AnimationTrack

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Summary

Properties

Properties

Animation

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Code Samples

Listen For New Animations

local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
animator.AnimationPlayed:Connect(function(animationTrack)
local animationName = animationTrack.Animation.Name
print("Animation playing " .. animationName)
end)

IsPlaying

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Code Samples

AnimationTrack IsPlaying

local function playOrAdjust(animationTrack, fadeTime, weight, speed)
if not animationTrack.IsPlaying then
animationTrack:Play(fadeTime, weight, speed)
else
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(speed)
animationTrack:AdjustWeight(weight, fadeTime)
end
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playOrAdjust(animationTrack, 1, 0.6, 1)

Length

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Playing Animation for a Specific Duration

local function playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, duration)
local speed = animationTrack.Length / duration
animationTrack:Play()
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(speed)
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765000"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, 3)

Looped

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Code Samples

Animation Looping

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
while not localPlayer.Character do
task.wait()
end
local character = localPlayer.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507770453"
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
animationTrack.Looped = false
task.wait(3)
animationTrack:Play()
task.wait(4)
animationTrack.Looped = true
animationTrack:Play()
Play AnimationTrack for a Number of Loops

local function playForNumberLoops(animationTrack, number)
animationTrack.Looped = true
animationTrack:Play()
local numberOfLoops = 0
local connection = nil
connection = animationTrack.DidLoop:Connect(function()
numberOfLoops = numberOfLoops + 1
print("loop: ", numberOfLoops)
if numberOfLoops >= number then
animationTrack:Stop()
connection:Disconnect() -- it's important to disconnect connections when they are no longer needed
end
end)
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playForNumberLoops(animationTrack, 5)
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Speed

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Code Samples

Animation Speed

local ContentProvider = game:GetService("ContentProvider")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
while not localPlayer.Character do
task.wait()
end
local character = localPlayer.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507770453"
ContentProvider:PreloadAsync({ animation })
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
local normalSpeedTime = animationTrack.Length / animationTrack.Speed
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(3)
local fastSpeedTime = animationTrack.Length / animationTrack.Speed
print("At normal speed the animation will play for", normalSpeedTime, "seconds")
print("At 3x speed the animation will play for", fastSpeedTime, "seconds")
Playing Animation for a Specific Duration

local function playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, duration)
local speed = animationTrack.Length / duration
animationTrack:Play()
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(speed)
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765000"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, 3)

TimePosition

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Code Samples

Freeze Animation at Position

function freezeAnimationAtTime(animationTrack, timePosition)
if not animationTrack.IsPlaying then
-- Play the animation if it is not playing
animationTrack:Play()
end
-- Set the speed to 0 to freeze the animation
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(0)
-- Jump to the desired TimePosition
animationTrack.TimePosition = timePosition
end
function freezeAnimationAtPercent(animationTrack, percentagePosition)
if not animationTrack.IsPlaying then
-- Play the animation if it is not playing
animationTrack:Play()
end
-- Set the speed to 0 to freeze the animation
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(0)
-- Jump to the desired TimePosition
animationTrack.TimePosition = (percentagePosition / 100) * animationTrack.Length
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
freezeAnimationAtTime(animationTrack, 0.5)
freezeAnimationAtPercent(animationTrack, 50)

WeightCurrent

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Code Samples

WeightCurrent and WeightTarget

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
while not localPlayer.Character do
task.wait()
end
local character = localPlayer.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animation1 = Instance.new("Animation")
animation1.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507770453"
local animation2 = Instance.new("Animation")
animation2.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507771019"
task.wait(3) -- arbitrary wait time to allow the character to fall into place
local animationTrack1 = animator:LoadAnimation(animation1)
local animationTrack2 = animator:LoadAnimation(animation2)
animationTrack1.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Movement
animationTrack2.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action
animationTrack1:Play(0.1, 5, 1)
animationTrack2:Play(10, 3, 1)
local done = false
while not done and task.wait(0.1) do
if math.abs(animationTrack2.WeightCurrent - animationTrack2.WeightTarget) < 0.001 then
print("got there")
done = true
end
end

