# Animation montage

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** reverse, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [August 31, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478 "2014-08-31T01:22:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![knack](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@knack](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/knack)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478/1 "2014-08-31T01:22:54Z")

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i want play a animation in a animation montage in reverse, i change Play Rate from 1.0 to -1.0 but that not work,

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_923c79df](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_923c79df](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_923c79df)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478/2 "2014-08-31T10:30:30Z")

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Set the “Rate Scale” to -1

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**Author:** ![knack](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@knack](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/knack)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478/3 "2014-08-31T14:23:30Z")

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thanks, but that option play all the montage in reverse. i want specific animation

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_923c79df](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_923c79df](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_923c79df)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478/4 "2014-08-31T17:30:52Z")

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Then do it directly in the anim → there you should also find a rate scale setting 😉

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**Author:** ![knack](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@knack](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/knack)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478/5 "2014-08-31T19:54:17Z")

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but i need duplicate few animations if i want use in both ways.

well that can mean its not possible reverse in the montage. ☹

thanks

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_28fe00231](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_28fe00231](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_28fe00231)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/animation-montage/292478/6 "2017-06-08T15:05:13Z")

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i know what u mean did u find a way of doing it because i also want that  
for example you equip with “i” and if u press "i’ again it will reverse the equip animation