Index

A

• Action Points
  • about / Action Points - performing an action in a specified spot
  • creating / Action Points - performing an action in a specified spot, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• actions
  • Pre-Action / There's more...
  • Looped-Action / There's more...
  • Post-Action / There's more...
• additive Mecanim layers
  • used, for adding motion / Using additive Mecanim layers to add extra motion to a character, How to do it...
• animated moving platform
  • creating / Animating an object's world position - creating a moving platform, How to do it...
  • assigning / How to do it...
  • key elements / How it works...
• animation, of multiple objects
  • synchronizing / Synchronizing animation of multiple objects
• animation-driven behavior
  • background characters, creating / Creating background characters and critters with animation-driven behavior, How to do it..., There's more...
• Animation Events
  • used, for triggering script functions / Using Animation Events to trigger script functions, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • used, for drawing weapon / Using Animation Events to draw a weapon, How it works...
  • used, for triggering sound and visual effects / Using Animation Events to trigger sound and visual effects, How to do it..., How it works...
• animation flow
  • controlling, with parameters / Using parameters to control the animation flow, How to do it...
• animations
  • using, from multiple assets / Using animations from multiple assets, How to do it..., How it works...
  • looping / Looping, mirroring and offsetting the animations, How it works...
  • mirroring / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • setting, to loop / How to do it...
  • offsetting / How to do it..., How it works...
  • playback speed, adjusting / Adjusting the playback speed of animations, There's more...
  • creating, for better transitions / Using animations for better looking transitions, How to do it..., How it works...
  • adding, to off-mesh links / Adding animation to off-mesh links, How to do it..., How it works...
  • synchronizing / Synchronizing an animation with objects in the scene, Getting ready, How to do it..., There's more...
  • sound waveforms, using / Using waveform of a sound clip to animate objects in the scene, How to do it..., How it works...
• animation transitions
  • creating, in Animator Controller / Creating animation transitions in Animator Controller, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• Animation View
  • used, for creating flickering light / Using the Animation View to create a flickering light, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • Dope Sheet / There's more...
  • curves / There's more...
  • light colors, blending / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • used, for creating frame by frame sprite animation / Creating a frame-by-frame sprite animation with the Animation View
  • camera shakes, creating / Creating camera shakes with the Animation View and the Animator Controller, How it works...
  • public script variables, animating / Using the Animation View to animate public script variables, Getting ready, How it works...
  • particle system's properties, animating / Animating properties of a particle system with the Animation View, How to do it..., How it works...
  • day and night cycle, creating / Creating a day and night cycle with the Animation View, How to do it..., There's more...
  • used, for animating camera / Using the Animation View to animate the camera, How to do it...
  • used, for changing camera shots / Changing cameras with animation, How it works...
• Animator.SetLookAtPosition() method
  • used, for making character to follow object / Using Quaternion.LookRotation() and Animator.SetLookAtPosition() methods to make characters follow an object with their gaze, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• Animator Controller
  • about / Creating and assigning an Animator Controller, Creating animation transitions in Animator Controller
  • creating / How to do it...
  • assigning / How to do it...
  • working / How it works..., See also
  • Apply Root Motion / How it works...
  • state transition, creating / How to do it...
  • Entry and Exit / There's more...
  • Any state / There's more...
  • light colors, blending / Blending light colors with the Animation View and the Animator Controller, How to do it...
  • Sub-State Machine, using / Using Sub-State Machines in Animator Controller
  • camera shakes, creating / Creating camera shakes with the Animation View and the Animator Controller, How to do it..., There's more...
• Animator state
  • active status, checking / How to do it...
• Any State transitions
  • used, for playing hit reaction / Using transitions from Any State to play hit reactions
  • using / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• appear/disappear animations
  • creating / Creating an appear or a disappear animation, How to do it..., There's more...
• automatic doors
  • creating / Animating object's local position - creating automatic doors, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • key elements / How it works...
• Avatar Masks and Layers
  • using / Using Avatar Masks and animator controller layers to walk and aim, How to do it...

B

• background characters
  • creating, with animation-driven behavior / Creating background characters and critters with animation-driven behavior, How to do it..., There's more...
• Blend Shapes
  • used, for animating facial expressions / Animating facial expressions with Blend Shapes, Getting ready, How it works...
  • used, for morphing objects / Using Blend Shapes to morph an object into another one, How it works...
• Blend Tree, settings
  • 1D / There's more...
  • 2D Simple Directional / There's more...
  • 2D Freeform Directional / There's more...
  • 2D Freeform Cartesian / There's more...
  • Direct / There's more...
  • Time Scale / There's more...
  • Mirror / There's more...
• Blend Trees
  • about / Using Blend Trees to blend walk and run animations
  • used, for blending walk and run animations / Using Blend Trees to blend walk and run animations, How to do it..., How it works...
  • randomized actions, creating / Using Blend Trees to create randomized actions, How to do it...
  • methods, used for aiming / Using Blend Trees to aim, How it works...

