BlinkScript Animation Code Example

Description

This code example shows how to change the default move and wlak animations used by the avatar. All the code and assets are in the projects Scripts directory. You can download the project using the link above.

PostWorld.js

// Turn on debug so that Chat.printDebug() and Chat.dump() work
Chat.debugOutput = true;

// Display the stats panel in the bottom left corner of screen
Application.statsVisible = true;

// Turn on collisions, but allow the user to turn it off
Actor.setCollisionSetting( true, false );

// Turn on gravity, but allow the user to turn it off
Actor.setGravitySetting( true, false );

// Show the avatar
Actor.showAvatar  = true;

// Show the chat panel
Application.chatPaneVisible = true;

// Set ambient light for the scene
Scene.ambientLightColor = Color(0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0);

// Create the floor
var oGround = Scene.createGround( "MainFloor", "RustySteel", 3000.0, 3000.0, true );

// Create a Skydome
oSkyDome = Scene.createSkyDome();
oSkyDome.materialName = "CloudySky";
oSkyDome.curvature = 5;
oSkyDome.tiling = 8;
oSkyDome.distance = 4000;
oSkyDome.enable = true;

// Create a point light
oPointLight = Scene.createPointLight( "SceneLight" );
oPointLight.position = Vector( 20, 300, 50 );

// Determine if the avatar has a Stealth animation
if ( Actor.hasAnimation( "Stealth" ) )
	Chat.print( "Stealth animation available" );

// Determine if the avatar has a Crouch animation
if ( Actor.hasAnimation( "Crouch" ) )
	Chat.print( "Crouch animation available" );

// Print the names of all animations in the avatar
Chat.print( "Names: ", Actor.getAnimationStateNames() );

// Set up a keyboard event listener.
this.oKeyListener = new Object();
this.oKeyListener.onKeyDown = function()
{
	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_M ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Setting Movement Animation" );
		// As a test, give the avatar a much larger collision capsule, the vector specifies the size
		//  x = radius, Y = height, z is unused for capsules
		//		Actor.setMovementAnimation( "Stealth", true, 0, Vector( 100, 250, 0) );

		// Crouch and stay crouched even when not moving
		Actor.setMovementAnimation( "Crouch", true, 0, Vector( 0, 0, 0) );
	}


	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_R ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Reset Movement Animation" );
		Actor.resetMovementAnimation();
	}

	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_I ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Setting Idle Animation" );
		Actor.setIdleAnimation( "Idle1", -1, Vector(0,0,0) );
	}


	if ( Key.isKeyDown( Key.KEY_S ) )
	{
		Chat.print( "Reset Idle Animation" );
		Actor.resetIdleAnimation();
	}
}

// Add the key listener
Key.addListener( this.oKeyListener );

// Siaplay the instructions
Chat.print( "Press M to change the movement animation to Stealth" );
Chat.print( "Press R to restore movement animation to walk" );
Chat.print( "Press I to change the idle animation to Idle1" );
Chat.print( "Press S to restore the idle animation to Stand" );