How do I permanently delete armature actions?

TorQ · August 12, 2002, 9:03am

Thanks.

TorQ

RipSting · August 12, 2002, 10:56am

In the header of each window, there is a button on the far right entitled “Current window type”. You must select the topmost item (a picture of a stick figure). It opens up a window that’s similar to the IPO window, except that it has blocks instead of curves. You can select, move and delete actions from there. Hope this helps!

TorQ · August 12, 2002, 7:15pm

I’m sorry but I don’t think that is what I am looking for. Thanks though.

theeth · August 12, 2002, 7:57pm

I think you have to good throug the OOPS window.

Martin

TorQ · August 13, 2002, 10:42am

Can you please be a little more specific? When I look in the OOPS window I don’t see links to any action data. Thanks for your help.

TorQ

OTO · August 13, 2002, 12:52pm

Hello TorQ
You must enable/disable the little blue icon buttons in the bar
accordingly to your needs!!
Bye
António

TorQ · August 13, 2002, 10:07pm

IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO PERMANENTLY DELETE ACTION DATA PLEASE SPEAK UP!! If you know please post a detailed answer here.
Thanks again.

TorQ

phlo · September 9, 2002, 12:35pm

post from the blenderchar forum…

Carl:

if you press shift + f4 in any window you get into a sort of data browser, browse through the levels and then find where the actions are…usually you have to go up one level, then you can just click actions and there they are…

now actions allways have a fake user (F) this is because otherwise you would use all the actions you weren’t using (naming in an actuator for example)

now use you right mouse button to select all the actions you wish to delete, then press F, now you see that all the F’s with the actions you selected are gone, the fake user is gone… the number after the actions should now be 0, otherwise you using them somewhere… anyway if they are 0, save… quit blender and restart the file, now they should be gone…

not restarting will not make that much of a difference other than that the names of the actions can still be seen in action select popups if you select them then they will get a fake user again…

Carl

thanks again.

BUT… how to delete the last action? perhaps i’m too stupid. or i can’t read. 8)

(search function works ;))
florian

Paul_C · September 16, 2002, 12:21am

Okay, here’s the way, dude:

1:
I split my work screen in two, and turn the right screen into my keyframe viewing window. (I don’t know the right name for this window, it might be the OOPS one, but when you click on the icon that selects the window type, it is the button with the little man in it) This shows you all the key frames you have created for all your armature joints. If you can’t see it, select your armature inthe left work window, and go into pose mode (CNTRL TAB I think) You should be able to see the key frames for every bone you animated (if this is the case) in the left hand screen. It should look like a list of names (corresponding to the names of the individual bones) select one, then CNTRL A to select all, then DELETE.

2:
Now, to reset your bones in the armature, select them all by bound-selecting, then hit ALT R to erase all rotation information, then ALT G to erase all position information. This will reset your entire armature to its rest position and allow you to start again.

I am not sure if you animated your armature or just posed it, but the second point will work on any bone you have posed and want to reset.

Hope this helps dude!!