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I have a small problem, I don't know if it is possible to solve it, or if a plugin has to be created.

When I animate bones that are hidden in the View, they don't appear on the timeline... and I need to see the keyframes... in case I have to change them. or turn them off...

here is an example of my problem, I would appreciate it if you could point me to a good path, thank you very much Charlie

Wouldn't that get confusing to see the keyframes in the timeline but not see the bones they go with? Anyway, I think the reason the keyframes don't appear when the bones are hidden is because you need to select the bones to see the keys, and you can't do that when they are hidden.

For me, using the Shy Bone option to toggle visibility on and off works well. I often use this method to hide nested Smart Bones or other support bones that I don't want animators to touch. To set a Shy bone, select the bones you wish to Shy and click the Shy Bone option in the Tool Options bar. To show and hide the Shy Bones, use the Show/Hide Shy Bones command. This is easier/quicker to do after you assign a shortcut for it in Edit Keyboard Shortcuts. (Just open the widow and search for 'Shy'.)

My preferred way to hide/show Shy bones is with my MQC button panel. There's more info about it here:

MQC for Moho Pro

Scrub to around the 2 min mark for how this works for Shy bones. Basically, it's just a button to show/hide the Shy Bones, but I think this is easier on a tablet than using the keyboard. (Plus I don't need to memorize the shortcut.)

Another way to control bone visibility is with Luka's Toggle Color Bones script here:

Toggle Color Bones

Luka's method lets you create individual groups of bones to hide and reveal, using Bone Color to define the groups.

Thank you Greenlaw,

Your panel is very efficient and speeds up production, definitely a great script thanks for sharing, I'm already using Luka's Toggle Color Bones script which is also very good.

If I use IK Moho only registers the keyframe of the manipulator, which is fine but... the type of rig I use I get more out of not using the IK... I just use it on the legs.

Basically what I wanted was to see the parent bones (the bones that create keyframes) on the timeline even if they are hidden.

All the best Charlie

IK keyframes every bone in the chain that is moved. If you don't want to use IK, use the transform bone tool instead of the manipulate bone tool.

is there any way for a hidden bone in the preview window

but continue to see the keyframe marks on the timeline...