UI button trigger animation

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I have my animation clips and controller set up right, the animation plays in game. Now I am trying to figure out how to trigger it only when a UI button is pressed. Any help? C# please.

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Answer by Addyarb · Apr 16, 2015 at 11:00 PM

First, open up your animator and create a new bool called "Run" or something you'll remember.

Next, write a script such as this, and place it on the character.

  public void PlayAnimation() {
     GetComponent<Animator>().SetBool("Run",true);
     }

Now, make a new UI button and click the "+" button to add a new OnClick function.

Next, drag your player into the GameObject prefab slot, click on the dropdown menu at the bottom, find your script's name, and go down to the function you made (For instance, it would be called PlayAnimation() in this case).

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DA_ATeam · Aug 20, 2015 at 08:57 AM 0

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Thanks Addyarb! This is just what I've been searching for. I just knew it wouldn't take a whole page of code. When I click on the button, nothing happens though. I'm running Unity 5.1! Compatibility problems? I have a character with the PlayAnimation script. He has an Animator state with a Bool perameter,(Throw). I set up the the function on the button just as you instructed. I've got nothing when I click! ! Here's my code that's on the character.

 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
 
 public class Btn : MonoBehaviour {
 
 
     public void PlayAnimation() {
         GetComponent<Animator>().SetBool("Throw",true);
     }
 
 }

In the inspector, the Button Script 'OnClick" has the BtnPlayAnimation function highlighted. I've dragged the Character prefab into the GameObject slot.As always any help would be much apprecriated. Thanks in advance.

Teadaddy · Aug 20, 2015 at 05:00 PM 0

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Hi d1dOnly- just to be sure, you have the animator controller set up with the animation in it?

DA_ATeam · Aug 21, 2015 at 04:29 AM 0

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Thanks Teadaddy! Yes! The "Throw" is in the animator controller slot.

Skypea · Aug 29, 2016 at 06:38 AM 0

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Hi, does it also work with the MainCamera instead of the player?

Because I tried this instruction with the MainCamera (I have no player), but it does not work :(

geeemm218 · Sep 01, 2019 at 12:20 PM 0

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Does this work with UI panels as well? Once I start the program, the animation plays immediately even though I haven't clicked on the button yet.

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Answer by Axion92 · Jul 20, 2017 at 03:46 PM

To anyone else who stumbles in here looking for answers, in Unity 5.6 you can simply put the object you're animating into the buttons OnClick event, and then access the animator in the dropdown to select SetTrigger(string).

Then just input the name of the animation as a string and the button will trigger the animation when pressed!

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andrefbatista · Nov 09, 2017 at 03:39 AM 0

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Thanks a lot man!!! I'm a noob with coding, so this saved my life!! Just a small correction, you said to input the name of the ANIMATION, but only works with TRIGGER name.

matthew77 · Jan 31, 2018 at 06:05 PM 0

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Hi. I'm trying to do this also but when I do it I get an error that says parameter "name of my animation" does not exist. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

ehkoda · Apr 15, 2018 at 06:02 PM 1

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Thanks a lot!!! Only one thing, i'm having trouble finding the setTrigger function. Can you help me?

And how to I prevent the animation from playing on awake?

ShadySaberMohamed · Jun 10, 2019 at 06:29 AM 0

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But what if I need to attach button to make animation to player that making also many animations with a SetInteger

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Answer by moriggi · Aug 20, 2015 at 10:39 PM

before the PlayAnimation function you need to make a reference, so write Animator animator; animator = GetComponent().SetBool("Throw",true);

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DA_ATeam · Aug 21, 2015 at 04:26 AM 0

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Thanks! I'll give it a try.

DA_ATeam · Aug 21, 2015 at 05:54 AM 0

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 public class Btn : MonoBehaviour {
 
     Animator animator; 
 
     public void PlayAnimation() 
 
         {
             animator = GetComponent<Animator>().SetBool("Throw",true);
     }
 
 }

I get the following console error:

Assets/Btn.cs(11,25): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type void' to UnityEngine.Animator'. Then I tried...

 public class Btn : MonoBehaviour {
 
     Animator animator; 
 
     public void () 
 
     {
             animator = GetComponent<Animator>().SetBool("Throw",true);
             PlayAnimation("Pass");
     }
 
 }

That didn't work either. Drats! I think we're getting closer though. I got he following error: Btn.cs(8,21): error CS1519: Unexpected symbol `(' in class, struct, or interface member declaration! Thanks!

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