do i need to predefine a animation?

Unity Engine
1 
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Lift : MonoBehaviour {

    public bool OnPlatform;
    public bool Level1;

    void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
    {
        if (other.gameObject.tag == "Player")
        {
            if (OnPlatform == false){
                OnPlatform = true;
            StartCoroutine(LiftWorking(5.0f));
            }
        }
    }

   

    IEnumerator LiftWorking(float wait)
    {
        yield return new WaitForSeconds (5.0f);
        LiftUp();
        yield return new WaitForSeconds (5.5f);
        LiftDown();
        yield return new WaitForSeconds (1.5f);
        StartCoroutine(LiftWorking(5.0f));
        yield return true;
    }


    void LiftUp()
    {
        GetComponent<Animation>().Play("Liftup");        //<----- i want to be able to put in a public animation in here if possible like (public animation Anim1/2/3/4)
    }
   

    void LiftDown()
    {
        GetComponent<Animation>().Play("Liftdown");    //<----- i want to be able to put in a public animation in here if possible like (public animation Anim1/2/3/4)
    }
}
2

Yes.

public class Player : MonoBehaviour {

    [SerializeField] Animation animation; // Drag an animation in the editor.

    void Start()
    {
        animation.Play ();
    }

}
3

can you play a certain element in the animation module or do you have to just write it between (“???”)? cause i use it to start a lift but i dont want to have like 20 lifts and for each write another line for up or down or left or right

4

Do you mean bone masking? I’m not as familiar. I understand you can do it if you use a human avatar.

Start here: https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules/beginner/animation/avatar-masks

5

no i mean i have element 0/1 and i want to be able to just say activate element0

6

well, you could either put the names of all of your clips into a list, and then call the index, or just build the namestring:

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class Player : MonoBehaviour {

    [SerializeField] Animation anim;

    //Something like this.
    public void Lift(Vector2 direction)
    {
        string animation_name = "Lift";
        animation_name += direction.y > 0f ? "-Up" : "-Down";

        anim.Play (animation_name); //so Vector2(2.5f,1f) would play 'Lift-Up'
    }
}