C

• camera shakes
  • creating / Creating camera shakes with the Animation View and the Animator Controller, Getting ready, There's more...
• character
  • animating / There's more...
  • steering, with root motion / Getting ready, How to do it...
  • jumping / Making a character jump with 3-phase animation, How to do it..., How it works...
  • edge, grabbing / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • collision, modifying / Changing the character's collision while crouching, How to do it..., How it works...
  • following, at gaze / Using Quaternion.LookRotation() and Animator.SetLookAtPosition() methods to make characters follow an object with their gaze, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• character joints
  • used, for creating generic ragdoll / Creating a generic ragdoll with character joints, How to do it..., How it works...
  • parameters / How it works...
• climb animation
  • creating, with root motion / Using root motion for climbing, How to do it..., How it works...
• cloth simulation
  • creating / Using cloth, How to do it..., How it works...
• critters
  • creating, with animation-driven behavior / Creating background characters and critters with animation-driven behavior, How to do it..., There's more...
• CutsceneIdle animation / How it works...
• cutscenes
  • about / Introduction
  • importing, from 3D package / Importing a whole cutscene from a 3D package, How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
  • playing, in gameplay with root motion / Using root motion to play cutscenes in gameplay

D

• 2D sprite animation
  • exporting, from 3D package / Exporting a 2D sprite animation from a 3D package, How to do it...
• 3D package
  • object animation, importing / Importing object animation from a 3D package
  • used, for exporting 2D sprite animation / Exporting a 2D sprite animation from a 3D package, How to do it..., How it works...
  • cutscene, importing / Importing a whole cutscene from a 3D package, How to do it...
• 180 degrees turn animation
  • creating, with root motion / Using root motion for a 180 degrees turn, Getting ready, How to do it..., There's more...
• day and night cycle
  • creating, with Animation View / Creating a day and night cycle with the Animation View, How to do it..., There's more...
• death trap
  • creating / Animating triggers - creating a death trap, How to do it...
• destructible objects
  • creating / Destructible objects, How to do it..., How it works..., Getting ready
• dismemberment effect
  • creating / Dismemberment, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• Dodge animation / There's more...
• Double Sided Standard Mobile Legacy Shaders package / There's more...

E

• elevator triggered
  • creating, player input used / How to do it..., There's more...

F

• facial expressions
  • animating, with Blend Shapes / Animating facial expressions with Blend Shapes, Getting ready, How it works...
• flickering light
  • creating, with Animation View / Using the Animation View to create a flickering light, How to do it...
• flying character
  • creating, with root motion / Getting ready, How to do it..., There's more...
• frame by frame sprite animation
  • creating, with Animation View / Getting ready

G

• generic ragdoll
  • creating, with character joints / Creating a generic ragdoll with character joints, How to do it..., How it works...
• generic rig
  • about / Configuring generic and humanoid rigs
  • configuring / Getting ready, How to do it...

H

• Hierarchy
  • used, for animating local rotation / Using the Hierarchy to animate local rotation - creating an orbiting planet, How it works...
  • Planet2 / How it works...
• Hinge Joints
  • using / How to do it...
  • parameters / How it works...
• hit location, character
  • detecting / Detecting the hit location on a character, How to do it...
• hit reaction / Using transitions from Any State to play hit reactions
• Humanoid / How it works...
• humanoid characters
  • motion capture files, preparing / Preparing motion capture files for humanoid characters, Getting ready, How to do it...
• humanoid ragdolls
  • creating / Creating a humanoid ragdoll with the ragdoll wizard, How to do it..., How it works...
• humanoid rig
  • configuring / Configuring generic and humanoid rigs, Getting ready, How to do it..., There's more...
  • configuration options / How to do it...
  • automatic retargeting / How it works...
  • inverse kinematics / How it works...
  • advanced animation settings / How it works...
  • look at feature / How it works...
  • additional bones / How it works...

I

• IK
  • used, for interacting with scene objects / Using IK for interacting with scene objects, How to do it..., How it works...

J

• jump animation
  • about / How it works...
  • Jump / How it works...
  • Land / How it works...

K

• Kinematic / How to do it...

L

• Lerp() function
  • used, for animating object / Using the Lerp() function to animate an object, How to do it..., How it works...
  • standard method / How it works...
  • continuous method / How it works...
  • Mathf.Lerp() function / How it works...
  • Vector3.Lerp() function / How it works...
  • Quaternion.Lerp() function / How it works...
  • Color.Lerp() function / How it works...
• LookAt() method
  • using / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...

