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Editor Animation Freezer - Freeze any number of Animators at any frame in an animation!

Discussion in 'Assets and Asset Store' started by IntuitiveGamingSolutions, Jun 11, 2022.

  1. IntuitiveGamingSolutions

    IntuitiveGamingSolutions

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    Sick of not being able to permanently freeze a humanoid or object at a specific animation frame in the Unity Editor? So were we! Editor Animation Freezer to the rescue. Editor Animation Freezer is a simple tool that allows the developer to permanently (or temporarily) freeze any amount of Animators to a specific frame in whatever Animation they want.

    The steps are simple:
    1. Add an Animator to the model you want to freeze.
    2. Add an Animation Controller to the desired Animator component that contains the AnimationClip you want to freeze your model in.
    3. Use Unity's built in Animation window (Windows --> Animation) to get the model to the desired frame in the animation.
    4. Use Editor Animation Freezer to "Freeze" the model, it will now remain locked in the desired animation frame for as long as you want.

    Why would I want something like this?
    There are many times when a developer may want to freeze an animation, some examples include:
    • Creating a statue or trophy by freezing a model in a specific animation frame (e.g: freezing a humanoid in a bowling animation for a bowling trophy).
    • Accurately positioning waypoints in your scene - if you use a way point system that matches the AI's model in your game you may want to freeze the waypoints in an animation to more accurately position them in your scene.
    • Take cool screenshots for advertisements, or just setup static scenes - being able to freeze an unlimited number of Animators lets you setup interesting looking scenes without the need for code to modify Animator parameters or the need to even start the game.
    • Freeze dead AI in your game at a specific frame in a death animation - ever found the perfect death animation for your AI but wanted to stop it mid-animation? With Editor Animation Freezer you can permanently lock your AI at the exact frame you want in the animation you want it locked in.
     
    Last edited: Jun 13, 2022