Mecanim Animation Preview Window - Blue and Red arrows?

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Hi.

Can anyone tell me what the blue and red arrows in the animation preview window are meant to display?

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Answer by Lazer_13 · Mar 04, 2013 at 03:37 PM

IIRC the blue arrow represents the root rotation, i.e. the rotation of the root node of the avatar. The red arrow is pose rotation, where mecanim thinks your character is "facing".

Have a look at some of the example animations,they are not always meant to line up, it depends on the motions you are animating.

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Answer by Raf95 · Feb 24, 2019 at 10:57 AM

Is there a way to change the rotation of the root node? @Lazer_13

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Answer by Keywise · Mar 22, 2020 at 01:17 PM

To change the rotation of an animation see "Root Transform Rotation" section on https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/RootMotion.html. Very dependent on how the animation was originally setup. Lots of experimenting may be required since there are many options on how the animation was originally rigged and many options in Utility for changing the root motion.

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