Paid Toolkits + Templates Timeliner

Highlights:​

• New Move/Rotate Tool: Transform your animations with precision! Use Global mode to rotate in the world, or Local mode to pivot around your character.
• Smarter Drag & Drop: No more guesswork! Get live visual feedback with colors & tooltips to see exactly what your drop will do.
• Target Deletion: Clean up clips by removing specific controllers or params. Timeliner will automatically move the modified clip to a compatible layer!
• Duplicate Segments: Copy an entire animation segment with one click.
• QoL Fix: Your tree view no longer collapses after every action!

More detailed description:​

Main new features:

1. Advanced Transformations: Move/Rotate by Offset
   • The previous "Move by Offset" feature has been completely replaced by a new, powerful "Move/Rotate by Offset" tool.
   • Position and Rotation: Allows for the simultaneous translation (on X, Y, Z axes) and rotation (Pitch, Yaw, Roll) of selected clips.
   • Rotation Modes: Two key rotation modes have been introduced:
     • Global: Rotates all controllers around the world origin (0,0,0), which is useful for rotating the entire animation within a scene.
     • Local: Rotates all controllers around the character's axis (using hipControl or a similar controller as a pivot point), allowing the character to be rotated "in place".
   • This feature is supported by a new, internal Quaternion class for precise mathematical calculations.
2. Deleting Targets from Clips
   • Added the ability to delete individual targets (controllers, Float parameters, trigger groups) from clips.
   • Flexible Deletion Scope: When deleting a target, the application now prompts for the operation's scope:
     • From this clip only: Deletes the target from a single clip and automatically moves it to a new or existing compatible layer to maintain structural integrity.
     • From all clips in the layer: Deletes the target from all clips within a given layer, keeping them in their original location.
3. Duplicating Segments
   • A new "Duplicate Segment" option has been added to the context menu (right-click) for segments.
   • This function creates a full copy of the segment, including all its layers and clips, and automatically assigns it a unique name (e.g., "Segment (copy)").

UI and User Experience (UX) Improvements

1. Smart Drag & Drop
   • The drag & drop mechanism has been thoroughly overhauled.
   • Live Action Preview: While dragging items, the application now analyzes and predicts the outcome of the drop operation in real-time.
   • Visual Cues: The target item is highlighted in different colors, and a tooltip appears next to the cursor with details:
     • Green: The action is valid and compatible (e.g., reordering).
     • Blue: The action is valid but will create a new layer.
     • Orange: The action is potentially destructive (e.g., merging layers).
     • Red: The action is invalid.
   • Improved Move Logic: Moving clips to an incompatible layer (with a different controller structure) is no longer blocked. Instead, the application automatically creates a new, compatible layer for them.
   • Move Restriction: Moving/copying clips to a different layer within the same segment has been disallowed to prevent accidental structural damage.

Bug Fixes & Refactoring

1. Correct Segment Creation in Scenes: The "New Segment" function now correctly identifies which "Atom" in a scene file the new segment should be assigned to (based on the current selection). Previously, this could lead to errors in files with multiple characters.
2. Tree State Preservation
   • Fixed an annoying issue where the tree would collapse after every operation (e.g., renaming, dragging a clip).
   • The application now remembers which branches (segments, layers) were expanded and restores their state after the view is refreshed.

Changelist:

• Scene editing added. You no longer need to export animations in order to modify them.
• Hierarchy tree now has a new root called Atom if the scene file is opened
• Trigger and Audio target tracks are now properly shown in UI
• Trigger and Audio target tracks are now properly merged when merging layers together (thanks @Trucino)
• Code refactored into smaller chunks
• Unit tests added