Animator has not been initialized

Hi,

Just curious why am I getting this warning?

It stops things from working because I am trying to feed:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. anim = gameObject.GetComponent("Animator") as Animator;
3. anim.SetFloat("Speed", v);
4. anim.SetFloat("Direction", h);

Into it. v is vertical input and h is horizontal input. But it wont work because the animator doesn't get updated with the speed / direction and it gives the warning (as found in the title) specifically on those lines.

 

Ok weird, the speed works but direction doesn't.

By "works" I don't mean it updates, but the animations based off speed works.

 

If I Debug.Log the direction it shows that the float is being set yet my blend tree doesn't blend between those animations?

Edit: I solved it, I create the directional animations by rotating the root joint that's added after baking, and I didn't have root transformations enabled.

This thread is now about why my animator wont provide visual feedback as the game is playing.