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Question How do you reference this Mecanim animation state "Idle" programmatically?

Discussion in 'Animation' started by marzilladev, Feb 7, 2023.

marzilladev

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How do you check for the name of the current animation state? My research indicates it is actually called a layer. Sure enough, while debugging in VS, I was able to drill down all the way to it. But I'm having a hard time finding the exact path to this Idle state (circled in yellow) in order to reference it in code. Please see attached.
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marzilladev, Feb 7, 2023

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Kybernetik

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You can't get the name of the current state at runtime if you use Animator Controllers.

Here's a thread on the topic which has some workarounds (mostly bad ones): https://forum.unity.com/threads/current-animator-state-name.331803/

Kybernetik, Feb 7, 2023

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