WeightTarget

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Code Samples

WeightCurrent and WeightTarget

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
while not localPlayer.Character do
task.wait()
end
local character = localPlayer.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animation1 = Instance.new("Animation")
animation1.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507770453"
local animation2 = Instance.new("Animation")
animation2.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507771019"
task.wait(3) -- arbitrary wait time to allow the character to fall into place
local animationTrack1 = animator:LoadAnimation(animation1)
local animationTrack2 = animator:LoadAnimation(animation2)
animationTrack1.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Movement
animationTrack2.Priority = Enum.AnimationPriority.Action
animationTrack1:Play(0.1, 5, 1)
animationTrack2:Play(10, 3, 1)
local done = false
while not done and task.wait(0.1) do
if math.abs(animationTrack2.WeightCurrent - animationTrack2.WeightTarget) < 0.001 then
print("got there")
done = true
end
end

Methods

AdjustSpeed

()

Parameters

speed: number
Default Value: 1

Returns

()

Code Samples

Playing Animation for a Specific Duration

local function playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, duration)
local speed = animationTrack.Length / duration
animationTrack:Play()
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(speed)
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765000"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, 3)
Animation Speed

local ContentProvider = game:GetService("ContentProvider")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local localPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
while not localPlayer.Character do
task.wait()
end
local character = localPlayer.Character
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507770453"
ContentProvider:PreloadAsync({ animation })
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
local normalSpeedTime = animationTrack.Length / animationTrack.Speed
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(3)
local fastSpeedTime = animationTrack.Length / animationTrack.Speed
print("At normal speed the animation will play for", normalSpeedTime, "seconds")
print("At 3x speed the animation will play for", fastSpeedTime, "seconds")

AdjustWeight

()

Parameters

weight: number
Default Value: 1
fadeTime: number
Default Value: 0.100000001

Returns

()

Code Samples

AnimationTrack Change Weight

local function changeWeight(animationTrack, weight, fadeTime)
animationTrack:AdjustWeight(weight, fadeTime)
local startTime = tick()
while math.abs(animationTrack.WeightCurrent - weight) > 0.001 do
task.wait()
end
print("Time taken to change weight " .. tostring(tick() - startTime))
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
changeWeight(animationTrack, 0.6, 1)

GetMarkerReachedSignal

Parameters

name: string

Returns

Code Samples

Listening to Keyframe Markers

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local player = Players.LocalPlayer
local character = player.Character or player.Character:Wait()
local humanoid = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
-- Create new "Animation" instance
local kickAnimation = Instance.new("Animation")
-- Set its "AnimationId" to the corresponding animation asset ID
kickAnimation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://2515090838"
-- Load animation onto the humanoid
local kickAnimationTrack = humanoid:LoadAnimation(kickAnimation)
-- Play animation track
kickAnimationTrack:Play()
-- If a named event was defined for the animation, connect it to "GetMarkerReachedSignal()"
kickAnimationTrack:GetMarkerReachedSignal("KickEnd"):Connect(function(paramString)
print(paramString)
end)

GetTargetInstance

Parameters

name: string

Returns

GetTargetNames


Returns

GetTimeOfKeyframe

Parameters

keyframeName: string

Returns

Code Samples

Jump To Keyframe

local function jumpToKeyframe(animationTrack, keyframeName)
local timePosition = animationTrack:GetTimeOfKeyframe(keyframeName)
if not animationTrack.IsPlaying then
animationTrack:Play()
end
animationTrack.TimePosition = timePosition
end
local ANIMATION_ID = 0
local KEYFRAME_NAME = "Test"
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://" .. ANIMATION_ID
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
jumpToKeyframe(animationTrack, KEYFRAME_NAME)

Play

()

