Bug with the Write Defaults?

Hello,

I recently upgrade my project to unity 5, and I was hoping that the 'Write Defaults' property on an animation state would help me.

But it seems bugged, or it does not work like I was expecting it.

Let me explain my problem:

I have a component that is initaly disabled on my object (let's say BoxCollider2D)

During an animation state (Attack), I enable BoxCollider2D, and at the end of this animation state, I disable it (so his initial value).

But if I interrupt my Attack (in the middle of the animation, when BoxCollider2D is active) to go back to my Idle animation state (via a trigger for example), the BoxCollider2D will not return to 'disabled'.

No matter if I check or not 'Write Defaults' on my Idle animation state.

Am I missing something? Isn't it supposed to reset values of animated properties?

If not, do you know a way to do what I want to do? Without resetting manually all the properties into the 'Idle' state?

 

Hi Schminitz,

Does your Attack animation animated the BoxCollider2D.enable or you are using a SMB to change the value of this properties?

If the properties is animated then yes it look like a bug, in this case can you please log a bug?

 

Hi, thanx for replying

The BoxCollider2D.enable is changed by the animation.

I will report a Bug then.

Thank you

 

While I was preparing a project to reproduce the bug, I found that the problem wasnt really what I described before.

Just before I reset my animation, I deactivate / activate my gameobject to force the OnDisable() of all component to be executed. I guess it's not a good idea, that is what provoked the bug.

// This will reset all components
gameObject.SetActive (false);
gameObject.SetActive (true);

anim.SetTrigger("Reset");

 

Hm. I'm not doing that and still have the same problem. As soon as an animation is in the animator that changes the value, the value gets overridden with default (even if I never enter the animation state).

 

I'm not sure I do understand you usecase. But did you try to uncheck 'Write defaults' ?
When I read your post, it looks like you have the opposite behavior than my initial problem.

 

Sorry, you're right. I did indeed just realize that I misinterpreted your post and do have the opposite case. My property keeps getting overwritten with default, no matter which animation is playing and no matter if I check write defaults or not.