Character's name in Tomeline


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By Sefardi - 7 Years Ago
Is there a way to change the name of a character so the changed name shows in the timeline? I have changed the name of some characters and custom saved it under that name but once I open the timeline the name reverts back to the Reallusion's original name!  I need the modified name for easy identification of each character.  thanks
By garylearntech - 7 Years Ago
I know a few weeks have passed since your original enquiry but, if you're still looking for a solution, I think you'll find that if you rename a character in the Scene Manager, it will work as you require.
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/9c7a2254-1830-4109-bca5-7895.png

This second screenshot shows two Grim Reapers, with the second one renamed using the above technique.
https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/22322356-4413-4707-8f50-2357.png
By Sefardi - 7 Years Ago
YES! I'm still looking for a solution, but could not get your links to work. Thanks
By kungphu - 7 Years Ago
Yep, that’s the way change the names. Go to scene manager and change the name there. You should be good to go after that.
By garylearntech - 7 Years Ago
Apologies, Sefardi, the forum software appeared to accept my pasting the two screenshots.  I guess I must have been seeing locally cached versions while you got a pair of broken links.  I've gone back and edited my first post and replaced the images with conventionally uploaded files - they should show up this time.

In case the Scene Manager isn't immediately familiar to you, check the manual here for additional information.  NB in my first screenshot, I simply double-clicked the name to edit it.
By Sefardi - 7 Years Ago
Thanks a lot guys!  I appreciate your help. After 2 years of dealing with this...  here it is... Great Job!
By candlelight2007 - 7 Years Ago
Sefardi (8/8/2019)
Thanks a lot guys!  I appreciate your help. After 2 years of dealing with this...  here it is... Great Job!

Second that. It was driving me bananas for a year! To be totally honest, one has to admit, this is not the most intuitive place to hide this feature; if I was the PM for this, I would make the developers put it into a right click/context menu where it belongs, but that's a whole different story. In the meantime thanks for a great tip.