Meta_Animation

An animation is a collection of keyframes and/or actions to apply to a target node.

Valid child types: Meta_AnimationFramePRS, Meta_AnimationFrameBool, Meta_AnimationFrameInt, Meta_AnimationFrameFloat, Meta_AnimationFrameDouble, Meta_AnimationFrameWorldFloat, Meta_AnimationFrameString, Meta_AnimationFrameLink, Meta_AnimationAction

Public Types

enum Axis

Values for Idx_Axis.

AXIS_POSITIVE_X	Rotate the animation target about the positive x-axis (Symbols - C: `"AxisPositiveX"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisPositiveX`)
AXIS_POSITIVE_Y	Rotate the animation target about the positive y-axis (Symbols - C: `"AxisPositiveY"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisPositiveY`)
AXIS_POSITIVE_Z	Rotate the animation target about the positive z-axis (Symbols - C: `"AxisPositiveZ"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisPositiveZ`)
AXIS_NEGATIVE_X	Rotate the animation target about the negative x-axis (Symbols - C: `"AxisNegativeX"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisNegativeX`)
AXIS_NEGATIVE_Y	Rotate the animation target about the negative y-axis (Symbols - C: `"AxisNegativeY"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisNegativeY`)
AXIS_NEGATIVE_Z	Rotate the animation target about the negative z-axis (Symbols - C: `"AxisNegativeZ"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisNegativeZ`)

enum AxisOrder

Values for Idx_AxisOrder.

AXIS_ORDER_XYZ	In Euler angle mode apply X first, then Y, then Z (Symbols - C: `"AxisOrderXYZ"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisOrderXYZ`)
AXIS_ORDER_YZX	In Euler angle mode apply Y first, then Z, then X (Symbols - C: `"AxisOrderYZX"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisOrderYZX`)
AXIS_ORDER_ZXY	In Euler angle mode apply Z first, then X, then Y (Symbols - C: `"AxisOrderZXY"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisOrderZXY`)
AXIS_ORDER_XZY	In Euler angle mode apply X first, then Z, then Y (Symbols - C: `"AxisOrderXZY"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisOrderXZY`)
AXIS_ORDER_YXZ	In Euler angle mode apply Y first, then X, then Z (Symbols - C: `"AxisOrderYXZ"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisOrderYXZ`)
AXIS_ORDER_ZYX	In Euler angle mode apply Z first, then Y, then X (Symbols - C: `"AxisOrderZYX"`, Lua: `__Animation_AxisOrderZYX`)

enum IDX

Property index.

Idx_Interpolation	Interpolation (int) - How to transform the animation target between keyframes
Idx_OrientTo	OrientTo (int) - How to rotate the animation target
Idx_LookAtTarget	link - A node with a transform to point the animation target at
Idx_Axis	Axis (int) - The axis of rotation to use when orienting to a path or target
Idx_RotationMethod	RotationMethod (int) - Whether to apply keyframe rotations with quaternions or Euler angles
Idx_AxisOrder	AxisOrder (int) - The order to apply Euler angles. This affects how the animation interpolates between keyframes

enum Interpolation

Values for Idx_Interpolation.

INTERPOLATION_CONSTANT	Snap to the transform in the previous keyframe (Symbols - C: `"InterpolationConstant"`, Lua: `__Animation_InterpolationConstant`)
INTERPOLATION_LINEAR	Interpolate along a line between keyframes (Symbols - C: `"InterpolationLinear"`, Lua: `__Animation_InterpolationLinear`)
INTERPOLATION_CATMULL_ROM	Interpolate along a spline that passes through keyframes (Symbols - C: `"InterpolationCatmullRom"`, Lua: `__Animation_InterpolationCatmullRom`)

enum OrientTo

Values for Idx_OrientTo.

ORIENT_TO_KEYFRAMES	Rotate the animation target using values stored in keyframes (Symbols - C: `"OrientToKeyframes"`, Lua: `__Animation_OrientToKeyframes`)
ORIENT_TO_PATH	Direct the animation target along the path that it's following (Symbols - C: `"OrientToPath"`, Lua: `__Animation_OrientToPath`)
ORIENT_TO_TARGET	Direct the animation target towards a specified node (Symbols - C: `"OrientToTarget"`, Lua: `__Animation_OrientToTarget`)
ORIENT_TO_PATH_PLUS_KEYFRAMES	Direct the animation target along the path that it's following and apply keyframe rotations too (Symbols - C: `"OrientToPathPlusKeyframes"`, Lua: `__Animation_OrientToPathPlusKeyframes`)
ORIENT_TO_TARGET_PLUS_KEYFRAMES	Direct the animation target towards a specified node and apply keyframe rotations too (Symbols - C: `"OrientToTargetPlusKeyframes"`, Lua: `__Animation_OrientToTargetPlusKeyframes`)

enum RotationMethod

Values for Idx_RotationMethod.

ROTATION_METHOD_QUATERNION	Represent angles below 180 degrees without the concern of gimbal lock (Symbols - C: `"RotationMethodQuaternion"`, Lua: `__Animation_RotationMethodQuaternion`)
ROTATION_METHOD_EULER_ANGLES	Represent angles above 180 degrees with the possibility of gimbal lock (Symbols - C: `"RotationMethodEulerAngles"`, Lua: `__Animation_RotationMethodEulerAngles`)