Help Please! Cannot assign the right animation to a Script / GameObject!

Hi,
I am not able to assign the animation I want to assign to a Script on a GameObject. I have amde the aim animation, but it still wants me to assign the shoot animation to the aim animation. I have tried dragging and dropping, that didn't work, I have tried changing where I assign the animation (when I press the circle icon and then in the top left corner of the pop-up I press scene or assets), and when I do assign the animation, nothing happens. Here is my code:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using System.Collections;
4.  
5. public class MachinegunShooting : MonoBehaviour {
6.  
7.    public float CoolDownTime = 0.2f;
8.  
9.    public Animation shootAnim;
10.    public Animation aimAnim;
11.  
12.    public GameObject Machinegun;
13.    public GameObject zombie;
14.    
15.    //Cooldown
16.    private float CoolDown;
17.    
18.    // Use this for initialization
19.    void Start()
20.    {
21.      Machinegun.SetActive(true);
22.    }
23.    
24.    // Update is called once per frame
25.    void Update()
26.    {
27.      //CoolDown<Time.time means that current game time is greater than our cooldown time which means we can fire again
28.      if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Mouse0) && CoolDown<Time.time)
29.      {
30.        Ray ray = new Ray(transform.position, transform.forward);
31.        RaycastHit hit;
32.  
33.        GetComponent<AudioSource>().Play();
34.        GetComponent<Animation>().Play();
35.  
36.        //CoolDown = current in game time + cooldown time
37.        CoolDown = Time.time + CoolDownTime;
38.  
39.        if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit))
40.        {
41.          if(hit.collider.CompareTag("Zombie")) {
42.            Destroy(zombie);
43.          }
44.        }
45.      }
46.  
47.      if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.Mouse1))
48.      {
49.        aimAnim.Play();
50.      }
51.    }
52. }
53.  

Please pay no attention to the zombie stuff it is just temporary to make stuff work. I just added that so I can come back and edit it later and then it will be better. Thank you. If you want to help me make this Zombie FPS game, you can always E-Mail me at:
harper@harpernicholson.ca
Please also keep in mind that I am only 10 years old and do not have much experience with coding.

 

is there a specific reason for using the legacy approach of directly manipulating the animations rather than using an Animator controller component?

 

I'm not too sure of what you mean for me to change.

 

Try changing Animation to AnimationClip.

 

I have changed to animationclip but I am getting an error:
Assets/Scripts/MachinegunShooting.cs(50,33): error CS1061: Type `UnityEngine.AnimationClip' does not contain a definition for `Play' and no extension method `Play' of type `UnityEngine.AnimationClip' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)

Here is my code:

Code (csharp):

1.  
2. using UnityEngine;
3. using System.Collections;
4.  
5. public class MachinegunShooting : MonoBehaviour {
6.  
7.    public float CoolDownTime = 0.2f;
8.  
9.    public AnimationClip shootAnim;
10.    public AnimationClip aimAnim;
11.  
12.    public GameObject Machinegun;
13.    public GameObject zombie;
14.    public GameObject bulletHole;
15.    
16.    //Cooldown
17.    private float CoolDown;
18.    
19.    // Use this for initialization
20.    void Start()
21.    {
22.      Machinegun.SetActive(true);
23.    }
24.    
25.    // Update is called once per frame
26.    void Update()
27.    {
28.      //CoolDown<Time.time means that current game time is greater than our cooldown time which means we can fire again
29.      if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Mouse0) && CoolDown<Time.time)
30.      {
31.        Ray ray = new Ray(transform.position, transform.forward);
32.        RaycastHit hit;
33.  
34.        Machinegun.GetComponent<Animation>().Play();
35.        Machinegun.GetComponent<AudioSource>().Play();
36.  
37.        //CoolDown = current in game time + cooldown time
38.        CoolDown = Time.time + CoolDownTime;
39.  
40.        if (Physics.Raycast(ray, out hit))
41.        {
42.          Instantiate(bulletHole, hit.collider.transform.position, hit.collider.transform.rotation);
43.          if(hit.collider.CompareTag("Zombie")) {
44.            Destroy(zombie);
45.          }
46.        }
47.      }
48.  
49.      if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.Mouse1))
50.      {
51.        aimAnim.Play();
52.      }
53.    }
54. }
55.  

 

under the legacy system, AnimationClips are held in an Animation component. "Play" is a function of the Animation component, and can take an AnimationClip as a parameter. If you don't use a parameter the default clip is played.

http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Animation.html
http://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Animation.Play.html

have a look at the unity manual: http://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/AnimationSection.html

this is all "legacy" system, as in "the old way of doing it". The newer way is via the Mecanim system (again, covered in the manual linked above).