How to rotate a character in place using root motion aniamtions?

Unity Engine
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Hi all,

I’m trying to figure out how to rotate a character using root motion animations. I have a blend tree with a float parameter from -90 to 90. How to use a code to rotate it.

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someAnimator.SetFloat("paramName", someFloatValue);
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I know, But I meant something different. How to connect an AI bot’s rotation with playing its animations. A model of an enemy is rotating aiming at the player and its animations are being played.

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You need to find the delta angle from the facing direction to the goal direction, then push that into the Animator so the blend tree can work.

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The face direction of the AI bot? And the goal is of course the player? And the does delta angle return float?

Here’s my code:

Vector3 targetDir = playerTarget.transform.position - transform.position;
float angle = Vector3.Angle(targetDir, transform.forward);
anim.SetFloat("WalkAngle", angle);

It seems to work, but not always. I think I should do something in the Blend Tree. I have 5 animations (Turn Left 180, Turn Left 90, Idle, Turn Right 90, Turn Right 180). Thresholds: -90, -10, 0, 10, 90.

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