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Svengali wrote:
Here's the simple code that does that. Actually I use a slightly more sophisticated pair of scripts that keep me on head frames and which does a number of other, conditional things as well.

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Hi Svengali, great script ! Can you post your modified version that allows to move to instances heads only (or better still, a tvpx if you have one)? i could really use this ! thanks

piano wrote:Hi Svengali, great script ! Can you post your modified version that allows to move to instances heads only (or better still, a tvpx if you have one)? i could really use this ! thanks

I can do better than that. Skip my scripts altogether and use these slick, new shortcut keys... (new to me anyway)

IF you want to use the arrow keys to move through any current layer on heads only (Left and Right) use the following shortcut key commands:

1. Right Arrow Heads only (no loop) = Layer: Exposure: Go to Next Instance
2. Left Arrow Heads only (no loop) = Layer: Exposure: Go to Previous Instance

At the same time, you can have looping at the end or beginning of the layer with shifted arrow keys by assigning the following shortcut keys commands:
3. Shift-Right Arrow Heads only (with loop) = Layer: Exposure: Next Loop
4.Shift-Left Arrow Heads only (with loop) = Layer: Exposure: Prev Loop

Sven

Svengali wrote: 3. Shift-Right Arrow Heads only (with loop) = Layer: Exposure: Next Loop
4.Shift-Left Arrow Heads only (with loop) = Layer: Exposure: Prev Loop

Sven

wow, how long have these existed ? awesome ! thanks !

piano wrote:

Svengali wrote: 3. Shift-Right Arrow Heads only (with loop) = Layer: Exposure: Next Loop
4.Shift-Left Arrow Heads only (with loop) = Layer: Exposure: Prev Loop

Sven

wow, how long have these existed ? awesome ! thanks !

I think they should be the key-mapped default to left and right arrow .

Why don't you simply use this arrow ?
It automatically sends you to the first instance.

Elodie wrote:Why don't you simply use this arrow ?

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It automatically sends you to the first instance.

Because when animating, that button is not intuitive at all, but going to the next frame and being able to modify the image is.
Whether it's the last/first/middle image of the cycle wouldn't even concern the animator if the software would allow it.

So you could :
* use the Image Mark panel ;
* set a key to "next / previous" marked image to quickly switch between ;
* eventually configure your light table to see marked images, and not all instances.

I know Elodie

Just to make this clear, there might be thousands of workarounds (and thanks for the suggestions), but this IS a feature request.

I don't really understand the resistance. In the video I posted it's clear that the current behaviour is not wishful at all, isn't it?

Especially with Auto-break-instance/Auto-break-exposure disabled, it would be nice to still be able to draw.

Lukas wrote:I don't really understand the resistance.

It's not resistance Lukas

Our role is to give answers and tell if it's possible or not, if it's fast to do or not for developers, if it's interesting or not, and how you can also bypasses your need by a feature you maybe ignored.
It's great to request features, but you must also accept that all your requests are not always that important / interesting and can be subject to critics.

This is a forum, we are here to talk. If you just want an unilateral conversation, just send us an anonymous letter.

Okay. I noticed I'm the only one who thinks this would be nice to have, in which case I understand it's too much trouble. Too bad really

Well, just to chip in; If this feature was available I think I'd use it a lot when animating loops!
Right now I'm using workarounds but something like this would make it easier and more efficient.