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description: Lists an object's track sections defining active ranges in time
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# Tracks

Tracks control behaviors and optionally show and hide objects. This view is mainly used for inspecting tracks and can be helpful when making specific edits.&#x20;

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By default tracks are full length and locked to prevent inadvertent changes, but can be edited by unchecking Auto Full Length. This exposes the track section to be edited.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://2067910529-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FC3dOuetlQfYgK5FPUKgn%2Fuploads%2FzciusBY6n64WS8oEDYFy%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=e3c9b634-a5e6-4176-bcdf-4f617b7974fe" alt=""><figcaption><p>Turn off Auto Full Length and unlock the track to edit it.</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
Track sections can be added by clicking the + icon to insert a section before an existing one, or from the 3 dot menu in the upper right select Add Track.
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Each section of track is listed with a start and end time, automatically ordered by the start time. Tracks can be side-by-side (in time) but cannot overlap and are prevented from doing so.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://2067910529-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FC3dOuetlQfYgK5FPUKgn%2Fuploads%2FH7iaPNQTLn6VVhT2VZBy%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d25091f2-17f7-460a-9279-50a6d1606640" alt=""><figcaption><p>Track sections are automatically sorted by time.</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="warning" %}
Any overlapping track sections or duplicates are automatically removed.&#x20;
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Many more track operations are available in the Timeline view. See [Tracks](../../user-guide/timeflow-view/tracks) for further documentation.&#x20;

### Auto Full Length

Enable this option for a single track that automatically matches the duration of the timeline. This is the default and most common setup.&#x20;

### Display Children

This setting controls whether or not child objects are displayed in the Timeflow view. This can be helpful to focus on the parent object only. When this option is off, the foldout arrow displayed in the [Object Panel](../../user-guide/timeflow-view/object-panel) displays a small white plus sign to indicate that objects are hidden from view.

<figure><img src="https://2067910529-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FC3dOuetlQfYgK5FPUKgn%2Fuploads%2FeOnw4JCat5r8gpWRMuXQ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=33ecf91b-03fd-4d89-bdd7-9d145d8486bc" alt=""><figcaption><p>Children hidden, indicated by white plus.</p></figcaption></figure>

### Auto Set Work Area

When enabled, any time a track section on this object is selected, the [work area](../../user-guide/timeflow-view/toolbar/work-area) is automatically set to the track range. This can be helpful in certain situations for editing, or can be used in more specialized circumstances to automatically set looping sections at runtime.

## ![](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FC3dOuetlQfYgK5FPUKgn%2Fuploads%2F3IMFOXqsKpI7UadO20Wt%2FMore.png?alt=media\&token=0ed9c1c0-b1eb-49ec-b6e7-22ef0cab3262) Tracks Edit Menu&#x20;

Click on the 3 dots icon in the upper right corner of the Tracks panel in the inspector to show a drop down menu with additional track editing options.

### Add Track

Inserts a new track to manually enter a time range.

### Copy | Paste | Merge Tracks

Use this to copy track sections from one object to another.  Use Paste to replace existing tracks, or Merge to keep existing tracks. Duplicate or overlapping ranges are overwritten.

Please refer to [Track View](../../user-guide/timeflow-view/track-view) and [Tracks ](../../user-guide/timeflow-view/tracks)for related features.
