Timeline is a simple keyframe editor for creating animations in Grasshopper.
- Double click to record
- Create animations directly to
.mp4video files - Animate multiple components at once
- Animate the camera
- Edit keyframe easing and position with live updates.
- Rhino 6+ Windows and Mac supported
- Add a timeline to your document.
- Double click the timeline to start tracking changes.
- Move the time slider and adjust your document and camera to the desired state.
- Repeat from (2).
- Double click the timeline to stop tracking.
- Right click to export your animation.
- Sort order for the sequences in your timeline is determined by their vertical position in the document.
- Rename your components to update their names on the timeline.
- When dragging the time slider or a keyframe, mouse over another keyframe to snap to the same time.
- The output of the component is a number from 0-1. If you want to interact with other non-supported components (such as moving the camera along a path). This is equivalent to adding an additional number slider and animating with the timeline.
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| Main Camera | ✔️ |
| Number Slider | ✔️ |
| Toggle | ✔️ |
| MD Slider | ✔️* |
| Digit Slider | ✔️* |
| Graph Mapper | ✔️* |
| Color Swatch | ✔️* |
| Gradient | ✔️* |
| Color Wheel | ✔️* |
| Control Knob | ✔️* |
| Panel | ❌ |
| Color Picker | ❌ |
| Calendar | ❌ |
| Clock | ❌ |
* Tweening not supported. Implemented via IGH_StateAwareObject
If you'd like to see one of these components added or updated to support interpolation, please create an issue.
If you'd like to implement something, please fork and create a pull request, or create an issue to discuss. For ideas, see the projects page.