M

• math
  • used, for animating object / Using math to animate an object, Getting ready, How it works...
• Mecanim states
  • behaviors, adding / Adding behaviors to Mecanim states, How to do it..., How it works...
• motion capture files
  • preparing, for humanoid characters / Preparing motion capture files for humanoid characters, Getting ready, How to do it..., See also
• multiple animations
  • blending, with Blend Trees / Using Blend Trees to blend walk and run animations

N

• Nav Mesh Agent component
  • character, driving with root motion / Using root motion to drive a NavMesh Agents' movement with animations, How to do it...

O

• object
  • local position, animating / Animating object's local position - creating automatic doors, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • morphing, with Blend Shapes / Getting ready, How it works...
• object animation
  • importing, from 3D package / Importing object animation from a 3D package
• off-mesh links
  • animations, adding / Adding animation to off-mesh links, How to do it..., How it works...
• orbiting planets
  • creating / Using the Hierarchy to animate local rotation - creating an orbiting planet
• Override Animator Controller
  • used, for animating different types of characters / Using override animator controllers to animate different types of characters
  • using / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...

P

• parameters
  • used, for controlling animation flow / Using parameters to control the animation flow, How to do it...
• parameters, animation flow
  • trigger / How it works...
  • int / How it works...
  • float / How it works...
  • bool / How it works...
• parameters, Animator Controller
  • controller / How it works...
  • Avatar / How it works...
  • Update Mode / How it works...
  • Culling Mode / How it works...
• particles
  • animating, with sprite sheets / Using sprite sheets to animate particles, How to do it..., How it works...
• particle system
  • properties, animating with Animation View / Animating properties of a particle system with the Animation View, Getting ready, How it works...
• physics engine / Introduction
• playback speed, animation
  • adjusting / How to do it..., There's more...
• player input
  • used, for creating elevator triggered / Creating an elevator triggered by player input, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• public script variables
  • animating, with Animation View / Using the Animation View to animate public script variables, Getting ready, How it works...

Q

• Quaternion.LookRotation() method
  • used, for making character to follow object / Using Quaternion.LookRotation() and Animator.SetLookAtPosition() methods to make characters follow an object with their gaze, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...

R

• ragdoll
  • force, applying / Applying force to a ragdoll, Getting ready, There's more...
  • standing up animation, implementing / Getting up from a ragdoll, How to do it..., How it works...
• randomized actions
  • creating, with Blend Trees / Using Blend Trees to create randomized actions, How to do it...
• rig configurations, Unity
  • generic rig / How it works...
  • humanoid rig / How it works...
  • legacy / How it works...
  • none / How it works...
• Rigid Body character
  • driving, with root motion / Using root motion to drive Rigid Body characters' movement with animations, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• rigid body joints
  • using / Using rigid body joints, How to do it..., How it works...
• root motion
  • used, for driving Rigid Body characters movement / Using root motion to drive Rigid Body characters' movement with animations, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • pros and cons / How it works...
  • used, for steering character / Using root motion to steer a character, How to do it...
  • used, for creating 180 degrees turn animation / Using root motion for a 180 degrees turn, Getting ready, How to do it..., There's more...
  • used, for driving character with Nav Mesh Agent component / Using root motion to drive a NavMesh Agents' movement with animations, How to do it...
  • used, for creating climb animation / Using root motion for climbing, How to do it..., How it works...
  • used, for creating flying characters / Using root motion to create flying characters, How to do it..., There's more...
  • used, for creating dodge move / Using root motion to create a dodge move
  • used, for character dodge / How to do it...
• Rotate() function
  • used, for animating object / Using the Rotate() function to animate an object, How to do it..., How it works...

S

• scene objects
  • interacting, IK used / Using IK for interacting with scene objects, How to do it..., How it works...
• skeletal animation
  • importing / Importing skeletal animations, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• sound and visual effects
  • triggering, with Animation Events / Using Animation Events to trigger sound and visual effects, How it works...
• sound waveforms
  • used, for animations / Using waveform of a sound clip to animate objects in the scene, How to do it..., How it works...
• SpiderIdle / Getting ready
• sprite sheets
  • used, for animating particles / Using sprite sheets to animate particles, How to do it..., How it works...
• Sub-State Machines
  • using, in Animator Controller / Using Sub-State Machines in Animator Controller
  • creating / How to do it...
  • working / How it works...
• subtitles
  • synchronizing, with animations / Synchronizing subtitles, How to do it...
• Sync option / There's more...

T

• trigger position
  • animating / Animating triggers - creating a death trap, How to do it..., How it works...
• Turret game object / There's more...

U

• Unity
  • about / Introduction
  • Hierarchy / How it works...

W

• wind emitters
  • used, for creating realistic effects for foliage / Using wind emitters to create motion for foliage and particle systems, How to do it...
  • used, for creating realistic effects for particle systems / Using wind emitters to create motion for foliage and particle systems, How to do it...