Animation events

You can define animation event markers across the timeline span and use GetMarkerReachedSignal() to detect those markers as the animation runs.

By default, the event track isn't visible. To show the event track:

1. Navigate to the right of the timeline and click the settings icon. A pop-up menu displays.

   

2. Select Show Animation Events. This opens the Animation Events bar directly below the media and playback controls.

   

Create events

Event markers are visual indicators of where an animation event begins. After you create an event marker, you can move it to any frame position on the timeline.

To create a new event marker:

1. Navigate to the timeline, then click-and-drag the scrubber to the frame position where the event should occur.

2. Navigate to the event track, then click the Edit Animation Events button.

   

3. In the dialog, click + Add Event, then enter an event name.

4. OPTIONAL

   In the Parameter field, enter a parameter string for the event.

5. Click the Save button. In the events bar within the timeline, a new marker symbol displays at the frame position.

   

Detect events

To detect animation events in a LocalScript, connect a function to the GetMarkerReachedSignal() function of AnimationTrack. For example:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")

-- Create new "Animation" instance
local walkAnim = Instance.new("Animation")
-- Set its "AnimationId" to the corresponding animation asset ID
walkAnim.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://5432167890"

-- Load animation onto the animator
local walkAnimTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(walkAnim)

-- Connect "GetMarkerReachedSignal" event to a specific named keyframe
walkAnimTrack:GetMarkerReachedSignal("FootStep"):Connect(function(paramString)
	print(paramString)
end)

Duplicate events

As you create events, they become available for usage throughout the whole animation, not only at the frame position where you originally created them. For instance, you can create a FootStep event marker at the point where a character's left foot touches down, then use the same event when the character's right foot touches down.

To duplicate an event:

1. Right-click an event marker in the event bar, then select Copy Selected from the contextual menu.

   

2. Right-click at another time along the timeline and select Paste Events. The copied event inserts at the time position closest to where you click.

3. OPTIONAL

   If the original event uses a parameter but the duplicated event should use a modified parameter, perform the following steps:

   1. Right-click the duplicated event marker and select Edit Animation Event from the contextual menu. The Edit Animation Events dialog displays.
   2. Make your changes and click the Save button.