Play Controls
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Use the buttons on the left side of the toolbar to control playback.
Hold the Alt key to ignore the work area and restart from the beginning. The keyboard shortcut Home can also be used to perform the same action.
Steps back 1 frame in time.
Use the keyboard shortcut PageUp to go to the previous frame.
Press Alt + PageUp to go to the previous marker.
Press Control + PageUp to go back in time 1 snap increment.
Press Shift + PageUp to go to the previous keyframe displayed (from the current time).
Press this button to play time backwards.
Press to start and stop playback.
Use the keyboard shortcut Spacebar to start and stop playback, while the Timeflow view has keyboard focus.
Continuous Play Mode
Hold the Shift key when pressing Play to engage Continuous Play. This causes Timeflow to continue playing uninterrupted when making changes in the scene. When used with the work area this can be helpful to iterate on a specific section and see changes to animation in real time. Playback will continue until stopped.
Enter Play Mode
Use the keyboard shortcut Control + Spacebar to enter Unity's Play Mode.
Steps forward 1 frame.
Use the keyboard shortcut PageDown to go to the next frame.
Press Alt + PageDown to go to the next marker.
Press Control + PageDown to go to the next grid snap point.
Press Shift + PageDown to go to the next keyframe displayed (from the current time).
Goes to the end of the timeline or the end of the Work Area if active.
Hold the Alt key to ignore the work area and go to the end of the timeline. The keyboard shortcut End can also be used to perform the same action.
This moves the playhead back to the start time or to the start of the (if active).
Frame numbers are based on the setting in Timeflow.