Which performs better? Manipulating rigging bones manually at runtime or an animation

Unity Engine
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Hello,

Which performs better?

  1. Manipulating rigging bones manually at runtime in LateUpdate (i.e. make character head tilt up)
CharacterHead.transform.localEulerAngles = Vector3(0,0,30);
  1. Import an animation which you have to setup, etc, etc …

I’m finding I am “enjoying” the process of manipulating bones at runtime to create some interesting animations (as opposed to creating animations and importing them). However, I don’t want to head down the path too far if it kills performance.

Thanks!

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There shouldn’t be too much performance difference you need to pay great attention to, but it’s up to MecanimDev to give you definite answer. =)