Created this small extension for some functionality I was missing while working on some larger animations. I thought it might come in useful for others as well, so I decided to pack it up nicely and release it. I hope it comes in helpful!
Link Duplicate Cels - Download
Link Duplicate Cels simply adds context menu options to detect all cels in the timeline that have exact-match (duplicate) images, and links them together. That saves you from having to go through dozens of frames, and selecting the cels one by one before linking them. Helpful when you’ve forgotten to put a layer on continuous, or you have frequently repeating frames in your animation.
New Functionality
The plugin adds three new context-based options:
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Link Duplicate Cels on Layer: Link all duplicate cels found on the selected layer, or any sublayers if this layer is a Group.
layer context menu > link all duplicate cels -
Link Duplicates of Cel: Link all cels that are duplicates of the currently selected cel.
cel context menu > link duplicates of cel -
Link Duplicate Cels in Sprite: Link all duplicate cels in the entire sprite. Equivalent to calling ‘link all duplicate cels’ on each layer.
frame > link all duplicate cels