For 2.79 and earlier:

No; not in the timeline.
This is done in the Dope Sheet.

  • Hit B to select with a rectangle (or any other selection method).

  • Hit X to delete selected keyframes.

    Delete keyframes

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  • $\begingroup$ So it can't be done with the timeline? (I was thinking maybe something would be possible with auto keying) $\endgroup$
    – gandalf3 ♦
    Sep 18, 2013 at 19:06
  • $\begingroup$ As far as I can tell, nope. The timeline is really limited to simply viewing the keyframes. There's not much more you can do other than that. $\endgroup$
    – CharlesL
    Sep 18, 2013 at 19:10
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    $\begingroup$ Dope sheet link seems broken. $\endgroup$
    – PythonNut
    May 16, 2016 at 23:26
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It is possible to delete the keyframes from the 3D view without having to have one of the animation views visible but it doesn't remove the problem of having to delete the keyframes one by one.

  1. Move to the timeline marker to the frame that has the keyframe you want to delete.

  2. With the cursor in the 3D view press Alt+I and choose 'Delete Keyframe'.

This will delete all keyframes on the current frame but still has to be done on every separate frame.

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There is another way to erase keyframes (This method allows you to select precisely which property to delete key):

  • Within the timeline, move the playhead over the keyframe you want to erase.
  • Found the properties which are animated at this keyframe (for instance, location).

  • Right-click on it, and select Delete keyframes, or Delete Single Keyframe (the first will delete all 3 location property keys, and the second only the property you right-clicked on, i.e. X, Y, or Z).

    deleting keyframes

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  • $\begingroup$ If I understand correctly, you would have to do this one by one. (why not just press Alt+I?) $\endgroup$
    – gandalf3 ♦
    Sep 18, 2013 at 20:20
  • $\begingroup$ It is good info, but I did say in my question (maybe it was a bit vague..) that I did not want to remove keyframes one by one. $\endgroup$
    – gandalf3 ♦
    Sep 18, 2013 at 20:46
  • $\begingroup$ Exact. I'm confused. Well, as @CharlesL said, it's not possible :) $\endgroup$
    – Polosson
    Sep 18, 2013 at 20:49
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The given answers are ok for a few objects with keyframes, but if you have a lot of objects. Then select all objects, go in the graph editor and hit A to select all keyframes. Then X to delete all selected. All keyframes are gone in more less steps.

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    $\begingroup$ This works not only on the graph editor but on the dope sheet as well. $\endgroup$
    – user1853
    Sep 5, 2014 at 21:10
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  1. Go to the timeline and click the keyframe you want to delete.
  2. Press Space on the keyboard and type 'Delete Keyframe'.
  3. Click it twice.
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  • $\begingroup$ This doesn't allow to delete multiple keyframes as was asked. $\endgroup$
    – Anthony Forwood
    May 25, 2016 at 5:11

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