Resource.Load Question

Unity Engine
1

so i have a simple test script to change the animator during runtime so that i can add multiple skins to a 2d character but keep its animations, the animator im trying to access is in the assets folder but it doesn’t seem to be working

Script:

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using UnityEngine;

public class SkinSwitcher : MonoBehaviour {


    public Animator BirdSprites;


    // Use this for initialization
    void Start () {
        BirdSprites = GetComponent<Animator>();

        BirdSprites.runtimeAnimatorController = Resources.Load("Assets/Bird1") as RuntimeAnimatorController;
}
   
    // Update is called once per frame
    void Update () {
       
    }
}
2

Bump

3

Stupid question but:
Is Assets/Bird1 located in Resources Folder?
Can Assets/Bird1 be loaded as a Object?

4

In the project folder its simply an animator controller thats just in the assets folder

5

“All assets that are in a folder named “Resources” anywhere in the Assets folder can be accessed via the Resources.Load functions. Multiple “Resources” folders may exist and when loading objects each will be examined.”

“The path is relative to any Resources folder inside the Assets folder of your project”

(Resources.Load need a Resource folder to be able to Load a file)

6

Wow, thank you so much, I feel like an idiot though haha.

Resources.load failed