# How do I set a Timeline Keyframe time or value from outside the timeline? **URL:** \ **Category:** Programming & Scripting\ **Tags:** unreal-engine\ **Created:** [July 24, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-set-a-timeline-keyframe-time-or-value-from-outside-the-timeline/289166 "2014-07-24T16:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
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Hi Denny… I assume you eventually came right with a solution, but just in case someone else reading this thread would like a way to do this, I found this article quite useful. In essence, it uses the timeline as an arbitrary transform value plugged into lerp to drive a result between 2 variables. > **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)** > > After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from... --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-set-a-timeline-keyframe-time-or-value-from-outside-the-timeline/289166)._