Parameters

fadeTime: number
Default Value: 0.100000001
weight: number
Default Value: 1
speed: number
Default Value: 1

Returns

()

Code Samples

Playing Animation for a Specific Duration

local function playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, duration)
local speed = animationTrack.Length / duration
animationTrack:Play()
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(speed)
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765000"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playAnimationForDuration(animationTrack, 3)
Freeze Animation at Position

function freezeAnimationAtTime(animationTrack, timePosition)
if not animationTrack.IsPlaying then
-- Play the animation if it is not playing
animationTrack:Play()
end
-- Set the speed to 0 to freeze the animation
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(0)
-- Jump to the desired TimePosition
animationTrack.TimePosition = timePosition
end
function freezeAnimationAtPercent(animationTrack, percentagePosition)
if not animationTrack.IsPlaying then
-- Play the animation if it is not playing
animationTrack:Play()
end
-- Set the speed to 0 to freeze the animation
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(0)
-- Jump to the desired TimePosition
animationTrack.TimePosition = (percentagePosition / 100) * animationTrack.Length
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
freezeAnimationAtTime(animationTrack, 0.5)
freezeAnimationAtPercent(animationTrack, 50)

SetTargetInstance

()

Parameters

name: string
target: Instance

Returns

()

Stop

()

Parameters

fadeTime: number
Default Value: 0.100000001

Returns

()

Code Samples

AnimationTrack Stop

local function fadeOut(animationTrack, fadeTime)
animationTrack:Stop(fadeTime)
local startTime = tick()
while animationTrack.WeightCurrent > 0 do
task.wait()
end
local timeTaken = tick() - startTime
print("Time taken for weight to reset: " .. tostring(timeTaken))
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
animationTrack:Play()
fadeOut(animationTrack, 1)

Events

DidLoop


Code Samples

Play AnimationTrack for a Number of Loops

local function playForNumberLoops(animationTrack, number)
animationTrack.Looped = true
animationTrack:Play()
local numberOfLoops = 0
local connection = nil
connection = animationTrack.DidLoop:Connect(function()
numberOfLoops = numberOfLoops + 1
print("loop: ", numberOfLoops)
if numberOfLoops >= number then
animationTrack:Stop()
connection:Disconnect() -- it's important to disconnect connections when they are no longer needed
end
end)
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
playForNumberLoops(animationTrack, 5)

Ended


Code Samples

AnimationTrack Ended

local InsertService = game:GetService("InsertService")
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
-- Create an NPC model to animate.
local npcModel = Players:CreateHumanoidModelFromUserId(129687796)
npcModel.Name = "JoeNPC"
npcModel.Parent = workspace
npcModel:MoveTo(Vector3.new(0, 15, 4))
local humanoid = npcModel:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
-- Load an animation.
local animationModel = InsertService:LoadAsset(2510238627)
local animation = animationModel:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Animation", true)
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
-- Connect to Stopped event. This fires when animation stops of
-- it's own accord, or we explicitly call Stop.
animationTrack.Stopped:Connect(function()
print("Animation stopped")
end)
-- Connect to Ended event. This fires when when animation is completely
-- finished affecting the world. In this case it will fire 3 seconds
-- after we call animationTrack:Stop because we pass in a 3
-- second fadeOut.
animationTrack.Ended:Connect(function()
print("Animation ended")
animationTrack:Destroy()
end)
-- Run, give it a bit to play, then stop.
print("Calling Play")
animationTrack:Play()
task.wait(10)
print("Calling Stop")
animationTrack:Stop(3)

KeyframeReached

Parameters

keyframeName: string

Stopped


Code Samples

AnimationTrack Stopped

local function yieldPlayAnimation(animationTrack, fadeTime, weight, speed)
animationTrack:Play(fadeTime, weight, speed)
animationTrack.Stopped:Wait()
print("Animation has stopped")
end
local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://507765644"
local humanoid = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
yieldPlayAnimation(animationTrack, 1, 0.6, 1)