Graph Monkey

Animation workflow toolkit for Blender's Graph Editor. Keyboard-driven keyframe editing and channel management.

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Quick Start

Keyboard Layout

Color	Key	Function
🔴	Alt + WASD/QE	Keyframe/Channel/Handle selection
🟠	Y (hold)	Channel Navigator
🟢	1234	Frame jump (works in 3D View too)
🔵	F	Focus on selected curve
🟡	Shift + T/C	Pie menus

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WASD Navigation

Core feature for fast keyframe editing in Graph Editor. Edit keyframes entirely from keyboard without touching the mouse.

Key	Action
Alt + A / Alt + D	Move to left/right keyframe
Alt + W / Alt + S	Move to upper/lower channel
+ Shift	Extend selection

Handle Selection

Key	Action
Alt + Q / Alt + E	Select left/right handle
+ Shift	Extend selection

Focus

Key	Action
F	Focus on selected curve within playback range
Alt + F	Show entire selected curve

Auto Focus

Auto Focus on Channel Change: Automatically focuses on the curve when switching channels with W/S.

Auto Follow Current Frame: Current frame follows when moving to a keyframe with A/D (single selection only).

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Channel Navigator

Hold the Y key to show an interactive channel management popup.

Action	Function
Mouse hover	Switch channel selection
Ctrl + Click	Solo display
H / L / M	Toggle Hide / Lock / Mute
Mouse wheel	Scroll (when 8+ channels)

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Frame Navigation & Peek

Frame navigation that works from any editor - Timeline, Dopesheet, Graph Editor, or 3D View.

Frame Jump

Key	Action
1 / 2	Step back / forward 1 frame
3 / 4	Jump to previous / next keyframe

Keyframe Type Filter

Filter by keyframe type (KEYFRAME, BREAKDOWN, EXTREME, etc.) in Timeline/Dopesheet header.

Peek

Shift + 3/4 temporarily previews adjacent keyframes. Quick pose comparison like flipping pages.

flowchart LR
    A["Shift+3/4 press"] --> B["Previewing"]
    B --> C{"Release order"}
    C -->|"Both together"| D["Return to original"]
    C -->|"Shift first"| E["Stay at destination"]

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During Peek: 1/2 for additional offset, Q to reset

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Pie Menus

Key Align Pie (Shift + T)

Align keyframes in Graph Editor.

Item	Action
Left / Right	Align on frame axis
Top / Bottom	Align on value axis
Flat	Flatten handles (weighted handles supported)

Transform Pie (Shift + C)

Quick access to Graph Editor transform settings.

Toggle Pivot Point (Center / Individual / Cursor) and Proportional editing.

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UI Extensions

Action Toolbar

Action management buttons in Graph Editor header. Access Dopesheet Action Editor features directly.

Interpolation Toggle

Icon buttons (CONSTANT / LINEAR / BEZIER) in Graph Editor header for quick interpolation type switching.

F-Curves Panel

F-Curves settings in Graph Editor's N-panel (View tab). Change interpolation without opening Preferences.

Playback Speed Controller

Speed control (0.01x - 9.0x) with preset buttons (¼x/½x/1x/2x). Click Store to save original range before adjusting.

Channel Selection Overlay

Shows selected F-Curve name on Graph Editor.

Sync Visible Range

Lock visible range across time-based editors. Click the 🔒 icon in header. Scroll/zoom in one editor syncs others.

Channel Expand/Collapse

Key	Action
Shift + A	Expand all channels
Ctrl + Shift + A	Collapse all channels

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Utilities

Run Scripts

File → Run Scripts menu to execute Python scripts stored in blend files without opening Text Editor.

Clean Animation Preview

Hide bone names, axes, meshes etc. for clean animation preview.

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Pose Mode Tools

Pose Transform Visualizer

Visualize bone rotation/translation in 3D View. Toggle with V key.

Arcs show rotation, arrows show translation. Color schemes: Heat / Cool / Grayscale.

Bone Collection Solo

Solo the bone collection of selected bones (Blender 4.0+).

Key	Action
/	Solo selected bone's collection
Alt + /	Unsolo

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Settings

Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Graph Monkey

Graph Editor

Setting	Default	Description
Auto Focus on Channel Change	ON	Auto focus after channel move
Auto Follow Current Frame	OFF	Current frame follows keyframe selection

Channel Navigator

Setting	Default	Description
Box Height / Width	28 / 280	Popup size
Text Size	12	Text size
Max Display Count	8	Max visible channels

Channel Overlay

Setting	Default	Description
Font Size	24	Font size
Alignment	TOP_RIGHT	Display position

Pose Visualizer

Setting	Default	Description
Show Rotation / Location	ON / ON	Visualize rotation/translation
Color Scheme	Heat	Heat / Cool / Grayscale

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Installation

1. Download the latest release zip
2. In Blender: Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install
3. Select the downloaded zip file
4. Enable "Graph Monkey"

License

GPL-3.0 - See LICENSE for details.