How to play random animation clip?

Animation
1

I experimented with Animator and Animation component.

So what I want is, if character now need to do [Attack] action, I want to play random one of ‘Attacking’ motions from many.

I tried with Animation component and failed with many googling found few approach.

How should I do?

Thanks.

2

C# :

public Animation[] attacks; //Put attack animations here

void Start () {
   Random.seed = System.DateTime.Now.Ticks; //Just for full randomization
}

void Attack () {
   Animation.Play(attacks[Random.Range(0,Mathf.RoundToInt(attacks.Length));
}

US:

var attacks : Animation[]; //Put attack animations here

function Start () {
   Random.seed = System.DateTime.Now.Ticks; //Just for full randomization
}

function Attack () {
   Animation.Play(attacks[Random.Range(0,Mathf.RoundToInt(attacks.Length));
}

I don’t have time to test these codes, but if any error occur, please write a comment about it

3

Thx for reply,

But, what do you mean Animation.Play?

Declare varible like,

public Animation animate;
public Animation[] animateClips;
and,
          animate = GetComponent<Animation>();
and then,       
          animate.Play(animateClips[Random.Range(0, Mathf.RoundToInt(animateClips.Length))]);

then I got this error,

Assets/Script/EnemyAnimControl.cs(52,17): error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `UnityEngine.Animation.Play(UnityEngine.PlayMode)’ has some invalid arguments

4

you need to declare an ANIMATOR from which you are playing your animation, something like this:

public Animator _animator;
public Animation[ ] animateClips;

and then you play it:

_animator.Play…blah blah blah

basically, you play your aniMATIONS from your aniMATOR. Hope that helps

5

Well now that’s not entirely true since you can indeed also play aniMATIONS from your aniMATION component :slight_smile:

6

@vintar
anyWAY :smile: that’s how I do it, just tried to help a fella… don’t be so judgMENTAL :stuck_out_tongue:

7

Animation is legacy
Animator is mecanim and more relevant (unless OP was using legacy)

8 
public Animation animate;
public AnimationClip[] animateclips;
and,
          animate = GetComponent<Animation>();
and then,    
          animate.Play(animateclips[Random.Range(0, Mathf.RoundToInt(animateclips.Length))].name);

because animation.play(String name) use string parameter

9

this is old way of doing it. the legacy system ( wich IMHO was much easier to control through scripts than the animator system… )

any way of doing this with animator, transitions, states and all this obfuscated things ?