Animation Layers

by Tal Hershko in Addons


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This item has an average rating of 5 from 71 ratings by the community.

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  • helge
    over 2 years ago

    Buy this! It will save you SOOO much headaches. With the new B3.2# version most of the problems with the NLA editor are gone, too. Such a powerhorse!
    switching the panel from animation to Item makes it even more convenient.

    • Tal Hershko

      about 2 years ago

      Thanks for the review. It's great to hear that people already use the new version and that it's working smoothly. I've been updating it recently more with some fixes and extra features.

  • stevenlstarr
    over 2 years ago

    I absolutely love this plugin!!! It makes animating on blender actually enjoyable. It bogles the mind why blender doesn't have animation layers built in.

    • Tal Hershko

      about 2 years ago

      Great to hear that it makes animating more enjoyable. Thanks for the review.

  • axcell
    over 2 years ago

    Excellent addon, any chance to add the option to control the animation speed of the strip? There is an option in the NLA to animate the reproduction speed without messing with the frame rate or the time stretching. With that feature, the addon will be a 10/10.

    • Tal Hershko

      about 2 years ago

      Thanks for the review and feedback. Current version 2.1.2.1 is also included with speed and offset controls, as well as other new updates (only from Blender 3.2). Speed and offset are also included in the smart bake and will apply the new keyframes positions accordingly.

  • Robert Collins
    over 2 years ago

    This was sorely needed in Blender. Works great, one of the best add-ons I have used so far

    • Tal Hershko

      about 2 years ago

      Great to hear! thanks for the review and rating

  • Philipp
    over 2 years ago

    A very useful Add-on for animating more complex scenes. Especially for living creatures, it makes natural movements so much easier and speeds up the whole workflow.
    However, there are some features missing and some minor bugs which don't make sense. For example, you can change the influence of the layers like in the NLA editor but you cannot change the speed of the individual layers. That's one feature that I miss quite often.
    Another thing I noticed is that the arrows to change the order of the layers sometimes don't work for certain layers. Saving the project and restarting blender usually fixes this though.
    There are more of those small bugs which mainly appear if you work with a lot of layers. But none of those will ruin your animations or project.
    Generally, the advantages of this Add-on outweigh the flaws by a lot. Definitely worth the price if you want a better version of the NLA editor.

    • Tal Hershko

      about 2 years ago

      Thanks for the review and feedback. Current version 2.1.2.1 is also included with speed and offset controls, as well as other new features. These settings are also included in the smart bake. I've started rewriting the addon for Blender 3.2 and it should eventually be better synched with the NLA, if you are still running into any issue please feel free to contact me via Blendermarket's contact creator option

  • SpaceHamster
    over 2 years ago

    A friend recommended me this.
    I usually animate everything in a single action and have to admit, making transitions between several "stages" can be a bit painful.

    With Animation Layers it's an absolute breeze.
    Definitely 28$ well spent and will recommend it to my fellow animators!

  • Jam
    over 2 years ago

    AL makes animation in blender much easier - I was used to having layers in other packages so I was very happy to find this add. Instantly started using it and am very happy. Tweaking motion capture with this tool is a piece of cake.

  • Justin
    almost 3 years ago

    Took a gamble on buying this instead of having to deal with the NLA editor directly. After 5 minutes of use I can definitely say it was worth it. Intuitive and simple (unlike NLA) and has a few other nice features sprinkled in. If you work with a layered animation technique at all it's highly worth picking this up.

  • Ethan
    almost 3 years ago

    Fantastic addon for easily touching up Motion Capture!

  • Smo
    almost 3 years ago

    Awesome support! Very fast response time with skilled answers.

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Sales 5300+
Customer Ratings 71
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Published over 4 years ago
Blender Version 3.2, 3.3, 3.4
License GPL
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