Auto Frame Range

You can set Blender to automatically set its frame range in real time, depending on the context / settings.

It works on Action, NLA and Sequencer Strips.

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Options

Mode

Action - Automatically sets frame range to the action’s frame range.

NLA - Automatically set frame range to the start and end of the NLA Strip.

Sequence - Automatically set frame range to the start and end of the Sequencer Strip.


Settings / Keyframe (Action Only)

Settings - This setting uses the action’s manual frame range if enabled, and fallback to the first and last keyframe if manual frame range is disabled.

Keyframe - This setting ignores manual frame range and always set the frame range base on the first and last keyframes.


Only Selected

Only sets frame range to selected objects / strips, or else, it will apply to the first and last frame of everything in the scene.


Examples

Actions

Case example of the Auto Frame Range usage in Actions mode.

NLA Strip

Case example of the Auto Frame Range usage in NLA mode.

Sequencer Strip

Case example of the Auto Frame Range usage in Sequencer mode.

Note

In Selected Sequencer mode, you need to move the clip to update the frame range. Merely selecting the strip will not trigger the update.